Global Collapse-Chapter 706 - 671: Spicy September! _1

Upon hearing that, the others finally noticed the extra person in their group photo. Wenqin Tan Jiu, breaking out in a cold sweat, stared at the "person" that had unexpectedly appeared in the photo.

This "person" seemed to have appeared behind them at some unknown time, its murky eyes fixed intently on the camera. His hand holding the photo trembled slightly as he looked at these murky eyes. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Ningmeng Busuan turned pale and blurted out, "It's... It's already behind us! Won't it be able to kill us next?"

What's going on...? Wenqin Tan Jiu hadn't expected the ghost to act so quickly.

This was a three-day instance, yet the ghost had gotten behind them within an hour. Could the key to survival in this instance be not taking pictures at all? If they didn't take pictures, the ghost wouldn't be able to kill them? But how could they have reacted back then! Were they supposed to roll to the side as soon as they entered the instance?

The one who smiled and made a peace sign at the camera was already considered quick to react. As Wenqin Tan Jiu thought this, he looked up at that very person—the Doctor, who was stroking his chin, carefully studying the photo without a hint of panic on his face.

To think this extra "person" was right behind him in the photo! Having a calm teammate was a good thing, but this was too calm.

"This ghost," Gu Mian said, pointing at the figure in the photo, "does it kill people through photos? If so, it's acting way too fast."

If the ghost killed people through photographs, that would be troublesome. Gu Mian had no way to enter the photo, leaving him helpless against it.

Wenqin Tan Jiu didn't know what Gu Mian was thinking. He stared intently at the photo. "We aren't sure yet. At least, not until the first person dies. We can't be certain how it kills..."

His words sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

The death protection mechanism had long been deactivated. To figure out the instance's rules, real human lives would have to be sacrificed.

At this moment, Yu Ji, who was beside them, spoke up, "This photo changed when we weren't paying attention to it, right? If we keep staring at it, will the ghost stop acting?"

Wenqin Tan Jiu thought this suggestion was feasible. "Let's try this method. We have no clues, so we can't dismiss any hypothesis about a path to survival," he said, looking at the group photo in his hand. "We'll take turns staring at this photo. I'll go first. The rest of you, pay attention to the other photos. Ghostly images might appear on them too."

The other three promptly began observing the other pictures.

To enhance the atmosphere of the instance, Gu Mian also pretended to take a few photos and examine them carefully. He even stuffed a few into Chu Changge's hands beside him.

Meanwhile, Xu Xingcheng, lacking any awareness as an NPC, was whispering in Gu Mian's ear, urging him to quickly tear apart the instance.

"I can feel it. My original body must have an earth-shattering, world-shaking plan. As long as you cause a few more instances to collapse, I'll be able to recover my memories and tell you this plan.

"I'm very weak; you need to protect me. Although I can be revived, dying is very painful.

"I heard that Holy Daughter also placed an anchor on you. Let me see what it looks like..."

"You know about the Holy Daughter?" Gu Mian turned to look at him.

The "Holy Daughter" was from an instance related to Gu Mian and his three useless save points. Of course, the instance's name wasn't actually that improper. Gu Mian remembered that the Holy Daughter's instance seemed to be called "Angel Redemption." He had obtained his older brother in this instance.

"I vaguely know a little," Xu Xingcheng said, recalling. "After my memories awakened, some information about other NPCs appeared in my head, but it doesn't seem to be very useful."

Speaking of which, Gu Mian remembered that the "Holy Daughter" also had another title. Her other name was the Doctrine Goddess. Just like the Evil God, both were named after gods.

"Isn't this Holy Daughter a core figure of the Low-Dimensional World?" Gu Mian asked.

Xu Xingcheng pondered seriously. "My memories are all fragmented. Regarding this person, I only remember she's called Holy Daughter. I feel this name isn't as impressive as mine, so I don't think she is."

So Xu Xingcheng, having lost most of his memories, judged whether someone was a core figure by how impressive their name sounded. Truly unreliable.

So, Gu Mian ordered Xu Xingcheng to list all the NPC names he could remember. Chu Changge, taking out his pink floral notebook, jotted down a full page of names. Gu Mian glanced over and saw familiar names like "No. 1" and "The Divergent" clearly listed.

While Gu Mian and Chu Changge were recording the names Xu Xingcheng listed, Hao Laoshi, sitting in the front seat, couldn't help but keep turning back to look at them. A few times, he even met the eyes of Chu Changge, who had suddenly looked up. This scared Hao Laoshi so much that he didn't dare to casually look back anymore.

And Su Lian, the female player next to Hao Laoshi, kept her head down, seemingly looking at something. Liu Yin, in the driver's seat, also frequently observed them through the rearview mirror. He had probably also noticed that his colleagues were behaving oddly today.

The "staring at the photo" method proposed by Wenqin Tan Jiu and the others seemed effective. The vehicle continued to drive smoothly for nearly another hour, and during this time, the extra person in the photo did not move at all.

After staring at the photo in the car for an hour, Wenqin Tan Jiu started to feel a bit carsick. He kept his eyes on the photo and said to Jin Ye Bai beside him, "You watch for a while. I'm a bit dizzy."

Jin Ye Bai agreed, took the photo, and fixed his eyes tightly on the extra person behind the nine of them. Looking at the murky eyes on that figure's face, Jin Ye Bai felt somewhat uneasy. Could the path to survival in this instance really be just staring at the photo? If that were the case, it would be too easy. A sense of foreboding lingered in his heart; he felt things weren't that simple.

"Have you found anything in the other photos?" Wenqin Tan Jiu, his eyes now free, looked towards the others.

Yu Ji and Ningmeng Busuan shook their heads. "These photos are all normal. We haven't found anything special."

Wenqin Tan Jiu then looked at Gu Mian.

Gu Mian glanced at the few photos in his hand. "These don't seem to have anything wrong with them either."

It seems the ghost is only related to that group photo, Wenqin Tan Jiu mused. "Just because these photos show no abnormalities for now doesn't mean they won't later. We shouldn't let our guard down. Also, staring at the photo isn't necessarily the true path to survival. We still need to consider if there are other ways..."

While Wenqin Tan Jiu was motivating his teammates, Gu Mian placed the photos he was holding onto the car seat and sat on them. This way, it wouldn't occupy his hands, and it could also prevent the photos from being blown away by the wind.

At this moment, Liu Yin, in the driver's seat, suddenly spoke, "We'll be at the company in about ten more minutes. When you get off, don't forget to take your things. This vehicle is rented; we have to return it to the rental company. Don't let it happen that the car drives away and someone realizes they've forgotten their belongings on it."

Hearing this, Gu Mian thought for a moment, then took out the photos he had just warmed up from under his bottom and stuffed them into the guitar case behind him. This way, he wouldn't forget to take them.