Gu Mian tilted his head to look at the wall next to him, where a screen the size of a small blackboard was hanging.

It displayed a single line of text: "The selected guest player in this room is the 'Doctor'."

That was referring to himself. It seemed like he would have to select his potential partner from three ghosts and one human in this variety show.

Gu Mian thought about this while looking at the four people in front of him. Among these four, there were three ghosts and one player. If he selected a ghost, the game would be over for him. Although the rules were laid out, he couldn't help but suspect that the program team might have been devious enough to make all the selectable characters ghosts.

Setting that aside for now, since they had divided the players into two groups, this was somewhat like a team battle, with winners and losers. If choosing the only player could be considered winning, then what would be the winning condition for the player hidden among the ghosts?

Sure enough, just as he expected, Teacher Sweet's voice rang out again.

"And for the players hidden among the ghosts, you must conceal your player identity as much as possible. If the guest chooses you as the partner, the score for the instance will be reset to zero!"

"In this instance, all player information cannot be accessed, so you won't be able to identify the hidden player by checking player information."

They had thought of everything...

"Okay," Teacher Sweet's voice came from the loudspeaker again, "Now everyone in the room can come out. Please gather in the lobby on the first floor. I will be waiting for you there."

"By the way, when I say everyone, I mean the little ghosts that our production team has dispatched into each room."

Her way of addressing the "little ghosts" was genuinely creepy.

Nobody else in the room moved; it seemed they were waiting for the guest to open the door.

Gu Mian walked a few steps to the door and turned the doorknob.

The door creaked open.

As the door opened, Gu Mian thought he heard someone in the room next door opening their door. It must be the guest in the neighboring room.

He quickly took a few steps into the corridor and turned his head towards the direction of the sound.

A familiar face caught Gu Mian's eye.

The owner of the familiar face seemed to have been attracted by the sound he made and was looking over at him.

When their eyes met, the person's expression went from confusion to shock, then to delight, and finally, to sheer horror.

"You...you...you..." Yuwen Hao stretched out a shaking finger towards Gu Mian. "Gu...Gugu..."

In the Death Curse instance, Yuwen Hao had once teamed up with Gu Mian.

Naturally, he had witnessed the destructive power of this Doctor, who wore a white lab coat and carried a large guitar.

That was an immense destructive power capable of sawing off the heads of little ghosts!

Later, in the Death Cab instance, he had personally seen a cab driver, who was likely a ghost, shouting Gu Mian's name as his neck snapped, blood spraying three meters away!

In short, any instance associated with this Gu Mian could never be a peaceful and harmonious place!

Seeing Yuwen Hao, overwhelmed with excitement, about to call out his name,

Gu Mian slung his guitar bag over his shoulder. "It seems you don't value your life very much."

Of course, Yuwen Hao knew that Gu Mian's guitar bag didn't contain a guitar. Scared, he abruptly shut his mouth, though his lips were still trembling.

He knew that Gu Mian's name was on the wanted list; revealing his true identity could make him a target for other players.

At this point, the other people in their respective rooms had also come out.

Yuwen Hao looked back at the four people behind him, then at the four people behind Gu Mian.

Among these eight people, two players were hidden. It seems I have to be careful what I say...

Gu Mian had already taken Yuwen Hao by the arm and was dragging him towards the staircase. "Let's go downstairs first."

Their rooms were on the second floor, and upon exiting, they could see the staircase leading down.

Yuwen Hao was nervously being led downstairs by Gu Mian when suddenly, Gu Mian leaned close to his ear and whispered, "It seems I need to find an opportunity to silence a witness."

Yuwen Hao's foot slipped, and he nearly tumbled down the stairs.

Quickly, he raised three fingers in an oath-taking gesture. "I... I will definitely not tell anyone."

Gu Mian ignored him and focused on descending the stairs.

The place indeed looked like a shooting location for a variety show: a two-story villa. The first-floor living room was well-lit, with the south wall entirely replaced by glass.

The furniture also fit the variety show aesthetic: the living room was simple, with only a set of light-colored sofas and a glass coffee table drawing attention.

It was worth mentioning that quite a few people were already in the living room.

Gu Mian took a closer look.

A majority of them were cameramen shouldering cameras? This instance was freaking realistic.

Teacher Sweet was easily recognizable, standing beside the sofa in a pink dress, looking as sweet as her name suggested.

At this moment, Teacher Sweet looked up at Gu Mian and Yuwen Hao, smiling happily. "It looks like our two guests from the second floor have also come down..."

Just as she said this, she suddenly stopped.

Yuwen Hao noticed Teacher Sweet's smile quickly becoming less sweet, most likely because she had seen Gu Mian.

After all, this was a player whose mere presence made instances want to self-destruct.

After a two-second pause, Teacher Sweet finally managed to dryly force out the end of her sentence: "...they're here."

Seeing Teacher Sweet's reaction, Yuwen Hao couldn't help but feel sympathetic towards the four people who were about to be chosen by Gu Mian.

If he had to identify which three were ghosts... this terrifying Doctor could surely come up with a thousand ways to do it. As for how... probably something like "cutting off their heads to see if they die"? This is beyond terrifying!

Thinking about this, Yuwen Hao couldn't help but shiver.

"Why are you shivering?" By then, Gu Mian had already reached the first floor with Yuwen Hao.

Many cameramen were aiming their cameras at the two of them. Yuwen Hao saw Gu Mian flashing an enthusiastic smile at the cameras...

What a character!

Teacher Sweet seemed to have found her voice again, though her expression was slightly unnatural. "The two female players living on the first floor have also come out."

Gu Mian looked behind Teacher Sweet and saw that, indeed, two young women were standing there.

One of them looked quite plain, but her long hair was very smooth. She was looking down slightly, appearing somewhat shy, or possibly nervous.

The other one looked more lively, but she also seemed nervous, currently observing the cameramen around her.

Teacher Sweet continued, "So now, please introduce yourselves..."

Surprisingly, the shy-looking, long-haired girl spoke first. "My name is Dong'er. I am the guest living on the first floor."

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