Chapter 54
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7-9 minutes 09.03.2023
So, is this an "all aboard, nobody gets off this ride until it's over" kind of supernatural entity?
Bai Zhi shot the driver a glance, but since it was clear that there was no way he was getting off the bus, he didn't bother trying any excuses, like needing to use the washroom or anything like that.
Finding nothing else out of the ordinary, Bai Zhi turned and made his way back to his seat at the back of the bus. Once seated, he unlocked his phone and sent a message to the mysterious number from earlier.
Hmm...
Upon reading that message, Bai Zhi could not help but glance at the "???" that was his Sanity attribute.
Sanity was an attribute that grew proportionally with the Player's Level, but how much it grew was unique to each Player. Usually, it increased by a random amount between 0.1 and 1 per Level, so a typical Level 10 Player could be expected to have a Sanity of about 15. However, to use the Deed, the requirement was 100 Sanity, which was a number that even the highest-leveled Players currently active could not meet, barring some exceptional traits.
Bai Zhi was one such exception, as he still had no idea what his Sanity value even was.
Still, based on the tone and content of the messages I've been getting, it's clear that this place is dangerous—so dangerous that the sender seems to think I, a new Player, has no chance of coming out alive... or they're playing mind games with me.
Bai Zhi raised his head and scanned the bus again, more thoughtfully this time. Since his seat was all the way in the back, he had an unobstructed view of everything.
Two rows behind the driver sat the old woman, whose head was drooping as if she was fast asleep. On the seat next to her was a bulging sack—its contents were anyone's guess.
Theft is never good, try looking at tinyurl.com/37k7u89t.
The mother-daughter pair had taken their seats around the middle of the bus. The mother had her head down and seemed to be swiping on her mobile phone. Based on the faint sound of music coming from her direction, she must have been browsing TikTok. Her daughter, on the other hand, sat obediently next to her mother. She was wearing a white one-piece dress and looked about seven or eight years old.
The two delinquents, who were clearly a team, had tattoos all over their arms and were acting extremely bored, lazily chewing some gum while occasionally glancing out the window.
As for the one wearing earphones, who looked like a university student, they were in the row right in front of Bai Zhi. They looked like a typical emo kid on the old NetEase**—morose and misunderstood. Despite it being a warm day, they had chosen to wear a long-sleeved top, and were currently resting a moody head on one hand, looking sadly into the distance.
It looked like a perfectly ordinary scene—that is, if he ignored the incidents from earlier. As the bus slowly pulled out of the station, rocking slightly, Bai Zhi calmly sent a text.
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7-9 minutes 09.03.2023
So, is this an "all aboard, nobody gets off this ride until it's over" kind of supernatural entity?
Bai Zhi shot the driver a glance, but since it was clear that there was no way he was getting off the bus, he didn't bother trying any excuses, like needing to use the washroom or anything like that.
Finding nothing else out of the ordinary, Bai Zhi turned and made his way back to his seat at the back of the bus. Once seated, he unlocked his phone and sent a message to the mysterious number from earlier.
Hmm...
Upon reading that message, Bai Zhi could not help but glance at the "???" that was his Sanity attribute.
Sanity was an attribute that grew proportionally with the Player's Level, but how much it grew was unique to each Player. Usually, it increased by a random amount between 0.1 and 1 per Level, so a typical Level 10 Player could be expected to have a Sanity of about 15. However, to use the Deed, the requirement was 100 Sanity, which was a number that even the highest-leveled Players currently active could not meet, barring some exceptional traits.
Bai Zhi was one such exception, as he still had no idea what his Sanity value even was.
Still, based on the tone and content of the messages I've been getting, it's clear that this place is dangerous—so dangerous that the sender seems to think I, a new Player, has no chance of coming out alive... or they're playing mind games with me.
Bai Zhi raised his head and scanned the bus again, more thoughtfully this time. Since his seat was all the way in the back, he had an unobstructed view of everything.
Two rows behind the driver sat the old woman, whose head was drooping as if she was fast asleep. On the seat next to her was a bulging sack—its contents were anyone's guess.
Theft is never good, try looking at tinyurl.com/37k7u89t.
The mother-daughter pair had taken their seats around the middle of the bus. The mother had her head down and seemed to be swiping on her mobile phone. Based on the faint sound of music coming from her direction, she must have been browsing TikTok. Her daughter, on the other hand, sat obediently next to her mother. She was wearing a white one-piece dress and looked about seven or eight years old.
The two delinquents, who were clearly a team, had tattoos all over their arms and were acting extremely bored, lazily chewing some gum while occasionally glancing out the window.
As for the one wearing earphones, who looked like a university student, they were in the row right in front of Bai Zhi. They looked like a typical emo kid on the old NetEase**—morose and misunderstood. Despite it being a warm day, they had chosen to wear a long-sleeved top, and were currently resting a moody head on one hand, looking sadly into the distance.
It looked like a perfectly ordinary scene—that is, if he ignored the incidents from earlier. As the bus slowly pulled out of the station, rocking slightly, Bai Zhi calmly sent a text.
7-9 minutes09.03.2023So, is this an "all aboard, nobody gets off this ride until it's over" kind of supernatural entity?Bai Zhi shot the driver a glance, but since it was clear that there was no way he was getting off the bus, he didn't bother trying any excuses, like needing to use the washroom or anything like that.Finding nothing else out of the ordinary, Bai Zhi turned and made his way back to his seat at the back of the bus. Once seated, he unlocked his phone and sent a message to the mysterious number from earlier.Hmm...Upon reading that message, Bai Zhi could not help but glance at the "???" that was his Sanity attribute.Sanity was an attribute that grew proportionally with the Player's Level, but how much it grew was unique to each Player. Usually, it increased by a random amount between 0.1 and 1 per Level, so a typical Level 10 Player could be expected to have a Sanity of about 15. However, to use the Deed, the requirement was 100 Sanity, which was a number that even the highest-leveled Players currently active could not meet, barring some exceptional traits.Bai Zhi was one such exception, as he still had no idea what his Sanity value even was.Still, based on the tone and content of the messages I've been getting, it's clear that this place is dangerousso dangerous that the sender seems to think I, a new Player, has no chance of coming out alive... or they're playing mind games with me.Bai Zhi raised his head and scanned the bus again, more thoughtfully this time. Since his seat was all the way in the back, he had an unobstructed view of everything.Two rows behind the driver sat the old woman, whose head was drooping as if she was fast asleep. On the seat next to her was a bulging sackits contents were anyone's guess.Theft is never good, try looking at tinyurl.com/37k7u89t.The mother-daughter pair had taken their seats around the middle of the bus. The mother had her head down and seemed to be swiping on her mobile phone. Based on the faint sound of music coming from her direction, she must have been browsing TikTok. Her daughter, on the other hand, sat obediently next to her mother. She was wearing a white one-piece dress and looked about seven or eight years old.The two delinquents, who were clearly a team, had tattoos all over their arms and were acting extremely bored, lazily chewing some gum while occasionally glancing out the window.As for the one wearing earphones, who looked like a university student, they were in the row right in front of Bai Zhi. They looked like a typical emo kid on the old NetEase**morose and misunderstood. Despite it being a warm day, they had chosen to wear a long-sleeved top, and were currently resting a moody head on one hand, looking sadly into the distance.It looked like a perfectly ordinary scenethat is, if he ignored the incidents from earlier. As the bus slowly pulled out of the station, rocking slightly, Bai Zhi calmly sent a text.
