Ten tickets, ten people.

Players #5 and #7's expressions changed instantly.

"Wait! The receptionist clearly said I only needed..." Number 7 was already in so much pain that he was covered in cold sweat, and now his face was completely bloodless, as pale as a dead person.

"No problem. Look at your travel companion, can she even be considered a person anymore?" The tour guide chuckled and pointed at the woman in blue.

As soon as she finished speaking, the red rope on Number 7's wrist suddenly burst into flames. The pale blue flames did not burn him, but instead burned all the way down the rope to the woman in blue.

She struggled in agony, rolling around in place, trying to extinguish the flames with her hands, but to no avail.

The blue flames danced merrily, quickly engulfing her completely, leaving only a wisp of smoke that slowly drifted into Player 7's body.

The upside-down number badge fell to the ground, gradually dimmed, and finally turned into an ordinary stone.

At the same time, the badge on Player 7's chest emitted a blinding light, and the previously hidden translucent chain reappeared, its surface covered with cracks, before finally shattering into powder with a crack.

The falling powder automatically gathered on the severed surface of his calf, where granulation tissue and meridians regrowed, and then the skin and flesh slowly recovered.

Number 7 looked down in disbelief at his newly grown leg, stammering excitedly, "This...this is..."

"This is a gift from your travel companion," the tour guide explained patiently, sounding quite pleased.

"What about me!" Number 5, seeing such a good deal, eagerly stepped forward, his eyes shining. "I only need to buy one ticket too!"

Xiao Cheng stood to the side, quietly watching his seemingly possessed state, and felt that things were probably not that simple.

The tour guide didn't answer him immediately, but instead gave him a playful smile, his gaze shifting back and forth between him and the woman in green, looking inscrutable.

"You..." The tour guide waved the small flag in his hand, then pointed in the direction of player number 5, "Congratulations, your travel companion will also give you a very generous gift."

"Really!" Player #5 took a big step forward excitedly.

The woman in green stumbled as he pulled her, but she obediently leaned back against him, her head slightly lowered, her long hair falling down to obscure her expression.

"wrong!"

Xiao Cheng's eyes widened suddenly. She saw that the tour guide's finger had shifted at an almost imperceptible angle.

She wasn't referring to number 5, but to the woman in green.

But by then it was too late to warn them.

The red rope visibly swelled and thickened, like a conduit connecting player number 5 and the woman in red.

Immediately afterwards, Number 5's body shrank rapidly, the fat and flesh were drained away, and the dry skin covered the bones, revealing a sharp, angular shape.

On his skeletal face, the smile that hadn't faded still lingered. His eyes were stretched wide, and as they slowly bulged out, they finally popped out of their sockets with a "pop" sound, dangling there swaying precariously.

He was breathing heavily, his abdomen slowly caved in, and then his skin began to crack, like leather that had been stored for a long time, peeling off piece by piece.

Before long, he became a real skeleton, but he was still alive, and his heart was still beating rhythmically beneath his ribs.

Player #6 couldn't hold it in and started gagging, covering her mouth. Player #4 stepped aside to block her view and patted her back reassuringly.

As the last bit of skin and flesh was absorbed, the red string on the green-clad woman's wrist slowly retracted, gradually disappearing into her skin, tinged with a faint red like a blood vessel.

She looks no different from a normal person now, with a satisfied smile on her face.

"Dear travel companion, thank you for your generosity."

She walked slowly toward Player 5, nestled against his chest with a charming and alluring air, and reached her slender fingers into his ribs.

She pulled out the heart and ate it, bloody bite by bite.

Then she wiped the blood from her mouth, smiled, and walked up to Player 7. In his resistant and terrified eyes, the red rope reached out again, tightly binding their wrists together.

"Hello, new travel companion." The woman in green poked Number 7's chest with her bloodied fingertip. "Wishing us a pleasant journey."

On the van.

The atmosphere was quiet, except for the tour guide and the woman in green who were genuinely happy, and even broke into a soprano chorus.

Xiao Cheng's ears hurt from the noise, her brows furrowed, and she sullenly shrank back into her seat.

"Are you alright?" Fang He gently tugged at the red string. "You weren't scared by something like this, were you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xiao Cheng said, speechless. "That's it? Ha."

"It's good that you haven't been affected, since things are only going to get more dangerous from here on out," Fang He said seriously. "At least I don't want to see you die right now."

"Please, you should worry more about yourself." Xiao Cheng fiddled with the red string on her wrist. "If you ever turn into that kind of monster, I'll kill you even if it means we both die."

Fang He chuckled and said, "So ruthless?"

Xiao Cheng didn't say anything, but glared at him fiercely and made a gesture as if she were raising a hammer to smash someone.

The van drove steadily down the main road, from dusk till dawn. Xiao Cheng dozed on and off for a while, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the rising sun halfway up the road outside the window.

The tour guide and the woman in green remained calm and sat quietly in their seats.

It really seemed like just an ordinary trip.

But this peace was soon shattered.

The tour guide announced in a high-spirited and enthusiastic tone, "Dear tourists, I have great news to share! Our van has reached its limit!"

As if in response to her words, the wheels began to screech, the whole car began to shake violently, and the smell of gasoline gradually spread inside the car, becoming stronger and stronger.

Xiao Cheng: "..." You call this good news?

"We now have to randomly choose a transfer station and wait for the driver to pick us up in a new car," the tour guide continued. "Let's thank the driver for his hard work! Listen to me, thank you!"

Then, as soon as he finished speaking, the driver vanished into thin air in full view of everyone.

Xiao Cheng: "!!!" I really thank you so much!

Xu Chu reacted the fastest. The moment the driver disappeared, he immediately pounced on the driver's seat, steadied the steering wheel which was starting to turn with one hand, and then stepped on the brakes to bring the car to a stop on the side of the road.

The woman in red was tied to him, stuck in the middle of the seat, struggling helplessly, looking pitiful yet somewhat comical.

"Oh dear, why are you so nervous?" The tour guide waved his little flag leisurely and was the first to jump off the bus. "But since we've already stopped, let's get off in order according to our numbers. Let me see what nice place we're randomly assigned to!"

She stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, then burst out laughing: "Congratulations! It's quite an artistic place... the Museum of Fatalities!"