However, even though Ding Hui died in this instance, the group still didn't feel that the instance was too dangerous.

As long as you don't make a sound, you can survive the first day. If that doesn't work, you don't necessarily have to sleep at night. Just be vigilant and wait for the night to pass. You can catch up on sleep during the day.

Alansta, an SSS-rank mystery writer from the White Eagle Kingdom, applied to enter this world. After a moment of deliberation, the White Eagle leadership finally granted the request.

First, participating in the S-class ghost story world again will help Aransta increase his reputation, and the White Eagle needs this SSS-class to bring them more benefits. Second, the difficulty of this world does not seem to be high, and Aransta should have no problem leaving alive.

Following Jiang Ran, Aransta became the second SSS-level ghost storyteller to enter this world.

"Laast...and brother, I'm here."

Last month, Arceus and the Scythe of the Dead came to the A-class world where Alansta lived and explained some things to him. Alansta's CPU was almost blown away, but he quickly accepted the fact that his brother was still alive and had become a strange creature.

Alanstar was dismayed to discover that he could no longer change his talents.

Arceus wanted Aransta to travel to the S-class world as much as possible before this year's SSS-class dungeon, so that he would have a chance to find more clues. However, the White Eagle leadership kept a close eye on Aransta. Aransta had never felt so precious before!

After finally finding a seemingly simple S-rank dungeon, Aransta was able to enter this S-rank dungeon.

Even during the live stream, Arceus remained possessed by the monstrous scythe, and constantly cutting off the live stream was taking a toll on his power.

“Aransta, you need to be careful.” Arceus’s tone was somewhat serious. “Before entering this world, I observed that the frequency of this world was abnormally high! This might be the most difficult S-rank dungeon ever! It might even be comparable to some SS-rank dungeons!”

"Really?" Aransta looked up at the sky, a confident smile on his face. "I've already conquered SS-rank dungeons, so why would I be afraid of an S-rank one? Besides, with my brother and Mr. Rhaast here, we definitely won't fail!"

“I hope so.” Alshist paused. “After all, this is still an S-class world.”

Following the extended stone path, Jiang Ran and Gwen walked straight ahead.

This was a road that seemed to repeat itself endlessly. Jiang Ran had been walking for about an hour, and apart from the sparse trees and weeds along the roadside, there was nothing else.

[Rule 3: Traveler, if you find the legendary "Lost City", please enter the city during the day and do not leave the city at night. If you do not have this ambition, please stay in Alice's cabin until the seventh day, and do not leave the area within a kilometer of the cabin during this period.]

Entering the "Lost City" during the day? Although the two had been walking for an hour, it was insignificant compared to a whole day, wasn't it?

Jiang Ran looked up at the somewhat blurry sun in the sky; this position didn't seem like early morning.

Who says a day here is always 24 hours? And who knows if time here can be affected by something?

Don't place too much faith in time; many ghost story writers have learned their lesson from it.

Is there anything useful here?

Gwen stretched. Although listening to Jiang Ran's stories on the way was very pleasant, she couldn't keep walking like this forever, could she?

Another minute passed, and a faint figure appeared ahead. It was an old woman with a cane, walking towards Jiang Ran in an extremely slow manner.

"How strange, I can't believe I'm actually seeing people here..."

The old woman shook her head and slowly walked past Jiang Ran.

"Grandma!" Gwen thought it wouldn't happen out of nowhere for someone to appear here, so perhaps she could ask the old woman for some information.

"What do I need from this old woman?"

The old woman stopped and turned to look at Gwen.

"I'd like to ask if you are aware of the existence of the 'Lost City'?"

Since we're going to gather intelligence, why not throw out the most important question right from the start!

The old woman's expression was a little strange, and she gently tapped Gwen's head with her cane. Gwen covered her head and looked at the old woman with some confusion.

"I don't know why you people always want to go to that kind of godforsaken place." The old woman shook her head helplessly. "While there's still time, go back the way you came! Go back to where you belong!"

"What if—we absolutely have to go?"

"Then let's take a coffin with us while we're at it." The old woman turned away, ignoring the two of them. "You'll need it."

"Hey! There's no need to curse people! Hey!"

Recalling Rule Four, once they encounter a fork in the road, there is no turning back; this is their last chance if they still want to go back.

Jiang Ran never considered giving up.

He patted Gwen's head: "Are you alright?"

"Hmm... such a light touch is nothing to worry about!" Gwen patted her chest. "After all, I'm a [King of Demons]! Don't underestimate me just because I'm cute!"

“No…” Jiang Ran crouched down and got closer. “That seems to be a wooden cane. I don’t know if this will be considered ‘touching plants.’ And what will happen if this rule is broken?”

"Huh?!" Gwen quickly touched her head, a little guilty, and said, "I-I should be fine, right?"

Even if she broke the rules, she is, after all, a strange creature, and some rules do not apply to strange creatures. However, the problem is that the vague and unclear judgment of the rules makes it difficult to understand the issue.

"Look, there haven't been any problems for so long, so it seems everything's fine!"

Gwen comforted herself with this thought, and then continued walking forward!

Soon, the two arrived at the first fork in the road, where two signs stood on either side.

The crows of the night will bring final peace.

This is the signboard on the left.

We will all be walking down the predetermined path.

This is the sign on the right.

The two sentences were so cryptic that even Jiang Ran couldn't immediately grasp their meaning.

So, which way do we go?

Gwen tugged at Jiang Ran's sleeve.

"Go to the right."

Why? Does this passage have any special meaning?

"No reason why, have you forgotten rule number four?"

[Rule 4: When you encounter a fork in the road, stick to your first decision. Once you move forward, you cannot go back until you reach the "Lost City".]

"When I see a fork in the road, my first thought is to go to the right, so these two paragraphs are meaningless to me."