Of course, they wouldn't make a sound on the mountain, as that would only reveal their identity.
Footsteps echoed down the corridor; someone else was coming!
Killing Beland would be entirely beneficial to the mountain, but the key question is whether Beland is really worth wasting bullets on.
He had already fired two shots on the mountain, which earned him VIP status.
Killing Beland would not bring any real benefits.
Yamashita shoved Berland hard with the muzzle of his gun. Once Berland was fully inside the room, Yamashita slammed the door shut and quickly left.
"Damn it! I was really too reckless!"
Berland leaned against the wall, his heart pounding faster than ever before!
A gun! Someone actually has a gun! Is it an NPC on the ship or another ghost storyteller?
Judging from his behavior, he is clearly another ghost story teller!
The door was pushed open again!
"First Mate! I've come to collect my VIP card!"
The newcomer was none other than Nguyen Cuong, the Yue Kingdom's master of supernatural tales who had killed his teammate!
Upon entering, Ruan Qiang saw only Turkslian lying on the ground and Berland beside him!
"Beland of the Iron Tower Kingdom! You, you, you killed the first mate?!"
Berland felt like he was about to be blamed, and quickly explained what had just happened.
"Shotgun wound?"
Ruan Qiang recalled some unpleasant memories and subconsciously shivered.
"It must be on the mountain! My two companions died at his hands!" Ruan Qiang exclaimed in grief. "Oh! That demon!"
Both of them could have gotten VIP cards, but now it's all gone; they're in the same boat.
"Check for the first mate's body! See if there are any VIP cards left! They only recognize cards, not people!"
Unfortunately, no.
"Mr. Berland, what do you mean by Yamazaki's talent? Is it that he can take things from the real world?"
No, if we're really taking something from reality, then just taking a shotgun is too conservative.
"All I know is that he seemed to be trying to conserve his bullets, and thanks to that, I wouldn't have survived."
With an SSS-level talent, anything is possible!
The two quickly reached a consensus during their conversation and decided to work together on the mountain!
"You can't betray me, Mr. Ruan Qiang."
"Don't worry, Mr. Berland!"
Jiang Ran quickly identified a target in the surveillance footage: a ghost storyteller from a small country with an A-level life-saving talent. He had probably already used it and was a perfect candidate for an experiment.
"Gwen, let's go."
Jiang Ran approached him in the dark. Since this guy had chosen to go out, he must have been thinking of killing others to get the VIP card. Gwen took out her scissors and tried to attack him, but as expected, she was bound by a force.
“The rules still have power over me, but they seem to have weakened considerably compared to before,” Gwen said, expressing her feelings. “If I wanted to, I could break free from the rules and make a move in an instant! But if I did that, I’d probably be done for.”
"Okay." Jiang Ran nodded. "Then let's go back to the VIP room. There's no need to kill him."
Turning around, Jiang Ran saw a familiar figure again.
White Eagle, Aransta!
Aransta swore he had no designs on Jiang Ran, and the two were both quite embarrassed to meet in such an unexpected place.
"Ahem, um... hello there."
Both sides cautiously took a step back. Aransta had the talent to kill Gwen, but if he made a move, Jiang Ran would definitely kill him!
You must know that Jiang Ran has the status of a VIP guest, so Aransta can't make a move against him!
The two were holding each other back, so neither would make a move.
"If you want to live, you can leave tomorrow morning."
"Now that I've entered this world, my goal is to clear the game!"
The first night ended in a rather quiet atmosphere.
The live streams in various countries have been restored, while some remain permanently blacked out.
"Brother Jiang's light was still on! It scared me to death!"
"What a joke! No one could possibly discredit Brother Jiang!"
As the night passed, a total of 13 people remained alive in the world of ghost stories.
Dragon Kingdom, Jiang Ran, Zhuge the Divine Calculator.
Cherry blossoms, also on the mountain.
White Eagle, Aransta.
North Union, Wips, Dejov.
The sun never sets, Han Xiaodong, Mo Sheng.
The Iron Tower, Berland.
Black sheep, sheep mountain.
The state of Yue, Ruan Qiang.
There were also two stubborn kids who didn't open the door and stayed in the room all night.
The two left the world immediately after the first day, which shows that they had a very clear understanding of themselves. Even Ruan Qiang, who had been discussing great things with Berland the night before, left with them, making Berland exclaim, "I don't believe you!"
That leaves only 10 ghost story tellers on the field!
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, everyone present was aiming to clear the level!
"Ah ha~ Good morning, everyone!" Yang Shan leaned against the railing. "Don't worry about me. I just want to live a few more days to collect more rewards. As you all know, my country is in dire need of money."
No one responded to him.
[Rule Thirteen: If you can find four keys on the ship and give them to Captain Planck before the cruise ship reaches its destination, he may give you something in return.]
[Rule Fourteen: If you are going to one of the top deck cabins on the cruise ship, make sure you are alone in the cabin. Do not close the door. If the door is blown shut by the wind, immediately hide under the bed until something leaves.]
[Rule 15: Captain Planck is recruiting crew members. Interested parties may come to the captain's cabin for an interview.]
[Rule Sixteen: Please assemble in the Golden Hall in the middle of the cruise ship before 6 PM on the sixth day.]
Four more rules were announced, and the sixteenth rule stretched the timeline to the evening of the sixth day, meaning that no more rules would likely be announced before then.
"Four keys?"
Rule Thirteen mentions four keys. There are a total of 10 people present. It would be difficult to monopolize all four keys, but at least one key must be obtained in order to gain sufficient influence later!
Only Jiang Ran, Han Xiaodong, and Shan Shangye have VIP status. There are certain places on the cruise ship that only VIPs can enter. Jiang Ran guesses that a certain key might be hidden in such a place, which is an inherent advantage of being a VIP!
Furthermore, Rule 14 mentions several rooms on the top deck of the cruise ship. It's pointless to draw conclusions based on useless rules; perhaps a key is hidden among them!
Ten ghost story tellers from seven different countries.
In other words, at least three countries' ghost story writers will be unable to obtain the key item!
After learning about the new rules, Jiang Ran returned to the VIP area first, Zhuge Shensuan planned to check if Planck had returned to the captain's cabin, while the two from the Northern Alliance noticed Rule Fifteen, which was another path!
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