Bai Zhi's Deductions and Predicament

"Music...?"

As the subway sped forward, Bai Zhi frowned slightly as he listened to the faint music that seemed to come from nowhere.

To be honest, he didn't know much about Musical Tuning. The Unique instruments he was good at were the Erhu and Suona, so he couldn't tell what this kind of music was made of.

The music itself was secondary; the main point was the sound coming from who-knows-where, which always gave him a rather peculiar feeling.

If I had to describe it in words... it would be something like being suddenly woken up by an alarm clock in the middle of the night.

Moreover, it seemed that only he could hear the sound, while the surrounding Passenger continued to do their own thing, as if they were completely oblivious to the music.

"..."

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Bai Zhi turned his head to look out the subway window.

In the darkness outside the window, the subway was speeding along the tracks ahead, and even at this high speed, the music continued to play melodiously, showing no sign of breaking.

"Anomaly... or is it about the other Teammate?"

The two things that Bai Zhi could only think of were illogical and illogical.

"Among the other nine Teammate, the most likely to send such a message is... the [World's End Singer]] with the Perfect Grade Title [Sound of the World]?"

Bai Zhi quickly began to think in his mind.

The sudden appearance of music made me think of the "Perfect Grade" Title among my Teammate on this trip—this is a very common occurrence.

Compared to his Title [Prince], the Title [Sound of the World] is incredibly prestigious. He couldn't contain his curiosity and spent 1000 Game Coins to obtain the Title.

However, the conditions for obtaining this Title are quite mysterious, such as the inexplicable phrase "[Listen to the Heart of the World, Play the Sound of the World]"... He just couldn't understand it.

If the message truly came from that "[World's End Singer]," what was the other party trying to express through the music?

Where is the other teammate now? And where are my other Teammate?

The more Bai Zhi thought about these things, the more overwhelmed he felt.

Reasoning also requires relevant clues and evidence, just like a jigsaw puzzle. Those small clues are like individual puzzle pieces. If you can't even put the puzzle pieces together, how can you possibly piece together the final truth?

... Besides what I already knew, have I overlooked any other crucial clues?

Slightly moved, Bai Zhi turned his head and looked towards the carriage behind him in the distance.

In just a short while, the previously darkened carriage was lit up again, and everything inside returned to normal, as if nothing had ever happened.

To be honest, it wouldn't be so bad if something unusual happened over there, like a bunch of Monster coming to chase him. But the fact that there was absolutely no movement was making Bai Zhi feel very uncomfortable.

As the saying goes, what's lurking in the shadows is the most dangerous, and what's unknown is the most terrifying. Without knowing what kind of Eerie Thing are hiding in this subway, acting recklessly could very well put you in danger.

"In Ordinary World... what Ordinary World would have a bunch of cannibalistic creatures in the subway? And, whatever your instrument is, can you please stop playing it?"

Listening to the persistent, melodious music playing in his ears, Bai Zhi suddenly felt a slight toothache.

"I don't understand Musical Tuning. If you're so good at playing this stuff I can't understand at all, you might as well play 'Crying at Cry Seven Passes' or 'Sowu Tends Sheep,' I know those pieces well!!"

As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice. Given the complete lack of clues, even with his high Intelligence, he couldn't solve the current problem.

Oh wait, there is still a tiny clue.

For example, Bai Zhi now knows that his other Teammate are probably separated like him, but he doesn't know where they Teammate.

"... Never mind, let's start the reasoning from the beginning."

Bai Zhi let out a soft sigh and pressed his forehead hard.

"Judging from the previous situation, we can't expect other Player to recover their memories as quickly as I have, so this should be a complete Role-playing Mode... Players will play common, which corresponds to the concept of Ordinary World. In this Dungeon, Players must become 'ordinary'..."

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If the world itself must be ordinary, then what about the Player in this world that belongs to the [Ordinary World] Dungeon? Large-scale Campaign Quest are launched jointly by several worlds, so there must be Player in this world as well... No, now is not the time to think about that, I've gone off-topic again..."

Bai Zhi smacked his forehead hard with his hand.

"Assuming that half of Player other nine Player besides me haven't regained their memories, then they should all be considered common. In that case, Anomaly would likely result in their deaths at the hands of the Anomaly..."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, Bai Zhi quickly began to think.

"So this Dungeon is actually a replica of the Novice Quest? We're only allowed to solve the Anomaly using common methods, and if we use methods beyond common, we'll be punished, like my previous irrational behavior..."

Perhaps recalling his previous foolish actions, Bai Zhi frowned slightly.

"Losing your memories as Player and facing Anomaly as common is indeed extremely dangerous, but it shouldn't be as high as achieving a 0% survival rate and a 1% Walkthrough rate with the _Book_... There must be something else involved? Who said surviving Anomaly would restore your memories? What if you never regain your memories and remain ordinary? In that case, the original Player is essentially dead, replaced by the character they were playing... Is that the kind of risk involved?"

Turning his head back to look at the carriage he had been waiting in, Bai Zhi's eyes flickered slightly.

"If that's the case, then the [World's End Singer]'s memories should have returned as well, so her music before... was it used to awaken the Players' memories?"

Besides that, Bai Zhi couldn't think of any other reason.

"No, it's probably impossible to directly awaken him, or even just slightly awaken some memories... There are still too few clues."

Bai Zhi let out a soft sigh and leaned back against the chair.

His previous deductions were all guesses and conjectures; who knows how many of them were correct... He should wait until the car stops and find his Teammate first. Anyway, he has enough Spiritual Energy Value now, and with his [Failed Writer] status, finding his Teammate shouldn't be a problem.

And so, time slipped away little by little.

During this time, Bai Zhi did not make any extreme moves. Just like the other Passenger around him, he obediently became one of these common.

However, as time went on, Bai Zhi discovered another strange thing.

--This subway train never stops.

There were no stops or alighting points; the subway kept speeding forward at high speed.

Watching the 24-hour clock on the subway jump from [15:59] to [15:60], and then a minute later to [15:61], Bai Zhi's lips twitched slightly.

He was trapped on the subway.