After nine at night.
The city remained bustling with traffic, neon lights blanketing every corner of its streets and alleys. For many young people, nightlife had only just begun.
At the same time, for Players who existed in both the Real world and the Eerie World, dungeon games were also about to begin.
Near ten o'clock.
The Route 404 bus on Machido Road passed by on its final run.
Bai Yu, who had been waiting at the bus stop for quite some time, caught the last bus.
The moment he got on, he noticed something was off.
Tonight's final bus was livelier than it had been on any other day.
The last bus was packed to the brim!
And the driver had changed from a middle-aged man to a young man.
Bai Yu muttered, "Tsk, tonight's going to be a hassle."
Hiss—
The bus started up, its pneumatic doors sealing shut as it disappeared down the road toward the end where the streetlights had gone dark.
As Bai Yu boarded the final bus, Ji Yan and Bai Ling had also arrived at the subway station early, preparing to catch the last train.
Inside the clean, brightly lit station, staff members carried out their routine patrols and inspections. Everything appeared perfectly normal.
Ji Yan checked the time and opened the game panel.
Making use of his free time that evening, Ji Yan had studied the newly added content on the game panel, gaining a deeper understanding of the gameplay and rules of the [Foolish Taboo] dungeon.
Every city was controlled by a Tarot Major Arcana.
Jinzhou, where he was located—or more accurately, [Lush City], which fell under its jurisdiction—was controlled by [Devil].
The privileges of this card could not only affect humans in the Real world, but also manipulate the