Tomorrow Is Monday

When the instructor got out of the car, he was still in a daze.

All three test cars were destroyed.

The Written Test Center had suffered extensive damage.

And the culprit was still shamelessly asking him for a driver's license.

Gu Mian looked at him. "Instructor, I completed all three laps. Doesn't that mean I passed the driving test?"

The instructor clearly wanted to curse him out, but somehow managed to hold it in. "No. An accident happened, so you can't pass. All the test cars are destroyed now, and the rest of the people can't take the test either. I'm ending this dungeon early. None of you passed today's test."

The Fatty hesitantly spoke up. "But when the accident happened, Doctor Gu seemed to have already completed all three laps..."

The instructor ignored the Fatty. It looked like he wouldn't let Gu Mian pass under any circumstances.

But Gu Mian simply patted the Fatty on the shoulder, perfectly at ease. "It's fine. Did you forget I still have a Dungeon Exchange Ticket? I'll bring you all back in a few days. We'll definitely pass next time."

The instructor, who had been about to turn and leave, suddenly stopped.

Come back? He never wanted to see this player again for as long as he lived!

His expression twisted as he looked at Gu Mian with a bewildered stare. After a long moment, he finally spoke, his face contorting with struggle. "Forget it. You can count as having passed. Come with me to get your license."

In the end, Gu Mian got his Spirit Car Driving License without a hint of guilt.

It was no different from an ordinary driver's license, except that the name and stamp were a little different.

Beneath the night sky, as the group was about to leave the dungeon, Gu Mian glanced back at the instructor.

His expression was incredibly complicated. There was sadness, but also joy, with a hint of relief mixed in. It was impossible to make sense of.

By the time they returned to the real world, it was already late.

The Spirit Car driving test was a special dungeon, and they had been matched into it right on the street, so it made sense that they would return to the same street.

The three bags of food they'd pulled out of the delivery truck were still there. The items must have been protected while they were in the dungeon, since nothing was missing.

But there was something else nearby now.

Gu Mian had just come out of the dungeon and hadn't yet had time to process what had happened when the Fatty suddenly let out a loud cry beside him.

"My god!"

What was going on? He turned to look at the man beside him.

The Fatty was scrambling toward him, while farther behind him lay a corpse—a real corpse.

A large pool of blood spread across the ground, most of it having flowed from the corpse's neck.

What was going on? Gu Mian was baffled. How had a corpse appeared here while they were in the dungeon?

Dying in a dungeon didn't mean dying for real, but the real world was different. If you died there, you were really dead.

Chu Changge looked at the corpse and adjusted his glasses. "Most likely, a violent incident took place here while we were in the game. Have you noticed that there aren't even any pedestrians around now?"

Gu Mian looked around. It was true.

Before they entered the dungeon, there had been a few panicked-looking pedestrians in the area. Now there wasn't a soul in sight.

"The incident must have had a pretty big impact. No one dares come this way now." Chu Changge looked at the corpse. "Let's go back to where we're staying first."

This clearly wasn't the place to talk, so the three of them headed back.

Fortunately, no one jumped out to rob them on the way, and they made it back without a problem.

One thing worth mentioning was that Gu Mian had spotted an unfamiliar, enormous building on the way back. It was quite far away, so he didn't bother investigating.

As soon as they got inside, the Fatty collapsed onto the sofa like a limp rag, completely drained.

"Those dungeons are terrifying! If it weren't for Doctor Gu today, my neck would probably have been snapped..."

Gu Mian sat on the sofa and poured himself a glass of water. He was thirsty.

The Fatty was still rambling on, telling Chu Changge everything he'd seen and heard.

"Brother Chu, you have no idea how dangerous it was in the dungeon. After we got separated, I went up to the second floor and ran into a ghost!"

"I was so scared that I took off running. When I heard the sounds behind me getting farther away, I hid in a room."

"I heard the ghost pass by my door and walk away. Who knew that the moment I let out a sigh of relief, it'd suddenly show up behind me? That face..."

As he spoke, the Fatty slowly closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to remember that terrible scene.

"But just then, Doctor Gu suddenly descended from the heavens..."

At that, Gu Mian felt a little embarrassed. He lowered his head slightly and opened the panel, but his attention was immediately drawn to the announcement board.

There were two new announcements?

Gu Mian looked at the latest one, puzzled. It read—

[The Hearse Driver Examination Center dungeon has been suspended]

[Due to special circumstances, the dungeon's test equipment has suffered extensive damage and can no longer operate normally. The dungeon is under maintenance. The reopening date is unknown.]

[We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to players. Affected players will receive compensation: 1,000 Game Currency]

As expected, the dungeon had ended up being shut down...

Gu Mian carefully counted the zeros after the 1. Sure enough, it was one thousand.

Last time it had only been a hundred. Why had the compensation suddenly become so generous?

A sudden sense of foreboding rose in Gu Mian's heart. He continued reading and understood why the compensation was so generous this time.

[The following is the list of players receiving compensation—]

The game nicknames and Game IDs of four players were clearly listed below.

At the top was Gu Mian, whose ID was 1.

No wonder the compensation had gone from a hundred to a thousand. This list was included too, which meant his information had been exposed.

It wasn't strange for him to be among the players when one dungeon collapsed.

If two dungeons collapsed and he was among the players both times, that would be a little too much of a coincidence.

If three dungeons collapsed and he was still among the players, then it would be more than a coincidence.

By then, people all over the world would probably know that Gu Mian was a player who was anything but harmless.

Is this a threat? Gu Mian wondered silently.

Putting the list of players right out in the open would inevitably draw public attention to anyone who appeared on it repeatedly, making them a target.

A normal person would keep their head down at a time like this and be careful not to let their name appear in public.

But Gu Mian wasn't normal.

"I don't mind if they put my name up. The more they do it, the more everyone will get used to seeing it," he said, coming to a conclusion.

He didn't dwell on the announcement for long and immediately looked at the next one.

[Global players have obtained a total of 1,000,000 Game Currency. The Mall System is now officially open.]

[Countless large supermarkets have been built around the world. Players can visit them to trade using Game Currency.]

[Note: Only players holding a supermarket ticket issued by a ticket booth may enter. A limited number of supermarket tickets are issued each month, so please take note.]