The moment the door swung open, Su Bai's gaze passed through the evening light and settled on the slightly weary figure.
It was Qin Ge, a Player Su Bai had met in his first Nightmare Game in this life-the Route 444 Bus. He was now the head of the Relevant Authorities' Player squad in Honghuai City.
Backlit by the fading light, Qin Ge looked resolute and composed, but Su Bai still noticed the many changes in him at a glance.
Zhang Yibu had mentioned Qin Ge more than once, his tone carrying a certain reverence that bordered on worship. According to Zhang Yibu, Qin Ge was not merely a commander in charge of Nightmare World affairs, but a true leader. His standing in matters involving the Nightmare Game and Players was even higher than that of Honghuai City itself. Among the Players in Honghuai City and its surrounding areas, he was practically irreplaceable.
"He's an incredible captain, Su Bai." Zhang Yibu had once said this with a faint look of longing. "Whenever he appears in front of those Players, he makes them feel safe. You know what? He's cleared so many Nightmare Games that almost nobody could survive. Every single time, he barely escaped with his life. I honestly don't know how he does it."
Su Bai recalled those fragments of memory, thinking back to the times Zhang Yibu and his mother had visited Su Bai's mother, Lin Wan. That gossip-loving chatterbox had always been eager to share news he found interesting, but which Su Bai considered "irrelevant." For instance, Qin Ge had survived yet another exceptionally dangerous horror game. Or Qin Ge's abilities had improved in some new way...
Zhang Yibu had told those stories with such animation that it was almost as though he had experienced them himself.