"Hi there, my lady. I am none other than Marquis Cheng Interesting Sugoi Very Good Cheng."
Jin Bi stared at Cheng Cheng, eight hundred expressions flashing across her face as she bounced between disbelief and overwhelming excitement-had her dream come true!?
Zhong Zixian murmured a hello, and Lu Mi reminded them, "We're about to enter the instance."
Jin Bi struggled to calm herself down and took Cheng Cheng's hand.
They formed a circle and tapped the confirmation to enter the instance on their panels at the same time.
A few seconds later, Lu Mi opened his eyes to find himself standing on a patch of overgrown grass.
He looked up. Before him stood a low, semicircular stone house, its small inset window and little wooden door facing him.
A small sign hung on the wooden door, with a number written in white chalk: 7.
Through the little glass window, he could see nothing but pitch darkness.
Yet Lu Mi still felt deeply uneasy.
It was as though something lurked in the darkness, staring straight at him.
He took a few steps back and realized he was wearing something. He took it off to inspect it. It was a brand-new employee badge printed with:
Gravekeeper-Lu Mi
Beneath the gloomy sky, houses like this stood every few meters.
The dozen or so other players were also examining the stone houses, chattering among themselves. They had the same employee badges on their chests.
Several of them were newcomers, listening fearfully as a veteran player explained things.
That veteran player was Jin Bi.
All smiles, she explained how terrifying this game was and that newcomers could only get a Wristband after clearing their first round. Every so often, she glanced at Cheng Cheng beside her-
*Step one to winning Cheng Cheng over: establish myself