The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'

At the stronghold, the investigators once again entered a meditation state similar to "feigned death".

They had been trapped here for more than a week. They had already searched every place they could, and during the day there was simply nothing to do, so they could only pass the time this way, while also reducing their bodily energy consumption.

Around ten o'clock, Zhou Yuan finally got a bit restless. He didn't know any secret techniques similar to the Tortoise Breathing Skill, so he was just waiting here, which was a bit torturous.

He hesitated for a long time but eventually took his opple smartphone out secretly.

The signal in the upper right corner of the screen was full, and it even automatically connected to the amusement park's free Wi-Fi.

In the next second, a page suddenly popped up.

Zhou Yuan was instantly startled, his heart pounding.

Did it have to happen so fast? No sooner had he taken it out than something found him?

He thought his phone had connected to some horrifying existence and hurriedly wanted to put it away.

At that moment, the webpage's content loaded.

The text was in Japanese, which Zhou Yuan couldn't understand, but the picture was clearly of the Happy Castle Amusement Park!

[This is an advertisement, but it is not meant for humans. I can only tell you this—this place is no longer an amusement park exclusively for humans.]

Zhou Yuan's movements halted, his brow furrowed slightly. He quickly turned on the webpage's translation function to read.

This advertisement stated Happy Castle Amusement Park had reopened and warmly welcomed everyone to visit. The first-time entrance was free, with exquisite gifts, and it introduced all the attractions in detail.

"Reopened?"

Zhou Yuan stared at these words in confusion. Happy Castle Amusement Park had been open for many years. This description was clearly incorrect.

But when combined with the Eyes of Identification's hints, these words took on an ominous meaning.

Zhou Yuan carefully read the advertisement again and found two key pieces of information.

First was the date. The opening date mentioned in this advertisement was May 27 at 10 p.m.

Which was tomorrow.

Secondly, the pictures. All the images of the amusement park were at night; there wasn't a single daytime scene.

And the amusement park at night...

Was the main stage for the Fierce Ghosts.

"So the grand reopening refers to the [Ghost Amusement Park] reopening? And it's tomorrow night at ten?"

Zhou Yuan was shaken.

His mission objective was to survive for three days. Yesterday was the first day, today was the second, and tomorrow would be the last day.

The Fierce Ghosts' midnight session at the amusement park was from midnight to 6 a.m., which meant, under normal circumstances, he only had to endure two abnormal time periods in these three days. Because as soon as the third day reached midnight, his mission would be complete, and he could be teleported home.

But the situation now seemed different.

This advertisement clearly stated that the amusement park would reopen punctually at ten tomorrow night.

The activity time for the Fierce Ghosts had been moved up by a full two hours.

The rules had changed.

Zhou Yuan's face turned grim. This was not good news.

After a brief hesitation, he immediately got up to find Gu Honggao and told him about it.

This was not just the midnight session being moved up. It was the official reopening of the [Ghost Amusement Park]!

There would probably be a large batch of new "tourists" coming in then. If any of them could see through the barrier, everyone's lives would become extremely perilous.

Gu Honggao looked at the advertisement, listened to Zhou Yuan's explanation, and his usually calm expression finally changed, frowning:

"Yingzhou is a place where urban legends flourish, filled with countless demons and ghosts. If this amusement park indeed summons more Fierce Ghosts, and among them, there's one capable of seeing through the barrier, then we are in danger.

On the other hand, if there aren't any, we might still have a sliver of hope.

Ghosts are the tourists. If they can get in, they should be able to get out. We might find a way to blend in with the Fierce Ghosts and escape from here."

"Why do I feel like our chances of dying here just got higher?"

Chen Guangxi held her head and howled to the sky, "Aaaah, I'm only three hundred years old. I'm still young and don't want to die. Gu, think of something, aaaah!"

"You've lived three hundred years, how can you not be content," Bai Xiao couldn't hold it in anymore. That was enough for an ordinary person to live three lifetimes.

"Damn it, I've only been out and about for five or six years, okay? The previous two hundred and ninety-five years were basically wasted. I didn't even get to play Genshin Impact. Without it, my life as a dragon feels relatively meaningless; playing it is the essence of living," Chen Guangxi retorted.

A bunch of people couldn't hold it in anymore:

"At a time like this, you can still think of lame jokes."

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have let you download that stupid Genshin Impact."

"You play way too much Genshin Impact."

Zhou Yuan was speechless. Why was everyone a bit odd?

"Alright."

Gu Honggao, annoyed by the commotion, signaled everyone to quiet down and pinched his brow in frustration, "Start preparing. Tonight, we give our all to tackle the remaining three attractions. Though the chances are slim, I have a feeling this might be our last opportunity."

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Time quickly drifted into the deep night.

This time, there were nine investigators gathering the monsters, including Gu Honggao. They needed to buy more time for Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi.

"Captain, is that wild extraordinary person really trustworthy?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Before leaving, Gu Honggao had specifically instructed the remaining investigators to follow Zhou Yuan's lead as much as possible, an order that was simply astonishing.