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Chapter 602: Werewolf Game? I'll Be the Werewolf
Chapter 602: Werewolf Game? I'll Be the Werewolf
"The quality of this bus is really not up to par. I just helped it speed up a bit, and it ended up limping."
"I didn't expect a bus to be able to limp."
Qin Muye watched the limping bus drive away, sighing in resignation.
It managed to make it to the Garden Restaurant without falling apart, but it was uncertain how long it could hold up.
"Well, I've been around the block, and it's already eleven. I wonder if they'll count this as being late or as an absence." Qin Muye entered the restaurant with a hint of melancholy. He had found the bus race a bit thrilling and had played a bit longer than he should have. Otherwise, how could it have taken nearly two hours for just three stops?
When he entered, the restaurant was filled with ghosts, who all looked at him with confusion. What was this thing?
This was the effect of his presence reduction, but since it wasn't too strong yet, they quickly realized he was a human. After confirming with each other, they began to show hostility.
The head waiter ghost finally recognized Qin Muye as the head chef he had been waiting for all morning.
Without a head chef, the restaurant couldn't open, especially since the previous head chef had been eaten by the ghosts. In retaliation, he had made Qin Muye the head chef, inadvertently putting himself in a difficult position.
As for appointing someone else as the head chef? That wasn't something the head waiter ghost could decide. They were bound by the rules, and unless Qin Muye was eaten or died, the position couldn't be changed.
No one could have predicted that Qin Muye would be so bold as to arrive at eleven in the morning.
These rules bound the ghosts, not humans, so he could be late, but the head waiter ghost couldn't remove him from his position. The most he could do was try to eat or kill him, assuming he had the strength to do so.
"Human, you're late," the head waiter ghost said eagerly. He had been annoyed by Qin Muye since yesterday, and now his tardiness gave him a good reason.
"I'm not late. Which eye did you see me being late with? Even as a ghost, you should have evidence," Qin Muye thought to himself. Although he was late, he wasn't going to admit it: "If I did something wrong, you can remove me from my position, but you can't slander me."
The head waiter ghost didn't care about that and lunged at Qin Muye with a sinister grin, intending to tear him apart on the spot. But then he was confused again.
"Where did he go? He was just here."
He had seen Qin Muye dive into the crowd of ghosts, but then he vanished.
None of the ghosts in the crowd noticed anything amiss. They had expected to get a meal, but when Qin Muye dove in, he disappeared.
"We have a human mixed in with us?"
"We need to find him quickly, or he might attack us."
"Are you kidding me? How can a human attack ghosts?"
"Why not? Haven't you noticed a ghost is missing?"
The head waiter ghost's expression darkened. This was a strange situation, even with the Garden Restaurant's enhancement, he couldn't find the human who had mixed in with the ghosts.
So, while he had a reason to attack the human, he couldn't do so because he couldn't find him.
"No ghost is allowed to leave the restaurant until we find this person," the head waiter ghost scanned the faces of the ghosts and continued, "No one wants to go back with a human by their side. This person is ruthless. If you bring him back, you might become the next ghost to disappear."
The few remaining humans who witnessed this were incredulous. Was this a horror game that had turned into a werewolf game? Were the ghosts going to kill each other?
What was the situation with that person? The protagonist's eyes flickered, his mind racing with thoughts: Could the other person have a system too? Otherwise, how could they have done this?
Even with the system's enhancement, he couldn't find Qin Muye.
For a moment, all the ghosts in the Garden Restaurant were wary of each other.
With Qin Muye displaying such extraordinary abilities, the ghosts naturally didn't think it was just luck or dismiss it. After all, he had openly played with them. Only those who had been made stupid by the protagonist's aura might think it was a coincidence.
After all, he had proven his strength. To think it was a coincidence would be a sign of a serious mental issue.
"We can't keep us locked in the restaurant forever, right? If the person slowly tortures and kills us, we won't be able to find any clues."
"Have any of you noticed that the number of ghosts is decreasing?" "Does anyone remember how many ghosts we started with?"
A cacophony of voices began to spread through the restaurant. The head waiter ghost's statement wasn't wrong, but the problem was that the human hidden among them was killing ghosts.
And he was doing it very brazenly, right in front of them, and they couldn't find out who it was, making it seem like it was their own doing.
The head waiter ghost was in a difficult position because as long as the players of the horror game hadn't left, he had to follow the rules. Now, it had turned into a situation where the ghosts were trying to survive and find the one killing them, which was quite bizarre.
"I have a way to find this person!" A firm and powerful voice interrupted the ghosts' whispering.
All the ghosts looked over. The one who spoke was a human, with a strikingly handsome and charismatic presence. Yes, it was the protagonist, Situ Yi, who had the Goodwill System.
"You? A human, also want to—"
"The one hiding among you ghosts is a human. Only a human can understand another human." Situ Yi's tone was filled with pride.
All the ghosts were momentarily stunned, but the remaining humans looked at Situ Yi with resentment. Because Qin Muye had been holding the ghosts back, they were safe.
However, Situ Yi had come to help the ghosts, so they dared not voice their anger.
"Fine, as long as you can find the human hidden among us, we won't bother you for the remaining five days and will give you the highest rating." The head waiter ghost said, though whether he would keep his word was another matter. Once the person was found, he could always kill this troublemaker later.
Adhere to a promise? That was impossible; they only followed the rules of the ghost realm. Promises meant nothing.
Situ Yi couldn't help but sneer. With his Goodwill System, he just needed to gain the initial goodwill of the ghosts and then max out their points.
As for the humans? They had nothing to do with him. His system was the Ghost Goodwill System, not the Human Goodwill System. If he could gain the goodwill of enough ghosts and earn the highest rating in the Universal Horror Game, he could use that as a starting point to become the Ghost Emperor by subjugating all the ghosts.
Therefore, he didn't care what the humans thought. As long as he survived and got out, what could go wrong?
Identifying humans and ghosts was simple, relying on the Goodwill System. Anyone who didn't increase his goodwill was a human.
The Ghost Goodwill System couldn't directly probe, but it could be used indirectly.
Qin Muye, standing among the ghosts, shook his head. This kid was doomed. Even if Qin Muye didn't act, the Universal Protector Organization would take care of him once they entered the scene.
From the beginning, Qin Muye knew that allegiance was crucial. You could have the False Protagonist Talent of the Ghost Realm, but you had to remember that you were part of the human faction. Otherwise, the Universal Protector Organization would treat you as a derivative anomaly, and Situ Yi's current actions fit that standard perfectly.
Whether he succeeded or failed, there were only two outcomes: being studied as a harmless specimen or being killed on the spot.
Escape? Where to? Although he was playing the fool, he had noticed that the Universal Protector Organization was already in action. The entire Ghost Realm was likely trapped, and there was no way to escape.
He might put up a bit of a struggle, but that's all it would be. Don't think about a last-minute comeback.
If he had the capability, he wouldn't be in this situation. For now, the Ghost Realm hadn't been fully affected.
Qin Muye estimated that among the Twelve Zodiac Doctors, it wasn't just Doctor Ma who had been dispatched; other doctors were likely involved as well.
The impact of the Ghost Realm was significant, and Qin Muye was certain it was a major event required by the main quest.
Such a large-scale operation couldn't be handled by just a few people. After all, it was an Omega-level disaster, and a single mistake could affect the entire world and civilization.
Perhaps it wasn't worth the Universal Protector Organization mobilizing all its forces, but it was an extremely important anomaly, and a newly born Omega-level anomaly at that.
(End of Chapter)
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