Chapter 67 Player skips, Si Yan wins!

Si Yan looked down at the time; it was the end of the month.

He suddenly realized!

Previously, Si Yan had noticed on a forum post that it seemed like at the end of each month, Horror Space would irregularly release some bonus Thriller Adventure instances.

In these adventures, he wouldn’t lose his life.

If he won, he’d get rewards; if he lost, he’d pay ghost coins.

This was much better than the official Horror instance, where he gambled with his life!

Many people wanted to play but couldn’t get in!

“Not bad, I can give it a try.”

“After all, it’s three games. At worst, I’ll fail all of them and just pay up then~”

What Si Yan lacked least right now was ghost coins!

“Ding dong! You will enter Thriller Adventure in ten minutes!”

Ten minutes passed quickly, and the scenery around Si Yan began to recede.

Then, a gloomy mountainous area appeared in Si Yan’s vision.

Si Yan turned his head and saw a total of nine people beside him.

Including himself, there were ten people.

They were in an unknown forest at night. The moon was large, but there were dark clouds, making it feel a bit gloomy.

As Si Yan looked at the other players, their faces were not very clear, and he could only vaguely distinguish men and women by their silhouettes.

“Thriller Adventure Game One: Hide-and-Seek!”

“Adventure Introduction: Among the ten people present, one is the ghost. Whether you find this true ghost or are found by this true ghost, the game is a failure!”

“No items are allowed in this adventure, or it will be directly judged as a failure! The adventure area is this forest. You must not go beyond the fence, or it will be directly judged as a failure! The time is 35 minutes. You have 5 minutes to freely decide who will be the ghost!”

Soon, every player received a notification from the Horror instance.

“Ten people. It seems that everyone who can get in here must be experienced players. The way to clear this mini-game is for one person to sacrifice themselves.”

At this moment, a middle-aged man stepped forward.

Ten people, one of whom was the true ghost.

This meant that one player had not chosen to enter.

“That’s right. Based on past experience, if no one volunteers to be the ghost, the real ghost will actively step forward and take on the role.”

Another player also stepped forward.

“So, for this round, who will sacrifice themselves? We can compensate him with some ghost coins after we get out.”

The third player suggested.

Si Yan quickly understood what it meant.

In this Thriller Adventure, ten people play hide-and-seek, and ten people decide who will be the ghost.

If no one volunteers to be the ghost, then the real ghost will definitely step forward and actively take on the role.

Based on past experience, if this true ghost becomes the ghost, since he is an NPC from the Horror instance, he will definitely be able to find all the players.

In that case, all players would lose.

Therefore, there was only one way to clear this Thriller Adventure: one player had to sacrifice themselves.

This player would voluntarily be the ghost, and this player would definitely lose.

Because once he found that true ghost, he would also be “killed.”

This was what they meant by sacrifice.

After the third player finished explaining, no one spoke.

Evidently, no one chose to voluntarily sacrifice themselves in the first round of Thriller Adventure.

After all, everyone who chose to come in hoped to gain something.

Not to be some universally admired great Samaritan.

If he won all three Thriller Adventures here, he would definitely have a considerable harvest.

Si Yan didn’t speak but instead opened his Profession Tree system.

He thought carefully but did not choose to buy equipment for a new profession.

Improvise!

After a minute of silence, the middle-aged man spoke!

“Which player would like to step forward and be the ghost? We’ll each compensate you 300 ghost coins.”

After the middle-aged man spoke, still no one stepped forward.

300 ghost coins, excluding the ghost, there were eight people in total, which was 2400 ghost coins.

That was already a lot.

Equivalent to the reward obtained from clearing a Horror instance!

However, the players were all silent now, looking at each other.

Those who could appear here were all experienced veterans.

Each of them was arrogant and definitely unwilling to sacrifice themselves voluntarily.

2400 ghost coins, although not a small amount, was still not enough to make them voluntarily choose to sacrifice themselves.

Moreover, the middle-aged man only suggested this.

He might be willing to pay these 300 ghost coins, but the other players might not be.

This was why in this hide-and-seek game, few people were willing to sacrifice themselves voluntarily.

If they were all going to lose, then they would all lose together.

Anyway, this Thriller Adventure wouldn’t cost them their lives.

Such was human nature.

If I can’t get it, and you do, it truly feels worse than being killed.

Thus, the stalemate continued for another half minute.

Si Yan saw a woman in a white shirt, who seemed to be wavering.

Did she want to sacrifice herself voluntarily?

However, this woman did not step forward.

“Time’s up, the true ghost is about to step out.”

A player reminded.

However, just after this player spoke, someone really stepped forward!

It was Si Yan!

Si Yan let out a soft sigh.

On the surface, it was Horror Space invading reality, but in fact, this kind of Horror Space had long existed in reality.

Human nature was the scariest thing.

Often much scarier than the Gui Creatures in Horror Space.

“Since none of you are willing to be the ghost, then I will!”

Si Yan grinned, looking particularly sinister under the moonlight.

“Don’t worry, I will find each and every one of you! I definitely will!”

Si Yan’s voice sounded a bit sharp, with a hint of madness.

After speaking, Si Yan stood in the center, unmoving.

“Ding dong! The ghost has been chosen! All remaining players have five minutes to hide! After the Thriller Adventure game begins, the player who successfully lasts until the end will win! If found, it counts as a failure! You can also choose to skip directly, which will be judged as a failure!”

After the notification sounded, all the players breathed a sigh of relief.

“Damn it! I knew the true ghost would step out at this time! What’s the point of playing now? Is sacrificing yourself that difficult?”

The player who had reminded them earlier said angrily.

“Oh? You speak so nicely, why didn’t you step forward yourself?”

Another player sneered.

“Heh, if we’re going to die, we’ll all die together! I believe everyone here is a person of status, there’s no need to criticize others, right?”

Another player spoke.

“What do we do now? No one can hide from the true ghost’s search!”

“Stop wasting time, all of you, skip, skip!”

“Exactly! This is purely wasting everyone’s time!”

“I surrender too, too lazy to hide.”

The players opposite Si Yan all seemed to have lost confidence, choosing to skip the first round of Thriller Adventure.

However, these players did not notice that one of them had silently disappeared from his spot!

“Ding dong! Excluding the player who voluntarily chose to be the ghost, all other 8 players chose to skip! Judged as a failure!”

“After the hiding players skip, the player who chose to be the ghost wins!”

When all eight players chose to skip, the notification sound within Horror Space also rang out.

“Indeed!”

A smile appeared at the corner of Si Yan’s mouth.

This game, in essence, was about wits and human nature.

If Si Yan didn’t become the ghost, then he could only hide, but it would be impossible to hide from the ghost.

He couldn’t use items, nor could he summon Hong Meier casually. He would still be found by the ghost in the end!