45: Chapter 45 Vampire Castle 1

When she slowly opened her eyes, Luo Yuejian was surprised to find herself in an extremely ornately decorated Western European-style hall.

The hall was spacious and magnificent, with a high ceiling adorned with exquisite murals and intricate patterns, yet the atmosphere was inexplicably eerie, permeated with a mysterious aura.

Ancient and bizarre portraits hung on the walls, as if they were silently watching everyone who entered.

A massive crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling, emitting a faint, flickering light that made the entire hall appear even darker and more ominous.

The floor was covered with a thick carpet embroidered with complex and terrifying patterns; walking on it, one could even feel a slight chill rising from the soles of their feet.

Luo Yuejian was currently sitting upright on a single sofa, the soft cushion and backrest providing her with a trace of comfort.

However, this sense of comfort was quickly dispelled by the surrounding environment.

She looked around and saw that in this hall, there were six other sofas arranged in a scattered yet orderly fashion, with a player sitting on each one.

Some of these players looked nervous and were glancing around anxiously, while others were expressionless, each seemingly immersed in their own thoughts.

A new game round had begun.

"Wh-wh-where is this? I... I was clearly just..."

The man, his face full of panic, said with trembling lips, his words squeezed out between his teeth intermittently, as if even speaking had become incredibly difficult.

But suddenly, as if someone had grabbed him by the throat, his words came to an abrupt halt.

Because he had remembered what happened before he closed his eyes; he had been in a car accident, a very serious car accident.

However, what left him extremely confused was that at this very moment, his surroundings were completely different from what he had imagined.

By all logic, having suffered such a serious car accident, he should have been lying in a hospital bed receiving treatment, but right now, looking around, he found himself in a strange and eerie place.

How could this be... how could this be... And he didn't have a single injury on his body? What on earth was going on?

Also voicing her doubts was a stylish, elegant urban White-collar Woman sitting in the middle, who frowned and said, "Where is this? If I remember correctly, I should be dead."

Sitting in the very center was a robust Buzz-cut Man. He looked around, his expression solemn. "Old players, report your numbers. Let's see how many old players and how many New player are in this round."

Two players raised their hands one after another: the nervous-looking Short-sleeved Youth and a Tall fat man.

Buzz-cut Man frowned, his gaze subconsciously turning to the indifferent-looking White-haired Girl sitting on the very edge.

Out of an old player's intuition, Buzz-cut Man felt that this White-haired Girl was not a simple character.

Sure enough, after he looked over, that White-haired Girl turned her cold gaze toward him and said softly, "I am one too."

Buzz-cut Man felt a jolt in his heart, his gaze locking tightly onto that woman.

This woman had been silent the whole time, as unapproachable as an iceberg, and only said she was an old player after he looked at her; such deep cunning was not to be underestimated...

At this moment, Luo Yuejian was stiff all over.

Opening your eyes to see six completely unfamiliar faces staring at you—who could handle that!

In the last game, she had finally managed to adapt to those few players, and that was only thanks to the fact that players were always either falling behind or unfortunately dying, which gave her the chance to slowly get familiar with the environment and teammates.

As a result, this round had reset everything back to square one.

Listening to Buzz-cut Man ask who the old players were, she kept cheering herself on in her heart, repeatedly building up her mental defenses, and it took a long while before she finally gathered the courage to open her mouth and answer that she was also an old player.

The livestream room comments at this moment:

[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. My Yue is using her standard opening routine, pretending to be a nobody.]

[Goddess Yue clearly has some misunderstandings about her own looks.]

[This Buzz-cut Man is quite sharp; he could sense immediately that Goddess Yue isn't simple.]

[Who is this Goddess Yue? Is she very awesome? Is she that White-haired Beauty?]

[That's her! Goddess Yue is truly super amazing!]

[I don't know what the comments are hyping up. She just wanted to pretend to be a newbie and got caught; she's purely just a vase.]

[Don't know if she's awesome or not, but this beauty is truly top-tier. I'm following first; I'm ready to be a fan based on looks.]

[I was also just a simple fan based on looks in the beginning (teary eyes).]

[Who didn't start out as a fan based on looks? (doge)]

[It's a staple of the livestream room; I hope when Goddess Yue slaps their faces later, it won't hurt too much~]

...

Buzz-cut Man gave her a deep look and withdrew his gaze. "There are seven players in total here, with four old players and three New player."

The old players are Luo Yuejian, Buzz-cut Man, Short-sleeved Youth, and the Tall fat man.

The New player are the White-collar Woman, Stuttering Uncle, and the Gloomy Youth who hasn't spoken at all and looks full of vigilance.

"I know you New player must be full of questions, but explaining is too much of a hassle. You just need to know that in this game, we need to cooperate fully to have any hope of surviving," said Buzz-cut Man meaningfully.

Short-sleeved Youth coughed. "Um, let's report how many games everyone has cleared, shall we? To see who is more experienced so we can choose a leader. I'll start: this is my second game."

Tall fat man said, "Me too, second game."

Buzz-cut Man glanced at the two of them. "This is my third." His gaze turned to the White-haired Girl: "And you?"

Being stared at by everyone's gaze, Luo Yuejian's social anxiety flared up, and she was too nervous to speak for a moment, so she could only stiffly hold up two fingers.

Actually, she meant that she had experienced two games, but in the eyes of others, it meant that the White-haired Girl was the same as the Short-sleeved Youth and the Tall fat man, and this was her second game.

The audience in the livestream room burst into laughter again.

[It's clearly already the third game, yet she's still pretending to be a newbie. Goddess Yue, you're so bad, I love it~]

[Is the White-haired Beauty already on her third game? Then why didn't she speak up to seize the right to speak?]

[Actually, this move by Goddess Yue is very commendable. She had previously received the vigilance of that Buzz-cut Man, but look now, that Buzz-cut Man's attention toward Goddess Yue has clearly decreased.]

[Hahahaha, everyone else seems to have believed it. My Yue's act of showing weakness this time is a huge success.]

...

Before those New player could ask any questions, an old-fashioned radio placed on a cabinet suddenly made a sizzling sound. After a burst of static, a familiar, punchable voice came from inside.

"Hello everyone, I'm very happy to see you all here. I am your favorite Mr. Mask."