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This glass was impossibly sturdy, defying all logic.
Pei Han continued to assault the door in other places, but it stood firm.
The door’s remarkable resilience made it impossible to break through, which would have allowed them to bypass the brief opening time and continue moving toward the end of the train.
The few seconds the door remained open were only enough for Ning Ge and the others to slip into the next carriage. It was as if the dungeon was deliberately limiting their movement between carriages.
Before long, Xingwangli Station arrived. The subwayhalted, and the doors slid open. Outside, the darkness remained absolute, offering no clues.
Pei Han walked to the doorway and peered out.
Ning Ge was also curious and came to take a look.
Outside the carriage was a pitch-black darkness, as if their eyes had gone blind, making it impossible to see anything at all.
Owen chuckled. “Well, this is quite sophisticated. Fantahai Black.”
This seemed to be a special space.
The carriage door remained open, and a soft female voice suddenly broadcast:
“Attention passengers: an Imposter is hidden in each carriage. Passengers must eliminate the Imposter and remove them from the subwaywithin thirty minutes. Carriages that fail will be cleaned, and passengers will be transferred to other trains.”
Another evacuation.
Getting off the subwaywould be a death sentence. They had to find the Imposter and throw them out.
Without a doubt, this mission was designed to make the players suspect each other and slaughter one another.
But this carriage had already been cleared by the Masked Man. Now, only Ning Ge, Pei Han, Owen, and the high school student remained.
The high school student noticed that the other three seemed to know each other, leaving him the only outsider. He looked frightened. “I’m really not the Imposter.”
Owen grinned. “Don’t be so sure. This subwayis in charge here. If it says you are, then you areβyou might not even know yourself.”
His words only made the high school student’s face turn even paler with fear.
Owen patted the high school student on the back. “Don’t worry, I think getting crushed to death the moment we step off the subwaywould be pretty quick. Not too painful.”
He was bored and liked to tease the kid.
Pei Han said, “Regardless, let’s focus on finding the Imposter first.”
Owen stopped teasing the student and pondered, “The broadcast didn’t mention any characteristics of the Imposter. How are we supposed to find them?”
The high school student thought for a moment and held out his wrist for everyone to see.
“I’ve been playing this kind of game recently,” he said. “When you enter, the System assigns you a role. Some players are set as Imposters hiding among the group. Look, my bracelet hasn’t received any messages like that.”
He actively scrolled through the messages on his bracelet to show them.
There were only two messages: one was a guide for new players, and the other was a reminder to scan the Anchor Point at the final station.
The messages on the Bracelet couldn’t be deleted, and he genuinely hadn’t received any others.
Ning Ge also glanced down at her bracelet. “I don’t have any either.”
Pei Han shook his head.
Owen didn’t even bother looking. He leaned back with his hands behind his head and stretched lazily. “Of course you haven’t received anything like that.”
If he had, he would have immediately told Ning Ge and the others as a novelty.
Ning Ge pondered, “Could it really be true, as Owen said, that even the Imposter themselves doesn’t know?”
Pei Han replied, “It’s very likely.”
The high school student stared at the three of them in astonishment.
They hadn’t even bothered to check each other’s Bracelets. If they said they hadn’t received anything, everyone else just accepted it so easily.
The three of them believed it, but the high school student remained skeptical. He opened his mouth as if to protest, but ultimately said nothing.
While the four of them were trying to figure out who the Imposter was, the two adjacent carriages were also busy.
Through the small glass window in the connecting door, it was clear that the rear carriage had reached a consensus. Their thinking mirrored the high school student’s: they assumed the Imposter would have received a message from the System and were now checking everyone’s Bracelets one by one.
The front carriage, the one they had just left, was in chaos.
Ning Ge saw the bald man brandishing his wrench, arguing heatedly with the burly strong man. Their expressions were full of animosity, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.
A ding-dong notification sound echoed over the intercom, but, as usual, it wasn’t the voice of Lu Juan that Ning Ge was hoping to hear.
A female voice announced, “Hint: Imposters are characterized by a circular red marking on their backs.”
Finally, the Imposter’s characteristics had been revealed. This made the search much easier.
Since the marking was on their backs, Pei Han silently unbuttoned his shirt, smoothly removed it, and turned around to show everyone.
“See anything?” he asked.
Ning Ge found herself looking at his bare back again.
Even under the cold, pale light of the subway carriage, his well-defined muscles were quite handsome, but there wasn’t a single mark on his back.
Owen followed suit, cheerfully taking off his shirt and joking with Ning Ge, “No comparisons, okay? Skinny is also a kind of beauty.”
Neither of their backs bore any marks, and the high school student grew nervous.
If neither of them had it, it was very likely on his back.
His face paled, and his hands trembled as he fumbled with the buttons. After a struggle, he finally managed to remove his shirt and turn around for inspection.
Ning Ge and the other two exchanged glances.
He didn’t have it either.
If none of them had it, then it must be on Ning Ge.
Pei Han didn’t ask to check Ning Ge’s back, instead furrowing his brow and pondering.
“The penalty for failure is ‘the carriage will be cleaned and passengers will be transferred to another train.’ If we force open the middle carriage door now and go to the next one, could we avoid being transferred?”
Owen glanced at the adjacent carriage. “We couldn’t budge it with a wrench earlier. How are we supposed to open it?”
Ning Ge interrupted them. “I need to check my back first.”
Let’s figure this out first.
It was her back, which she couldn’t see herself. Owen looked awkward. “Why don’t Pei Han help? We’ll both close our eyes.”
“No need.” Ning Ge removed her bracelet, navigated to the scanning Anchor Point interface, and activated the camera. “Cover the glass on the door with your shirts.”
The three of them obediently went to the ends of the adjoining carriages, turning their backs to Ning Ge and using their shirts to block the view of the door’s glass.
Ning Ge took off her T-shirt and carefully examined her back using the bracelet’s camera.
The angle was awkward, making it a bit difficult to find the spot, but she could still make out the general area.
It seemed there was nothing.
The window was dark, reflecting the figures inside the carriage. Ning Ge looked again at the glass’s reflection, still finding nothing.
As she tidied her clothes, she said, “I don’t seem to have any marks either.”
Owen didn’t dare turn around, a bit puzzled. “Huh? You don’t have one either? Take another look.”
Ning Ge was also bewildered.
She had originally expected that since the three of them had confirmed they didn’t have it, she would clearly see the large red circle on their backs when she checked with the camera. She had prepared herself for this, but it turned out to be different.
This was truly strange.
Perhaps the mark was in a hard-to-see angle or was very small, making it impossible to spot with a casual glance.
This matter was too important to be taken lightly.
Ning Ge called Pei Han over. “I can’t examine it closely myself. Could you take another look at me?”
Pei Han glanced back at Ning Ge and replied, “Alright.”
He handed the shirt he was using to cover the window to the high school student and walked over.
Ning Ge turned around and lifted the back of her T-shirt.
Pei Han carefully pushed her hair forward and gently pulled the shoulder of her shirt aside. He examined her back thoroughly. “Nothing.”
“Really none?” Ning Ge couldn’t believe it. “Not even the tiniest ones, like pinprick-sized red dots?”
Pei Han was certain. “At least, not in any area I can see.”
Ning Ge understood what he meant. She was still wearing her underwear.
“Wait a moment,” Ning Ge said, reaching behind her to unhook the clasp. She pushed it aside, exposing her entire back.
Pei Han stood silently behind her for several seconds before murmuring, “…There’s nothing.”
He added hesitantly, “Could you… uh… pull this here…”
Ning Ge, struggling to lift her shirt with both hands, asked, “Where?”
Knowing she couldn’t free her hands, Pei Han asked hesitantly, “Can I… move slightly?”
“Do whatever you want,” Ning Ge said quickly.
Come on, the countdown’s still ticking! she thought. Can’t you be as decisive as when you kicked that chair earlier? Stop being so shy!
After another moment of hesitation, Pei Han gently touched Ning Ge’s back. He carefully adjusted the strap of her bra.
“There really is nothing,” he said, his voice filled with relief.
Ning Ge rehooked her bra and straightened her clothes. When she turned around, she saw Pei Han staring away, his face completely flushed.
This isn’t the time for shyness, Ning Ge thought. The problem is, unlike the other carriages, this one only has four people. And none of their backs have any markings.
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