Serial Player
Chapter 551 - 227: Forced to Take Advantage For Free

Chapter 551: Chapter 227: Forced to Take Advantage For Free

January 31st, afternoon. The weather forecast was accurate, as torrential rain poured down from the sky.

Inside a car a few kilometers away from the target intersection.

Three people silently waited for the time to arrive.

"The black umbrella is the sign for getting on the bus, but we only have one black umbrella. Only one person can go." He Feng picked up the black umbrella thrown by Li Changhe, which was a long-handled black umbrella, and its surface gave him an eerie, damp touch.

This umbrella was hidden by Liu Yan under the sofa in the villa, and she would take it out from time to time and wipe it, cherishing it very much.

"It’s too dangerous to go alone." Bai Luohe, sitting in the driver’s seat, looked back and said, "Both of you are very strong, but you’ll be facing an unknown environment with unknown powers. It’s better not to go alone."

"I know." Li Changhe nodded, "That’s why I asked for outside help. All that’s left is to wait."

Just as he was thinking, he received a message from his [Friends], Moon God.

Li Changhe’s face changed slightly, and with a flash of spatial fluctuation in his hand, an identical black long-handle umbrella appeared.

"Made it in time, right? According to the information you provided, my allies found the guy," Moon God replied, "And found this black umbrella."

"Thank you, big help."

"It’s nothing. After all, you’re an official player. It’s not easy for you to help with this kind of personal grudge," Moon God didn’t mind Li Changhe being an official player and asking for his help with the matter.

He and Li Changhe had fought together many times, and he thought that such a small favor was not a big deal.

"It’s a pity you won’t wait until after the Great Tang task to take your revenge. I could have backed you up then, and you’d get to see something amazing." At this moment, Moon God was only 200 experience points away from LV10. Once the Great Tang task was completed, he would become an LV10 [Player]. After unlocking the Sequential gene, his strength would increase even further.

"You’ll see it eventually. See you in Great Tang."

"See you in Great Tang." Moon God suddenly replied, "By the way, be careful. My allies found another group of people while looking for the black umbrella."

"Another group?" Li Changhe was taken aback. Who else was looking for the black umbrella?

"Yeah, some foreigners. Not sure if they’re players," Moon God replied, "They don’t have as detailed information as you do. After we found the black umbrella, they’re still wandering around. Anyway, just be careful."

"Alright, thank you." Li Changhe sighed. The day before yesterday, after leaving the Dream Cruise, he asked Moon God to help find another black umbrella owner.

Moon God mentioned that he was located in the northwest of Hua Country, and the player organization he belonged to was also in that region.

In order not to alert them, Li Changhe couldn’t continue to target black umbrella owners in Nanzhe.

After all, not everyone was as vicious as Liu Yan.

Fortunately, Moon God’s allies were reliable. They managed to get a second black umbrella before nightfall.

However, someone unexpectedly had set their sights on the black umbrella. This was beyond his expectations.

He was only able to find these guys through the power of the Magic Mirror.

...

Su Ke was an experienced driver in Canghai City, having driven for more than ten years and carried all kinds of passengers.

This allowed him to become eloquent and skilled in speaking to different people, adopting their respective modes of speaking.

Whether it was a burly man in a socially powerful position, an office worker with a face full of worldly disappointment, or a young person who had experienced a failed love affair.

He could chat and laugh with them or even offer some guidance.

As a result, his ratings were very high.

But right now, as he drove on the increasingly desolate highway, with the sound of heavy rain in his ears, Su Ke remained silent.

He gripped the steering wheel tightly, showing no intention of chatting with the customer in the back seat.

At the same time, he regretted in his heart why he had accepted a ride-sharing order.

If he hadn’t taken the order, he wouldn’t have met this passenger.

If he hadn’t met this passenger, he wouldn’t be in this godforsaken place!

Su Ke glanced at the rearview mirror and saw the young man in the back seat wearing a thick black winter coat, carrying a black umbrella.

He had a pale face with dark circles under his eyes, and his eyes were slightly red, as if he hadn’t slept well for a long time.

That alone wouldn’t be a big deal.

Many programmers looked like this, but at least his hairline was still healthy. He was much happier than those programmers.

But Su Ke felt something was off about this guy.

His face was haggard, and his eyes shifted around as if he was alert to something, extremely nervous.

He could vaguely see a gruesome strangulation mark on his neck, as if someone had slit his throat with a silk thread.

If it had been any other time, Su Ke wouldn’t have minded, maybe even asked if he needed to go to the hospital or the police station.

But this man’s low, hoarse voice revealed a place name—an intersection on a highway.

Su Ke’s heart tightened. As a local with years of driving experience, of course, he knew that place.

But what was he doing there in the middle of the night, in the pouring rain? That place was nothing but a desolate wilderness, devoid of even a single streetlight.

After all, drivers had heard eerie rumors within their own circles.

For example, one driver claimed that he once picked up a woman with an unusually pale face and dressed in red in the middle of the night, taking her to some suburban area.

There was no conversation during the trip, but whenever the driver glanced at the rearview mirror, he could see the woman’s blood-red eyes staring intensely at the back of his neck. He was so scared that he almost fainted.

Fortunately, the woman didn’t do anything else. After she arrived at her destination safely, the driver didn’t even dare to collect his fare.

There were also those who said that they had gotten a passenger wrapped tightly in a blanket from head to toe. Although there was an odd smell coming from him, it wasn’t sweat or body odor—it was an indescribable scent instead.

That driver received his money, but later felt more and more uneasy. He asked around to see if anyone knew what the deal was.

Someone told him later that he had been transporting something that wasn’t alive.

Su Ke didn’t believe in these rumors.

Ghost stories like these could easily be made up just to save on cab fare.

As far as Su Ke was concerned, he’d ask even a real ghost for their fare, simply because he didn’t believe in them.

But the man he was driving now felt different. He was afraid of something, his eyes kept darting to the window as if he was ready to jump out of the car at any moment.

He mumbled "Amitabha" and the Nine-character Mantra under his breath.

His eyes flashed between pain and terror, and he murmured words like "Don’t come looking for me."

Even Su Ke, the driver, felt uneasy in this atmosphere. It was as if something was indeed following their car. Since the man had boarded, the air conditioning hadn’t been working well.

A cold chill seemed to cover the heated air blown by the air conditioner, giving Su Ke a shiver down his spine.

There was silence during the whole trip.

When the young man in the back seat got off, opened the black umbrella, and stood in the rain,

Su Ke inexplicably felt a wave of fear and didn’t even take the fare. He just drove away immediately.

Li Changhe looked confused. What was going on? Did he not want the cab fare? Was Bai’s makeup that frightening?

Yes, that young man who appeared to be entangled with something unclean was Li Changhe in disguise.

"Is this... a forced free ride?"

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