The Count of Roses is Calling! [Part Six]

The reason why the Great Summer Order could recruit so many divine followers was largely due to certain factors inherent in their operations.

It was rumored that one of the higher-ups in the Great Summer Order possessed a unique ghost artifact. This artifact had the ability to track the survival rates of every game instance that had emerged since the inception of the terrifying games. Of course, this information could be shared with the general players, but whether the artifact had other capabilities remained a mystery.

The Vacation Village of the Dead was one of the instances that had a particularly "high" survival rate, as statistically proven. The players' excitement was, naturally, understandable. Especially considering... there was another divine follower among the players.

[Player (Divine Follower): Mo Youqian]

[Race: Human]

[Favorability: Murderous Intent (The lure of the dead holds no effect on humans)]

[Strength: Wandering Soul]

[Likes: Cannibalism, Gaining Strength (He will do anything to become stronger)]

[Weakness: Fragile, vulnerable to all weaknesses]

[Current Status: Great! In a low-threat instance, it's even easier for me to raise my ghostly minions. I hope my "partners" don't get killed by those other ghosts... You're all my reserve food after all! (Humans fear ghosts, but ghosts know how cruel humans can be.)]

The information fed back to Yi Bai's Eye of Insight made him narrow his eyes.

The words "Murderous Intent," coupled with the preferences section, quickly revealed the nature of this divine follower.

Once a monster in the mortal realm, he had gained the acknowledgment of ghosts and, after becoming a divine follower, had grown even more unrestrained!

For the player matched with him, it wasn't just about struggling to survive, but also watching their back from a potential "knife" from within their own ranks. A classic case of internal betrayal!

Standing by the sign at the entrance to the vacation village, the ghost guide had yet to appear.

But Mo Youqian, in his "werewolf" form, was already growing impatient.

He glanced at his "teammates," a group of thirty, and noticed no sign of ghostly energy. With a confident smile, he spoke up.

"Everyone, this instance, Vacation Village of the Dead, has a high survival rate, so don't worry. As a divine follower of the Great Summer Order, I, Mo Youqian, will protect all of you as much as I can!"

"Before we enter, let's remain united. Absolutely no infighting."

"With such a high survival rate, if we just stick together, nothing major should go wrong..."

The manifestation of his contracted ghost quickly caught the players' attention.

Mo Youqian's words effectively garnered the trust of many.

He was quite clever, knowing how to pretend to be from the Great Summer Order to gain their approval. After all, players who had survived one or more games rarely trusted so-called "insiders."

Yi Bai, on the other hand, took this opportunity to observe the information about Mo Youqian's spirit.

He wasn't prepared for what he found.

The Eye of Insight's report immediately made Yi Bai understand what it meant by "like attracts like."

The terrifying ghost with a green face and sharp fangs, known as a Cannibal Ghost, was an ideal match for Mo Youqian.

A Cannibal Ghost was known to grow stronger by devouring humans, and its strength within the Wandering Soul class was quite formidable. This likely had to do with Mo Youqian's actions in the mortal world, and perhaps, even more with his backstabbing tendencies in the game.

"Someone like him should just be crushed as soon as he enters the instance," Yi Bai mused. "Although, other people's survival means nothing to me, if he tries to use other ghosts to mess with me, that would be quite troublesome."

When the ghostly staff members of the village emerged, Yi Bai made his decision.

The reason he didn't immediately deal with Mo Youqian was simple—Yi Bai didn't want to disturb his own strategy in this game instance.

Killing a summoned temporary worker for no reason wouldn't make the management of the village happy, unless, of course, the manager was a ghost with special preferences.

The ghostly employees of the vacation village walked out, their movements stiff and faces pale, looking almost human in appearance.

Yi Bai used his Eye of Insight to confirm their identities—these were young zombies, just recently gaining intelligence.

"Hm? Zombies? Could this village be part of Jiang Ling's territory?" Yi Bai thought for a moment but remained calm and collected.

Just then, a sudden thought crossed his mind.

"Hm? Is the Count of Roses calling so soon for the shipment?"

Yi Bai paused as a slight burning sensation on his arm told him—The Count of Roses was calling!

His first reaction was that the Count was likely waiting for him to deliver the "medicine." It was about time for that.

But then, Yi Bai quickly realized something was off.

The Count of Roses had called, but why hadn't Jiang Ling contacted him yet?

Considering Jiang Ling's greedy nature, he should have been the one urgently asking for the "shipment."

"This doesn't feel right!"

"My gut is telling me this 'call' from the Count of Roses might not be as simple as it seems."

Yi Bai had a bad feeling deep inside.

With so many people around, he didn't plan to answer the call immediately.

However, misfortune tends to strike first.

Yi Bai, who had tried to remain low-key, was "exposed" by one of the zombie employees!

The stiff and clumsy zombie approached Yi Bai, holding a photo. Its eyes darted back and forth between the photo and Yi Bai.

When it got close enough, it carefully confirmed the image before speaking in a dry, raspy voice.

"Master Yin, I didn't expect it would really be you!"

The grating sound of its voice sent a chill down the spines of the surrounding players.

"Wait, did that ghost just call the player 'Master'?"

"Damn, my ears must be failing me!"

"No, you heard right. But what's going on here?"

"Could he not be human and actually a ghost infiltrating our group?"

"Shit! Now I'm starting to panic. Could there be a werewolf among us?!"

"Wait, has Vacation Village of the Dead developed some new mechanics? Did they raise the death rate?"