Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Ten minutes later, the group sat huddled together on the slabs of the Morgue.

Chen Chichi was the first to speak. “The clue on the Drop Tower was the location.”

Baby sniffed. “The Roller Coaster was the time.”

Beside them, Xiao Lu, his eyes bloodshot, added, “The Ski Resort was the task description.”

The group exchanged looks, their faces twisted in bitter smiles.

Before arriving, none of them had expected things to take such a turn. So far, not a single person on the team had completed a task. In fact, their very first attempt had already cost them two of their heavy hitters.

A long silence hung in the air until Brother Chao slowly opened his eyes.

“Everyone’s here!”

Hearing the voice from the floor, the others immediately looked over.

“You’re awake!” Baby said, looking at Brother Chao as he rubbed his ears, feeling a twinge of shame.

Before Brother Chao could say another word, Kaikai’s voice drifted over as well. “Where am I?”

Seeing that the two who had fainted were both awake, Chen Chichi offered a suggestion.

“We definitely have to make a second attempt, but we need a different strategy this time.”

Big Black Bull nodded, his expression grim. “We’ll take turns. First, we need to finalize the time and location.”

Chen Chichi continued, “We already know the first half of the clues. This time, we just need to focus on the latter parts.”

With heavy sighs, the group stood up.

Big Black Bull squinted at the Drop Tower before them. “I’ll go first.”

Xiao Lu gave a wry smile. “I’ll be second, then.”

They discussed it briefly and quickly settled on an order.

Meanwhile, Zhang Bei sat in the Monitoring Room with Director Shi, clicking his tongue at the scene.

Based on their current method, they might actually have a chance of clearing the challenges before noon.

“You didn’t put clues on every single ride, did you?”

Zhang Bei looked at Director Shi, suddenly struck by a bad premonition.

Director Shi nodded. “I did. Including that ride of yours that I wasn’t sure what to do with.”

Zhang Bei looked at the Destiny Ejection Chair on the monitor and silently offered his condolences to the group.

“Can I ask what kind of clue you put on the Ejection Chair?”

Director Shi let out a soft chuckle. “Since I didn’t know what it was for, I just put their Lunch Coupons on it.”

Zhang Bei’s mouth twitched. *Man, this guy is something else.*

According to the agreement with Director Shi, the cast would be eating a Staff Meal at the amusement park for lunch. Naturally, lunch wasn’t free; it required a Lunch Coupon. Those who managed to get a coupon could enjoy the buffet in the Staff Cafeteria. Those who didn’t would have to settle for a simple boxed meal.

Time flew by. After enduring countless bouts of agony, the team finally gathered the Five Blessings-or more accurately, five slips of paper.

The final Name Tag Ripping would take place at the Broadcast Building. The time was set for tomorrow at 3:00 PM.

The task details from the Ski Resort revealed that they needed to collect their Lunch Coupons from the Destiny Ejection Chair.

The Bumper Car clue informed them that they needed to head to the Underground Maze in the afternoon to find items for tomorrow’s Name Tag Ripping. Finally, the clue on the Giant Swing concerned information about the Guests.

As noon approached, the group gathered in front of the Destiny Ejection Chair.

“I feel like the Journey to the West wasn’t even this hard!”

The hairstyle Chen Chichi had carefully prepared that morning was long gone; he looked like a refugee. The others weren’t doing much better; the entire group looked like they had just escaped from a displacement camp.

Big Black Bull sighed. “Whether we get to eat lunch or not depends on our own abilities now!”
With those words, he was the first to step into the line. Chen Chichi let out a long sigh and followed behind him.

“I’m hungry!”

That simple sentence instantly brought the reality of the situation home for everyone.

It had been nearly five hours since they had breakfast. No matter what, they had to eat lunch!

One by one, the group joined the long queue, leaving only Baby standing where she was, making no move to join them.

As one of Zhang Bei’s original projects, the Destiny Ejection Chair had been a massive hit with tourists since its debut. Countless people had rediscovered the meaning of life after experiencing it.

Led by Big Black Bull, the group sat down on the chairs in sequence.

Xiao Lu’s voice trembled slightly. “This thing… it can’t be more intense than the Roller Coaster, right?”

Chen Chichi gave a bitter laugh. “Look at those tracks up there. I doubt it’s going to be any better.”

Accompanied by tense music, a massive surge of thrust suddenly hit them. Before they could even let out a scream, they were launched a hundred meters into the sky in the blink of an eye.

Relying on his 20/20 vision, Chen Chichi quickly spotted the location of a Lunch Coupon. It was right next to the track, suspended in mid-air by a balloon!

At this position, one only needed to reach out at the right moment to grab it!

As the speed increased, Chen Chichi suppressed his wildly racing heart and reached out with his right hand. However, the gale-force winds generated by speeds exceeding five hundred kilometers per hour caused a misalignment between his palm and the balloon.

Chen Chichi’s eyes widened as he watched the Lunch Coupon brush past him. He was completely stunned.

But the Ejection Chair wasn’t finished yet. At speeds surpassing five hundred kilometers per hour, it soared into the sky in an instant. There were no safety measures-not even the safety ropes found on a Drop Tower existed here.

Between the immense G-force and the vertigo of the high altitude, Chen Chichi’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

In his unconscious state, Chen Chichi didn’t see another Lunch Coupon appear right before his eyes. Xiao Lu, however, was in luck. He had encountered a balloon just as the ejection started. Using the last of his strength, he managed to snatch the Lunch Coupon into his hand.

The run of the Destiny Ejection Chair soon came to an end, and the chairs slid back down the tracks to the ground.

Professor Yao stepped forward, popping Suxiao Jiuxin Wan into the mouths of the tourists one by one.

In a corner where no one was looking, Baby took two Lunch Coupons from a tourist’s hand.

“Thank you!”

“Y-you’re welcome!” The young man blushed as he looked at Baby. “Could I get an autograph?”

Baby tucked the precious Lunch Coupons away. “Of course, no problem!”

Ten minutes later, the Running Group reconvened. Aside from Big Black Bull and Xiao Lu, everyone had failed miserably.

Brother Chao tried several times before he could finally find his voice. “Is this supposed to be lunch? This is clearly an attempt on my life!”

Chen Chichi, sprawled on the ground, nodded in agreement. “I’d rather starve to death than play that again!”

Seeing their miserable state, Baby pulled out the Lunch Coupons. “Um, I have an extra one. Who wants it?”

As soon as she spoke, even the half-conscious Brother Chao’s eyes snapped open.

“Where did you get two?”

They all knew perfectly well that Baby hadn’t boarded the Ejection Chair. So where did those two Lunch Coupons come from?

“A fan helped me.”

Baby’s voice was quiet, but they all heard her clearly.

Fans?

Chen Chichi looked at the crowd gathered nearby taking photos and fell silent.

That was right. With so many people here, there were bound to be their Fans. If one person couldn’t do it, maybe two could. As long as the base number was large enough, they could always get a Lunch Coupon.