Chapter 47: From One of the Masses to the Sole Chosen One!

Seeing Mitarai Saburo stand up, the audience in Sakura Country was filled with excitement.

It felt as though the world-class enigma of the "Eerie Sisters" was about to be solved.

Moreover, the one solving it was none other than their nation's Chosen One.

This instilled in them an unparalleled sense of pride.

They felt they were finally able to empathize with the feelings of the Dragon Country audience—the supreme glory brought by the strength of a Chosen One.

"I bet my life that clearing this won't be any effort for Mitarai Saburo at all."

"I'm watching the World Channel; experts from other countries are all saying that the answer provided by Mitarai Saburo is the standard solution."

"Dammit, can they stop showing Mitarai Saburo's footage? If they did, we'd be the only ones able to clear it!"

"Exactly! Other Chosen Ones are only able to pass by completely copying His Excellency Mitarai Saburo's answers."

The audience in Sakura Country even went to the World Chat to boast, declaring that everyone should pay them a viewing fee.

They were immediately shut down by people from the Bangzi Country. The argument from the Bangzi audience was simple: "Since you claim everyone is copying you, why don't you turn on the big screen and look at the Chosen One from Dragon Country? Does his conduct have even a shred of relation to your country's Chosen One?"

This remark left the Sakura Country audience speechless for a moment, but they quickly stopped their indiscriminate attacks and instead told the Bangzi Country to just stop watching if they didn't like it.

Then, as two sides with a historical feud, they began to exchange heated insults.

At this moment, many Chosen Ones were anxiously waiting for the answers provided by the expert groups, wondering if any other Chosen One could solve this puzzle.

In truth, when the passengers boarded, Mitarai Saburo did not ask the two sisters for a tip, but he had been observing them.

By the time the bus drove into the "Joyful Graveyard," he roughly knew what to do.

He had learned this from the clearing footage of a previous Chosen One from Eagle Country, Dr. Muscle.

One could use the rules of the eerie to eliminate the eerie.

Normally, even if a Chosen One was capable, they wouldn't risk attacking an eerie directly; an eerie cannot be killed by ordinary means.

His identity was a tour guide, not a security guard.

A security guard would at least have a baton, but a tour guide didn't even have a weapon.

Engaging in melee combat with an eerie at a time like this would result in certain death.

Therefore, using the rules to deal with the eerie was the best choice.

Since the urban legend dungeon was designed this way, there had to be a way to kill one of the two sisters.

At this stage, one needed to discover the characteristics of the eerie—or rather, the hidden rules governing the characters.

The rule for that hooded passenger was certainly one of active aggression, but his neck was not visible, or he would stop attacking once discovered.

Mitarai Saburo wasn't entirely certain of the sisters' rule, but he was eighty percent sure: it was the hands they were holding.

The sisters never looked at each other, indicating they actually had a poor relationship, yet for some special reason, they needed to hold hands.

If Mitarai Saburo's guess was correct, as long as he forced them to let go and look at each other, the puzzle would be solved.

Combining this with the hidden rule that "citizens cannot attack each other," it meant that only someone who was *not* a citizen could pry their hands apart—namely, the Chosen One himself.

To minimize risk, he needed to utilize the rules. Rule 9 stated: "If a passenger's emotions are unstable, please play the music the passenger wishes to hear to soothe their mood."

Mitarai Saburo felt that the music from the radio might be the key to suppressing an eerie's rampage.

Whether it was or not, playing music couldn't go wrong.

When the bus stopped at the gas station, the driver had fallen back asleep leaning against the steering wheel. The music playing from the radio seemed to make him sleep even more soundly; his snoring could be heard.

At this moment, Mitarai Saburo approached with a smile, saying he wanted to invite the two sisters to switch seats.

As the woman on the right stood up, Mitarai Saburo suddenly pried their hands apart.

In the next second, the woman on the left panicked. Her body began to visibly "shrink," and she tried to reach out to grab the right-hand woman's hand.

But the woman on the right gave a creepy smile and dodged directly.

A moment of chaos ensued on the bus. Ignoring Mitarai Saburo's attempts to stop her, the woman on the left insisted on grasping the other woman's hand.

Whether it was the radio music taking effect or the left-hand woman shrinking too quickly, it wasn't long before she turned directly into a puddle of water, flowing across the bus floor.

The other people on the bus remained indifferent to this scene, watching with cold eyes.

"Thank you for helping me solve my trouble. This is your reward."

As she spoke, the woman on the right handed Mitarai Saburo 400 yuan and returned to her seat.

This struck Mitarai Saburo as strange. When they boarded, they had clearly only given 200 yuan; why 400 now?

However, this didn't seem to violate any rules. After noting this, he used the money to refuel, this time adding 200 yuan.

Because as he drove out of the first gas station, he felt the color tone outside the window had noticeably dimmed.

He was also speculating whether the condition for getting off the bus was refueling, so he needed money to test it.

It wasn't just Mitarai Saburo; quite a few clever Chosen Ones had discovered this point.

As for those who hadn't, they were "lucky" enough to use up their connection opportunities.

However, some were truly unlucky; even after knowing the answer, they died due to operational errors.

Eight more Chosen Ones perished in this round, leaving 142 remaining.

The tragic state of the Chosen Ones from other countries prompted the Sakura Country audience to boast for a while, saying, "You can even get it wrong when given the answer; you deserve the arrival of the eerie."

This provoked the anger of many viewers worldwide.

The Sakura Country audience didn't care. They had suffered seven consecutive losses; if they won this round, shouldn't they be allowed to act arrogant?

As the bus drove out of the gas station and looked at the dim mist surrounding it, Mitarai Saburo became even more certain of his judgment.

At this stage, the only one who didn't need to refuel excessively was Zhang Yangqing alone.

One point many failed to notice was that he had slowly transitioned from following "the masses" at the beginning to being "the only one."

At this moment, the familiar voice from the bus radio rang out, and the Chosen Ones all pricked up their ears.

[Recently, some individuals have been impersonating toll station staff to collect fees from passing vehicles. Please note: only those wearing red clothes are genuine toll station staff. When they make a request, please be sure to comply with their instructions.]

This message left the Chosen Ones puzzled, but they knew that danger might be approaching.

Because the vast majority of Chosen Ones no longer had connection opportunities; they would have to choose their own path for the remainder of the journey.

After the bus had traveled for thirty minutes, its speed gradually slowed down.

The hearts of the Chosen Ones began to race as their phones all received notifications that they were approaching a toll station.

Based on everyone's experience during this period, every time the bus stopped, it was a test.

As the bus slowly approached the toll station, "colossal objects" appeared before the eyes of the Chosen Ones.

While other Chosen Ones were still observing cautiously, Zhang Yangqing had already stood up, seemingly performing warm-up exercises.

This movement caused the hooded passenger behind him to shift positions, thinking: *Is this guy going to try to hit me again?*