Thriller Tour Group

Ch2 - Tour Guide III-9

“Hoo—Fuck his grandmother, he gave me a fright.”

The last tourist who got on the bus was a fat man. He was also given a fright by the bloody fingerprints on the bus windows, and he was badly shaken as he cursed out loud. However, he was in a good mood. When he took out his cigarette case and offered one to Wei Xun, he still had a smile on his fat face.

“Excuse me, bro, can you move aside and let me have that seat.”

The rest of the car was full, and there was only an empty seat beside Wei Xun. 

Wei Xun didn’t respond to the cigarette, but he picked up his things and moved to the side to allow the fat man to sit down. After all the tourists arrived, Wei Xun could finally move freely. As he stood up, his eyes swept throughout the bus.

At present, the atmosphere on the bus was incredibly depressing. No one dared to get close to the windows or talk to each other, like they were a group of hairy hedgehogs. There was no lack of vigilant gazes sweeping over Wei Xun, but Wei Xun was wearing his usual outfit for when he had to be exposed to the sun.

He was wearing a hat, a pair of sunglasses, a mask, and a thin overcoat was draped over him and buttoned up to completely cover his throat. He was even wearing a pair of black mittens on his hands. Almost none of his skin was exposed.

No one knew the ins and outs of his background. This was Wei Xun’s only chance.

He had to succeed on his first try.

The most foolish thing he could do would be to take the initiative to expose himself when he was at a disadvantage and knew nothing about the enemy.

Wei Xun wanted to let the others take the initiative, so he carefully selected his target—If he wanted to cause someone to have an emotional breakdown, the best target was naturally someone with extremely unstable emotions.

The man sitting behind Wei Xun appeared extremely pale, and he was impossibly thin. He couldn’t hide the look of madness and fear in his gaze, and his body had been shaking nervously. 

And Wei Xun did not know why but as soon as he got on the bus, he had strong malice towards him. He blatantly stared at Wei Xun with a disgusting look in his eyes for at least three seconds.

Then, I’ll choose you.

Therefore, when the other party got on the bus and passed by him, Wei Xun pulled a corner of his mask away and slightly hooked his mouth up as he gazed at him.

Sure enough, the man was provoked. Although he didn’t immediately take action against Wei Xun, he took the initiative to sit behind Wei Xun. Up until now, Wei Xun could still feel the other’s malicious and manic gaze that seemed to pierce through the back of his head. 

Bless me.

Wei Xun held a pendant in the palm of his hand and kissed it gently. In the transparent crystal was a blue-purple butterfly wing fragment the size of a fingernail. This was the only thing left by his family after they disappeared, and Wei Xun carried it everywhere. Even when he appeared here, the pendant did not disappear.

Wei Xun did not believe in any religion. To him, praying was just a habit.

Wei Xun pressed the button under his seat to adjust his seat, and the back of his chair suddenly tilted backward. The man behind him immediately got agitated. His poisonous gaze bore a hole in Wei Xun’s back, and he seemed ready to take action now. 

As long as he was stimulated a little more, the other party would move against him.

“Little brother, you look unfamiliar. Could you be a novice?”

The fat man sitting next to Wei Xun suddenly started to chat with him. He was smiling, and his round face looked very kind:

“Hey, if I have to say something, then Tour Guide III-9, the tour guide of this trip, loves to take care of novices the most.” 

The breathing of the man behind Wei Xun suddenly grew more erratic when the fat man said “Tour Guide III-9,” and he panted like a beast. Obviously, the words “Tour Guide III-9” agitated him.

However, Wei Xun was more puzzled as to why the fat man would open his mouth at this time.

Was he aware of Wei Xun’s intentions?

Or did he just want to watch a good show? 

In any case, what he did was helpful to Wei Xun’s plan.

Wei Xun turned his head and looked at the fat man, appearing as though his interest was roused. As expected, the fat man became even happier. He had the kind of smile that would allow all men to understand what he was implying, and he whispered:

“III-9 loves to keep an eye out for young’uns, but he only chooses the best. As for the others, hehe.”

“This is why us brothers who don’t rely on our faces to earn a living will have to rely on our real skills.” 

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Sure enough, someone immediately took the bait.

“Novice? Hehehe, hahaha, dumbass, idiot, why would there be a novice on a dangerous level tour!” 

Hoarse laughter came from behind Wei Xun, sounding sharp and manic. The man was actually quite handsome, but his face appeared terrifying due to his distorted expression.

Currently, he was laughing wildly and wantonly vented his depression and fear. “Why would there be novices here? We are all going to die, as we are the stinky parasites thrown out here by the Travel Services, can’t you understand!”

The man’s voice caused an uproar in the bus. Suddenly, like a heatwave, the sounds of scolding and swearing quickly filled the whole bus.

“Shut up, you fucker!” 

“Lin Xi, you are crazy!”

Faced with the continuously escalating exclamations, Lin Xi stood up. Wei Xun felt his nervous and malicious gaze fall on him, and his voice was harsh and sharp.

“No one can survive the Intoxicating Xiangxi series tours, no one. Everyone who has embarked on this tour has died, everyone!”

“III-9 will kill the whole team. Hahahaha, he will kill everyone. All of you will die!” 

When Lin Xi called out the name III-9, the bus suddenly fell into a strange silence, and the passengers were like a group of geese who were suddenly strangled.

The heavy atmosphere lingered on the bus. Even the fat man’s eyebrows drooped, and he had a worried look, as though he was about to heave a sigh.

Everyone was terrified of Tour Guide III-9.

“Novice, hm? Novice?” 

The sharp blade cut through Wei Xun’s mask, revealing his pale, almost translucent skin. Lin Xi’s hand trembled as it held the dagger. When he saw Wei Xun’s pale and flawless skin, his gaze turned even more malicious. His face was almost completely distorted.

“I heard Brother 9 likes little boy toys.”

Lin Xi suddenly lowered his voice.

“But I hate them.” 

Lin Xi’s hands trembled, and his dagger swayed in front of Wei Xun’s face. His tone was full of both hatred and fear, and a trace of jealousy could also be seen.

“For a dangerous level tour, even Brother 9 can only protect one person. He will choose me. He will definitely choose me, as long as I destroy your face…… I want to survive. I want to—”

In the next moment, his blade couldn’t budge an inch.

That was because Wei Xun was holding onto the blade. 

The dagger cut through his gloves, and blood dripped along his pale fingertips like blooming roses, shockingly beautiful. Wei Xun was very calm, without any fluctuation in his emotions. He wasn’t faking this calmness and hiding his pain, and he was genuinely indifferent to it.

Lin Xi suddenly shivered after seeing Wei Xun’s actions. He stared at Wei Xun’s fingers, so stupefied that he couldn’t move. He couldn’t respond in time as Wei Xun effortlessly snatched the dagger from him, and even Wei Xun was surprised at how easily he grabbed the dagger.

Was this person really a veteran?

However, this was really a good dagger. It was a military good and had come into contact with blood. The blade was fierce and cold. Wei Xun skillfully spun the dagger between his fingers, before he lightly stuck the sharp blade against Lin Xi’s carotid artery in a reverse grip. When it came to pursuing thrilling experiences, Wei Xun could be considered a veteran, so he knew each part of the human body very well. 

In order to bring someone the greatest sense of oppression, this was the key.

It would be easy to cause someone to experience an emotional breakdown just by threatening them with death.

As the dagger pressed down, Wei Xun stared at Lin Xi’s eyes without making a sound.

There were no words that were more oppressive than cold silence. Even if Lin Xi didn’t plan to kill him, Wei Xun needed to intimidate and deter him— 

However, although Lin Xi’s whole body was quaking with fear and his eyes were wide open, his attention wasn’t on the dagger. He didn’t even care about the bloody cuts on his neck.

Lin Xi’s frightened gaze was stuck on Wei Xun’s bleeding hands, and he shook even more severely, as though he wanted to run away with all his life, but he didn’t dare to.

He was afraid of blood?

No, he wasn’t. 

It wasn’t only Lin Xi. Wei Xun also noticed the bewildered and shocked look in the eyes of the fat man nearest to him. His gaze was similarly stuck to his hand, which was stable despite being injured.

What they were afraid of was how Wei Xun displayed no sign of pain.

[Countdown to the completion of the task—00:05:15]

Although no one knew why, but— 

Wei Xun’s thumb shifted forward, and he pressed it against the sharp edge of the blade. Then, with his thumb bearing down, he pushed the dagger forward, closer to Lin Xi’s neck. At the same time, Wei Xun’s thumb was also cut by the dagger. The scarlet blood flowed down and stained Lin Xi’s skin, which was so pale he appeared slightly green. It was a startling sight.

Wei Xun didn’t feel any pain. He didn’t feel anything and even smiled. His mask had been cut into half by the dagger, and a corner of his mouth was revealed.

This finally made Lin Xi collapse due to fear.

“Please, please don’t be angry. It’s me who has the ability to see but failed to recognize Mount Tai. It’s me who has the ability to see but failed to recognize Mount Tai—” 

Lin Xi fell onto his knees, and he wailed like an injured dog, kowtowing to Wei Xun as tears and snot dripped all over his face, his emotions thoroughly collapsed.

“Please forgive me, please, please—”

[Beep, novice tour guide task completed]

[Issuing task reward—] 

[Your esteemed self receives 10 points]

[You have activated the special identity of Class X Tourist: Reserve Tour Guide]

[Congratulations, you’ve gotten the hidden special item: Tour Guide’s Mask (Bronze)]

[Tour Guide’s Mask (Bronze): Tour guides are elegant and mysterious gentlemen and ladies hidden in the dark. Every tour guide should have their own mask. It’s a pity that the mask of a tour guide can only be owned by the strong.] 

[When you wear the mask, you will be able to hide your appearance and identity information and will not be detected by people below your rank]

A cool sensation could be felt on his hand. A cold object of considerable weight had fallen on his palm, and the metal chilled his fingertips to the bottom of his heart. The task was completed. Wei Xun breathed a sigh of relief while using his points to extend the countdown until death. He looked curiously at Lin Xi, who had cried so much that his entire face was full of tears and snot.

In the end, the reason why Lin Xi had an emotional breakdown was because he was scared, and the fat man’s shock and vigilance were not due to him.

They mistook Wei Xun for another person who also couldn’t feel pain and had left a deep psychological shadow on them. 

Who was he? Was he the crazy Tour Guide III-9 that had slaughtered an entire team?

Wei Xun was really curious now. How crazy is this tour guide, III-9—hm?

Wei Xun suddenly frowned. The change in his mood caused Lin Xi, who was still kneeling on the ground, to tremble. Lin Xi whimpered, not daring to cry out loud, but Wei Xun did not pay attention to him.

[Beep, the threat faced by the Travel Services has been removed, novice customer service Creepy is at your service] 

[To express how apologetic we are, we will compensate you with a big gift bagggggggg—]

The Travel Services was under attack?

Wei Xun was surprised that the mysterious and powerful Travel Services, which could control one’s life and death wantonly, would be attacked?

Who could be the attacker? This was truly, truly… 

Truly too exhilarating!

Wei Xun felt an unbearable itch in his heart. Unfortunately, he was still a novice at the present, and he had to rely on the points obtained by the novice tasks to survive.

[Bag, bagbag, bagbagbag—]

Why was Creepy lagging? 

Wei Xun started to worry. Was the Travel Services under attack again? Why couldn’t they let him exchange for more time first?

Bam!

All of a sudden, Wei Xun’s mind grew dizzy. A series of scarlet messages surged in front of him, and he was unable to control his body. He could only see the system messages constantly popping up before his eyes.

[Alert! Alert! The novice tourist Wei Xun had erroneously appeared on a dangerous level tour. Since the tour has started, the error will be eliminated. Countdown: 5, 4, 3—] 

[Beep—Retrieving the latest information, novice tourist Wei Xun’s identity was altered: Reserve Tour Guide, alert removed]

[Alert! Alert! The tour guide has been confirmed to be III-9. It is impossible to have two tour guides on this tour! The reserve tour guide Wei Xun will be eliminated. Countdown: 5, 4, 3—]

[Alert! Alert! It was found that Tour Guide III-9 is unexpectedly missing on this trip. Conducting a search again……24%……47%……]

The scarlet light flashed in front of Wei Xun’s eyes, and the feeling of him experiencing a sudden death descended upon him again. Wei Xun’s heart started pumping faster and faster, and he was almost unable to breathe. The countdown to death was decreasing rapidly, but Wei Xun couldn’t stop it. He couldn’t even exchange the points he had just gotten. 

Was he going to die? Was all the hard work that he had done completely useless?

No, he didn’t want to die. He didn’t want to die!

Even if his body couldn’t move, Wei Xun’s consciousness was still struggling, and until his last moments, he still refused to give up.

Amidst the darkness of death, the sharp alerts traveling into his ears blurred into meaningless and frenzied noise. His consciousness condensed to its limit, and Wei Xun, who was about to faint, dimly saw a faint blue-purple light. 

That was……

A butterfly wing fragment……

[Beep, detected the presence of Maria Butterfly Fragment (1/4), * * * at your service]

The jumpy information suddenly turned green. It was as though Wei Xun had woken up from a nightmare, and he gasped as he came back from the edge of death again. Surprisingly, he had slightly gotten used to the feeling. 

Wei Xun reflexively looked at the countdown to death first.

[Countdown to death—00:02:01]

Phew, it was great that it didn’t reach zero.

However, the subsequent voice in his head shocked him. 

[Reserve Tour Guide Wei Xun, a special Class X tourist, has the green title “Analgesic” and carries the special props: Tour Guide’s Mask (Bronze)]

It was not Creepy’s mechanical and child-like voice but a more elegant, silky, and mysterious male voice. If Creepy’s voice was like an intelligent AI, then the current male voice sounded more like an actual person.

Powerful, mysterious, and dangerous. The tone carried a tinge of natural carefreeness, much like a person who was born controlling everything.

[After a comparison, the similarity between Wei Xun and Tour Guide III-9 is 51%—] 

[The tour has started and cannot be halted midway. In order to ensure the tour’s smooth progress, a special plan will be implemented]

The graceful and smiling male voice rang out in Wei Xun’s mind, much like a devil sending him an invitation.

[Tour Guide III-9, the ninth tour guide in the III-rank, has the purple title “Cold-bloodedness” and carries the special props: Tour Guide’s Mask (Black Iron)]

[Under the black iron mask, no one knows what III-9 really looks like, and no one knows his real name. As a guide who brings the fear of death to tourists, everyone hates and fears him. Countless tourists want to assassinate III-9—And now, III-9 has disappeared.] 

[Tour Guide III-9 is not allowed to be absent since the tour has started]

[Reserve Tour Guide Wei Xun, Thriller Travel Services has sent out a special recruitment notice to you. Would you like to be a temporary tour guide for this tour?]

[You will become III-9, enjoy the glory of III-9 as a tour guide, and bear every danger he has to face]

[Yes/No] 

The author has something to say:

Today, I will also send out 100 red packets randomly, muah muah!

Wei Xun: I’d like to see how crazy III-9 is……. Ah, this?

I’m shocked! I’m actually III-9!