Underworld Player Chapter 54 - I'm Begging You!!!

So, is this an "all aboard, nobody gets off this ride until it's over" kind of supernatural entity?

Bai Zhi shot the driver a glance, but since it was clear that there was no way he was getting off the bus, he didn't bother trying any excuses, like needing to use the washroom or anything like that.

Finding nothing else out of the ordinary, Bai Zhi turned and made his way back to his seat at the back of the bus. Once seated, he unlocked his phone and sent a message to the mysterious number from earlier.

<Doors are locked, nobody's getting off. Seems like a veteran* in the driver's chair, he'll get us safely there, no doubt with flair>

After some moments of silence, Bai Zhi got a reply.

<...Sure. I can help you get off the bus in one piece, but you have to agree to a trade.>

Trade? Bai Zhi looked out the window as he pondered the implications.

The person texting him knew exactly when he had gotten on the bus, which meant that they must be nearby, most likely in the bus station. They had shown the ability to monitor his every move, and suddenly proposed a mysterious trade...

Putting two and two together, Bai Zhi quickly narrowed down who that person could be. After all, making deductions like these was his forte.

...Could it be the campus belle impostor who once stalked me but seemed to have gone underground ever since I became a Player? So, this trade...

As Bai Zhi mulled over these thoughts, his eyes were drawn to a particular item in his Inventory—the Shadowland Perpetual Deed.

No matter how he tried to look at it, the Deed was the most likely reason that his erstwhile stalker had chosen this moment to make themself known. If he died, the Shadowland Perpetual Deed would be dropped, and thus lost to them.

<Is this going to be a dirty deal?>

Almost immediately upon sending that text, Bai Zhi received the reply.

<I want the Deed. If you're willing to hand it over to me, I will help you get off the bus. And besides, it's useless to you since there's no way you meet the Sanity requirements for it. Exchangi

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