He launched the game. The splash screen for Fernbus Simulator appeared, but it looked... different. The colors were slightly desaturated, and the ambient engine noise in the menu sounded more like a low, rhythmic growl than a MAN Lion’s Coach. Marek selected a night route:
On the digital dashboard, the message changed one last time: Fernbus Simulator ke staЕѕenГ zdarma v1.14.12800
Suddenly, his rearview mirror caught something. A black bus—identical to his own—was tailing him. It had no headlights, just two dim white glows where the destination sign should be. Every time Marek sped up, the phantom bus stayed exactly ten meters behind. He launched the game