Following He Ming's suggestion, Hu Jiu planned to make his move on Liu Qingxuan, the school beauty, first, and since nothing had actually happened between the four people in Li Qisi's dormitory yet.
The rules of the Nightmare Game are actually quite simple. The chosen person participates in missions regularly, and some hints or taboos are given in advance. The "ghosts" that appear in the mission dungeons are also bound by the rules and cannot act indiscriminately or without restrictions.
Hu Jiu speculated that the "ghosts" appearing in the Nightmare Game's dungeons were most likely illusions controlled by Chu Shan in the dream, rather than real Fierce Ghost.
Even if it's a real ghost, it doesn't matter.
Tonight's dungeon quest will last all night. You'll only be considered to have successfully survived until 7 a. m. the next day to complete the quest. The dormitory is safe during a certain period of time.
At this moment, Liu Qingxuan, the school beauty, has become the team leader, leading a group of students to struggle for survival in the Nightmare World. Compared to her confidence and composure, the others all look somewhat disheveled.
Hu Jiu invaded the Dream World, deciding to increase the difficulty of their game.
"Hey, why is it suddenly foggy?" a student exclaimed.
"Yes, I've never encountered this situation before," the other person said.
The fog was initially light, but it soon became increasingly thick, to the point that it was pitch black. Many people spontaneously held hands, afraid of getting separated in the dense fog.
"Sister Liu, what's going on?" someone asked Liu Qingxuan.
Liu Qingxuan's expression wasn't good, but she remained calm. "There might be danger in the fog. Let's go to the teaching building immediately."
No one objected. To avoid getting lost in the thick fog, everyone huddled together. The familiar streets and buildings of the university were swallowed up by the mysterious fog, leaving only hazy outlines.
A group of panicked students walked towards the teaching building. They were initially very close together, but gradually the distance between them kept increasing.
"Wait for me!"
"Don't walk so fast!"
Fear made the hearts of those lagging behind pound wildly. They instinctively quickened their pace, but the thick fog seemed to have a life of its own, slowly writhing like invisible tentacles reaching out to everyone who tried to escape.
"Ah--"
A scream shattered the deathly silence.
"There's a ghost in the fog, run!"
With this exclamation, everyone panicked, and many looked at Liu Qingxuan: "Sister Liu, what should we do?"
Before Liu Qingxuan could answer, piercing screams erupted one after another, and then one by one, the figures disappeared into the fog. Even the cries for help were drowned out. The remaining people huddled together, supporting each other, trying to find a sense of security.
A suffocating sense of oppression filled the air. The students began to panic, pushing and shoving each other, with some shouting for Liu Qingxuan to come up with a solution.
Liu Qingxuan gritted her teeth, "Everyone, get moving! We absolutely can't stay in the fog any longer!"
She took the lead and ran towards the nearby teaching building, with the others following in her footsteps, but the mist seemed to be chasing after them as well.
Fortunately, no thick fog entered the building. After everyone hurriedly entered the teaching building, panting heavily, they took a closer look and realized that the team had shrunk by half!
The atmosphere became tense and oppressive. Liu Qingxuan stood before everyone, her face pale, her eyes revealing a deep unease. Looking around, she caught sight of the resentful and frightened faces of the crowd, and her heart was filled with mixed emotions.
"Liu Qingxuan..." A student couldn't help but call out her name, his voice filled with disappointment and his eyes glistening with tears.
"Sister Liu..." The others also looked at Liu Qingxuan, seemingly waiting for her to give an explanation.
However, Liu Qingxuan was already overwhelmed with her own problems. It seemed that she was just someone who memorized answers by rote. When the exam questions changed slightly, she would panic. Moreover, the current situation was not a slight change, but a major change.
"Ah--"
Another scream.
From the mist emerged one after another hideous and twisted Ghost Shadow, clinging tightly to the doors and windows of the teaching building, their eyes filled with resentment and malice as they stared intently at the people inside.
Click--
The sound of breaking glass rang out.
The crowd scattered, trying to find a safe place to hide in the school building. Some hid in classrooms, some in toilet stalls, and a few still believed in Liu Qingxuan and wanted to follow her.
But Liu Qingxuan's performance was terrible. She shouted in a near-collapse, "How could this happen! It shouldn't be like this. The thick fog shouldn't be here, and the school building should be safe at this time!"
Seeing that the ghosts and monsters outside had already broken in, Liu Qingxuan's last lackey couldn't hold on any longer and ran away.
Although Liu Qingxuan was also scared and was backing away, she wasn't as terrified as the others. As she retreated, she reached into the inside pocket of her clothes and took something out—a yellow talisman!
"Amitabha, Hallelujah, God bless..." she muttered a jumble of divine beliefs to the talisman.
Hu Jiu, who was secretly manipulating the situation from the shadows, narrowed his eyes. "That yellow talisman..."
That face looks so familiar!
Hu Jiu would never mistake that eerie yellow talisman imbued with Supernatural power!
If he remembered correctly, He Ming had once been attacked by an unknown force. One of them was Yan San, who controlled the Ghost Shadow, and the other was a strange man whose entire body was made of yellow talismans!
That strange person was just an avatar formed by Supernatural power. Hu Jiu tortured him severely at the time, but failed to extract any useful information from him. Unexpectedly, he saw that strange yellow talisman again here.
"What a coincidence!" Hu Jiu's eyes gleamed. Perhaps this wasn't a coincidence at all. Last time, He Ming was attacked, and this time, after arriving in Langzhou City, he was attacked again, with the same yellow talisman...
Is the target the Mirage Ghost inside He Ming?
The ghosts in the thick fog had caught up with Liu Qingxuan. Liu Qingxuan quickly stuck the yellow talisman to her forehead, then found a corner to stand in, as if pretending to be a block of wood.
After all this, Liu Qingxuan's presence was greatly reduced. Even if you were to observe your surroundings very carefully, it would be easy to Neglect her in the corner.
If the ghost chasing Liu Qingxuan at this moment is just an ordinary Fierce Ghost, then she will most likely be able to escape unharmed.
Unfortunately, she encountered Hu Jiu, who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
The ghost that emerged from the thick fog was initially confused, but Liu Qingxuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, this yellow talisman worked."
Just when she thought her way out was within reach and was full of hope for survival, the ghosts suddenly all looked at the corner where she was standing.
First give hope, then ruthlessly destroy it...