One Dead

In an instant, both sides inside and outside the room fell silent.

Bao An reacted first. He immediately changed direction and lunged at the door to 0804.

This game did not only have the Human Faction and the Ghost Faction. There was also a real ghost.

Although ghosts were inherently at a disadvantage under the rules of the game,

that did not mean they could not kill people, especially when the store managers had fallen into endless suspicion. That was the best time to strike.

Bao An's intentions had been clear from the very beginning. There were only two options.

Either kill Teng Shan and Tian Xiao Ou at the same time, or do everything possible to protect Tian Xiao Ou.

Because Tian Xiao Ou was the only one among the four whose identity came infinitely close to being human.

However, the moment Hou Guisheng saw the Faceless Girl appear, a trace of hesitation flashed through his eyes.

What he hesitated over was not the ghost, but Bao An.

Yet after only half a second, he made a firm judgment.

As Bao An slammed toward the door of 0804, Hou Guisheng flashed in front of it and reached his right hand for Bao An's throat.

Hou Guisheng's intentions were equally firm. He wanted to kill Bao An.

His reasoning was also very clear, though different from Bao An's.

Human Faction, Ghost Faction—none of that was real.

Choosing human or ghost merely changed the reward after completing the game. The process they went through was exactly the same.

So even if he chose the Ghost Faction, it did not truly mean the ghost would not kill him.

In this game, the ghost could kill anyone.

Therefore, regardless of his identity, as long as Hou Guisheng secured two flashlights, he would be