Frozen Time

Game World, sixteenth-floor hallway.

Hou Guisheng dropped the burnt-out cigarette butt at his feet. A cold smile flashed in his eyes as he said softly:

"Just as I thought. He took the bait!"

Ji Li worked his stiff limbs, rose from the floor, and took out a Cigarette Case.

"If he dares to choose someone, then let the show begin."

Room 1605.

Gu Qingyun narrowed his eyes and used his phone's flashlight to examine the room before him.

Faced with the question of "human or ghost," he had chosen the former.

He believed he had grasped the deeper meaning behind Ji Li's question, so he had confidently chosen "human."

In truth, he had underestimated Ji Li and overestimated himself.

He had walked straight into the trap Ji Li had woven for him.

What no one expected was that Xue Tingtao had stumbled into choosing the same answer as Gu Qingyun this time.

Would that have some unforeseen effect on what came next?

No one could predict it.

Unaware of this, Gu Qingyun had already made his own plans.

He swept his flashlight around the room while keeping watch behind him.

The icy presence that had lingered at his back was indeed gone after he made his choice.

That only made him more certain he had chosen correctly.

"The Head Alarm Clock only lasts forty-five seconds. If I survive that long, I can leave the room whenever I want.

Ji Li and I have never had anything to do with each other. He's targeting me because he wants me to play the Su Chenghe card."

A twisted smile spread across Gu Qingyun's face as he muttered to himself:

"I was planning to use it now anyway. But since you're trying to force my hand, I won't."

Creak...

Just then, a