Special Plot

Gu Qingyun used his death as a chance to break free of the Music Box's control and return to the Game Room.

He had been "imprisoned" the whole time, so his thoughts had yet to clear.

Only when Fang Shenyan spoke beside him did he suddenly realize someone else was in the room.

He stared at Fang Shenyan nearby, his gaze faltering, but he couldn't put a name to the face.

He had been cut off from the main plot for so long that he had lost track of everything. He was still astonished that anyone could break into the Game Room.

Fang Shenyan, meanwhile, had no reason to stay after learning that his route to survival was wrong.

He discarded the broken umbrella and pushed open the revolving door.

As the door turned, he stepped out first. Behind him came Gu Qingyun's shout and hurried footsteps.

But Gu Qingyun was still a step too slow. He failed to leave with Fang Shenyan.

As a Gamer, he could never leave before the game ended.

The door shut without a gap, and Fang Shenyan returned to the silent corridor. He tapped his earpiece and said:

"The Root Ghost still hasn't shown itself. The key to breaking this open..."

"Fang Shenyan."

Before he could finish, a voice behind him called his name.

Fang Shenyan lowered his head warily and slowly shifted his gaze back. He saw nothing.

There was no one behind him, but the floor had changed.

Countless colored flecks in the marble's floral patterns were moving rapidly and without order.

The fingernail-sized spots ignored the seams between tiles, spinning, sliding, and flipping wildly.

His eyes locked helplessly onto the spots and followed their frantic motion, throwing his vision into disarray.

A fog seemed to cloud Fang Shenyan's mind, leaving him