The silent corridor usually signaled approaching danger, but in the dream, this tranquil atmosphere instead provided a good space for reflection.
Shao Yong'an lowered his head to check the time, only to see that the hands of his watch had frozen.
This finally put him at ease. He focused all his attention on listening to Wen Yongxin's discussion of his theory about life and death.
Wen Yongxin flicked away some ash, and the smile on his face faded, because what came next was the real point.
"Looking at this mission as a whole, have you seen a ghost?"
Was that even a question?
That was Shao Yong'an's first thought, but just as he was about to answer in the affirmative, he found himself at a loss for words.
He carefully recalled everything that had happened since entering the mission and was surprised to discover that they truly had not seen a ghost this time.
There had been no shortage of strange occurrences along the way, and there had even been glimpses of ghostly figures.
But those ghosts had all come from the employees' Supernatural Totems. The so-called dead had either died to the rules or at the hands of their teammates.
Even during all the crises Shao Yong'an had experienced in the corridor, he had never seen a ghost's true form.
"Come to think of it, I really haven't..."
Shao Yong'an softly voiced the answer, then immediately added:
"But Li Yi also said that ghosts barely played a role in this mission. Their only purpose was to snatch corpses; they were merely tools of the rules."
Although Shao Yong'an and Wen Yongxin now stood opposed to Li Yi, they could not completely dismiss some of his theories.
Wen Yongxin looked at him mysteriously, waved a hand, and said casually:
"You're