As light poured in, the oppressive gloom over the residential complex vanished. The bodies hidden in different residents' homes disappeared, and the old men and women who hadn't looked alive returned to their former "kindly" selves. The bodies that had already been dragged out, identical to Zhu Xiaojin and the others, evaporated too. Everything that had happened seemed like an illusion.
"Let me go!" The female Player who'd been captured wanted to struggle, but didn't dare. Her wrists and ankles had been locked with an item, and with her Space Teleport Artifact unable to work, escape was impossible. Like a trapped beast, all she could do was roar in vain.
"This is your item? It's pretty interesting." Xu Huo plucked a tiny seal, smaller than a finger, from her wrist. The words "Best Director" were carved into it.
"Best Director?" He chuckled and crouched in front of her. "Tell me, how does this item work?"
The female Player stared at him warily. After a pause, she said, "Why should I tell you?"
"Fair enough." Xu Huo nodded. "I could just kill you instead."
As he spoke, the Manifestation tightened around the female Player's neck. She tried to fight back, but Zhu Xiaojin had already broken two of her fingers. At her pained groan, Zhu Xiaojin said with a bright smile, "Do what you're told and behave, or you'll die!"
The female Player managed to speak. "If I tell you, will you let me go?"
"I'll consider it." Xu Huo looked down at her. "Why not try to earn yourself a chance to live?"
The female Player glared at him for several seconds, but in the end decided to trade the item for her life.
"It's a special item. As you can see, Best Director directs a horror movie. When the