[Soul Contract signed. This contract is guaranteed by the rules of the world. No entity may defy it.]
At Blue Frog Hospital, Qi Si stood amid the dense fog where light was scarce, his dim silhouette making him look exactly like a ghost lurking in the woods.
Or rather, he should have been a ghost already.
The system interface's colors grew ever deeper, turning the scorched black of burned paper. An eerie red glow spread along its edges, creeping inward like bloodshot veins.
Bloody text refreshed in swathes across the black background. The same information repeated tens of millions of times, nearly filling his entire field of vision.
[Name: Soul Contract] [Notes: Can only be used three times in each Instance. If the limit is exceeded, the player will mutate into a ghost.] [Times Used: 4/3]
Though the hospital world had a reset mechanism, it did not reset the number of contracts signed with fellow Players.
Qi Si had first signed a contract with Huang Xiaofei, then Lu Zimo, then Cheng Xiaoyu...
Signing a [Soul Contract] with Lin Chen had been the fourth time in this Instance.
He was gambling with his life.
No, this was no longer within the scope of gambling with his life. He knew full well that things would head in a terrible direction, yet he still stubbornly pressed on with a gambler's madness.
Because once events reached a certain point, the rewards of taking risks became enormous, while retreating would render all previous efforts meaningless.
Because a wave-like momentum had pushed him before a multiple-choice question, and he knew perfectly well which option would yield the best result.
Because, to him, the price was not unacceptable. On the contrary, it could open up new paths...
After surpassing the limit, the counter on the