The sky gradually brightened, and the mist rose like steam. Morning light, thin as silk ribbons, streamed through the window lattice and spilled across the room on the second floor of the residence.
Tang Yu and Lin Chen woke up in bed at the same time.
The night before, they had entered the same room as the little old woman had instructed. Before long, the door had been locked from the outside.
With the experience of the first night, they quickly divided the beds and assigned their roles.
Lin Chen slept in the bed by the door, watching over the two lanterns to keep them from tipping over.
Tang Yu sat on the bed by the window, holding various weapon-type items and guarding the window against ghosts breaking in.
Near midnight, the pile of corpses outside erupted in piercing shrieks, while the smoky haze formed by all manner of demons and monsters rampaged about.
Fortunately, the Players still had a decent supply of items, and the residence's terrain was easy to defend and hard to attack. The two of them finally held back the ghosts outside the residence and waited until the night watch announcing the third watch at midnight sounded.
The ghostly horde retreated in waves like the tide, while the two inside fell into a deep sleep under the effects of the Instance's mechanics. When they opened their eyes again, it was already daytime.
Lin Chen immediately contacted Qi Si through the Soul Leaf. "Brother Qi Si, are you alright? Nothing unexpected happened last night, did it?"
Two seconds later, Qi Si's weak and listless voice drifted over. "I'm alive. I made a significant discovery. We'll talk when we meet. Wait a little longer. If no one opens the door after half an hour, I'll come open it