"If I take them on, even if something happens... maybe, maybe the players won't lose any points, right?"
Although Ning Yan phrased it as a question, the few steps she took forward made it clear that she did not really need an answer.
"Ning Yan..."
It was not just Sister Yao. At that moment, every player in the lobby realized that, whether or not they had recovered their memories, Ning Yan and Fang Xiujie must already have known they were no longer players.
Since they were no longer players, even being killed by Ghost Creatures would have no effect on the players' total score.
Yet even though they were no longer players, they had not degenerated into vengeful ghosts.
Clang-bang!
Outside Building 1's lobby, Ghost Creatures had already begun trying to push open the locked glass security doors. But despite the transparent glass, the doors still had a reasonably sturdy security frame, and the double glazing was fairly thick. As long as no vicious ghost like the Butcher Ghost appeared, armed with a weapon and immense strength, those Ghost Creatures probably would not be able to break through anytime soon just by pushing and shoving.
Provided that the consciousness of Happiness Residential Complex did not interfere again.
The Strange Creature that had become Happiness Residential Complex had already cut off the escape route for the players in Building 1's lobby. If it wanted them to die a little faster, a mere thought might be enough to unlock the glass doors and let the Ghost Creatures outside flood in.
Yet that Strange Creature did not do so immediately.
Why?
At this utterly desperate moment, everyone's attention was inevitably drawn to Ning Yan and the Ghost Creatures outside. No one noticed—or could have noticed—that in a blind spot, the dark-skinned young man