The hall was deathly silent.
Everyone stared pale-faced at the system notifications appearing on their watches. Even though Ye Lin had prepared himself, his heart still sank when the system confirmed it.
He had never experienced this type of examination, but with An Ke's experience as an example, he could imagine how terrifying it would be.
Ye Lin looked down at the key in his hand. The one silver lining was that they still had a chance to replace it.
"What does escape mean? Do we have to escape from somewhere?"
"Will we encounter ghosts in there? What abilities do ghosts have?"
Huang Liang turned around, instinctively looking at An Ke.
He had heard about paranormal incidents from He Zheng, but He Zheng only knew about them through hearsay, and all he knew was that they were terrifying.
"Yes. In an escape-type examination, all we can do is run."
"But that's beside the point. Ghosts can't be killed, and their methods of killing are almost impossible to counter."
"So examinations involving paranormal incidents are generally escape-type examinations. We can only find ways to evade the ghosts hunting us."
An Ke gave a brief explanation, and the others gained a rough understanding of how terrifying ghosts were.
"What if we redeem things that can counter them?"
"Or if we get stronger? I remember seeing things in the redemption options that could deal with Paranormal Bodies."
Huang Liang seemed reluctant to accept that they could not fight ghosts.
It was not just that his education made the existence of ghosts incomprehensible to him. As he understood it, every being should have a weakness, no matter how powerful.
"It won't help."
An Ke shook her head and sighed.
"There are many kinds of ghosts. Some are called ghosts, but they're really just stronger