5:55 p.m.
It wasn't completely dark yet. In that moment between light and darkness, even the sunset clouds on the horizon looked dim.
Qiao Ziruo's heart pounded. Qin Manjiang checked the time.
"We can go in now."
The workday at Baihong Building ended at five thirty. People were still coming and going through the entrance, and some needed to keep working overtime that evening. For now, it didn't seem all that difficult.
However, Qiao Ziruo's time limit for the game was one night.
Surviving the night alone wouldn't count as clearing it. What she needed to do was make the entire ghost story disappear for good.
So she not only had to evade the Vengeful Ghost that might appear at any moment, but also find clues within the limited time and eliminate it.
Fortunately, the hint it had provided was clear enough. The ghost was looking for something. Finding what it wanted would most likely let her clear the game.
Qiao Ziruo took a deep breath. Even now, she still felt somewhat as though she were dreaming, but as the game's starting time drew closer, the tremor deep inside her grew increasingly distinct. She knew none of this was a frightening joke.
"Thank you, Classmate Qin..." Standing at the building's entrance, Qiao Ziruo looked at him earnestly. "Whatever happens to me tonight, thank you for helping me so much."
Qin Manjiang looked at her in silence, completely unable to offer a response.
He turned his head aside with a guilty conscience. Although creating this Ghost Story Game hadn't been his intention, he was indeed intimately connected to it.
"Don't thank me. I'm gaining experience for myself, too." He found an excuse that even Qiao Ziruo could tell was an excuse.
Who would willingly enter a ghost story where they could