The moon grew brighter and brighter.
Qin Manjiang stood outside the Baihong Building with his phone in his hand. He had been waiting for Qiao Ziruo to call, but she still hadn't.
How was she doing...?
According to their original plan, he had intended to go inside with her, so there were some important things he hadn't told her, things she needed to see for herself.
But he had never imagined that this game would block out the other players right from the start.
If something happened to Qiao Ziruo too, Qin Manjiang wouldn't even know how to face himself.
Ultimately, Li Xijiu and Qin Manyi had both been dragged into the Ghost Story Game because of him.
And that went even more for Qiao Ziruo. While the Ghost Story Game lay dormant during its upgrade, the Permanent Item called the Eye Realm had actually opened up a backend, made him the creator of a game, and dragged Qiao Ziruo into it.
Could it be a coincidence?
If Li Xijiu had been the only person around him to enter the Ghost Story Game, Qin Manjiang might have considered it a coincidence.
But when the same thing happened again and again, coincidence could no longer explain it.
It was inevitable.
It was just that the causal relationship hidden within that inevitability had yet to be found.
I wonder how she's doing now...
Qin Manjiang looked up at the ninth floor. It was seven thirty in the evening. Apart from the ninth floor, which was completely dark, scattered lights still shone on the other floors.
Was there any way to help her from outside?
The security guard had left.
Qiao Ziruo held her breath, not daring to breathe even a little too loudly.
The ninth floor was exceptionally quiet. The bloody