Liang Yue followed Wang Million to the inn's kitchen.
The death of the person who had slept beside her had made her even more suspicious and fearful.
Instinctively, Liang Yue tightened her grip on the item in her hand...
It was a One-Time Item she had prepared specifically for this Challenge Mode-
[Ghost-Pointing Needle. Spirit Pupil requirement: seventeen.]
It looked like an old bronze compass, except... the red tip of its needle pointed not south, but toward wherever a ghost was.
Its duration... half an hour.
Liang Yue did not want to use it at a time like this. The best moment, in fact, would have been when they first discovered Chen Yu's mangled corpse.
But Liang Yue had already been terrified out of her wits then. How could she have thought of it?
Now that her emotions had settled a little, she looked at the proprietress, whose words earlier had been so strange, and at the place the woman was about to take them. Her unease grew stronger and stronger.
No... if I don't use it now, I might never get another chance.
I'll use it for five minutes first... if nothing unusual happens, I'll save the remaining twenty-five minutes for when something changes again.
Liang Yue made her plans.
Even now, she still had not fully registered that Chen Yu was dead.
Chen Yu had been so capable, so outstanding, yet a ghost had eaten her without a sound.
Could she, who fell far short of Chen Yu in every way, really survive?
Liang Yue could not help having that thought.
In fact, although she had played five games including this one, she had earned fewer Spirit Pupils than the average player who had played three or four times.
This One-Time Item had already reduced her