The moon grew brighter and brighter.
Qin Manjiang stood outside Baihong Building, phone in hand. He had been waiting for Qiao Ziruo's call, but she still hadn't called.
How was she doing...?
According to the original plan, he had intended to go in with her, so there were some important things he hadn't told her, things she needed to see for herself.
But he had never expected this Game to 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, both Li Xijiu and Qin Manyi had been dragged into the Ghost Story Game because of him.
And that went all the 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, making him a Game creator and pulling Qiao Ziruo in.
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 with the same thing happening again and again, coincidence could never explain it.
It was inevitable.
The causal relationship hidden within that inevitability simply hadn't been found yet.
I wonder how she's doing now...
Qin Manjiang looked toward the Ninth Floor. It was seven thirty in the evening. Aside 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 slightly louder.
The Ninth Floor was extremely quiet. The bloody fingerprint on the elevator buttons had appeared on the button for the Ninth Floor, and