"How... is that possible..."
Qin Manyi stared at Nie Yunzhen, dumbfounded.
Qiao Ziruo might not have seen it, but she had watched with her own eyes as Nie Yunzhen was eaten by the Vengeful Ghost...
"What do you mean, how is that possible? Hello? Hey! Qin Manyi, answer me!" Her words left Qin Manjiang frantic with curiosity.
"It's over. They cleared it. Sister Qiao and Nie Yunzhen were the last ones left, but..." Qin Manyi shuddered and took a step back, pulling Qiao Ziruo up from the ground. "Are you Nie Yunzhen?"
Qiao Ziruo paid no attention to any of that. She broke free of Qin Manyi's hand, rushed over, and hugged Nie Yunzhen tightly.
"Thank you... Miss Nie..."
Her quiet sobs turned into loud weeping, as though she had never let her emotions out like this before.
Nie Yunzhen stood there like a wooden dummy, not even knowing to hug Qiao Ziruo back. Only after Qiao Ziruo had calmed down a little did she say, "I have a Permanent Item."
Her words finally put Qin Manyi at ease, but an even greater question soon welled up in her mind. What Permanent Item could be so powerful? It could let someone survive even under those circumstances?
Wasn't that even more astonishing than the effect of Yan Xiao's Scalpel?
"Sister Nie, what does your Permanent Item do?" Qin Manyi couldn't help asking.
On the other end of the call, Qin Manjiang gripped his phone and listened closely too.
"The Shared-Fate Lock." Nie Yunzhen made no attempt to hide it. Looking at Qiao Ziruo, she said, "I lock onto one person per game. If they don't die, neither do I."
"This time, I simply locked onto you." Nie Yunzhen slowly took two steps back. "Don't be moved. I'm not worth it."
Qiao