In fact, although many veteran players had been through numerous games, they had never experienced being alone with a ghost at such close quarters.
This was also what made this particular Ghost Story so terrifying.
In the past, no matter how difficult or bizarre a Ghost Story was, they faced it together. They had at least one companion beside them. Everyone knew not to be alone in such an environment. With someone else nearby, even knowing that vicious ghosts were lurking, they felt some measure of safety in numbers.
But this Ghost Story required everyone to carry out their tasks independently.
The psychological impact was immense. Soup Dumpling had not understood why March had died without even using a single-use item. Now he understood.
Facing a Vengeful Ghost alone was far more terrifying than facing one as a group.
Still... he did not have to worry about when to use a single-use item.
He had already used up his three exchange opportunities in previous games. The Spirit Pupils he had accumulated now had only one use-exchanging them for an exclusive Permanent Item.
He had no trump card.
That magnified his fear all the more.
Some people became sluggish with fear, their muscles stiffening and their thoughts slowing.
For others, however, fear heightened their perception. Their hearing, sight, smell, even their thoughts and ability to act... all became sharper than normal.
Fortunately, he was the second kind.
But... at this moment, that was also unfortunate.
The Vengeful Ghost had climbed onto his back. An ordinary person would only have felt cold and afraid, but he... with his senses and imagination working beyond their usual limits, he had even sketched out a rough shape of the Vengeful Ghost behind him in his mind.
This was not something he could afford to dwell