No more candidates appeared.
Professor, Nie Yunzhen, Pond Fish, Chen Zhiyuan, Player, Mayfly-the six blood-red names flew into the air, melted into a mass of blood, then condensed into strange new characters-
[This round of the game has three stages. Stage instructions will be released in real time.] [At midnight tonight, in Snake Mouth District, the game will officially begin.] [Don't get found...]
Under every player's gaze, the bloody words quietly dissipated.
Qin Manjiang breathed a sigh of relief too. Thank goodness... thankfully, this Ghost Story wasn't the kind that teleported them straight somewhere and began immediately.
Just then, a tremendous repulsive force pressed against every part of their bodies. They were soon squeezed out of the [Eye Realm] and returned to the real world.
The moment they regained consciousness, Qin Manjiang and Shen Hai stared at each other in the tea room.
After all, just a moment ago, Shen Hai had been demanding to see Yi Yu in a tense standoff.
"You really are unlucky," Zhong Xueran couldn't help saying as she glanced at Qin Manjiang.
Qin Manjiang couldn't put his misery into words. This wasn't bad luck at all. He was being targeted.
"Put everything else aside for now. Get through tonight's Ghost Story first," Yan Xiao said as well. Although he hadn't been selected, his expression was far from relaxed. "This Ghost Story is strange. The instructions afterward mentioned that your hide-and-seek game will have three stages, with instructions released in real time for each stage. That's crucial."
Qin Manjiang nodded. He, too, had sensed something unusual.
"Has the [Eye Realm] ever explicitly used the word 'game' before?" Qin Manjiang asked.
His sudden question startled everyone. Then all their expressions shifted slightly. Zhong Xueran immediately shook her head. "No. The bloody words used to say