Liu Jingqing's delicate eyes were filled with terror.
She had never expected to be the first person the ghosts found...
Under extreme fear, most people had one of two reactions. Some went rigid, unable to move. Even if they could force themselves to move, they kept making mistakes, their physical and mental states far worse than normal.
Others, when terrified, instead unlocked their bodies' potential. Their senses sharpened, they ran faster and jumped higher. Both were human instincts.
Unfortunately, Liu Jingqing belonged to the first group.
In fact, she was already doing much better than when she first entered the Ghost Story Game. Back then, the sight of a ghost had left her utterly unable to move, like a puppy brought before a tiger, her entire body ruled by the primal fear buried in her genes.
Liu Jingqing had worked hard to overcome some of her fear, but she still could not "surpass her limits." Then again, people who could do that in a crisis were extremely rare to begin with.
Now, as she met the eyes of that Pale White Vengeful Ghost, Liu Jingqing's legs seemed rooted to the ground. She could not run.
She feared beings like Vengeful Ghosts from the bottom of her heart, all the more so when she encountered one so abruptly.
Her hands and feet went cold, and goosebumps instantly covered her body.
Under the stare of those deathly white pupils, her mind went completely blank.
There was nothing she could do. When thought returned, despair was all that remained.
All kinds of bleak, negative emotions instantly overwhelmed her. Even though Liu Jingqing had long known she would struggle to survive until the end, until the day she left the [Eye Realm], she was still filled with fear when this moment actually came. The