At that moment, Qin Manjiang and the real ghost locked eyes.
Under the greenish LED light in the dim stairwell, Qin Manjiang could not fully make out its appearance, but every cell in his body could feel the terrifying aura emanating from it.
Impossible to communicate with, difficult to fathom-they were malice in its purest form.
After their brief exchange of looks, the pallid Vengeful Ghost floated straight upstairs, its bizarre posture making Qin Manjiang's scalp prickle.
At that same moment, the number on the red map in his vision changed.
[Two].
The dot representing Zheng Jun vanished.
Only then did Zheng Jun realize that he had actually escaped death!
But... why?!
He could not even get up from the stairs. His entire body was fixed in place, and all he could do was look up at the man gripping his hair.
It was Mr. Qin...
Before he could ask, Qin Manjiang immediately said, "You're safe. You probably won't be able to move until the next stage starts."
"Lie there and get some rest."
Then Qin Manjiang asked, "Do you know where the others are hiding?"
Zheng Jun nodded, then shook his head. "The ones hiding in the same building as me should be Mr. Shen Hai and Mr. Chen Zhiyuan, but I don't know where they're hiding..."
Shen Hai and Chen Zhiyuan?
Qin Manjiang nodded in understanding.
He glanced at Zheng Jun. Although the man had been lucky enough for Qin Manjiang to find him first, the injuries he had sustained rolling down the stairs would likely become a major problem.
This Ghost Story called [Hide-and-Seek] still had a second and third stage...
"I'm going now."
Qin Manjiang turned and left.
Zheng Jun looked up at Qin Manjiang's retreating figure and let out a huge inward sigh of relief.