A Gruesome Death

"Then go ahead and give it a try."

Seeing that the Starving Ghost had agreed,

Lin Luo immediately got to work, going to the cafeteria for a bowl of plain porridge.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the two Chef Ghosts, Lin Luo dumped a huge pile of chili peppers into the porridge.

Next, Lin Luo stirred it evenly with chopsticks.

The entire bowl of porridge turned red.

At the sight, the corners of the two Chef Ghosts' mouths twitched uncontrollably. Even a ghost probably couldn't stomach that stuff.

But that was exactly what Lin Luo wanted.

The Starving Ghost came from the Sichuan-Chongqing region and was utterly obsessed with chili peppers. This insanely spicy bowl of porridge should satisfy the Starving Ghost's twisted culinary demands.

Lin Luo carried the bowl of spicy porridge back to the VIP ward.

"This is the porridge you said tastes better than human flesh?"

The Starving Ghost stared blankly at the bowl crammed with chili peppers, almost losing composure.

If not for a fondness for Lin Luo,

the hot-tempered Starving Ghost would have flipped the table and picked a fight long ago.

"That's right. Please give it a taste."

Lin Luo nodded.

His confident expression piqued the Starving Ghost's interest, prompting the ghost to scoop up a spoonful of porridge and put it into its mouth.

The fiery taste brought tears to the Starving Ghost's eyes.

The ghost's entire face instantly turned bright red.

Eerie white smoke rose from it.

The absurd sight left the other three ghosts in the ward looking shocked.

This human really had a death wish.

An enraged Starving Ghost

was terrifying!

"It's absolutely delicious!"

The Starving Ghost trembled all over.

Only after a long while did the ghost manage to squeeze out those words.

Hearing that, Lin Luo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though the Starving Ghost also left him rather speechless.

If it tasted good, why not say so right away?

All that suspense

had made Lin Luo nervous too.

Overcome with craving, the Starving Ghost looked utterly enraptured while shoveling porridge into its mouth, the heat making smoke rise from its entire body.

Foul-smelling corpse grease began oozing from that hideous face.

But the Starving Ghost paid it no mind, continuing to gulp down the spicy porridge as though possessed.

In less than a minute,

the huge bowl of porridge crammed with chili peppers

had been emptied by the Starving Ghost.

The Starving Ghost let out a satisfied belch.

"That was delicious. Being a caregiver is a waste of your talent. You should be a chef."

The Starving Ghost spoke from the heart.

"You're too kind, sir."

Lin Luo remained composed in the face of praise, which only made the Starving Ghost admire him more.

"You really do have genuine skill. I'll give you a glowing review."

The Starving Ghost hadn't actually been sick.

The ghost had only come to the hospital to find an excuse to get some human flesh.

This bowl of spicy porridge had even cured the Starving Ghost's loss of appetite.

Now the Starving Ghost had little interest in human flesh.

All the ghost wanted was more insanely spicy porridge.

"Thank you."

Lin Luo spoke with utmost politeness.

But their conversation dealt such a blow to the other three players that they began questioning their lives.

They were barely scraping by.

Meanwhile, Lin Luo kept earning positive reviews. They were classmates, yet their fates couldn't have been more different.

As he received the positive review, the system's voice rang in Lin Luo's ears.

"Positive review received from the Starving Ghost. Reward: defensive Ghost Artifact, Soul-Burying Armor."

The Soul-Burying Armor was forged from the bones of various animals using netherfire and was incredibly tough.

Wearing this armor would also increase Lin Luo's defense.

That would make it easier for him to survive in the danger-ridden Horror World.

Just as Lin Luo was basking in the joy of obtaining the Soul-Burying Armor, Zhang Xiaoli suddenly let out an agonized scream.

Lin Luo instinctively looked over and was startled as well.

Zhang Xiaoli's entire face had been gouged off. The bloody sight sent chills through everyone who saw it.

A Faceless Ghost had reduced Zhang Xiaoli to this state.

The Faceless Ghost let out an eerie laugh.

Then the ghost pressed Zhang Xiaoli's face onto its own, quickly transforming to look exactly like her.

At the sight, Lin Luo and the other two felt their hearts sink. This Faceless Ghost was far too dangerous.

The ghosts they had encountered before had, at worst, taken body parts from the players.

By comparison, the Faceless Ghost was clearly much crueler.

With her face gouged off, Zhang Xiaoli struggled a few times before falling still.

Such a gruesome death made Lin Luo's expression darken.

When the lips were gone, the teeth were left exposed to the cold.

Zhang Xiaoli's horrific death

was like the Grim Reaper beckoning to them with a scythe in hand.

Her best friend's death brought silent tears to Liu Yanyan's eyes, but the patient assigned to her was a bad-tempered Corpse-Eating Ghost. All she could do was serve the ghost with the best attitude she could muster.

"Sir, let me change your dressing."

The Corpse-Eating Ghost had a wound at the waist.

But the ghost ignored her words, staring at Zhang Xiaoli's corpse with gleaming eyes.

The next second, the Corpse-Eating Ghost lunged at Zhang Xiaoli.

Right in front of Lin Luo and the other two, the Corpse-Eating Ghost tore flesh from Zhang Xiaoli's body and stuffed it into its mouth.

The bloody scene drained the color from their faces.

Liu Yanyan was so frightened that her mind went blank.

By the time she came to her senses, the Corpse-Eating Ghost had swallowed even the last scraps of Zhang Xiaoli's bones.

Standing nearby, Liu Yanyan couldn't accept this brutal reality. She covered her mouth and nearly retched.

Lin Luo was sickened too.

Yet on the other side, Zhang Zhihao's eyes glowed red, carrying a hint of longing.

Having become a half-ghost, Zhang Zhihao had already lost his humanity and developed the same horrifying appetites as ghosts.

"Not bad at all."

The Corpse-Eating Ghost let out a satisfied belch.

The ghost lay back down on the bed.

Perhaps because the meal had been satisfying, the Corpse-Eating Ghost stopped making trouble, allowing Liu Yanyan to escape with her life.

Although she survived, the ordeal dealt Liu Yanyan an immensely heavy blow.

Her eyes were empty, and she looked as though she had nothing left to live for.

The patient assigned to Zhang Zhihao was a zombie.

"Filthy bug, hurry up and cure my toothache, or I'll take your organs to compensate for my suffering!"

The zombie gave a sinister grin, clearly convinced that Zhang Zhihao was at its mercy.

Facing a zombie with hundreds of years of cultivation, even the half-ghost Zhang Zhihao was helpless. He could only steel himself and attempt treatment.

But just as he moved to examine the zombie's fangs,

the zombie bit down on Zhang Zhihao's hand.

The zombie drank Zhang Zhihao's blood with an intoxicated expression.

Though he trembled with pain, Zhang Zhihao didn't dare resist. If he angered this zombie, losing blood would be the least of his worries.

"Your blood tastes quite good."

Only when Zhang Zhihao was nearly drained dry did the zombie slowly withdraw its fangs.

"It's my honor to satisfy you."

Zhang Zhihao's face was frighteningly pale.

Had he not been a half-ghost, he would already have died from blood loss.

Even so, Zhang Zhihao became incredibly weak, as though his entire body had been hollowed out.

"Not bad. I suppose I'll give you a positive review."

After drinking the blood, the zombie's toothache was gone, and it spoke slowly.

That sent Zhang Zhihao into ecstasy.

He even shot Lin Luo a provocative glare, wearing the smug expression of a petty man enjoying his moment of triumph.