Chapter Summaries

Lin Luo and his classmates were branded with the Horror Curse and forcibly transported into the Horror Game, where they arrived at Yellow Springs Hospital. A ghost director assigned them seven days of work as nursing aides and ordered them to report to their posts in twenty minutes.

• Lin Luo saw a Horror Curse mark appear on his arm as all fifty-four students in his class were branded and transported away.
• Lin Luo woke in a bloodstained corridor with Zhang Zhihao, Liu Yanyan, and Zhang Xiaoli.
• The ghost director appeared and welcomed them to Yellow Springs Hospital, identifying himself as the first-floor director and their supervisor.
• The ghost director assigned them nursing aide duties, warned that patients might take body parts if upset, and explained that their performance would determine their rewards.
• The ghost director gave them twenty minutes to put on their uniforms and reach their assigned posts before leaving.

Lin Luo and the other students went to the storeroom for their uniforms, where the Flaying Ghost threatened them. Lin Luo confronted the ghost and secretly touched him with his Crimson Demon Finger, but the chapter ended before he saw the ghost’s memories.

• Lin Luo checked his personal information and discovered that his Crimson Demon Finger could reveal portions of a ghost’s memories.
• Lin Luo and the other students hurried to the storeroom to collect their uniforms before their tasks ran out of time.
• The Flaying Ghost appeared behind Zhang Zhihao and demanded that the students trade their skin for uniforms.
• As the Flaying Ghost’s blood spread toward Zhang Zhihao, Lin Luo stepped forward to confront him.
• Lin Luo challenged the Flaying Ghost and secretly touched him with his index finger to activate his skill.

Lin Luo secured work uniforms for himself and the others, then led Liu Yanyan to Ward 103, where they witnessed a bloodied man carrying his bitten-off hand. He steadied Liu Yanyan and opened the ward door, leaving them to face the patients inside.

• Lin Luo used the Director Ghost and the rules to force the Flaying Ghost to provide four work uniforms, and the group put them on.
• Lin Luo and Liu Yanyan headed for their assigned wards while Zhang Xiaoli and Zhang Zhihao fell behind in fear.
• At Ward 104, Liu Yanyan worried about Zhang Xiaoli, but Lin Luo urged her to face her fear herself, so she continued toward Ward 103.
• A bloodied man emerged from Ward 103 with his right hand bitten off and carried the severed hand away.
• Lin Luo caught Liu Yanyan as she nearly collapsed, comforted her until she regained control, then opened the ward door and was momentarily stunned by the patients inside.

Lin Luo began changing the fat ghost’s dressing in Yellow Springs Hospital while the ghost tried to provoke him into breaking the rules. Lin Luo used Crimson Demon Finger to identify the correct wound and finished the task, but the furious ghost accused him of causing pain and threatened to give him a bad review.

• Lin Luo surveyed the three occupied beds and approached the fat ghost whose dressing he had been assigned to change.
• The fat ghost blocked his medical chart, demanded that he hurry, and lunged at him before withdrawing when Lin Luo acted as a hospital employee.
• As Lin Luo prepared to cut the bandages, the fat ghost’s growling stomach and poised arm made clear that he was waiting for Lin Luo to break a rule.
• Lin Luo used Crimson Demon Finger to obtain the fat ghost’s memories and identify the correct wound, then cut away the rotting bandages and replaced them.
• The fat ghost became furious that Lin Luo had thwarted his scheme and accused him of putting something harmful in the bandages, threatening to give him a bad review.

Lin Luo removed a black bug from the Fat Ghost’s heart and earned a good review, unlocking a new skill and a protective reward. After the group’s other tasks ended, Zhang Zhihao emerged injured, and the director ghost appeared at six in the evening.

• Lin Luo spotted a black bug moving inside the Fat Ghost’s heart and stabbed it with medical scissors.
• The Fat Ghost’s heart stopped hurting, and he gave Lin Luo a fantastic review.
• Lin Luo unlocked Emotion Stitching and received a Substitute Straw Man that could block one ghost attack.
• Liu Yanyan finished her task, and Zhang Zhihao and Zhang Xiaoli emerged from the neighboring ward; Zhang Zhihao had lost an ear.
• The group waited until six in the evening, when the director ghost appeared before them.

After earning a thousand Ghost Coins for a positive patient review, Lin Luo was assigned a dangerous night watch in the morgue. He went to the cafeteria for food, used the Crimson Demon Finger to learn the fat ghost cook’s memories, and won him over, but the skinny ghost cook stopped him as he was leaving.

• The ghost director paid Liu Yanyan and Zhang Xiaoli fifty Ghost Coins each, docked Zhang Zhihao’s wages for a bad review, and rewarded Lin Luo with a thousand for earning a positive review.
• The ghost director assigned Lin Luo to stand watch in the morgue that night, and Zhang Zhihao gloated while Lin Luo refused to give him any Ghost Coins.
• Lin Luo went to the hospital cafeteria and ordered a beef rice bowl from the fat ghost cook, who first served him spoiled food and shortchanged him.
• Lin Luo touched the fat ghost cook with his Crimson Demon Finger, accessed his memories, and complimented his physique, prompting the cook to replace the meal with a delicious-looking bowl.
• As Lin Luo prepared to leave with his food, the skinny ghost cook stopped him.

Lin Luo won the Thin Chef Ghost's favor by pretending to be his fan, earning a lavish meal while Liu Yanyan and Zhang Xiaoli received only cornmeal buns. Zhang Zhihao bragged about earning five hundred ghost coins a day and taunted Lin Luo over his upcoming morgue shift, but the chef ghosts spoke up behind him.

• The Thin Chef Ghost froze Lin Luo and offered him moldy beef rice, but Lin Luo read his memories and learned he had once been an idol named Xu Kun.
• Lin Luo claimed to be Xu Kun's fan, and the Thin Chef Ghost signed his uniform and replaced the moldy rice with several free dishes.
• Liu Yanyan and Zhang Xiaoli arrived and could afford only cornmeal buns with their fifty ghost coins.
• Zhang Zhihao arrived with a hundred ghost coins, bought a small serving of fish, and claimed he earned five hundred ghost coins each day.
• Zhang Zhihao taunted Lin Luo about his morgue shift and accused him of spending all his money on food, but Lin Luo said the chef ghosts had given it to him for free.
• Zhang Zhihao laughed at Lin Luo's claim as the two chef ghosts spoke ominously from behind him.

Lin Luo defended Zhang Xiaoli from Zhang Zhihao and his powerful ghost lover, with the two Chef Ghosts intervening to protect him. The middle-aged ghost withdrew with Zhang Zhihao, leaving Lin Luo wary of the rival factions at Yellow Springs Hospital and aware of his own weakness.

• Zhang Zhihao blamed Lin Luo for claiming he received free food, but the Chef Ghosts confirmed they had given Lin Luo special treatment and offered him their protection.
• A lecherous middle-aged ghost arrived for Zhang Zhihao, who slapped Zhang Xiaoli and asked the ghost to kill her after she mocked him.
• Liu Yanyan begged Lin Luo to save Zhang Xiaoli, and Lin Luo slapped Zhang Zhihao when he threatened them and demanded Lin Luo's Ghost Coins.
• The middle-aged ghost attacked Lin Luo, but the Fat Chef Ghost blocked him and the Thin Chef Ghost joined the fight to protect Lin Luo.
• Unable to face both Chef Ghosts, the middle-aged ghost left with Zhang Zhihao after threatening retaliation, while Lin Luo thanked his protectors and worried about the hospital's ghost factions.

Lin Luo accepted the elevator ghost’s Blood Rope and explored the morgue, where he met a powerful drunkard ghost who agreed to protect him during his patrol. After returning to the cafeteria, Lin Luo found Liu Yanyan collapsed and Zhang Xiaoli badly wounded by a middle-aged female ghost.

• The elevator ghost gave Lin Luo the Blood Rope and secretly planned to reclaim what he wanted from him.
• Lin Luo entered the morgue, drew the curtains, and discovered a little old man ghost who demanded liquor in exchange for protecting him during the patrol.
• Lin Luo used his Crimson Demon Finger to learn that the little old man had drunk himself to death, then agreed to bring him liquor.
• Lin Luo rode the elevator back to the first floor and returned to the cafeteria, where he found Liu Yanyan collapsed and Zhang Xiaoli injured by a middle-aged female ghost.

Lin Luo discovered that the Elevator Ghost had drawn him into a feud with Wang Lei and Liu Xueru, but the Fat Chef Ghost and Thin Chef Ghost intervened to save him. After the ghosts warned him and Liu Yanyan thanked him, Lin Luo left for his morgue shift and encountered the Elevator Ghost in the lobby.

• The female ghost tried to make Lin Luo and the women answer her, but Liu Yanyan stopped Zhang Xiaoli from responding.
• Wang Lei attacked Lin Luo after Lin Luo struck him with the blood rope, and Lin Luo recognized Wang Lei and Liu Xueru as the ghosts who had killed the Elevator Ghost.
• The Fat Chef Ghost and Thin Chef Ghost protected Lin Luo, forcing Wang Lei and Liu Xueru to retreat after they threatened him.
• The chef ghosts warned Lin Luo to avoid the pair and offered him refuge in the cafeteria; Lin Luo ate while Liu Yanyan thanked him and later left with Zhang Xiaoli.
• At night, Lin Luo set out for his morgue shift, and the Elevator Ghost greeted him in the elevator lobby, saying he had known Lin Luo was right for the job.

Lin Luo patrolled the morgue to find three missing corpses, but discovered that the Ghost Festival had caused them to reanimate. After giving the Drunkard Ghost a bottle of liquor, he persuaded him to help search for the corpses.

• Lin Luo asked the Elevator Ghost to take him to the first basement level, then fought off a little ghost with the Blood Rope on his way to the morgue.
• Lin Luo found that the morgue held only ninety-seven of its hundred corpses and realized the missing three might have reanimated.
• The Drunkard Ghost entered the morgue and ordered Lin Luo to leave, but Lin Luo offered him liquor.
• After drinking the bottle, the Drunkard Ghost softened toward Lin Luo and agreed to find the missing corpses, warning him that it was the Ghost Festival.

Lin Luo returned the three missing corpses to the morgue with the Drunkard Ghost’s help, then learned that the Flaying Ghost had targeted him. During his night patrol, Lin Luo fought the Flaying Ghost and identified two of its weaknesses, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Lin Luo encountered a male corpse, and the Drunkard Ghost returned with two other corpses and helped seal all three.
• The Drunkard Ghost warned Lin Luo that a ghost was deliberately causing trouble for him, identifying it as the Flaying Ghost, and asked for liquor in return for his help.
• Lin Luo restored the corpses to the morgue and began his patrol, where the Flaying Ghost ambushed him and wounded him.
• Lin Luo used the Blood Rope to fight back and noticed that it could injure the Flaying Ghost.
• Lin Luo discovered two weaknesses in the Flaying Ghost and told him that he might be the one to die, rattling the ghost.

Lin Luo survived his morgue patrol, drove off the Flaying Ghost, and earned a large reward from the Director Ghost. Back in the cafeteria, he reunited with the other players, while Zhang Zhihao reacted with disbelief and frustration.

• Lin Luo used the Blood Rope and the lack of moonlight to exploit the Flaying Ghost's weaknesses, forcing it to flee after its ambush failed.
• The Drunkard Ghost watched Lin Luo from beyond his field of vision, called him interesting, and disappeared into the night.
• After Lin Luo finished his patrol without further trouble, the Director Ghost praised him, paid him five thousand ghost currency, and gave him the day off.
• Lin Luo returned to the cafeteria, where the chef ghosts served him a generous meal and the other players stared in surprise.
• Zhang Zhihao said Lin Luo should have died, and Lin Luo warned him to be careful about making a mistake at work.

After eating in the cafeteria, Lin Luo reached the staff dormitory and learned from its elderly ghost guard that he should ignore noises and keep his eyes closed after midnight. He entered his moldy room, where enormous rats carrying human flesh attacked him.

• Lin Luo rejected Zhang Zhihao's taunts and refused to share his food with Zhang Xiaoli unless she paid, while Liu Yanyan paid ten Ghost Coins for meals for herself and Zhang Xiaoli.
• Lin Luo left the cafeteria and traveled safely to the staff dormitory, a refuge where ghosts could not attack players.
• The elderly ghost guard offered Lin Luo a room key and warned him to ignore sounds and keep his eyes closed after twelve.
• Lin Luo used the Crimson Demon Finger to glimpse the elderly ghost's memories and learned that the ghost had been charitable in life and liked beef.
• Lin Luo entered his damp, rat-infested room, where oversized rats suddenly lunged at him.

Lin Luo cleaned his dorm, refused Liu Yanyan’s request to search for Zhang Xiaoli, and found himself targeted by Wang Lei and Liu Xueru. He sought the Grandpa Ghost’s help with gifts while the Flaying Ghost secretly followed him to the staff dormitory.

• Lin Luo beat the Faucet Ghost into providing clean water, cleaned his room, and went to sleep after showering.
• At the cafeteria, Liu Yanyan asked Zhang Zhihao about Zhang Xiaoli, then asked Lin Luo to help find her, but he refused.
• Wang Lei and Liu Xueru confronted Lin Luo outside the cafeteria, but the two Chef Ghosts intervened and drove them off.
• Lin Luo asked the Chef Ghosts for Daughter Red and fresh cow’s blood, intending to win over the Grandpa Ghost and seek protection.
• The Flaying Ghost followed Lin Luo to the staff dormitory, where Lin Luo offered the Grandpa Ghost a gift.

Lin Luo used Grandpa Ghost’s favor to force Flaying Ghost to become his errand runner, then asked Grandpa Ghost about the dangerous Drunkard Ghost as a potential companion. Grandpa Ghost warned Lin Luo that the Drunkard Ghost lived in the Abandoned Building and that Lin Luo was not strong enough to approach him yet.

• Lin Luo won Grandpa Ghost over with fresh cow blood, then exposed Flaying Ghost’s plan to ambush him.
• Flaying Ghost begged for his life, and Lin Luo made him a lackey and paid him a hundred Ghost Coins.
• Grandpa Ghost asked if Lin Luo planned to make Flaying Ghost his companion ghost, but Lin Luo said he wanted a much stronger ghost.
• Lin Luo asked Grandpa Ghost about the Drunkard Ghost, and Grandpa Ghost warned that the dangerous ghost lived in the Abandoned Building and could destroy Lin Luo’s soul.

Lin Luo went to the hospital security office to treat Security Guard Ghost after Fat Ghost introduced them. He discovered the cause of Security Guard Ghost’s blindness in his memories, but the chapter ended before he attempted treatment.

• Lin Luo left Grandpa Ghost and headed for the abandoned building, but Fat Ghost stopped him and offered to introduce him to his vicious-ghost cousin.
• Fat Ghost led Lin Luo to the security office, where Security Guard Ghost kicked Fat Ghost and the door outside before threatening to kill Lin Luo.
• Lin Luo avoided a fight by explaining that Fat Ghost had brought him to treat Security Guard Ghost, and Security Guard Ghost agreed to let him try.
• Lin Luo touched Security Guard Ghost’s wrist and used Crimson Demon Finger to search his memories, learning that a former victim had gouged out his eyes and thrown him into the sea.

Lin Luo treated Security Guard Ghost by retrieving and restoring his swallowed eyeballs, earning the ghost’s protection and a promise to lead him to the forbidden Abandoned Building. They reached the building, where Lin Luo sensed a chilling aura, but he chose to go inside.

• Lin Luo told Security Guard Ghost that transplanting other eyes would worsen his condition, then cut open his abdomen and removed the eyeballs inside.
• Lin Luo cleaned and placed Security Guard Ghost’s eyeballs in their sockets, then prescribed medicine to complete the cure.
• Security Guard Ghost thanked Lin Luo, promised to protect him, and agreed to take him to the Abandoned Building after Lin Luo asked about it.
• Fat Ghost refused to join them because he feared the Abandoned Building, so Security Guard Ghost led Lin Luo there alone.
• At the foot of the Abandoned Building, Security Guard Ghost warned Lin Luo he could still turn back, but Lin Luo chose to enter.

Lin Luo was separated from the ghost security guard inside the Abandoned Building and trapped by Little Ghost’s rules, but he outwitted Little Ghost in a kicking contest and escaped the ghost wall. He then encountered what appeared to be the security guard, yet suspected it was an impostor.

• The ghost security guard led Lin Luo into the Abandoned Building, but vanished as Lin Luo became trapped in a ghost wall.
• Little Ghost challenged Lin Luo to a kicking contest, threatening to take his head if he lost.
• Lin Luo used Crimson Demon Finger to uncover Little Ghost’s past and accused him of tampering with the head used as the ball.
• Lin Luo provoked Little Ghost into using his own head, then kicked it far away and broke the ghost wall.
• The ghost security guard returned, but Lin Luo sensed something was wrong and said he did not know him.

Lin Luo defeated a Faceless Ghost while patrolling the Abandoned Building with the security guard ghost, then found the Drunkard Ghost and gave him wine. After the Drunkard Ghost asked what Lin Luo wanted, Lin Luo prepared to make his request, leaving the security guard ghost terrified of what he might say.

• Lin Luo exposed the false security guard ghost as a Faceless Ghost and beat him with the Blood Rope until the disguise fell away.
• The Faceless Ghost tried to ambush Lin Luo as he turned to leave, but Lin Luo struck back and blasted him into ashes.
• The real security guard ghost appeared, and Lin Luo continued patrolling with him while searching for the Drunkard Ghost.
• The security guard ghost warned Lin Luo to leave the Abandoned Building after learning he had come to give the Drunkard Ghost a gift.
• The Drunkard Ghost appeared, frightened the security guard ghost, and happily drank the wine Lin Luo had brought.
• The Drunkard Ghost asked Lin Luo what he wanted, and Lin Luo's next words left the security guard ghost terrified.