Volume 2, Chapter 36 – A Pro at Playing Ghost

Here, put this on and go save the world!

Pointing at the corner, Anran conveyed exactly that meaning to Zhou Jieyu.

“Pretend to be a ghost?”

What kind of ghost?

Zhou Jieyu looked at the corner with a bewildered expression.

There was a set of clothes piled there, a pure white gown. In the middle of the night, if someone wearing that suddenly darted out with a whoosh, it really would be frightening.

But the problem was that those people coming over were all carrying guns.

“What if those people panic and start shooting right away?” Zhou Jieyu raised an objection.

“Don’t be afraid!”

The moment Anran said that, Zhou Jieyu got scared.

Every time this NPC talked like that, whatever came next was never anything good.

“As long as you can make them freeze for a moment, I can kill them,” Anran said.

Ummm…

At this critical moment, Zhou Jieyu’s brain suddenly started working. She realized there were way too many traps hidden in Anran’s words.

Sure, you can kill them, but what about me?

We still haven’t reached the destination, have we? If I die halfway there, won’t the mission count as failed by default?

Zhou Jieyu was torn.

“There’s no time. If we keep dragging this out, they’ll be here soon,” Anran said, glancing at the monitor.

The seven people coming around from the other side were already about to reach the door of the monitoring room.

“But…”

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If the mission could not be completed, then wouldn’t everything she had done so far have been for nothing?

Zhou Jieyu was deeply conflicted.

“If this goes on, it won’t be a question of whether it’s dangerous or not. It’ll be a question of both of us ending up dead,” Anran urged.

Why did your brain suddenly become so flexible at a time like this? Wouldn’t it be easier to just obediently do as you’re told?

Anran was getting a little anxious.

Although she was indeed selling Zhou Jieyu out, as a newbie player, even if Zhou Jieyu died here, she would not actually lose anything.

As for the mission, even if Zhou Jieyu died, as long as Anran successfully reached the destination, the mission would still count as completed.

There were not many strict requirements in the mission conditions Anran had set.

She had pulled Zhou Jieyu over to serve as a shield, but she had not really intended to freeload off her for nothing.

Even though the reward did not look like much to Anran, it was still quite generous for players at this stage.

While Anran was tricking Zhou Jieyu, she was also hoping Zhou Jieyu would bring her more “customers.”

“If we risk it, there’s still hope. If we don’t, then we get nothing.”

Anran stood in front of Zhou Jieyu and placed both hands on her shoulders.

The look in her big eyes suddenly turned grave and sharp, making Zhou Jieyu freeze.

“Right now there are only two choices: wait to die, or struggle one more time!”

“…”

A choice between two options.

Ten seconds ago, Zhou Jieyu still would not have been able to make up her mind at all. But the Zhou Jieyu of now knew exactly what she should choose.

Even a salted fish will struggle hard a few times when it flops onto the ground.

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What was more, before entering [Night of the Stars], Zhou Jieyu had always imagined what it would be like to become a big shot in the game.

Seize the chance.

Don’t back down. In Anran’s eyes, Zhou Jieyu saw something different, something far too real.

This NPC…

“All right, I’ll do it!”

“Change clothes, then.” Anran took a deep breath.

She pulled another pistol out of her backpack. At a time like this, one gun simply was not enough.

…

“This is the place.”

Seven fully armed men stood outside a room. One of them was holding a flashlight, its beam aimed straight at the keyhole.

Someone pushed on the door, but it did not move.

“It’s locked.”

“I’ll do it.” One of the soldiers stepped forward and aimed his gun at the lock.

Bang!

After the gunshot, the lock was blown apart.

“All right, it’s open.” The soldier lowered his gun. “He’s already injured. He can’t have run far. He must still be hiding in the outpatient building.”

“He killed several of our brothers. We have to avenge them!”

Creak. The soldier who had fired the shot gently pushed the door open. Just as he was about to step forward, he suddenly caught a flash of white before his eyes.

“Hm?”

What was that?

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He let out a startled sound and hurriedly blinked. At once, another streak of white drifted past his vision.

This time, he finally saw it clearly. It was a piece of white clothing.

Why was there white clothing here?

Clatter!

The sudden sound of something rolling across the floor rang out, and the leading Soldier 1 instinctively lowered his head to look.

What rolled over was an… arm?

He was immediately startled and quickly aimed his gun at that arm.

“A severed arm?” Soldier 2 behind him squeezed forward.

“No.” He shook his head. “Doesn’t look real.”

After saying that, Soldier 2 was about to step forward and examine it, but Soldier 1, standing behind him, immediately grabbed him.

“Wait!”

“What is it?” Soldier 2 asked in confusion.

“Look over there!” Soldier 1 pointed straight ahead, and his voice suddenly began to tremble.

“There?” Soldiers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 all looked at the spot Soldier 1 was pointing at.

Then they saw a bizarre scene.

Directly facing them were two monitors. One displayed the corridor, and the other displayed the monitoring room.

At this moment, the monitor showing the monitoring room had started malfunctioning. The image kept flickering, as if something were interfering with it, and the whole screen had turned into a gloomy black-and-white picture.

“This…”

Just as Soldier 2 was about to speak, he suddenly jolted. A white blur had just appeared on the screen.

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“Did you all see…” Soldier 2 turned back to ask.

“We saw it.” Soldier 1’s expression did not look very good.

Soldier 2 turned back around.

At last, he saw clearly what the white figure on the monitor was. It was unmistakably the back of a woman, dressed in a white gown, with her hair hanging loose.

No matter how you looked at it, it resembled a female ghost.

A female ghost had appeared in the hospital building.

Soldiers 1, 2, 3… 7 all shuddered at the same time.

The temperature in the monitoring room was unnaturally low. Against their skin, it felt as though an invisible palm were gently stroking them.

Just then, they all noticed that the monitor showing the corridor had also started flickering, exactly the same as the one showing the monitoring room.

Could it be that behind them too…

All seven people turned around at the same time.

…

Anran glanced at [Mechanical Interference Lv1], which had entered cooldown.

Seeing the seven people at the door turn around together, she immediately signaled to Zhou Jieyu, who was standing in front of her.

Understanding at once, Zhou Jieyu pulled a black pistol from her pocket and, with a spin, aimed it at the door.

At the same time, Anran’s two hands pressed the triggers without the slightest hesitation.

Bang bang bang…

Bang bang…

Three pistols burst into bright flashes in the night.