Terror is resurging, but only I am.

Chapter 9 Survivor Account Login from Different Locations

Yan Ming thought his imagination was pretty good.

He had long imagined what the peeping ghost in the rift would look like—perhaps a one-eyed fist stone, or a gray, faceless corpse, or even his own corpse.

He thought both options made sense, but now a completely unfamiliar man had emerged from the crack.

She was wearing a gray coat, through which one could vaguely see a tight-fitting black uniform underneath.

The uniform was outlined with cyan fluorescent lines on the front and sides, emitting a faint glow in the darkness.

Yan Ming touched the bodysuit, then pinched the fabric to feel it, confirming that the material of the garment was very special, with unusual toughness and strength.

This corpse is definitely not something I imagined.

Yan Ming repeatedly confirmed this matter in his mind. He had only fantasized about the Spying Ghost and successfully used its abilities by pretending to be a ghost. However, the bodysuit on the man's body was clearly not an ordinary thing and could not be "created" by his subconscious.

Was the original form of the Spying Ghost just a corpse like this?
He subconsciously thought of the time when he was haunted by the Spying Ghost, which would spy on his life and then reach out to try to strangle him.

What if this thing doesn't want to strangle me, but just wants to leave the rift?
Similar to…

Can you lend me a hand?
A somewhat terrifying thought suddenly popped into Yan Ming's mind, but he immediately shook his head, realizing that such a thing was still unrealistic.

After all, he saw everything with his own eyes, so how could it be fake?
At that moment, he suddenly noticed a slight bulge in the pocket of the man's corpse in front of him, so he reached into the pocket.

He felt the texture of a ball bearing as he touched it, and without making a sound, Yan Ming took out the marble and put it in his pocket without examining it directly.

He was certain that the four marbles he had pulled out were the same ones the old woman had shown him, from players of the eerie game.

Was the Spying Ghost actually a player?

No, the ghosts' origins predate any player by a long time. Dr. Wang said they neither create nor destroy, and that people don't become ghosts after they die; they simply vanish into thin air.

Yan Ming felt a headache coming on as he thought about these problems, so he turned to look at the old woman on the other side. The old woman had just subdued a beggar ghost with brute force.

At this point, the beggar ghost had been transformed into a little boy under the loving guidance of the old woman. He was wearing a hospital gown and, apart from having a head that was a little bigger than that of an ordinary child, he looked normal.

"To deal with this fake ghost, just beat him until he loses consciousness if you have the chance." The old woman held the little boy high with one arm, and with the other hand she pried open the little boy's eyelids to take a look. She confirmed that his pupils were unfocused and lifeless, and that he had completely lost consciousness.

Yan Ming understood. He couldn't subdue a normal ghost with his fists, but he could deal with the guys pretending to be ghosts in Wangcheng.

Without consciousness, it would be impossible to maintain the state of a "fantasy ghost," so it is perfectly reasonable to revert to a normal human appearance.

"Where did this hospital find so many people who don't have phobia of ghosts? Are there many people in Wangcheng with symptoms like yours?" Yan Ming recalled the number of the beggar ghosts from earlier, at least five or more. And that was a ghost. Just how many people in the entire hospital are pretending to be ghosts?
The old woman shook her head and said, "They're all mentally ill."

She continued to explain: "This hospital deliberately takes in mentally ill patients who have no one to care for them. Those with more severe mental illnesses are not afraid of ghosts and are more easily manipulated and controlled by doctors, who then project themselves into the ghosts."

Mental illnesses do not include phobias because their mental problems are far more serious than phobias.

Yan Ming checked his pockets: "Has anything been stolen from you?"

In his haste, he didn't pay attention to the beggar ghost who was stealing things from him, and it stole the little notebook from his pocket.

Perhaps he will have two more chances before the beggar ghost steals his phone and threatens his memory.

Now, try to leave as many clues as possible for your amnesiac self.

However, the beggar ghost was always going to steal his belongings, and with the added interference of surveillance cameras, everything was being observed by the person in the mirror lurking in the shadows. That's why there were no notifications on his phone or notebook. (Camera.)

Yan Ming looked up at the security camera in the corridor. There was a red dot there, indicating that the camera was running.

The camera has a small lens that reflects his image, the male corpse, the sick child, and the old woman in the corridor.

There is also a face that exists only in the world of the mirror.

"Yes, they stole a few dozen yuan of my change." The old woman checked her pockets and found she only had eight hundred yuan left.

Each time the beggar ghost appears, he steals one thing from both the beggar and the old woman. The old woman has cash on her, so she can last a long time, but he may only have two chances left.

The old lady could only catch one little ghost at most, so no matter how you calculate it, it was impossible for her to keep the phone.

The only good news was the male corpse. Yan Ming tried to pull it back into the crack, but he couldn't do it at all. This meant that the male corpse was appearing for the first time and should be something that the controller did not expect.

This can buy us time; otherwise, this cycle would be the end.

It's very simple. If Yan Ming doesn't come up with any new tricks, the controller will lose interest in exploring him. Then, the beggar ghost can just steal his heart and kill him directly.

Yan Ming stared at the male corpse and tried to open his ghost eyes again.

Then a vertical eye opened a crack on the male corpse's forehead, and the spying ghost controlled by Yan Ming peered into the human world through it.

Everything before my eyes was shrouded in a blood-red hue, yet some kind of illusion appeared in my field of vision.

Fragments of memory rushed past my eyes like a torrent, and I could vaguely make out the life of the corpse.

He tried to manipulate the already cold corpse, but felt that the rigor mortis was very severe. Moving even a small step was very slow and required a lot of effort.

In the end, Yan Ming reached out to the fragments, but he didn't touch anything. He only saw a line of bloody words appear on the wall.

Welcome back, survivor "Ghost Eyes".

The Survivor's "Ghost Eyes"?
Referring to me?

Yan Ming turned around and looked at the male corpse who had opened his ghost eyes. He instantly realized that this should refer to the male corpse. Combined with the special marbles that he had just found on the male corpse, this guy was indeed a survivor who participated in the weird game.

Now, for some unknown reason, the corpse is bound to him in the City of Illusions in the form of a "peeping ghost," and has even logged in from another location.

Yes, the account was logged in from a different location. Yan Ming felt that this explanation best described the current situation. He seemed to have unexpectedly obtained something that was neither a treasure nor a curse.

The blood-written words on the wall underwent a new change.

[Abandoned Land - Wangcheng detected. Please search for supplies as much as possible and carry high-value items to complete the escape mission within 7 days.]

[Task Reward: Tiered Experience Boost]

Engage, search, and withdraw once you're done!

Is this eerie game issuing missions to the dead?
However, compared to the so-called mission, Yan Ming was more curious about the word "account" in the lower left corner of the wall.

The survivor "Ghost Eye" should be able to leave behind some useful items besides those four marbles, right?
　New author, new book, seeking everything!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)