You made all the streamers on the internet kneel before you when you were asked to make a game.

In the live chat, knowledgeable viewers have already started explaining the facts.

But reality is more terrifying than popular science.

As the music played, the two teams slowly emerged from the thick fog at either end of the street.

On the left, a group of paper figures dressed in bright red wedding attire are carrying a bridal sedan chair that is constantly oozing black blood.

On the right, there is a group of skeletons dressed in mourning clothes, holding white banners and scattering paper money.

The two teams, with a clear objective, headed straight for the center of the intersection.

Judging from their posture, they were going to meet at the intersection.

"Stop!" Professor Chen's face turned pale as he grabbed Lu Zhixing and Brother Long, who were trying to force their way in.

"We can't go there!" Professor Chen tried hard to recall various folk tales and anecdotes.

"This isn't just ordinary ghost soldiers borrowing a path; this is the Dragon King mustering his troops!"

"Weddings are for summoning the soul, funerals are for guiding the way!"

"They want to gather everything that can move in the town under the Dragon King's command!"

"If we go there now, we'll be walking into a trap!"

"What do we do?" Brother Long was sweating profusely. "The theater in the back is about to collapse, and Miss Xiaodie can't hold on any longer!"

The voice just fell.

"Boom—"

A loud bang came from behind.

The ghost wall that was formed from the stage was finally washed away by the black water.

Xiao Die's opera singing came to an abrupt end.

Everyone's hearts sank.

Ahead lie the red and white duo, behind them endless black water.

They were trapped in this narrow street corner, with nowhere to go.

Just then, at the intersection, the two teams finally collided.

The paper figures carrying the bridal sedan chair and the skeletons scattering paper money were strangely intertwined.

You have me I have you.

The team instantly doubled in size, forming a terrifying, incongruous legion of mixed red and white people.

Then, they all turned around.

They headed straight for the location where Lu Zhixing and the others were!

Those faces, some joyful, some sorrowful, appeared particularly grotesque under the pale green lantern light.

"Close your eyes! Close your eyes, all of you!" Professor Chen, who was always confident, let out his final roar.

"Cover your ears! No matter what you hear, don't open your eyes! Don't turn around!"

"This is a case of 'ghostly soldiers borrowing a path, while the living avoid them'!"

"If you see or hear it, you'll be treated like one of our own and taken away with it!"

No one dared to delay and immediately did as instructed.

Lu Zhixing closed his eyes tightly and pressed the little girl's head against his chest.

Brother Long buried his face in the Ghost Bride's arms, not daring to look at anything.

next second.

That team has arrived.

A cold, eerie wind, carrying the ashes of paper money and a faint scent of rouge, swept past them.

All I could hear were countless chaotic footsteps and the scraping of chains.

There is another voice.

A strange human voice, neither crying nor laughing, as if countless people were whispering in their ears.

What are they discussing?

"This... has so much yang energy..."

"Take him away...take him away..."

"The bride... the Dragon King will like her..."

"There's also a younger one...perfect for being a virgin boy..."

Those voices seemed to possess a magical power, constantly drilling into their minds and tempting them to open their eyes.

Lu Zhixing felt a cold hand touch his cheek.

Brother Long felt something tugging at the ghost bride's wedding dress.

Professor Chen's body was trembling slightly, and he was muttering to himself, as if he were reciting some kind of scripture.

Time seemed to stretch on endlessly at that moment.

Finally, the eerie wind and strange voices gradually faded away.

"Is...is it okay now?" Brother Long asked in a trembling voice.

Professor Chen did not answer, and there was no unusual black water behind him, leaving everyone puzzled and uncertain.

A full minute later, Professor Chen finally let out a long sigh of relief.

"Open your eyes."

When everyone opened their eyes, the terrifying team had vanished.

But the sight before them made everyone gasp in shock once again.

They are no longer at the same street corner.

The surrounding buildings have completely changed, with identical alleyways and walls everywhere.

The fog is even thicker than before.

"Being trapped in a maze..."

Lu Zhixing uttered three words, his heart sinking to the bottom.

They were led by that team into an unknown labyrinth.

"Damn it! Are you kidding us?"

Although they were cut off from the Blackwater's pursuit, they were also trapped here.

Berserker Dragon slammed his fist into the wall next to him, but the wall was like wet mud, and his fist sank straight in, bringing out a large piece of wall plaster mixed with seaweed.

He looked at his fists, which were covered in mud, and cursed angrily.

"Master, Professor Chen, what do we do now? We're trapped!"

Lu Zhixing is trying to analyze the surrounding environment.

The spatial logic here is completely chaotic.

Go into the alley on the left, go around it, and you'll come out on the right.

The wall ahead may seem like a dead end, but if you crash into it, you'll find yourself back where you started.

A classic case of being trapped in a maze.

Moreover, it's a high-level "ghost wall" situation, which cannot be broken by brute force alone.

Professor Chen was also at a loss. He paced back and forth, holding the nearly extinguished lantern, his brows furrowed.

[Oh no, the streamers are trapped! This advanced ghost wall is too unfair!]

[Unless you have special items, you're doomed.]

[Special items? Where can I find them? They're not sold in the ghost money shop either!]

The viewers in the live stream room were in complete chaos, but the atmosphere in Lao E's live stream room was completely different.

Old E is currently standing at the bottom of the courtyard of the tenement building in the "Caged Bird" instance.

It was dark and damp, filled with discarded furniture and household garbage.

After dying and restarting dozens of times, Old E finally found his way here.

He avoided all the neighbors, refused all food, did not peek through the peephole at night, and did not open the forbidden room on the fourth floor.

Finally, following the clues in the "Practice Diary," he dug out a cracked package from under a pile of rotting costumes at the bottom of the courtyard.

Upon opening the package, one finds a broken ancient mirror.

The mirror is only the size of a palm, cast in bronze, and has intricate patterns engraved on its back.

Although the mirror is covered with cracks, it is still bright enough to reflect one's image.

The system notification sounded the moment he picked up the mirror.

[Congratulations to player "Old E" for achieving an S-rank completion of "Caged Bird"!]

[Obtained Special Item: Mirror of Truth (Fake)]

[Item Description: This is a corner of the Mirror of Karma, formed from the memory projection of "Little Butterfly," the leader of the Hundred Ghosts Opera Troupe. It cannot reveal past sins, but it can see through all illusions.]

[System Notification: The "Caged Bird" dungeon provides crucial information for the "Sea Mist Town" main storyline in "Reincarnation." The progress of this dungeon's exploration will influence the direction of the main storyline.]