The Pseudo-Human Academy: Starting with a Bricklayer Personality

The last moments slipped away like sand through one's fingers.

The eerie blush between Hongxia's brows and eyes was fading at a visible speed.

Her smooth, long black hair also seemed to shorten subtly in the light and shadow, falling from waist-length to back-length. The sickly allure that had previously surrounded her vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

Instead, she felt timid and bewildered, and Hongxia looked around in the dark forest as if she were frightened.

A night breeze swept through the forest, carrying a chill. Hongxia shivered violently, the cold air on her skin jolting her awake.

She was completely naked, with nothing on her body.

Panic gripped her instantly, causing her to scream out in alarm.

She instinctively crouched down, hugging her knees tightly with her arms, curling herself into a ball as if this would shield her from the surrounding fear.

At this moment, Mo Nian, lying five meters underground, lazily yawned, his eyes completely calm.

The screams coming from above were nothing more than insignificant noises, like the chirping of insects in the forest, to him. He turned over, ready to fall asleep peacefully.

At the same time, a pale blue, semi-transparent interface popped up before the eyes of all the survivors, with cold, clear text appearing:

[Everyone gets eight hours of rest; hide-and-seek continues after sunrise.]

Hongxia squatted on the spot, listening to the rustling of the leaves in the wind, which sounded like ghostly whispers, her heart pounding in her chest.

She frantically groped around, trying to find her phone to call for help, but found nothing but weeds and dirt around her.

The bright moonlight pierced through the treetops, illuminating the dark villa not far away, its silhouette appearing particularly sinister in the night.

She knew that squatting here was not a long-term solution; the cold and fear would slowly consume her.

The only hope was to go to the villa area to see if there were any clothes to cover their bodies.

Gritting her teeth, Hongxia groped her way forward by the moonlight and carefully climbed over a half-open window into the villa.

Fortunately, she quickly found a well-fitting cotton shirt and trousers in the wardrobe on the second floor. Wearing them finally dispelled some of the chill and shame.

Thinking of the eight hours of rest time shown on the panel, Hongxia breathed a long sigh of relief, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.

At least for now, she is safe.

Thinking this, she lay down wearily on the soft bed.

The fear and exhaustion of the past few days before entering the dungeon caused her to fall into a deep sleep instantly, her lovely face still bearing a happy smile of relief after surviving a disaster.

On the other side, Xu Feng, Ye Ningyun, and Yu tide also saw the pop-up rest notification.

The Starry Night Resort Island was much larger than they had imagined. They searched for a long time but still couldn't find any other teammates, not even Li Ming, Lin Yuan, Mo Nian, or Wang Lili.

Ye Ningyun stopped in her tracks, her gaze sweeping over the two people beside her, and said in a deep voice:

What do you think?

Yu Xi frowned slightly, her face showing a thoughtful expression:

"The game of hide-and-seek isn't over, and we haven't been able to leave the instance. Will Hongxia continue as the ghost?"

Xu Feng stared at the pale blue panel in front of him, his fingertips lightly tapping his palm:

"There are two possibilities. Either Hongxia will continue to be the ghost, or someone else will be replaced."

"We don't know how many people have been eliminated yet. Our priority is to find Hongxia and find out the situation."

When Xu Feng uttered the words "replace the ghost," Yu Xi and Ye Ningyun both looked at him with a hint of fear in their eyes.

If the unfathomably powerful Xu Feng were to become a monster, how many people on this island would be able to escape from his clutches?

Xu Feng seemed oblivious to the two's odd behavior. After stroking his chin and pondering for a moment, the blood-stained spatula suddenly appeared in his palm.

He casually tossed the spatula to Ye Ningyun:

"Here, keep this for me for a while. Remember to return it after the dungeon is over."

Ye Ningyun took the spatula, her face full of surprise. This was a strange artifact that could change attributes.

Xu Feng entrusted it to me so easily. Isn't he afraid that Xu Feng will take it for himself?

The three continued their search for Hongxia and encountered Li Ming, a math teacher, who was hiding near a brightly lit villa.

Finally, when they found an inconspicuous little villa in the middle of the island, they finally found Hongxia fast asleep in the bedroom.

"Li Ming, have you run into Lin Yuan, Mo Nian, and Wang Lili?" Ye Ningyun asked first.

Li Ming shook his head and pushed up his glasses:

"No, but I ran into Hongxia, and she almost caught me just now."

Then he told the three of them about his previous experiences in detail.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ningyun's expression instantly turned serious, and she felt a chill run down her spine.

"You mean, the ghost can impersonate my voice to make phone calls and deceive others?"

Aside from the initial rules, there were no other clues in this game of hide-and-seek, and they had no idea how many people had already been killed.

If Gui Zhen really used this method to deceive others, then besides Li Ming, Xu Feng, Yu tide, and himself, how many of the remaining people could still be alive?

Have they all been eliminated?

Thinking of this, Ye Ningyun couldn't help but shudder.

This newbie dungeon may seem easy, but it's actually extremely unfriendly to newcomers, with deadly traps everywhere.

If it can be detected, the survival rate is still extremely high.

"How many people are left now?" Ye Ningyun rubbed her throbbing temples, her brows furrowed.

Yu tide leaned against the wall, holding the Tang sword in both hands, without saying a word, but her eyes grew colder and colder.

Xu Feng's gaze fell on Hong Xia, who was fast asleep on the bed. A gentle, elegant smile appeared on his lips as he spoke softly:

"If you want to know how many people were eliminated, wouldn't it be clear if you woke her up and made her sleep again?"

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and looked at Hongxia on the bed.

Before anyone knew it, her once serene and sweet face was now covered in fine beads of sweat, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

It seemed that he was having some terrible nightmare because he was being watched by everyone.

The group exchanged a glance and gently woke her up.

Hongxia groggily opened her eyes, and what came into view were four faces surrounding the bed. She was immediately startled and instantly became wide awake:

"Huh? Everyone...why are you all here? Is the dungeon over?"

"The dungeon isn't over yet." Yu tide leaned against the wall, her voice icy, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay. Hong Xia was so frightened that she instinctively shrank back.

Ye Ningyun stepped forward, her tone softening:

"Do you remember what it was like when you were a ghost?"

Hongxia frowned, trying hard to search her memory for relevant information, but in the end she could only shake her head blankly:

"I only remember losing consciousness the moment I heard that I was to be the ghost."

"During that time, I felt like I was imprisoned in a void world devoid of consciousness, senses, and even color..."

"The feeling was strange, like being completely dead."

She paused, a hint of confusion and lingering fear in her eyes:

"Then I opened my eyes again and found myself lying naked in the dense forest, my phone and clothes gone. Seriously, what exactly happened while I was the ghost?"