Weird Game: My Talent is a Bit Strong

A corpse hangs from the crooked tree next to the gate.

And this corpse was none other than Fan Chen himself!

"Huh?" Fan Chen had just begun to wonder when he felt a tightness around his neck.

It seemed as if he was caught in a rope and was being dragged up.

When players see a hanging corpse, an eerie event is triggered.

The corpse will turn into the player, and then the player will be attacked by being hanged!

However, the discomfort in Fan Chen's neck disappeared immediately after it appeared.

[Warning: You have been attacked by a nightmare!]

Spirit +19

Maximum Spirit +1

Health +9

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He instantly returned to normal.

The corpse under the crooked tree had disappeared from view; only a hemp rope remained.

The strange thing wasn't the hanging ghost, but the hanging rope itself.

It's a bizarre item that can trigger a nightmare attack involving hanging!

Fan Chen drew his Ghost Eye Tiger-Slaying Blade after the thought crossed his mind and looked around.

The other players all had illusory nooses appearing around their necks, the other end of which connected to the void above.

Their bodies were being hung up, and they all looked like they were struggling in pain.

The eerie power of the Nightmare attribute can not only create illusions, but also blur the lines between reality and illusion!

However, the man in sunglasses among the players did not have a noose around his neck and stood quietly in the middle of the crowd.

"He wasn't affected?"

Fan Chen was slightly surprised and was about to draw his knife to rescue his two companions.

But then they saw An Ran, her feet off the ground, wriggle in her white coat, turning into bandages.

She transformed into the form of a bandaged female ghost.

The bandages writhed, allowing her to quickly break free of the hanging rope and fall to the ground in an awkward position.

It quickly returned to normal.

Meanwhile, behind Zhou Muchen, a ghostly figure dressed in a red wedding gown quickly appeared.

With its sharp claws, it tore through the hanging rope, allowing Zhou Muchen to fall to the ground and escape danger.

"Qing Tong!" Zhou Muchen's face was full of pain, but his voice was joyful as he reached out his hand to the ghost bride.

But the ghost bride's figure flickered and then disappeared.

"It really can't bear to part with you," Fan Chen said with a smile. Zhou Muchen had been quite worried these past two days, fearing that the ghost bride would not reappear.

Then Fan Chen looked at the other players.

The four players from the Madstorm Guild then broke free from the nightmare of hanging themselves.

The tattoos on their bodies seemed to come alive.

Blue lines of ghostly patterns crawled out of the skin and quickly destroyed the noose around the neck.

"Damn, that scared me to death."

"Holy crap, what is this thing?!"

They cursed and complained.

Fan Chen's eyes flickered, realizing that it wasn't a simple tattoo, but a ghost tattoo created by using some strange object and ghostly pigments.

It is equivalent to a special ability to control ghosts, which can be used to command the power of ghosts at critical moments.

However, this strange ability seems to have significant side effects...

Thump, thump, the bodies of the urban beauty and the tall He Yichao, who had been suspended, fell to the ground one after the other.

"Holy crap, she's turned into a ghost!" Fei Fei, a spirited young woman, shouted, pointing at the urban beauty.

Fan Chen then saw that the urban beauty's skin was now ashen and her face was gaunt.

Although he was standing normally, he looked like a corpse.

"I'm not a ghost," the urban beauty hurriedly raised her hand.

As he spoke, his appearance changed rapidly, and he regained his vitality.

"I have an acting career, but I just play myself as a corpse."

After dressing up as a corpse, she became essentially a real corpse.

Once the player loses their life force, the Hanging Nightmare will stop attacking.

"Another actress?" Fan Chen thought of Li Yue, whom he had met at the subway station.

He was also very interested in this kind of job.

"Is he an actor too?" Zhou Muchen asked, pointing at He Yichao.

He Yichao was lying on the ground, his eyes wide open, his tongue sticking out, and his face ashen.

The scene was quiet for a few seconds.

"It seems he really was hanged..." said the urban beauty actress.

"Ho—"

He Yichao suddenly gasped and sprang to his feet like a carp leaping out of the water.

He clutched his neck, gasping for breath, and looked around warily: "Damn, I almost got hanged!"

Everyone: "..."

He pulled through again thanks to his strong physique...

"The players who have made it this far are all quite skilled," Fan Chen thought to himself.

Even if He Yichao couldn't escape the nightmare of hanging himself, he wouldn't die so easily.

Inside Fan Chen's live stream.

This time, the number of viewers in the live stream increased to over five thousand.

Fan Chen's four perfect completions piqued the interest of many more people.

Moreover, everyone wanted to see the strength of the guild founded by Fan Chen.

This instance can be considered the official debut of the Mortal Realm Guild.

"Was that ghost bride summoned by that scumbag boyfriend?"

"Someone on the forum who was in the same instance as him last time has already revealed the details, which is the female ghost he summoned."

"Damn, summoning a ghost bride, that scumbag is really enviable!"

"What happened to that female doctor? She seemed to have turned into a bandaged ghost just now?"

"She doesn't seem to have appeared in Fan Chen's instance. Where did Fan Chen recruit her from?"

"I know her; she's a psychologist, but she hasn't shown up for several months..."

"The players in this dungeon are all quite strong."

"The raging Natsuno is here too; he's not someone to be trifled with."

"What's up with that guy wearing sunglasses? He seemed completely unaffected just now."

The comments section was buzzing with discussion.

The courtyard gate of the mental hospital.

Fan Chen walked to the crooked tree and looked up at the slightly swaying hanging rope.

This thing is hanging here, seemingly to prevent players from leaving.

It should be a good thing.

Some of the strange items in the dungeon can be kept by the player after being picked up.

They often have terrible side effects, and not every item is suitable for players.

If you're unlucky, you might even get entangled with strange objects, like the Demon Eye Tiger-Slaying Blade...

With a whoosh, Fan Chen leaped up and landed on a branch of the crooked tree, attempting to untie the hanging rope.

The other players watched this scene in shock.

They'd rather stay as far away from this monstrosity as possible, and you still want to get your hands on it?

"It seems impossible to solve."

After trying several times without success, Fan Chen jumped down from the tree.

Of course, he wasn't going to give up, and casually drew his Demon Eye Tiger-Slaying Blade.

【Cleaving bones】

A cold glint flashed, and with a loud crash, the crooked tree trunk snapped and smashed to the ground.

The other players were startled and looked around in horror: This is a haunted mental hospital. Is it really okay to cut down people's trees like this?

Fan Chen bent down and tried to pull the hanging rope off the broken end.

Suddenly, whoosh, the hanging rope disappeared.

Disappeared?

Before Fan Chen could even feel regret, the ghost bride appeared before Zhou Muchen, clutching the noose in her hand!

"Here you go." It said in a clear voice, with a hint of shyness, as it handed the hanging rope to Zhou Muchen.

It's like a lover giving out flowers...

After Zhou Muchen took it somewhat bewilderedly, it quickly disappeared again.

"I was just about to help Brother Chen get it, but..." Zhou Muchen said in surprise.

He quickly realized that after acquiring the profession of Casanova, he could now communicate with female ghosts with a level of affection and trust that was higher than his own using his mind.

The ghost bride sensed his thoughts and helped him retrieve the missing hanging rope!

Then Zhou Muchen frowned and said, "This hanging rope seems to be mine now."

He handed the hanging rope to Fan Chen.

[Warning: This is a cursed hanging rope!]

Spirit Level: 11

Effect: By putting a noose around one's own neck, one can create a nightmare of being hanged, affecting the target.

This process will consume your mental and physical energy.

Every time you use it, there's a chance you'll hang yourself.

Fan Chen saw its information.

A level 11 strange item with decent destructive power.

He handed the noose back to Zhou Muchen, and seeing Zhou Muchen hesitate, he smiled and said, "Since it's already yours, then keep it."

The only strange item Zhou Muchen currently possesses is that coffin nail.

This hanging rope can enhance his combat effectiveness.

As for the potential side effect of hanging himself... isn't there a ghost bride by his side?

Zhou Muchen accepted it: "Can I rename it? Hmm, from now on, let's call it Lover's Lasso."

Fan Chen and An Ran: "..."

At that moment, He Yichao, the tall man, rang out with delight: "The iron gate can be opened!"

He opened the doors of the mental hospital, where a swirling fog enveloped everything.

"Can we leave here now?" he asked excitedly.

After hesitating for a moment while holding the flashlight, he plunged headlong into the fog.

"Isn't he being incredibly reckless?"

Just as Fan Chen made his assessment, He Yichao's figure reappeared in the mist.

"I... I'm back here again?" He looked disappointed and regretful.

The fog outside the iron gate has a maze-like effect.

Players will simply return to their original location upon entering.

It's obvious that the condition for clearing this instance is to leave the mental hospital. How could it be so easy to leave here?

He Yichao refused to give up and continued to try, going back and forth several more times.

But each time, they would return to the gate.

He even tried to jump, clearing the three-meter-high iron gate.

But after its figure flew into the mist outside, it quickly flew back the same way.

The other players also tried, but all of them failed.

"Let's give it a try," Fan Chen said, calling to his friends.

He raised the lamp of illusion, letting its light envelop the three of them, and walked into the mist outside the iron gate.

The core ability of the Dispelling Illusion Lamp is to dispel illusions and prevent being affected by nightmares!

Even without the oil lamp, Fan Chen felt that his Soul Eater technique could directly break through this ghost wall.

But he was eager to test the effect of the oil lamp.

The three figures, enveloped in a warm yellow light, entered the mist outside the iron gate.

then……

Unlike the other players, they did not immediately turn back.

He Yichao and the other players' expressions changed: They... managed to leave successfully?

Inside the live stream room.

"Holy crap? They're leaving already?"

"Was that oil lamp a reward exclusive to the previous dungeon?"

"Can it directly break through the dungeon's barriers?"

"Damn, they walked out of the mental hospital looking so fresh and clean?"

The live stream chat was buzzing with excitement. In the hazy footage, the iron gate could be seen disappearing behind them.

They just walked out like that!

[Reminder: You are about to leave Ebony Asylum. Do you wish to end this instance?]

A notification appeared simultaneously in front of Fan Chen, An Ran, and Zhou Muchen.

They looked at each other in bewilderment: Is this all it takes to clear the dungeon?

Fan Chen stared at the oil lamp in his hand, somewhat astonished.

When he first got this thing, he was a little disgusted with it.

Compared to items like the shroud and the Fengdu Daily, its effect seems somewhat lacking.

Only now does he realize its supermodel-like qualities.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a one-of-a-kind exclusive item!

The three exchanged glances, and without saying a word, they made a unified action: turning around and going back.

Anran: I also want to use the mental hospital to hone my professional skills.

Zhou Muchen: I want to reconnect with Qing Tong.

Fan Chen: I also need to master the profession of psychiatrist to achieve a perfect score.

Seeing their reaction, the viewers in the live stream were speechless for a moment.

With the normal pass so close, I gave up without hesitation.

Fan Chen was one thing, but the other two members had the same reaction?

Mortal Guild...

This is definitely not an ordinary guild!