A bizarre and terrifying experience; I messed up the dungeon world.

Zhou Lang put the knife away and was about to get out of bed when his phone suddenly rang.

It was Zhao Qiang calling.

"Hey, Zhou Lang, are you awake?"

"You're awake," Zhou Lang said. "And you?"

"I just woke up too." Zhao Qiang's voice sounded excited. "You know what? I have a ghost artifact now!"

"What kind of ghost artifact?"

"A hammer, called the limbless hammer, I got it after I took over the role of the room's owner," Zhao Qiang said. "And now I can control that limbless ghost, although it's weak, it's better than nothing."

Zhou Lang smiled: "Congratulations."

"Oh, right, Han Yingying woke up too. She said she wants to treat us to dinner. Are you coming?"

"Come here," Zhou Lang said. "Where?"

"The usual place, the hot pot restaurant near the school gate."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Lang changed his clothes and looked at himself in the mirror before leaving.

The bandage on his right hand was very noticeable, but he made no attempt to hide it.

Anyway, the age of terror has already arrived, and more and more people have ghost artifacts, so one more won't make a difference.

When they arrived at the hot pot restaurant, Zhao Qiang and Han Yingying were already waiting.

"You've arrived." Han Yingying smiled when she saw Zhou Lang.

"Hmm." Zhou Lang sat down. "Have you ordered?"

"I ordered, we've been waiting for you." Zhao Qiang said, pouring Zhou Lang a glass of water. "By the way, is your injury healed?"

"It's all healed now," Zhou Lang said. "Injuries sustained in the game will automatically recover once you're out of the game."

"That's good." Han Yingying breathed a sigh of relief. "I was worried that you would suffer from long-term effects."

The three chatted as they ate, and naturally the topic turned to the dungeon they had just encountered.

"To be honest, it still feels like a dream," Zhao Qiang said. "Those ghosts, that basement, and that final monster..."

"Don't think about it anymore, it's all in the past," Zhou Lang said. "The most important thing now is to get stronger so that we can survive the next dungeon run."

"You're right." Han Yingying nodded. "I've decided to make good use of the ghost artifact I obtained this time, and try not to hold anyone back next time."

"You didn't hold us back," Zhou Lang said. "Just surviving is already quite an achievement."

Han Yingying looked at Zhou Lang, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"Zhou Lang, can I ask you a question?"

"Ask away."

"Why did you enter the game?" Han Yingying asked. "I heard your sister went missing. Did you enter to find her?"

Zhou Lang paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes."

"Have you found any clues?"

"No," Zhou Lang said, "but I won't give up."

Han Yingying opened her mouth, as if to say something, but in the end she swallowed it back.

The atmosphere became somewhat silent, so Zhao Qiang quickly tried to smooth things over: "By the way, I heard something happened at the school."

"What is it?" Zhou Lang asked.

"Several students went into the instance and never came out again," Zhao Qiang said in a low voice. "They're said to be trapped inside."

Zhou Lang frowned: "Trapped?"

"Yes, the game has a mechanism where if a player takes the place of a ghost in a dungeon, they will be trapped inside until the next player takes their place," Zhao Qiang said. "Now everyone in the school is panicking, and many people are afraid to go into the game anymore."

Zhou Lang recalled what the bandaged man had said and understood the situation.

It seems this mechanism is real.

"And what about you?" He looked at Zhao Qiang. "You've taken the place of the limbless demon, aren't you afraid of being trapped?"

"I was scared," Zhao Qiang said with a wry smile. "But you helped me out at the last minute, otherwise I'd still be in the villa."

Zhou Lang didn't speak. He thought of the girl trapped in the basement and the corpses that were hanging up.

If he hadn't killed the dean in time, Zhao Qiang might have ended up like that.

"Be careful when entering dungeons in the future," Zhou Lang said. "Don't easily take the ghost's place unless you're confident you can get out."

"I know," Zhao Qiang nodded.

The three chatted for a while longer, then went home after finishing their meal.

Zhou Lang returned to his rented room, lay on his bed, and kept replaying his experience from the dungeon in his mind.

The truth behind the haunted manor, the dean's madness, and the trapped players...

The game was even more brutal than he had imagined.

"What is Master thinking about?" the bandaged man asked.

"I'm thinking about how to get stronger," Zhou Lang said. "My current strength isn't enough. Next time I encounter a stronger ghost, I might not be so lucky."

"So, what does the master plan to do?"

"Let's use up the Strangeness Points first," Zhou Lang said. "Let's see if it can increase our strength."

He opened the system shop, which contained all sorts of items and skills.

"Basic Strength Enhancement: Consumes 100 Unpredictability to permanently increase strength."

"Basic Speed ​​Enhancement: Consumes 100 Deceptive Points to permanently increase speed."

"Basic Constitution Enhancement: Consumes 100 Unpredictable Elements to permanently improve constitution."

Zhou Lang looked around and finally chose to strengthen his physique.

After all, staying alive is the most important thing.

"Confirm purchase of basic constitution enhancement?"

"confirm."

With his elusiveness value reduced by 100, Zhou Lang felt a surge of warmth flowing through his body.

A few seconds later, the warm current disappeared, and he felt his body become stronger.

"Not bad." Zhou Lang nodded in satisfaction and continued buying.

He bought five physical enhancements, three strength enhancements, and two speed enhancements in one go, leaving him with only 350 cunning points.

"The master is really generous with flowers," the bandaged man remarked.

"What's the point of keeping it if you don't spend it?" Zhou Lang said. "Strength is the only true measure of success."

He stood up, stretched his body, and could clearly feel that his strength and speed had improved significantly.

"By the way, I haven't found that clean bandage you mentioned yet," Zhou Lang said.

"No rush," the bandaged man said. "I don't need it right now anyway."

"That won't do. I have to keep my promise to you," Zhou Lang said, opening his phone to search for nearby pharmacies.

He quickly found a 24-hour pharmacy and went out to buy a roll of medical bandages.

"Here you go." He placed the bandage on the table.

The bandage on his right hand twitched a few times, and a thin bandage emerged, rolled up the new bandage on the table, and slowly wrapped around his arm.

"Thank you, Master." The bandaged man's voice carried a hint of emotion.

"Don't mention it," Zhou Lang said. "We're one now."

He lay back down on the bed, closed his eyes, and prepared to rest.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, a system notification sounded in my mind.

"Player 'Langligelang' has been detected to have completed a hidden quest and received a special reward: the right to choose a dungeon."

"Copy Selection Right: You can choose to enter a specified type of copy. This right can only be used once per month."

Zhou Lang suddenly opened his eyes.

This reward came at just the right time!

With the option to choose a copy, he can actively seek clues about his sister instead of passively waiting for a random assignment.

"System, what type of instance can I choose?" Zhou Lang asked.

"Selectable types: hospital, school, prison, cemetery, abandoned factory, etc."

Zhou Lang thought for a moment, and realized that the last place his sister was seen before she went missing was the hospital.

"I choose the hospital-type instance."

"Confirm your selection. You will enter the hospital-type instance in three days."

Zhou Lang breathed a sigh of relief; he finally had a direction.

He closed his eyes and this time he really fell asleep.

The next morning, Zhou Lang was woken up by his cell phone ringing.