Wu Jue looked a bit bewildered. "What's going on?"
Nan Jiangzi's gaze was sharp as he looked at him. "One of you three is a fake."
"Ah!"
Everyone was shocked.
Wu Jue asked, confused, "Who's fake? But we've been together all along."
Nan Jiangzi frowned. "Come here first."
Wu Jue, half-believing and half-doubting, walked towards him. Once he was in front of him, Nan Jiangzi took his hand and looked again at the remaining two girls.
"It's not you, it's them."
Wu Jue immediately drew his weapon and faced the two girls.
The atmosphere became tense, and everyone grew nervous, their eyes fixed on the two girls opposite them. At first glance, one might mistake them for the villains.
Wu Jue's sister, Wu Yu, also glanced at the screen and exclaimed, "That's not right, this..."
Before she could finish, she was completely stunned.
Wu Jue shouted, "Zhou Dan, what are you doing?"
The girl who was strangling Wu Yu slowly raised her head. Her eyes had turned crimson red, and she was staring fiercely at Nan Jiangzi, her voice hoarse and sharp. "You lied to me!"
"She's not human!"
Two branches, like withered tree branches, grew from "Zhou Dan's" head. Her once beautiful face began to twist, becoming neither human nor ghost. The fingers that were gripping Wu Yu's neck had transformed into claws.
Everyone turned pale with shock.
"Damn it! She really isn't human!"
"Let go of her!" Seeing his sister in the other's grasp, Wu Jue instinctively moved to save her.
"Come back!"
Nan Jiangzi roared sharply, simultaneously throwing the candlelight in his hand. The flame collided with something in mid-air and instantly erupted in a blinding light.
"Ah!"
The hideous creature shrieked, and a black shadow rapidly retreated. Wu Yu fell to the ground, clutching her neck and coughing uncontrollably.
"Wu Yu!" Wu Jue rushed to her side.
Meanwhile, Song Yan, uncomfortable from the sudden light, instinctively buried his head against Zhu Jin's chest.
Zhu Jin patted his back in comfort.
Nan Jiangzi walked to where the flames had erupted and picked up a card from the ground.
"What is this?" asked Ding Xiang.
"An exorcism card. I got it from completing a mission before."
Ding Xiang swallowed and gave a thumbs-up. "Boss."
Wu Yu finally recovered and stopped coughing, still shaken. She clung to her brother for a long time.
"Are you feeling better? We're leaving. Are you coming with us, or going on your own?"
Wu Jue released Wu Yu and said to him, "We want to go with you, but now I need to find my teammates, and Zhou Dan, she... I don't know how she's doing?"
When he looked at the screen the second time, he noticed the five dots were still there. But he had instinctively cooperated with Nan Jiangzi, ultimately driving away the ghost.
This person was clearly more powerful and experienced than them, and being with him would be advantageous.
"The red dot is still there, which means she's alive. It's the second day, and the game usually doesn't kill people this early. It will create immense fear for us, like a cat playing with a mouse, toying with us before it strikes."
Hearing his heavy words, Song Yan scoffed.
He wasn't that bad!
The others, far from being comforted, felt a chill down their spines.
"If we're going to find them, we'll have to split up."
"We can go with you," Ding Xiang quickly said. "Anyway, the game is about survival. Even if we hide somewhere, trouble will find us. It's better to go with you to find them. We'll deal with problems as they arise, instead of living in constant fear."
She had initially planned to hide in room 444 for the seven days, but trouble had arrived before the first day was even over.
This showed that hiding wouldn't solve anything.
"I agree. Instead of constantly hiding, let's confront them head-on!" Xi Hongshi, remembering her recent close call with falling into a pit, felt a surge of anger.
This damned game wouldn't let them have it easy!
Nan Jiangzi looked at Zhu Jin and Song Yan.
"I don't mind."
Song Yan nudged the person next to him. "I'll follow her."
Nan Jiangzi looked at them with an unreadable expression.
"Boss, what's wrong?"
He withdrew his gaze and shook his head faintly. "Nothing. Let's go."
Everyone packed their belongings and headed towards the location of the red dot.
The atmosphere was heavy, so Ding Xiang took the initiative to start a conversation. "Boss, how did you know that person was problematic just now?"
Nan Jiangzi pushed up his glasses. "Do you remember what you said when the three of them came over?"
Ding Xiang looked blank. "What did I say? 'Is someone here'?"
Xi Hongshi replied, "You said someone was here, two people, and they were around the corner. There were only two shadows."
But three people had appeared.
At the time, no one had paid much attention to it, except for Nan Jiangzi, who had noticed something amiss. That's why he had deliberately tested them.
Wu Jue asked, confused, "How did you know it was two people?"
Ding Xiang smiled sheepishly. "It's my special ability. My hearing has been good since I was a child. Everyone's footsteps are different. When you guys came, I only heard two sets of footsteps."
Wu Jue realized. "So that's how it is."