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Chapter 673 An Unsuccessful Start
Liu Yin, still in the driver's seat, was talking to himself: "We can go home after packing up at the company. I'm really tired today. Everyone should have a good rest on Saturday and Sunday."

Tomorrow is the weekend, and the nine players don't have to go to work.

Of course, they wouldn't go to work even if it wasn't the weekend.

Escaping from a horror game is difficult enough; who wants to experience the life of a corporate slave while trying to escape?

Wen Qin gave a polite "hmm" in response to Liu Yin.

He thought to himself, "It would be a miracle if I could get any rest these next two days. This dungeon lasts for three days, and I'm not even sure if I can make it through Saturday and Sunday."

Fortunately, they found a way to temporarily suppress the ghosts...

As long as you keep your eyes on that ghost, it won't be able to move.

But are the ghosts in the photo not moving because of their gaze?
At this moment, Lemon Not Sour, who was standing next to her, said while holding a Polaroid camera: "I think this Polaroid camera should be useful, since it did take a picture of a ghost... I was wondering if we could take a picture of that group photo with this Polaroid camera and see if we could find any clues."

Gu Mian interjected at the opportune moment: "It might copy and paste one ghost into two."

Originally, only the group photo had a ghost in it. Now, if we take another photo of the group photo, there will probably be two photos with ghosts in them.

I wonder if the ghost will turn into two because of this.

Wen Qin also considered this point when talking about wine: "Don't act rashly for now. If ghosts can really be copied through photos, then taking pictures of them is just courting death."

"Actually, I have an idea," Gu Mian began to express her opinion.

Wen Qin looked at the professional gamer with a serious expression, wanting to hear what tricks he had up his sleeve.

Unexpectedly, Gu Mian's words startled him so much that his head began to buzz.

“Let’s cut this ghost out of the photo.” Gu Mian even took out a small knife. “It likes to move around in photos, so let’s cut it out, frame it, and make sure it has nowhere to move.”

“Even though it only shows its head in the photo, cutting off its head would reduce the threat of this ghost, right?” Gu Mian held the paper cutter, eager to try.

"Cut off its head?" Wen Qintanjiu kept repeating this sentence, somewhat bewildered.

Is this something a normal player would say?
Are all professional gamers this terrifying? While everyone else is racking their brains trying to escape, you're thinking about how to cut off someone's head.

You're a doctor, and you call yourself one?

At this point, Wen Qin had a basic understanding of Gu Mian.

"This guy's not right in the head; it's best not to listen to his advice." He silently turned his head, refusing Gu Mian's suggestion.

“Hmm…” Yu Ji said from the side, “As everyone knows, we players can’t hurt the ghosts, so even if we cut off the ghost’s head in the photo, it won’t do any good. We might even cut off other people in the photo.”

“I have a theory that we might be connected to ourselves in the photos. Ghosts might kill by killing the people in the photos. If a ghost kills someone in a photo, then the corresponding person in reality will also die.” Yu Ji said, glancing at the group photo in Jin Ye Bai’s hand.

Wen Qin nodded in agreement, saying that so far, Yu Ji's idea was the most reasonable.

If Yu Ji's conjecture is correct, then they are now in a very dangerous situation.

Because the ghost had already come up behind them.

The next step is to kill.

The people in the photo can't move; if a ghost were killing people inside, they wouldn't even be able to escape.

Thinking of this, Wen Qintang felt a deep sense of powerlessness: "Fortunately, we can temporarily hold off this ghost, preventing it from killing people for the time being..."

At that moment, Tonight White, who was staring at the photo, suddenly spoke up: "The ghost... doesn't seem to kill people through photos."

Wen Qin looked at Jin Yebai with a strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Did you find something?"

As he spoke, he lowered his gaze and placed it on the group photo.

The moment he saw the photo, his scalp tingled. Something was different again!

The ghost moved again!

The ghost in the photo has stood in front of the nine people, its eyes facing the camera.

Its entire body was blurry, except for its terrifying face, which was exceptionally clear.

Wen Qin shuddered as she looked at its resentful eyes: "What's wrong? Were you daydreaming just now?"

"No!" Cold sweat dripped down Jin Yebai's forehead. "It suddenly appeared in front of us. Just now, while you were talking, I swear I didn't even blink, and it suddenly appeared in front of us!"

"Were you really staring at the photo the whole time?" Yu Ji asked Jin Yebai nervously.

"Really!" Bai exclaimed excitedly, but his eyes remained glued to the photo. "When I blink, I alternate between my left and right eyes!"

Gu Mian imagined the scene and then couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The laughter was completely out of place in the tense atmosphere, and everyone looked at him as if he were crazy.

Noticing the gazes of others, Gu Mian's smile vanished, replaced by a fearful expression.

Wen Qin was too preoccupied with drinking to pay attention to his eccentric and crazy teammate, his eyes glued to the photo, not daring to look away for a moment.

What's going on? Could their guess be wrong?
Can looking at a photograph stop a ghost's actions?

Furthermore, the ghost seemed uninterested in the people in the photo; it simply walked past them and stood in front of them.

Ghosts don't kill people by killing the people in the photos.
For a moment, Wen Qin and Tan Jiu's minds were in complete disarray, and all their previous guesses were overturned.

Just as he was frowning in thought, the ghost in the photo seemed to move again.

He immediately held his breath and stared intently at the photo.

The next second, the ghost standing in front of the nine people suddenly moved forward a distance.

It's getting closer and closer to the camera.

The action was completed almost instantly; none of the people staring at the photo could see how the ghost moved.

Lemon Not Sour looked at the ghost in the photo getting closer and closer, and said in a trembling voice, "Don't you all feel that it's getting closer and closer to us...?"

Tonight, Bai's hand holding the photo was trembling, and it was clear that he wanted to throw it away: "Yes, it's getting further and further away from us in the photo, but it's getting closer and closer to us in reality."

It seems... to want to step out of the photo.

Yu Ji unconsciously moved back a little: "I think it will come out of there! Just like the female ghost in The Ring, let's throw it away."

Wen Qin hesitated somewhat when talking about wine.

He had the same idea, but he was afraid that his guess was wrong. This group photo was very important, and he dared not throw it away casually.

Suddenly, Tonight White shouted, "Look!"

The group immediately looked at the photo in his hand.

The ghost in the photo had somehow gotten closer, so close to the camera that it almost completely obscured everyone behind it.

Wen Qin opened his mouth as if to say something, but before he could speak, the ghost in the photo moved again!
This time it almost came right up to the camera, and the entire photo was filled with its terrifying face.

"Holy crap!" Tonight Bai dared not hold the photo any longer. He threw it in a panic and flung it at Gu Mian's face, who was watching the commotion from the side.

Damn it, I missed an update on the very first day of September! No, I need to get back to work!
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