Weak in affinity talent? Female ghosts are eager to give hints.

[Thriller Dungeon Now Open!]

[You have been selected as a participant in this "Aoyama Mental Hospital" instance. Please be aware of your role and, while playing the part of a mental patient, try to escape.]

[A message for this copy: What you see is what you get, but what you see is not necessarily what you get.]

[This indicates that this is your first time participating in the horror dungeon. New player tips are provided below!]

[Item 1: Your survival time and the extent of your dungeon exploration will affect your rating rewards in this dungeon. Please explore as much dungeon content as possible!]

[Second Notice: Death in the instance world means certain death! You only have one life, so please act with extreme caution!]

[Point Three: Humans cannot harm the supernatural; only rules and the supernatural themselves can deal with it.]

[Item 4: Participants entering the horror dungeon for the first time will awaken a talent that will serve as the foundation for dungeon exploration.]

[Item 5: The participants in each horror instance are not fixed! Please remember this rule: Sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than the supernatural!]

[A total of 10 people will participate in this "Aoyama Mental Hospital" instance! The instance is about to open...]

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"cough..."

"Cough cough cough—"

A series of solemn voices, seemingly faint, reached her ears. Before her eyes was a darkness filled with flickering lights. An Lan breathed in the air thick with the smell of rust, and her vision gradually cleared.

He squinted and peered through two points of light in the darkness. It appeared to be a room with white hospital beds.

"A...horror instance?!"

"Hey! Seriously?!"

"I only played dating sims all night, how did I get chosen to participate in this?!"

An Lan's dazed expression was gradually replaced by shock, and she looked as if she had eaten excrement.

The thriller genre is a defining feature of his world.

The game periodically selects some "unlucky" players to participate in the [Dungeon].

The entire process will be broadcast live globally and receive high-level attention from national authorities. Once all participants die, the instance will descend upon the territory of the participants' respective countries.

Conversely, if one can escape from the [Instance], not only will the participant benefit, but the [Instance] will also disappear.

Horror games are a double-edged sword.

It might provide a desperate person with the key to changing their fate, or it might cause someone whose career was going smoothly to die tragically the very next day.

Some people are begging the dungeon to select them, while others are begging the dungeon not to select them.

An Lan had watched many live streams before, but never imagined that this thing would happen to her.

He... just wants to be an ordinary office worker. As for the grand task of saving the world, let the "savior" handle that! He just wants to work nine-to-five, contribute to society, and play games in his spare time...

"C!"

After cursing under her breath, An Lan tried to turn around and continue observing her surroundings after calming herself down for a long time, only to find that her head felt heavy and oppressive.

"Clang—"

Just by moving his neck, he could hear the sound of metal scraping against metal!

"Why?!"

An Lan reached out and touched her head in surprise, her fingers trembling! It seemed that her head and neck were locked by a round iron headband.

The iron band completely encased the head, with only two holes punched in the area for the eyes, used to capture vision.

Behind the iron hoop, there should be an iron chain connecting the hospital bed. Every time An Lan tried to move around in the room, she could feel a pulling force coming from the back of her head.

"Hello!"

"Don't move!"

"Don't you know that there's a chain connecting your bed to the headboard behind the iron hoops?"

Suddenly!

A cold, sharp rebuke rang out, and An Lan hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound. After a while, she finally noticed that there were four other patients in hospital gowns lying on the other beds in the room.

They were wearing blue and white striped hospital gowns, and each of them had an iron headband on.

The one who spoke was the one on the bed closest to An Lan.

The man on the bed was all muscle, and his half-open chest was covered with knife scars and cuts; he was clearly no pushover.

"Hello...you..."

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a newbie?"

"Tsk tsk tsk... A newbie gets chosen for an S-rank horror dungeon? I really don't know, are you lucky... or unlucky..."

An Lan intended to offer a polite greeting, but the other party immediately adopted a look of disdain for a newcomer, his words full of mockery.

"A newcomer..."

"Being a newcomer doesn't mean you're doomed—"

"Hey! Bro, what's your talent? What level is it? Can you tell me? If we're lucky enough to get an [SSS-level] talent, we might all want to be your patron!"

Another friendly voice came through.

This time, the person speaking was from a bed that was relatively far from Anlan.

Lying on the bed was a woman; her head was encased in an iron band, revealing her prominent collarbones. Even the oversized hospital gown couldn't conceal the imposing size of her chest.

The woman's gaze froze on An Lan, and the people around her looked over curiously upon hearing this.

"【talent】?"

Speaking of talent, An Lan then realized that there had been a lingering warmth surging in her chest.

If you concentrate and try to spot it, you'll find it's a cluster of reddish light.

【talent】.

The only foundation for ordinary people to survive in the [thriller world].

The talent level ranges from E to SSS, and the higher the level, the greater the survivability in dungeons.

"So my [talent] will be..."

The moment An Lan's mind approached the light source, the light instantly enveloped her, and a notification sounded in her mind: [E-Rank Talent: Instant Familiarity (Unlocked)!]

[Instant Favor: Any strange creature seems to have a natural affinity for you, as if they've seen you somewhere before. Your initial affinity with any instance character is "5" points!]

"ha?!"

"E..."

"E-level?!?"

The moment An Lan heard the notification tone, she froze completely.

Not a buddy?

Am I really that unlucky?

I don't expect an SSS grade, but at least give me a passing grade like a C.

"Little brother? How are you?!"

Just as An Lan was stunned, the imposing woman asked impatiently. An Lan stared at her blankly, her gaze suddenly stopping!

"Hahaha—hahaha—"

"What kind of new savior is this?"

"Everyone! Let me introduce myself. I'm Fu Jie, an A-rank talent [Eye of Insight], and a dungeon clearer who has completed the dungeon three times! My [talent] has already allowed me to see his information!"

"This kid got an [E-rank talent]!!!"

"A newbie... [E-rank talent]... [S-rank dungeon]! He... is already dead!!!"

Fu Jie spoke in that condescending, judgmental tone, as if he were judging others.

Upon hearing this, the hopeful gazes that had been directed at An Lan immediately turned to disdain.

In high-stakes dungeons, nobody likes bringing along a burden.

Especially those things that can't offer you any help!

"Why--"

"What a pity... little brother..."

"I don't know why, but the moment I saw you, I thought you were really great! I was even thinking about developing a relationship with you, maybe even forming a team together sometime..."

"What a pity..."

Upon hearing this, the imposing woman shook her head helplessly.

An Lan looked at her, but her gaze lingered.

because!

The moment he awakened his [talent], a [heart] appeared above everyone's head, with numbers of varying sizes marked on it!

For example, Fu Jie's is "-10".

On the heart-shaped figure of that towering woman, the number "6" was prominently displayed!