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

"Click click click—"

"Click click click—"

Following Hou Liang's arrangements and decisions, a strange, old-fashioned dial telephone was slowly revealed from a metal storage cabinet in the center of the hall after being unlocked with proper authorization.

[Thriller Item: Eerie Phone]

This is an item that a former [dungeon participant] from Zhouchi City brought out of the dungeon. It can be used to contact humans in the dungeon.

The security bureau spent a lot of money to buy this item, so that it could help other dungeon participants increase their chances of escaping the dungeon.

of course!

Because the [Evil Phone] can only be used once a day, Hou Liang can only use it in the most dangerous and critical [Instance]!

And now...

The S-rank horror instance, Aoyama Mental Hospital, is of paramount importance!

"What we can analyze at present is that Qingshan Mental Hospital has an inner and outer world. Disobeying the orders and arrangements of the hospital staff will exacerbate the contamination entering the inner world!"

"The hospital staff arrangements may be genuine or fabricated, and this fabrication could be based on certain conditions!"

"The initial 'confession' leaned towards a student personality; why would a mental hospital admit a student?"

"..."

Various analyses from "high-achieving students" kept coming from all around.

Hou Yong stood in front of the live broadcast screen, his brows furrowed.

"call--"

"I thought that in the end, the ones who would survive... would be Pu'er, Fu Jie, Yan Bing, and Yuwen Ji..."

"I never imagined that An Lan would make it this far..."

He sighed, noticing a woman standing beside him. The woman had long, wavy blonde hair, wore a suit, and had her hair piled up in front of her chest. She was constantly fiddling with her long, curly hair.

Another [S-level Talent] in Zhouchi City: Liu Xuan.

He was more famous than Yuwen Ji and participated in completing more "Thriller Dungeons".

She is undoubtedly the treasure of Zhouchi City.

Nothing is absolute...

"Talent can only determine a person's lower limit, but it cannot guarantee their upper limit!"

"【A-Rank Talent: Eye of Insight】... Ah, that's indeed a good 【talent】, it's just a pity it's with someone who doesn't like to think... As for that Yan Bing..."

"Let me see..."

Liu Xuan casually picked up a report, on which Yan Bing's talent was clearly written.

[A-Rank Talent: Immunity Card]

[Immunity Token: Grants immunity to three fatal attacks, and removes all current negative effects upon being immune to an attack!]

"Tsk..."

"This is a perfect [A-rank talent]... but it's still a pity that such a good talent is tied to a coward. Every time she uses her ability, it's a passive waste!"

"To be honest, with such an ability, one should explore the secrets of dungeons more often, instead of passively wasting usage attempts every time!"

She tossed aside the report in her hand and looked at the big screen, not at Yuwen Ji's first-person perspective, but staring straight at An Lan's first-person perspective.

"As for him..."

"A very interesting guy..."

"If only my [talent] was stronger..."

"Oh? You think highly of An Lan?"

Upon hearing this, Hou Yong glanced at Liu Xuan in surprise.

Only a handful of gifted individuals can earn this appreciation!

Even Yuwen Ji, who is also an [S-level talent], has never been praised by Liu Xuan even once!

"It's just so-so..."

"He's much quicker-witted than the others!"

"His [talent] seems weak, but he uses it very well... If he were given an [A-level talent], I can't even imagine how effective he would be..."

"this..."

"In short, our official team will not favor anyone, nor will we mistreat anyone! Until the very end, we will prioritize contacting the person who survives or has the best chance of exiting the instance!"

"Currently, it seems that the majority of people still want to protect Yuwen Ji... after all, his strength is undeniable..."

Hou Yong shook his head and looked at the other screens, where... the comments from netizens in Zhouchi City were actively displayed.

[Little Smart: Holy crap, guys! Haishi City has fallen by a third! Will our Zhouchi City be next?]

[Hakimi North and South Green Beans: Can you please stop jinxing me? I saw the video of the fall, that so-called mass burial village, they forcibly piled the entire sea surface with yellow earth, and those cruise ships that were still moving instantly turned into coffins? This is insane!]

This bizarre arrival is just too supermodel-like!

[Mambobobo: Isn't the Defense Bureau going to take action yet? If you ask me, they should quickly analyze the battle situation! Protect Yuwen Ji! After all, he's an "S-class talent," his chances of survival are probably the highest, right?]

[Yeah! Give him a boost! Without Yuwen Ji, who can clear this dungeon?]

[Huh? Am I the only one who thinks highly of An Lan? Hasn't he overcome so many crises without needing any external help?]

An Lan's method of relying on female ghosts won't get him far!

[Yeah, even E-rank talents are unstable! For a more stable approach, let's protect Yuwen Ji!]

【...】

Amidst a flurry of comments, the [Zhouchi City Defense Section] was engrossed in increasingly intense analysis...

......

Nothing to say for a day.

An Lan was unaware of his current importance in the eyes of netizens. After returning from the morgue, he spent the entire day in a half-asleep state.

Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened that day.

The morning sunlight streamed into the ward, and Anlan carefully climbed out of bed.

"Creep——"

"Wei Wei Wei——"

Because no medication was ingested, the surrounding walls and floor remained covered with writhing, fleshy sacs.

An Lan probably didn't approach them, instead glancing at the other beds.

Yuwen Ji seemed to still be asleep. On his headband, the numbers kept switching between [-15] and [0], which surprised An Lan.

"this..."

"Is this activating a [talent ability]?"

"What... what kind of ability is this?"

I'm completely baffled.

What ability allows one to freely convert [contamination value]?

Could it be that Yuwen Ji has two souls?

Without looking at Yuwen Ji again, An Lan's gaze shifted between Pu'er and Yan Bing before finally settling on Pu'er.

He needs a teammate who can stay in the normal world.

Yan Bing is unreliable.

Conversely, Pu'er, who had also been humiliated by Yuwen Ji, was more likely to establish a cooperative relationship.

"Thump—"

Stepping onto the soft ground, An Lan was about to reach Pu'er's bedside when the other seemed to notice her movements. The eyes beneath the headband suddenly snapped open, the numbers on the headband flashing rapidly before the other stared blankly at An Lan: "You? What do you want to do?!"

"Don't misunderstand..."

"I have a suggestion..."

"How about we cooperate?!"

"cooperate?"

"you?!"

"Me?!?"

"Yeah... if we stick together, we should be more likely to survive, right? I don't need you to do anything, just tell me what you saw later... and I'll fight Yuwen Ji with you..."

An Lan tried to keep her tone as calm as possible.

Can!

"Feel sorry..."

"I want to live...but...not with you!"

A cold voice came from inside the headband, and An Lan paused in her speech!

He looked at Pu'er in disbelief. An Lan couldn't understand: Why...why would Pu'er reject her?!

There's no reason for it!