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Chapter 236: Fighting for the Land with Head
There was clearly no one behind them.

But the large iron chain appeared out of thin air and then locked itself from the inside of the door.

Reason told the fat man that what was happening was definitely not because the big iron chain had come to life.

"I said..." The fat man stopped and looked at Ziliang beside him, "Was there anyone behind us just now?"

Ziliang pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head: "There are no people... but whether there are ghosts or not is another matter."

Fatty: "..."

Forget it, it's better not to talk to this person at all.

In the dim light, Ziliang looked up towards the direction next to the door: "But when I came in just now, I saw a staircase near the door. Could it be that something came down the stairs and locked the door?"

Upon hearing this, a bold idea popped into the fat man's mind: "Why don't we go take a look near the stairs?"

Having experienced numerous supernatural scenarios, Fatty's courage had undergone a qualitative leap, and he had learned Gu Mian's ultimate move—to court death when necessary.

Although he still gets scared and runs around in a panic when faced with a ghost, he can still do something reckless before the ghost appears.

But clearly, other players couldn't grasp the significance of this ultimate move.

"You're courting death!" Ziliang gripped his handcuffs tightly, staring at the fat man. "Although doing this might help me gather material... it's still terrifying..."

Source material? The fat man looked at Ziliang with surprise: "A writer?"

Ziliang nodded slightly, then opened his mouth wide and added in a low voice, "Author of supernatural stories."

The fat man pondered, "Speaking of authors and source material, I'm reminded of someone..."

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

Just then, Ziliang heard the three strange "thump" sounds.

Yes, I saw it...

These three "dong" sounds originated from the phone screen.

Several lines of text appeared at the bottom of the screen.

[Thump, thump, thump]

Strange noises suddenly came from the stairs next to the locked door, as if something was coming down the stairs.

[Liang'er: Did you hear that sound?]

[Wang Pangzi: Run!]

Although the two little figures were talking like this, neither of them moved, seemingly waiting for the player to control them.

The fat man's newly mustered courage to court death instantly waned: "What the hell?"

He didn't hear the strange thumping sound, but the description at the bottom of the screen kept updating.

[Thump, thump, thump]

The sound is getting closer! It seems to have reached the stairs on the first floor!

Ziliang could almost feel something unseen and inaudible approaching, and fear spread throughout his body, making his scalp tingle.

"What are you standing there for? Run!" At this moment, the fat man suddenly grabbed the stunned Zi Liang and took off running in the opposite direction.

The moment the fat man took off running, he seemed to see two options appear on the screen.

At this moment, you decide...

[He took off running] [He charged forward and bit]

Surprisingly, these two options actually rhyme when read together.

Although neither of them used their fingers to select an option, their bodies had already made the decision. They had clearly chosen the first option, "run away," so this option only appeared for a moment before disappearing.

At this moment, Ziliang, who was standing next to him, also saw the option that flashed by on the phone. He opened his mouth slightly and asked, "Why rush up and bite?"

As the fat man fled, he retorted, "If you could avoid being bitten, would you really have rushed in? But then again, if the doctor were here, you should be able to see what will happen if you choose the second option."

"Doctor!" Ziliang was slightly taken aback: "The green one, the one that sawed open my handcuffs?"

The fat man was somewhat surprised: "Since you mentioned 'Green' and 'Saw,' then it must be the person I'm talking about. But have you met him before...?"

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the fat man heard an indescribable voice behind him. A real voice, coming from behind him.

It's on this floor.

Right behind them.

The sound lasted only a moment before disappearing, leading the fat man to believe he was hallucinating.

But seeing Zi Liang's suddenly pale face, the fat man knew that what he had just heard was not a hallucination.

The fat man quickened his pace: "Did you hear that?"

Ziliang nodded, his face pale.

It turns out that the ghosts in this game don't just exist in the game... they also exist in real life!
The surrounding environment was very dark, which made the fat man suspect that a ghost might suddenly jump out of the laboratory, but now was not the time to think about such things; they had to hurry up and escape.

New changes kept appearing on the screen, and the fat man could only glance at them while running away, not having time to look at them closely.

[Wang Pangzi: It's down!]

[Ryo-er: Run!]

Just then, Ziliang, who was being pulled along by the fat man, suddenly noticed something at the very back of his screen.

Ziliang was somewhat weak due to working in front of the computer for long periods of time and not getting enough exercise, so he was already at a disadvantage when he entered the game. What's more, he was always handcuffed when entering dungeons, making it very difficult to pass. He finally managed to remove the handcuffs in one dungeon and pass it, gaining some resources, but then he was dragged down by the handcuffs and died in the next dungeon, losing most of his resources.

So now he can't run as fast as the fat man, and can only be dragged along.

Therefore, in this game, Liang'er is behind Wang Pangzi, so Liang'er's field of vision on his phone screen is slightly behind Wang Pangzi's. The game's field of vision is centered on the small character.

"Fatty," Zi Liang called out to Fatty, panting heavily.

The fat man ran forward without looking back, yelling, "What are you doing?"

The building is very large, so there is more than one door. They can run out through other doors. Even if the other doors are locked, there must be other staircases. Escaping to other floors to get rid of the pursuers is also a good option.

Ziliang was panting heavily: "I think I see something chasing us!"

Hearing the sound of him running so fast he was almost out of breath, the fat man wished he could carry him on his back and run.

He dragged Ziliang along as they ran, frantically searching for another door and stairs: "What did you see?"

"That looks like... hair?" Ziliang frowned, looking at the thing that was jumping around at the far edge of the screen. "It looks like a strand of hair is jumping around behind us?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man felt a chill run down his spine: "You idiot, that's a ghost jumping around on its head!"

Upon hearing Ziliang's words, the fat man sped up and ran past each laboratory.

Just then, Ziliang finally saw something other than hair—half a face.

At the far end of the screen, half a face could be vaguely seen, constantly leaping on the floor. Although only half a face could be seen, Zi Liang's imagination was always very rich, especially his imagination about ghosts.

At this moment, he had already pictured a female ghost covered in blood, lying on her head, in his mind, which startled him.

If this thing rushes up, will it bite her?
Just then, the fat man suddenly saw a light coming from ahead, as if it were sunlight coming from outside the door. There was a staircase not far ahead of them.

Upon closer inspection, another large door was located not far in front of the stairwell.

At this moment, Ziliang suddenly spoke up: "Brother Pang, that thing behind us is moving faster than us!"

If a ghost can't outrun a human, how can it still have the face to be a ghost?

The fat man patted his chest: "It's okay, we'll definitely reach the door before they catch up with us."

Suddenly, Ziliang blurted out, "What if the door in front is locked too?"

If the door in front is also locked, rushing there would be like rushing into a dead end...

So first check if there is a chain on the door.

Unfortunately, neither Fatty nor Ziliang had very good eyesight, so they had to rush over the stairwell to see if the door was locked.

But if they rushed through that staircase, they would truly be in a dead end.

Turning around again might just lead you to a female ghost banging her head against the ground...

Just imagining this scene is wonderful.

Thank you... thank you... the author is too lazy to type more, I'll thank you again tomorrow, sob sob.
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