Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

When no one was looking, the red-haired man secretly used the artifact.

He used the [Doll]'s power to turn Yun Yuan into a doll.

And I, because of the side effects, became an idiot!

Yun Yuan's originally bright red lips had turned into a black strip of cloth, making it impossible for her to utter a single word!

Her body was also slowly shrinking.

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Ji let out a long breath, his eyes becoming extremely serious!

He immediately turned to Zhao Xun and Zhang Wenyi and said:

"Yun Yuan and the others have found a solution."

"But... we can't replicate it!"

Zhao Xun and his companion naturally noticed the strange occurrence, and their expressions turned grim.

click-

Just then, the five ghosts in front seemed to finally return to normal.

They tilted their heads slightly, and the stiff, awkward smiles on their faces came alive again.

The body that was originally facing away from the five people slowly turned to face them.

Zhang Wenyi gritted his teeth; there was no other way.

It can only be achieved "physically," so I won't elaborate!

She gripped the hem of her dress tightly with both hands, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes...

Then, surprisingly, he opened his mouth as wide as possible—

Close it again!

Zhang Wenyi's whole body immediately started shaking like a sieve!

In front of her, most of her bloodied tongue was spat out onto the ground!

"boil!"

Zhang Wenyi shouted incoherently, his face instantly turning deathly pale!

She's saying, bite!

How much strength would it take to bite your own tongue off!

Chen Ji's eyes widened suddenly, as did Zhao Xun's behind him.

However, at that moment, Chen Ji suddenly felt that the corners of his mouth were starting to twitch uncontrollably again.

No time!

If he delays for even a few more seconds, he will lose the chance to control his bite!

The next second, Chen Ji did not hesitate and decisively bit his tongue in half.

Instantly, intense pain exploded in Chen Ji's mouth!

He immediately covered his mouth, sweat pouring down his face, and the strong smell of blood rose from his mouth to his nostrils.

Chen Ji's clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat.

Beneath his palm, Chen Ji's lips suddenly curled up again.

With blood gushing from Chen Ji's mouth, it looked extremely gruesome.

The five ghosts slowly spoke:

“There are eight demons among us.”

"One of them had a broken leg."

Because of those few seconds of hesitation, Zhao Xun could no longer control his mouth!

He tried to cover his mouth tightly with his palm to keep quiet.

But that's completely useless!

The eerie, chilling voice still escaped his lips!

As for the rest of the people...

The red-haired man is still in Aba Aba.

The concept of a sentence no longer exists in his mind.

He could only utter some incoherent words.

Yun Yuan's mouth was sealed shut with a strip of cloth, and she remained completely silent.

Zhang Wenyi and Chen Ji were also unconsciously chanting along with the ghost, but because their tongues were cut off, they could only make muffled sounds.

Only Zhao Xun, following the ghost, recited the third sentence without pausing:

".....one."

"Without hands—"

Zhao Xun was drenched in cold sweat!

His hands were severed cleanly at the wrists in an instant!

He seemed to feel no pain anymore, because his inner fear had taken over all his attention!

Zhao Xun knew exactly what the next sentence would be!

He was about to be sent to his death by the very words he uttered...

Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from the right and tightly gripped Zhao Xun's head!

Chen Ji crawled to him with great difficulty, blood flowing continuously from the corner of his mouth, looking like a demon who had just devoured a person.

Zhang Wenyi also staggered and hopped on one leg to Zhao Xun's side.

"besides--"

Zhao Xun had just finished uttering those two words in despair...

Zhang Wenyi yanked his tongue out of his mouth!

"Three—"

Chen Ji grabbed Zhao Xun's head and jaw and slammed them together!

"He has no head."

The ghost's voice suddenly turned incredibly cold.

because.....

Zhao Xun didn't say the last three words!

Half a tongue lay on the snow-white ground, splattering specks of blood.

The current state is a complete replica of the scene depicted in the game of Telephone.

One is a doll.

One is an idiot.

There are three more, and they are mute.

Each of the five who entered the realm escaped the fate of being beheaded through their own methods.

Zhao Xun's face was deathly pale, and his bloodshot eyes looked at Chen Ji and the other man, silently expressing his gratitude.

He was trembling all over, still not fully recovered from the fear of impending death.

The five ghosts fell silent.

Chen glanced cautiously at their frozen, sinister smiles, and a strange conjecture inexplicably arose in his mind...

That is, they should have said more sentences.

But for some reason, it came to an abrupt end.

Is it because only four rounds of the game were played during the "not listening" phase?

Chen looked at the giant macaque with a complicated expression; the monkey's hands were still covering its mouth.

This stage is indeed only a half-finished product.

The skins of the five ghosts slowly peeled off, revealing several identical ghost bodies underneath.

It's like the bark of an old tree.

"Hey Hey."

In the silent space, only the red-haired man was still grinning foolishly.

He seemed to be talking to the doll, with both of them making the same movements, swaying back and forth.

"%4&"

A muffled voice sounded behind Chen Ji. Zhang Wenyi tore his clothes into three pieces and handed one to Chen Ji.

Years of boxing experience taught her that bleeding from the tongue could easily rush into the throat and cause choking.

The three mute men silently stuffed the cloth into their mouths.

The group sat there for a while and found that everything in this space seemed to have been frozen in time.

Ghosts are like this, and so are macaques.

Zhang Wenyi didn't pay much attention. She casually wiped the blood from her mouth with her sleeve and began to think about her own things.

Chen Ji, on the other hand, kept observing Yun Yuan's condition.

Before long, Yun Yuan's button-like eyes began to slowly return to normal, and her body gradually grew larger.

Just then, the sound of surging waves of water appeared in mid-air.

The Domain River has been opened.

The third stage started quickly and ended even faster, lasting only a dozen minutes.

Zhang Wenyi and Zhao Xun helped each other up and hopped on one leg into the Yu River.

Chen Ji had already told her that her injuries would be fully recovered after she got out.

Now, only Chen Ji, Yun Yuan, and the red-haired man remain present.

One minute later.

Yun Yuan has completely reverted to her human form.

She immediately began to observe the red-haired man's condition, and seeing that he was still mentally impaired, a trace of worry appeared in her eyes.

At the same time, she did not ignore Chen Ji's lingering presence, glancing at him from time to time while he sat on the ground, her expression wary.

Yun Yuan thought for a moment, then began to drag the red-haired man's body, trying to pull him out of this area.

However, a piece of paper with a pre-written note fell out of the red-haired man's arms.

"..."

Yun Yuan was startled and immediately picked up the piece of paper.

After reading what was written on it, she paused for a moment, her expression complex.

She chose to sit next to the red-haired man and remain silent.

Chen Ji remained seated in the same spot...

The Yuhe River continues to flow slowly, awaiting the departure of the last three people.

Ten minutes or so passed...

Chen Ji had already turned his back to Yun Yuan and the other two, and was playing Go with a pen on his remaining leg.

"Third Brother!"

Suddenly, Yun Yuan's joyful voice rang out, and the red-haired man finally regained his senses!

The red-haired man rubbed his eyes, and the naivety in them finally turned into clarity.

He smiled reassuringly at Yun Yuan, then whispered something in her ear.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the company."

Yun Yuan nodded, then stepped into the Domain River without asking another question.

The space was completely quiet.

Only the sound of the red-haired man hopping on one leg echoed.

"I knew you hadn't left."

He said, sitting down next to Chen Ji.

The two were very close to the macaques, with the outlet of the Yu River behind them.

&%

Chen Ji opened his mouth.

The cloth in his mouth was completely stained red with blood.

Chen Ji had already put his pen back in his pocket.

The red-haired man smiled and took out an ordinary ballpoint pen and a hard business card from his pocket.

He handed the blank side of the business card to Chen Ji:

"Write down what you want to say."

A dozen seconds later, Chen Ji stood the business card upright:

Did you already know about the second stage of survival?

"Yes."

The red-haired man said calmly.

Chen Ji continued writing:

Then why do you continue?

The red-haired man grinned, his tone casual:

"It's very simple, Zhang Heng must die."

Aren't you two together?

"Just colleagues."

After thinking for a moment, the red-haired man added, "Not in the same department."

Why are you telling me all this?

Also, aren't you one of Tang Qin's people?

“I was planning to come see you in the next few days,” the red-haired man replied immediately.

"But that will take a long time. After you left that mental hospital in Tianhai, it was as if you vanished into thin air."

He shrugged.

"Since we're in the same domain this time, I might as well tell you directly."

Chen Ji didn't continue writing, but instead pointed to the sentence, "Aren't you one of Tang Qin's people?"

"Do not."

"However, she is indeed my superior."

The red-haired man smiled slyly:

"The free answer period has ended."

"If you want to know more, you can contact me after you leave."

After saying that, he turned the business card over in Chen Ji's hand. It had his name, position, and contact information written on it.

"Introduce yourself."

"I am Xu Sandao, the deputy head of the operations department at the 'department store'."

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The traitor Xu Sandao has made his appearance! He's been mentioned before.