Yuwen Hao was awakened by the sound of knocking.

He was extremely cautious, keeping the light on in his room even when he was resting, so he could quickly notice if anything was wrong when danger approached.

To put it simply, it was so that he could be the first to see when the ghost face appeared, and then run away at once.

The moment Yuwen Hao opened his eyes, he saw the ceiling light.

He was still a bit groggy when the knocking on his door began again.

It took him half a second to remember he was inside a special instance.

The repetitive cycle of instances had left his brain sluggish. Sometimes, when he woke up in real life, he'd first check his surroundings to see if any Evil Ghosts lurked nearby.

Yuwen Hao sighed, sitting up on his bed, "Right, I'm still in the 'Sweet Lover' instance, and there's a Doctor who's way too handy with a Saw…"

As he mumbled to himself, he looked towards the door.

Was it morning already? Has someone come to wake me up for the recording? It seemed like I had only nodded off for a moment…

But that's when he noticed the window outside.

It was still dark outside, with no signs of dawn creeping in.

Yuwen Hao paused for a moment. It's still late at night.

After this brief moment of surprise, he looked at the wall clock. The second hand was ticking away non-stop. The clock showed it was 2:35 a.m.

Then, the slightly heavy knocking sounded again.

Listening to the sound, Yuwen Hao shivered.

Had the ghost come for me?

Despite the fact that they hadn't shown any threat during the day... they had even made him feel like this was a harmless instance.

But reality proved otherwise.

He stared at the thick darkness outside the window, then gazed at the wall clock for a long moment. Throughout this period, the person outside seemed incredibly patient, persistently knocking on his door.

But apart from knocking, the person outside didn't make any other sounds.

An eerie knocking persisted in the silent night.

Yuwen Hao swallowed. He wanted to ask who was outside, but he only managed to open his mouth, unable to make a sound.

Before falling asleep, he had formulated a meticulous plan—if there were any stirrings, he would instantly duck into Gu Mian's room next door.

Unfortunately, something was now guarding his door, and this plan was ruined.

As if whatever was outside knew he was awake, the knocking grew heavier, like a resonant drumbeat echoing in the dark night.

At this moment, Yuwen Hao wished he could drill a hole in the wall and get into the room next door, but he couldn't.

Just then, he noticed that the knocking was speeding up, from slow and steady to somewhat frantic.

Yuwen Hao stared hard at the door, motionless, not daring to make any sound.

The knocking was still accelerating!

It pounded on the door as if trying to break it, and Yuwen Hao backed up half a step in fear.

What's going on!

How could the others not hear such a commotion?

Even if the two girls downstairs couldn't hear, Gu Mian in the next room should be able to, right!

But apart from the violent knocking, there were no other sounds. It was as if everyone else slept undisturbed by the terrifying knocks.

It seems only I can hear it... Is this ghost targeting me? Is it a ghost mixed in with the options I can choose…

Yuwen Hao felt goosebumps all over, his eyes fixated on the door.

With this thought, a daring notion sprang into his mind.

Since it keeps knocking like this, it must mean it can't come in unless I open the door, right? Why don't I take this chance to see what it looks like?

There was a peephole in the door that allowed him to see outside.

As Yuwen Hao thought about this, he steadied his resolve and slowly moved towards the door.

If I can see what this ghost outside the door looks like, I can eliminate one of the selectable options...

Although it's somewhat dangerous, it's much better than hiding in my room and being completely at its mercy.

He did his best to lighten his steps, craning his neck as he silently approached the door.

It's okay, it's okay... he continually reassured himself.

While psyching himself up, Yuwen Hao leaned in, trying to get closer to the peephole. But the knocking became even more terrifying, and the door panel itself began to vibrate from the blows.

Seeing the vibrating door panel, Yuwen Hao hesitated, reluctant to get too close to it.

Just as he hesitated, whatever was outside intensified its efforts. The knocking almost became ramming, and it seemed like the entire door could be smashed open at any moment!

Yuwen Hao was terrified and took a large step back abruptly.

And just as he was badly startled, an even more terrifying voice reached his ears.

"What the hell are they doing, slaughtering a pig in the middle of the night?"

It was from next door, Gu Mian's voice.

Can other people hear this door banging?

Just as Yuwen Hao was reeling in shock and fear, the nightmarish knocking outside abruptly stopped. It ceased so suddenly, as if someone had slammed on the brakes, and Gu Mian hadn't even finished his shout when it cut off.

In that instant, Yuwen Hao was on the verge of tears; he had never felt Gu Mian to be so dear.

Gu Mian was especially perplexed tonight.

Earlier, he'd wanted to discuss the game with Number 4. However, even after talking until the wee hours of the morning, they hadn't made much progress. Number 4 was an expert at playing dead; the moment they sensed a threat, they'd immediately drop to the ground and feign death. Gu Mian had already witnessed this on the jump machine.

Gu Mian couldn't very well saw Number 4's head off, especially since there were cameras in the room.

In the end, Number 4, who was still pretending to be dead, was kicked out of the room by Gu Mian.

Interrogation was mentally draining.

After kicking Number 4 out, Gu Mian lay on his bed and fell into a peaceful sleep. But he hadn't been asleep for long when he was awakened by a violent noise.

It sounded like someone was doing renovation work.

Unable to tolerate it any longer, Gu Mian shouted, finally scaring off the inconsiderate owner doing repairs in the middle of the night.

But just as he was about to fall asleep again, Yuwen Hao from next door burst into his room, carrying his rolled-up bedding as if fleeing for his life.

At the moment, Gu Mian was sitting on his bed, silently watching Yuwen Hao spread his bedding on the floor.

"What are you doing?" Gu Mian asked, feeling like he was stating the obvious.

Yuwen Hao swallowed. "I came to sleep with you…"

Gu Mian was actually quite wary that Yuwen Hao might get up in the middle of the night and stab him. One can never be too careful.

So, he thought of a compromise—

He used a quilt and ropes to tie Yuwen Hao up like a spring roll, then secured him to the bed's leg.

Yuwen Hao, now tied up like a spring roll, seemed unable to accept this reality. "You have this kind of fetish?!"

Gu Mian looked down at the man tied to the leg of his bed. "Honestly, I'm not too thrilled about sharing a room with someone else. If you don't like this, you could go back to your…"

"No," Yuwen Hao said, his expression instantly turning serious. "I like it very much."

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