The Second Night: A Repeated Obsession

There was no other way.

After all, he couldn't even let a corpse go to waste.

A few minutes later.

Chen Yu looked at his panel with satisfaction, noting the two extra free attribute points.

He dumped them all into Agility!

[Basic Attributes]

constitution: 100

Agility: 20 (10)

Perception: 10

charisma: 12 (2)

spirit: 10

luck: 10

That's right, just a few days into the apocalypse, Chen Yu had already achieved twenty points in Agility!

That was double the amount of an average adult male!

This was enough to prove how terrifying this talent was!

His progress was too fast!

In one month, two months, or three months, how heaven-defying would his attribute panel become?

Chen Yu didn't even dare to imagine it!

Chen Yu tentatively pushed off with his toes, and his body instantly shot forward!

Within three steps, his speed reached its peak!

His explosive starting speed far surpassed the start of any top-tier sprinter!

Even Su Bingtian would have to step aside!

He then tried changing directions and weaving through obstacles... any movement involving physical Agility had seen a remarkably obvious improvement!

...Night, Room 204.

The lights illuminated everything around them.

Chen Yu sat on the only single-seater sofa, while Li Mengyao, Shen Qingci, and Lin Yue sat on the edge of the bed.

Outside the window, the blizzard lashed against the glass, letting out a continuous wail.

However, the atmosphere was slightly more relaxed than the previous night.

After all, everyone was gradually getting used to the rhythm of this place.

“This ghost place is terrifyingly quiet during the day, and then at night, it sounds like ghosts are howling...”

Li Mengyao hugged her knees and muttered softly.

“At least it's better than last night when we knew nothing,”

Shen Qingci picked up the conversation. “Without the Ghost Slavess, the pressure to survive until the third day will be much lower.”

Lin Yue nodded timidly and whispered, “Tonight... will it be okay?”

Chen Yu looked up at the clock in the corner of the room; the hands were inching closer to the top.

Everyone stopped chatting.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the familiar voice to arrive.

[Night Two Special Rule: Recurring Obsession]

[Effective Time: 00:00 - 00:30]

[Content:]

1. Designate one person to perform a complete opening and closing action in front of the bedroom wardrobe.

2. The movement must be continuous; the wardrobe door must be fully opened to its maximum angle and then fully closed until it is perfectly sealed to count as one repetition.

3. A total of one hundred complete opening and closing cycles must be completed before 00:30.

4. The performer cannot be changed midway, and cannot pause for more than three seconds.

5. Violating any of the above requirements will be considered a failure of the rule, resulting in terrifying consequences.

One hundred times?!

Complete opening and closing?

Cannot pause for more than three seconds?

Li Mengyao was a bit confused. “What kind of rule is this? Having us... work out in the middle of the night???”

Shen Qingci shook her head. “The point isn't the number of times, but whether there's a price to pay for opening it...”

Lin Yue's voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz. “O-opening it... will there be... something inside like... like last night...”

“And we can't stop, and we can't switch people.”

Li Mengyao shuddered. “What if, on the tenth or fiftieth time, a hand suddenly reaches out from inside? Or if something just appears...”

“Ah!”

The more direct and terrifying mental image made Lin Yue cry out in fear!

The rule didn't explicitly state what would happen if they failed, but the role of the performer was undoubtedly the most dangerous!

Chen Yu's gaze was calm; he wasn't panicked at all.

Because he wasn't going to be the performer... His gaze swept across the faces of the three women.

The most logical choice for the performer should be Shen Qingci, as she had the strongest talent.

But if he asked her to be the performer...

Would the big star hold a grudge and fail to become a red luan?

That wasn't even the main concern. If she died... there wouldn't be a single capable fighter left among the women.

No, that wouldn't work.

Just then, Li Mengyao suddenly looked up at Chen Yu. “Um... let me do it...”

Chen Yu was stunned.

Li Mengyao continued, “I... I can disguise myself with the aura of the Ghost Face, though I don't know if it will help...”

She paused and said seriously, “Besides, I can't let you guys keep standing in front of me forever!”

Although Chen Yu never intended to shield them, in practice, he had done quite a bit for the team.

The dirty work like killing was basically all handled by him.

It was understandable for Li Mengyao to have such a thought.

“Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

Li Mengyao nodded heavily, her hands clenched into fists.

“Alright.”

Chen Yu said no more and stepped aside. “If anything goes wrong, activate your golden body card...”

Li Mengyao nodded and took out her last remaining, precious golden body card from her personal inventory.

Then she walked directly in front of the wardrobe.

Chen Yu, Shen Qingci, and Lin Yue all stood behind her, which gave her no small amount of courage.

On the wall clock, the minute and hour hands finally overlapped perfectly.

Midnight had arrived.

Li Mengyao activated her talent, her aura suddenly turning icy cold. She then reached out and gripped the cold brass handle.

The first time.

She pulled hard.

“Creak—”

The old, dilapidated wooden wardrobe door groaned.

The inside of the wardrobe was pitch black, with empty shelves and a thin layer of dust in the corners.

There was nothing.

Li Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief, immediately held her breath, and pushed the door back.

The second time.

Still empty.

Pushed it back.

“Thud.”

The third time, the fourth time... the monotonous, repetitive actions were gradually amplifying the fear in Li Mengyao's heart.

She didn't dare take her eyes off the wardrobe door; every time she pulled it open, her heart jumped into her throat.

Even though her logic told her the previous times were fine, darkness itself was full of room for the imagination.

The ninth time, the tenth time... the seventeenth time—

She pulled it open forcefully once more.

“Creak—”

“Flutter flutter!”

A mass of grayish-black shadow darted out from the darkness in the corner, almost brushing past her face!

“Ah!”

Li Mengyao screamed, her heart nearly stopping!

She instinctively jerked her head back, and her grip on the door loosened!

Oh no!

She grit her teeth, summoning a surge of grit!

“Bang!!!”

The wardrobe door slammed shut!

The thing that had flown out was just a moth, but it had nearly scared Li Mengyao to death... Open, close. Open, close.

The monotonous sound continued.

Shen Qingci and Lin Yue, standing a step behind her, also clenched their fists, feeling nervous for her.

The fifty-third time—

Li Mengyao pulled the wardrobe door open forcefully again.

“Squelch!”

A wet, sticky sound suddenly erupted from deep within the wardrobe!

Immediately after, a dark figure pounced out from inside!

This time, it was no moth!

It was a monstrous insect the size of a house cat!

“Mengyao! Watch out!”

“It's a monster!”

Its body was forced together from countless maggots, with over a dozen pairs of long, pale segments protruding from its sides!

Every single joint was writhing!

Although Li Mengyao heard the warning, her mind went blank, leaving her only with the instinct to activate the golden body card!

“Buzz—”

The Monster Insect missed its mark.

Almost simultaneously, the alloy steel blade slashed down!

“Shink—!”

Li Mengyao snapped out of it after the 2.5 seconds. She didn't have time to think and could only quickly pull the wardrobe open again!

“Phew...”

“That was terrifying...”

Lin Yue patted her chest, looking at the Monster Insect on the ground with a wave of goosebumps.

Shen Qingci also breathed a sigh of relief.

As Li Mengyao continued opening and closing the wardrobe, she was almost on the verge of tears. “I'm begging you, don't scare me anymore...”

On the other hand, Chen Yu,

Looking at the 1 free attribute point at the bottom of his panel, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

‘I'm begging you, keep them coming...’