Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 193: Skipping Ahead

Chapter 193: Chapter 193: Skipping Ahead

Qi Nian froze all over, frightened by Bai Yanliang’s sudden action.

But soon, she understood Bai Yanliang’s intention.

The ghost can’t be seen with the naked eye, but the mobile phone can capture it! If it’s really standing behind me now...

Does it count as having found its hiding place?

Song Que and Yang Mowan also realized Bai Yanliang’s intention, yet... although they could understand, they still couldn’t believe it.

Didn’t he consider what to do if he really captured the ghost?

What if the ghost suddenly strikes?

What on earth is going on in his mind, what is he thinking?

Although Song Que was full of doubts, he didn’t dare to speak, and he also held his breath, staring at the image on Bai Yanliang’s mobile phone.

However, something unexpected happened, behind Qi Nian... there was nothing.

For the first time, Bai Yanliang felt confusion; how could this be?

No... something must have gone wrong.

The current clues and reasoning logic are correct, but the fierce ghost that should be hiding behind Qi Nian did not show up. What on earth is going on?

Bai Yanliang, seldom furrowing his brows, tried hard to figure out if any part of his reasoning was flawed.

But unfortunately, he went over it again, without finding any mistake.

Bai Yanliang glanced at Qi Nian and found that Qi Nian was also looking at him.

Bai Yanliang found Qi Nian’s gaze somewhat strange, as if she wanted to say something to him but hesitated.

"Be cautious of any changes."

Bai Yanliang pondered for a moment and then said eight words to Qi Nian.

Someone who could lend a helping hand in such a crisis and saved his life deserves to be a lifelong friend.

If possible, he would be willing to replace Qi Nian as the ghost in this round. Some thoughts had already formed in his mind, and he believed that if it were him, he should be able to find the ghost’s true form. But now... a variable appeared, and the fierce ghost that should have appeared behind Qi Nian didn’t show up at all.

Bai Yanliang couldn’t immediately figure out where the mistake was.

On the other side, Yang Mowan was helping Song Que with the wound on his forehead. Although Song Que resisted with all his face, Yang Mowan seemed determined to express her apology, insisting until Song Que had to give in. However, it must be said that Yang Mowan indeed is an intelligent and graceful woman; she treated Song Que’s wound quite properly.

If she hadn’t tied the bandage into a bow, Song Que might have been more grateful to her.

"Enough!" Song Que pushed away Yang Mowan’s hand, stealing a glance at her, "I’ll do it myself."

Yang Mowan withdrew her hand, lowering her head without saying a word.

Yet just as Song Que raised his hand to retie the bow, he suddenly froze all over, unable to move!

The surrounding air quickly turned cold, and Bai Yanliang, Yang Mowan, and Qi Nian also sensed something was wrong.

Turning back to look, a blood-colored symbol for "ten" appeared in front of Song Que!

At this moment, Bai Yanliang suddenly realized something, instantly turning on the phone’s camera and focusing it on Song Que!

In the camera... a more than two-meter-tall rotten fierce ghost was walking step by step towards Song Que from behind!

Bai Yanliang’s pupils shrank, and he immediately turned and ran!

"Go!"

He pulled Qi Nian with him, as the sudden change left Qi Nian with no time to react.

This round’s ghost... wasn’t it supposed to be me?

Even when being dragged to run by Bai Yanliang, Qi Nian was still puzzled in his mind.

Yang Mowan was also greatly frightened, following Bai Yanliang without thinking.

An inexplicable light shone in Bai Yanliang’s eyes, understanding... finally understanding everything, his theory wasn’t wrong, the mistake... was in the order!

But because of this, Song Que was in trouble!

Bai Yanliang originally thought the next one would be Qi Nian, so he only told Qi Nian what to be cautious about, never expecting that Song Que, who drew last, would suddenly become the "ghost."

If it were anyone else, the likelihood of ending up like Yang Mowan and Zhou Li, merely having memories erased, would be high.

But if it were Song Que, considering Bai Yanliang’s current opinion of him, this man who holds himself in high regard would definitely try every means to uncover the ghost’s true form.

The more he tried, the higher the probability of his demise.

Bai Yanliang could only hope, that this time Song Que wasn’t so clever...

...

At this moment, Song Que had another feeling.

He couldn’t see, hear, or speak; apart from feeling like he was still alive, his current state was almost no different from being dead.

But soon, he felt his whole body lighten, and his senses returned to him.

He was still standing in place, but Bai Yanliang and the others had disappeared.

So... do I need to find them?

Song Que took several deep breaths, feeling tense inside.

He didn’t know about the experiences of the deceased Zhou Li and Yang Mowan as ghosts, since their memories had been erased.

Moreover... Song Que felt that the building had suddenly become much more eerie, although that could be just his imagination.

As Song Que was hesitating whether to venture out to locate Bai Yanliang and the others, suddenly! A chilling sensation crept over him.

Song Que immediately turned around to look in all directions, who?

Who’s watching me?

Goosebumps were all over his body.

In that very instant, Song Que distinctly felt a pair of crimson eyes staring at him from somewhere!

Ceiling, floor, counter, escalator entrance, LED lights...

Song Que looked at every place, due to his innate peculiar eyes, darkness was never a hindrance to him, yet... he still couldn’t locate where the unnerving gaze came from.

It was just past two in the morning, the wind was getting stronger, with occasional rumbles of thunder, as if... it was about to rain.

Song Que gritted his teeth, forcibly suppressing the fear in his heart.

He didn’t understand why, even though he was supposed to be the last, he was suddenly chosen to become the "ghost"?

This definitely wasn’t a mistake in Fog Gathering’s rules; they must have made a mistake somewhere themselves.

Song Que wanted to find out the mistake he made. If it was an important clue, missing it could mean disaster.

Why wasn’t it Bai Yanliang, but him instead?

Even if it skipped Qi Nian, the next ghost should have been Bai Yanliang, who drew fourth.

Wait a minute... drawing lots?

Suddenly Song Que thought of something.

However, at that moment, a strong malice surged in from all directions, almost causing Song Que to vomit from the urge.

In a blur, he saw a pair of extremely terrifying red eyes, staring at him fixedly, hidden somewhere!

No, he had to find them quickly...

If not, he would die!

This thought suddenly popped into Song Que’s mind.

He constantly observed his surroundings, not missing any small clues.

Song Que started moving, beginning to search for Bai Yanliang and the others’ hiding places.

At the same time, he was filled with deep confusion, no...

This is not the same space!

Two rounds of the game had already passed, yet neither Zhou Li nor Yang Mowan had appeared in reality during their time as ghosts. They only appeared at the entrance when a round of the game ended; throughout, it was that ghost who appeared!

So... they must have been sent to this space identical to the New Moon Department Store?

But... why was it necessary to do this...

Walking and pondering simultaneously, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Song Que’s mind!

Right, this was another game! A game between the person who becomes the "ghost" and the real ghost!

So who he should be searching for isn’t Bai Yanliang and the others, but rather...

That fierce ghost hiding somewhere but constantly watching him!

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