The night was pitch black, spectral energy surged, and the ghosts’ hunting time ended.
The clock on the wall pointed to twelve o’clock.
Jiang Ning logged into the backend of Sky Dream Literature Network, preparing to update another chapter of the novel, only to find that an editor had sent a contract invitation.
She clicked to view it.
Chu Xia: [Hello, your novel has passed the review and reached the signing standard. If you intend to sign, please add QQ: 1953xxxxx to discuss details with me~]
Following the System’s guidance, Jiang Ning added the editor’s QQ.
The other party must be a night owl, as she accepted Jiang Ning’s friend request very quickly.
Chu Xia: [Hello Baby, do you want to sign the contract?]
Baby?
No one had ever dared to call Jiang Ning “Baby.”
Jiang Ning’s joy faded. She replied “Yes” expressionlessly, her dark eyes staring at the screen, mind wandering about who knows what.
What baby?
She is very old.
The System snickered: [ Ningning, you are indeed considered very young among Survival BOSSes. ]
Although she was a few thousand years old, she was still considered young.
Chu Xia: [Okay! I will send the contract link in the backend later. After signing, your novel’s status will change to “Contracted.”]
Chu Xia: [After signing, there will be the first intelligent recommendation at 60,000 words, lasting for a week. Remember to maintain stable updates to get higher exposure~]
Web novels had long abandoned the previous paper contracts and manual ranking. Only niche novels with little heat would have manual intervention for exposure to prevent them from disappearing.
Jiang Ning was obviously classified as a niche novel because normally, the first intelligent recommendation was at 100,000 words.
Jiang Ning replied “Okay” again.
Seeing that Jiang Ning didn’t talk much but was obedient, Chu Xia breathed a sigh of relief.
She opened the forum, intending to ask about the incident with Jiang Seeing No Moon‘s fan earlier. But on second thought, Jiang Ning’s updates had been normal these past few days, and the writing hadn’t deteriorated, so she probably hadn’t been affected.
Asking deliberately now might be superfluous.
The System was happy for Jiang Ning: [ With exposure, more people will definitely come to read the novel. ]
Jiang Ning was in a good mood too, not because exposure could attract more readers, but because after signing, she would have income and could buy milk tea herself.
Although she was a Survival BOSS and could live without eating, why not eat if there was delicious food?
After finalizing the contract with the editor, Jiang Ning checked her balance again to avoid accidentally losing her life due to negligence.
Heartbeat Points: 23,342
Over twenty thousand Heartbeat Points, which converted to a week of lifespan. She had 25 days of life left.
After thinking about it, Jiang Ning converted all these Heartbeat Points into lifespan.
The computer light flickered.
Jiang Ning yawned lazily.
Drip.
Drip.
It’s unknown if it was sweat or tears of fear falling onto the ground.
Drowsiness and fear tormented everyone.
A sorrowful atmosphere shrouded the small space.
Everyone felt they were doomed to die, their spirits collapsing.
Jiang Ning brewed herself a cup of hot tea.
She picked up the medical record to check the information on this Urban Legend.
Panshan Hospital was a survival-type dungeon.
As long as one successfully survived for seven days in this Urban Legend, one could live.
Unfortunately, it was only the second day, and nearly half of the people who entered had died.
Without Jiang Ning, the remaining half probably wouldn’t survive tonight.
The System also saw the words “Treatment for One Week” on the medical record and couldn’t help complaining: [ This Urban Legend is too mean. It doesn’t tell the people who entered when they can leave. It makes people feel hopeless and doomed. ]
If there had been a goal of surviving for seven days from the start, maybe there would be more people here now.
It was a pity the people here knew nothing.
Jiang Ning nodded. “That’s right.”
“This Urban Legend is poorly designed.”
Outpatient Building.
Bai Qianqiu cautiously approached the end of the corridor on the fourth floor, not daring to breathe loudly as ghosts passed by her.
Sweat dripped onto the floor, blooming like a flower.
Just now, she received a message from Fu Zhao, telling her to find Xu Kai quickly before her ability ran out.
“Why don’t you go save him?” This should be something Fu Zhao did.
“I’m going to save Jiang Shu.”
Why? Jiang Shu is fine right now, unlike Xu Kai, who is in a ghost den.
Bai Qianqiu was troubled at first. Finally, Fu Zhao said that if she could save Xu Kai, he would give her a chance to go to the Beijing Special Abnormalities Administration.
The Beijing Special Abnormalities Administration was the place all Awakened yearned for.
It was worth the risk.
Bai Qianqiu hesitated and agreed.
Looking at the pitch-black corridor emitting the smell of rotting flesh everywhere, she felt it didn’t look like a hospital at all, but more like a mass grave.
In this darkness that seemed to swallow everything, Bai Qianqiu couldn’t help letting her imagination run wild.
With so many people buried under this hospital, calling it a mass grave isn’t wrong.
“Dr. Jiang’s office smells so good. Did she hide food?”
Ghosts whispered secretly.
Two one-eyed ghosts spoke at the same time.
“Yes, I saw it. It’s a man.”
“I saw it, it’s a woman.”
They looked at each other.
“You saw wrong. You can’t even tell the gender of food!”
“I didn’t see wrong. It’s a woman! You saw wrong!”
The two ghosts started arguing.
Bai Qianqiu’s heart rose to her throat, praying silently that these two ghosts wouldn’t notice her.
She slowed her breathing even more, her gaze falling on the door of Dr. Jiang’s office as she approached slowly.
Suddenly, a withered hand covered her arm.
“It’s you. Tell us, is the food in Dr. Jiang’s office male or female?”
A wave of nausea traveled from her arm straight to her scalp.
Bai Qianqiu felt like she was going to explode.
She slowed her heartbeat, telling herself she was a ghost right now and shouldn’t resist the touch of these things so much. But the more she suggested it to herself, the clearer her brain became that she was human.
If discovered, she couldn’t run away at such close range.
Bai Qianqiu regretted it a little; she should have thought of another way to get in.
Her throat was dry. “…I didn’t see. Maybe both.” If Lu Lu is still alive.
“Both?” The two ghosts laughed weirdly.
“Dr. Jiang eats so well.”
“Yeah, yeah. If only I were Dr. Jiang.”
“Big ghosts just eat more. I admire Dr. Jiang so much.”
Admire what? That she eats more?
The two ghosts seemed to have buried the hatchet and started praising Dr. Jiang together, ignoring Bai Qianqiu beside them.
Bai Qianqiu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to leave, one of the ghosts suddenly sniffed, staring straight at her with hollow eyes, asking suspiciously, “Why do you smell like a human?”
Bai Qianqiu’s heart skipped a beat.
At the same time, Xu Kai seemed to hear voices outside the door.
He immediately raised his hand. Waiting for Lu Lu to look over, he said hesitantly, “I think I hear someone outside.”
Lu Lu looked at Xu Kai expressionlessly, feeling quite tired.
“Ten minutes ago, you said the mark on your palm was glowing, and you were about to die.”
“Five minutes ago, you said you suddenly felt you died six times.”
“Three minutes ago, you said you heard someone telling you to die. When asked what specifically you heard, you couldn’t say a word.”
“In the next three minutes, you told me you might have an ability, but you didn’t even let out a fart.”
“Now, you say you think there’s someone outside and want to open the door.”
“Tell me, what else do you feel? Go ahead, I’m listening.”
Xu Kai looked embarrassed and immediately retorted, “But this time I really feel there’s someone outside. I heard it!”
“I have a premonition.”