A Gloomy Ghostly Man Is Clinging to Me

On December 20, 2030, eighty people received the same pop-up at the same time.

“What do you want most?”

Some scoffed. Others took the question seriously. Lou Tingyu casually typed “TD,” then happily went to sleep.

The next day, after being dragged into a horror instance, he fell silent for a long while.

If only he’d known, he would have at least asked for a ghost-hunting ability.

At first, the newly awakened ability users shook their heads at this gentle, harmless beauty. He’d probably be killed by an evil ghost on the very first level!

Lou Tingyu: “...You call those things evil ghosts?”

In a damp, haunted rental house, a gloomy male ghost wielding a gleaming knife cut him a fruit salad.

On a vengeful ghost train, Lou Tingyu accidentally broke a rule. While the other players watched helplessly, expecting him to die, the gloomy, terrifying, inhuman conductor brought him a quilt. “Sir, it might get cold tonight.”

In a ghost-infested office tower, those in power eternally oppressed those beneath them. Yet inside a quiet office, the ruthless, venomous master of the haunted building knelt before the new intern...

The Lord of Ten Thousand Ghosts radiated such an oppressive presence that merely standing before him made one’s heart race.

Several large words appeared on the virtual mission board: Based on the character’s personality, the player should slap him.

Lou Tingyu took a deep breath.

Unhurriedly, he removed his black gloves and tossed them onto the desk. He raised an eyebrow, the corners of his handsome lips curving slightly.

He barely used any force. The slap was so light it seemed almost deliberately insulting.

The Ghost King’s face turned with the motion. His expression was too obscure to make out in the shadows.

The System calculated his score at once: 100 points!

Reader’s Guide:

1. A gentle, harmless, hearing-impaired beauty (not quite) as the gong x gloomy, ghostly, fragmented boss as the shou

2. Ability users can level up by killing another ability user. The protagonist only learns this later. Ghosts and humans fight, and humans fight each other too.

3. The red world’s levels will rise in difficulty. The first level is relatively safe.

4. During the daytime memory revisits, players must act out assigned roles, interact amicably, and follow the rules. The System scores their performances. Those with low scores are more likely to attract evil ghosts.

Theme: Working together to achieve great things.