"Come on, look at your own strength. You see a ghost and you want to eat it? What if you end up getting eaten instead of eating it? Besides, can you even digest it?"

Despite the system's relentless suppression, Xiang Wan's heart calmed down.

It seems the system wasn't lying.

She didn't know when it started, but in Xiang Wan's mind, 007 became a synonym for unreliable. It became a habitual action for Xiang Wan to scare it from time to time.

Sigh, there's no way around it, this habit is just too good, Xiang Wan can't bear to change it.

007 was still rambling on and on about the consequences of a living person eating a ghost, while Xiang Wan had already walked quite a distance away.

Even with a flashlight on, the range it can illuminate is not large, at most only four or five steps forward.

The ground beneath my feet was unchanging concrete; no matter how I turned around in the evening, I couldn't touch anything.

"Hey, is anyone there? Answer me."

After turning off the flashlight, Xiang Wan stood there and started shouting.

Looking up, there was no starlight; all around was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face; and apart from your own breathing, there was no other sound.

"Just someone come, even just to talk to me~~~"

...

Nothing changed, so Xiang Wan simply sat down on the ground to think about what was going on.

If people can disappear into thin air, then it's no surprise that the hospital is gone too. But why are the things she was holding still there?

This was a question that Xiang Wan couldn't understand. Was it possible that anything she wore close to her body couldn't disappear? And what about Li Yu?

Unable to figure it out, Xiang Wan took a bag of food out of her bag. Just as she was about to tear open the package, a sudden inspiration struck her, and she stopped. After looking at the food for a while, she simply opened her mouth and took a bite.

The plastic packaging bag didn't taste as good as I expected.

The system was laughing hysterically in her mind, but Xiang Wan didn't care. No one else was seeing anyway, so let it laugh.

After tearing off the packaging, Xiang Wan ate the food bite by bite until she was full, then took out a bottle of mineral water and drank it in big gulps.

I turned on the phone's flashlight, put it in a plastic bag, and left it there.

Just as she had imagined, the phone, aside from having a little battery, couldn't make any calls, so she might as well put it to good use. Xiang Wan untied the string from the bed sheet, tied one end to a plastic bag like fishing line, and held the other end in her hand, letting out the string as she backed away. When she reached the limit of the flashlight's beam, Xiang Wan turned the light off for a second and immediately turned it back on.

A miracle happened: the plastic bag was still there!

Is it because the distance is not enough?

Xiang Wan retreated again, taking about ten steps before turning off the flashlight, holding her breath for three seconds, and then turning it back on. She pulled the cord in her hand, dragging it back.

This time, the other end of the string felt light and airy; the plastic bag was gone, the phone was gone, and the string had broken in the middle.

"Xiao Qi, did anything come by just now?"

The system became serious: "No, look at the thread. Was it torn or cut?"

He examined the broken end carefully with his fingertips. The thread had no burrs or signs of being cut cleanly at the root; it looked as if it had been corroded.

corrosion?

Xiang Wan's expression also turned serious, and the surroundings instantly became as silent as death.

“Xiao Qi, this place is very strange. I'm afraid even your abilities have been restricted.”

If she couldn't cultivate internal energy, that would be understandable, given her different body. But for a system that's incredibly powerful in every world to struggle so much here, even its exploration isn't going as smoothly as expected, which means it's not the system's fault.

The system was terrified. If it couldn't even conduct a survey, wouldn't it be doomed to die? It had always prided itself on being omniscient and wise. How could it ever hold its head high in front of its host again?

"Xiang Wan, you're not kidding, are you? This system can even tell if there's anything inside the fog!"

"Do you know where the fog came from? How big is this place? Was that figure that ran past really a ghost? Where did all the missing people go? Who took the plastic bag? Who corroded the thread?"

A series of questions left the system speechless.

It wanted to say that they had simply returned to chaos. But chaos doesn't equate to the ability to corrode, and besides, it truly didn't know how vast this place was. It seemed boundless, yet also as if it only encompassed this small area before it. There were too many things it couldn't explain, and it felt helpless.

"Therefore, we cannot rely solely on your investigation; we also need to verify each one. Perhaps these things are more complex than we imagine."

The system nodded silently, then quickly responded again, remembering that its host couldn't see it. For now, all it could probably do was talk to its host and help alleviate the loneliness.

"Xiao Qi, do you think the original owner was corrupted before entering the next scene?

The thought of someone being slowly corroded until only bones remained sent chills down Xiang Wan's spine.

"Probably not. Take you for example, it's just a matter of taking a nap, right?"

The system's words reassured Xiang Wan somewhat.

Xiang Wan put a small needle in her mouth and held it there. She stood quietly in place, turned off the flashlight, and closed her eyes.

Silence reigned all around; not even a breeze stirred. My heartbeat gradually slowed, then slowed further…

"An island!"

The system's surprised words made Xiang Wan open her eyes instantly.

Damp rocks lay beneath her feet, and as far as the eye could see, the ocean stretched out before her.

"Your hair!"

No wonder the system was so surprised; she went from bald to having a full head of hair in an instant—even magic couldn't have done it that fast.

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