Horror Game Designer

Information about the investigation centre crossed his mind. He knew any citizens with contact with anomalies would be sent into some unknown labs and forced to participate in cruel experiments. He couldn’t accept his family being tortured after death. However, there was nothing he could do.

“What’s the point of you repeating these meaningless words?” When Yuan Hui spoke, cursed characters crawled out of his mouth. It looked absurd.

“There is no absolute right or wrong in this world. Why should we listen to the weak?” Yuan Hui touched his blood band. “My two beloveds have done nothing wrong. However, they were cruelly murdered because others wanted to threaten me. They didn’t even get the chance to be a ghost.” Resentment circled him. Yuan Hui’s eyes glowed with hatred. “I can let you go, but who let them go? Stop wasting my time. If you are unwilling to let go, I will kill you alongside them. Horror game players like you deserve to die anyway.” The ghost tattoo on his face seemed to understand him. The dark shadow crawled out of his left face, sticky with blood. It kept growing until it was several metres long in mere seconds. He survived the ghosts in the anomaly but was about to be killed by the investigation centre’s dogs. Luo Dong gritted his teeth. Despair and fear tormented his nerves. His love for his family stabbed his heart.

“This is my fault… I’ve been dragging them down… I’m a bad husband, a failed father. My daughter is right. I should be cursed and hated by them…”

In the shadow, the God of Flesh and Blood in Gao Ming’s heart seemed to sniff something delicious. The tired Life Face opened his eyes. He heard Luo Dong’s prayers. He gobbled on Luo Dong’s will. The wounds left behind by the lord of the blood city started to close. The Life Face looked at Luo Dong greedily.

“Will and faith can combat fate. Perhaps this is the only way the common man can fight against fate.” Seeing the condition of the God of Flesh and Blood, Gao Ming was confident of the path he had to take. He would gather everyone whose fate was weighted unfairly and tear open this false nightmare!

The ghost shadow that crawled out of Yuan Hui’s left face jumped at Luo Dong’s family. Its target was Luo Dong’s son and daughter, so if Luo Dong didn’t move, the shadow would puncture his body. Luo Dong didn’t put down his open arms. With red eyes, he pushed his son away, “Bring your baby sister and run upstairs!”

Luo Dong chose to say. He would sacrifice himself to buy more time for his family. Some of the investigators turned their heads or closed their eyes. The tragedy was coming. Horrible things like this happened every day. They had no choice. If they let Luo Dong be, his family would soon become a new pollution source and cause a new anomaly. Facing the ghosts and their families, the investigators only had two choices: Either they were killed or sent to the Research Department to be experimented on.

The high-quality will was absorbed by the God of Flesh and Blood. After Fan Li, God responded to another human.

“Yuan Hui!” The familiar voice entered Yuan Hui’s ears. The shadow also paused.

Luo Dong’s wife rushed towards her family. Gao Ming walked out of the shadows. He studied Yuan Hui, “Old friend, we haven’t seen in a few days. How did you become the East City investigation centre’s dog so quickly? I remember you hating them so much when we were at Han De Private School.”

“Gao Ming?” Hearing Yuan Hui, all the investigators became nervous. Class 13 was filled with monsters. Based on their knowledge, Class 13 constructed the organisation of horror game players. After knowing Gao Ming’s identity, the hostess realised something. She immediately reported the situation to her superior. Her blood band kept vibrating.

“You sure are relaxed. How does it feel to be wanted by the law?” Yuan Hui and Gao Ming used to share the same bedroom. However, they were not close.

“It feels alright. I’m just curious. How will our teachers feel if they find out everyone in our class has become a wanted criminal?” Gao Ming sidled up to Yuan Hui.

Luo Dong almost cried seeing Gao Ming. The man was like an angel. He was in the deepest despair but could still be rescued.

“I’m not a criminal. I’ve always been serving the citizens of Han Hai.”

“Don’t portray your betrayal in such a positive light. Do you really think I don’t know how you and Zuo Jun got to the top?” The shadow underneath Gao Ming’s feet moved. The big dog was hiding beside him. Yuan Hui revealed a creepy smile once his secret was exposed. His personality was twisted. The ghost tattoo expanded. Gao Ming was unfazed. Yuan Hui appeared weaker than the people under Wan Jie. Perhaps he had other trump cards.

“Wait!”

At that moment, the hostess ran over. She seemed to have received a new order. She leaned into Yuan Hui’s ear to whisper something. The cursed words on his face slowly disappeared. Yuan Hui’s face slowly returned to normal. He looked at Gao Ming with derision and aggression. “You are so lucky. The headquarters have changed their policy towards the horror game players.”

“Things are never so simple. This has to be a ploy.” Gao Ming would never trust the centre. As long as the centre’s goal was to aid fate in maintaining the existing order, they would never be at peace.

“We are not tricksters like you. We are agents of justice. Anyway, a strange black mist appeared around Han Hai a few days ago. It brought down all means of communication. Han Hai is now an isolated island,” After Yuan Hui got the permission, he revealed this.

“Therefore, is the centre panicking?”

“At the end of the day, we’re all humans. Infighting will only herald the tragedy in faster. The headquarters are extending this olive branch because we don’t want the situation to worsen.” Yuan Hui didn’t tell Gao Ming that only humans could enter the black mist. “Class 13 is the core of the horror game players. Allowing you to leave this time is the headquarters’ sign of sincerity. I hope you will return and inform the rest of Class 13 of the headquarters’ intention.”

Gao Ming had no idea what the hostess had told Yuan Hui, but he knew the headquarters weren’t so kind.

“There are many mud figurines that escaped from Li San Hospital. The most powerful among them have completed their spread of faith. The headquarters plan to gather everyone to conduct a mass cleansing. This is also a test. Everyone who participates in the cleansing can get great rewards. It doesn’t matter if you’re an investigator, horror game player or a normal citizen. The headquarters view everyone equally.”

Yuan Hui said these with such justice, but the ghost tattoo on his left face kept churning out curses.

“Everything we do is for Han Hai.”