Horror Game Designer

"After the passage was ruined, they labelled Perfect Life as a taboo game in the name of protecting the city. They conducted brain surgery on tens of thousands of people. They regained the company and the power.

"It appears that they have won everything, but I know they are constantly tortured by fear. They worry that the world's saviour would suddenly return or the Unmentionables would descend on the world. They tried their best to research everything related to ghosts, monsters, minds and brains. All the Unmentionables recorded in the files became their research target. Immortal Pharma set up a specific department. That was when the brain realm game test started.

"They tried to use dreams to siphon power from the deep-level world. They also placed heavy guards around all the passages to prevent the world saviour's people from returning." The man was tired from saying so much. Small wounds opened on his lips. However, he didn't dare to stop. He was afraid that he wouldn't have the opportunity anymore.

"After that, I was given the heavy responsibility of building Dream Break Town to be the core of the brain realm game.

"Dream Break Town is closely related to the Unmentionable, which is called Dream. You saw the stone plaque at the village entrance, right? Its original state was an altar left behind by Dream. We combined the dreams of multiple people in the hopes of recreating its power.

"That was extremely dangerous. We had a huge challenge trying to combine so many nightmares. Incidentally, there was someone among the world's saviour's forces who possessed the presence of Dream. He was Zhang Mingli.

"Based on classified information, Zhang Mingli used to live in Dream's sea of consciousness. He represented a person's desire for love. He possessed an indomitable will.

"We tricked him into entering Dream Break Town by using the excuse of treating his wife's illness. He made him suffer all the nightmares by sewing all the dreams into his consciousness. Using Dream's altar as the heart and Zhang Mingli's modified soul as the vessel, we created this town that was at the crossroads of endless nightmares.

"Once you get to know this town, you'll notice that this town contains the fate charts of that Unmentionable. All the buildings are built in reverse five elements. The town people are categorised into Xi Gods, Ji Gods, Yong Gods, Chou Gods and Xian Gods. The different numbers and strength of the Gods reflect that Unmentionable's fate."

"As long as you can control it, the more dangerous something is, the more precious it is." When the man said that, there was no pride in his voice. There was only sadness and regret. "Dream Break Town was just one old home at first. As we continued to explore the nightmares, this place became the core of the brain realm games and the secret base that contained Immortal Pharma's thirteen modification methods."

"You still haven't told me how this happened to you. Based on my knowledge, you should be the Xi Residence's first night gentleman," Gao Ming interrogated him, "Plus… Why do you have Zhang Mingli's face?"

"After the higher-ups knew that I had figured out the truth and what they had been doing and after Dream Break Town could operate without supervision, they decided to get rid of me. They trapped me in the prison that I had personally designed." The man's eyes filled with helplessness. "As for why I have Zhang Mingli's face, that is very simple. Zhang Mingli was unwilling to cooperate with us even after he was captured. Therefore, we split his emotions and consciousness into nine parts."

"Nine parts? That many?!"

"We had no choice. He was too strong. His friends also gave him many scary cursed objects. Immortal Pharma was afraid of repeating the same mistake, so they were very careful." The man licked his cracked lips. "His greed is at Elder Tang's place; his fury is suppressed by the River God; his conscience is with the Ji Gods; his despair is being worshipped at the ancestral hall; his beating heart has fallen into the underground river; his love and obsessions were knocked into the stone plaques and are still struggling in different nightmares; his promise was made into a key. As the designer, I still have it; the last is his malice, which has been wandering around the village."

The man's descriptions were detailed. Gao Ming didn't expect the version of Zhang Mingli he encountered at the school to be the man's malice. How could a person's malice be so gentle? He was a true scholar. Every taboo game player only had good things to say about Zhang Mingli. Gao Ming was intrigued by the man.

"I've shared with you everything I know. Can you believe me now?" The man was waiting for Gao Ming to nod.

"Yes." Gao Ming responded.

"Good. Now you can go. Let the truth fester in your heart. When the next big change appears in Xin Lu, you need to reveal the truth." The man urged Gao Ming to leave. He thought Gao Ming accidentally wandered into the cellar. He didn't expect Gao Ming to save him.

"I'll bring you out. Zhang Mingli is looking for you." Gao Ming reached both of his hands into the urn.

"Don't! You'll get both of us killed! We can't escape! The exits are under Immortal Pharma's control. If they realise you know the truth, they'll cut off your limbs and seal you inside an urn!" The man raised his voice in panic. "I designed this place. No one is allowed to leave without permission! You can't even escape the Xi Residence! Run now!"

"Madam Xi hasn't gotten married. This is our chance." Gao Ming picked up the whole urn. The urn looked small, but it was actually really heavy.

"Even if Madam Xi is not here, you'll die if any of the Minor Xi Gods spot you!"

"Why give up when we haven't even given it a try?" Gao Ming's muscles bulged. The Blood City tattoo turned red. After he consumed the flesh fruit, his strength in the nightmare increased tremendously.

"Even if you want to die, don't bring me with you! They'll find another way to torture me! They might not even leave my body behind! They'll harvest my brain and connect it to wires!" The man panicked. However, he couldn't do anything. He didn't believe Zhang Mingli sent Gao Ming. Why would such a crazy tester work for that trace of malice?

"If you attach yourself to me, your family in real life will be affected too!" The man wanted to Gao Ming to calm down. When he said this, Gao Ming hesitated. However, several seconds later, Gao Ming started to move the urn again.