Horror Game Designer

Chapter 227: Li San Hospital

Gao Ming didn’t leave the shadow world that night. He led the citizens and started to clean up Li San and Da Zai in the shadow world. In the real world, the cities were very complicated. Even with a map, one would get lost. In the shadow world, using the cursed items and ghost powers, the city became scarier. There were rooms inside rooms and stairs beyond stairs.

“I need an absolutely safe home.”

The night faded away, but Gao Ming was still very busy. In the real world, Han Hai had been turned over.

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The rain finally stopped, but the dark clouds hadn’t dissipated. The daylight became clearly shorter. Traffic was busy. The majority of the citizens were not affected by the chaos yesterday night. Once the day came, all the ghosts and horrors disappeared.

The investigation centre sealed up the truth and deleted all the information. The possessed humans tried to live harder and happier than actual people. Chaos festered underneath the calm surface.

A racecar shot down the street. It ran through a puddle, and the water splashed onto the bus stop. The dirty water soiled a pair of pretty white shoes. Xuan Wen put away her red umbrella. With her headphones, she looked prettier than before. Her beauty couldn’t be hidden. She was the spotlight everywhere she went. She picked up the bicycles that were knocked over by the racecar. Her kindness was brighter than her beauty.

Xuan Wen ignored the gazes on her.

Xuan Wen entered Nightlight Studio. Once she appeared, Manager Gou darted over. He carried a cup of coffee and wore his new wig. “President Xuan, the download number for our game demo has risen to over 200,000. The reviews are very good. You have such a good eye.”

Xuan Wen accepted the coffee and smiled. “It’s everyone’s contribution. You are so good at making horror games.”

Xuan Wen took out her computer in her office. After keying in a string of passwords, she logged into a very secret website. She searched through some illegal sites. After a few days of making ‘loans’, many underground banks at Han Hai had been swindled by her. It was not that they didn’t send people to collect money from her, but they noticed a problem. The people they sent to locate Xuan Wen had all disappeared.

They were forced to call the police, but they received a threat scarier than death at night. They were so helpless that they wanted to cry.

“This batch of mafia is bad. How are they going to survive in the underworld with such minimal determination?” Xuan Wen put down the coffee. She took out a picture and put it on the table. Xuan Wen and Gao Ming were in wedding outfits. After the download number had surpassed 200,000, Xuan Wen’s wedding photo changed. She started to gain colour. Even her breathing was much smoother.

“When I am the same as Gao Ming in the picture, it will be the time I have fully broken free from the shackles of the shadow world.” The living humans were controlled by fate, and the ghosts were manipulated by the shadow world. The two worlds were the same in essence.

Xuan Wen hummed and switched on the hidden server of Dead Water Forum. A few horror game players were caught by the investigation centre yesterday night. Jing Tuoshen vented his fury on them as he tortured them. One of the players was a ghost sent in by Xuan Wen. The ghost sent back some images and voice recordings through the devices. Xuan Wen didn’t see the whole process, but she could fill in the blanks.

The original Dead Water Forum had been taken offline. Xuan Wen uploaded a blurry image on the new Dead Water Forum. She told all the players the consequences after being caught by the investigation centre. She also hoped they would see how the investigation centre really treated them.

The horror game players didn’t target the investigation centre. If anything, they did everything they could to protect the public. However, the way the investigation centre treated them chilled their hearts.

The torture was unimaginably cruel. They would fare better being caught by ghosts. Fury spread. Xuan Wen stared at the screen. Everything was progressing as predicted. She was an expert killer. Manipulation was her second nature.

“Currently, the centre is too strong. We need to continue to weaken it.”

She touched the cherry on the plate and slowly pressed down. Xuan Wen heard a ping from her computer. As the tragedy spread, more players downloaded her game. As more people played her game, she’d become more popular. One day, the investigation centre would find her, but she was not worried. If anything, she anticipated that day.

“Is it right or wrong for me to fan the flames in the city?”

At Nightlight Studio, everyone was rather distracted. They were sensitive to intriguing news since they designed and programmed horror games. After they went online yesterday night, they realised the real world was scarier than any games they could make. They discussed the various anomalies and whether they were real or not. Seeing this, Manager Gou coughed as he walked over, “What are you talking about?”

“Manager Gou, ever since Dayou quit, this office… doesn’t feel that clean.”

“Stop talking nonsense and focus on your work. I’ll double your bonus this year.” Manager Gou pointed at the data. “No. Triple!”

“This is not the issue of money. I feel like President Xuan has brought us not only money but also something else.” The employees were more sensitive, “Teacher Xia is missing. Facai is also gone. Who will be next?”

“Open your eyes. Does President Xuan look suspicious to you?” Manager Gou lowered his voice. “She’s probably the daughter of some big shot in Han Hai. She’s too free and decides to throw us some money. She is clearly innocent. If I’m a betting man, I’d say she’s thinking about what to eat tonight.”

Xuan Wen sensed Manager Gou’s eyes. She smiled and waved at him. She just got a message from Gao Ming. He hoped that she would go to the old city’s Li San Hospital while it was still daytime and figured out the situation there.

Through the Dead Water Forum, Xuan Wen found out from a player that although Li San Hospital looked normal on the surface, the hospital had been left empty for a long time already. The place didn’t have any strange news surrounding it because those who had been there had all gone missing.

A few days before the tragedy exploded, the horror game player felt that something was wrong. He led his family and escaped from the hospital.

The player was very kind and offered to lead Xuan Wen to the hospital to inspect it. As for why his family was at the hospital in the first place, the player didn’t answer or explain…