Horror Game Designer

Luo Dong’s every family member had their own special power. His son could sense the presence of evil spirits within several metres of him. His wife could relieve the pain of others. She couldn’t heal the wounds, but she could make people ignore the pain. His youngest daughter had always been protected. Her power had not been revealed.

The reporter from Midnight Horror and the other horror game players followed Luo Dong’s family. They managed to evade a lot of dangers. They walked past the second-floor corridor and arrived at the third-floor lobby. Luo Dong’s son, who was leading the way, suddenly paused. His face was scarily pale.

“Why did he stop? Did the ghost show up?” Yu Ruohu hadn’t done much, and they came to the third floor easily, so he started to relax. Luo Dong’s son shook his head as a cold sweat poured down his face. His hands that grabbed the straps of his schoolbag bulged with veins, and his breathing became urgent.

Luo Dong patted his son’s back lightly and turned back to glare at Yu Ruohu. “If you want to know why, you can go ahead on your own.”

“Don’t be mad. My little brother is a bit direct with his words, but he’s a nice person.” Yu Ruolong knew how reliable Luo Dong’s family was, so his attitude became a lot better.

“I don’t mean anything by that. I’m sorry,” Yu Ruolong quickly apologised.

Since they had apologised, Luo Dong explained, “My son can sense the ghost’s general location and help us find a safe path. If he is unwilling to walk forward, it can only mean one thing-- the road ahead is filled with ghosts.”

Yu Ruohu quickly pulled his legs back.

The group was stuck at the entrance of the third floor. As time passed, Luo Dong’s son acted even more anxiously. When the group heard the sound of a door opening coming from the second floor, Luo Dong’s son started to convulse.

“The ghosts on the second floor are coming too! We can’t stay here any longer!” Luo Dong didn’t want to put his family in danger. He turned to the hostess from Midnight Horror. “Don’t you wish to become the second Dead Water Forum? If you can lead us through this anomaly, my whole family will join your program, and we’ll tell everyone we know about you!”

Since the woman didn’t respond, Gao Ming took out his phone to aim at them. “Do you only know how to hide at the back and use the other players to gather information? And I thought I wanted to join you. I’ll expose your deeds today!”

A ghost eye opened on Gao Ming’s phone.

“Brother, you’re something else.” Yu Ruolong added, “If Midnight Horror wants to become the second Dead Water Forum, they have to prove themselves first.”

The hostess and the cameraman were cornered, but to Gao Ming’s surprise, the hostess did not panic. She still had a smile on her face. “Alright. Serving all the horror game players has always been our goal.”

The hostess adjusted her ear-mic and casually walked down the corridor. She didn’t show fear. If anything, she smiled at the camera as she explained the situation.

“Has she lost her mind? She is basically luring the ghosts out. Is she trying to kill all of us?” Luo Dong held his shivering son, whose face was dark.

“We’re living in a world of rules. This world runs on rules we understand. The horror games merely follow rules we don’t understand. To survive in the anomalies, you only need to abandon your understanding of the normal world’s rules and adopt the abnormal rules.” They walked past the first door. Sharp claws scratched against the door. There was a rattling sound coming from inside the room. Then, they walked past the second room. There was the sound of water splattering like a giant fish was trapped inside the room. The fishtail slammed against the door, causing the door to shudder. Murky liquid leaked out from underneath the door and wetted the cameraman’s shoes. The hostess suddenly quieted up as her eyes stared at the door. Her breathing changed. The charm disappeared from her eyes. Instead, she looked at the door with chilling death.

The cameraman turned the camera. The door stopped shaking. However, as more water oozed out of the door, the water became dirtier. At first, there were a few strands of hair. Then, there came oil, and finally, there was a piece of fabric stuck on the bottom of the door.

“That appears to be a shred of clothing…”

The cameraman wanted to zoom in as the wooden door was sucked open without warning. A snake weaved from black hairs crawled out!

Black water crushed against the walls. A giant fishbowl was placed in the middle of the room. There was no fish around. Instead, there was a girl in the pet store uniform. Her body was bloated, and new facial features grew on her two braids. They were parasites on the girl’s head. They were like plants in the shadow world or mutated animals.

The cameraman acted quickly. He was surprisingly agile. He avoided the hair python cleverly.

Before he could get up, the door next to him suddenly opened. A hairy arm reached out to grab the cameraman’s wrist. The sharp nails carried unique curses. Red hair grew out of the spot where the cameraman was scratched. The cameraman was determined. He pulled out a special blade and slashed at his wrist. Unfortunately, before his wrist could be cut loose, another hair python curled around his waist and dragged him into another room. As her partner was caught, the hostess ran forward without turning back. Ṝ

“Run!” Luo Dong shouted. His family ran. Gao Ming followed. His attention was not on the ghosts but on the hostess’ ankle. When she ran, the woman exposed her legs. Gao Ming saw a red circlet around her ankle. That was the blood band that was only available to the security members!

“Is Midnight Horror built by the investigation centre? This woman should have the capability to save the cameraman, but she didn’t do so to protect her secrets.” Gao Ming understood something. Li San Hospital was surrounded by the investigation centre. They didn’t plan to give up on the old city. The centre wanted to support Midnight Horror and separate the horror game players from another angle.

“Has the Investigation Centre dropped so low?” Gao Ming knew something was wrong. Dead Water Forum had to stay very hidden. However, Midnight Horror had a website, app and everything else. They had to have someone’s support to be so open about this.

They ran down the corridor and only stopped when they were certain there was no danger.

“They didn’t chase after us.” Yu Ruolong said fearfully, “This place doesn’t seem like it’s similar to the other anomalies.”

“Shush!” Luo Dong told Yu Ruolong to shut up. He saw her son pause before the office at the end of the third floor. He paced around the door. After a quick hesitation, Luo Dong’s son tried to knock on the door.

“There’s a living human here?!”