Horror Game Designer Chapter 320: Fate is a Cycle

Gao Ming treated the faceless figurine inside the mirror as a horror story; the ironic thing was the figurine treated Gao Ming as a horror story. The two horrors stared at each other, not knowing what the other was thinking.

The faceless figurine represented the dead Gods in the shadow world. They once lived in their own assigned rules. They might appear to be the villains, but no one followed the rules more than they did. Gao Ming represented a new force. His goal was to kill fate and overturn the rules.

“Humans will turn to God during desperation. However, how will they know that the desperation they face is designed by God all along?” The faceless figurine didn’t underestimate Gao Ming. It had experienced the horror of the God of Flesh and Blood at the Li San Hospital. It treated Gao Ming as an equal.

After surviving so many scary things, Gao Ming completed the swift in identity. He changed from the food served on the table to a guest at the dining table.

Different from the ‘friendly chat’ inside the bathroom, the atmosphere in the activity room was tense. Fan Li’s group saw a lot of ghosts moving through the computer screen, and they panicked.

“I told you we shouldn’t come here!” Youyou screeched. The fear enveloped her. “Is it too late for us to leave now?”

“We need to go!” Brother Lee calculated the time, “We can’t be trapped by them!”

They failed to find the mud figurine, but they fell into a trap. Ou Yang Susu carried Sister Zhang and ran towards the exit, ignoring the latter’s resistance.

The folding door opened. The ghost music came from outside. A ghost with a drawn face poked through the door. The sleeves dripped on the ground. The singing faceless ghost flitted everywhere as its voice sharpened and rose. It almost pierced their eardrums.

“Fuck! Why is she here?”

“I’ll pull her attention, and you need to find an opening to get out!” Fan Li charged at the ghost as he pulled out a knife. He was scared, but everyone forced him to be brave. He had accepted that fate.

“Where is Gao Ming? We need to leave!”

“He has probably gone into hiding! We have no time to waste! We’ll go first!” Youyou dragged Bai Shu towards the door. As Fan Li distracted the singing ghost, they left without any hesitation.

“You need to bring Sister Zhang with you. I’ll stay to help Fan Li and Gao Ming.” Brother Lee picked up a chair in the activity room. He was normally the bullied target, but when they were in danger, he never backed away.

“I’ll be waiting for you downstairs. If you don’t come, I’ll return for you.” Ou Yang Susu was carrying Sister Zhang. She wanted to stay, but she didn’t want to put other people in danger. She needed to send Sister Zhang to safety. As his teammates left one after another, Gao Ming’s reflection in the mirror smirked. The despair for humans was a game for it.

“Humans can’t be relied on. You are abandoned just like that. What a pity. They gave up on the only thing that could have saved them. And they’re glad about it.” Gao Ming’s reflection became more real. He even started to mimic Gao Ming’s tone, “Sit back and watch. Let them decide their own fates.”

In the surveillance video, the residents moved with their backs forward. They sacrificed their memories and faces. They were now puppets controlled by the faceless figurine.

The singing ghost had her face taken away by the figurine, but it personally painted her a new face. The little girl was the family it chose for itself. This was the cruellest thing among horror stories. To fight for the faith of the living, the Gods would send their most trusted family to conduct the darkest massacre until one side perished.

Despair spread. After everyone left, Fan Li also thought about leaving. However, he remembered Gao Ming still hadn’t left. He shouted Gao Ming’s name. He approached the bathroom, but the singing woman targeted him. She followed him closely and tried to claim his life.

“Your family is begging you for help.” Gao Ming’s reflection mocked. His smile was discomfiting.

“He is not begging me. He wants to save me.” Gao Ming stared at the mirror. “This is the difference between us. I respect their choices, and I let them decide on their fates. I don’t treat them like toys like you do. Even if something like you is revived, you’ll entrap all humanity in the future and become the new fate.”

“Anyone knows how to spin a beautiful lie.” Gao Ming’s reflection stuck to the mirror. “I can sense the emotions of the God inside your heart. It is more aloof than I am. He doesn’t even care about these people.”

The ghosts from the neighbourhood committee flooded into the building. Fan Li, who could barely look after himself, called Gao Ming’s name. However, he got no response. He had to choose between Gao Ming and his other teammates. The singing woman applied a lot of pressure. He failed to get to the bathroom, no matter how many times he tried. He had to retreat to reunite with Brother Lee.

The two only got into the corridor when screams came from downstairs. Youyou and Bai Shu, who were the first to escape, were ambushed by the paper dolls inside Granny Lee’s home. They struggled in despair. Thick emotions percolated like they were preparing for the last bloom in their lives.

Human wills exploded. The slumbering God of Flesh and Blood twitched his eyes. He could taste the will of the living. However, he did nothing beyond that. The God of Flesh and Blood would not intervene. The deeper the struggle the humans got themselves in, the purer their faith. This was the thing the God of Flesh and Blood needed.

“I know why you can’t ever kill fate.” Gao Ming witnessed the faceless figurine and the God of Flesh and Blood’s attitude towards the living, “Even if you manage to kill fate, you’ll become a new and worse fate.”

To welcome a new change, one had to escape from the existing cycle. Even if one day he’d be dragged back into the cycle, he had to make all the changes he could in the process. Gao Ming tightened his fist and looked at his aloof reflection. His heart thumped like thunder. The goal he was there was the faceless figurine.

“Found you!”