Horror Game Designer Chapter 52: Meat Eats Ghost

Some of them had heard Situ An’s name before. When people hesitated, a young adult investigator walked forward and picked up the piece of meat. The fragrance of meat was mixed with the smell of blood. The investigator looked at the bitemark and hesitated. The investigator who was killed ate this meat before, but he was unlucky to fail to get the power to fight ghosts.

The young man was the focus of everyone’s eyes. His eyes turned red, and he bit at the meat. The meat juices splattered everywhere. He had not eaten something as delicious as this. In a few seconds, the young man swallowed the entire piece. He didn’t even realise it.

Blood clouded his eyes. The young man felt his heart racing. He could hear a voice. He covered his ears and knelt on the ground.
“Kill them! Kill them all!” Another person’s voice exited the young man’s mouth. Black words crawled out of his heart. He rolled on the ground. The other investigators wanted to help, but the young man fought them back. The young man aimed to kill. This lasted for three minutes. The young man collapsed on the ground. He didn’t make any sound. Other than the few characters on his chest, he was no different from before. The young man slowly climbed up. He wiped away the sweat on his face and looked around in confusion. “Have I succeeded?”

“You have.” Qing Ge pulled the young man behind him. “Ghosts eat humans, humans eat meat, and meat eats ghosts. You didn’t become a ghost, but of course, you’re not human anymore.”

“But I don’t feel any change other than the pain.”

“Pain is power.” Qing Ge pulled out a knife and stabbed the young man’s palm. This shocked everyone. The young man held his hand in pain. Qing Ge dropped the knife before him. “Go down the corridor. There’s a mutated female ghost living in the unit near the entrance of Building B’s fifth floor. Kill it with this knife.”

These remaining survivors had stronger mental strength than most. Using his uninjured hand, the young man stumbled down the corridor. The other investigators followed.

The pain caused the young man’s actions to turn brutish. Blood bloomed in his eyes.

“I said I’m not going. How could the building manager be a rat?” Auntie Pang’s voice drifted out. She opened the door as if expecting someone else. The young man raised the knife and swung. The blade cut open Auntie Pang’s skin. The stinking water splashed everywhere, but Auntie Pang didn’t feel pain. She touched the wound on her stomach. Her pale face twisted. She grabbed the young man and dragged him into her home.

“Use your injured hand!”

Hearing Qing Ge’s order, the young man immediately changed his hand. Blood flowed down the blade, and more black characters covered his palm. The knife fell again. This time, the wound he inflicted on Auntie Pang couldn’t heal. If anything, the skin around the wound started to decay.

“He did damage the ghost!” Even though the damage was minimal, this was very meaningful for the investigators!

If they could harm the ghosts, then they could finally take revenge!

The young man looked scarier than a ghost as he assaulted Auntie Pang crazily.

“Is anyone willing to help him?” Situ An produced another piece of meat and tossed it at the investigators with a smile.

After seeing the effect, the investigators started to fight for the meat like hunting dogs. No one turned into ghost. The investigators who ate the meat felt their hearts changing. After getting used to the pain, they rushed to Building A.

“You… bunch of demons!” Auntie Pang shouted, but no one came to her aid. Her voice weakened until she collapsed in a pool of dirty mud. The investigators who ate the meat were excited, but Gao Ming sucked in a cold breath.

Due to the ‘meat’, the position of humans and ghosts had been switched.

“No investigators became ghosts because they ate the meat. This meant that Situ An lied from the start. He killed that investigator for other reasons.” The casual statement planted the seed of doubt in the hearts of the other investigators. If the investigators were told that they’d die if they ate the meat, many people would hesitate, but if the chance were half, some would take the gamble. When Gao Ming was thinking, he suddenly felt something. He looked up and saw Situ An looking at him.

“Your expression is different from others.” Situ An seemed to find something interesting. “I remember the appearance of every member who has survived Level 3 Anomaly, but I haven’t seen you before.”

“My name is Gao Ming, the temp leader for Team One at Li San Investigation Centre.”

“Isn’t that Bai Xiao?” Situ An’s eyes glowed dangerously. “I’ve seen Bai Xiao. He’s a very good investigator. I even wanted to get him to move to the East City Centre.”

“Due to his disappearance, I’m the temp leader.”

“When we leave this place live, the term temp can be removed.” Situ An moved his gaze. Perhaps he was talking about himself and not Gao Ming. Situ An strode down the corridor. He was a natural leader. He gained the support of everyone except Gao Ming. As the temp chief of East City Investigation Centre, he entered the anomaly personally. That gained the support of the people under him. Furthermore, he found the ‘meat’ that could turn the tables.

“Everyone, we have to survive through this. We have to bring the info of the meat out no matter what!” Situ An tossed his bed aside. He took a knife from his subordinate. “Now, there’s only one thing I hope you’d do. We treat the ghosts how they treat us.”

Situ An was rich, charming, kind, and protective of his people. Why wouldn’t people follow him?

The investigators’ mood was lifted. They charged into Building B. Their humanity eroded. Soon, the humans would become meat that ate ghosts.

“Leader, will something happen to the Granny on the first floor?” Zhu Suisui was worried.

“Situ An will not let the elder go. She knows his real identity.” Gao Ming looked at the mad crowd. They stepped on Auntie Pang’s ‘blood’ and rammed down the doors. “Situ An’s goal is to massacre Si Sui Apartments. Ghosts and humans are just tools in his eyes.”

Many investigators turned into meat. Gao Ming also understood why so many investigators from East City Investigation Centre had disappeared. Screams echoed in Si Sui Apartments but it was not the humans who screamed but the tenants. Humans became ghosts and ghosts became the victims. The world became even more absurd.