Horror Game Designer Chapter 53: Torture Room

Si Sui Apartments cultivated many killers. It was so several decades ago, and it was still the same in the present. Situ An didn’t plan to coexist with the tenants. He had his subordinates mark down the doors. He knew which room had ghosts, which room had traps and which were empty.

The doors were pried open, and blood flowed. As the time of the murder extended, the investigators who ate the meat slowly lost themselves. More black characters appeared on their bodies. Their gazes wavered.

“It’s time to reap the seeds planted twenty years ago.” Seeing the investigators spiralling out of control, Situ An showed no sympathy. Everything was going according to his plan. The meat was not antidotes but poisons. However, those with a strong constitution could resist the poison longer. Coincidentally, every investigator who had experienced a Level 3 anomaly had superhuman determination and acuity. They walked in the most dangerous shadows.

Situ An chopped the metal rails. “20 years ago, a crazy case happened at Si Sui Apartments Building A. Two families of eight were killed. The killer wore a red coat. After he committed the crime, he killed himself. Twenty years later, the anomaly happened. The killer became a human-eating ghost, and he is here.”

The more the black characters, the stronger the curse. The more the investigators lost themselves, the more power they gained. Situ An used the normal tenants to feed the investigators. He led everyone to the first floor. He walked straight to Granny Shen’s room. He knocked on the door politely. “I’m here to fulfil my promise.”

The door opened a gap. Granny Shen looked at the investigators who had eaten the meat. She sighed. “You are mad.” Through the gap, Granny Shen tossed out three murder talismans. “That’s all I have.”

“You don’t need to live in fear anymore after the evil ghost is dead.” Situ An looked down on the old lady. “I will bring you away from here.”

“Only three are left.” Granny Shen closed the door and locked it. Situ An picked up the talismans and glared at the door. “Every victim tormented by the ghosts can be made into blood talismans. I’ve given you so many human skins, and you only made three talismans?!”

There was no reply. Situ An didn’t stay. He kept the talismans and turned away. He led them down the stairs to the underground first floor.

Building B was different from Building A. The entrance to the basement had a black iron door that was pasted with many talismans.

“Did Granny Shen seal up the evil ghost in the basement?” Gao Ming looked around carefully. Situ An had a direct purpose. He wasn’t killing the evil ghost to help the tenants. “If Situ An really succeeded, with his brain and influence, I would be extremely passive.”

Gao Ming opened his single eye. His pupil burned with madness. The talismans were torn away. The chill wind blew. A scary cackle drifted out. They pushed the iron door open. Situ An didn’t lead the way. He had the other investigators go in first. The investigators who were blinded by bloodlust didn’t notice anything was wrong. Out of their absolute trust in Situ An, they followed his order blindly.

The underground of Building A was restaurants. The underground was Building B was a jail. There were no signs of living.

“Hu Ming, Hu Ling, Hu Xiaoxiao, Yuan Chen…” Whenever Situ An chanted a name, the laughter became shriller. The names made the evil ghost excited. “These innocent victims lay in the blood. They look at you in disbelief and the blade you hold. They have no idea why they are killed. They don’t know you are simply envious of their happiness.”

There was a scream. The investigator at the front was dragged into a room by a pair of bloody hands. The others rushed to help him, but when they broke down the door, the man was already gone.

“Where is he?”

The room was filled with trash. Empty water bottles formed mountains. Some of them had yellow liquid in them. Empty cup noodles and take-out boxes were scattered around the bed. The television was left on. It broadcasted R-rated movies. The moanings mixed with the horrible smell. An investigator found the remote control under the sock. He wanted to switch off the television, but when he pressed the button, the spinning ceiling fan fell. His skin tore open. If he hadn’t eaten the meat, the investigator would have died.

“Be careful. We’ve entered the human-eating ghost’s hunting grounds. Everything here is dangerous.” Qing Ge said closely. “Those who didn’t eat the meat should stick together and do not enter the rooms.”

At the same time, the iron door that led into the basement shut. The only exit was cut off.

“Do not panic. This is the ghost’s playground, but we will turn it into his grave.” Situ An stood in the middle of the group. He used a red talisman to wipe down his knife. “The ghost is very cunning. He is an expert at creating a scary atmosphere to break down the victim’s mind. I can tell you how to survive his skills. After you are captured, do not submit to him, no matter what. Do not beg for mercy. As long as you have hope, the ghost will not immediately kill you. You still can be rescued.”

“Chief! We found a hidden door!” An investigator from North City pulled up the bedframe. He found a hidden door underneath the smelly clothes. When everyone’s attention was distracted by the door, only Situ An and Gao Ming noticed the anomaly. After the first investigator disappeared, the smell of blood thickened. Gao Ming maintained his high alert. He studied everyone closely. He noticed one of the investigators looked different from a living human. It was frozen and clunky.

Situ An memorised everyone’s appearance. He had lost an investigator. When he did a headcount, he realised the number was correct. “Someone has been replaced!”

The bloody hands shot out without warning. Situ An and Gao Ming had predicted this. One cut with the knife, and the other sidestepped away. However, they were both grabbed.

The evil ghost was very cunning. His targets were only Situ An and Gao Ming. For him, only they posed a threat.

Someone screamed. The jail doors opened. Situ An and Gao Ming were dragged into the rooms by an invisible force. They were flung through different hidden doors. They fell through dark tunnels. Situ An and Gao Ming were sent to two different places.

Blood oozed out of the thin wounds. Gao Ming immediately jumped up from the ground, ready to fight.

“Is this where the Evil Ghost handle the dead bodies?”

Gao Ming took out his phone for the flashlight. He saw the various torture devices in the room. The investigator who was captured earlier was sitting in a chair. He was pleading with Gao Ming to save him.