Horror Game Designer Chapter 68: Birthday

Whenever he saw the God of Flesh and Blood, Gao Ming wanted to kill Situ An even more. He still didn’t have the power to fight the east city investigation centre, but that would change soon. Gao Ming planned to do things according to his plan. He wanted to turn over the entire Han Hai, much less the centre.

“I once wanted to join the centre, but I saw many dead bodies of myself in the tunnel wearing the centre uniform. In that case, I’ll take a different path.” Gao Ming put away the phone and picked Zhao Xi up from the ground, “Brother Zhao, have you played a horror game before?”

Zhao Xi hadn’t recovered. He pointed at the God of Flesh and Blood and couldn’t speak.

“Don’t worry. I’m a verified doctor. I will treat you.” Gao Ming had Zhao Xi approach the God of Flesh and Blood. “Do you feel better now?” Zhao Xi nodded his head slowly. He felt like he was about to be consumed by God.

“Wonderful.” Gao Ming switched out Zhao Xi’s will and turned it into a bucket list. Then, he put it back into Zhao Xi’s pocket. “Brother Zhao, tonight, we are going to be reborn.”

The God of Blood and Flesh crawled back into Gao Ming’s body. The room returned to normal, but the lights wouldn’t come back on.

“I’ll bring you to the shadow world for you to see the truth.” No one paid Zhao Xi any attention. Even his sister-in-law and mother thought he was useless. However, Gao Ming knew Zhao Xi’s positives. He had a positive heart, a kind soul and a hard determination. Zhao Xi was about to refuse, but Gao Ming already put the raincoat on him. He was urged out of the shadow by Gao Ming.

For some reason, even though he was stunned, he still followed Gao Ming down the stairs. He was afraid, but he believed Gao Ming wouldn’t harm him. Zhao Xi came to the first floor and slowly recovered his rationality. He licked his dry lips. “Where are we going?”

“Ming Long Street No. 4.”

“We… are we going to see that big guy again?” Zhao Xi asked hesitantly.

“No. It’s very safe there.” Gao Ming walked out and stepped over Qi Yan. Seeing the bloody Qi Yan, Zhao Xi wondered if it was the end of the world. Min Long Street was not that far from Li Jing Apartments. They walked through the old streets and entered a convenience store.

“You haven’t eaten for days. At least eat some hot rice.” Gao Ming bought food for Zhao Xi and himself. Then, he went to purchase some presents for the kid at Min Long Street Building Four. He was the source of the Fear Illness. Gao Ming once saw the kid eat leftovers in the dresser. Gao Ming bought enough food and departed. Min Long Street was creepy in the dark.

“Gao Ming, should we grab some weapons?” Zhao Xi saw no humans on the road. He stayed behind Gao Ming nervously, “Do you know about zombies? I’ve seen similar movies. It’s a virus that will turn everyone into zombies.”

“Don’t scare yourself. We are going to help a family.” Gao Ming followed his memory and found Building 4. They had just entered the yard when they saw a couple rushing out with the luggage. They were so pale, like they had seen something scary.

“Finally, some living humans.” Zhao Xi looked at the couple. “But they don’t look normal. They are like culprits escaping a crime scene.” Hearing Zhao Xi’s words, Gao Ming had to turn around. “Brother Zhao, you have quite a good eye.”

“You’re joking with me again.” Zhao Xi honestly moved away. The two ignored the couple and entered the corridor. The old apartment shook in the storm. Shadows rose like a flood.

Gao Ming heard the sound of things falling when he reached the third floor. It sounded like someone was arguing upstairs. He slowed down as he headed to the fourth floor. The man’s brash voice mixed with the woman’s shrill shouts. The louder they were, the thicker the surrounding shadow. He slowly approached Room 405. The room door was not closed. The living room floor was filled with broken plates. The sofa was pushed over. In the chaos, a woman and man were twisting together, fighting. The woman was clearly weaker than the man. She grabbed the fruit knife on the ground. Zhao Xi wanted to stop this, but when he saw the couple’s faces, his step paused.

The couple inside the room looked just like the couple who had just escaped!

“Are they ghosts?”

“You’re right again! Brother Zhao, you have talent!”

The man stopped attacking the woman because she had a knife. His anger had no place to vent, so he kicked over the table and slammed the television. However, he was still angry. He walked into the bedroom and kicked down the door. “It’s all this bastard’s fault!”

A kid hid inside the small bedroom. His skin was extremely pale.

The kid was so scared to see his father but this time, he didn’t cry. He hid inside the pillow fort and held his toy sword. There was an army of caricatures he drew on the blanket. They held spears made from paper.

“I’m not scared of you!”

The little people on the blanket stabbed the man with the paper spear. The man screamed as if he was really injured.

Both Zhao Xi and Gao Ming were stunned.

“You and your mother are the same. You both should die!”

The man grabbed the boy by his collar and threw him onto the broken plate in the living room. The boy fell, but he still grabbed his toy sword. He didn’t cry. His mouth kept mumbling, “I’m not afraid of you…”

“This kid is quite impressive.” To prevent the kid from getting hurt, Gao Ming rushed into the room and guarded the kid. “I’m surprised the first person to fight against the Fear Illness is such a young child.”

Gao Ming touched the boy’s head. He removed his raincoat and tossed it aside. He was about to fight when he noticed the couple got a lot smaller.

“I understand it. Scary things will only appear when the kid is scared. The more scared the kid is, the larger the monsters.”

Gao Ming finally understood why the kid’s parents ran away in such a hurry. They probably scared the kid and the kid’s fear materialised in the real world. Gao Ming put down the toys and snacks for the kid. Gao Ming and Zhao Xi comforted the boy. The parents slowly dissipated. Only an ugly hand-made doll remained on the floor. It looked barely human. It was covered in patches and was tainted with paint.

“Is this the source of the Fear Illness?”
Gao Ming wanted to pick up the doll, but the boy quickly hugged it in his arms and curled into the corner. The boy refused to communicate.

“The boy is like the past me.” Zhao Xi’s heart was moved. He limped over and sat down beside the kid. He grabbed a piece of paper and easily folded a paper frog. “Press on its butt, and it’ll jump.”

The shadow was still around, so the ‘game’ was still not yet over.

Gao Ming saw the boy who was playing with Zhao Xi. It was about time for the boy to feel the warmth of family.

“I saw all the pictures in your home. I don’t think your parents have ever once celebrated your birthday.” Gao Ming knelt before the kid, “Do you want to eat some birthday cake?”