Horror Game Designer Chapter 69: Wei Dayou

Gao Ming had to control the source of the Fear Illness. He had to detain this illness that could easily spread. Once he had the Fear Illness, he wouldn’t be afraid of the enemy having a high number. The greater the number of enemies, the easier they would spread the illness. The boy had no idea what Gao Ming was thinking. He licked his lips as if thinking about the sweetness of cake.

Seeing this, Gao Ming took out his phone and his family portrait. He called home.

“Why did you take out a death portrait to call a take-out?” Zhao Xi covered the boy’s eyes, afraid that this might scare him. “That picture is quite scary.”

At that moment, someone knocked on the living room door. Ghost Mother and Father appeared at the door with the cake. The light was switched on to chase away the darkness. Gao Ming picked up the chair and table. He cleaned up the room, “Brother Zhao, help clean up. We might come here a lot in the future.”

Zhao Xi was shocked by the God of Flesh and Blood. He thought the world was going to end, but he was only a cleaner. The ghost parents greeted them kindly. Just from appearance, they didn’t look different from normal people. When there were outsiders, the ghost parents were kind and welcoming. The snacks and toys were placed on the couch. The phone played music. It was storming outside, but it was warm inside. They decorated the room. A few strangers gathered in the shadow world to celebrate a child’s birthday. Zhao Xi didn’t know the ghost parent’s true identity. He chatted with them. The boy carried the dishes Gao Ming cooked out of the kitchen. He was quite busy but happy. After making the last dish, Gao Ming looked out the window at night.

“There are many horror stories hidden in Li San District. I’ve once planned to make this place into a base.” In terms of geographical complexity and population density, the old city was first at Han Hai. That was what Gao Ming needed.

“If I do something that makes an enemy out of the centre, I have nowhere to go in real life, but Li San District in the shadow world might be my best hiding spot. The death portraits are the tickets, and I am the tunnel. No one can catch me.”

Gao Ming took out a cigarette out of habit. When he thought of his dead selves in the tunnel, he tossed the lighter and cigarette away. Walking out of the kitchen, the boy finally smiled. He was very obedient, as if worried that everyone would leave him behind. The shadow that belonged to the Fear Illness receded, but the shadow brought by the ghost parents stayed.

“Why would his parents not cherish such a wonderful child? This is horrible.” Zhao Xi hadn’t married, but he always wanted a kid.

“No kid wants to be so obedient. If you can’t even act out around your parents, that’s a sad life.” Gao Ming noticed the fear in the boy’s eyes had disappeared. He patted his hands. “Let’s eat cake!”

The ghost parents opened the cake box and put a candle on the cake. Gao Ming told the boy, “I’ll help you make up all the birthdays you’ve missed.”

The boy had no idea what Gao Ming was talking about. He looked at the candle expectantly. When the lights were turned off, Gao Ming covered the boy’s eyes and made a wish with him.

“We can eat now.”
The cake was small. The boy didn’t dare to eat too much. He gave the ghost parents the biggest slices.

“It’s alright. Eat all you want. We have more.” Gao Ming kept calling home. More people disappeared from the scary death portrait. Footsteps came from the corridor. Zhao Xi’s fork fell to the ground, and the boy hugged the ugly doll tightly as more ghost parents filed into the room.

“How should I put this?” Gao Ming cleared his throat. “From today onwards, we’re a family. I don’t understand what a parent is, but I’ll try my best to bring everyone happiness.”

Gao Ming experimented around. As long as he didn’t move too far from the ghost parents, they would act normally. Once he moved far away from his parents and they couldn’t get back to him, the ghost parents would disappear into the shadows and back into the picture. Using this feature, Gao Ming could solve many problems.

After celebrating the birthday, Gao Ming got closer to the kid. He finally knew the boy’s name. His parents called him An An. That was their family pet dog’s name. His parents were temperamental and irresponsible. Since he was born, he lived in fear and anxiety. He was naturally sensitive and fragile. He drew to balance out his pain and fear. In his drawing, he was a fearless warrior. Then, he directed that hope to the handcrafted doll. The random paint on the doll was actually different, small characters. They overlapped each other. The bravest hope became the source of Fearless Illness. This was something Gao Ming didn’t expect.

“An An didn’t clear the game. An An was the part of the game.” After leaving the shadow world, An An’s doll became a death portrait. Gao Ming saw the words behind the picture. “Picture of old things: When you feel fear, you need to figure out, are you afraid of me or yourself?”

Gao Ming borrowed the picture and left Zhao Xi with An An to accompany him. Zhao Xi had no real family and was never appreciated. An An had lived in fear and anxiety. He was abandoned by his real parents, and he wanted a stable home. They were perfect for each other. After getting the source of Fear Illness, Gao Ming sighed. He took leave from An An and Zhao Xi. He got a cab to Nightlight Studio.

Every gaming proposal was at the studio. If Situ An got his hands on those, the result could be devastating. The storm continued. The dark clouds settled on the city. Gao Ming entered the studio before dawn. It was still early, but Gao Ming noticed something was wrong. The door to the office was left half-ajar, and there was blood on the ground.

“There’s a killer hidden at the studio.”

Gao Ming slowed and leaned to look into the studio. The file room where the gaming proposals were stored had been opened. All the game ideas had been taken out. The weak light wavered. Wei Dayou was studying Gao Ming’s game designs madly.

“It’s all the same! The games are real!”

Gao Ming adjusted his angle. He saw the injured Wei Dayou standing in the middle of many files. He looked like he was in the middle of a breakdown.

“How is that possible? How can these things be real?”
Wei Dayou couldn’t believe it. He took out his phone. “Gao Ming’s phone is not connected. Why can he tell the presence of the killers beforehand and even know their killing methods? Is he the killers?

“No! I have to figure this out! He’s my best friend! I know him! He is not that kind of person!”
Wei Dayou repeated this many times. He called Gao Ming’s number again.

A cat meowed. The fat Fa Cai sniffed at Gao Ming and bumbled over to brush against Gao Ming’s feet.

Hearing the sound, Wei Dayou walked to the door. He happened to look into Gao Ming’s eyes.