[Is this even possible?!]
[Holy crap!!! How come I didn't think of that?! It conjures up food, and the blind box will fall over if it's too heavy.]
[Amazing!!! This little rascal, I can't help but follow him.]
Xie He chuckled softly, holding the can.
Actually, he was eating some snacks, inexplicably remembering how sweet the can of Wang Wang milk he'd just drunk was.
The evil ghost snapped out of its daze, its expression changing drastically. A denser, more intense ghostly aura surged from its body, and with a roar, it lunged at Xie He's blind box.
However, before it could even touch the box, "Sizzle—" a puff of blue smoke rose from the ghost's body, and it let out a shrill scream before being flung away.
It had no chance against Xie He's blind box.
Xie He calmly leaned against the box.
He already knew the evil ghost couldn't do anything to him.
The game rules said: Each blind box only has one chance to participate in the draw, so please cherish it.
Xie He's blind box had already participated in one draw; he'd used up all his chances.
Therefore, the evil ghost couldn't defy the game rules and had absolutely no chance of drawing him again tonight.
The comments section exploded with excitement:
[No way? He's so calm, did he already guess the evil ghost couldn't draw him??]
[So this guy predicted everything...? Holy crap, so awesome!! I love this high-IQ guy.]
His phone vibrated in his pocket.
As soon as Xie He took it out, a message pop-up appeared:
[Congratulations to player Xie He, you escaped the evil ghost's clutches once, points +10!]
[Note: Cards can be upgraded every 100 points]
[Current total points: 10]
[Followers: 65]
[Ranking: 81234 out of 81250]
[Level: Bronze]
[Keep up the good work!]
The room was filled with swirling, ghostly energy. Thick fog mingled with the furious roars of the evil ghost, and the blind boxes suspended in the air were shaking violently.
It felt like sitting in a roaring juicer, almost making the players vomit bile! The relentless bombardment from the evil ghost was clearly taking its toll, and everyone was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
One of the curly-haired female players could no longer hold back her cries of despair: "Help! Help me! I don't want to participate in this hellish prank! Let me out! Please let me out! It's not fun at all, waaaaah... This is illegal imprisonment! It's illegal imprisonment, waaaah! I'm going to call the police and have you all arrested—"
The female player cried and frantically pounded on the blind box, making a "bang bang bang" sound.
The ghost's rampaging roar abruptly stopped.
He turned sharply, staring at the female player's blind box.
Then, he laughed maliciously: "Now I'm going to draw—this coward's blind box!"
The blind box lit up!
The curly-haired girl stared at the brightly lit walls of her blind box, her face turning ashen. She shook her head in terror: "No, don't come any closer... You can't draw from me..."
But then, a sudden weight pressed down on her back.
It felt like she had fallen onto something, its touch icy cold. A sudden tingling, numbing, and chilling sensation spread from the back of her neck all the way to her nerve endings.
"Hehehe..." This time, a thin, shrill laugh rang in her ear, a sinister breath of cold air deliberately stimulating her nerves!
...
"Ah—!!!"
A scream and a tearing sound erupted instantly, blood splattering through the eerie silence.
The violent shaking of the blind boxes stopped abruptly.
Only the sounds of frenzied chewing echoed in the empty room, like a warning shot!
Every night...
Every night, the evil ghost comes and steals a blind box doll. He only wants to draw the most beautiful hidden doll. If he draws the wrong one, he will eat it!
The rules of the game haunted her mind like a curse.
So, the player just now didn't have the most beautiful hidden doll...
Or rather, there was never a most beautiful hidden doll!
The ghost only wanted to eat people.
The horrifying screams continued, and everyone's hearts pounded like drums, as they covered their ears in agony.
After an unknown amount of time, silence finally fell.
"Click, click..." came the sound of locks being opened.
A considerable amount of time passed.
There was no movement outside; the ghost seemed to be gone.
"W-Was the blind box door opened?" One of the players, staring at the light pouring from the edge of their blind box, tentatively murmured, their voice barely a whisper.
One second, two seconds...
Still no movement outside.
The ghost seemed to really be gone...
The players breathed a slight sigh of relief, and as they hesitantly pushed open the door, some felt a sudden rush of stomach acid!
In the dimly lit room, the light bulb flickered, and a strong, pungent smell of blood filled the air. The fresh female corpse lying on the floor stared at them the moment the door opened! —That was the game's grand opening gift to them!
The dead female player with curly hair was wearing a bright red dress.
Her face was down, but her body was turned 180 degrees upwards.
Her short, curly hair was scattered with blood, and her limbs were twisted in bizarre shapes.
Her skin was pale and bruised, indicating dislocation or fracture.
Her abdomen was swollen high, as if she were pregnant!
The light bulb in the room flickered incessantly, emitting a strange hissing sound.
Behind her, large patches of poppy-like blood had splattered across the floor like ink paintings.
The players, caught off guard by the scene in the center of the room, and recalling the screams they had just heard, instantly broke out in a cold sweat, their teeth chattering and their legs going weak!
An atmosphere of unknown terror enveloped them. Several more people nearby vomited.
***
Xie He emerged from the blind box, his expression unchanged as he walked towards the corpse.
Drip, drip—
A warm drop of viscous liquid dripped from the ceiling, then slid lightly down his cheek.
Xie He wiped it haphazardly with the back of his hand, then realized with shock that it was blood.
He looked up; the ceiling was covered with many undried bloodstains. In several places, the blood hadn't yet congealed, and droplets were still dripping down, like a light, persistent rain of blood.
Xie He avoided the pool of blood and knelt down beside the woman.
He immediately noticed the stitches on the side of the corpse's neck.
Xie He's expression darkened slightly. Instinctively, he turned the instant noodle spoon over and skillfully poked along the woman's neck down to her abdomen.
The corpse was soft, like it was made of cotton.
With a gentle press, her abdomen flattened.
There were a few rough spots, as if some hard object had been placed inside.
The crowd watched from afar as Xie He casually examined the corpse, their faces turning pale with fright, and they couldn't help but shudder.
At the center of their gaze was a slender, handsome young man, his hoodie casually pulled up over his head, his figure slightly thin yet upright.
This seemingly young boy treated the gruesome corpse as if it were a mere toy.
"Her internal organs were eaten, replaced with something else—" Xie He skillfully used his fingertips to pry open the threads on the side of the corpse, the touch cool and slightly slippery, like caressing sashimi.
With a splash.
From the woman's stomach flowed a beautiful doll-like mass, stained with bloody mucus, and a mangled, milky-white appendix, the stench of decay instantly filling the air.
Xie He enthusiastically picked up the instant noodle fork he'd used earlier, tossed the piece of intestine aside, and turned the pile of dolls soaking in the slime over and over, examining them as if they were stir-frying noodles.
Those watching nearby felt a chill run down their spines.
Sensing he was being watched, the boy's pure black eyes casually glanced in their direction.
"!"
The sudden eye contact sent a shiver down everyone's spine, a strange tingling sensation running through their bodies. They hurriedly looked away, their hearts pounding.
The comments section wasn't much better:
[Holy crap?? How can this guy so calmly flip the dolls with an instant noodle fork??]
[Pervert!!!]
[Am I the only one who thinks his fingers are pretty? Hehe.]
Xie He nonchalantly looked away. He picked up the instant noodle fork and continued fiddling with the dolls.
No longer being watched by those eyes, everyone's hearts finally settled back into place, and they breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Their heartbeats also calmed down a little.
It took someone a while to recover, whispering, "This...this person is terrifying."
"Yeah, I've never seen anything like it in my life..."
"What...what kind of place is this...we..." A young man in a business suit trembled uncontrollably, afraid to look back at the corpse. "Will we...die? Like...like that female player..."
A blond-haired man burst into tears: "I...I was just about to go to sleep at home when I suddenly found myself here. There's no cell phone signal in this godforsaken place, how are we supposed to get out? Waaah..."
At that moment, a dark-skinned player walked over and patted the blond-haired man on the back reassuringly: "Don't worry too much, everyone. Just play the game well, and we'll be out after we clear all the levels. My name is Liao Mingze. I've already cleared four levels and have gained a little experience. Maybe I can help you out; it's better than groping in the dark."
As he finished speaking, the blond-haired man and the others looked at him hopefully, but their eyes still held worry and fear.
A round-faced man next to Liao Mingze quickly chimed in, "You can't go wrong trusting Brother Liao. He was the one who brought me out last time."
He introduced with pride, “Brother Liao is amazing! Last time he killed a whole room full of monsters with just one card. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Liao Mingze stood still, humbly shaking his head, “No, no, it was just your good cooperation.”
As he spoke, Liao Mingze’s gaze inadvertently swept over Xie He.
Recalling the scene from just now, he had actually been frightened by that man’s single glance, and a wave of humiliated anger washed over him.
A dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he clenched his fists silently.
Xie He paid no attention to the others; he was still flipping through the dolls.
Suddenly, he stopped.
There seemed to be something hidden between two dolls.
He used a ramen spoon to stir it, picking out a small strand…of hair?
Xie He’s eyes darkened slightly as he stared at that strand of hair.
It was soft and brownish, looking like a baby’s downy hair.
Sure enough, there’s always a clue hidden where things seem unusual. The phone rang just in time:
[Congratulations player Xie He, you have obtained the clue: Baby Hair. Story exploration progress +5%, points +10.]
[Total Points: 30]
[Friendly Reminder: Every 100 points can upgrade your card, please keep up the good work!]
Xie He thought for a moment, then stared at the message "please keep up the good work."
He replied: "I will."
System: "..."
Bullet Screen: [???]
[Hahahaha, how come someone actually replies to notifications?]
"Tap, tap..."
Heavy footsteps sounded outside the room.
The players who had been whispering fell silent, looking warily towards the door.
A plump maid in an apron walked in.
She held a burning white candle in her hand, her face ashen, and she exuded a chilling aura as she entered the room.
The plump maid, seemingly oblivious to the corpses, wore a friendly smile: "Guests, you must be tired. Our mistress is very grateful for your visit. It's a bit late, though, so she asked me to help you get to your rooms. Please follow me."
With that, she took the candle and turned to leave, its shadow casting long shadows down the corridor.
The players exchanged glances for a few seconds, then hesitantly followed.
They walked through the long, dark corridor and up the stairs. Everywhere they looked were photos of various blind boxes, though the glass over the photos seemed to be dusty. The boxes in the photos were transparent, and the dolls inside seemed to be watching them intently.
The players cautiously looked around, cold sweat trickling down their foreheads. A chill ran down their spines, and they wished they could stick as close as possible to the player next to them.
Soon, they reached the second floor.
The original 12 players were now down to 11. The maid assigned them four rooms, three to a room.
Xie He was assigned room 202, the middle room on the second floor. His roommates were the man in the business suit and a frail-looking boy he hadn't noticed before.
"Guests, please get some rest. The beds and bedding in your rooms are all ready, brand new and very comfortable," the plump maid said, smiling gently as she saw them to the door. "Have a wonderful evening."
In the dim candlelight, the plump maid's face was rendered in geometric shapes of light and shadow, yet it possessed an indescribable eeriness.
The man in the business suit took two steps back, wishing he could disappear into the room as quickly as possible. The frail-looking boy trembled with fear, his cold little hands constantly tugging at the man in the business suit's clothes.
Xie He leaned against the doorframe, chuckled softly, and said with a hint of languor, "Very good. Have a nice evening too."
The plump maid: "..."
The business-dressed man & frail young man: "..."
As soon as the plump maid left, the man in the business suit quickly closed the door.
His heart pounded, and he patted his chest, panting, "That scared me to death, that scared me to death! Finally, she's gone."
He turned around, looking around with lingering fear.
The room was rather simple, containing only three beds, a shower, and countless blind box dolls scattered everywhere.
Some dolls were already opened and exposed, while others remained in their boxes. Even the floor around the beds was covered with dolls.
The lighting was dim, and under the cold incandescent bulb, the dolls seemed to have eerie smiles, their eyes fixed intently on them.
"Click, click—"
A soft rustling sound filled the air, like the turning of screws.
The man in the business suit and the frail young man stared at the dolls in alarm. They weren't sure if it was their imagination, but they felt the dolls' eyes, which had been fixed on the left, were now looking at them. This feeling of being stared at made them uneasy.
Xie He casually picked up a doll from the shelf, admiring it. He pinched its cheek and chuckled softly, "Little guy, quite cute. Is it welcoming us?"
The man in the business suit & the frail young man: "..."
The man in the business suit and the frail young man glanced at the doll again, their eyes meeting for a fleeting moment.
In the dim light, the doll's eyes seemed to glow with a faint green light, and its face wore an eerie smile.
"!"
That one glance almost sent them flying.
Their hearts pounded wildly.
They quickly averted their gaze, looking at Xie He with tears welling up in their eyes.
You call this cute???
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