"Feng Bujue, Level 13
"Please select the game mode that you wish to join.
"You have selected Team Survival Mode (Normal). Please confirm.
"Confirmed. The team size has been randomized. Two players.
"You have joined the queue. Searching for other players who are ready.
"Matching complete. Coordinating nerve connection. Generating scenario …
"Downloading. Please wait a moment."
"Welcome to Thriller Paradise." This time, it was a woman's voice. She spoke very softly, like she was whispering.
[Download complete. You are currently in Team Survival Mode (Normal).]
"This mode provides a scenario introduction, and there is a chance of triggering hidden side missions and special worldbuilding.
"Reward for clearing the scenario: Randomly draw a learnable skill card.
"Playing the scenario introduction soon. The game will start immediately after that."
Feng Bujue's body felt weightless, and then the opening of the scenario appeared before his eyes. The camera showed the entrance of a school. There was a moon in the sky, and the name of the school on the wall read 'Ye Jie High School'. Looking through the front door, one could see the field and the main building. After a closer look, one could tell that the school had at least two other education buildings and a gymnasium.
"Ye Jie High School, the noise of the day and the silence of the night create a great contrast. The school was built on a cheap plot of land, and it was once the location of a mass grave. In the twenty years after the school was built, many strange things happened. The fear hidden in the people's hearts turned these things into ghost stories, and they spread among the students and teachers alike.
"At some point, a song called 'The Seven Unthinkables of the Academy' appeared …"
At this point, the system voice in Feng Bujue's ears suddenly turned into the young and ethereal voice of a little girl. The spine-chilling voice used a monotonous rhythm to recite the content of the subtitles before his eyes.
"Save him, save him … You are trapped in the well. Do not look at him, do not look at him … or you will be buried in the well.
One, two, three, four, five, six … Count the steps up the stairs. Turn back, turn back … Do not walk up the first to the thirteenth step.
Drip, drip, drip … The sound of water will not stop. Red, red … Do not raise your head to look at the mirror.
So Fa Re, La So Re … The piano keys were plaintive. Don't listen, don't listen … Applause is the most important thing.
Rumble, rumble … The aroma assailed his nostrils, and his intestines rumbled. He tasted it, tasted it … Which bowl of human meat was which bowl of soup?
"Wah wah wah, wah wah wah …" The baby's cries rang in his ears, laughing, laughing … The bones were the cradle, and the skin was the bag.
Ghastly and bloody … Evil spirits are chasing after you. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid … Even demons and monsters can be killed.]
After that, the cinematic scene remained unchanged, but the system's voice returned to its original tone. In the next two minutes, what Feng Bujue heard was the most shocking setting of any online game he had ever played …
"You and your teammates will each receive a mobile phone. This item cannot be placed in a backpack, it can only be held in your hand."
"The phone is fully charged, so it can show the current scenario time. It contains a speed dial number, which is your teammate's mobile phone number.]
"The phone cannot be used to call any other number other than speed dial, and it does not have other functions such as text messaging. It cannot be switched off or reset the ringtone.
"After the scenario starts, the timer will start. Starting from the tenth minute, you and your teammate can have a one-minute call every fifteen minutes. Both parties have to take turns to be the calling party and the receiving party according to the sequence.
"The assignment has been randomized. The first call will be made by you, the second call will be made by the receiving party, and so on.
"If both parties fail to communicate, until the next call, the responsible party will be targeted by the ghosts. Example 1: When the time is up, the calling party will call the receiving party's number. After the ringtone, if the receiving party does not answer, the latter will be considered the responsible party. Example 2: When the time is up, if the calling party has forgotten or failed to call the receiving party's number, the calling party will be considered the responsible party.
"You and your teammate are unable to communicate directly (System Restriction). You can only communicate through the phone.
"You and your teammate are not allowed to get close to the other party without knowing it (such as when the other party enters your sight). If both parties accidentally run into each other, you have to separate within one minute, or else both parties will be targeted by the ghosts.
"After the scenario starts, please enter the school and split up within five minutes. If you exceed the time limit, the punishment will be the same as the previous one."
After that announcement, the scenario started.
Feng Bujue was already in the game, and a black flip phone appeared in his hand. He turned to look at his teammate and was startled. He ran into Passing Rain and Passing Rain. Before queuing up, Feng Bujue did not check his friend list again, so he did not notice that a friend was online.
Even though Passing Rain's expression did not change, she was quite surprised.
This was the first day of the open beta, and there were probably millions of players online. In the sea of people, the two of them were queuing alone, but they had entered the same scenario, and there were two of them. This kind of extreme coincidence could be called fate.
What kind of thing was fate? Let me summarize it with the Buddhist theory of reincarnation. It can be summed up in a few words. Hatred becomes father and son, and debt becomes husband and wife. What kind of afterlife is this?
I don't think fate can only be related to love. Coming to this world, creating hatred and enmity is also fate. Therefore, I advise all my Buddhist friends to take revenge in this life. In the next life, when the other party becomes your son, you'll have to pay for a house or a wedding. If there are those who refuse to pay their debts, you'd better join the ranks of atheists. If you don't pay your debts in this life, you'll have to pay your debts in the next life.
Oh, by the way, the main reason I'm talking about this is because the earlier song was quite creepy, so I wanted to say something to ease the tense atmosphere.
Back to the topic, Feng Bujue gave it a try, and as expected, he was unable to speak. His intention to speak was stopped by the system, and he could not turn it into action.
Therefore, he could only make gestures. First, he made a 'six' sign. He turned his head and placed his hand beside his ear, meaning to make a call. Then he pointed at himself and raised his index finger. Then he pointed at Passing Rain and raised two fingers.
Feng Bujue wanted to confirm the order of the call. His gestures were quite easy to understand, and Passing Rain naturally understood. She lightly nodded. Then she also made gestures. First, she pointed at herself, then at the main building of the school. After a few seconds of pause, she pointed at Feng Bujue and then pointed at a direction to the side of the field.
Feng Bujue used his right hand to make an 'OK' sign. Then he extended his arm (because his other hand was holding the phone) and made a 'please' gesture.
The two of them finished their work in silence. Passing Rain took the lead and stepped into the 'Ye Jie High School'. Feng Bujue followed closely behind, but they were going in different directions.
When the two of them stepped through the school gate, the system voice immediately sounded. [Main Quest has been triggered.]
[Quest content: Explore Ye Jie High School and eliminate seven supernatural phenomena. Current Progress 0/7]
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