Chapter 35
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"Eye model, leg model, hand model, lip model … This perverted killer stole the most beautiful parts of the victims and used them to create the eighth body. Is this what the killer meant by 'metamorphosis into a butterfly'?"
There was an 8th victim in the human jigsaw case but this victim's face and body parts were all from the other victims. The police did a lot of analysis but they realized the 8th victim's information was not available in the citizen database.
Without a name, without a past, without leaving the slightest trace in this technologically advanced online world, he was killed. This was puzzling and disturbing.
'I can find information about the other 7 victims online but the 8th victim's information is nowhere to be found. The police have not released any information about the 8th victim either …' To Han Fei's confusion, when he was doing the television mission, a monster appeared behind him. The monster's body contained the faces of the 7 victims.
'Could it be that the 8th victim is the monster itself?'
Han Fei wanted to get to the bottom of this. He had been living with the victims at the haunted house, he could feel their pain and despair.
Be it to avenge the victims or for his own survival in the game, Han Fei had to do everything in his power to apprehend the murderer.
The situation inside the haunted house was very strange. As the only living person, Han Fei was curled up inside the mattress in his bedroom. In the living room outside, several figures were watching a television with their backs facing away from him. They appeared to be waiting for something to appear.
The cold light from the television shone on the pale faces. As the needle moved, the temperature in the room slowly dropped.
'What are they waiting for?'
The night was at its darkest. The whole apartment and the outside world appeared to have become more and more abnormal.
The sound of nails scratching came from the walls. The voice-activated lights in the corridor suddenly came on. The wooden boards on the windows slowly cracked like worms were crawling outside the old apartment.
However, no matter what happened outside, the few figures kept their backs to Han Fei until 3 am.
The image on the television became clearer. In the darkened living room, the 5 victims sat on the sofa. They sat facing the television like they were looking for something through the screen.
'What are they looking for?'
Han Fei peeked out from the gap in the mattress. The images on the television became clearer. The 5 figures were the 5 victims from the human jigsaw case. The television showed how they died.
Every single one of them was badly mutilated, and there was not a trace of blood on their faces. Their pale pupils were twitching in their eye sockets.
'What are they looking for?' Han Fei's heart was filled with anxiety as he turned his attention to the television.
After careful observation, he saw the half-open bedroom door in the corner of the screen. He also saw his eyes peeking out from the gap between the blankets.
"I'm on TV too?"
On the television screen, the ghost showed her horrible death. The image that was being broadcasted appeared to be the real appearance of this haunted house.
Looking at the dead faces and staring at the horrifying eyes, Han Fei didn't even have the courage to look out.
"They're not looking for me, are they?"
Just as Han Fei saw himself on the television, the boy who sat at the end of the sofa stood up. He slowly walked towards the television like he had noticed something strange.
"Am I fated to be cursed by children?"
It was already 3 am. In another 5 minutes, Han Fei's mission would be over. No matter what, he had to survive until then.
To prevent himself from being discovered, Han Fei did not even bother to look out. He shrunk his body into the blankets and waited for the system's notification.
"No matter what, I have to survive for 5 minutes! Even if all of you are standing outside, even if you want to kill me, I have to buy you 5 minutes! "
The temperature in the haunted house continued to drop. Han Fei's heart pounded. He had no idea whether the ghosts had entered the house or not. In fact, he was prepared to be surrounded by ghosts.
A day felt like a year to Han Fei. He felt like every second in his life was stretched out infinitely.
Opening the menu, Han Fei focused on the Exit button at the corner of the menu. But at that moment, he heard the door open again. This time, it appeared like the ghost had entered his room.
"After I leave this place alive, I will definitely help you find the killer! We'll live under the same roof, I'll accompany you at night and in the morning, I'll burn joss paper for you. Give me a chance, my family. "
Han Fei was so nervous that he started to babble nonsense. After all, he had no experience like this before.
"Notification for Player 0000! New Player Mission completed! Free Skill Point + 1. Mission reward – Landlord's Key. "
"Notification for Player 0000! Due to the slightly increased difficulty of the New Player Mission, additional mission reward has been added — Landlord's 3 cigarettes.
"Landlord's key (Grade G Blood Red Item): After the landlord's death, the spare key inside the building disappeared. It's unclear whether it was stolen or borrowed by a ghost.
"Landlord's 3 cigarettes (Grade G Blood Red Item): After the landlord's death, his 3 children offered him 3 cigarettes before his coffin."
Hearing the voice in his mind, Han Fei sighed in relief. When he saw the Exit button lit up, he instantly felt like he could return to the game.
'Life is full of ups and downs. My nerves are probably as tough as steel now, there's nothing in real life that can knock me down.'
Han Fei subconsciously looked at his inventory. All the mission rewards would be stored there first.
'All the New Player Mission rewards have the word' landlord 'attached to them. They appear to be the landlord's inheritance. Is the game planning to make me the new landlord?'
'Looks like my persistence in completing all the New Player Missions has a purpose after all. The landlord's key alone will come in handy in the future. The system was right, completing all the New Player Missions will help me gain a better understanding of this world.'
Han Fei was thankful that he did not give up on the New Player Missions. The generous reward from the Sleeping Mission convinced him to complete the Bath Mission.
'The 3 New Player Missions should correspond to 3 rewards related to the landlord. The ring can sense ghosts and the key can be used to open other rooms. I wonder what the reward for the Bath Mission will be?'
After Han Fei confirmed that he could quit the game at any time, he decided to make a big gamble. 'The bathing mission can be completed before 4 am, I'll try my best to get all the rewards from the New Player Mission!'
Slowly pulling back the cover, Han Fei saw Wei Youfu standing at the bedroom door. He used his body to block the other ghosts' view.
'When did he appear?' Thinking back to the time of Wei Youfu's death, Han Fei was not that surprised.
Looking at Wei Youfu's back, he suddenly felt that Wei Youfu was different from the other ghosts in the house.
All the ghosts had parts of their bodies but Wei Youfu's body was perfectly intact, at least on the surface.
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