Chapter 97
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The small living room was full of dried blood scabs, and every tile was soaked in blood. No one knew what kind of horrible thing had happened here.
Thick blood vessels intertwined in the room, trapping two figures.
One of them was wearing a red dress. Her lips were stained with blood and around her were table knives that were stained with blood.
The other figure was a giant humanoid puppet. Its face was covered in a mask with strange patterns. Its body was made of wood, and there were several rotten hearts piled up on its chest.
"You dare to come to the 9th floor at level 5? If not for the fact that you wasted so much energy trapping them, you wouldn't have been able to escape even if you died a thousand times. "
The bedroom door slowly opened. The fainted boy walked to the door.
With each step, his body aged rapidly. Wrinkles crawled up his face and his black hair turned white.
When he walked to the man's side, his face was filled with the desire to die as if he did not have long to live. "Do you still remember your name?"
"Han Fei."
The stench of blood and stench rushed into his nostrils. The man looked at the name on his arm. His face was expressionless and his eyes were calm.
"Then do you remember how many times you've died?"
"45 times."
"You still remember that?" The old man nodded. "I knew we would meet again but I didn't expect it would be so soon."
His body turned into blood vessels and slowly melted into the room. "What you've just experienced is my childhood memory. Only the most unfortunate person would have the black box. It chose me and I chose you. Now it's your turn to make the choice."
"Are you sure you want me to make the choice now? I've forgotten many things … "
"This is the chance I've been waiting for. Only under these circumstances will the choice be the truest." The old man opened his heart and took out a black box. "You have the minimum qualification to become a manager. You can choose your own path now."
"How do I choose?"
"To completely destroy this world that is filled with tragedy, misfortune, and monsters, I will have to open the lid on the back; to find the way to leave and save this world that is occupied by ghosts and monsters, I will have to open the lid on the front." The old man's body was still melting. He did not have much time left.
"Which path did you choose in the past?" The man did not make a random choice. He felt that this choice would be very important.
"I chose the opposite, but I failed. My memory was torn into pieces by something, and the black box was hidden in this fragment of my childhood memory."
"Looks like choosing the opposite is very dangerous." The man thought for a while and finally said, "Can I open both lids? I want to save this world, but I feel that there are some things in this world that should be destroyed. "
"If you choose two paths at the same time, both the positive and negative forces will want to kill you!" The old man had never seen a person make such a choice. Since he wanted everything, what was the point of making a choice?
After pausing for a moment, he added, "You have to think carefully. In the future, you may find that even death is a luxury. In the future, you will encounter even scarier things. Take the manager mission for example. This time, you died 45 times before you cleared it. In the memory of some managers, you only need to die once to sink into oblivion. Do you have the confidence to clear the mission with one life? "
"I have no confidence, but what does that have to do with my choice?" The man gripped the top and bottom lids of the black box and pulled them open.
There was no change in the room. Inside the black box was another black box.
"What's inside this box?"
"You are now a Grade F manager. Every time you level up, you can open a layer of the box. If you can make it to the end, you'll see what's hidden inside the box." The old man held the black box with both hands. His body morphed into blood vessels and slowly opened Han Fei's chest. He personally placed the black box into Han Fei's heart. "Remember, the black box is hidden in the deepest part of your consciousness. No matter what happens, you have to stay conscious."
After the black box was placed in Han Fei's heart, the memories that had disappeared rushed back like a tidal wave. At that moment, Han Fei felt like his brain was going to explode. He collapsed to the ground in pain and fainted.
After Han Fei's chest was stitched up, the old man's body reached its limit.
Before he dissipated, there was a complicated emotion in his eyes. "Hurry up and explore as many places as you can before they find you. Perhaps you'll be lucky enough to find hope inside one of the buildings. You've chosen the most difficult path but you should be able to do it. At least you're much stronger than I am. You dared to come to the 9th floor when you were only level 5. I believe I only dared to come up here when I was level 19. What a madman. Don't you know that if you die in the game, you'll die in real life as well? "
The old man's figure completely turned into blood, and the crisscrossing blood vessels in the room began to wither. The oppressive and terrifying aura disappeared.
"Notification for Player 0000! You've completed Grade F Manager Mission — Building Manager! Obtained 3 times the normal mission experience! Obtained basic reward 2 Free Skill Points! Obtained basic reward F Manager Title — Building Manager!
"Building Manager (Grade F Manager Title): Increase friendliness level with all permanent residents of the building! Randomly obtain a Grade F Manager Talent! You can choose a resident with friendliness level of 'Friendly' to accompany you when you go out!
"Notification for Player 0000! Grade F Manager Mission is recommended for level 10 to 20. Since you've completed Grade F Manager Mission, you'll be rewarded with the rarest Grade F Manager Talent!
"Notification for Player 0000! Congratulations, you've obtained Grade F Manager Talent — Spirit Farer!
"Spirit Farer (A rare Grade F Manager Talent with a one in ten thousand chance. It can be strengthened as the player's level increases): There's a certain chance to summon a player with Spirit Affinity to you through a unique method. Can only be used once per night.
"Notification for Player 0000! You've successfully reached level 6! You've obtained 1 Free Attribute Point! "
As the headache subsided, a voice echoed in his mind. Han Fei slowly remembered everything.
'It's the old man who sold me the gaming helmet!' Han Fei woke up with a start. He waved his arms excitedly but he accidentally knocked into the person next to him. The stench of blood wafted into his nostrils.
Turning around, Han Fei saw Xu Qin sitting next to him. She kept wiping the table knife but the more she wiped, the thicker the blood stain became.
"You're awake?" Xu Qin's red lips curved into a smile. She turned to look at Han Fei, "Did you come to the 9th floor to find me?"
Seeing Xu Qin's bloody lips and the way she kept wiping the table knife, Han Fei decided to tell her the truth.
He struggled to stand up and stared into Xu Qin's eyes. "I died 45 times in that dream, I thought I would never wake up again."
Hearing Han Fei say she died 45 times, Xu Qin did not say anything but her hand that was wiping the knife tightened.
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