Chapter 1: Don’t celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong! (2/2)
With a blood-red flash, Bai Yan lost consciousness.
…Until he woke up feeling indescribable pain and yelled out…
……
“…Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! It hurts!”
“Hand! My hand!”
As soon as he woke up, Bai Yan screamed in pain. With bloodshot eyes, he twisted his head to see where the pain was coming from.
As if to punish his lowly hand, his right hand that was tightly gripping the phone had five of its fingertips all chopped off!
All five fingers were still connected to the palm, so the physiological tears flowed out his eyes uncontrollably. The view before Bai Yan was blurry but he widened his eyes and desperately continued to look above the missing knuckle.
He unexpectedly found a sinister and terrifying ghost standing beside him!
The evil ghost carried a cold ax, hacking away at Bai Yan’s fingers. After chopping off his fingertips, the ax started grinding against the knuckles, severing them off one by one. After several blood-curdling screams, Bai Yan finally quieted down. Because after the evil being finished chopped up his hand, it used a knife to slit his throat, splitting his head in half and causing it to helplessly roll down the side.
Bai Yan stared wide-eyed as the evil ghost did whatever it pleased with his lifeless body. His eyes were even cut up into four pieces. But what was even scarier was that, despite being cut up into chunks, his eyes were still able to see things, so there was no way to avoid seeing this horrific scene.
The evil ghost cut his body up into eight chunks, butchering him up like a pork chop and cutting along the bones of his body. At this point, Bai Yan had already turned dizzy from acute pain. Even if his brain had turned into mush and had splattered everywhere, he, who was supposed to be dead already, could still feel every bit of pain everywhere. From his head to his toe, no place was spared from the agony.
Moreover, rather than destroying a person’s will, this form of inescapable death was beyond preposterous and could even push a person over the brink of insanity.
Seeing the evil being’s sinister face, Bai Yan felt his sanity leaving him. Just when he was about to lose it, information suddenly flooded into his mind, which helped ease the pain a bit and allowed him to breathe for a moment.
It turned out……. that this damned game was called ‘Frontline of Hell’ and anyone who clicked on the app would automatically become a player in the game.
Players needed to advance through all 12 levels to escape this horrifying game. In this game, one could not escape death. Any player who committed suicide before clearing the game would suffer for all eternity!
Reading this piece of information, Bai Yan had a mysterious premonition. As long as he agreed to participate in the game, he would be able to escape this unbearable torture.
Not wanting to turn into a disgusting paste and allow the evil ghost to keep stomping on his head, Bai Yan wholeheartedly agreed to participate in the game.
……
After he gave his approval, the evil ghost suddenly disappeared, and what appeared before him was a bright white room.
The room’s light was so bright that Bai Yan couldn’t stop his tears from rolling to his cheeks.
While Bai Yan pulled out a handkerchief and lowered his head to momentarily wipe away his tears, two loud cries could suddenly be heard around him.
Out of curiosity, he quickly dried his tears and raised his head to look for the source of these cries.
He was sitting on a wooden chair and in front of him, was a large square table. On his right side was a crying girl. The makeup on her face was messily washed away by her tears, making her face lose color, and her attractive face became unsightly, causing people to be unable to look straight at her.
Other than the woman’s sobbing sounds, across Bai Yan was another figure. It was a junior high school student who was wailing as if the world were ending.
The student appeared to be experiencing puberty. If the girl’s noises were slightly bearable, then the student’s wails could incite someone to strangle him without a second thought.
The two people’s miserable cries could undoubtedly make him happy, but now was not the time to savor the moment. The more Bai Yan tried to block out their sobs, the louder they became, so he decided to concentrate his attention on observing the room instead.
The room had only one door, but no windows and the door was sealed shut. The ceiling lamp was the only thing that illuminated the room.
The square table that was properly positioned at the center of the room had each of its sides perfectly parallelled to the wall.
Additionally, the room was filled with wardrobes, tables with delicious food, and cabinets with random junk. Ignoring the bloodstain on the wall, generally speaking, the room was filled with the homey atmosphere of a sweet house.
While Bai Yan looked around, another person had finally appeared, sitting on the last vacant chair.
The instant the newcomer appeared, everyone’s phones began to vibrate.
Feeling her phone’s sudden movement, the girl, who resembled a chicken with her neck pinched, stopped her weeping. Wiping away her tears, she slowly lowered her head to look at her phone.
The junior high student also followed suit. Seeing this situation, he stopped crying and fumbled around in his pocket to fish out his phone while sniffling.
After stealing a glance at the newcomer, Bai Yan pulled out his phone. Without needing to unlock the screen, he saw the bloody words written on the screen.
[Successful Matchup]
[Number of Players: 4 players]
[Level of Difficulty: Easy]
[Level Description: This game this round is called ‘Supernatural Jigsaw.’ Inside the room, there are four shuffled jigsaw puzzles. Find and solve any one of them to clear the level. The time limit is 30 minutes. Failure to complete a puzzle within 30 minutes will result in a loss.]
[Game Rules:]
[1. Players are not allowed to steal puzzles completed by other players.]
[2. The jigsaw puzzles need to be solved on the table. When solving the puzzle, leaving the table is not allowed.]
[3. After solving the puzzle, a 5-minute stay time will be issued. After the end of this period, press the ‘Return’ button to leave the game.]