INHA Chapter 69

The Director of the Fengnian Street Anomaly Handling Bureau quickly came up with a breakthrough solution and immediately instructed the research department to transport all the talisman stones to Xu Dongyou’s location.

The Director had considered placing all 300 phones under a large array to completely suppress the evil ghost. However, the problem was that the souls of two people, one of whom was still alive, were trapped within two of the phones.

As a result, the Director decided to temporarily store and suppress all the other phones in a secure room. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Minfang, who was the most skilled at the game, to log into the mobile game and attempt to communicate with the two characters while protecting them from being killed by the monsters and ghosts in Monster Town.

Zhang Minfang, who was nervously waiting at the police station, kept wondering what exactly the police needed her help with. The only thing she was truly good at was playing video games.

Surely, they didn’t bring her here just to play a game.

But just as she dismissed that thought, several police officers, along with some people who had a very intimidating presence, entered the room. They pointed to the mobile game interface displayed on the large screen and solemnly said, “Ms. Zhang, please listen carefully to what I’m about to say.”

Zhang Minfang swallowed hard, trying to steady her nerves and stop her legs from shaking out of fear. With difficulty, she replied, “I will.”

“You need to control the character in this game and protect the two players from being killed in Monster Town. During this time, you must not attack either of these characters.”

“We’ve already deposited 50,000 yuan into your account. You can use it to purchase revival coins and see if you can have them killed to earn the coins.”

Zhang Minfang: “???”

So they really brought her here just to play a game?

Zhang Minfang couldn’t help but feel the whole situation was utterly absurd, almost as if they were playing a prank on her. The idea that they would go to such lengths, even depositing 50,000 yuan, just to have her play a game seemed surreal.

Wouldn’t it be better to spend this money on food, drinks, and fun in real life?

Zhang Minfang thought to herself, though outwardly she maintained a cooperative expression. Carefully, she raised her hand and asked, “Um, could I go to the restroom first?”

Since sitting down, Zhang Minfang had been too scared to move around. With everything that had happened, she now urgently needed to use the bathroom, which made it difficult for her to focus on playing the game at a high level.

A few female officers accompanied her to the restroom. When she returned, Zhang Minfang quickly glanced at the people who seemed to have very important roles, wondering why they were so concerned about this game.

However, she didn’t dare to ask or think too much about it. She obediently sat down and began controlling the game character. Everyone else in the room was intently watching the large screen where the game was projected on the wall, their serious expressions making it seem like they were solving the most difficult case.

The sense of absurdity was overwhelming!

It made Zhang Minfang feel even more nervous. She hesitated for a moment, planning to privately message the two in-game IDs, when suddenly, one of the handlers tapped the table and reminded her, “Recharge first.”

They had already added money to the mobile game on the two phones and purchased revival coins, but no one was sure if the coins would still work once the players had entered the game. Therefore, the safest approach was to avoid letting the two characters die.

Zhang Minfang’s hand trembled slightly, causing her character to freeze in place. She confirmed again, “Are you sure you want me to spend it all on revival coins?”

That’s 50,000 yuan.

“Yes, Ms. Zhang. Please start as soon as possible,” the lead officer responded, gesturing with a smile that left no room for refusal. “We’ve already informed the two players that you’ll be leading the way.”

With no other choice, Zhang Minfang did as instructed. She spent the entire 500,000 yuan in the game, converting it all into revival coins. Under the intense gazes and the somber atmosphere, she then contacted one of the players in the game.

【Agile and Adorable Me】 to 【Amy is Super Cool】: Hi, I’m the game booster hired by the police, I think this is it. I’ll add you as a friend, and then we can team up directly, okay?

【Amy is Super Cool】to 【Agile and Adorable Me】: Oh my god!! Please, pro, you have to protect me. I really don’t want to die.

As Zhang Minfang read this message, she couldn’t help but agree internally. After all, dying once would cost 1,000 yuan worth of revival coins to come back, even if it wasn’t her own money.

Zhang Minfang looked at the living, breathing revival coin in front of her and sighed, giving up on the idea of killing the other player to earn a revival coin. She decided it was best to follow the instructions from the police officers and focus on ensuring the survival of the two players.

She invited the other player to team up, then used the mini-map to locate them. When she found them, they were huddled in a corner, not moving, with a terrified expression on their face.

Zhang Minfang was momentarily surprised. How could a character in the game show such a vivid expression? Before she could ponder the reason, the other player noticed her and quickly ran over to hide behind her.

Zhang Minfang was speechless. It was just a game; was there really a need to be this scared?

At that moment, Xue Xuming, who was in the game, felt his fear begin to dissipate upon seeing this player who always had a stoic expression.

He couldn’t understand why he had suddenly gone from playing a game to waking up in a creepy, eerie world. At first, he even thought he had been transported to another world.

It wasn’t until he saw the death motel in the town that his face turned pale with fear. This was the death motel from the “Monster Town” mobile game! No wonder everything had felt so familiar on his way there.

He had actually been pulled into the game.

Looking down at himself, Xue Xuming realized belatedly that the clothes he was wearing were the same as those of the characters in “Monster Town”.

Had his soul attached itself to a game character?

Xue Xuming, who had read many infinite stream and horror novels, had a terrifying thought. Could this world be full of danger? And if his character died in the game, would he die too, or would he return to the real world?

He didn’t dare take that risk or even imagine the outcome. His only thought was to quickly find a safe place—away from monsters and other players.

This was because players could attack each other in the game.

Xue Xuming had managed to avoid several players who had passed by. Perhaps because his soul was attached to the character, he could perform actions in the game that weren’t possible with just a mobile phone.

For example, in the narrow alleys of Monster Town, there were immovable trash bins and various objects in the motel that could only be broken or searched, but he could push them aside. This made it much easier for him to hide without being detected by other players.

Once hidden, Xue Xuming desperately tried to call up the system and other game-related terms in his mind. He soon discovered that by mentally focusing on the panel, he could bring up the exact same interface as the mobile game.

He could even use a god’s-eye view to see his current self. It was indeed the character he had created, with his game nickname displayed above his head.

Seeing this, Xue Xuming’s last shred of hope vanished. He had truly become a game character, which meant he might have to live his life in this game world forever.

A world full of monsters and immense danger.

Xue Xuming slowly hugged his knees, overwhelmed by panic and despair. He wondered what to do next, and whether he could find a player who might help locate his real-world address.

He wanted to see if his real self was still out there.

But he was afraid to take the risk, worried that his requests would not be believed and that he might be killed by other players.

It was only when he was near collapse that a character privately messaged him, explaining his current situation in general terms.

With no other options, Xue Xuming chose to trust this player. Before long, as promised, the number of players in the game world dwindled. Eventually, there was not a single player left in the entire town.

He hid quietly and watched the eerily silent town, his fear growing even more intense.

Would this person really help him as they had promised?

Now, this anxiety had finally dissipated.

After forming a team, Xue Xuming could see the game ID of the other player, which he recognized immediately. This player was ranked number one in combat power on the leaderboard and had never died in the game!

This significantly increased his sense of security.

As for the other player, although their real-world body had died and turned into a corpse, their soul remained alive and attached to the game character. No one could definitively say this person was actually dead.

Therefore, the handlers were very cautious. When they contacted this player, they didn’t inform them as they had with the other player about being in a coma and needing protection from a strong player while waiting for rescue.

They had to conceal the fact that this player’s real-world body was dead to avoid causing emotional collapse and to keep the player alive first.

When Zhang Minfang found this player, they were extremely excited and felt secure. The three of them quickly found a hidden and safe place to start the experiments.

Zhang Minfang obediently stood still, allowing one of the players to kill her. Afterward, she used the revival coins to successfully revive, and then privately messaged the player to ask if they had received the revival coins.

The player eagerly confirmed that they had received them.

Next, Zhang Minfang was repeatedly killed by these two players twenty-five times each, each time providing them with an additional twenty-five revival opportunities.

Then, Zhang Minfang’s account received another fifty thousand yuan. The police instructed her to continue recharging and converting the funds into revival coins for future needs.

Zhang Minfang complied.

Meanwhile, the bureau analyzed whether the two players, having received twenty-five revival coins each, genuinely had a chance to be revived.

The chief was not entirely certain but acknowledged that this was the first time they had encountered such a type of killing rule.

On the other side, the bureau transported all the talisman stones to Xu Dongyou’s location. They then used specialized guns to fire these stones, which had been fashioned into bullet-like projectiles, at each of the spider legs of the human-faced spider, and finally, at its head.

In an instant, the human-faced spider was completely immobilized, as if it had been sealed.

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