Chapter 100

Feeling inexplicably moved, Han Fei hadn't experienced such emotions in a long time, and he never thought he would feel this way in a world full of malevolent spirits and monsters.

"You treat me as family, so I will definitely fulfill your wishes, to free you from pain and grant you true liberation."

Apart from Wei Youfu, the other victims could not yet communicate with Han Fei. Their resentment and suffering were too intense, and the remnants of their humanity were squeezed into the corners of their souls.

Suddenly gaining power, the seven victims were getting used to their new abilities, while the eighth victim watched them helplessly.

"What's your name? Or what do they usually call you?" Han Fei tried to talk to the eighth victim, but the girl seemed very shy. As soon as Han Fei approached, she quickly hid behind Wei Youfu, like a frightened rabbit.

"Am I that scary?" Han Fei wasn't in a hurry. He flipped through the character profile in the attribute panel to read the girl's description.

"??? (Resentment): She is the eighth victim, the chosen child, and a key."

The eighth victim had no name; the system simply gave her three question marks.

Notably, the other victims' names were followed by the word "regret," while the eighth victim's name was followed by "resentment."

Based on the information Han Fei had, it seemed that malevolent spirits were classified into different levels according to the strength of their obsessions, with resentment being above regret.

"The system says this child is a key? This building is mainly to hide all the victims of the human puzzle case, and the building manager happened to draw a map in his room, with a place marked as an exit. Could the eighth victim be the key to that exit?"

Han Fei had no evidence, but he felt the building manager wouldn't do anything without a reason.

"The eighth victim was prepared by Butterfly, but this child ended up in the building manager's apartment. Could the building manager have disrupted Butterfly's plan ten years ago?"

Although the former building manager was now dead, he was undoubtedly very powerful in the past.

"Inheriting the old man's legacy, my next step is to work hard to level up and explore other places."

Without disturbing his roommates who were still adapting to their new powers, Han Fei left the deepest bedroom in the haunted house and went to the living room alone.

He glanced at the clock on the wall; it was almost 4 a.m.

Opening the attribute panel, Han Fei was about to log out of the game when he suddenly remembered something.

He tried opening the chat room, and at 4 a.m., Chat Room 444 lit up.

He decisively entered Chat Room 444 and anonymously sent a message: "Is anyone there?"

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): (⊙_⊙;) Appearing at 4 a.m., could you be the brother I know?

Anonymous User: Brother Huang, what a coincidence! We talked last time.

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): Hahaha, I guessed it was you. Why did you suddenly disappear last time?

Anonymous User: I was on a mission. Recently, I discovered a hidden mission that might be related to the deeper world!

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): Shh! Don't talk about such things in the chat room! Just be careful yourself!

Anonymous User: Anyway, there's no one else here. By the way, Brother Huang, what's your game talent? Can talents in the game be modified?

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): My talent is D-level talent, 'Long-term Illness Makes One a Doctor.' It's similar to my real life, where I'm weak and often sick, with weak yang fire, but I learn various medical skills very quickly. What about you? What's your talent?

Anonymous User: My talent is 'Spirit Encounter,' which seems completely useless. So I want to ask you, is there a way to change someone's talent in the game?

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): Talents are randomly assigned to a few people when creating a character, purely by luck. Having a talent, even a low-level one, is already quite good. Changing a talent is probably very difficult.

Looking at the messages in the chat room, Han Fei had no intention of using his Soul Summoning talent on Huang Ying. Although he knew Huang Ying had weak yang fire and would be a good candidate, he didn't want to drag him into the dangerous deeper world just for an experiment.

Surviving here was already difficult enough; he couldn't risk involving Huang Ying unless he could guarantee his safe return.

"Can't change talents? But can I think about it differently? A person who originally didn't have the 'Spirit Encounter' talent, after being exposed to many ghosts and supernatural events, might also become weak in yang fire like Huang Ying?"

Han Fei couldn't directly interfere with the players in the shallow world, but he could have other players help, like Huang Ying.

In Han Fei's plan, he wanted Huang Ying to lead those who deserved punishment to some haunted places in the game. Once their yang fire was weakened, he would use the Soul Summoning talent on them.

"The game is still in its sixth internal test, with few players. The people I want to target are probably not in the game yet. Once the game is publicly released, I might have many opportunities, and Chat Room 444 will likely become more active."

Han Fei's ambitions were grand. He vaguely remembered choosing the most difficult path, and to walk this path, he needed to balance both the "yin" and "yang" worlds.

Huang Ying had no significant flaws, was kind-hearted, and most importantly, Han Fei felt a connection with him.

Meeting in one of the 999 chat rooms was a sign of fate.

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): Brother, are you still there? Want to come over to my place? I spent two nights redecorating and bought new furniture!

Anonymous User: It's too late today. I need to log out and sleep. I'll definitely visit when I have the chance!

Huang Ying (Test Account 0999): Okay, get some rest, (^_^)/bye~.

Chat Room 444 could only be used during the two minutes when night and dawn intersected. To avoid being suddenly kicked out like last time, Han Fei proactively said goodbye to Huang Ying before the time ran out.

"This guy is really into the game. I almost feel bad about not telling him what terrifying things lie beneath the fairy tale facade."

Exiting the chat room, Han Fei organized his inventory and then logged out of the game.

Blood enveloped everything as his consciousness returned. Han Fei removed the game helmet.

"Last night was a turning point in my gaming life. That building was like a beginner's village, and now I finally have the qualifications to explore the outside world."