My Healing Games

Chapter 223 Meat! Meat! Meat! (Third update, please vote!)

The knife slashed against the wall, the chains clanged, and Han Fei had already run several meters away before the pig-faced monster could get close.

The shock this monster brought to Han Fei was beyond words; he had never encountered such an enemy even in the most terrifying killer games on the market.

It was so realistic. The suffocating sense of oppression, the pungent smell of blood and stench, and the sudden appearance of monsters made it impossible to even think of resisting.

"Meat! Meat! Meat!"

The creature made sounds that resembled meat, and Han Fei still didn't know whether it was a living person turned into a beast, or a beast wearing human skin.

Having run from Happiness Community to Animal Alley, and then getting into a fight with the barber while being possessed by Yin Qi, Han Fei was now extremely exhausted, but no matter how tired he was, he dared not stop.

“There might be more than one monster in Animal Alley. Before attracting more monsters, I need to find a place to hide.”

Exhaustion made Han Fei's steps heavier and heavier, but his mind remained clear: "The only good news now is that I can quit the game at any time. This is a life-saving trump card."

Being able to freely exit the game, Han Fei is confident he can survive tonight, at least.

Unable to create distance between himself and the monster behind him, and with a huge difference in raw strength, Han Fei could only think of ways to break the deadlock from other angles.

"The mission didn't specify a timeframe or a method for completion. Does that mean I only succeed if I escape Animal Alley alive? Or is there some other meaning to this survival? Is it meant to make me understand life and death, existence and annihilation?"

The image of Spider's book, "Beast Alley," came to mind. To better understand the character, Han Fei had read all of Spider's books, so he roughly knew their contents.

"The world seen through the eyes of spiders is different from that of ordinary people. It is a place that is almost detached from reality. There, everyone's desires and thoughts will be revealed. When the desires become strong enough, they are no longer human, but monsters in human skin."

“Whenever he encountered such a monster, something bad would happen, so Spider chose to shut himself off, trapping all his personalities in the Butcher’s House.”

"If you think about it that way, there should at least be one place in Animal Alley without monsters, which is the Butcher's House where the spiders live. I might even see real spiders there!"

To escape the monsters' pursuit, Han Fei could only think of two options: either leave Animal Alley or go to the Butcher's House.

"Oh!"

The whistling wind, carrying a foul odor, came from behind. Han Fei, who was distracted by the problem, didn't turn his head but instinctively dodged to the side.

The cleaver in the pig-faced man's hand grazed Han Fei's left shoulder and slammed into the wall, leaving a deep gash on the blood-stained and moss-covered surface. Han Fei couldn't even imagine what would happen if that cleaver had struck him.

The footsteps were still a few meters away when the pig-faced man threw the knife in his hand at Han Fei.

The heavy knife slammed against the wall and fell in front of Han Fei. His first thought upon seeing it was to pick it up, put it in his inventory, or take it with him; he couldn't leave it to the other party.

But the moment he touched the hilt of the knife, a scream suddenly exploded in his head!
Immediately afterwards, the screams came like waves, leaving Han Fei no chance to catch his breath.

"Attention player number 0000! You have discovered a G-grade cursed item—a knife!"

"Knife (G-rank cursed item): Animal Alley is filled with all sorts of knives, each one bearing the remnants of curses and resentment!"

"Attention player number 0000! Every Midnight Killer has their own knife. Perhaps you can find your own knife here!"

The system's cold notification brought Han Fei back to his senses. Only cursed items that he recognized could be placed in his inventory. If he couldn't put the knife in his inventory and carry it with his hands, it would only slow him down and he would also be affected by the curse.

Han Fei instantly understood: the reason the other party dared to throw the knife was because the other party knew that he could not use the knife!

"He looks like such a beast, yet he's so smart."

Having failed to grab the knife, Han Fei closed the distance between himself and the monster even further.

"I can't log off yet! If I leave the game now, I'll just reappear in the alley and be chased again. I have to take this opportunity to create a safe environment for myself."

His teeth bled from biting them, and Han Fei ran for his life, but his speed was getting slower and slower. This was only because he had added a few points to his stamina earlier; otherwise, he would have been caught up when he took out his knife earlier.

"Meat! Meat! Meat!"

The pig-faced monster was also driven mad by the scent of its prey. Its eyes beneath the mask were bloodshot, and it wildly swung its cleaver, seemingly ready to throw it again at any moment.

"Why would such a monster exist?!"

While fleeing through the intricate alleyways, Han Fei had long since lost his way. He couldn't remember how many intersections he had crossed, nor could he determine his location.

All he knew was that the stench in the alley was getting stronger and stronger, and there were more and more corpses on the ground; if he wasn't careful, he would trip over them.

"I can't run anymore..."

His lungs were burning with pain, and Han Fei was having trouble breathing. He felt like his body was about to fall apart.

"We need to find a place to log off."

Han Fei stared at a corner in front of him. He opened his attribute panel, preparing to run around the corner and log off immediately.

But before he could even reach the corner, he saw a shocking scene: a five or six-year-old child was hiding under a corpse in a pile of garbage in the corner of the alley!

The child also saw Han Fei, his bright eyes filled with fear and unease.

"Are there children in Animal Alley too?"

It seemed as if the roles of humans and animals had been reversed in this place. The child in the garbage dump was like a stray cat's cub, hiding under his mother's corpse, too afraid to move, filled with fear and dread of everything in the outside world.

In such a dangerous place, without his mother's protection, he would surely die.

Han Fei dared not show any unusual behavior, fearing that the monster behind him would discover the child in the garbage heap and continue running forward as before.

But fate seemed to be playing a joke on him; as he sped up and ran forward, the footsteps chasing him from behind lessened!

Han Fei turned his head and saw that the terrifying pig-faced monster had slowly stopped. It was holding the cleaver and looking at the garbage heap in the corner of the alley.

The body covered by the garbage heap was trembling slightly, and the child hiding under his mother's body was so frightened that he was shaking all over.

The large hand grabbed the corpse's arm, and the pig-faced monster flung the mother's body aside. Then, his crimson eyes fixed on the child beneath the corpse.

Saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth, and the cracked mask could not hide its extremely ugly face.

"Meat! Meat! Meat!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Han Fei stopped in his tracks, his heart filled with conflicting emotions.

The pig-faced monster was attracted by the child, and now was a golden opportunity to escape. But if he left, the child hiding in the garbage dump would surely die a terrible death.

His fingers were clenched until they turned white. Han Fei was no match for the pig-faced monster. Now he couldn't be sure if the child was a trap set by someone else. Even if it wasn't a trap, the other party should just be a wandering soul and a lingering spirit.

Having survived in the deepest world, Han Fei had become accustomed to considering problems from the worst-case scenario. After all, this was the most desperate and darkest deepest world, a place completely devoid of light.

Bloodstained fingers gripped the cleaver, and foul-smelling saliva slid down its ugly pig-like face. The monster abandoned the troublesome Han Fei; its mind, completely consumed by hunger, now only had that child in it.

Lying in the garbage heap, the child was trembling. He was pale with fear and kept shrinking deeper into the garbage heap, his small hands tightly clutching his mother's corpse.

There's no escape, nowhere to hide. The ending seems predetermined, and the most cruel and bloody scene is about to unfold.

The cleaver was raised high, and just as it was about to fall, hurried footsteps echoed through the alley!

Han Fei, who had already escaped, recklessly charged towards the pig-faced man!
"come over!"

Grabbing the giant black python, Han Fei, his face contorted in a grotesque, maniacal laugh, slammed into the monster with an aura of yin energy!

The child, clutching his mother's body, saw Han Fei; terror still lingered on his face.

With his arm pinned down by the pig-faced monster, his bones dislocated, and his face covered in blood, Han Fei glared at the child and shouted, "Run!"

After climbing out of the garbage heap, the child hurriedly ran towards the other side of the back alley.

At this moment, Han Fei's arm was completely dislocated, and the intense pain was stimulating his nerves.

The pig-faced monster, its mind already consumed by hunger, lunged to bite Han Fei's shoulder.

Blood flowed freely. Han Fei knew he couldn't dodge, so he let his shoulder be bitten. He heard the sound of teeth colliding with bones.

The pain was driving Han Fei crazy, but he kept his bloodshot eyes open and refused to quit the game. His eyes were fixed on the departing child, and he wanted to buy the other child enough time.

Blood soaked through his clothes. Han Fei used his remaining arm to smash into the monster's neck, then reached out and stabbed at the monster's eyeballs.

In a completely unfavorable situation, Han Fei blinded one of the monster's eyes, and the enraged monster slammed Han Fei against the wall beside it.

With his bones nearly shattered, Han Fei rolled quickly after landing, dodging the opponent's knife.

His vision had become somewhat blurred, and blood had flowed into his eyes, but Han Fei still did not retreat.

He stood in the middle of the alley, clutching his numb arm.

The two sides were not evenly matched in terms of physical strength, which was evident from their physiques. This was a completely suppressed and doomed battle.

The pig-faced man's mask was also soaked with blood. He stared silently at Han Fei, seemingly wondering why the person who had just desperately tried to escape was now stubbornly blocking the middle of the road.

It couldn't figure out the problem; its hunger-driven brain told it that it had to eat the person in front of it right now.

"Meat! Meat!"

The pig-faced monster roared and charged at Han Fei, who once again met the attack head-on!

The impact had injured his calf, and he knew he couldn't escape.

He was knocked down time and time again, but he got up again and again.

Han Fei himself couldn't remember clearly; his arm had been broken, his shoulder had been bitten until the bone was exposed, and his consciousness was beginning to blur.

When the monster bit him for the last time, Han Fei barely opened his bloodshot eyes, but the child was no longer visible on the other side of the alley.

"I must be crazy to make this choice."

After coughing up a mouthful of blood, Han Fei had the black python quietly hide away before he exited the game at the last moment before his consciousness faded.

(End of this chapter)