Creating a zombie in a mountain village terrifies players worldwide.

Chapter 79 Wow, that's creative!
At this moment, it's not just the whining monster who's suffering.

All the invited streamers are currently struggling repeatedly in this damned passage, experiencing the producer's deep-seated malice.

A streamer known for his daring has stubbornly pushed the progress bar to 8/14.

He moved carefully along the wall, glancing at the old mirror on the side of the passageway out of the corner of his eye.

As a result, they discovered that behind them in the mirror, there was a headless corpse!

“A ghost—!”

A heart-wrenching scream made the anchor reflexively turn his head to look behind him!
Empty.

Only cold walls and the relentlessly zeroed number: 0/14.

And that line: "Producer, I curse your mother!!!"

Another female anchor also encountered difficulties on June 14.

As she was carefully navigating the passage, a snap sounded and the lights went out, plunging the entire passage into complete darkness.

Then she felt something staggering beside her, making a chilling, hoarse sound. Unable to see anything, she was instantly enveloped in fear, her heart pounding like a DJ.

Until a faint light appeared behind her, as if enticing her to turn around.

This made the female streamer both scared and afraid to leave, every second was torture, and in the end she just burst into tears, which made the big spenders on the charts feel sorry for her and hit her with their sports cars to comfort her.

A skilled streamer reached 9/14 thanks to his superb skills.

As soon as the new cycle began, the cold walls on both sides slowly closed inward with immense force!

The streamer immediately panicked, yelling "I'll trap you, you monkey!" and then rushed like a madman to the iron gate at the end.

Then they discovered the door was locked!

Next to the lock is a photo showing that the key is on the wall-mounted telephone behind you!
Damn it, I can't turn back! Am I supposed to walk backwards?!

Then, with a snap, it not only turned into a small pancake, but the number also dropped to zero.

There was another unlucky streamer, whose progress was 11/14, and victory was in sight.

In the new cycle, he hadn't even reached the mummified corpse yet.

The iron gate in front was smashed open, and a huge python emerged.

The scarlet snake flickered its tongue, hissing terrifyingly, and slithered across the ground, charging straight at him!

The anchor's eyes rolled back on the spot, he was so frightened that he almost fainted, and his legs went weak and he nearly knelt down.

A final, heart-wrenching scream echoed throughout the live stream.
Of course, these are not the only carefully designed scenarios that "force you to turn around".

Thick, sticky blood would gush out from the cracks in the wall, instantly submerging ankles, or even reaching waist-deep.

Beneath the blood, unknown and unidentified creatures roam.
And that mummified corpse, which had been dead for a long time, would suddenly twist and get up to chase after someone in a certain cycle.

There's even a chance that the ground beneath your feet might suddenly collapse, causing you and your surroundings to fall down.

And similar illusions such as fake walls and fake iron gates.

As a result, many streamers either break down, collapse, or become numb.

The most serious one among them has to be Brother Akashi.

He discovered that the passage always contained random frightening events, and he encountered no fewer than 20 of them.

Honestly, this part alone could be made into a standalone game.

The result on O5 is only a small part of it. I have to say, the producer is really conscientious and the content is plentiful!

He also noticed that every scary incident actually has a solution, and most of them are universal.

For example, if a mummified corpse comes back to life or a giant python attacks, you can use inconspicuous iron pipes, shelves, lockers, etc. in the passageway to block and defend yourself, and look for an opportunity to run past.

After enduring the initial onslaught of the surging blood, one must quickly swim across before the water reaches one's head, testing one's instantaneous reaction and courage.

The wall squeeze is even simpler; as long as you are careful enough, you can find the key hidden in the corner in advance and then open the iron gate smoothly.

As for the footsteps behind him, just run forward and ignore them.

Interference is just interference. There's only one core objective—never look back!
So, after many hardships, Brother Akaishi finally passed 12/14 and arrived at the 13th cycle.

After that passes, only number 14 remains.

At this moment, Brother Akashi pushed open the rusty iron gate.

Then, he took a deep breath and flashed a bright, Colgate-like smile.

Even his front teeth were glowing.

"Brothers, I'm asking you, are you convinced or not!"

"Through my intelligence and extraordinary wisdom, I have finally reached the 13th cycle."

"Can other streamers do that?"

With that, Brother Akashi strode towards the other side.

Of course, he boasted, but his steps were unusually steady. After all, if he died, he'd have to start all over again.

So he scanned his surroundings warily, not missing a single detail.

Even the debris on the ground became objects of his observation.

Ring ring—! Ring ring—!
Suddenly, the wall-mounted phone, which had been silent all along, rang. The sound was exceptionally shrill, startling Brother Akashi.

But thankfully he didn't scream; it seems his courage has increased.

A few months ago, this would definitely have been called out.

At that moment, he turned his head to look.

The dust-covered wall-mounted telephone was vibrating wildly, emitting a deathly ringing tone, its red light flashing eerily. To answer, or not to answer?
Of course I won't answer!

"What kind of trouble is that dog producer up to now?"

"I won't fall for that."

Chishi tried to remain calm, ignored him, and walked past him quickly to the iron gate.

I gave it a hard twist, and holy crap, I couldn't open the door! Are you kidding me?
At this moment, the phone rang even louder, threatening to keep ringing if not answered.

Brother Akashi finally understood: the phone call was a trigger mechanism; if he didn't answer, the door would most likely not be opened.

So, having no other choice, he was forced to walk backwards.

Finally, he stepped back to the telephone, reached out, and answered the call.

Shila-

A piercing electrical noise was the first thing to penetrate the cochlea.

Immediately afterwards, the world seemed to be instantly stripped of all sound.

Dead silence, a terrifying dead silence.

A few seconds later, a voice echoed eerily, carrying a strange sense of familiarity.
[Hello 84805948, do you recognize my voice?]
[I think you'll recognize this, because I am you.]
[I am you a few minutes from now, that is, you in the next cycle on 14/14.]
Upon hearing this, both Chishi and the viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded.

Nani?

Me in the future? No, the protagonist of the future?
Akashi's mind went blank for a moment.

The live stream chat exploded instantly, with countless question marks and exclamation marks filling the screen!

He's currently at 13/14, which means that if he opens that iron gate at the end, he'll become the person on the phone.

Before Brother Akashi could process the information, a weak voice came through the phone again, filled with exhaustion and resentment.

[I was attacked. I'm badly injured. I can barely move and I probably won't live much longer. So let's get straight to the point.]
[Listen carefully. If you don't want to end up like me in the next scene, do as I say!]
[Upon reaching the next scene, ignore everything and turn back immediately!]
[This is your only way to survive. Don't worry about anything else, just turn back.]
[I ended up like this because I didn't heed the warnings of my previous self. I'm about to die. Listen to me. This is the last cycle. I must turn back, I absolutely must turn back.]
The voice on the other end of the phone grew fainter and fainter until it was almost inaudible.

Immediately afterwards, a low, eerie, and chilling laugh suddenly came from the microphone.

click!
The next second, the call was forcibly cut off, and all that remained in the receiver was the monotonous and cold "beep beep" of a busy signal.

Akashi stood frozen in place, holding the receiver, his expression blank and his eyes filled with disbelief.

then
"Holy crap! Awesome! This design is absolutely amazing!"

Instead of being afraid, Akaishi became excited as if he had discovered a new continent, and even showed an expression of admiration on his face.

"To trick me into turning back, they even used a sci-fi trope like 'my future self'? Production team, you guys really have something! That's novel! That's creative!"

"Goodness, if this were a movie or something, I reckon the protagonist would be in a dilemma, starting to wonder whether or not to turn back in the next round."

"What a pity, it's just a game! I'm just a gamer! If I die, I can just start over! They've gone to all sorts of tricks to lure me back, they'll stop at nothing!"

The viewers in the live stream were already in an uproar, with the chat messages scrolling wildly.

"Holy crap, this game is amazing!"

"Should we turn back or not? What if it's really true?"

"Brother Akashi, don't fall for it! This is definitely a trap! The key to this game is that you can't turn back!"

Faced with the audience's questions and concerns, Akaishi smiled.

"Go back my foot! All this trouble and all these tricks, isn't it just to get us to turn back? Of course we can't turn back."

"Let's go! Brothers! Let's go check out this last cycle and see what they're up to."

With that, Brother Akashi threw down the microphone and walked to the iron gate.

With a gentle pull, the door opened.

However, as soon as he entered, before he could react, the iron gate at the end was kicked away.

The next second, a familiar female voice rang out.

[I've finally found you, darling.]
Then came the sound of a chainsaw being pulled.

I'm not good at writing, so I can't manage five chapters a day; the most I can manage is three. The previous five chapters count as yesterday's. I planned to update three chapters today, but I only managed one, so I owe two chapters. I'll make up for it later when I have time!
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