Weird Game: My Talent is a Bit Strong

Seeing that Fan Chen had started, the other death row inmates began to eat.

But they soon realized something was wrong.

"My health is starting to drop..."

"These foods are cursed; eating them will reduce your stats!"

"Why does Fan Chen look so happy... Is it because he ordered fried rice with egg?"

"I also make fried rice with eggs, but my stats are dropping too!"

A player's spirit, health, and stamina attributes are of paramount importance.

If your health points reach zero, you will die instantly.

When your stamina decreases, you will become weak and powerless until you are unable to move.

As mental energy decreases, players will gradually lose their rationality until they break down and become insane.

Although the food tasted alright, it was like poison to the players, utterly tasteless!

One player refused to eat any more after taking a few bites.

"Guest, are you not satisfied with the food at our restaurant?"

After serving the meal, the female ghost waitress, who was standing to the side, smiled and asked the player.

"I'm already full, I can't eat anymore," the player quickly explained.

The ghost waitress immediately stopped smiling.

"This restaurant prohibits wasting food!" it announced emotionlessly.

Before the player could say anything more, they dragged him out of the restaurant!

Amidst screams, the player was surrounded by the starving ghosts.

[Reminder: Please make sure you finish your food, or you will be thrown out of the restaurant!]

The death row inmates trembled violently and hurriedly shoveled food into their mouths.

"Will players receive a notification whenever they violate the rules?"

"Heh, we death row inmates really are just guinea pigs for exploring dungeons..."

Fan Chen ate his rice while thinking silently.

He finished the plate of egg fried rice very quickly.

"Waiter," Fan Chen called out.

The other players were stunned and looked at Fan Chen in astonishment: they were avoiding the female ghost waitress like the plague, yet Fan Chen dared to greet her on his own initiative?

What is he going to do!

"Guest, what can I do for you?" the ghost waitress asked with a blank smile.

"Give me a glass of water," Fan Chen said.

Shouldn't most restaurants offer this kind of service?

"Okay, please wait a moment," the female ghost waitress replied, pouring Fan Chen a glass of water and bringing it to him.

Whether they were death row inmates at the scene or watching the live stream, everyone stared in shock.

Is this guy really not afraid at all?

They actually dared to ask the ghost waitress for water...

The crucial point is that the female ghost even responded to him!

"Please pay your bill, sir," the waitress continued.

Fan Chen stretched out his hand, and a ten-yuan ghost money note appeared in his palm.

Players can retrieve money using their thoughts.

After handing the ghost money to the waitress, she accepted it and walked away without chasing Fan Chen away from the restaurant.

"Can I stay here for a while after having my meal at the restaurant?" Fan Chen asked, taking a sip of water from his glass.

Psychic +1

Spirit +1

A warning flashed before his eyes: the water here was also cursed.

After finishing his glass of water, Fan Chen let out a satisfied burp and looked around somewhat boredly.

He suddenly stood up and, to the astonishment of the other players, began to wander around the restaurant.

In this game, the player's goal is to survive for four hours.

Once the objective is achieved, the player can complete the level.

However, if you can uncover and complete the hidden missions in the game, you can "conquer" the game and obtain even richer rewards.

If you want to uncover hidden quests, you can't just sit around doing nothing!

Fan Chen walked curiously toward the kitchen, wanting to see what was inside.

However, as soon as they reached the door, they were stopped by the ghostly waitress.

"Guests are not allowed to enter the kitchen at will," the female ghost waitress said.

"No unauthorized entry?"

Fan Chen seemed to be thinking about something, and said that it was not about prohibiting people from entering at will, but rather about prohibiting them from entering altogether.

In other words, players can enter the kitchen once they meet certain conditions?

He strolled up to the second floor, where there were four rooms.

They opened each one and found that they were indeed all private rooms.

However, the innermost room was locked, making it difficult to enter.

"What's in this room?" Fan Chen felt that there might be a crucial clue hidden inside.

Fan Chen's actions shocked the death row inmates once again.

They were terrified just sitting in the lobby.

This guy actually dares to wander around?

We're all death row inmates, so why are you so outstanding!

Several more viewers joined Fan Chen's live stream.

"It actually knows how to actively explore the dungeon environment, not bad."

"His condition is too stable! Could it be that he has awakened some special talent?"

"This death row inmate player has some talent."

The live stream only shows the players' actions, not their attribute information.

Judging from Fan Chen's performance, one can guess that he may have awakened some kind of talent.

Li Qian's ID posted a comment: "I knew it, the people I set my sights on would definitely be good."

You could sense her smugness from the comments.

However, others immediately objected.

"The game has only just begun; it's too early to say such things."

"That's right, the eerie game isn't that simple!"

Li Qian: "Then we'll wait and see!"

She clearly thought highly of Fan Chen.

Red Rose Restaurant.

After wandering around for a while, Fan Chen returned to the lobby on the first floor and sat down at the table.

The attribute panel has a timer; forty minutes have passed since I entered the game.

The other death row inmates also finished their meals and paid their bills.

After the meal, they all turned pale and listless.

His body was noticeably weaker, a stark contrast to Fan Chen's relaxed demeanor.

The ghost waitress cleared away the dishes, but did not chase them away.

"Finally finished eating!"

"Is it over yet?"

"Now all we have to do is wait for the game to end, right?"

"This weird game is terrifying!"

They discussed it in hushed tones, with a hint of relief in their voices.

"The end?" Fan Chen didn't think so.

The game requires four hours of playtime, and I haven't even finished an hour yet.

If it were that easy to pass the level, then the eerie game would be far too simple.

There are likely other dangers to come.

Sure enough, when the entry time reached fifty minutes...

The lights overhead in the lobby suddenly started flickering as if there was a malfunction.

As the light shifted, the scene inside the restaurant changed: the tables and chairs became dilapidated, and the walls and floor were covered with dried bloodstains.

On one side of the wall, there was a machete stuck in the wall.

This place seemed to instantly transform into the scene of a bloody crime.

Outside the glass door, the hungry ghosts seemed to intensify their movements, constantly ramming against the door as if they could break in at any moment.

A red glow seeped into the restaurant; it came from a red moon that appeared high in the sky outside.

The waitress's appearance also changed: her body began to decay, her head tilted to one side, and a gruesome slash appeared on her neck, almost causing her head to fall off.

This is what it looked like when it died.

It dragged its broken body, staggering and anxiously making its way to the kitchen.

[Warning: The Red Moon has arrived, and the starving ghosts are about to enter the restaurant. Please hold out for ten minutes!]

A notification appeared before the players.

In the next ten minutes, the death row players will face an attack from the hungry ghosts!

"How could this happen..."

"Hold on... for ten minutes?"

"It's over, it's all over!"

Compared to the panic of other players, Fan Chen remained calm, which was exactly what he expected.

The flickering lights went out completely, leaving the restaurant frozen in its damaged state.

Under the scarlet moonlight, it appeared particularly eerie and terrifying.

Boom! The glass door was smashed open, and the starving ghosts filed in.

While the other players were panicking and exclaiming, Fan Chen walked straight to the wall next to him and grabbed the machete stuck in the wall.

He was very concerned about this machete.

In eerie games, some special and bizarre items will appear, which usually have powerful effects.

But using them also comes at a price.

This machete might be one of these items.

Just as Fan Chen gripped the machete.

[Warning: This is a menacing cleaver!]

Spirit Level: 2

Effect: Holding it will triple your attack power, but you will also be continuously affected by the malevolent energy.

Its information appeared before Fan Chen's eyes.

then……

[Warning: You have been affected by evil energy!]

Spirit +1

Health +1

Spirit +1

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Another warning appeared before Fan Chen's eyes; he could vaguely sense the ferocious aura emanating from the machete.

He had a feeling that he could cut everything down to the ground.

Its side effects, however, are all amplified in Fan Chen's case.

"Hungry, so hungry..." At this moment, a starving ghost pounced on Fan Chen in a ferocious manner.

Swish!

Fan Chen turned around and slashed down with his sword.

With a flash of black light, the hungry ghost's body was instantly cleaved in two!

"Wow, that's amazing!" Fan Chen exclaimed inwardly.

Starving ghosts are all walking corpses, but their physical strength is not much worse than that of ordinary people.

Fan Chen didn't use much force to split it in two!

[Warning: You have killed a hungry ghost (remnant soul)!]

[Psionic Power +8]

A reminder appeared before his eyes: spiritual energy is similar to experience in a game; accumulating spiritual energy can increase a player's spiritual level.

Killing ghosts will accumulate spiritual energy!

Fan Chen's eyes lit up as he looked at the other starving ghosts.

Fan Chen: Wow, so many experience points!