Chapter 72

[Feng Bujue, level 13]

[Please select the game mode you want to play . ]

[You’ve selected Multiplayer Survival Mode (Normal) . Please confirm . ]

[Confirmed . Random number of members of your party generated: 2 players . ]

[You’ve entered the party . Searching for another available player…]

[Matching completed . Adjusting nervous system connection… Generating scenario…]

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“Welcome to Thriller Paradise . ” The voice this time belonged to a woman, which was as light as a whisper .

[Loading completed . You’re entering Multiplayer Survival Mode (Normal) . ]

[This mode offers an explanation of the plot . There are chances of Side/[Hidden Quests], together with special Worldview . ]

[Rewards for completing the scenario: A random Card Skill that player is able to learn . ]

[Plot’s introduction is about to play . After the introduction, the game will start immediately . ]

Feng Bujue suddenly felt his body had lost all of its weight as the introduction clip of the scenario appeared in front of his eyes . A moon hung in the sky over a school gate . The name of the school was written on the wall, which read ‘Yousuke High School’ . Looking from the main gate, there were a schoolyard and the main building . With a more careful observation, it could be assumed that there were two more buildings and a gymnasium .

[Yousuke High School is quite boisterous in the morning and too silent at night . This school was built on an old burial place, which was sold at a pretty low price . After 20 years of establishment, supernatural phenomena started to happen . Fear hid in people’s hearts as rumors of different kinds of strange events spread among teachers and students . ]

[No one knows since when a folk song called ‘The Seven Not-to-discuss Phenomenons’ has appeared . ]

As it came to that part, the system’s voice in Feng Bujue’s ears suddenly changed into an ethereal, soft voice of a little girl . She was using a creepy monotonous rhythm that would give rise to goosebumps on people’s skin, singing the subtitle in front of his eyes .

[Save him, save him… in the well, it’s difficult to go home . Don’t look at him, don’t look at him, or else you will be buried with him in the dry well . ]

[One, two, three, four, five, six… counting the steps upstairs . Come back, come back, don’t step on the 13th step . ]

[Tluck, tlock, tluck, tlock… Water dripping will not stop . Vivid red, vivid red . Don’t look in the mirror . ]

[So, Fa, Re, La, So, Re . . . the mournful melody of the piano . Don’t want to listen, don’t want to listen . It’s important to applaud when it’s done . ]

[Blurp, blurp, blurp… Good smell comes into your nose . Taste it, taste it, that bowl of soup is made from human flesh . ]

[Waa, waah, waah, waah . Infant cry’s in your ears . Laugh aloud, laugh aloud . Bones cradle, skin carrier . ]

[Ghosts are everywhere . Blood is flooding… Ghosts are coming for you . Don’t be scared, don’t be scared . Ghosts can be killed . ]

After this folk song was over, the CG introduction remained, but the voice had returned to the system’s voice . In the next two minutes, Feng Bujue could hear the most horrible setting that he had ever experienced since he began playing online games…

[You and your teammate will be equipped with a cell phone each . This item can’t be put into the bag as you can only hold it in your hand . ]

[This phone has plenty of battery, and it can display the time of this scenario . There’s a speed dial which will call your teammate’s phone number . ]

[This phone can’t call any other numbers besides the speed dial number . Moreover, it doesn’t have other functions like ‘texting’ . You can’t turn it off or change the ringtone . ]

[After the scenario begins, it will start counting time . From the 10th minute, you and your teammate can make a call, which lasts for one minute . Both of you can call each other after every 15 minutes . Both of you have to take turns to call and receive the call . ]

[The calls are randomly generated . You will make the first call, and the second call will be made by your teammate . It will continuously go on in that order . ]

[If both sides can’t make the call, ‘the responsible player’ will be the target of the ghosts until the time of the next call . Example number 1: time comes, and the responsible player starts to call his teammate . If the receiver can’t pick up the phone, the receiver will become the ‘responsible player’ immediately . Example number 2: time comes, and the responsible player forgets or can’t call his teammate, he will be considered the responsible player immediately . ]

[You and your teammate can’t communicate directly due to [system restriction], so you can only communicate via phones . ]

[You and your teammate can’t face each other (when the other comes into your sight) and approach another place . If you two unexpectedly meet each other, you must separate within one minute, or else, the ghosts will chase after both of you . ]

[After the scenario begins, five minutes after the both of you have entered the school, please separate . If you cross over the said time, you will receive the same punishment as mentioned above . ]

After the reminder was over, the scenario started immediately .

Feng Bujue was instantly immersed in the strange place with a black cellphone in his hand . When he turned around to see his teammate, he was surprised for a moment—it was Like Rain . Before queueing to play the game, he didn’t check his online friends from the friend list .

Although Like Rain didn’t express anything, she also felt surprised .

On the first day of the Open Beta, perhaps there would be millions of players online . Among the vast sea of people, the two of them had queued individually, but they were here, in the same scenario . Moreover, this scenario only required two players . Such coincidence… could only be destiny .

What is destiny? Let me conclude with the Buddhist reincarnation theories . They are: injustice—becoming father and son; debt—becoming a couple . You don’t know what the next life would be, so please seize every minute .

I think that love isn’t the only related thing to destiny . In life, people could create grudges, and they are also destiny . Thus, right now, I would like to advise those who believe in Buddha’s teachings . If you are holding grudges to someone, you should take time and solve it thoroughly in this life; because, if they became your son in the next life, you would have to pay for his marriage, his house and everything . And, in case you don’t want to pay off your debt, you should convert to atheism . If in this life you’ve lost valuable materials, on your next life, you have to pay with your body .

Ah, yeah, the reason why I’m talking about this is because of the previous folk song that has scared you—I should talk something to ease the tense and atmosphere though .

Now, we should get back to our story . Feng Bujue tried and found that he couldn’t talk . When he was about to open his mouth, the system stopped him, and it was impossible to interpret his thought into action .

Thus, he could only use his hands to gesture . First, he made the ‘Six’ gesture (1), cocked his head and put one hand near his ear, which meant they should call . Next, he pointed at himself with the index finger, then pointed his index finger and middle finger at Like Rain .

Feng Bujue wanted to confirm the order of the calls; his moves were understandable . Like Rain got the information and nodded . Then, she gestured her hands . First, she pointed at herself and then at the main building of the school . After several seconds, she gestured at Feng Bujue and pointed to the general direction of the gymnasium .

Feng Bujue’s right hand gestured ‘ok’ and then stretched his other arm (his other hand was holding the phone) making a ‘please’ action .

The two of them had finished assigning tasks in silence . Like Rain took the lead and entered ‘Yousuke High School’ . Feng Bujue closely followed her, but they were heading to different directions .

When they were crossing the school gate, the system’s voice immediately resounded, “Main Quest has been triggered . “

The contents of the Quest was [Search Yousuke High School and solve the seven paranormal phenomenons . Current progress: 0/7]

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[1] The Chinese have something called The Number Hand Gestures . In which they assigned different hand gestures to represent the number from 1 to 10 . This is even used in school for kids . The hand gesture for number six is little finger and thumb are extended, other fingers closed, with the palm facing the signer . Hence, it’s similar to a person trying to imitate the action of calling someone on the phone .