Horror Game Designer

Chapter 219: Home From Home

“Gao Ming?” Situ An didn’t show panic or fear when he saw Gao Ming appear before him. He narrowed his eyes and revealed a trace of happiness, “Finally, someone to talk to.”

“Why do you start narrowing your eyes when talking to someone? Is it Xia Yang’s influence?” Gao Ming held onto the chain that cut through Situ An’s body. It was like he was talking to a friend and not his nemesis.

“That artist is very scary. He’ll one day replace you.” Situ An stared at Gao Ming, “To be honest, I still don’t know why I lost. I admit you’re a clever person, but you’re leagues behind people like Xia Yang and me.”

“Is that so?”

“How can I put it? It’s like I’m a father watching my son. Your schemes and plans are rough and simple, but… they are very effective.” Situ An thought about it, “You’re like a student who knows the answer to the test, a cheater.”

“You’re not wrong.” Gao Ming nodded, “But that makes me happy still.”

“But there will be the next Situ An, and the shadow world will infiltrate the real world. The tragedies will still happen.” Situ An wanted to share his understanding with Gao Ming. Everything was fated, and humans were powerless. This was the conclusion he reached after fighting with fate.

“No. It doesn’t matter who the next Situ An is. I don’t care about tragedy and the real world. I just wanted to kill you. A world without you is very important to me.” Gao Ming could start his life again. Even if the future might be more painful, Gao Ming wouldn’t hesitate. He wanted to store the source of pain and despair in his heart.

“Then…” Situ An was silent for a while, “What if you became the next Situ An?”

“You thought you had escaped the cycle, but this might be the arrangement of fate.” Situ An had an indecipherable smile. “Xia Yang hasn’t returned after so long, and you have appeared. Clearly, you’ve seen the backup I left behind. Everyone at Han Hai has already known that I have been killed by the investigation centre for the sake of humanity.”

“You told me about Jiang Chan, He Yi and Fu Ning for this moment, right?” Gao Ming didn’t do anything. Once Teacher Xia left his heart, he became crazy, and the danger rating of the East City Investigation Centre shot through the roof.

“Yes.” Situ An’s smile slowly disappeared, “As long as someone remembers me, as long as someone still believes in me, I will never die. You’ve missed your chance to eliminate me fully.” A normal person might choose to submit after being tormented. However, Situ An never thought about giving up. Gao Ming even found this supervillian inspiring.

“Currently, the citizen’s only hope is the investigation centre. However, you pushed the citizens against the centre for your own benefit.”

“If the world becomes a worse place after I die, doesn’t that prove my point?” Situ An smiled casually, “Plus, why should I care about this world after I die?”

“Your selfishness is an illness.” Gao Ming grabbed the chain and looked into SItu An’s eyes. “I’m not here to argue with you. What is the meaning of home in the shadow world?”

“Home is home.” Situ An knew what Gao Ming was asking about, but he refused to give a clear answer, “You’ll understand it when you’re older.”

“Then, what about the parent?”

“The meaning of a parent is to ensure there is no death in your home and plenty of deaths in other people’s homes.” Situ An’s voice chilled. “In a home that lacks money, money is the most important thing. In a home that lacks love, love is the thing they desire the most. In a place where hope is lacking, anything that can bring them hope is something worth killing for.” Situ An slowly lifted his head like he could see into Gao Ming’s future, “You will become the next me because we have something similar in us. When you open the door to my home, you’ll understand why I am the way I am. When you see the wall with all the death portraits, the answer will be revealed.”

Gao Ming wanted to punch Situ An. The man loved to talk in riddles.

“Think about it. Why is your picture among the wall of death portraits? Think hard. Who is human, and who is a ghost?” Gao Ming had not seen someone use Situ An’s expression before. It was very annoying.

Gao Ming added a few more chains to Situ An. The man was too dangerous. Gao Ming planned to leave since he didn’t get the things he wanted. As he was about to depart, Situ An suddenly added, “Why do you keep all the dead bodies in your own home?”

“Hmm?” Rain fell on his body. Gao Ming stood on the rooftop and pondered Situ An’s last words, “Hiding the dead bodies at my home? Is the home the human heart? Is that Situ An’s hint for me?” Gao Ming took out the first death portrait he obtained. He was surrounded by his parents at his birthday party.

“I’m a parent too. Where is my home?”

“If you miss home, you should go back.” Zhang Ding hugged Gao Ming’s shoulders. “But what we need to do now is to bring Xia Yang back. The man is crazy. If we wait any longer, no one will be left alive inside the centre.”

“Yes. You’re right.”

Han Hai had been sent into chaos by Situ An. To ensure that more people would remember him, he turned everything upside down. The secrets of many big shots were exposed. As the tragedy expanded, human tragedies occurred as well. This formerly brilliant city was consumed by anger, fear and anxiety. As the night deepened, more humans were affected.

The anomaly reports were stacked up on the investigation centre’s tables. Half of them were not related to ghosts. Situ An ignited the suppressed human emotions. Even though they knew there were many ghosts outside, “citizens” wandered into the streets.

“Situ An wants to destroy the real world, but this is the perfect chance for us horror game players. We’ll become the citizens’ new rock.” Putting on the observer mask made by Wen Xuan, Gao Ming entered Queens Street with the other ‘players’.

The fake players explored the centre carefully. The real horror game players had already started their massacre to claim hope and faith.

Other than Gao Ming, the other ‘elites’ from Class 13 started their own resistance too.

After experiencing the ‘education’ at Han De Private School, they had changed tremendously.