Gao Ming was there to save Fan Li, but it currently looked like Fan Li risked his life to save Gao Ming.
Fan Li, who thought they were cornered, unleashed the power of the ghost face. He was forced to eat a ghost in a previous anomaly. The ghost thought it could easily control Fan Li, but Fan Li possessed absolute purity in his heart. Instead, Fan Li managed to control the ghost. This turned Fan Li into a living anomaly among the living.
Gao Ming narrowed his eyes. He knew Fan Li’s future. Compared to Xia Yang, Fan Li was given a horrible hand. The ghost he was forced to eat was extremely common. However, the man used his determination and resilience to slowly rise to Xia Yang’s level.
The presence of death that leaked out of the mud figurine corrupted the singing woman and Fan Li. If that was everything, Gao Ming could still save Fan Li. However, the man seemed to have lost his mind as he bit into the singing woman. He was ready to abandon his life to save his teammates.
The presence of death came from the shadow world. It was the despair of a world. Fan Li was too inexperienced to understand it and thus consumed it directly.
After Fan Li consumed the presence of death, he chomped through the singing woman’s soul. The painted face twisted. Soon, the singing woman and Fan Li’s bodies surfaced with grey cracks and rigour mortis. It was like their bodies were being mummified.
Even Gao Ming didn’t expect someone would be crazy enough to eat the presence of death. The thing reeked of despair. It was clearly venomous and not safe for consumption.
“What to do now?” Gao Ming was there to help. He couldn’t let Fan Li die before his eyes. “Is this fate’s warning to me?”
The two doctors in his heart hadn’t returned since they departed to chase after Ah Fang. It was impossible to separate the presence of death from Fan Li. His only chance was the God of Flesh and Blood.
As death was flowing into his heart, Gong Xi dragged Fan Li and the singing woman into the torture room. This time, even if Gao Ming were returned to the tunnel, Fan Li and the singing woman would be with him. The God of Flesh and Blood tossed Fan Li onto the surgical table. The torture devices suppressed the soul. Without using any anaesthetic, the God of Flesh and Blood started to extricate the presence of death from Fan Li’s body. His treatment was simple and brutish. The parts that were too corrupted were cut off. Before Fan Li could die, God would inject him with more life force. After the extreme torture, Fan Li slowly regained his rationality. However, the moment he came back to normal, he fainted. The cycle continued endlessly until the treatment was over.
The God of Flesh and Blood casually tossed the main body of the faceless figurine into the forge. Bathed in the fire, a mirror was born. Every person shown in the mirror had no face. It could silently steal someone’s memory. It could be considered an interrogation device.
Fan Li collapsed on the table like a boneless pile of mud. The singing woman lost her faith and curled beside the surgical table.
The patients from Li San Hospital, Xia Yang and the rest surrounded the surgical table. The pressure was high.
“Welcome to the horror game players’ headquarters.” Gao Ming walked to Gao Ming, “The Electrical Supply Company Neighbourhood has been reviewed to be a Level Three Anomaly and possesses a high chance of spiralling out of control. Therefore, the headquarters sent people here to deal with it.”
After destroying the faceless figurine, the God of Flesh and Blood became the new God for the old disciples.
“You did everything to stop the mud figurine from escaping. That was amazing. Therefore, we did everything to save you… despite the process being a little bit painful.”
Fan Li heard Gao Ming and had tears in his eyes. If he had another chance, he would rather die.
The torture room door opened. The faceless citizens slowly shuffled through it.
“They are innocent people. The faceless figurine only likes to feed on kind memories to balance the death in its heart.”
The God of Flesh and Blood returned part of the stolen memories to the citizens. Fan Li took in the whole process. He had more confidence that the horror game players would be the future saviours of this city.
“They should be fine. However, death will not change due to personal determination. Just know that you have done your best.” Gao Ming started to help ‘cleanse’ the faceless citizens.
After the faceless figurine was destroyed, the shadow that enclosed the neighbourhood started to recede.
All the horror game players received the news through Dead Water Forum, “The group horror map, Da Zai Electrical Supply Company, is over. The faceless figurine has been destroyed. A player successfully triggered the Easter Egg and gained 10 Strong Physique, 5 Strong Heart and minus 1 Brain Power.”
The other players were shocked. A strong body was helpful on any map. This lucky player gained 10 value in one go.
Motivated by this message, the players wanted to explore the anomalies even more.
Fan Li also received the message. With a bitter smile on his face, he swore he didn’t want to relive that near-death experience again.
“The horror game players have been antagonised by the Han Hai Investigation Centre. Now that you’re a part of the headquarters, you have to be more careful in the future.” Before Fan Li could straighten his mind, Gao Ming poured a lot of information into his mind. Then, he chased Fan Li and the singing woman out of his heart. R
Fan Li was still too weak. The only thing he could provide Gao Ming for now was his will.
Fan Li was tossed out in the opera costume. Laying on the neighbourhood ground, it felt surreal.
“Gao Ming is not a kindergarten teacher… His voice… I remember now! When the east city investigation centre was in chaos, the television broadcasted his voice. He’s a member of Class 13, Gao Ming!”
Ou Yang Susu and the recovered Sister Zhang carried Brother Lee over. They helped Fan Li up from the ground. “The ghosts have gone back into hiding. It appears like someone has destroyed the mud figurine.”
“Where are the rest?”
Fan Li understood the situation when Brother Lee didn’t answer. He matured a lot overnight.
Inside the dark corridor, Gao Ming leaned against the wall as he watched Fan Li’s group walk away.
The seeds had been planted. He only needed to wait patiently for them to bloom.