Brother Chong stressed the word sin. He knew the stories of the many players in the lobby.
“Do you see that big jar at the limb replacement and repair centre?” Brother Chong pointed at a secluded corner. There was a broken leg hanging above the door. The inside of the room was filled with jars. “The jars contain a living player. Her name is Xia Bing. She was a forensic doctor in real life. However, her physical body was destroyed by Immortal Pharma. Only her brain and consciousness remain.”
The liquid in the jar soaked a mutated brain. A black cloth covered everything else. “She was once the prettiest player on this level. Her pursuers could line from the virtual world to the real world. However, she doesn’t even dare to go near a window now. She hides in the dark and jars.”
Brother Chong moved his finger and continued, “Next to the limb replacement and repair centre is a small vegetarian restaurant. The boss’ player ID was Red Braised Meat. He was a physique-focused player. He was very famous in the taboo game. In the end, Immortal Pharma found him and his family in real life. They were captured. A lot of inhuman experiments were done on him. When Huang Yin rescued him, he had lost almost half of his weight. He refused to eat meat. He’d lose his mind whenever he saw meat.
“Next to the restaurant is the information trading centre. The manager has an interesting ID. It was My Teacher d Me to the Tragedy. When the incident happened, he was a student playing games at school. He was cheerful and happy. Now, you can barely see him smile.”
As if hearing Brother Chong, the manager looked over. His eyes were like two black holes.
“He’s young, but he’s the strongest player among the merchants. Many years ago, he awakened a rare supernatural talent, Ghost Words. I might not even be his match.” Brother Chong nodded at the young man before leading Gao Ming to the centre of the lobby. Their arrival grabbed the attention of all the ‘players.’ The cold gazes fell on Gao Ming as if they wanted to know why he had managed to capture Brother Chong’s attention. “The players here are ugly and scary. Their eyes fill with malice, but their hatred is only aimed at Immortal Pharma. After you gain their trust, you’ll find that they are very good people. In fact, their kindness and love are the most precious thing about them.” Brother Chong gave an example, “Xia Bing’s physical body is destroyed, so this Death Building is her home. She’ll do anything to protect her family.”
For these players, Perfect Life was more than a game. It was a part of their lives. Gao Ming understood that the game had blurred the world’s boundaries. Many years ago, many geniuses used this as a bridge to connect to another world and create an idealistic haven. Everything was perfect until the rebellion. The perfect world became islands separated by black mist. Despair descended again.
Brother Chong and Gao Ming stopped before an old dresser.
“As you can see, this is a dresser and the core of the Death Building.” Brother Chong caressed the butterfly pattern on the dresser. The pattern was alluring and captivating. At the point of convergence of the patterns, there was a knife cut, as if someone had sliced through the butterfly.
“After you open the dresser door, you can enter the deeper nightmares. It’s easy to do.” Brother Chong picked up a mouldy item. " You just need to sacrifice an item from the nightmare.”
“If I sacrifice an item I carried out with me from the nightmare, can the dresser bring me back to that nightmare?” Gao Ming still had one last flesh seed. He wanted to see if the dresser could bring him back to the old nightmare. He only needed to take a few glances.
“It’s a possibility.” Brother Chong noticed Gao Ming’s eyes lit up. The latter was barely alive earlier.
“There are other benefits to sacrificing items. For example, it can better help the Death Building resist the invasion of the black mist to make this place more stable. It’ll also award you with access to the building. Once your access surpasses that of Huang Yin, you’ll know all about the information he has left here.” Brother Chong believed in Gao Ming’s potential, which was why he told him so many things, “In any case, you will not be mistreated here.”
“Can I sacrifice something now?” Gao Ming was moved. He really wanted to see his nightmare and find his missing memory. Plus, he could sense the seed in his pocket urging him to throw it into the dresser.
“I know you have participated in Immortal Pharma’s experiments. They split the nightmares into surface, middle and deep levels. The surface nightmares are fake. You can bring things out from the middle-level nightmares, but for the Dead Building, those items are laughable. Only items from the deep-level nightmares are worth anything. However, based on my knowledge, you haven’t been to any.” Brother Chong knew about Gao Ming’s background.
“Just tell me how to make the sacrifice.” Gao Ming stared at the dresser. Rare anticipation glowed in his eyes.
“Open the dresser and put the sacrifice inside it. Then, use your blood to invigorate it.” Brother Chong handed Gao Ming a dagger. The players and merchants were not interested at all. Their faces only showed traces of impatience. They felt like Gao Ming was delaying them.
“It is quite simple.”
With Brother Chong watching helplessly, Gao Ming opened the dresser. The inside of the dresser was filled with cruel drawings as if the child trapped inside had been tortured heavily. Gao Ming put in the seed. At first, the dresser and the seed didn’t react.
However, once the doors closed, the negative emotions of the nearby items rushed towards the dresser. It was as if something was fighting the Death Building for the lingering emotions within the sacrifices.