Horror Game Designer

Sitting on the couch inside Prosperity Neighbourhood’s Room 1801, Wang Jie’s expression was dark. His pupils danced slightly to cover the anxiety inside his eyes. The room was luxuriously decorated. There were named brands everywhere. A lot of the furniture was designed by masters. They were handmade and could not be replicated. It was the dream of many people to live in a house like this. However, the current owner gripped his hands together, and his nails dug into the backs of his hands so deeply that they bled.

“Who discovered it?”

An open present box sat on the coffee table before Wang Jie. There was a knife with an almost-broken tip inside the box. The body of the blade was thin. Mud and blackened water weeds stained the hilt. There was even a horrible stink.

“He has found my murder weapon, but why did he mail it to me? What else does he know? He saw me killing that person!”

Wang Jie pulled on his hair, and his handsome face was rather twisted. “I can’t remember. I can’t remember so many things. Why is that?”

Wang Jie let go of his hair. He slowly reached for the knife before grabbing it. The memory hidden deep inside his heart that he didn’t want to face slowly surfaced. That was his first murder. After a lot of planning, he killed a random homeless person. The knife stabbed into the man’s body. It was completely different from when he practised it. He was too nervous. The knife cut into the bone, and he almost injured himself. Therefore, the knife had both the victim and his blood. It could not be discovered!

His gritted teeth slowly relaxed. Wang Jie stared at the blade he was holding. He breathed heavily as if reliving that moment. Back then, killing a human felt so much better than killing rats, cats and dogs.

“I need to find someone who sent me this present and then… make him shut up forever.” Wang Jie hid the knife inside his clothes and looked around.

The place was amazing, but he didn’t think it was his home. However, the longer he was there, the more familiar the things around him became. It felt like he had been living there since he was young. Every memory he had was based in this room.

“My name is Wang Jie. The memories from Year Three High School to my first kill are still fresh in my mind. What have I forgotten?”

Wang Jie’s only clue was the present box. The person who sent it must know everything. Wang Jie examined the place. He switched on the computer in the room and checked the surveillance camera in the living room. The video showed that he was the one who opened the door a few minutes ago, carried the box in his hands and personally placed it on the coffee table.

“I was the one who carried it from the outside?!” Wang Jie couldn’t remember this, but the video wouldn’t lie to him. “It looks like I have to check with the security guards to see who mailed this box to me.” The memories in their brains flowed away with time, but no one knew what they had forgotten.

After hiding the box in the closet, Wang Jie opened the living room door. The sensory lights in the corridor came on instantly.

“The lights are a bit dim. This corridor…” Wang Jie felt that the place was too quiet. After a moment’s hesitation, he exited his place and walked to the elevator.

With a ping, the numbers on the panel started to change. At that moment, Wang Jie’s neighbour’s door opened. A young man with white hair appeared and said coolly, “I’d advise you not to use the elevator. Don’t lure those things to this floor.”

“Who are you?” Wang Jie had no impression of the young man at all.

“I’m Situ Cheng.” Other than his name, the young man didn’t offer anything else. “Something scary is happening outside. If you don’t want to die, you better stay low.”

“What thing?”

“Can’t you see? The old city and the east city are fully dark. Only the electricity supply to Prosperity Neighbourhood and Everlasting Life Apartments has not been cut. A tragedy we don’t know about must be spreading through the city!” Situ Cheng said darkly. He seemed to have a sad life, but he had to live for some reason, “You can look into the old city through the window. It’s chaotic at Everlasting Life Apartments. I heard someone scream. People are getting chased.”

“Tragedy… What is threatening us?”

“I don’t know.” Situ Cheng shook his head.

Wang Jie moved away from the elevator. He gave Situ Cheng a once-over. Then, he whispered, “Have you received a red box today?”

Situ Cheng nodded. “Everyone who moves in will receive a special present. These presents might be more precious than our lives.”

As the two chatted, the number on the elevator panel turned red like it was bleeding. The number seemed to stare at the two, trying to memorise their faces.

“Is something coming up?” Situ Cheng immediately closed the door and went into hiding. After staying there for a while, Wang Jie didn’t go home but walked towards the stairs with his hand on the knife inside his clothes. He hid behind the door and stared out through the gap. His growth shaped his personality. He liked to use adrenaline to satisfy the emptiness in his heart. The numbers kept changing. When it was 18, all the lights on Wang Jie’s floor shut off.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Ding!

The elevator doors opened. The thing that caused Wang Jie to frown was the elevator booth was not fitted with normal light but a dark red light. He didn’t know why, but he wanted to describe the light as sticky and viscous. Something rolled out of the elevator.

There was a blurry silhouette in the corridor. It looked human, but Wang Jie didn’t think it was a human.

“I am a killer and a predator. That thing is different in essence from me…”

The thing paused before Wang Jie’s home. Its face stuck to the door’s peephole. The entire head tried to squeeze through the small hole. The sound of the door cracking under pressure was clear in the dark. Wang Jie held his breath. It was not necessarily safe to stay at home!

“What is that? What is happening in this neighbourhood?”

…

Fan Li looked down at his key. It had the number 4441.

“You two should go to this room first,” Fan Li handed the key to Doctor Lee Chengcai.

“What about you?”

“I’ll go look for Gao Ming,” Fan Li could sense the summon from the God of Flesh and Blood. After he drank the God’s blood, he formed a special bond with Gao Ming.

He tried looking for Gao Ming before entering Everlasting Life Apartments but to no avail. To his surprise, when he entered the apartment building, the summon from the God of Flesh and Blood appeared. This could only mean one thing: Gao Ming had entered Everlasting Life Apartments before the investigation centre arrived.