"Is this the end of the space?"
"We need to find the puzzle pieces now, using this Puzzle Gentleman to open the door to the exit."
Guinaifen steadied herself slightly.
Clarifying her in-game objective.
The two fragments had run off to the left and right rooms.
She first went to the left room.
It was a cozy-looking toy room.
Even the background music had changed to a safe house tune.
Lines of text appeared.
[This is the Origami Bird I folded for you…]
[Mikhail, take it with you!]
[It will protect you from harm.]
The right room was a spacious guest room.
There were also some wandering Dreamjolt Troupe members inside.
Guinaifen carefully avoided these monsters.
The second fragment was obtained.
["I will definitely protect it."]
["I promise you, Mikhail..."]
["So, you must protect yourself too..."]
White text.
Floating in the air like a ghost.
Guinaifen felt like she should have gotten used to it by now.
After all, she had seen so many "monologues" along the way.
But.
It still felt a bit unsettling to look at now.
"It's fine, it's fine..."
"We're almost at the exit~"
The puzzle was completed.
A large gate materialized out of thin air.
She stepped forward,
interacted with it.
After the door opened,
a long corridor was revealed.
As she progressed further,
the surrounding lights grew dimmer.
The atmosphere suddenly turned eerie!
After opening another door,
she entered a new room.
The room was extremely dim, with only a treasure chest at the center bathed in a spotlight.
"Could there be some luxurious reward inside?"
"Never mind... I don't have any hope for what's inside the chest anymore."
At that moment,
Guinaifen hadn't yet realized the severity of the situation.
The moment she opened the chest,
instead of the expected reward notification,
the screen went black!
"Ding ling ling ling—"
Accompanied by a series of urgent alarm bells,
all the lights in the room turned on.
The scene inside the room was fully revealed.
Guinaifen was startled!
"Wait, wait..."
"Why does the background music sound even more sinister now?!"
"It feels like there's something wandering around..."
"Damn it... this art style is off!"
Old-fashioned CRT TVs were piled up in the corner.
And on all sides of the room,
there were identical doors everywhere!
Guinaifen licked her dry lips.
She glanced at the mission prompt.
["Find any door to leave this place"]
She started to panic.
She could only try to ease the unsettling atmosphere by constantly talking to herself.
"This isn't the same type of horror as Fyxestroll Garden."
"Although there's no direct threat..."
"It gives off a subtle sense of fear and absurdity..."
She chose the door at the top.
Switched to Fu Xuan.
After activating a Technique Shield, she sprinted at full speed!
Her experience from exploring the Seclusion Zone of the space station came in handy.
.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"
Just as she was about to reach the door.
The screen suddenly flickered.
Accompanied by a piercing electric current sound.
Little Gui's mouth twitched.
Her heart skipped a beat.
She almost dropped the controller.
"Wait... who taught you to make a game like this!"
"Isn't this supposed to be a Space Comedy? Why does it feel like a horror game now!"
"That flicker almost scared me to death..."
...
"Oh my god..."
"That scared the hell out of me..."
"Such eerie music..."
"Even watching Little Gui play is so terrifying?"
"Don't scare me like that, ahhh!"
"It's midnight here."
"I quickly pulled my feet back under the blanket!"
...
"This is... a ghost wall!"
Guinaifen exclaimed.
Coming out of the room, it was still the same room!
The only change was.
Some stacked TVs now displayed a No Signal snow screen.
Beside the black-and-white TV, many words slowly appeared.
[Help]
[Save me]
Entering the room again.
The background music became even more urgent.
The ticking sound of the clock's countdown grew faster and faster...
Guinaifen's scalp was already tingling!
Everything around her was hinting at one thing—
Something extremely bad was about to happen!
And yet, she had no choice but to push forward!
Because.
She had just tried.
She couldn't teleport now!
Teleportation was completely disabled!
All the prompts on the screen were garbled!
"Oh my god..."
"What the hell is going on!"
"It feels like I've fallen into a damn nightmare..."
"Guys, save Little Gui!!!"
"Ding ling ling—"
The urgent alarm sounded again!
Now.
Every time she opened a door.
Guinaifen's heart skipped a beat!
She cried out in despair, "Yu Ling, why don't you make a horror game!"
"This damn atmosphere and immersion are off the charts!"
[Please help me…]
[Please help me…]
[I don't want to die]
Firefly's voice reminded her, "The TV's flicker is so blinding... Be careful, it feels like something is..."
Thump!
Thump!
The sound of a heartbeat echoed.
On the TV in front of Stelle and Firefly.
The snow screen seemed to suddenly receive a signal!
But what appeared was—
An eye-like object!
Then.
All the TV screens displayed the same eerie purple eye!
Stelle immediately pulled out her bat, shielding Firefly behind her.
Above the two of them.
A purple light flashed.
The purple eye actually materialized into reality!
It crawled out from the shadows!
Its main body resembled a grotesque hand.
And those eyes were growing on the palm and arm.
Scattered around were some loose eyes.
All hanging upside down!
All staring down at Stelle and Firefly below.
Guinaifen was completely stunned.
She was so scared that her hometown dialect slipped out.
"My dear grandma..."
"What the hell is this thing!"
"It's so evil, so creepy...!!!"
[Entering battle]
Guinaifen slowly exhaled...
Seeing the monster actually made her less scared.
It was the unseen that was terrifying.
After calming herself down.
She began to observe the monster's weaknesses.
Guinaifen gathered her courage.
Trying to regain some composure from the earlier chaos.
"Wind, fire, Imaginary..."
"Alright, alright."
"Good thing I brought Imbibitor Lunae Dan Heng!"
"As long as it has a weakness, we're good!"
"No matter what kind of monster you are, I'll just unleash the Azure Dragon's Wrath!"
...
"Dan Heng: My job."
"Ruan Mei: Interesting, let me study this."
"This is so damn intense!"
"The contrast is way too big, how could such a monster appear in Clockie's house?"
"Is this the secret the family has been hiding?"
"Damn it! There's actually something like this in the Dreamscape? If I had to experience this, I'd probably faint on the spot."
"Holy crap, this young guy! Even if you paid me now, I wouldn't go to Penacony."
...
At this moment.
It was the Memory Zone Meme Something Unto Death's turn to act.
A prompt suddenly appeared on the interface.
[The Reverie Descends] has stacked 3 layers.
"Thud—"
Something Unto Death suddenly concealed itself in the darkness.
When it reappeared.
It was right above Ruan Mei in the party.
A flash of blood-red light in its eyes.
Its sharp claws slashed downward!
Guinaifen was stunned!
"What just happened!?"
"My full-health Ruan Mei got instantly killed?"
"How is this monster so strong?"
"What the hell!"
"And it even took Ruan Mei's soul!?"
...
The Reverie Hotel.
Lobby.
Witnessing this scene in the game.
All the players watching were completely stunned!
Previously, most players had been criticizing the Family, accusing them of false advertising and concealing some unpleasant aspects of the Dreamscape!
However, a small portion of players believed it wasn't a big deal. Instead, they thought it added some thrilling excitement to the Dreamscape! After all, they still believed that true death wasn't possible in the Dreamscape.
But now, with the appearance of this monster, that previous belief was completely shattered!
"Damn it! Is this thing really a monster that exists in the Dreamscape?"
"I could accept monsters like the Dreamjolt Troupe, but this thing… just one look at it, and my sanity is draining!"
"I was wrong, I was really wrong…"
"Family, how the hell are you going to explain this!?"
"Listen to this monster's name—Something Unto Death! Even Yu Ling gave it such a terrifying name, which is enough to show how horrifying this monster really is! It can actually kill people!"
"Thank goodness I chose to stay in reality and didn't enter the Dreamscape…"
At the same time, in the major Dreamscape zones, the scene being broadcast on the big screens almost scared all the tourists and players awake!
"Oh my god! I can't stay in this Dreamscape any longer!"
"I need to leave!"
"Run for it!"
"When I get back to reality, I'm going to demand the Family compensate me for my mental trauma!"