"Operator, hello. If you are hearing this broadcast, it means the erosion has already begun, and we have started to be forgotten by the world."
"If the erosion goes too deep and c...
Chapter 329 All Things
[Regular Visitor: Dr. ██████]
A second visitor was detected.
[Template measurement in progress...]
Welcome, Mr. 832.
[There have been new log changes for the project you are monitoring. Please check them.]
May the great forbidden things make even greater progress with Eoubs!
Enter: View file 001-He Yu.
Friendly reminder.
"What you are about to see is a record of this candidate from the perspective of the 'person behind the scenes' and 659."
Input: Continue.
—The Gray Path—
You must understand them.
Understanding Everything
That's not a relationship of tolerance.
Instead... it's a position.
[File 001 - He Yu - Effective]
"So, after rejecting the olive branches of 'plot setting' and 'junkyard,' you discovered this passage—inside a man-made base hidden 27 miles away from the back wall of my office."
"That's right, it was specially prepared for you. There isn't even a key. The passageway door is open all year round, waiting for someone to come."
"The environment here is quite ordinary because I was busy with the setting of my next book when I created it, so it will look similar to the second fluctuation layer. Hopefully, those forbidden things will still stay there obediently. If they leave, it doesn't matter; I'll handle the trouble."
"But you've gone too far, there's no turning back."
“You see a smooth fork in the road leading inward from the entrance, which leads to the depths of the station. There is some human blood and feces in the road—it just looks like it, or maybe it’s just some paint stains, but you can’t be sure. I advise you to be careful and avoid it.”
"Even now, you can still receive distress signals from the terminal. When did it start? You can't remember, but whoever it is—you hope they can survive."
The Fool's footsteps echoed in the empty, filthy corridor, each step seeming to come from another world, a hell filled with death and despair, where he walked alone in the abyss.
"The elevator appeared, but the screen showed that the cabin was permanently stuck on the ground floor, so you could only go down the stairs—all the way to the -27th floor, where there was a sign at the top of the ceiling—Special Infected Control Area. You walked through several empty control rooms, and it looked familiar—it was Eoubs' headquarters. The fear and torment caused by those taboos in the past seemed to have disappeared."
"You remembered something."
The path led him to an office at the far end of the ground floor—the source of his distress signal. The door was still unlocked, but something was blocking it, so he kicked it open with all his might.
"Before you could see the inside of the room clearly, something suddenly crawled out of the darkness on the far left—you glanced at it and your first reaction was, 'A monster that looks like a human.'"
It suffered greatly, waiting for someone to come and rescue it, but clearly... he was not a great and kind person.
"You realized what was happening, hid in the room, and closed the door behind you. It was pitch black, but you felt safe. You took out two tranquilizers from your pocket, after all, it would be a great disgrace to be scared to death after experiencing so much."
Who exactly is he? And why did he come to the space outside the wall?
He can't remember, but only temporarily.
"The emergency light rotates inside its plastic casing, casting a dim red glow into the office every second. You stare at the light source, lost in thought, and suddenly feel as if this place is the heart of some kind of creature, its powerful pulse beating rhythmically."
Behind the door hangs an identification tag. Looking around, you notice many other unidentifiable things—empty bottles, takeout containers, a tin can piled high with cigarette butts, and a book stained with ink. Your exploration ends at a peculiar corner of this room—you see many photographs, group photos, but their faces are glued together.
"There's a computer on the desk next to me, and you can clearly see the power indicator light flashing faintly."
"It's waiting for you too."
Sit down, then turn on the computer.
Emergency procedures have been activated.
External protection measures are in effect.
—Not entirely—
That gray road.
Access permissions.
Deception, concealment, and dragging others down.
loading……
loading……
loading……
loading……
loading……
Loading complete.
My dear He Yu
"At this moment, you hear footsteps outside the door, getting closer and closer with each step."
loading……
loading……
loading……
[Verifying]
...
...
[Verifying]
You hold your breath nervously, hoping that the person outside the door is just passing by.
"Then, you hear someone talking."
Ugh, this is so annoying!
[Damn it, I have to type these few words every day, how much do I get paid? I update every day and I'm still not famous, damn it...]
[I'm so angry and cold. Will this world ever get any better? When will this bastard get back on his feet?!]
Please wait.
Please wait.
Please wait.
The sound mysteriously disappeared.
"Your breathing relaxed; it was just a false alarm."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!