Chapter 1: Weird Talk (1) Ranked first in the Infinite Weird Talk game's overall score chart...
"Everything seems to be going on normally at the moment."
The doctor reviewed the test results, quickly put down the scale, and began to operate the computer. He casually said, "It might be auditory hallucinations caused by recent stress. Of course, if you're worried, you can do some other tests."
The patient sitting opposite raised his head when he heard this. His pupils were very dark, almost completely black. He looked very young, with an upright figure. His handsome face and cold temperament undoubtedly made him more suitable for the spotlight.
Not the psychiatric department of a hospital.
"But there's a strange thing that keeps making noises in my head," he recounted calmly, pointing to his head. "It's still talking now."
The "thing" he was talking about was muttering in dissatisfaction, because Bai Bei's words made him rant non-stop: [Who are you calling a thing?! I'm not a thing! No... Hey! Why don't you believe me?!]
Bai Bei added: "And he was very angry and frustrated."
doctor:"……"
The doctor readily took over the conversation: "So when did this phenomenon begin?"
"The day before yesterday."
"Imagine...oh, this voice you heard, did it tell you anything about the things happening around you?"
Bai Bei fell silent. He considered his words for a moment, and between concealing the truth and telling the truth, he ultimately chose the latter. "It said the world is about to be destroyed."
doctor:"……"
He really wanted to end this conversation now.
Adhering to good professional ethics and respect for his patients, the doctor smiled kindly and tactfully told the other person, "I saw in your profile that your industry is related to gaming. Perhaps that's why you're confusing reality with virtuality."
Bai Bei didn't say anything, probably realizing that continuing the conversation would be of no use. He stood up, thanked the doctor and then walked out.
The voice in his head started yelling again: [You'd rather think you're crazy than believe what I say?]
"Didn't everything I mentioned happen?! The recent stock market forecasts and those celebrity scandals were spot on. I even told you about some of the bugs in your game!"
"I didn't say I didn't believe you."
[Who are you trying to fool? Do you think I'm stupid?!]
"Uh-huh."
【……】
The sound disappeared. It was possible that it was angry with him, but it didn't speak again.
Bai Bei pushed open the door to the department. Not far away, the man who was replying to a message with his head down noticed this. His originally lazy posture leaning against the wall suddenly straightened up. He put down his phone and asked, "What did the doctor say?"
"Mental health, find something to do when there is nothing to do."
"…The second half of the sentence shouldn't be what the doctor said, right?"
"clever."
Shen Que was speechless. He put his phone back in his pocket and went to the lobby with Bo Bei to pay. In the process, he tried to persuade his friend to take a vacation. "A lot of the game content needs to be re-examined recently. Is this because of the pressure on you?"
"I understand. I also really hope this rotten world will end soon so I don't have to hold meetings. Why don't you take a couple of days off? It shouldn't have any impact if you hand over your work in advance... Bo Bei? Are you listening to me?"
But Bai Bei's attention was not on his words.
Lines of text flashed before Bai Bei's eyes, scrolling one after another without interruption, like the barrage of comments in a live broadcast.
[Wuhu, how come there are ghost stories in school? ]
[Thanks to the fresh experience pack sent by Guidan brother, let us say thank you to Guidan brother]
【Shibao Shibao’s mom is here! 】
[Yohoo, he's only an E-level. How dare a mere E-level act so presumptuously in front of our Shi Yu?]
His gaze paused when it came into contact with the word "Shi Yu", and after a moment he moved away as if nothing had happened, then tilted his head to reply to Chen Que's previous words.
But he did not deceive the guy who called himself the system. He believed what it said because these comments often mentioned his younger brother Shi Yu. Most of the comments revolved around "Shi Yu", as if he was the only center.
Comic book protagonist? Being the protagonist of a world that can't escape alienation and pollution is not a good thing.
Thinking of this, Bai Bei took the initiative to poke the system. "You know the general direction of the future of this world, so can you tell me the ending of Xiaoyu...Shiyu?"
The system was probably still angry, and just said coldly: [The system has been shut down.]
Bai Bei: “…”
Shen Que noticed the subtle change in Bo Bei's expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is Xiaoyu going out with her classmates tonight?"
Bai Bei didn't plan to explain the system's affairs for the time being. Shen Que was one of the few people he completely trusted, and he didn't want to involve others, so he nodded.
Now it seems that Shi Yu has gone from occasionally asking for leave to directly applying to cancel evening self-study, and it is very likely that he is going to deal with these things.
"Xiaoyu has just started college. There's no need to pursue certificates, GPAs, or competitions right now." Shen Que disagreed. He cheerfully advised Bai Bei to relax, "He will definitely arrange it himself. Let's not put too much pressure on him."
Bai Bei glanced at him and said, "You seem to be in a good mood. In that case, can you ask the driver to pick up Xiaoyu for me later?"
The university where Shi Yu attended did not have strict accommodation regulations, so he applied for day study.
"It's not impossible. Can we just take him home?"
"Well, thank you for your help."
"Okay, it's okay... No, what will you do if I leave? Your car isn't coming over."
"Bus or subway."
The Municipal Hospital was some distance away from A University where Shi Yu studied. Chen Que chatted with Bai Bei for a few more words and then left. By the time Bai Bei paid the fee, the sky outside had already turned a dim yellow.
"Someone's missing again...? Wasn't the missing person case from a while ago solved? Why is it... again?"
"I heard the news was suppressed. Otherwise, why wouldn't there be any heat at all? They're probably afraid of causing panic. Shh... stop talking. It would be bad if someone heard it."
There was a faint sound of discussion, which soon faded away. The light of the setting sun shone on the ground through the windows in the corridor, and the shadows were lengthened. The originally lively atmosphere gradually became quiet. He didn't know when there was only darkness around him.
The rustling shadows of the trees covered Bai Bei's shadow. Only a little light came through the window in front of him. The street lights outside the house shone into the room, bright but also dangerous.
Tick-tick-tick-
The sound of water.
Something is approaching here.
[Hush.] The critical moment system came online, recalling the contents of the comics. Bo Bei probably didn't know about the existence of ghost stories yet, so it hurriedly said, [Step back. This situation is special and there's no time to explain. Just do what I say.]
No...! The system sensed something was wrong after it finished speaking, and a bad premonition grew. This new strange story... It was B-level, a medium-risk strange story that shouldn't appear.
Ordinary people may not even be able to handle low-risk ghost stories, let alone medium-risk ghost stories. This is definitely not something Bai Bei can handle, and there is no way he can survive.
[Wait, why are you moving forward?!]
The system was so shocked by Bo Bei's actions that it disrupted all its plans. It was extremely anxious, but it couldn't conjure up a physical form to stop him from committing suicide. [You have caught its attention!]
Bobei has been included in the scope of strange stories.
Finished. The system watched the clueless Bai Bei walk towards the darkness, feeling a sense of calm madness, as if it were about to be executed. It wondered when it would be dismantled and scrapped.
It feels that having an emotional module is not that great. For example, now, its entire system has truly experienced what numbness and despair are.
And Bai Bei's body had already disappeared into the darkness.
The sticky and cold touch wrapped around the fingertips and extended upward along the arm, like a predatory monster that wanted to enjoy the panic of its prey before swallowing it. Bai Bei lowered his eyes. Faced with such an abnormal situation, his reaction was calm and without any ripples.
The monster suddenly stopped moving and trembled instead. It began to retreat, uncertain and confused, as if it was the prey that was being targeted.
The scream was blocked in his throat, and the next second, a tearing sound was heard. The darkness that had obscured his vision faded, and a large pool of blood flowed on the ground. The system didn't even see anything clearly before the situation was completely reversed. Bai Bei killed the monster.
He didn't exploit the rules of the Kwaidan, nor was he restricted by them... No, the question was how could he kill it?
The system's background programs are running at high speed, and it feels like it is about to crash.
How could he possibly do that…?
Bai Bei didn't explain. He was waiting for the system to sort everything out. He asked, "When will the Operations Department arrive?"
The system, having given up thinking, blindly followed his instructions and checked, not even pondering how he knew about the Operations Department. It obediently replied, "We're on our way. We'll probably need another six minutes."
"Okay." Bai Bei stared down at the dead monster's corpse on the ground. After thinking it over, he said, "Can you interfere with reality? Before the Operations Department arrives, make sure no one can see this guy for the time being."
The system hesitated for a long time before finally uttering two words: [Okay.]
So Bai Bei quickly fled the scene. The subway station took a few minutes to walk, and the bus stop was just opposite the hospital, so of course he chose to catch the bus.
He pulled out his nearly dead phone and swiped his e-card before settling into the back seat. A sirens blared through the wide-open window as he passed the slowly moving bus. Bo Bei squinted, feeling a bit drowsy.
The system, which had been stuck for a long time, finally remembered something. It took out the dusty document from the corner and flipped through it, and finally saw the big bold words above the identity information.
The only one who has successfully passed the world of ghost stories and returned to reality, "Fei" ranks first in the total score list of the Infinite Ghost Story Game.
Fei... He is "Fei"? !
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On the other side, the hospital.
The Operations Department is a special department set up by the government after the advent of ghost stories. It is dedicated to responding to and handling various incidents involving ghost stories. Most people don't know about this department yet.
The existence of Kwaidan brings more unknowns and deaths, which is even more terrifying than the Infinite Kwaidan game that once caused frequent disappearances. It appears in reality and also triggers the awakening of various abilities.
The Operations Department is basically full of people with special abilities like this.
But the Operations Department has recently faced a big problem, which is more confusing than the ghost stories. Even if they rush here as soon as they receive the information about the coming of the ghost stories, it will be of no use no matter how fast they are, because someone will solve it first, and today is the fifth time.
The same person.
There were no casualties, which was indeed great news, but they knew nothing about that person and could not find any information about him, so they could not recruit him. Their biggest worry was that he would be led by those evil organizations.
A cordon was set up. Behind the armed guards came the Operations Department members, dressed in uniform black combat uniforms. Someone approached the man standing next to the monster's corpse and said, "Captain, just like before, the surveillance is broken."
He nodded to indicate that he understood. The monster's remains would be sent for analysis and testing, and then to the research laboratory.
There is a high probability that there will not be objects such as fingerprints and hair that contain the other party's identity information.
They only had time to capture a blurry figure, and the person disappeared the next second. The hastily taken photos were blank, which was obviously caused by the other party's ability.
High-risk ghost stories cannot pose a threat to him.
...Who is he?
The author has something to say:
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1. Unconventional weird stories, with some personal settings.
Most ghost stories will swallow up the selected area after they come into reality, turning it into the domain of ghost stories, and only then will the rules come into effect.
The scope of areas that can be generated by ghost stories of different levels is also different. Level A and above have a large scope.
2. Those who want to see serious high-IQ plots can quit now! This article basically does not contain any decryption plots, and Bo Bei basically brute-forces his way through the game (this guy is terrifyingly strong).
3. In addition to the plot, the first few chapters will contain a little more narrative content, which is some supplement to the settings.
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