Chapter 1 Mysterious Encounters, Mysterious Love, and the Halo
Are you sure you want to participate in the eerie game?
On the phone, the excessively red text against the black background looked like the color of blood, sticky and disgusting, sending chills down one's spine.
The owner of the phone was a fair-skinned and pretty young woman. Her lips were pale and her eyes were red, indicating that she had just been crying. She looked rather pitiful.
At that moment, her eyes were fixed on the red text on her phone screen.
In 2034, an eerie event descends upon Earth, gradually polluting human settlements and shrinking living space. Many are forced to enter a bizarre game to survive.
The dungeons in this eerie game are terrifying and horrifying; players who enter them are almost guaranteed to die.
But games aren't without their benefits; completing them can earn you what you want.
Many people willingly enter these bizarre games, some for their families, some for their health, some for fame...
Jiang Liyue chose to enter the game for a simple reason: she was just too hungry!
Or perhaps, the original owner was just too hungry!
That's right, Jiang Liyue wasn't the original owner of this body; she had just transmigrated into the book.
In her previous life, Jiang Liyue was an orphan who entered the entertainment industry by chance during her university years.
Jiang Liyue was born to act. Her experience growing up in an orphanage honed her ability to speak to anyone, and she thrived in the entertainment industry.
Within two years, she won the Best Actress award for her beauty and acting skills, and successfully achieved financial freedom.
With money, good looks, and many fans praising her every day, Jiang Liyue really didn't know what else she was missing in her life.
Now she knows, she might be immoral.
If she weren't so unethical, how could she have inexplicably transmigrated into a novel called "The Strange Arrival" and become a cannon fodder female supporting character with the same name?
The supporting female character, Jiang Liyue, serves as a contrast to the female lead, who is the missing true heiress of the Jiang family. She is strong, brave, and kind, and becomes a master of the bizarre game through her own efforts.
The female supporting character is a spoiled, fake heiress who is timid and cowardly and never dares to enter the eerie game.
After being kicked out of the Jiang family after their biological daughter was found, he was so poor that he starved to death rather than enter the eerie game.
"Waaaaah, but I'm really scared of ghosts..."
Jiang Liyue still remembered that a few minutes ago, when she entered this body, she vaguely heard the original owner's soul crying before it left.
The original owner was so hungry that she cried while starving, and then she cried herself to death. Jiang Liyue then transmigrated into the body of the original owner.
Jiang Liyue: ...Just because she's a cannon fodder female supporting character, does that mean she can die so hastily?
Jiang Liyue herself is not afraid of ghosts. When she first entered the industry and had no resources, only an unknown director invited her to star in a horror film.
In order to study the atmosphere of terror, Jiang Liyue locked herself in her room for half a month and watched hundreds of ghost movies.
She later rose to fame with her role in that horror film.
Compared to being afraid of ghosts, Jiang Liyue was more afraid of being hungry. She was an orphan who was abandoned on the street as a child and went hungry for a long time before being sent to an orphanage.
Since then, Jiang Liyue has been afraid of going hungry, and even after entering the entertainment industry, she has never dieted to lose weight.
She loathed hunger, and the burning sensation in her stomach remained vivid in her memory.
But now the original owner has been kicked out of the Jiang family and is living in a small, dilapidated rented room. He only has 2.5 yuan left in his phone, and he hasn't eaten for two days. He's not far from starving to death.
The burning sensation in Jiang Liyue's stomach due to hunger spasms stimulated her nerves, and she took out her phone without hesitation and signed up for the eerie game.
Jiang Liyue's stomach was rumbling again. She looked at the blood-red words on the screen, but she didn't feel scared. All she could think of was ketchup and strawberry jam.
The original owner was incredibly patient; because she was afraid of ghosts, she would rather starve than enter the game.
Jiang Liyue, fearing that further hesitation would lead to her starving to death like the original owner of this body, quickly selected "Yes" on the screen.
The blood-red text on the screen changed.
Congratulations to new player Jiang Liyue for joining the eerie game!
You cannot refuse to play the game, you cannot quit the game, death in the game is death in real life.
[Drawing your starting items, please wait...]
[Initial item successfully drawn: Golden hidden item "Strange Encounter and Strange Love Aura" - Initial item cannot be transferred or canceled]
Before Jiang Liyue could figure out what the so-called "mysterious love aura" was all about, the words on the screen changed again.
[Player Jiang Liyue is about to enter the game; the dungeon is loading.]
[Copy Name: Happiness No.1 Middle School]
Dungeon Difficulty: A
Mission: Survive in the instance for 7 days / Find Ren Yuanxing
Welcome to Xingfu No.1 Middle School. As a student of Xingfu Middle School, please abide by the school rules, respect teachers, and be friendly to your classmates.
Please remember, you are just a student!
As soon as Jiang Liyue opened her eyes, she found herself in a dark classroom with six rows and six columns, a total of thirty-six people.
Jiang Liyue sat in the last row, a position that allowed her to see most of the classroom without making much movement.
It must have been nighttime, and the classroom lights were off; the only light source was the candles on each desk.
In the dim candlelight, everyone's face in the classroom looked somewhat distorted.
Jiang Liyue noticed that most people were looking around, some curious, some frightened, and some whispering to each other. She guessed that the classroom was full of players, just like her.
Especially the boy sitting in front of her, who was looking around furtively, giving off a very thieving vibe.
Jiang Liyue calmly withdrew her gaze and did not speak rashly.
Meanwhile, in an unknown space, a live stream quietly began.
[Here it comes! My favorite Happiness No. 1 High School instance has begun!]
Wow, a room full of humans right from the start! This smells amazing! When will I ever get the chance to work in a dungeon?
I don't want to go. If I run into a skilled human player, I'm doomed.
"If I'm going to die, I'm going to die. I never want to eat this tasteless, awful fast food again. If I could taste a human flavor, it would be worth dying for."
[The camera zooms out to the back row and I spot a cute little human. It looks delicious, and I really want to taste it.]
Wow, what a beautiful little human! But they look a bit fragile. I hope they won't get eaten right away. It's such a waste for the trash in this dungeon.
Ugh, I should have gone to work this time. I just had a great time in a dungeon a couple of days ago and applied for two days off TAT.
Jiang Liyue was unaware that she had already been targeted by the strange people in the live stream even though the dungeon had just started. She was just sitting in the back row, quietly observing everyone.
This is a habit she has as an actress. When she's not filming, she likes to sit in her car and guess the professions and personalities of passersby based on their expressions and clothing.
Suddenly, a stern voice rang out from the front of the classroom, "The entrance exam is about to begin. Students, stop looking around."
Jiang Liyue looked up at the sound and saw a middle-aged woman holding a white candle, her face pale and bluish. The candlelight flickered slightly, and her face looked somewhat distorted and eerie.
Her greedy gaze swept over the entire class, and finally she grinned with satisfaction. Jiang Liyue sensed the malice in that smile.
The woman tapped on the podium: "The exam lasts thirty minutes. Keep quiet during the exam. No cheating, no leaving your seat, and no disrupting the exam. Keep an eye on your candles. Okay, everyone, pass the exam papers to the back."
Jiang Liyue saw that the exam papers were really being passed around from the first row, and thought to herself that this exam was actually quite realistic.
[Guys, this teacher is so relatable. It reminds me of my old homeroom teacher, and it makes me a little uncomfortable. I'm going to quit now.]
No, I can hold on a little longer for the sake of this pretty little human.
Jiang Liyue was sitting in the last row, so she had to wait for the papers to be passed down slowly. She decided to check the desks first.
Perhaps because of the exam, her desk was spotless, with only a white candle burning in the upper right corner, its flame flickering slightly.
The teacher just said to keep an eye on the candles, but I don't know what that means. It sounds like the white candles are important props.
Jiang Liyue thought for a moment and then simply moved the candle to the center of the desk, the place closest to her.
Although the flame is a bit inconvenient to have at her chin, she can immediately protect the candle in case of an emergency.
At this moment, the exam papers were passed down from the front. The student in front, who seemed to be trying to find out what was going on, turned his head while the exam papers were being passed down.
Then he witnessed a scene that dealt him a severe mental blow—
The dim candlelight shining from below cast a strange, distorted glow on Jiang Liyue's face, making her otherwise beautiful features appear even more grotesque, especially her dark, hollow eye sockets, which looked particularly eerie in the pitch-black classroom.
Holy crap, there's a ghost behind him!
If he hadn't remembered he was still in the game, he would have screamed right now.
Jiang Liyue had no idea why her classmate in front of her had such a terrified expression, as if she had seen something horrible.
She tried to take the test paper from his hand, but couldn't budge it.
Since they were both players, Jiang Liyue wasn't angry; she just gave him a friendly smile.
From the perspective of the person in front of him, the female ghost's dark eyes stared straight at him, and she grinned maliciously at him.
In front of me: Help!!
Oh my god, did he get targeted by a female ghost the moment he entered the game? Is he going to die...?
Then Jiang Liyue saw that the person in front of her let go of her hand and turned away with a look of utter despair. She could vaguely see the despair in the other person's eyes.
What's wrong?
Jiang Liyue blinked innocently, looking confused.
The viewers in the live stream were already laughing hysterically.
[Hahahaha, this is hilarious! This pretty little human has quite a talent for scaring people.]
I love her so much, she's so cute! I hope the people in this dungeon don't eat her, turning her into a monster would be so much better, I want to marry her!
[Hey, you guys in front, stop dreaming! This human is already my wife.]
[That expression is amazing! I'll use it to scare people during the next dungeon exam, and I'm sure I'll pass.]
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