W-FBC-0173 Control Room

Agent Ulgrin paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something and nodded.

[Oh, okay, buddy, I get it. The last mission must have been unpleasant for you.]

[I hope you have a good day. Working here might not be as free as before, but it should be relatively safer. That is, those locked-up things should behave themselves.]

Listening to their conversation, Huan Huan arrived at a corridor on the second floor of an office area.

From here, she can see the busy staff below through the edge of the glass.

Although these people are game NPCs, their every move seems very real, just like the office workers in TV dramas.

Huan Huan even waved to them, but no one paid any attention.

The agent walking in front would also say something sarcastic.

[You're such an idiot.]

Wipe!

I'll remember you! You damn agent!

At that moment, she and the agent in front of her stepped through the mechanical door at the end of the second-floor corridor.

The door behind him closed as well.

Huan Huan immediately looked around at her surroundings.

This is a spacious area.

There are two doors in front of me.

To the left is a thick, heavy metal door that is open, through which Huan Huan can see directly into the environment behind the door.

To the right is a tightly closed, ordinary mechanical door, its destination unknown.

Behind them was a closed mechanical door, next to which hung a monitoring screen.

Why is there a surveillance screen here?

Moreover, the area being monitored from inside appears to be the same as the office area outside?

Just as Huan Huan was frowning in confusion, Agent Ulgrin suddenly spoke.

[We've arrived at the idiot's place. See that open door over there? Go inside and do as the announcement says. I think you'll probably be fine.]

Huan Huan hearing this, Huanhuan looked up at the open door in front of her.

From the outside, you can see two researchers inside, dressed in white coats and holding documents.

They seemed to be discussing something.

After glancing at the player, he turned and walked away.

Huan Huan also noticed something next to the open, heavy metal door.

There is a huge plaque that looks like it was carved.

Besides a valve symbol, there is also some information on it.

Project ID: W-FBC-0173

[Project Rating: WAW]

[Project Warning: Note that this anomaly exhibits clear 'consciousness' and contains 'violence'. Any experiment involving at least three participants must have at least two people maintain eye contact with the anomaly throughout the entire process.]

The players in front of the screen immediately became excited.

Finally!

Finally, we're going to see what this monster looks like in the true ending of "Skyhill"!

Could it be the statue from the CG trailer?

At this moment, the players were all staring intently at the screen, urging Huan Huan to hurry up and enter.

Upon seeing this, Huan Huan quickly responded to the requests from the viewers in the live stream.

Just as they were about to enter, Agent Ulgrin handed them a document.

[Take a look at this before you go in, if you care about your life.]

When Zai Zong saw this, his eyes lit up immediately.

As a seasoned gamer with over ten years of experience, his favorite thing, besides clearing all the side quests, is collecting various documents and reading the little stories inside.

He quickly gestured for his cousin to take the document and opened it to read.

Huan Huan did as instructed.

Suddenly, a file appeared on the screen in front of everyone.

The text above is filled with technical terms and detailed descriptions.

In short, it means:

W-FBC-0173 is a human-shaped statue made of reinforced concrete.

On its surface, there are traces of spray paint from a certain brand. According to chemical testing, the paint was likely applied 193 months ago, more than 60 years ago. The brand behind that paint went bankrupt in 1958.

Therefore, the specific source of this anomaly is impossible to verify.

Although W-FBC-0173 looks like a statue, it is mobile and highly hostile.

The anomaly cannot move when viewed directly. Therefore, during the experiment, at least three people must be present to take turns watching it.

Once your gaze shifts, or you blink or anything else you 'don't look at', it's gone.

The anomaly will then move at high speed (not instantaneously) to the person's front or back, and then break their neck in a bizarre attack, causing death or permanent disability.

To date, even the most authoritative research experts in the field of biology have been unable to determine whether it is a living organism.

And given its properties, no known tool can cut or destroy its reinforced concrete body.

Seeing this, Huan Huan became a little impatient.

This is such a long passage of text, what am I supposed to read? It's making me dizzy.

But Zai Zong is different.

As a seasoned gamer, he read the document with great interest and quickly grasped the key points.

That is: stare at it!

"As expected, guys! That humanoid statue in the CG trailer... it's the mysterious W-FBC-0173 from the true ending of Skyhill!"

"It's just a statue! But this statue is ridiculously bizarre. The document says that it won't move as long as it's within sight. Once you look away, its neck will be snapped. So, it doesn't seem like anything special."

"Just keep staring at it and everything will be fine, that's too simple. Just keep watching while backing away, and that solves the problem."

"Let's go, Huan Huan, let's go inside."

Wearing VR headset, Huan Huan nodded, then stepped through the thick metal door, carrying the expectations of millions of fans in the live stream.

Then, the metal door slowly closed and finally shut.

Inside, the room was brightly lit by incandescent bulbs.

The first thing that caught her eye was a two-story observation platform.

Above, there are metal railings and a special agent holding a gun.

His attire was almost identical to that of the agent outside, and he was also staring at me with an icy expression.

In addition, there is an observation room-like space on the second floor.

There were three researchers in white coats inside; two of them I had just seen. The third was standing in front of a microphone, arms crossed.

Huan Huan looked around as she walked inside.

After turning a corner, she saw two men dressed in orange clothes standing in front of a huge, incredibly heavy metal mechanical door.

There's even a door inside!

"The place you need to go should be just ahead. Let's go take a look first."

Zai Zong's voice rang out not far from Huan Huan.

She nodded and stepped forward.

As she approached, both Orange-Clad Man glanced at her.

Then he shook his head and sighed, revealing a worried expression.

It seems something troubling them is about to happen.

At this moment, one of the people in orange clothes let out a sigh.

[Another poor unlucky soul, sigh.]

Upon hearing this, the game's protagonist surprisingly responded to him.

Really? I really look forward to being like you guys.

Huan Huan was stunned for a moment.

What does that mean?

What does it mean to expect the same things as you?

Aren't you the unlucky one?

At that moment, on the second-floor platform, the armed agent nodded toward the observation room.

Then a man's voice came through the loudspeaker.

[Attention all test subjects, the control room door in front of you will open in 5 seconds.]

[Your task this time is to observe W-FBC-0173 to the best of your ability.]

[Remember, don't blink, don't turn your head, and don't look away. Finally, good luck.]

The next second, Huan Huan found that everything in front of her went black for a moment and then suddenly returned to normal.

Although it was only for a moment, it seemed...

It was like blinking.