Break Out of Containment!

Ouch—Ouch—Ouch—Ouch—Ouch—

Gears roll, friction creates a symphony.

The massive, heavy metal door slowly slid open to both sides.

The viewers and fans in the live stream immediately widened their eyes, including Zai Zong in front of the screen.

Because what they desperately wanted to see was inside the open door.

That seemingly mysterious anomaly!

At this moment in the game, it is a dimly lit and airtight detention cell.

This is what the game's broadcast refers to as the 'control room'.

There were only two wall lamps providing dim illumination, making the visibility poor.

The ground was covered with a thick, red liquid.

But in the corner, everyone saw a pale yellow humanoid statue with its back to them.

I've seen this Zai Zong in the trailer.

And then, she appeared before him again.

But unlike the CG art style in the trailer, what he sees now is a realistic image quality that is no different from the real world!

That's why the human-shaped statue seemed even more dangerous.

This improved his impression of the product!

"Bro! Did the game just blink?"

Huan Huan pursed her lips, staring at the open metal door, unsure of what to do.

The broadcast just said not to blink, and then the game immediately went black as if I were blinking.

This made it hard for her not to suspect that it was intentional.

At this moment, Zai Zong somewhat serious.

The human-shaped statue in the control room is familiar to anyone who has seen the trailer.

Its abilities are unpredictable and can kill without leaving a trace!

I didn't know at first what kind of bizarre attack method this was.

But it was through that document and the broadcast that he realized just how terrifying the statue truly was.

In addition to the blink just now

This is clearly telling players that the protagonist they are controlling this time is different from the ones they've played before.

He can blink!

He couldn't keep his eyes open the whole time!

At that moment, the game screen went black again.

The situation is then quite obvious.

"This must be part of the game's mechanics. It's a bit of a shame. If there were blinking, this monster would be much harder to deal with."

"Huh? You mean that statue inside? It does look a bit like it."

"Don't panic, let's see how the game goes first, and take it one step at a time."

The Zai Zong frowned seriously, staring at the screen.

At the same time, I reminded my cousin to be careful while playing, so as not to get scared.

The latter pouted, indicating that she wasn't flustered and that she was strong enough to handle it.

Seeing this, the Zai Zong was too lazy to remind him anymore and decided to let things take their course.

If this girl gets scared and screams, she probably won't dare to play anymore, and then we can let her go cool off somewhere else.

At that moment, the previous broadcast sounded again.

[Attention all test subjects, proceed to the control room immediately.]

Click—

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the sound of a gun bolting echoed from the second floor.

Without even looking, I knew it was the agent in charge of surveillance.

He's using his actions to warn the protagonist or the player!

"Brother, shall we go in?"

"Unless you can go up there and kill that fully armed agent, you'd better behave yourself."

Huan Huan:

At this moment, in the game.

After hearing the broadcast, two other people in orange clothes walked in cautiously.

Judging from their gait, they were very scared and nervous.

Even his legs were trembling!

I feel really bad.

One of the orange-clad men spoke in a trembling voice, his tone filled with obvious fear.

Upon hearing this, the other man in orange also responded nervously.

[Me too. This thing is WAW-level, and its abilities are incredibly violent. God bless, God bless.]

WAW level?

Huan Huan, who had entered with them, tilted her head upon hearing this and uttered a question mark.

"WAW level? That's like the difficulty level in the game, right? By the way, cousin, what difficulty level is WAW again?"

"Difficult level".

"Oh right, hard level. So that means this statue is difficult?"

Upon hearing this, Zai Zong did not reply, but couldn't help but think of the CG trailer.

That ruthless killing method, coupled with the ability to move so fast that it's impossible to catch the eye, is simply too brutal!

Soon, Huan Huan and the other two entered the control room. Before they knew what to do next, the heavy metal door behind them began to slam shut.

At the same time, the sound of a broadcast came on.

[Please approach W-FBC-0173 to conduct the test. Remember the previous warning: ensure the anomaly is within your line of sight.]

As the broadcast began, one of the Orange-Clad Man started breathing heavily in fear.

[I... I feel terrible... I... damn it!]

[Don't worry, buddy. They didn't make us do anything else, just stare at this monster. There's nothing to be afraid of.]

As Huanhuan listened to their conversation, Huan Huan screen blinked again.

Immediately afterwards, she heard the game's protagonist mutter something under his breath through the VR's Bluetooth headset.

At the same time, this sentence also appeared as a subtitle below.

The door is about to open. I'd better stay away from them.

Move away? The door's about to open?

What does that mean?

Huan Huan didn't quite understand what the protagonist meant by saying the door was about to open, but she wasn't a complete novice when it came to games.

Although she doesn't usually play single-player games, she does play online games!

Therefore, upon hearing the protagonist's muttered words, she naturally understood that it was a hint and immediately stepped back towards the door.

Just as she leaned against the door, a sharp, grating sound suddenly rang out.

Holy crap!?

The door is open!?

Because Huan Huan was facing away, she could only tell that the door was open by the sound of gears turning.

However, the broadcast confirmed the current situation the next second.

[Hmm? The access control seems to be malfunctioning; it's not responding to my actions.]

[Agent, please immediately notify maintenance personnel. There's a problem with the access control system in the W-FBC-0173 control room. Also, why hasn't Dr. Maynard arrived yet?]

[Attention testers, keep a close eye on W-FBC-0173 immediately. If anyone blinks, the others must be notified first!]

However.

The broadcast had just finished.

With a bang.

A gunshot rang out from outside the gate.

Huan Huan immediately turned her head to look, but because she was indoors and at a corner, she couldn't see anything.

After the gunshot, it was Agent Ulgrin's voice.

[Damn it! Who's that bastard running around like that?! Isn't anyone doing anything about it?!]

It's here!

Zai Zong, and all the players in the live stream who had played Skyhill or watched Brother Banana's analysis videos, immediately understood—this connected the dots!

It connects to the true ending of "Skyhill"!

If nothing unexpected happens, the person Agent Ulgrin shot and killed was none other than D-5671, the protagonist of Skyhill!

So, what comes next?

Ka—

A cracking sound of bones rang in Huan Huan's ears.

She instinctively turned around and looked, and her pupils suddenly contracted!

The Orange-Clad Man at the front, for some time now, was staring blankly at her.

But his body was turned away from her.

This person.

His head was twisted 180 degrees!

Above, the expressions of astonishment and disbelief were still frozen on their faces!

[WTF!? What the hell happened?!]

A shocked voice came over the radio.

Huan Huan was stunned. Everything happened so suddenly that she hadn't even had time to react!

The screen in front of me started shaking for some reason.

Even the game's visuals are sometimes clear and sometimes blurry.

It appears to be a sensory manifestation of the game's protagonist's reaction to the crisis before them.

Now, Huanhuan, still Huan Huan, clearly saw that the Orange-Clad Man in front of her had fallen to the ground.

That head was also looking at her at an odd angle.

At the same time, at the moment the game's protagonist blinks.

The human-shaped statue disappeared.

And the next second.

A clear, yet very faint clicking sound rang out beside her.

Huan Huan stiffly turned her head to look.

All I could see was the head of another Orange-Clad Man, also turned 180 degrees.

And behind him was that human-shaped statue!

Its face, as chilling as a female opera singer's, was staring intently at her.

until

Everything went black.

Ka—

When she opened her eyes again, her perspective had shifted to what was behind her.

If nothing unexpected happens, then it'll be the game protagonist's head.

It was twisted 180 degrees.

He died.

Meanwhile, as the game screen slowly fades to black, the game...

In astonishment, Huan Huan saw a human-shaped statue standing behind the fully armed agent holding a gun outside the second-floor broadcasting room.

How did it get there?

Is it that fast?

The next second.

The game screen went black, and the protagonist died.

Then, the sound of gunfire rang out.

There were also panicked shouts.

[Oh shit! It's here! It's coming up! Press the alarm! Quick, notify Nine-Tailed Fox!]

Ka—

With a cracking sound, all the noise came to an abrupt halt.

Everything returned to deathly silence.

I got off work late today, so I'll just finish this chapter first.