Horror Game: What to Do If You're Too Handsome Section 20

"Do you think you're more important to me, or is this Otherspace more important?"

"Me! Of course it's me!"

"Think again."

"It can't be this Otherspace, right!"

"Think again."

"Me! Still me!"

An Xinghe laughed heartily:

"Without you, that's what's important to me."

He Wanyan shouted loudly:

"Why?! Why do you have to kill me?!"

No shit! If I don't kill you, I can't finish the Instance mission!

An Xinghe stopped caring about He Wanyan's struggles—she'd be dead soon anyway.

He walked over to Jia Hui. He had to return to the Horror Game; he couldn't stay in this Instance forever.

Luckily, in the few seconds it took to walk over, he'd already come up with a story to fool Jia Hui.

This wave, ah, this wave was the self-cultivation of a Scumbag!

An Xinghe put on a resolute expression:

"Jia Hui, actually, I lied to you!"

"Huh?"

"I really am a disciple of a Hidden Sect! I came down the mountain for training, and I just got word that my sect is in trouble—I need to return immediately!"

Jia Hui caught the farewell in An Xinghe's tone and asked cautiously:

"Then when can you come back?"

"I don't know. Maybe a few months, maybe a few years."

Jia Hui's mood instantly sank:

"It's... it's okay. I'll wait for you!"

An Xinghe pointed at the surrounding Otherspace:

"He Wanyan is dead. Keep this Otherspace for yourself—this way, you've stepped into the other side of the world."

"Maybe we can open a shop together later, specializing in slaying demons and monsters. A husband-and-wife store."

"I've even thought of the name. Let's call it Demon May Cry."

An Xinghe said all this in a joking tone, but he never imagined it would one day come true...

Chapter 29: Extremely Evil Fairytale!

[Instance Reward Settlement in progress]

[Main Quest: 1/1]

[Hidden Quest: 2/2]

[Rating: S-rank. All rewards in this Instance doubled. S-rank Special Reward obtained. Fine-grade Equipment Pisces Pendant awarded.]

[Experience Points gained: 8000]

[Game Currency gained: 8000]

[Items gained: Fine-grade Skill Chest ×1, Magic Chocolate ×3, White Jade Ringing Bell Hairpin ×1, Tooth Fall Rebirth Formula ×1, Soul-Returning Rebirth Formula ×1]

[Ding! Tooth Fall Rebirth Formula and Soul-Returning Rebirth Formula have automatically fused into the skill Corpse Manipulation Technique!]

[Player An Xinghe has leveled up to Level 8.]

After He Wanyan died, An Xinghe returned to the Resting Space of the Horror Game.

He stared at the dazzling array of rewards before him, grinning so wide he couldn't close his legs!

This wave was way too satisfying!

He couldn't wait to start playing with the rewards he'd gotten.

[Name: Corpse Manipulation Technique]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Quality: Fine-grade]

[Effect: Can manipulate corpses whose original strength does not exceed the player's own. Corpses retain one-fifth of their living Combat Power. Up to 10 corpses can be controlled simultaneously.]

[Note: Corpse Manipulation Technique—the first word is pronounced 'corpse.' You can't, but at least do it while it's still warm.]

[Name: Pisces Pendant]

[Type: Equipment]

[Quality: Fine-grade]

[Effect: Slightly increases your jump height]

[Note: An undead's knees don't bend!]

Then he opened the skill chest and obtained a new skill: Swallow Counter.

[Name: Swallow Counter]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Quality: Fine-grade]

[Effect: The player can use a blade or sword-type weapon to unleash ultra-high-speed slashes, even capable of striking down a flying swallow!]

[Note: Roasted swallow for dinner tonight.]

This wave was undoubtedly a massive boost for An Xinghe!

[Ding! Player An Xinghe has survived 3 instances. Chat Room function unlocked. Item Trading function unlocked.]

An Xinghe felt a surge of delight!

This Horror Game was actually being decent for once!

An Xinghe first entered the Chat Room, where most messages were party recruitment posts.

Sure, multiplayer instances in the Horror Game were much harder than solo ones, but two people were still way stronger than one! Plus, you had someone to rely on.

Aside from that, the rest was just bragging and dirty talk...

Some were even playing smutty word chain games!

An Xinghe spent two hours there with a critical eye, wiped his nosebleed, and muttered:

"This batch of netizens has surprisingly high standards."

Then he opened the Item Trading function. Unlike the system's Shop, this was all player-to-player trading.

Prices ranged high and low, with many hoping to snag a bargain.

However, on the very first page of the trading interface, one piece of equipment caught An Xinghe's attention!

[Name: Gemini Gloves]

[Type: Equipment]

[Quality: Fine-grade]

[Effect: Slightly increases your grip strength]

[Note: Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora! Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!]

An Xinghe pulled out his Pisces Pendant and Boots of the Galloping Centaur, comparing them to the Gemini Gloves.

All three were Fine-grade Equipment, yet their effects were as useless as Broken-grade gear.

Was there some connection?

Pisces, Centaur, Gemini...

An Xinghe suddenly realized:

"Could this be the Zodiac?! Are these twelve pieces a set?!"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed! The Horror Game wouldn't churn out such useless Fine-grade Equipment for no reason!

He checked his current Game Currency: 9200

Then looked at the Gemini Gloves' price: 8000

Cursing the seller as a profiteer in his heart!

A glove that only slightly increases grip strength for 8000? Robbery wasn't this fast!

Yet, even though An Xinghe felt his heart bleeding, he still bought it.

And he viciously threatened the Gemini Gloves:

"If you don't form a set, I'm sending you straight to the proctologist!"

After a bit of tidying up, the next instance opened on schedule!

[Instance: Extremely Evil Fairytale has opened]

[Participants: 2]

[Objective: Investigate the cause of the Fairy Tale Mutation]

[Rewards: Game Currency 2000, Experience Points 2000, Common-grade Equipment Chest ×1]

[Description: This was once a fairytale world full of hope and love!

Until one day, a black tower descended from the sky!

That tower ceaselessly emitted demonic energy day and night. Under its influence, the fairy tales mutated!]