What to Do If You're Too Handsome

An Xinghe figured he would probably spend the rest of his life in the horror game. Maybe he would even run into the Slit-Mouthed Woman again in other instances. He answered at once:

"We will."

The Slit-Mouthed Woman was delighted to hear that:

"Then I'll treat you to tofu again next time!"

Something about that statement did not sound right to An Xinghe!

Was the tofu she meant the white, tender kind?

Or the tender, white kind?

The kind that grew in the ground?

Or the kind that grew on people?

As the Slit-Mouthed Woman watched An Xinghe's retreating back, she felt strangely empty inside.

Then she suddenly noticed that the Tofu Monk was wearing the same expression she was!

She immediately grabbed the Tofu Monk, pulled down her mask, and revealed the long, blood-red corners of her mouth beneath it:

"Hey! Kid! What kind of expression is that?!"

The Tofu Monk did not dare look at the Slit-Mouthed Woman. He turned his face away and struggled as he said:

"I just think that Big Brother is such a nice person."

The Slit-Mouthed Woman held the Tofu Monk before her eyes and growled:

"Don't you dare get any ideas about him! If I find out, I'll tear you to pieces immediately! Got it?!"

"Y-Yes... I understand."

Meanwhile, An Xinghe had successfully cleared the beginner instance.

[Instance Reward Settlement in Progress]

[Main Quest: 1/1]

[Hidden Quest: 1/1]

[Rating: S. All rewards in this instance are doubled. Obtained S-rank Special Reward: Fine-grade Skill Chest ×1]

[Obtained Experience Points: 200]

[Obtained Game Currency: 200]

[Obtained Item: Slit-Mouthed Woman's Scissors.]

An Xinghe had gained 800 Experience Points from eating tofu, and the settlement gave him another 200. Those thousand points sent him straight to Level 4!

Reaching Level 4 in a beginner instance made An Xinghe the first person in history to do so!

Resident Evil, Begin!

Seeing An Xinghe's outrageous rewards, the viewers in the livestream could not help complaining:

[Four levels from one instance! Isn't that too much?!]

[Why not mention that he also got a Fine-grade Equipment item and a Fine-grade Skill for free?!]

[Why does An Xinghe clear instances like he's taking a stroll on a date, while everyone else barely survives?!]

[And the rewards other people get after barely surviving aren't even as good as An Xinghe's...]

[Comparisons really do make people mad!]

[An S-rank evaluation is supposed to be incredibly hard to get! I watched expert player Jiang Qiushui's streams for three years, and I only saw one once.]

After just one beginner-instance stream, the popularity of An Xinghe's livestream had unknowingly climbed into the top hundred.

There were plenty of expert players and even more lesser experts in the horror game. For a newcomer to enter the top hundred was enough to prove how popular An Xinghe had become!

After clearing the instance, An Xinghe was sent back to the Resting Space.

The horror game had created this place so participants could briefly rest, replenish supplies, and prepare between two instances.

The rest period could not exceed twenty-four hours. During that time, Game Currency could also be used to buy and sell items in the Shop.

The first thing An Xinghe did after returning was take out the Fine-grade Skill Chest he had received as the instance's special reward.

[Fine-grade Skill Chest detected. Open it?]

"Open it."

[Ding! Congratulations, player, you have obtained the Fine-grade Skill: Spirit Ball!]

[Name: Spirit Ball]

[Type: Active Skill]

[Quality: Fine-grade]

[Effect: Fires a powerful energy projectile forward from the index finger. After one use, the user will be exhausted.]

[Note: Take this! Cannon Talisman! White Miracle Flash!]

After equipping Spirit Ball in his skill slot, An Xinghe asked the system for a huge pile of food and drinks, then browsed the Shop's items while eating and drinking.

He had gained a lot from this instance, but he really did not have much Game Currency.

The Shop sold a dizzying variety of items, from nail clippers and ear picks to aircraft carriers and nuclear bombs. It had everything!

But they all shared one trait!

They were absurdly expensive!

After looking for a while, An Xinghe closed the Shop with a stream of curses:

"Damn it! An ear pick costs fifty Game Currency?! Are you insane?! Am I supposed to use it to clean an elephant's ears?!"

After spending a full twenty-four hours in the Resting Space, the system's voice rang out.

[Player An Xinghe is about to enter an instance!]

[Instance: Mold activated]

[Participants: 1]

[Mission Objective: Recover Rose's Head]

[Rewards: 500 Experience Points, 500 Game Currency, and one random Worn-quality equipment item.]

[Teleportation countdown: 10, 9, 8... 1!]

An Xinghe felt a wave of dizziness. The next second, an enormous sign appeared before his eyes.

[Resident Evil 8: Village]

It was accompanied by a pleasant song:

"My Hometown is in this village. I was born and raised in this village..."

As both a pervert and a hardcore gamer, An Xinghe naturally knew this famous work!

The "Lady" in it had certainly struck right at plenty of people's fetishes.

An Xinghe could not help muttering to himself:

"Is the horror game telling me to drive a big truck?"

"Heh! I've aspired to become a big-truck driver ever since I was little!"

"I'll take this job!"

Then An Xinghe's vision went dark again, and he was transported before a massive ancient castle.

This was Lady Dimitrescu's Castle!

An Xinghe first patted himself down, but found nothing at all.

He silently cursed the system for being stingy!

Ethan had come with a gun! Why did he get nothing at all?!

At least give me an American-made Smith & Wesson M1917!

An Xinghe going live also drew quite a few viewers.

[Here we go, here we go! My favorite dating sim again!]

[Cut it out, guy above! What dating sim? This is clearly Date-A-Live!]

[Don't you think this instance setting looks a little familiar?]

[Isn't this the Lady's Castle from Resident Evil 8?]

[Lady: Danger!]

[Little An Xinghe: Danger!]

[Mother Miranda: Danger!]

[Beneviento: Danger!]

[Chris: Danger!]

[Hey, hey, hey! That's enough! I won't say anything about your dirty jokes, but why did Chris get mixed into this?!]

After circling around the Lady's Castle twice and confirming that the damn system had not given him any weapons, An Xinghe finally pushed open the castle gates.

I Feel Like I've Arrived in Journey to the West

After entering the castle, the first thing that caught his eye was a massive painting!

The painting depicted three fair-skinned, graceful young women.

The stone tablet beneath it bore the three girls' names:

Bella, Cassandra, and Daniela.

Otherwise known as Zhenzhen, Lianlian, and Aiai.

An Xinghe had an excellent memory. He remembered every part of the castle's plot!

He first had to complete a series of puzzles and obtain the Death Flower Dagger. Only then could he inflict a fatal wound on the Lady!