[Button Three: Pressing this button will cause the succubus in the other location to release Lin Yan from his dream directly and give him the key to pass the trial. In exchange, Lilith will not give you your key.]
These three buttons represented selfishness, normalcy, and devotion!
A small number of people would choose Option One. After all, the horror game was not bound by any laws, and no one cared if you killed someone!
In this place, everyone struggled to stay alive.
Most people would choose Option Two. At least, that option would leave them with a clear conscience.
As for Option Three, only idiots and self-righteous saints would choose that!
"Lilith, I choose Option Three."
"Huh??" Lilith wondered if she had misheard him. "What did you say? You're choosing Three?"
"That's right! I'm choosing Three."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure!"
"Then... all right!"
Lilith closed her eyes, seemingly carrying out some kind of communication.
Three minutes later, she opened her eyes and said to An Xinghe:
"Your companion has already awakened."
The Secret Behind the Horror Game
Not long after Lin Yan woke up, An Xinghe heard the system's voice.
[Ding! Player Lin Yan has discovered the source of the Fairy Tale Mutation. Instance Extremely Evil Fairytale completed!] [You will soon be teleported back to the Resting Space.] [Ding! Since player An Xinghe is in an unteleportable trial area, this teleportation will only apply to Lin Yan.]
An Xinghe seemed quite satisfied with this result. He smiled at Lilith.
"Lilith, can we talk?"
Looking at An Xinghe's smile, Lilith felt her heartbeat skip!
His heaven-bestowed looks paired with that clear, sunny smile were an instant kill against practically any woman!
Why did it feel as though An Xinghe was more like a succubus than she was?
Livestream chat.
[Woohoo! My favorite dating simulator segment is starting!]
[Last time it was a mermaid, and this time it's a succubus. Is An Xinghe planning to conquer every race?]
[Even a succubus can't escape An Xinghe's charm, damn it!]
[How could someone like An Xinghe be a saintly mother? The fact that he let Lin Yan clear the instance can only mean that he'll handle what comes next better alone!]
[I feel like a "danger" sign has already appeared over Lilith's head!]
Lilith forcibly suppressed her emotional fluctuations and asked:
"What do you want to ask?"
"What's your relationship with the horror game?"
"Ah!!" When she heard the words "horror game," Lilith was so frightened that she flew into the air!
She stammered, "I... I don't know what you're talking about..."
At that moment, the comments in An Xinghe's livestream had gone completely wild!
Everything was because of those four words—
The horror game!
[Holy crap! How is that possible? How could An Xinghe mention the horror game to an NPC in an instance??]
[This shouldn't happen! The horror game's ironclad rule is that you can't mention it to NPCs inside an instance!]
[I get it! This must be a bug!]
[Do you think this was developed by programmers from some third-rate country? How could the horror game have bugs!]
[Look! What happened to An Xinghe's livestream!]
Under the gaze of countless viewers, An Xinghe's livestream turned into static!
This was the first time anything like this had happened in the horror game!
This earth-shaking piece of news, arguably the biggest since the horror game's appearance, spread across the entire internet in an instant!
Whether domestically or overseas, without exception, a frenzy of discussion erupted!
Ever since the horror game appeared, humanity had never stopped studying it!
But there had been virtually no progress!
This time, however, was undoubtedly a breakthrough!
Perhaps it would be possible to unravel the mysteries of the horror game!
Speculation articles sprang up one after another!
<Extra! Is the Secret of the Horror Game About to Be Revealed?>
<The Relationship Between Humanity and the Horror Game Is Actually This!>
<The Frenzy Caused by One Man! A Complete Analysis of An Xinghe's History!>
<What Kind of Secret Does This Man Hide? Uncovering An Xinghe, the Man Everyone Loves!>
The Real World was bustling with activity, while the horror game was likewise churning with upheaval!
An Xinghe stared coldly at Lilith.
"Girl, why don't you tell me everything you know?"
"I... I don't know anything!"
"Really?" An Xinghe's gaze was like a knife. "If you tell me now, I can let you off completely. Otherwise, once I become strong enough to suppress you, I'll definitely start by [beep], then [beep], and after that [beep]..."
An Xinghe brazenly described all kinds of "terrifying" torture methods. Lilith gradually went from frightened to blushing.
How did this man know so many tricks? Some of them were completely new to her!
So, in the end, was she the succubus, or was he?
"I-I-I... Even if you carried out all those things on me, I absolutely wouldn't submit! I really don't know what this horror game you're talking about is!"
"Is that so? Then if you don't know, why did you call me... a player just now?"
Lilith's face instantly went deathly pale!
She knew that her careless slip had caused a huge disaster!
Seeing that Lilith's resolve was wavering, An Xinghe pressed his advantage. He stepped forward and took her hand.
"My adorable Lilith, if you tell me the reason behind all this, I'll give you a reward~"
"A... reward?"
"That's right! Not only will I try everything I just mentioned on you, I'll also give you something even more exciting!"
"Even more exciting..."
"That's right! If you tell me here, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know. No third person will find out."
At that moment, An Xinghe looked just like a sly fox.
The Goddess of Virtue!
In this world, the second thing that could open a woman's heart was diamonds.
The first was An Xinghe's face.
Under his various sweet nothings, the inexperienced Lilith was coaxed completely senseless!
In a daze, she collapsed into An Xinghe's arms.
She began describing the dark secrets behind the horror game.
"Actually, I'm not an original NPC of the fairytale instance. I'm a higher-level existence!"
An Xinghe held Lilith's little hand, his voice full of tenderness. "Then what's your true identity?"
"Lilith the succubus, one of the demon generals under the Goddess of Death!"
"And who is this Goddess of Death?"
Lilith explained, "There are seven fundamental gods in the horror game: Death, Plague, War, Famine, Order, Justice, and Fairness. Those seven gods and their high-ranking commanders are all able to escape the horror game's control to a certain extent."
"Then why did you appear here?"
"Ah, well..."
Seeing Lilith hesitate, An Xinghe kissed her on the cheek.
"Tell me, please?"
Lilith nodded with a flushed face.
"It's because the former eighth god, the Goddess of Virtue, is sealed here! The Goddess of Virtue was sealed and banished here by Death, War, and Famine working together. They also sent me here to guard her. The one conducting your friend's trial in the other room is actually my clone."
"Then can you take me to see what this Goddess of Virtue looks like?"
"Actually, there's nothing much to see. The Goddess of Virtue is sealed inside a black cocoon. She isn't pretty at all."
An Xinghe held Lilith and said softly:
"Take me to see her."
For some reason, whenever An Xinghe spoke, Lilith's mind short-circuited. Before she knew it, she had agreed.
Then she pulled a key from inside her skirt and opened the door to the trial area.
Before you continue