Arc 2Sanatorium Escape and Horror Park

Chen Feng escaped the Fourth Mental Hospital, then used Liu Xiaohu’s Incarnation to explore Horror Amusement Park and survive its deadly attractions. The stretch left Chen Feng back in his original body, with a white rabbit gnawing on his face after Ring Toss.

  • Chen Feng freed She Qingqing and defeated Rabbit Nurse with the Sandevistan and her Logbook, then escaped the sanatorium with the others.
  • Chen Feng survived the Holy Cow chant’s fatal memory contamination by using the Sandevistan until he forgot it, then activated Liu Xiaohu’s Incarnation for a mission at Horror Amusement Park.
  • Chen Feng guided Wu Changshan’s team through Goldfish Catching and the Air Rifle attraction, where he discovered the owner counted as the final monster.
  • Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng survived Hide-and-Seek in Mouse Mascot Costumes, and Chen Feng killed the One-Eyed Cat before Meng Chengcheng recognized his ghost as Liu Xiaohu.
  • Meng Chengcheng learned from Liu Xiaohu’s memories that Lin He had caused his death, while Chen Feng mistook her pretended affection for genuine interest.
  • Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng survived the Bumper Cars by using the countdown explosions to destroy the ghost cars, then earned Game Coins at Ring Toss.
  • Chen Feng rushed back to his original body after realizing his white rabbit might attack it, and woke to find the rabbit gnawing on his face.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26Basement

Chen Feng entered the sanatorium, learned its rules and how its patients could become Imposters, then secretly left his room after lights-out to explore. The chapter ended with him approaching the basement, where a weak half-human, half-snake demoness lay curled in a corner.

  • Chen Feng let two orderlies escort him into the sanatorium and confirmed that he could avoid Rabbit Nurse's suspicion by following the rules.
  • Over three days, Chen Feng learned the sanatorium's strict schedule, Rabbit Nurse's Logbook ability, and the different kinds of patients and Healed Ones.
  • Chen Feng failed to Check-In at the Nurses' Station and was bitten by a patient who imagined he was a dog.
  • Chen Feng realized that prolonged treatment could turn patients into Imposters and decided he could not remain in the sanatorium for long.
  • After pretending to swallow his sleeping pill, Chen Feng disguised his face, broke his door's lock, and entered the dark corridor after lights-out.
  • A weak half-human, half-snake demoness lay in the basement at the corridor's end.

Ch. 27The Impassable Barrier

Chen Feng tried to free She Qingqing from the isolation room, then fought the Rabbit Nurse at the Nurses' Station. After discovering her powerful barrier and being identified, he slit his own throat to avoid becoming an Imposter for several days.

  • She Qingqing recalled how Chen Feng had deceived her and resented him, but accepted his apology when he claimed the Landlady had used her as bait against the Water Ghost.
  • Chen Feng tried to break open She Qingqing's isolation-room door but learned that a barrier required two keys, one in Professor Sheep's office and one at the Nurses' Station.
  • Chen Feng promised She Qingqing he would return with a key, then went to the Nurses' Station to check in and confront the Rabbit Nurse.
  • The Rabbit Nurse's barrier stopped Chen Feng's attacks, and she identified him through the Logbook.
  • Chen Feng slit his own throat to avoid spending several days as an Imposter and vowed to kill the Rabbit Nurse next time.

Ch. 28Cyberpunk Exchange System

Chen Feng planned to escape the Fourth Mental Hospital by freeing She Qingqing and killing Rabbit Nurse, and he installed a Sandevistan to improve his chances. After secretly recruiting She Qingqing, he waited for the seventh day to put his plan into action.

  • Chen Feng worked out how to obtain the Sheep-Face Key from Li Guolong and the Rabbit Face Key from the Nurses' Station, while keeping She Qingqing alive until the seventh day.
  • Chen Feng spent one System Point to raise his Save-Load Count and activated the Cyber Ascension System.
  • Chen Feng installed an ordinary Sandevistan despite its risk of physical damage, memory loss, and becoming a Cyberpsycho.
  • Chen Feng secretly told She Qingqing his escape plan, and she agreed to help him kill Rabbit Nurse.
  • The seventh day arrived.

Ch. 29Killing You Takes Just One Second

Chen Feng secured the Sheep-Face Key with Li Guolong’s help, stole the second key, and freed She Qingqing from the isolation room. Rabbit Nurse then confronted two figures in the corridor, and one of them attacked her as the chapter ended.

  • Chen Feng convinced Li Guolong that he worked for Captain Li, obtained the Sheep-Face Key, and asked him to lure Rabbit Nurse away from the Nurses’ Station.
  • Li Guolong drew Rabbit Nurse out while Chen Feng slipped into the Nurses’ Station and stole the other key.
  • Chen Feng used both keys to open the isolation room, checked in at the Fourth Mental Hospital, and freed She Qingqing.
  • Rabbit Nurse caught Li Guolong, but he survived by rolling around on the lawn and acting like a lunatic.
  • Rabbit Nurse faced two figures as the corridor lights came on; one figure petrified her, another appeared beside her, and her head burst.

Ch. 30Free of the cage

Chen Feng used the Sandevistan and the Rabbit Nurse’s Logbook to turn her into an immobile Imposter, then collapsed after telling She Qingqing and Li Guolong how to escape. He woke in the Happiness Internet Cafe and learned that the authorities were searching for five escaped patients while Dean Ox vowed to return them to the hospital.

  • Chen Feng attacked the Rabbit Nurse with the Sandevistan, but she revived and blocked his next assault with a barrier.
  • Chen Feng used the Sandevistan a third time to take the Rabbit Nurse’s Logbook and drew five circles on her page, turning her into an expressionless Imposter.
  • Chen Feng told She Qingqing and Li Guolong to release the students and patients as a distraction and hide at the Happiness Internet Cafe, then passed out.
  • Chen Feng woke in the cafe’s staff dormitory and learned that the group had escaped there after releasing the students and patients.
  • Li Guolong showed Chen Feng a news report announcing that five patients remained at large, and Dean Ox promised to recapture them.

Ch. 31It's Heating Up

Chen Feng hid with the others in the Internet Cafe and began a month of training, but the Imposters tracked them down and a supernatural chant set them on fire. He killed four White Coats, yet the flames and chant persisted, and he burned to death.

  • Chen Feng told the others to stay hidden for a month and promised Li Guolong he would go after Professor Sheep and Dean Ox afterward.
  • She Qingqing left for her temple after she and Chen Feng acknowledged they would follow different paths.
  • Chen Feng activated the B-Rank Hero Training Plan, but four White Coats arrived and forced him and the others to flee to the third floor.
  • Chen Feng discovered Li Guolong had posted warnings about the Academy online, and the group began chanting about sins and the Holy Cow as the temperature rose.
  • The fat guy and Chen Feng burst into flames, so Chen Feng slowed time and ran downstairs to attack the four White Coats.
  • Chen Feng killed all four White Coats, but the chant and flames continued, and he burned to a heap of charcoal.

Ch. 32Memory Contamination

After the Director’s chant contaminated Chen Feng’s memory, he repeatedly died whenever he recalled it and searched for a way to break the curse. He erased the memory by overusing his Sandevistan, then stopped Li Guolong from registering on the forum.

  • Chen Feng realized the chant had contaminated his memory, causing him to recite it and burn even after loading a save.
  • Chen Feng tried to stop chanting with a gag and Lu Xun’s Blessing, but flames returned when he remembered the chant or the Blessing faded.
  • Chen Feng activated the Super Avatar System and acquired Liu Xiaohu, but the new system could not stop his immediate death.
  • After loading his save, Chen Feng overused the Sandevistan to trigger memory loss and erase the chant from his mind.
  • The fat guy found Chen Feng collapsed in the hallway, and Chen Feng recovered and smashed the monitor as he ordered Li Guolong to stop registering on the forum.

Ch. 33Hextech System

Chen Feng chose the Hextech System’s AFK Augment and learned about the world’s supernatural threats through Liu Xiaohu’s memories. He discovered that Liu Xiaohu had died investigating the five-star Horror Amusement Park and hurried to activate the Incarnation.

  • Chen Feng activated the Hextech System and received a choice of three Augments: AFK, Recombobulator, and Warrior’s Treasure.
  • Chen Feng chose AFK, which required his original body to remain in the Happiness Internet Cafe for three weeks in exchange for 10 Temporary Points.
  • Chen Feng summoned Liu Xiaohu’s Incarnation and learned that Liu Xiaohu had been a trainee agent in the P.E.A.C.D. organization.
  • Chen Feng learned that monsters were classified as Phantasms, Extraterrestrials, Apparitions, Creatures, or Demons, and recognized several monsters he had encountered.
  • Chen Feng discovered that Liu Xiaohu had died investigating Horror Amusement Park, a five-star Check-In location, and rushed to activate the Incarnation.

Ch. 34Why Am I Such a Simp?

Chen Feng awoke in Liu Xiaohu’s body inside Horror Amusement Park and learned that Liu Xiaohu had died after giving away his Game Coin to impress Meng Chengcheng. He recovered the coin and met the rest of the mission squad, whose members had entered the park to collect a valuable souvenir.

  • Chen Feng woke on a bench, mistook an inflatable monster for a real one, and recognized Meng Chengcheng from Liu Xiaohu’s memories.
  • Chen Feng found the Visitor Guide and learned that Liu Xiaohu had secretly given Meng Chengcheng his Game Coin before dying.
  • Chen Feng took the Game Coin back from Meng Chengcheng’s bag and asked where the rest of the squad was.
  • Meng Chengcheng pointed out Lin He, Haman, and captain Wu Changshan, and Chen Feng learned about their roles and agent ranks.
  • Chen Feng realized Liu Xiaohu had paid to join the dangerous mission just to stay near Meng Chengcheng.

Ch. 35You Call Those Goldfish?

Chen Feng joined Captain Wu’s team at Horror Amusement Park and advised them to try attractions where they could control whether to engage with danger. At Goldfish Catching, a visitor’s net tore, triggering a deadly attack that revealed the goldfish were monsters.

  • Captain Wu told the team that five escapees had killed the Nurse and fought their way out of the Mental Hospital, while Chen Feng kept quiet about being the one who killed her.
  • As Horror Amusement Park opened, the team discussed which attractions to attempt, and Chen Feng recommended Ring Toss, Goldfish Catching, and the air rifle game while avoiding the maze, Haunted House, and roller coaster.
  • Captain Wu accepted Chen Feng’s advice and led the team to Goldfish Catching, where the rules required each visitor to catch one goldfish without damaging the net.
  • A curly-haired girl caught a goldfish, but it revealed sharp teeth and chewed through her net.
  • After the net tore, the girl plunged into the river, where a swarm of goldfish attacked her and left a cloud of blood mist.

Ch. 36You have your schemes, I have my ways

Chen Feng and his teammates tried to catch deadly river fish for Game Coins, and Chen Feng devised a way to use fishbowls instead of nets. The chapter ended as he reached into the river with a fishbowl, surprising the others.

  • Meng Chengcheng concluded that the team did not have to use the fishing nets, and Lin He used his Coin Sword to kill a goldfish.
  • Captain Wu shot a goldfish with Holy Judgment, then passed the handgun to Meng Chengcheng and the pastor, who struggled to hit their targets.
  • Chen Feng fumbled with the handgun because he lacked Liu Xiaohu's firearm skills, then said he had another way to catch fish.
  • Chen Feng reasoned that the fishbowls must be sturdy enough to contain the fish and picked one up.
  • Chen Feng reached his arm into the river with the fishbowl, surprising his teammates.

Ch. 37Medium

Chen Feng completed the Goldfish Catching attraction, then joined his team at the Air Rifle stall, where Meng Chengcheng tried to use Spirit Communion to uncover a way through. She finally made contact with a spirit despite interference from a ghost that had not died at the park.

  • Chen Feng pulled a goldfish from the river and completed the Goldfish Catching attraction, while the other visitors followed and earned Game Coins.
  • Lin He suggested the Air Rifle attraction, and Chen Feng agreed to go with the team despite Lin He's apparent intent to make him look foolish.
  • The team reached the Air Rifle stall, read its rules, and noted that players had to defeat ten monsters with ten bullets while others were forbidden to watch.
  • As visitors fled the line, Captain Wu urged Meng Chengcheng to use her Medium abilities, and she began performing Spirit Communion.
  • Meng Chengcheng struggled to make contact because a ghost that had not died at the park interfered, then announced that she had connected with a spirit.

Ch. 38I'll go first

Meng Chengcheng learned that balloon monsters ambushed players in the forest, and Captain Wu, Pastor, and Lin He each returned injured or with a broken artifact. Captain Wu tried to keep Meng Chengcheng and Liu Xiaohu from playing, but Liu Xiaohu had already entered the forest.

  • Meng Chengcheng used Spirit Communion to learn that balloon monsters lured players into looking away before ambushing them from above.
  • Pastor entered the forest first and returned with his right arm severed, though his Prayer stopped the bleeding.
  • Captain Wu played next and returned with a long gash across his chest, while Pastor treated his wound.
  • Lin He emerged with his Bagua Mirror shattered, leading Chen Feng to suspect the players had been caught by an ambush.
  • Captain Wu ordered Meng Chengcheng and Liu Xiaohu not to play, but Lin He revealed that Liu Xiaohu had already gone into the forest.

Ch. 39One Step Short of Perfection

Chen Feng entered a deadly balloon-shooting game and figured out how its pellets and stunning effect worked as he hunted the monsters. He survived until time ran out, but then realized something was wrong just as the owner ended the game.

  • Chen Feng entered the forest with an air gun and ten steel pellets, then shot and killed a grinning balloon monster after its first charge startled it.
  • He discovered that a missed pellet could be recovered and that a gunshot froze a balloon monster, letting him test how long the effect lasted and confirm he could repeat it.
  • Chen Feng worried that he would have no pellet left to stun the final monster, and considered surviving by firing at the ground and reloading until time ran out.
  • He used his gunshot to stun two balloon monsters hiding above and below a tree, after remembering Meng Chengcheng's warning about their ambush.
  • Chen Feng waited for the silent final monster, but the owner ended the game before it appeared; as he accepted missing the Game Coin, Chen Feng suddenly realized something was wrong.

Ch. 40The Simp Strikes Back

Chen Feng discovered that the Air Rifle attraction’s owner was the tenth monster, defeated it, and earned a Daily Check-in. After warning Meng Chengcheng and returning to his hotel, he left her waiting while he resumed his real body’s training.

  • Chen Feng realized the Air Rifle attraction’s owner counted as a monster, shot it, and found a Game Coin.
  • Chen Feng received the Air Rifle attraction’s Daily Check-in after defeating the owner.
  • Chen Feng warned Meng Chengcheng that the owner was one of the ten monsters, then let the Game Coin disappear to avoid drawing suspicion.
  • Captain Wu concluded that Chen Feng was Liu Xiaohu after Chen Feng acted like a foolish simp, and Meng Chengcheng entered the forest to play.
  • Chen Feng left for the hotel before Meng Chengcheng could talk to him, then ignored her knocking while exercising at Happiness Internet Cafe.

Ch. 41Don't Look Back

Chen Feng visited Paradise's Dining Hall and traded information about the Air Rifle attraction for details about the Haunted House. After hearing a survivor explain that the Haunted House only released visitors when the park closed, Chen Feng received notice that he could no longer check in there because he could not obtain a Game Coin.

  • Chen Feng switched to his Incarnation, followed the map to Paradise's Dining Hall, and found the other visitors trading attraction information.
  • Mr. Wang explained the information-trading rules, and Chen Feng revealed that the Air Rifle attraction required killing ten monsters, including its owner.
  • Mr. Wang warned Chen Feng that the Haunted House used frightening illusions and that visitors must never look back, then described two deadly traps.
  • Chen Feng suggested that Mr. Wang might still be trapped in an illusion, causing him to believe Chen Feng was the Haunted House's owner and panic.
  • A Haunted House survivor told Chen Feng that the attraction kept visitors inside until it closed at seven in the morning.
  • Chen Feng received a system notification that Haunted House check-in was no longer valid because he could not obtain a Game Coin.

Ch. 42Come Play Hide-and-Seek

Chen Feng and the others chose Hide-and-Seek after Captain Wu investigated the amusement park’s attractions, and Meng Chengcheng analyzed the rules. They watched the first round end in a massacre, learning that the giant cats attacked even visitors who were not participating, and none of the players wearing Mascot Costumes survived.

  • Captain Wu reported the attractions’ apparent clear rates, and Meng Chengcheng warned that Ring Toss might be more dangerous than it looked.
  • The team chose Hide-and-Seek, where the rules required players to find Mascot Costumes and survive while wearing them to earn Game Coins.
  • Lin He tried to persuade Meng Chengcheng and Chen Feng not to wear costumes, but Captain Wu and Pastor volunteered before Chen Feng insisted that everyone wear one.
  • The team waited outside the castle while the first group of visitors began Hide-and-Seek, and giant cats started hunting after thirty minutes.
  • A visitor who entered the castle to observe was killed by a giant cat, and only two of the ten visitors survived the round without Mascot Costumes.

Ch. 43The Cats Are Here

Captain Wu's group explored the Castle, discovered that its ten giant cats could recover from attacks, and learned that a previous victim's careful hiding tricks had failed. As the thirty-minute grace period ended, the players put on Mouse Mascot Costumes and scattered to hide while the cats began hunting.

  • Captain Wu's group surveyed the Castle's rooms and discussed possible ways to survive the hunt.
  • Chen Feng led the group into the Cattery, where they found ten bloodied giant cats; Lin He blinded one, and Captain Wu shot it, but it recovered.
  • Meng Chengcheng contacted a deceased visitor and learned that the cats had found and brutally killed her in the Bathhouse despite her precautions.
  • Captain Wu and the others put on Mouse Mascot Costumes, discovering that the suits enhanced their movement and hearing but made them speak in squeaks.
  • When thirty minutes passed, the Cattery doors opened and the giant cats ran into the Castle to begin hunting.

Ch. 44Better You Than Me

The Castle visitors and Agent Squad members chose hiding places to survive the Black Cats, while Lin He watched from the tower and used his sword light to redirect the monsters. After letting the homeless man be killed, Lin He lured the cats into the Chapel to attack the Pastor, who recognized his betrayal.

  • The visitors hid in the Castle, while Lin He took the roof, the Pastor hid in the Chapel, Captain Wu chose the Training Ground, and Meng Chengcheng hid near the Cattery before slipping into the Litter Box.
  • The Black Cats searched the Swimming Pool and Bathhouse, then One-Eyed Cat spotted Lin He on the tower and climbed toward him.
  • Lin He fired sword light at the garbage heap, drawing One-Eyed Cat away from the tower and exposing the homeless man, whom the cat eventually killed.
  • Lin He decided to sacrifice the Pastor and fired sword light at the Chapel, drawing three Black Cats inside.
  • The Pastor shouted Lin He's name and accused him of betraying him.

Ch. 45Total Annihilation

Captain Wu and Lin He fought the Castle’s black cats, but both died despite killing or blinding several of them. Meng Chengcheng was left alone in the Cattery as the one-eyed cat returned.

  • Captain Wu rushed to help the Pastor, killed three black cats, and then died after using a Psionic Grenade to destroy them.
  • Lin He tried to divert the one-eyed cat from the Cattery, but it ignored his distraction and pursued him.
  • Lin He blinded the one-eyed cat with a sword beam, then used his blood to unleash six beams and blind three more cats.
  • The one-eyed cat killed itself and revived to restore its sight, then killed Lin He.
  • Meng Chengcheng heard the deaths of the others and watched the scarred one-eyed cat return to the Cattery.

Ch. 46Who Are You?

Chen Feng saved Meng Chengcheng during Hide-and-Seek by defeating a Black Cat and giving her its costume, and four players survived the game. Back at the inn, Meng Chengcheng decided to contact the ghost that had been following her and discovered it was Liu Xiaohu.

  • Meng Chengcheng realized the Black Cats might be people wearing costumes, while Chen Feng used his Sandevistan to kill the One-Eyed Cat and give her its hide.
  • Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng removed their Black Cat costumes after noticing they were becoming violent, and Hide-and-Seek ended with four survivors.
  • The younger brother survived after his older brother distracted a Black Cat, while the painter survived by hiding without wearing a costume.
  • Chen Feng reassured the grieving Meng Chengcheng that he would get her out, and she returned to the inn thinking about moving into his room.
  • Meng Chengcheng used Spirit Communion to question the ghost following her and recognized it as Liu Xiaohu.

Ch. 47I'll Pretend Not to Notice

Meng Chengcheng learned that Lin He had tricked the real Liu Xiaohu into giving away his Game Coins, leading to his death, and concluded that the current Liu Xiaohu was a monster. She decided to pretend she knew nothing and rely on him to escape, while Chen Feng remained unaware that she had uncovered his secret.

  • Meng Chengcheng used Spirit Communion to see Liu Xiaohu's final memories and learned that Lin He had persuaded him to put his Game Coins in her bag, triggering his death.
  • Meng Chengcheng concluded that a monster had taken over Liu Xiaohu's body and decided to stay close to him until she could report him to her superiors.
  • The next afternoon, Chen Feng offered Meng Chengcheng strawberry ice cream, and she accepted it while pretending to appreciate his attention.
  • When Meng Chengcheng suggested exchanging information about the Bumper Cars, Chen Feng struggled to refuse, so she assumed he wanted to clear the attraction fairly and supplied that excuse for him.
  • Meng Chengcheng took Chen Feng's arm and asked him to protect her, while Chen Feng mistook her act for genuine affection.

Ch. 48A Team of Deadweights

Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng entered the Bumper Cars, where they had to survive five ghost cars and keep their vehicles from exploding. The game began with a clueless family disrupting their attempts to cooperate, leaving Chen Feng’s car dangerously close to a warning.

  • Chen Feng confronted a family of three for cutting the line, but Meng Chengcheng persuaded him to let them go first because people died on the rides.
  • Meng Chengcheng analyzed the Bumper Cars rules and suggested players could switch cars, drive ghost cars, and protect one another from repeated collisions.
  • After the previous visitors disappeared, the family of three and Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng entered the arena as the next group.
  • Five grotesque ghost cars appeared, and the father rammed two of them before his own car began warning him about repeated impacts.
  • The boy rammed Chen Feng’s car, and the father ignored Chen Feng’s attempt to explain the danger and crashed into him again.

Ch. 49Thrilled to Pieces

Chen Feng escaped the father and son by using the Sandevistan, but their son and wife were killed by ghost cars, and the greasy man was eaten after confronting Chen Feng. With Meng Chengcheng beside him and the other car destroyed, Chen Feng realized how he could defeat the monsters and turned toward them.

  • Chen Feng used the Sandevistan to move his car out of the father and son's path, causing them to crash into each other.
  • A ghost car rammed the boy's damaged car, which exploded and killed him, while another ghost car swallowed his mother.
  • The greasy man blamed Chen Feng, rammed his car, and then was eaten by a ghost car after Chen Feng escaped into Meng Chengcheng's car.
  • Chen Feng realized the black cars could survive collisions and considered how to defeat them without revealing his strength.
  • Chen Feng turned the car around and drove toward the ghost cars, alarming Meng Chengcheng.

Ch. 50Home Invaded

Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng survived the bumper cars and completed the Horror Amusement Park check-in at Ring Toss, earning Chen Feng five System Points. The chapter ended with Chen Feng discovering that his Mr. Rabbit had returned to attack his original body.

  • Chen Feng used the bumper car’s countdown explosion to destroy the ghost cars, then checked in at the Bumper Cars attraction.
  • Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng chose Ring Toss, where each successfully ringed a cage and received a Game Coin.
  • Chen Feng’s white rabbit escaped, while Meng Chengcheng’s invisible Mr. Rabbit bit her arm and revealed that the rabbits were hungry.
  • Chen Feng rushed back to the inn after realizing his rabbit might be attacking his original body.
  • Chen Feng woke in the Happiness Internet Cafe staff dormitory to find a white rabbit gnawing on his face.
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