Obtaining the Cat Paw Badge, Rules Horror Stories Will Navigate for You!

Li Chen's answers sent the bullet comments into a frenzy.

"Holy shit, shit, shit! So that was the truth! That's insane!"

"Who could've thought of that? Only Boss Chen Han could've reacted in that situation!"

"Boss Chen Han is way more badass than I thought!"

"There were only ten seconds left before he cleared it, and he actually brought the head over right then!"

"Doesn't anyone else think Boss Chen Han is seriously brave? I'd probably die of fright if I had to hold a head like that!"

"Of course Boss Chen Han is brave! That rhythmic trembling earlier proved he was definitely pretending to be scared. I'm dying!"

"This is a hidden ending! I've never seen a newbie get a hidden ending in their very first instance!"

The bullet comments were buzzing with heated discussion.

The twelve-hour countdown ended.

For a moment, an immense light completely engulfed the livestream feed.

Nothing could be made out at all.

A cold, mechanical electronic voice rang out in the livestream.

"Congratulations to player Chen Han for perfectly clearing the solo instance 'Happy Family.'"

"Successfully triggered the hidden ending 'Reunion.'"

Then Chen Han was teleported away.

After that, a burst of intense white light enveloped him.

Under the blinding light, he heard a cold, mechanical electronic voice.

"Congratulations to player Chen Han for perfectly clearing the solo instance 'Happy Family.'"

"Successfully triggered the hidden ending 'Reunion.'"

What the hell? How did I get a perfect clear?

And I even triggered the hidden ending, "Reunion"?

What the hell was "Reunion"?

The man and woman who had appeared over the head and the cat had also said the word "reunion" to him.

Those two had whipped their heads around so damn suddenly.

Chen Han had thought they were coming to beat him up.

But in the end, all he got was a baffling thank-you?

Chen Han was bewildered too. What exactly had I done to deserve their thanks?

Could all three of them have been anomalies, so now that they'd been reunited, they'd come to thank me?

The more Chen Han thought about it, the more sense it made.

That might really have been the truth.

Then Chen Han was teleported into an empty, blank world.

His status interface had now been updated too.

[Player: Chen Han]

[Current clears: 1]

[Current followers: 7,358]

[Current items: 1]

[Current skills: 0]

[...]

Chen Han was stunned that he had gained so many followers in an instant.

After all, he had used short-video apps back when he was still a delivery guy.

He had posted random scenery shots and eyedropper selfies.

After all that effort, he had fewer than ten followers.

And they had all been friends he knew, family, or some very strange accounts.

Who would've thought my first rules horror story livestream would gain me so many followers?

Chen Han guessed that, with his current follower count, there must have been close to ten thousand people watching his stream at its peak.

He could now count himself as a minor internet celebrity.

That thought made Chen Han quite happy.

As for the new item he had obtained, he was completely baffled. He had no idea what useful item he had discovered in that instance.

Could it be the canned cat food?

That'd be ridiculous. Still, if it really was canned cat food, I wouldn't turn it down.

When he saw what the item was, he froze.

The item was a Cat Paw Badge, and it looked very cute.

[Cat Paw Badge (item)]

[Item level: 1]

[Duration: Permanent]

[Effect: After use, removes the need to eat within rules horror stories and increases energy by 20%.]

"It's pretty cute."

Chen Han remarked.

He pinned the badge to his chest.

The badge was so small that it was hard to notice unless you looked closely.

Another electronic screen popped up from his watch.

"Congratulations to player Chen Han for achieving a perfect clear."

"Reward obtained: All aspects of the host's physical capabilities increased by 10%, including but not limited to agility, strength, intelligence..."

At that instant, Chen Han felt his body become considerably lighter.

His mind cleared too, and he even recalled details of small incidents from his past.

For example:

He remembered seeing girls in his kindergarten class wearing light metal badges like this on their chests.

Laughing and playing around.

Immediately afterward, the cold, mechanical electronic voice sounded again, interrupting his thoughts:

"This space is System Space. After clearing a rules horror story, players will be teleported here to automatically recover their energy."

"Friendly reminder: Energy can be recovered without sleeping or eating."

Chen Han nodded slightly.

System Space was quite nice and convenient.

He did not have to make a point of sleeping or eating. If he had to sleep here, Chen Han might actually have suffered from insomnia.

Chen Han tapped the "Confirm" option below.

Immediately afterward, a new message popped up.

"The player has received a twenty-four-hour rest period. Would you like to skip it?"

There were two options below: "Yes" and "No."

Chen Han deliberated over the message for a while.

There would not be much point in staying in System Space.

It was nothing but a vast expanse of white, with nothing in it.

The watch had pitifully few functions too. He could not even scroll through short videos.

So he might as well continue with the rules horror stories.

Chen Han tapped "Yes."

Then a flash of white light passed before his eyes.

He had actually returned to the "home" setting in the previous "Happy Family" instance.

Naturally, there was not a single anomaly left in the home. He did not even know whether the golden shaded cat had been eliminated or what had happened to it.

Apart from the dark marks in the corners where the anomalies had stayed,

there was nothing to prove anything had happened in this home.

It was as if none of it had ever existed.

Chen Han was puzzled. Wasn't I supposed to be going to a new instance?

Why am I back in the last one?

Just then, his watch suddenly sounded.

It was the cold, mechanical electronic voice.

"Rules Horror Story Map will navigate for you!"

Chen Han first felt a vibration, then surprise.

He had not expected there to actually be an app called "Rules Horror Story Map."

Compared with voice navigation, he was more used to looking at the app displayed on his watch.

The app could not zoom in or out, so he could only see a small area.

A route was marked in red, but since he could not zoom out, he could not see the destination.

There was no time limit, so Chen Han could take his time walking there.

Chen Han left the home. Only after going downstairs did he discover that this was an extremely old residential complex, looking like school-district housing built in the last century.

It did not feel unfamiliar. After all, he was a delivery guy in this life. What sort of place had he not been to?

It was just that this residential complex was far too creepy.

Apart from his own unit, which had its lights on, all the others were pitch-black, a mass of darkness.

A cool breeze blew. Chen Han had just broken out in a cold sweat.

The breeze left him feeling much more clearheaded.

Chen Han walked past several residential buildings in a row. Only after leaving did he discover that the complex was called "Happiness Residential Complex."

"Happiness Residential Complex?"

Chen Han felt that, shrouded in darkness, this complex brought him nothing but fear.

Happiness, my ass!

It was eerie, as though something was lurking there.

Right outside was a very steep slope. Following his watch, Chen Han walked down it.

He turned left and went a hundred meters, then turned left again and went another five hundred.

Only then did he finally reach his destination.

The entire trip had taken less than ten minutes.

He was quick at finding his way and had merely walked a little slowly; otherwise, he would not have gotten there so soon.

Not only were the streetlights out along the way, but Chen Han had not seen a single person either.

He really was not used to streets this empty.

Deserted and desolate.

Panting, Chen Han looked at the sign before him.

It was the only light source shining that night.

Seven large Chinese characters were written on it:

"Happy Kids Swimming Pool."