“Host, someone is knocking on the door.”
“I can hear it.”
Song Jinshi replied softly to his assistant.
As if afraid the person outside could hear, they were communicating in their minds.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
The knocking continued insistently, as if it would persist until the end of time until someone opened the door.
Song Jinshi cautiously walked to the door but did not immediately open it.
Instead, he asked his assistant in his mind, “Do you have any items that can see through things?”
“Yes, host.”
“But these items are from the horror zone and require horror zone points to purchase. Your points are from the romance zone and cannot be used here.”
“Can I owe you? I promise to pay it back.”
Song Jinshi hurriedly assured his assistant, feeling embarrassed as it was the first time he had asked to borrow something.
“That’s possible, host, but we require you to start a live stream. This way, it will speed up your points acquisition. As soon as you agree, I’ll provide you with the item.”
“Agreed.”
As soon as Song Jinshi finished speaking, something akin to a telescope appeared in his hand.
At the same time, a small line of text that only he could see appeared above the telescope.
“X-ray Telescope: Can see through all non-living objects.”
“Uses remaining: 10.”
Song Jinshi raised the telescope to his eyes, aiming it toward the wooden door.
The knocking from outside was still ongoing.
Through the wooden door, Song Jinshi saw a figure that was drenched, its body wrapped in green tendrils resembling aquatic plants.
The aquatic plants covered its entire face, obscuring its features.
Looking down, he realized it wasn’t legs but a strange, short tail that appeared before him.
Startled, Song Jinshi quickly covered his mouth, suppressing a whimper of fear.
“Assistant, there’s a monster outside.”
Tears had already filled Song Jinshi’s fluttering eyelashes.
The knocking grew louder, and the door shook violently as if it was about to give way at any moment.
Unsure of what to do, Song Jinshi rushed back to his bed and completely covered himself with the blanket.
As if that would free him from the monster.
This was a self-protective response Song Jinshi had developed from being scared during horror movies while in the romance zone.
Even after arriving in a horror instance, he had retained such a conditioned reflex.
After he covered himself completely, the livestream began.
Shortly after it started, two people entered the stream.
— “Is this a newbie streamer? The streamer is still at level 0.”
— “Why is the streamer hiding under the blanket? If they’re scared, why play a horror game? It’d be better to choose the romance zone.”
— “Let’s see how long this newbie can survive. There’s a monster knocking outside, right? I bet as soon as the monster comes in, the streamer is done for.”
In his state of fear, Song Jinshi did not notice that the live stream had begun, nor did he comprehend the comments being made.
It seemed that those who watched horror streams might have some quirks about them.
Despite the stream showing no visible streamer, just a visibly trembling blanket, more and more viewers continued to flock to the stream.
— “I’ll bet a pack of spicy strips that the monster will break in and kill the streamer without giving them any time to react. The moment the door breaks, the streamer is doomed.”
— “But can the streamer at least come out from under the blanket? Even if they’re going to die, we want to know what they look like.”
— “I’ve never seen such a timid streamer in the horror zone. How has this streamer survived until now?”
— “The streamer seems to be a newbie; this should be their first instance, so being scared is normal.”
— “This is boring. I’m out.”
The number of viewers in the livestream dropped again.
…
The knocking stopped.
After waiting a while, Song Jinshi carefully poked his head out from the blanket, ensuring there were no sounds from outside before daring to emerge.
“Assistant, why are there such monsters in this instance? Ghosts were already scary enough; this horror zone is really terrifying.”
As he emerged from the blanket, Song Jinshi complained to his assistant in his mind, feeling like he had been scared more in the last few days than all the previous scares combined.
— “Wait, did I just see the streamer’s face?”
— “I was about to exit, then I saw this beauty, I had to come back. Hi, darling.”
— “Good thing I walked slowly; the moment I saw that blanket, I knew the person inside was my destined wife.”
— “I’m just swooning, hehehe, my wife.”
It was then that Song Jinshi noticed the comments and turned beet red, whispering to the audience.
“I’m a boy; I can’t be called a wife, and I’m not any of your wives. You can’t call me that.”
— “I’m even more excited! I admit I’m a pervert.”
— “Understood, darling.”
— “As soon as I came in, my screen was flooded with ‘darling.’ Is this a massive matchmaking livestream?”
— “In this huge stream, how come no one can find a pair of pants?”
— “Our horror game zone finally has its own little beauty! We won’t be laughed at by the romance strategy zone anymore.”
Song Jinshi stared blankly at the scrolling comments, his face completely flushed.
“Assistant, why do they talk like that? The people in the romance zone don’t speak like this.”
In the romance zone, Song Jinshi had only heard outrageous comments from his targets and a few players, but he didn’t expect those from the horror zone to be so open-minded.
Assistant “…”
Is it possible that the romance strategy zone simply doesn’t have the option for live streaming? Otherwise, the people over there would be much worse, considering each of them is a professional at dating.
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