Isolated Island (8)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh75 - Isolated Island (8)

"Come on in, wipe yourself with a towel."

As soon as he entered through the door, a young man in uniform handed him a dry white hand towel and a bath towel. He reassured him with a warm smile, "There are not enough beddings and blankets, so please endure it for a while." p092sa

The sudden concern and careful arrangement unexpectedly made him feel a little uneasy and even a bit suspicious.

When care is given to an unreasonable extent, it could sometimes make people question the motive behind it.

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This is especially true for people who do not believe in a world where help is given for free.

Ren Yifei dazedly accepted the things; the towel was soft and had a faint scent. He wiped his face to cover his vigilance and doubts, "Thank you. Is there a changing room here? I'm not feeling very well, so the wet clothes will make my condition worse." wftqXJ

"It's over there," the staff pointed in a certain direction, "The utility room is behind that wooden door."

Ren Yifei saw it and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. The kitchen is making ginger soup for everyone to drink later. Be careful not to catch a cold," the uniformed young man said with a smile.

"Aaahhhhh—"

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While they were talking, a chubby woman in the room fell violently to the ground, clasped her hands around her neck, choking herself, and screamed as she rolled around.

"Is she having a seizure?" Everyone in the room dispersed in panic.

The uniformed young man also stuck close to the wall, "Sh, she, is she alright?"

His trembling voice sounded natural, and there was no trace of 'acting'. Ren Yifei ruled out the possibility that the staff was a 'supernatural existence'. Oo2fvh

This 'epileptic episode' had come abruptly and violently; everyone finally reacted when her face turned blue and her lips turned purple. The woman was ruthlessly choking herself, completely ignoring her human instinct to survive.

What is that thing? Ren Yifei glanced at the skeleton probing around in the water puddle by his feet.

His eyes swept across the faces with varying expressions as cries of alarm rang out in succession.

There were more than a dozen people present, and it was unknown how many were NPCs and how many were players. He was sure that Saman was there; he just did not know who he was. SQbxpW

First encounters are coincidences, second encounters are fate, and third encounters... could only be deliberate.

Did he want to find himself?

This person could identify him after only a few interactions in the two instances. Therefore, his observation and analytical abilities must be remarkable.

However, this instance was different from the others. All the NPCs have contradictions and a sense of dissonance brought about by their external and internal personas. It was better to naturally display the anomalies than to keep them hidden. 7NEpYQ

Ren Yifei needs to interpret a person who has two personas: the fake persona of a boy from an impoverished family and the real persona of a student from a well-off family. The internal and external personas were not the same, and the contradiction was obvious.

He does not need to conceal or hide this contradiction; on the contrary, he could exploit it.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

[Sometimes, I feel like 'I'm not me'. ]

"If I were Gu Xingye, at certain moments, would I doubt that I was not myself? When the memories in my brain contradict my muscle memory, and when details in my everyday life oppose each other, what would I do?" W03DPa

There were too few reference points for the real 'Gu Xingye', but he could add more attributes.

He wears a high-end watch and is left-handed: His family is well-off, his parents are open-minded, or perhaps they are not very controlling.

Young and handsome, honey-coloured skin, have faint smile lines: Is popular, like sports, is outgoing, confident, loves to laugh, and may also have some leader-like traits, such as the ability to deal with unexpected situations and organisational skills.

As more attributes were being added, a clear face appeared in the shadows of nothingness: pbKBaO

Who am I? Am I the real me?

He was going to act like a young man who could feel the contradictions within himself and wanted to seek the truth after being confused. He was bold, wild and unyielding. But he was also innocent, straightforward, kind and enthusiastic.

All kinds of thoughts turned in his mind, but in reality, only a second had passed. During this time, Ren Yifei had already walked over and grabbed the hand of the chubby woman on the ground. He hurriedly shouted, "Help me. I can't hold her down alone."

As if they had all woken up from a dream, the rest of the crowd ran over one after another. One pressed down her legs while the other pressed down her arms, and some tried to pull her fingers away. VAvGF2

However, as if controlled by some mysterious power, the chubby woman was stronger than ten cows; even several adult men could not hold her back.

Ren Yifei was almost pushed away. He gritted his teeth, and with all of his strength, he pressed her head down with one hand while pulling her arm out with his other.

The chubby woman's palms were very hot, and she was sweating a lot. Ren Yifei subconsciously touched the other party's forehead: It's scalding.

"She has a fever?" HKA8Wc

The chubby woman struggled again, choking her neck so hard with both hands that her eyes bulged out of their sockets.

"Her eyes are becoming bloodshot," a hand grazed Ren Yifei's wrist and grabbed the fingers of the woman on the ground.

A burnt, bitter scent approached Ren Yifei, and when he looked up, it turned out to be coming from a tall and lean young man.

Found you. Jpcqvn

The staff cried anxiously, "The doctor at our manor accidentally hit his head and went crazy. Where can we find a doctor now?"

There was a doctor at the manor? The doctor went crazy?

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Several players took note of this detail.

Ren Yifei continued to hold the woman down, his left hand exerting more force than the other, "What kind of disease is this? I've seen sick people who choke others, but I've never seen one who chokes themselves like this. It's like they're choking their enemy. ...Don't just stand there; go ask the refugees whether there's a doctor among them. There must be one in the house over there." veG Pk

"It's too late; she's about to suffocate," Saman peeled her fingers off her throat one by one and directly broke them.

Directly breaking her fingers was proven to be effective since she could no longer choke herself.

At the same time, several other people worked together and finally subdued the crazy chubby woman, "Rope, quickly tie her up before she harms herself again."

Although she was finally able to get some fresh air after her hands were tied, she was still panting heavily. 9kY7QJ

"Are you all right, elder sister?" Seeing that she seemed to regain her sanity, Ren Yifei began to ask with concern, "What happened just now? Did you bring medicine?"

"I didn't..."

She spoke with difficulty, but her condition appeared to be improving. However, her complexion changed the next second, "Ah! Ah!"

Ren Yifei only saw that her round eyes were bulging when suddenly, something stuck out from her open mouth. It was a long and slender translucent fleshy-pink object that was twisting to and fro. 5apfuG

The woman couldn't scream as her mouth was blocked, and the corners of her mouth were split open, appearing to be badly mangled. The strange long, slender worms poured out from the gaps of her open mouth and scattered in all directions like waves.

"Aaahhhhh—"

Everyone surrounding her was screaming as they rushed towards the door. He was also 'frightened' and was pushed to the ground when he took a step back.

Suddenly, a cat jumped out from the wooden bucket and killed the worms with one swipe of its claw. It tilted its head to look at Ren Yifei, whose eyes were wide open with fear, "Meow." AUp7m0

This useless two-legged beast.

"Thank you."

"Meow," weak chicken, there is really no hope for you. The cat smacked the worms to death again and cocked its whiskers proudly at Ren Yifei.

Ren Yifei: ...I'm just letting you do it, so don't be so arrogant. DXp98N

"What is this thing?" Some people screamed and left the room, while others were fearful and curious as they hid behind the door to look back. They were similar to people who watch horror movies through the gaps between their fingers.

The ground was densely covered with these wriggling worms with their smooth, translucent pink bodies.

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"Are those blood leeches?" People who did not know what the worm was guessed they might be a close relative of the leech.

"They're roundworms," one person recognised them, "You can find them in the stomach of some large fish. They're a very common parasite, but I've never seen one this big before." l52spP

Many people did not know about roundworms, but when the parasitic worms in the belly of a large fish were mentioned, they all collectively thought: There does seem to be a worm like this. But why would this worm come out of this person's mouth?

"Dead- someone's dead?" Finally realising the seriousness of the situation, Ren Yifei grabbed his hair in agitation. Although he was also afraid, he was more affected by the inability to cope with this frustration, "What the hell is this situation?!"

He pulled out his phone and dialled 110, but there was no signal, "F*ck!"

Ren Yifei did not believe in evil forces and called again, but again, there was no signal, "Damn it." oScnmV

The sound of the wind, the sound of the rain, and the sound of people screaming while running away in the rain all came together to create a devilish symphony that made everyone's temples burst with pain, and they just felt a splitting headache.

"Don't go out! It's dangerous outside! Do you want to die in this heavy rain?" An angry voice sounded amidst the rain; it was the tall young man standing by the door from earlier.

Then came the indifferent voice belonging to the owner of the manor, "Let them go."

"Don't stop me! He was right; there are ghosts in this manor. You want to harm me!" agCnPw

The frightened islanders pushed away the tall young man who was blocking them. He sat in the rain and shouted angrily, "It's windy and rainy outside. You don't know what's going on. You'll only die a worse death if you go out there! Why don't you calm down and use your brain to think?"

Ren Yifei tapped the phone with cold sweat running down his face when music suddenly rang out and broke the curse-like noise.

"Whose phone ringtone is it?"

The gravelly sound of the violin penetrated the rain curtain, and everyone stopped to look in the direction of the sound. Ren Yifei also raised his head and looked through the all-glass door to see the violinist playing in the rain. Fid PM

It was unknown when he was standing there or why he was standing there.

All they knew was that the sound of the violin was extremely beautiful. The soft sound of the violin soothes the melancholic mood under the storm, and the agitated people who were rushing out the door all stopped to listen.

The music was calming, making him want to listen more, but he saw the violinist slump backwards with his eyes closed and the strings still in his hands. The moment he fell to the ground, the sound of the violin came to an abrupt end.

"Help him!" Several people ran out. tvxbWc

The violinist was rescued; he was still alive. The uniformed young man placed a bath towel over him and explained, "This is an employee of our manor. He used to perform for everyone in the small theatre. However, the manor has not been going very good lately, and many employees left."

The uniformed young man left with the violinist on his back after saying that he would take care of his colleague. However, he looked as though he was trying to flee.

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Unsurprisingly, most of those who have legs left.

Turning his head to look inside the house, there were more than a dozen people in the mushroom house just now, but after the scare, only five people were left. W0aNlI

There was: Ren Yifei, a terrified uncle who was grabbing the door handle, Saman who was standing very calmly to the side, a girl with glasses standing motionlessly in a corner, and a little girl with pigtails.

"She's dead," the glasses girl stepped over the worms' bodies and the skin-crawling worms were directly crushed to death by her. A few worms wriggled against her shoes, but she did not flinch; she simply lowered her head to examine the horrible state of the chubby woman's death.

What a fierce person.

The woman's eyes were wide open and bloodshot, the flesh from the corners of her mouth to her chin was completely torn apart, and she was no longer breathing. dVpDj6

Does no one find it strange that these worms, which had been vomited out, were still alive?

The corpse on the ground suddenly turned its head, laughed softly, and said in a raspy voice, "It will be your turn soon."

"Ah—" the middle-aged man who was holding the doorknob screeched like a pig in a slaughterhouse, while Ren Yifei was startled and directly dropped to the ground with the phone in his hand.

The corpsed resurrected?! 3d8kym

The glasses girl was also startled, but the way she responded to being startled was by holding the head of the corpse with both hands and twisting it.

And as if that was not enough, she took out a small knife and made two direct stabs to the heart before cutting the artery in the neck, causing blood to gush out.

Blood droplets sprayed out, and the pungent stench of blood filled the air. Ren Yifei was momentarily stunned as the image of the woman in red in his memories overlapped with the chubby woman on the ground.

"She seemed to have... also cut her artery," Ren Yifei was surprised by his own calmness. HrXNvq

The illusion arranged by Hua Li in the previous instance was not entirely without benefits. He was able to look at the woman's death with cold eyes.

"Heh..." the broken head was still laughing, and this laughter woke Ren Yifei up from his memories. A translucent red fluid with a fishy smell poured out of the chubby woman's eyes, nostrils, and even ears.

"Come down with me; it's so cold down here..." blood spilt out of her mouth, and she closed her eyes reluctantly.

There were no longer any movements from the corpse, and the screaming middle-aged man stopped, looked at the glasses girl, and then knelt on the ground with weak legs. k8sjyX

The room was full of blood, resembling a murder scene, and the living inside were more terrifying than the dead.

"It's so cold down here?" Saman repeated this phrase, thinking of the deeper meaning that followed.

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The glasses girl stepped on the wound on the woman's chest with her foot and then kicked the woman's knee but did not see any response.

"Dead," she confirmed. She then wiped the blood off the dagger and inserted it back into her boot. JaMVwd