The instant the mechanical voice echoed beside his ear, confusion appeared on Lin Yu's face.
"???"
Immediately after—
Before Lin Yu could react to anything at all, his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness in an instant.
At the same time—
Inside a room filled with pink hues and overflowing with girlish atmosphere, a petite, sweet-looking girl stood in front of a mirror.
"What Wangzai steamed buns? These are obviously buns, okay?"
"Besides, being a little smaller just makes them cuter."
The girl unfastened the clothes she was wearing, revealing her smooth, flawless back.
She swayed slightly in front of the mirror, her expression filled with pride, and muttered to herself.
She looked completely satisfied with her figure.
…
When Lin Yu regained consciousness once again and opened his eyes—
He discovered that he had appeared in a completely white space.
At the same time, information related to the horror game flooded straight into his mind.
After absorbing all of it, the corner of Lin Yu's mouth twitched repeatedly. He then reached out and pinched himself hard.
"Am I out of my damn mind?!"
"Are you screwing with me?!"
After feeling the sharp pain coming from his body, Lin Yu immediately fell silent.
Based on the information that had just been forcibly implanted into his mind—
Anyone selected by this so-called horror game would be required to enter instance after instance.
Only by successfully completing the main storyline mission of an instance would they be able to survive—temporarily.
The reason it was only "temporary" was because every successful clear only granted seven days of safety.
After seven days, they would be forced to enter the game again.
Over and over, endlessly.
Unless they managed to clear 18 instances consecutively, only then could they escape the horror game entirely.
And if they failed even once along the way—
There would be only one ending.
Death.
The key issue was that the instances inside the horror game were extremely dangerous!
Because each instance contained all kinds of terrifying existences—
Ghosts, zombies, vampires…
Things Lin Yu had only ever seen in movies or novels.
After clearly understanding his current situation, Lin Yu's mood could be summed up in one word:
Speechless as hell.
Just a second ago—
He had still been lounging lazily on his sofa, drinking fat-otaku happiness water.
And the very next second—
He was dragged into a horror game.
The contrast was so ridiculous it was almost insulting.
Every player chosen by the horror game would have their first instance be a beginner instance.
Compared to later instances, the difficulty was supposed to be relatively lower.
At least, that was what the rules said.
But just imagining the ghosts, zombies, and other horrors that might appear inside the instance—
Even if the beginner instance was somewhat weakened, there was no way it would be easy.
Moreover—
Judging from the current situation, this so-called horror game should have only appeared recently.
Otherwise, Lin Yu would have at least heard something about it.
After all, he had lived in this world for a long time.
Yet he had never seen any livestreams or news related to horror games.
Which meant—
Either the horror game had just emerged not long ago, and he was unlucky enough to get selected immediately…
Or—
Only players chosen by the horror game could see information and livestreams related to it.
No matter which was the case, Lin Yu knew one thing very clearly.
From today onward, his days would not be easy anymore.
Thinking about the experiences he might face in the future, Lin Yu felt anything but calm.
(Anyone who said he was calm would be lying.)
After all—
He wasn't like those protagonists in novels who were immune to fear.
Aside from being handsome and having one certain part slightly different from normal people—
He was just an ordinary guy.
"Haah…"
"I really hope my beginner instance won't be too hard…"
Once someone was selected by the horror game, there was no way to escape.
After muttering a brief prayer, Lin Yu chose to begin his first instance.
[Instance loading…]
[Instance loading complete…]
…
[Welcome to the Vampire Castle!]
[Current instance mode: Survival Mode!]
[New player detected. Instance difficulty has been significantly reduced!]
[Instance Description:
This is a Vampire Castle.
The master of the castle—the Blood Clan Queen—harbors extreme hatred toward uninvited strangers!
All strangers who appear in the castle will be slaughtered without exception!]
[Instance Tip:
There are various items scattered throughout the castle.
Finding them can increase your chances of survival!
Please avoid getting injured.
The Blood Clan Queen is extremely sensitive to the scent of blood!]
[Main Quest Activated!]
[Main Quest:
Under the pursuit of the Blood Clan Queen, successfully survive for five hours!]
[Welcome to the Horror Game!!!]
…
As a burst of laughter echoed—
Darkness once again enveloped Lin Yu's surroundings.
When his vision finally returned to normal—
He found himself standing inside a study decorated in medieval style.
And around him—
There were three other players standing nearby.