I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 13

But Xu Zisheng was clearly prepared. With a flip of his other hand, a thick tree branch was shoved directly into the other's mouth, breaking two inches before stopping the tearing maw.

With quick reflexes, he grabbed the other's collar and said again, "I've already seen you, still coming?"

Only then did the game's notification sound.

【Congratulations 『Seeker』 Xu Zisheng found 『Hider』 Current count 『1/6』】

【Congratulations 『Seeker』【Gui Yi】 found 『Hider』 Current count 『1/6』】

The ghost child struggled, throat emitting low growls, then jumped down from Xu Zisheng's hand and disappeared back into the flower bushes.

Xiao Gui'an blinked, not expecting it to be this easy. If he were really an ordinary player, following Xu Zisheng properly, he might actually safely clear this level.

So reliable!

"There's a trigger condition. Either seeing the complete front face, or needing physical contact to count as finding, or other conditions... This still needs more testing."

Not feigned.

A rare positive emotion.

A certain spot of blood-red on the Red Book seemed to fade slightly.

When receiving this kind of emotion, it made Xu Zisheng's heart feel much calmer.

However, in this world, opportunities to generate such emotions were pitifully few.

Xiao Gui'an himself was laid-back and loved slacking off, wanting to live an ordinary, uneventful life.

But which guy among them hadn't dreamed of dominating the scene, who didn't want to cling to the big shot's thigh in games.

He directly channeled this emotion into the 【Gui Yi】 identity.

He immediately scurried over eagerly, nodding heavily, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you!"

Trusting others so easily in such a place seemed somewhat foolish.

But was it truly foolish, or falsely foolish?

Xu Zisheng's eyes darkened, thoughts swirling in his heart.

He planned to test further.

Looking at the seemingly obedient young man before him, he patted the other's shoulder, subtly wiping the wood chips and dirt from his hand onto it.

"Be serious."

"Oh, okay."

Xiao Gui'an noticed Xu Zisheng's action, followed his arm's movement, and indeed saw the faint wood chips and some sticky substance on his own shoulder.

Paired with the debris he had just wiped onto Xu Zisheng's shoulder, they complemented each other perfectly left and right.

Ah, this guy Xu Zisheng was definitely doing it on purpose, right?

Quick reaction, huh? Bring it on, mutual harm, who's afraid of who!

Their gazes met, and suddenly the two guys stirred competitive desire in some strange area.

Wait, no, that's not the point.

Xiao Gui'an snapped back to reality. The point was the chill he sensed from Xu Zisheng, indicating his performance was correct.

The 【Student Gui Yi】 he was currently portraying was essentially a scumbag at heart, and the other had detected it quite quickly.

【Gui Yi】 definitely wouldn't let go of someone like Xu Zisheng who temporarily seemed usable, and would even think about making the other put in effort, properly utilizing him.

"Hehe, Brother Zisheng, I'll listen to everything you say."

Although somewhat unethical, he was going to turn the tables and use Xu Zisheng's strength to complete his own mission.

Xiao Gui'an didn't know that the person before him was a cheater with a perception hack.

The aura had changed somewhat again.

This kind of purposeful emotional fluctuation was the most common thing in this world.

Xu Zisheng glanced at Xiao Gui'an, then stepped out of the decaying, withered flower bushes.

If a person's true nature was vile and detestable, then even if they pretended well on the surface, he couldn't receive any positive emotions from them.

Unless, it was genuine.

Or, Xiao Gui'an could self-hypnotize and deceive.

If that were the case, then Xiao Gui'an truly had some skills.

Xu Zisheng's eyes grew colder.

If not, then was the guy before him suffering from split personality?

The cold light in his eyes surged for a moment before calming again.

Xu Zisheng was a strange person. Sometimes he could be soft-hearted enough to even seek justice for ghosts, upholding the righteousness and kindness he believed in.

But for those of his own kind, who had flesh and blood like him but were sometimes worse than ghosts, he wouldn't have the slightest pity, cutting decisively when needed to avoid trouble.

If others didn't provoke him, he wouldn't provoke others.

Sometimes he would even try his best to help others.

Resolute and calm, following his heart, without shame towards himself or others.

This was Xu Zisheng's way of handling things, and also why he survived time and again in the horror game world.

Never easily trust anyone.

In this horror game world, sometimes human malice was even more terrifying than ghosts.

The two came out from behind the flower bushes and went to other places to search for ghosts.

The path behind was winding, with clusters of black garbage bags at the end. Several huge trash cans were so dirty their original appearance was barely visible.

A rustling sound came from inside.

Xu Zisheng gave Xiao Gui'an a look, and the two lightened their steps as they approached the trash cans.

Xiao Gui'an slowed his breathing, then suddenly opened the trash can to look inside—no ghosts!

Where was the sound coming from?

"Whoosh—"

From the shadows of blind spots, two figures like hunting dogs shot towards them like arrows from a bow.

Although the surroundings were dim, Xiao Gui'an saw clearly—the figures resembling two vicious dogs were clearly the chubby boy and the pointy-faced boy who were playing soccer downstairs yesterday.

Their eyes were red, sharp fangs growing from their mouths, crouching on the ground with somewhat uncoordinated limbs, but moving with surprising speed.

And judging by their practiced movements, they had probably caught many unsuspecting players using this method.

Xiao Gui'an instinctively sidestepped to dodge, then lifted his leg to kick out.

Xu Zisheng's movements were almost identical—also sidestepping before kicking out.

But clearly this kick couldn't cause any substantial damage. The two ghost children staggered to their feet, faces showing eerie smiles with patches of corpse spots appearing, once again surrounding Xiao Gui'an and the others.

Their appearance was far different from their somewhat normal look yesterday.

Xiao Gui'an's hands trembled slightly, feeling somewhat apprehensive.

But then he thought again—he was a ghost too, what was he afraid of ghosts for?

"Found—" Xu Zisheng said.

Saw their faces.

No good, no prompt.

Xu Zisheng frowned slightly. The chubby boy had already attacked again, his entire body shooting forward like a cannonball, blood-red eyes revealing a craving for flesh and blood.

Did it require physical contact?

Xiao Gui'an also noticed this. Watching the agilely charging ghost child, he feinted, took advantage of the other overshooting, then grabbed the pointy-faced ghost child's sleeve. "Found."

Still useless.

Still no prompt.

What was the difference?

The game panel's prompt flashed through Xu Zisheng's mind—『Unless you saw it』.

Saw?

Remembering what he said when finding the first ghost child, Xu Zisheng's eyes sharpened. As the two ghost children turned direction and charged again, his hand pressed down, and a white bone whip suddenly appeared in his hand.

It spread out from the ground at a tricky angle, then quickly tightened. The two ghost children couldn't brake in time, their feet tripped, immediately losing balance.

Even if they tried to struggle up with twisted body angles, Xu Zisheng didn't give them the chance.

Pulling hard towards himself, then touching both their shoulders, "I see you."

【Congratulations 『Seeker』 Xu Zisheng found 『Hider』 Current count 『3/6』】

【Congratulations 『Seeker』【Gui Yi】 found 『Hider』 Current count 『3/6』】

The two ghost children immediately became docile, as if their power was suppressed.

Xu Zisheng didn't let this opportunity slip. With a shake of the bone whip in his hand, he tightly bound the two Gui Yi, even stepping on the knotted part of the bone whip so they couldn't break free.

It seemed that after being found, they temporarily couldn't attack players anymore, but needed to go elsewhere to hide, waiting for other players to find them.

Xiao Gui'an immediately crouched down and asked, "Who is the Real Ghost?" He stared directly into the chubby ghost child's eyes.

When asked this, the other's originally blood-red terrifying eyes showed some human-like fear.

Xiao Gui'an certainly understood that wasn't fear of the 【Writer】 identity, but fear of the other 【Real Ghost】. Probably the other's identity wasn't simple.

"No, she'll get angry..." The chubby boy stammered.

"Speak, name!—"

Xu Zisheng showed no mercy, stepping down harder with his foot.

Having experienced so many horror instances, he certainly knew ending the game early was best. Otherwise, the later it got, these ghost children's mutations would definitely become more severe.

They still looked somewhat human now, barely able to communicate.

By the time the second round came, when their 『Seeker』 and 『Hider』 roles completely reversed, the players' situation would truly become extremely passive.

The chubby boy shook his head. Xu Zisheng's bone whip wrapped around his neck made it hard to breathe.

The more they struggled, the tighter the white bone whip restrained them, even faintly carrying an effect that could burn them as ghosts.

"Ah! It hurts!"

"Waa! Mom! Save me!"

The chubby boy and pointy-faced boy couldn't help crying out, now showing some childlike qualities.

Normal attack methods certainly had no effect on ghosts. Cutting off their arms or legs could only make movement difficult, but wouldn't cause pain.

Only ghost objects or ghost tools similarly possessing ghost power could truly harm them, and clearly the white bone whip in Xu Zisheng's hand was a decent ghost tool.

The chubby boy was in so much pain his eyes were rolling back, his whole ghost body trembling slightly, before he finally stammered out a sentence.

"Go, go look on the wall!"

"Good—" Xu Zisheng said coldly, slightly relaxing the pressure under his foot. "You'd better not be lying to me!"

One clue get!

Xiao Gui'an felt satisfied inwardly, standing up. Meanwhile, Xu Zisheng slightly clenched his hand, putting away the white bone whip.

On his palm, faint burn marks also appeared.

A silver flash came from a blind spot, heading straight for Xu Zisheng's eyes. He was putting away the bone whip and seemed not to see it clearly.

Action preceded thought. Xiao Gui'an's pupils contracted, directly raising his hand to block, fiercely striking aside the object that carried a faint whooshing sound.

Some warm blood immediately splattered on the ground, with a few drops splashing on Xu Zisheng's face, making him momentarily stunned.

"Tch, what a pity, missed—"