I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 49

"Boom——"

The entire Sunshine Residential Area shook violently. The space that was about to be torn apart was impacted, and the Eyeless Eyes instantly became distorted and unstable.

The massive giant composed of countless black beetles had more than half its body blasted apart, densely packed insects all turning to ash that scattered across the ground.

Clearly, the attack wasn't completely ineffective.

But soon the faintly visible blood-red light pillar began repairing and merging again, transitioning toward the real world.

More and more ghosts were being assimilated, their internal power continuously flowing into the formation.

Those bizarre beetles capable of constant regeneration—without sufficiently powerful force to deliver a fatal blow—

Given those terrifying things' reproductive capabilities, they would probably recover completely within just a few breaths.

The Eyeless Eyes were continuously reforming, while the 'Gui God' created by humans couldn't launch another attack without hesitation.

This was mainly because the Sunshine Residential Area's descent was completely unexpected, and it happened in the Fifth District's [Tianji] branch where combat equipment and high-level players weren't particularly outstanding.

The incident was too sudden, leaving no time to gather sufficient personnel.

Xiao Gui'an watched with deep, thoughtful eyes. Through the System's broadcast, he naturally saw humanity's exhaustion and knew they probably couldn't resolve this incident.

Third round—

The human side activated that 'Gui God' weapon once more.

There was almost no need to watch further; Xiao Gui'an had already determined the final outcome.

However, humanity's efforts weren't entirely useless—they at least bought more time. The churning black mist around him grew increasingly dense.

The [Quiet Moment] was approaching.

[Current Writer Roleplay Degree has reached minimum mission standard]

[Attribute points obtained: 10 points]

[Currently owned attribute points: 20 points (assignable)]

[Talent attributes:

Xiao Gui'an could only pretend once again not to see the trash comments following these abilities, his gaze falling on the writing talent attribute.

As a [Writer], making flowers bloom with his pen—

This was the ability he most needed to master right now.

Writing talent attribute—

(When you put pen to paper, you can manipulate what you write about—this might make no difference between humans and ghosts [Induce/Control/Increase event probability])

This would be his greatest aid in executing the final step later.

He hoped it would be effective.

[System, how's the progress on arranging the identity information for 'Gui Yi' in the real world that I asked you to handle?]

[Don't worry, with me assisting you, what could possibly go wrong?

I've naturally arranged everything perfectly, and I've even placed 'Gui Yi' nearly an entire country away from the Chosen One of Fate.

If the Chosen One really wants to find 'Gui Yi' later, it won't be easy! We'll have more time to perfect the information.]

Xiao Gui'an was half-convinced, but since he couldn't intervene in real world arrangements anyway, he could only trust the Zero System.

However, if he needed to roleplay later, he would have to return to the real world again.

How unpredictable life was—he would actually return to the world of the living in another form of 'living'.

But he was still somewhat worried about Xu Zisheng's Fated Ghost God position. [Hey, System, back when you swept my soul back to the [Writer]'s residence, that tiny energy fluctuation—how exactly did Xu Zisheng detect it?]

[This so-called contract—does it bind purely the physical body or the so-called soul?]

The Little Light Sphere wobbled. [We're not very clear about this either, only that the Fated position is very important.

We don't really understand how the Chosen One's Origin Contract companion artifact operates—it's something that can't be predicted or spied on—]

But don't worry, our isolation and confidentiality work is done very well!

The Chosen One hasn't grown to that level yet—he definitely can't detect the connection between the [Writer] and 'Gui Yi'!]

[Not being able to detect it now doesn't mean he won't detect it later, right?] Xiao Gui'an found this somewhat troublesome. The System always gave him a somewhat unreliable feeling.

But he already had a preliminary plan forming in his mind.

If he proceeded with the roleplaying method he was about to use,

even if Xu Zisheng discovered the connection between the two later, the situation shouldn't become too awkward.

The System was still quite concerned about 'Gui Yi'—originally positioned as a cannon fodder NPC—occupying a Fated God position.

As a machine, it didn't really understand human friendships and bonds.

In its view, for the Chosen One, obtaining powerful strength beneficial to himself was more important.

It proposed what seemed like a rather terrible idea. [Then find an opportunity after terminating the Fated Contract for 'Gui Yi' to reasonably pass away, cutting all ties completely. How about that?]

[Although the [Writer] identity is also long-term roleplaying and more significant in scale, after all, as an NPC, you probably won't stay too long—]

[Mmm—ah oh oh ah ao wu wu!] The System's voice suddenly rose sharply, clearly its small head was filled with great confusion and shock.

[The Writer's preliminary image has been generated. [In this round's instance, the [Writer]'s roleplay degree has reached mission standard—]

[Exporting the [Writer]'s confirmed NPC character image—]

['Writer' Yan Tingchen

An immensely powerful, profoundly mysterious aberrant existence, primarily maintaining human form, one who doesn't enter reincarnation, an unknown ghost wandering alone for a century.

Attitude unclear, suspected of holding goodwill toward humanity, requires further confirmation, origins unknown, motives unknown (roleplay to be perfected)

Roleplayer's conceived fantasy status: [Fallen Literary Star] (Current state: Status incomplete, in sealed state)

Externally currently assessed initial status as [S] level (no upper limit, can continue improving based on roleplay)

Currently possessed hidden buffs:

[Lonely Creation of Ghosts and Gods] (evolvable, more characteristics await unlocking)

Possesses unknown titles:

Driver of 『Scavenger』 (current title completion degree increased to 3% due to real human world recognition)

...]

['World Law Proclamation': Weaver of stories and roleplayer, a new world shall be born from your pen—]

The Zero System had never seen a 『World Law Proclamation』 before.

Xiao Gui'an's expression was calm. When he was about to enter immersive roleplay, his heart could always settle instantly.

[Is that so?] Clearly he had also seen the final sentence. [Then let's prepare to bring this story to its conclusion—]

After another roar, the third round failed—

The blood-red light pillar enveloped the entire area's daylight like massive demonic wings.

Instantly, everyone's hearts plunged into an ice cellar.

But don't worry, our isolation and confidentiality work is done very well!

"Yes—"

And just then, the footage from the drones showing the [Writer] changed again, tugging at everyone's heartstrings.

"Wait! That person is moving!"

"What person!? Wake up! That's a ghost!!! Don't be deceived—"

"Is he going to make a move? Damn it! What do we do?!"

"What does he want to do?!"

The [Writer] rose gently, his shoulder-length black hair flowing.

"Young friend, have you arrived?" He looked toward Xu Zisheng, who was covered in blood.

The terrifying, frenzied aura around the other hadn't completely dissipated yet. During the three rounds of human attacks, he had never stopped his own slaughter.

Xu Zisheng took the sandalwood box containing the finger bone from his Sealed Space and placed it on the ground.

The Blood Book slowly materialized before him, then continuously flipped forward until it barely stopped at the eleventh page.

The surrounding ghosts also sensed the profound, bottomless pressure emanating from the Blood Book—a contract power that seemed to come from the depths of the soul, capable of making everything submit.

They trembled and huddled together in fear.

Both of these existences were not to be approached—

"I beg you, Mr. Yan..."

"Since a promise was made, for what should be done, how could there be reason not to fulfill it?"

Without needing many words, the [Writer] knew what Xu Zisheng was thinking. He finally said leisurely, "Thinking about it, I'm actually at fault—this is the second time—"

Xu Zisheng pressed his lips tightly together. Even now, he didn't really understand what the other intended to do. He couldn't predict or imagine the other's methods.

Since being pulled into the horror game world, he had become a gambler—each time, betting everything he had.

Gui Yi had signed an Origin Contract with him. As long as he lived, the other could continue existing in another form.

Even if the [Writer] truly wasn't what he imagined, then he would bear all the consequences himself, admitting that he had gambled and lost—

Facing those who break promises and betray, even if the other was a top-tier existence, even if he ultimately lost everything and truly became a cursed monster wandering between two worlds, he would make the other pay the price!

The [Writer] looked at the eleventh page in the Blood Book, his gaze gentle as he lightly raised his hand forward. An ancient-looking brush appeared in his hand.

Instantly, an aura of primordial terror surrounded him. The alternating clear and turbid energies capable of cleansing heaven and earth surged skyward from where he stood.

Standing in distant opposition to the eerie, dreadful power formed by the Eyeless Eyes, yet remaining completely unstained by the blood-red hue.

It seemed as if this entire world was suddenly under his brush, all rules to be freely written by him. Everyone witnessing this scene felt their hearts frantically trembling.

The true power of ghosts and gods—

Life and death were merely words he could casually rewrite. The power affecting both worlds poured forth in this moment.

For one person.

The ghost and god lightly set down his brush and wrote—

[Gui Yi shall be reborn here—]

"Boom—"

At the endless horizon, threads of fate stretched directly from the real world into the blood-red world, pulling the destroyed soul and flesh back once more from the other end of time.

The entire world roared and trembled.

A figure was slowly coalescing from countless points of light, an extremely faint heartbeat sound softly emerging—