I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 53

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【Writer】subtly withdrew his gaze from the rooftop entrance.

Since it was the final moment, he might as well do one more favor.

He figured Xu Zisheng had probably already guessed his identity. 【Writer】smiled lightly, "Young friend Xu, go write down another true name—"

"I take my surname from Yan, given name Tingchen, meaning 'auspicious courtyard with precious jade, beautiful scenery of fine moments.'"

『True Name』!!

This was the 『True Name』 of such a high-level entity before him!

The Cursed Child mark on his wrist burned once more, clearly conveying a voracious desire to devour.

How dare you even think that, curse—

If he were to chant it, the being before him would likely become aware, at the very least within the horror game world, 【Writer】would know of his arrival.

If he encountered ghosts he couldn't defeat later, could he just shout, "Mr. Yan, save me!!"

With good luck, perhaps 【Writer】might actually come to rescue him.

After all, he had entrusted his 『True Name』 to him.

S-rank, S-rank, this is S-rank—

No matter how calm Xu Zisheng usually was, waves of emotion surged within him now. He opened his mouth, finally whispering his thanks, "Thank you, Mr. Yan..."

Finally, two true names were written on the blackboard, and the game system's notification immediately popped up.

【Congratulations to players 『Xu Zisheng』 and 『Gui Yi』 for clearing the C-level adventure instance 『Hide and Seek I Don't Want to Play but Want to Play』, correctly identifying the names of two real ghosts!! Becoming Hide and Seek Kings! Achieving super high ratings!——】

【Task completion: 100%, Rating: SS-level!】

【Game instance settling, rewards being distributed!!】

【Wishing all players continued enjoyment of healing games and positive attitudes towards life in the future!!——】

In the final minute, 【Writer】spoke to Xu Zisheng, "This might be asking too much, but I hope young friend Xu can keep an eye out for some of my old belongings..."

What these old belongings were needed no explanation.

Xu Zisheng nodded heavily, "I will do my utmost, Mr. Yan."

That was the key item for building a good relationship with this high-level entity. If possible, he'd consider chopping off his own finger to pass off as one.

If the SS-level reward this time could be a severed finger, that would be perfect—he wouldn't need any other rewards in the future.

With that, it would be like having an S-rank ghost as backup—why would he need anything else?—

Xu Zisheng finally exchanged a few words with 【Gui Yi】, making sure the other properly shared his address and contact information before their figures completely vanished from 【Writer】's sight.

As soon as 【Gui Yi】disappeared, all consciousness returned to the 【Writer】's body.

Xiao Gui'an finally couldn't maintain his smile anymore, collapsing completely into the 『Scavenger』's fur that was both hard and soft. He felt mentally exhausted, as if completely drained.

He didn't mind the 『Scavenger』 being unclean anymore—it could always be washed later.

Right now, he just wanted to empty his mind and rest properly, maybe take a hot bath later.

A corpse taking a bath? That sounded interesting—

Thinking this, Xiao Gui'an let out a light laugh, his pure, unadulterated joy making the 『Scavenger』 like him even more.

【This C-level instance has ended! Settling actor tasks...】 The Proxy System reported mechanically, then was once again replaced by the suddenly appearing Zero System.

The small white light sphere had turned half-red from urgency, flashing continuously, 【Quick, quick, quick! Something's happened! We need to go save a situation!! After saving it, we can come back!】

Xiao Gui'an: What? Wait?! Even workhorses from production teams aren't driven this hard!! Rest, I need rest—

He tightly gripped the 『Scavenger』's fur, shaking his head lightly with an unyielding expression of absolute refusal.

【This mission has mobilized many NPCs! Whether we can even reach the other world smoothly is still a question!】 The little light sphere quickly explained, 【It's that incident I kept getting pulled away for labor—it's developed major problems! Now even newcomers like you have to help!】

【There's a group of ungrateful bastards running rampant across the timeline, trying through various means to strangle the Chosen Ones of Fate before they mature across multiple worlds, then replace them—】

【How dare they? How are they worthy? What capability do they have to support a world's operation?! Worlds stolen away can only end in fragmentation and destruction!】

【Don't forget our slogan!】

【Saving the world is our responsibility!!】

【How can exemplary workers like us give up just because we encounter a little difficulty?!】

【Have you forgotten our previous commitment?】

The little light sphere seemed very impassioned, 【If we delay any longer, it'll be too late! This is a great opportunity! If we handle this well, future promotions and raises—Number One and I can... ah no, I mean, you could leap to become a hero who saves the world!】

【If it doesn't fly, then fine; but once it flies, it soars to the sky! If it doesn't sing, then fine; but once it sings, it astonishes everyone!】

Xiao Gui'an selectively decided not to hear the part about Zero and Number One, once again feeling his spirits stirred by Zero's slogans.

That profound sense of responsibility instantly welled up within him!

【Let's go!】 He immediately made his decision—

"Good doggy, Daddy needs to go save the world now, we'll meet again next time, okay?"

On the rooftop, 【Writer】's figure slowly dispersed, bit by bit turning into points of light.

"Gurgle…………"

The 『Scavenger』 didn't quite understand what was happening. It could only sense the little being's presence continuously fading, going to some unknown place.

Going to disappear?

Was it eaten by me?

Cannot—

Cannot!!—

The previously shrunken body churned and squirmed once more, the entire 『Scavenger』 becoming restless. Countless tentacles surged toward the horizon, filling the entire sky, trying to grasp the spatial channel the system was using to take Xiao Gui'an away.

But the 『Scavenger』 couldn't leave this place.

Rules bound and suppressed it.

Then just a little bit, a little bit following the other would be fine too—

【???】 The Zero System was greatly alarmed, not understanding why the 『Scavenger』 was so persistently clinging to Xiao Gui'an.

【Damn, does my big cutie not want to let me go? Making such a fuss?!】

The fragmented points of light about to cross the boundary wall extended a hand, gently touching the 『Scavenger』's tentacle that spanned half the world. Then a small, somewhat illusory brown furball landed on his shoulder.

【System, it should be fine if I bring this little thing along, right?】

【Whatever makes you happy—】 The system couldn't just discard the 『Scavenger』's small clone either.

The bodies of 【Writer】 and 【Gui Yi】 in the horror game world were temporarily stored in the system space.

【Won't we be too late if we go like this?】

【Don't worry, the time flow rates between worlds are different, no need to fret. We systems have everything calculated and running! It won't affect the acting! We'll naturally return to the horror game world when the time comes!】

Finally, a faint light flashed from the world's edge. Xiao Gui'an's soul disappeared from the horror game world, heading toward another completely new world.

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【Mainly just three worlds: Horror Game, Taoist Temple, Cthulhu Live Stream. There will be tasks spanning these three worlds in the future. The Chosen Ones of Fate each think they have their own golden thigh, unaware it's all Xiao Gui'an working three jobs alone on one set ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)✧】