I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 93

Ten minutes ago.

Xiao Gui'an's footsteps paused slightly as his gaze fell upon the yellow-haired youth picking instant noodles inside the convenience store.

He looked somewhat familiar.

After thinking for two seconds, Xiao Gui'an recognized who the other person was.

He was one of those delinquent teenagers from the van that day.

Although Zhao Jie said he would call them in the coming days, Xiao Gui'an hadn't received a single phone call over the past two days.

Had Zhao Jie and the others already been dealt with?

Even if the mysterious organization behind them hadn't been eliminated, the surface pyramid scheme organization probably no longer existed.

He didn't know if it was because of his anonymous tip.

Because Xu Zisheng had been present the entire time, Xiao Gui'an hadn't paid much attention to the subsequent developments.

[Gui Yi] was just a false phantom anyway. After Xu Zisheng left, the System definitely wouldn't let him stay in this world continuously—it was just acting from the beginning.

Probably after he left, Zero would either have the Proxy System manipulate [Gui Yi]'s body, making it operate like a machine.

Or [Gui Yi] would go nowhere, and Zero and the others would stuff virtual memories into the minds of people around him, pretending he was living normally.

For the first time, Xiao Gui'an became so acutely aware that he was already dead, and he had no idea when the labor contract he signed with Zero would be fulfilled.

A sudden wave of melancholy washed over him, but Xiao Gui'an quickly cast aside this somewhat desolate emotion.

Why overthink things? At least he could still think, still speak, still feel—it was just a different form of reemployment.

Xu Zisheng keenly detected some emotional changes in [Gui Yi]. Following the other's gaze, he also spotted the yellow-haired youth.

The handsome brown-haired young man slightly furrowed his brows, seemingly seeing something unusual beneath the surface. Xu Zisheng murmured softly, "That guy..." carried a faint, familiar aura that instinctively made people feel disgusted and repelled.

The burning sensation from the full moon mark on his wrist intensified, but he had just completed a scenario two days ago—could there really be another one?

No, probably not. This didn't align with the pattern he had deduced.

If there were, it couldn't be this close together.

Even the most powerful curses were now bound by rules—it wouldn't be that easy to kill him—

But who could say for sure?

The entire Horror Game World was filled with curses and malice directed at him. This damned mark had never known a moment of peace.

[Gui Yi] withdrew his gaze and suggested enthusiastically, "Nothing worth seeing there! I just spotted a shop selling dorayaki outside. Wait for me—I'll be right back!"

The black-haired youth said with a smile, then dashed straight out the door, light and swift like a passing breeze.

Xu Zisheng also shifted his gaze and casually found a seat to wait.

An unknown location.

[Two days ago, one of our collection points was discovered by those official guys. Fortunately, we evacuated early—]

[Some unimportant personnel were captured, but there were no significant losses]

[It seems our recent activities have been too conspicuous, actually getting detected. But it's about time anyway...]

[This round's 'lambs' should be almost ready? Just activate it directly—]

[Probably those official guys still want to wait passively for opportunities, not realizing that with the 'Admission Ticket', they'll be sent into that drifting 'Arena' no matter where they are—]

[If those arrogant fools from the authorities try to enter, they'll just become additional nutrients]

[The feeding and taming of that 'monster' inside should be in the final critical stage—can't afford any mistakes now]

[Stop dawdling, activate it—]

Between the real world and the Horror Game World existed an enormous reflection gap, possibly reflecting light and shadows from the real world, or containing passages leading to the Horror Game World.

Within that gap space, there were no concepts of time or space—barren, with only eternal death and silence.

Under normal circumstances, it pressed closely against both the real and horror worlds but never physically overlapped with either.

Everything trapped within drifted without direction or fixed position, potentially coexisting with every location in the real world yet residing in completely different dimensions.

No one knew how this space formed. There, rules were twisted and incomplete, everything fragmented—defined as the 『Void Realm』.

Beneath Chuancheng, the chaotically drifting 'Arena' drew so close to reality, now silently hovering within the 『Void Realm』 where no one could detect it.

An unspeakable power transformed into a hidden key, opening an extremely small crack. Space seemed to become dense and tight, yet remained completely empty.

Something unexpected was happening. Xu Zisheng's heart began pounding wildly.

The black mark on his wrist flushed with bloody color as the blood-red panel symbolizing death and destruction appeared before him.

[Detection failed...]

[Detection successful!!! Target locked!]

[Player Xu Zisheng, please prepare! You... have been selected... to participate in this... horror adventure scenario. The healing journey is about to begin!!]

[It's the 『Cursed Child』!! Welcome your arrival!]

[Death... and destruction... are your... destiny... May... you... once again... embrace...]

The prompts on the panel behind were crooked and distorted, giving a fragmented, incomplete feeling.

"Tap—"

[Gui Yi] returned. Xu Zisheng could only barely meet his gaze before vanishing from his seat the next second, evaporating into thin air.

Xiao Gui'an: ???

He immediately rushed over, looking around in all directions, but the entire convenience store was empty—the person who had been sitting there moments before was completely gone.

"Xu Zisheng?"

No response.

Something happened! Definitely something happened! Xu Zisheng wasn't the type to play disappearing act jokes!

[System! System! What exactly happened? Where's Xu Zisheng? Where did he go? Or was he taken by some entity?!]

[...Analyzing...]

"Um, did you just see... a brown-haired young man sitting over there..."

Xiao Gui'an tried asking the store clerk, but the other person claimed to have no impression and didn't think someone could disappear right under their nose.

This shouldn't be possible—anyone who had encountered Xu Zisheng wouldn't have no impression of him at all, especially after such a short time.

"Not my business. Maybe your friend left..."

"Please, please, can I check the surveillance footage? Just a quick look!..."

[Gui Yi]'s round black eyes held genuine pleading, making it hard for anyone to refuse his request immediately.

But that specific segment of surveillance footage had malfunctioned, making it impossible to see what exactly happened before Xu Zisheng disappeared.

The surveillance footage only showed the yellow-haired youth, who looked somewhat unwell, staggering out the door.

"Huh? This situation is really strange..." The store clerk was still puzzled, but Xiao Gui'an couldn't wait any longer. He rushed out of the convenience store. Everything appeared normal outside—a vast sea of people coming and going, but none were the familiar figure he sought.

Make a call—

Not in the service area. No one answered.

Xiao Gui'an suddenly sensed the overwhelming malice within the world—not directed at himself, but targeted at Xu Zisheng.

The curse, the final Cursed Child.

Xiao Gui'an immediately began searching along the street. Not far ahead, a small crowd had gathered. Some were taking photos and recording videos, others had called emergency services—unclear what had happened.

This wasn't the time for spectating. Xiao Gui'an didn't plan to get involved, quickly stepping past. But his peripheral vision caught sight of the yellow-haired youth collapsed among the crowd.

No matter how people around called to him, he showed no signs of waking up.

Simultaneously, the Proxy System's stuttering voice sounded.

[Detecting... detecting... unknown scenario... aura...]

[...Curse... Mark... activating...]

An extremely bad premonition instantly rose in Xiao Gui'an's mind. He quickly pieced together the connections.

The black-haired youth immediately started running.

That vitamin pill... no, the 'Admission Ticket' should still be in the pocket of his previous jacket!!!

He hoped it hadn't dissolved in water!!