281 Yi Ming Security Company

 

Jin Sheng’s story crawled into Han Fei’s body but he didn’t feel any change. He didn’t get any new power or feel any extra weight, it felt like the story had disappeared into his body. “Perhaps Jin Sheng’s story will slowly realize itself after I enter the Ziggurat. But his story details aren’t that accurate. I’m just a midnight butcher, I’m not a demon.” After getting Jin Sheng’s support, Han Fei felt more confident. Now he had 2 trump cards, Spider’s guardian talisman and Jin Sheng’s ghost story. With the aid from 2 managers, Han Fei believed he’d be able to do something at Ziggurat. Leaving the office, Han Fei found his neighbours from Happiness Neighbourhood at the education block.

“The Song didn’t find the thing it was looking for, so it would return. This area is not safe anymore, unless we can find a way to kill it.” Before Han Fei finished, his mouth was closed by Lee Zai. Even Lee Zai who was the manifestation of misfortune didn’t dare to say these things so openly.

“Be careful of what you say. Its ears are everywhere. It might hear you.” Lee Zai believed Han Fei was too courageous for his own good. Han Fei didn’t want to bring trouble to his neighbours so he used a more roundabout way to explain his plan. If they continued to stay here, they would only die. With the double threat from Butterfly and the Singer, the neighbours from Building 1 and 2 all agreed to help Han Fei. After checking Xu Qin’s wounds and chatting with her, Han Fei sent all his neighbours into Weep’s urn. Then Han Fei turned to the students and staff of Yi Ming Private Academy, “You haven’t forgotten what Butterfly did to you, right? I’m planning to go to Ziggurat now, if you wish to take revenge, now is the time.” With persuasion from Han Fei, the female teacher who was 2 metres tall and wore a blood necklace as well as Zhang Guanxing entered the urn. The cracked urn was held together by crimson blood. Those who didn’t know would think Han Fei was carrying a Grade F Cursed Object. After saying farewell to the guard Ol’ Lee, Han Fei left Yi Ming Private Academy.

To increase his level, Han Fei didn’t give up any chance to trigger a mission. With the help from his neighbours, the methods Han Fei could use to complete the mission became more varied. For example, a scapegoat wanted to invite Han Fei to his home, Han Fei gave him Weep’s urn and made that his new home. There was a different monster who wanted to steal away Han Fei’s eyes. Han Fei gave it the scapegoat’s eyes and then invited it to join them inside the urn. Everyone was given the things they needed in the end. Happy endings everywhere!

The previous manager was not as ‘popular’ as Han Fei. Han Fei believed he was targeted so heavily because he had selected the most difficult path.

The only drawback was after he reached level 10, Han Fei got only a small EXP from Grade G Missions.

Earlier, Han Fei explored the path that led to Cattle Alley, now he was going down the opposite path. Moving along the shadows, Han Fei who hugged the urn became an existence like a hellish agent. The straggling spirits started to remember this figure who represented tragedy. Gradually, the missions available to Han Fei became more limited and there were lesser ghosts who voluntarily came to ask him to ‘play’.

‘Is there no more missions at Yi Ming Street?’ In Han Fei’s years of gaming, this was the first time he encountered an event like this. The NPC was so clever that they started to go into hiding so the player couldn’t trigger any mission. Eventually Han Fei reached the end of Yi Ming Street. At the dark junction, Han Fei encountered the last building at Yi Ming Street—Yi Ming Security Company. Fire had charred the building black.

“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve explored 90 percent of the buildings at Yi Ming Street, you’ve triggered the unique hidden mission at Yi Ming Street—Yi Ming Street’s Guardian Spirit!

“Yi Ming Street’s Guardian Spirit (Grade F Hidden Mission): This street can enjoy such life and vibrancy thanks to a secret, a guardian spirit who lives deep inside the street.

“Mission Requirement: After you enter Yi Ming Security Company, every choice you make will impact the final reward.”

Han Fei was startled by the sudden system announcement, he didn’t expect to trigger anymore Grade F Mission at Yi Ming Street. ‘After I finish this mission, it should be able to bump me to the next level.’ Without much hesitation, Han Fei carried the urn and pushed open the doors of Yi Ming Security Company. The axle creaked noisily. After Han Fei entered the company, the doors behind him closed on their own. ‘Well, this is strange…’ When he was standing outside, the company had been plainly consumed by a big fire. The structure was blackened and all the windows were gone. However, when he was inside, Han Fei was shocked to realize everything inside was perfectly untouched, there was no sign of fire at all. He tried to open the front door again but it refused to budge. He was trapped. The lights above him flickered on and off. Han Fei could hear the spazzing of bad electrical circuits. He looked around cautiously before his eyes settled on the elevator. The number on the screen kept changing. It moved from 5 to 3, the elevator was descending.

Hugging the urn, Han Fei didn’t move towards the elevator but instead made his way towards the front desk. The old-fashion desktop was unusable, the attendance form next to it was covered with red crosses. While Han Fei continued his investigation, the elevator reached the first floor.

Ding! The silvery grey doors opened. The elevator was empty, there was no one inside the booth. ‘It feels like it has come to this floor to welcome me…’

Han Fei still didn’t enter the elevator. He walked around the lobby. After realizing there were no stairs, he returned to the elevator. Normally, elevator doors would close once it sat there long enough without anyone using it. However, this elevator appeared to be broken. The doors were left open like an inviting maw. Without any result from searching the first floor, Han Fei believed that he had to use the elevator to complete the mission. He slowly walked into the elevator. When nothing happened, he pressed the button for the 2nd floor. Then… nothing happened. The doors remained open. Han Fei waited for 10 seconds and then the panel inside the elevator suddenly blinked in red that it was overloaded. In the blink of an eye, the warning disappeared and then the elevator doors slowly closed.

‘Overloaded?’ As the doors closed, all the floor numbers on the panel lit up at once like there were endless hands pressing them!

Han Fei stood at the corner of the booth quietly. He watched all these unfold silently. After about 10 seconds, the elevator finally moved. Without warning, the elevator started to plummet. After a heavy sense of vertigo, when Han Fei turned to the panel again, he saw that the elevator had stopped at the second floor basement.