Chapter 5: A Strange Tale of Strange Tales
Faced with Su Shu's sincere invitation to make friends.
The ghosts in the carriage all trembled and turned their eyes away from the bleeding eyes, pretending that they had never seen the office worker.
However...... It is pointless to deceive oneself and blind oneself.
"As long as you are seen, you can touch."
Whatever you see, you can reach.
As a full-clearance player of the "Strange Talk City" series, Su Shu understands that this is exactly the killing law that the ghosts have always followed.
Therefore, the player needs to "act", stay sane and composed, and manipulate office workers to pretend not to see them.
And the ghosts themselves can't seem to violate this law?
So, Su Shu pondered for a moment, decided to use fishing law enforcement, walked straight in front of the ghosts, and began to try to talk to them.
"Do you think I'm handsome?"
Very handsome, belonging to the delicious little fresh meat.
Literally fresh meat.
The female ghost lady with rotten eyes couldn't help but nod subconsciously, and then hissed, unable to hold back her dripping saliva.
"Thanks for the compliment." Su Shu smiled politely.
Boom ——!
She was suddenly blown to ashes.
Goblins: "......"
It really worked!
Su Shu showed an extremely excited expression.
Just let the goblins show their flaws, and make them aware that they can see them.
Then, the perverted office worker with the killer cat can easily eliminate it by touching it!
"This old brother, I see that you are covered in water, you must be a big water ghost, right?"
Boom ——!
"This little sister, holding her head and playing alone, is it really cute. Do you want your big brother to play with you? ”
Boom ——!
"It's useless to pretend I can't see it, this long-haired Mrs. Sadako, hey, your body is very well maintained, and your bloody manicure is quite good-looking."
Boom ——!
"Hah! I can see you! ”
The black-haired office worker smiled brightly again.
Listening to Su Shu's fishing-style conversation, the ghosts' eyes widened in horror.
As long as they show a few flaws, they can be touched, and they will be instantly bombarded into a pile of floating ashes by the "killer cat".
Tried to resist, but as long as the other party touched it, it was a second kill - just don't pretend, I'm spinning! It's just that it's not open, so how can you play it!
Su Shu only picked one ghost at a time to specifically pick up and harass him, and didn't pay attention to the rest of the existences at all, so that even if the other ghosts wanted to unite to attack him, they would not be able to touch him at all until the killing law was triggered......
Well, what cunning humans!
How can there be such a perverted guy!
It is no longer humans who pretend not to see ghosts, but ghosts who must pretend not to be seen by that human!
Because, at the moment of realizing that "you can be seen".
The hand of the office worker will be on their body with a penetrating smile.
Boom ——!
Soon......
A series of magnificent, brilliant and silent fireworks burst out one after another in the dead and quiet tram car.
Every splendid bombardment.
All represent the transcendence of a dead soul.
The goblins began to panic and calmly flee in all directions.
Because, once they show a frightened expression, it is equivalent to admitting in disguise, "I can be seen by that guy".
However, it's a pity.
Here, it's a confined tram space......
Until they reach the next site, they simply can't escape because of the constraints of the site!
So—
The bomb is coming!
They all have to die! Don't even think about running! The Great Purge!
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
One break! Wolong out of the mountain!
Unparalleled! Take the lead of all hosts!
Su Shu has surpassed God!
A smiling black-haired office worker strolls leisurely through a tram car full of ghosts.
Behind him, there floated the "Cat Killer" with an indifferent and cold expression.
There are constantly ghosts who break the defense because of accosting, revealing a frightened look, and then being bombarded into a brilliant flame in an instant.
They have repeatedly tried to resist, using various forms of goblin abilities.
However, the strength and agility of the pink cat's head were surprisingly high, and all kinds of attacks were easily blocked by it, and the office workers sighed while bombing what kind of stand-in was really useful, and walked around like a killing god.
The aura of fear that can instantly crush the minds of ordinary people is like a mud cow entering the sea on this guy's body...... Why is he still smiling?
Fleeing and hiding, it is completely difficult to stop the crazy slaughter of this perverted demon killer.
The originally bustling and shoulder-to-shoulder tram carriages began to rapidly become empty, dead and silent in just ten minutes, and a pin drop could be heard.
......
"These guys, aren't they a little too weak?"
Rubbing his jaw, Su Shu felt that the style of the game seemed to be too off.
It feels like it's become Musou mowing the lawn.
Although it adheres to the usual lightness and simplicity of the original, as expected, the AI-generated content still has limitations.
I won't mention the yin and yang weirdness that was worth it last time.
To be honest, which horror game will release a hidden mission to kill all the monsters?
Can this still be called a horror game?
......
What the is this horror game?!
A few goblins who had slipped through the net trembled and burrowed under the seats, their hollow and bloodshot eyes staring at each other in horror and trembling.
"Didn't see me...... Didn't see me ......"
Click. Click. Click.
The soles of office workers' leather shoes rubbed against the floor of the train to create a small footstep.
In the terror of the goblins holding their breath.
Su Shu walked over slowly.
I walked straight to the cab at the front of the train.
"He's gone away......"
"He's gone!"
"Great! He didn't find us! ”
The ghosts hidden under the seats trembled with excitement, and they almost cried red bloody tears.
Who put him in!
Who is the ghost?
When encountering those good-looking female ghosts, this guy will reluctantly play with each other's little hands...... Phew.
This thing that is more perverted than a ghost is finally going far!
The tram is about to arrive, so go out and scourge the outside!
However...... It's just a blink of an eye-
In the sudden stagnant breath of the ghosts, the footsteps of the office workers suddenly stopped.
"You have destroyed the Goblin: 75/78"
Looking at the number of task prompts, Su Shu slowly smiled brightly.
“...... Tut. ”
As we all know, P Club players are very rational perfectionists.
Just because the map is not good-looking, they will start a war that will sweep the whole world.
As a full collection party focused on sweeping away the three lights, Su Shu would certainly not miss even the slightest resource.
Not to mention, there are also intimate tips from the system.
He's actually in the player's high-dimensional perspective, looking at everything in the game.
Hide, does it work?
"Uh-huh~uh-huh~ ♪
"Shy cuties, where are you playing peek-a-boo with me?"
Humming a cheerful and lilting tune.
The rippling and clear voice of the office worker sounded to the ghosts like the whispers of subspace demons.
Click.
Da, da, da-
The well-groomed pair of handmade lacquered leather shoes, stepping on the mottled blood-colored handwriting on the ground, began to slowly retreat, and then stopped in front of the hiding seat.
"He can't see our ......"
"He can't see us! He can't see us! He can't see us! ”
The ghosts hidden under the seats roared in horror and subconsciously.
Soon......
A smiling, handsome face that made people feel like a spring breeze, but made ghosts fall into an ice cave, slowly drooped down and appeared in front of the eyes of several ghosts.
The meticulous oil head emitted a few wisps.
"Shh......h
He pressed his index finger against his lips.
The black-haired office worker said with a soft smile.
"Good babies.
"You ...... Can't you control it, don't make a sound?
"Because—
"It makes peek-a-boo boring."
"You ......"
"Don't you come here, ahhh!!!h
Boom ——!
The brilliant fireworks that bloomed silently dissipated in the palms of office workers.
Looking at the last few ghosts, they were completely bombed and annihilated into ashes in front of their eyes.
Su Shu glanced at the killer cat who was suspended at his side and had an expressionless face, shook his head, and felt very sorry.
What a waste!
Unfortunately, it's just a game.
If there were ghosts in reality, how nice it would be!
Because the "touchable" nature of the ghosts is very interesting and worth exploring - maybe it could be used to develop quantum computers or something.
A variety of killing rules and strange abilities can effectively increase social productivity.
It's really a terrible thing to blow up like this.
But, who allowed himself to be so kind-hearted......
The tricks are so clean and painless.
The smiling black-haired office worker stood up and slowly looked around.
As far as the eye can see, there is silence in the empty carriage, and the needle drop can be heard...... All that was left was the twisted blood words smeared all over the place.
"Don't let them know you can see it!"
Very good.
No ghost would know that he could see them now.
Because, all the ghosts in this tram have been killed by Su Shu.
What a heartwarming and touching reminder......
"You've destroyed all the goblins in the carriage."
"Congratulations on completing the hidden achievement: I don't know who I am or where I am, I just know I'm going on a killing spree! 》」
The hidden task on the panel was ticked, announced to be completed, and then quietly disappeared.
Su Shu glanced at his sanity value, which had fallen to 49/100, and held his forehead solemnly, and then felt a strong feeling of dizziness.
He grabbed the armrest, slowly sat down in his seat, and began to take a deep breath.
"Shhh...... Ha......
"It's a feeling...... Could it be that the side effects of the drop are coming?
"The neurofeedback is awesome, and the hallucinations are too realistic."
The black-haired office worker slowly raised his gaze.
Rubbing his swollen eyebrows, Su Shu looked at the entire tram that had become unfamiliar.
His vision was gradually becoming blurry and trance-like.
Everything you see in your eyes seems to be swaying and swaying.
At the edge of his ears, there seemed to be a vague, uncomfortable whisper.
Destroying ghosts is not as easy as it seems.
Because, using the ability of "Killer Cats", almost every ten seconds will consume a little sanity.
In the original game of "Strange Talk City", the lower sanity will pollute the spirit of office workers.
Then the ordinary scenes show a variety of bloody and filthy appearances in the field of vision.
The walls will be covered in black and red blood, the sky will be gloomy and dark, and the facilities will be old and rotten.
There will be more and more strange things that can be seen.
Once the reason is too low, it is as if from the calm and peaceful world of the surface, suddenly crossing into the bloody and filthy inner world.
Even if all sanity tests are done perfectly, the office worker's sanity will slowly fall if they stay in the goblin pile, which is actually a means of urging the player to move forward and explore.
If sanity is zeroed, office workers will fall into complete madness, and will no longer be able to pretend to be indifferent, and then torn to pieces by ghosts.
It's the end of the game.
At this moment, Su Shu's sanity was only 49 points, and he had fallen below the threshold of 50.
Strong mental pollution, thus gradually manifesting itself.
The entire train in his field of vision began to slowly change in confusion.
Seats, armrests, walls, intricate printed advertisements, flickering and noisy electronic screens......
As far as the eye could see, all the materials in the entire carriage seemed to have begun to distort and alienate, turning into living flesh and blood, wriggling internal organs, and all kinds of deformed organs.
"This special effect is so cool that it is simply ......"
Su Shu sighed at the vividness of this illusion as he stroked the seat under him, which had become a blanket of flesh and blood.
No longer has the hardness of metal.
The soft touch came from the palm of the hand, and it was so sticky and greasy that it was extremely disgusting.
The illusion, even the touch is changed!
No, it's a hallucination in form, but the art materials may have really changed.
Such a terrifying distortion happened right in front of him, but because he knew in his heart that this was a game, Su Shu only felt shocked and excited.
It's actually a seamlessly loaded scene switch!
As a player, it's only an honor to experience such cutting-edge technology for yourself.
The so-called ...... Fear of the heart.
The excitement that had already poured out one after another was thrown out of my mind.
"Ding Dong~ ♪
"Leads to ...... Zizi ...... ...... at Kisaragi Station Zizi ...... When you arrive, please pay attention...... Zizi ...... Get off ......"
There was a hoarse and frustrated sound.
The tram slowed down and stopped in front of the new stop.
The sealed airtight door smacked and slowly opened, leading to the dim and empty platform:
Squeak, squeak-
Old fluorescent tubes sway slightly on the station's ceiling.
In the dim and gloomy light, there seemed to be a ghostly ghost.
A mist wafts through the station.
I couldn't see a few real figures, writhing strangely in the mist.
Outside the tram.
It is the scene of the next work in the "Strange Talk City" series: "Ruyue Station".
According to the hints of the main quest, as soon as you step out of the tram, the short game flow will be declared over and the level will be cleared.
The uncomfortable feeling of dizziness gradually faded.
However...... Sitting in the tram carriage that had been converted into a bloody quagmire, Su Shu did not choose to get off.
Because—
"Since it's virtual reality, I should be able to walk around and explore as much as I want, right?"
Rubbing his chin, he groaned like this.
Su Shu muttered to himself as he slowly cast his gaze on the "cab" of the tram.
What do you mean by a Platinum Player with a full collection?
In the original work of the "Strange Talk City" series, the hapless office worker is often manipulated to complete the journey full of ghosts, and the chapter will be cleared.
As a small-scale horror series, just to have fun with people, pass the time in your spare time, and experience the feeling of cold sweat.
Therefore, there has never been any so-called side quests, or hidden plots.
However, in the discussion forum of "Strange Talk City", players who have had good things have unpacked the game data.
In the work of "The Last Tram", there is actually a scene code for the cab, and there is an unusually mysterious, NPC portrait of a standing sketch, which is said to be a character such as a boss at the end of the pass.
There is no actual in-game assembly.
It's actually quite common for a game to have scrap case materials - if the project team is chaotic, the scrap case can even be bigger than the ontology.
However, players who don't believe in evil have tried various methods to get stuck in the bug, just like Contra's Underwater Eight Levels Monsters, trying to get stuck in the cab of the last train.
However, no player has ever succeeded.
It is said that after entering the cab, you can unlock the true ending of the "Strange Tales City" series, allowing office workers to ...... from a world full of ghosts Gain liberation.
Maybe I think this kind of discussion is interesting and fits the supernatural atmosphere of horror games.
Therefore, the production team has not come out to clarify any rumors, but is still fermented by such strange rumors.
This kind of new weird tale derived from "Weird Tales City" itself has become a meme that is talked about among series players, and has triggered many secondary creations.
For example, inside the cab is an infinitely rotating chicken nugget, inside the cab is a white-haired and red-eyed vampire Lori, inside the cab is a new cab, and so on......
Today, the game has been remade into virtual reality.
Its characters, scenes, and world view can be said to be all inherited from the original.
Does this mean that ...... "cab" can be explored at this moment?
Su Shu slowly raised his gaze and stared in the direction of the tram cab.
Above the flesh door leading to the wheelhouse, the glass was wriggling with a thick, hideous streak of blood, like some kind of monstrous lair.
This reminded him of the promotional slogan of the key to the door:
"There's all the fun stuff behind the door, and you're the glittering key."