Ch1 – Mr A’s Funeral

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The rain poured down in torrents and impinged through the night.

This was a self-built house in the countryside and it had been weathered through the years; the walls were stained with every kind of filth and there was a pile of rusty farming tools abandoned in a corner and it was emitting an unfathomable stench. 

A hanging lamp hung down from the ceiling in a constant sway and the light was flickering.
In front of an old-fashioned television, people were seated in a circle on a shabby sofa.

Perhaps due to the lack of a signal, the television screen was flashing with black and white particles, and the noise of static it produced was harsh to the ears.

 

 

On the sofa sat a doughty and robust man wearing a gold chain necklace, a female high school student in her JK uniform and a gentle-looking office worker… who were obviously unrelated to each other but they were seated together.

No one spoke. 

Lightning was thundering outside the window, and the television black screened momentarily before it turned on again, but the static brought forth another high and hysterical female voice:

 

【 Welcome to Infinite Nightmare Game 】

【 You have entered the Novice level 】

【 Please attend Mr.
A’s Funeral and find the murderer 】

 

After her words ended, only her neurotic laughter remained and it caused a shiver to run down people’s spines.

Finally, someone could no longer bear it as they stood up: “What the hell is happening? Can anyone please tell me?”

The person who spoke was a businessman in a suit and leather shoes, and he would look down at his wristwatch from time to time as if he was worried about losing his award for full attendance.
However, his watch seemed to be broken because it was perpetually stuck at seven and it did not move any further.

 

His question was like a switch that sparked the emotions that the others had. 

The female student lowered her head and wept: “I want to go home…”

The office worker strode towards the door and tried to pull it open but the door remained tightly shut and it did not budge the slightest.

Gold Chain stood up to observe the entire room.

The windows were sealed shut with boards of wood nailed on top of it.
Gold Chain picked up an axe from the pile of farming tools and chopped down hard, with every intention to smash open the window. 

Peng—

The axe fell and the wood splintered and cracks akin to a spiderweb appeared on the glass window.

Joy sprang in Gold Chain’s heart, “There’s hope.”

Saying that, he raised the axe, trying to shatter the glass directly.
However, before the axe could fall, a bloody handprint impacted the window with a smacking noise.

Startled, the axe slipped out of his grip and fell to the ground with a dull thud. 

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Pa Pa Pa—

Numerous bloody handprints smeared themselves on the window and it seemed to want to break the thin glass to enter.
And the window trembled, as if it was going to give way any second.

 

Gold Chain took a step back and he swallowed: “What’s going on? Is there really a ghost?”

“What ghost? They’re just trying to deceive us!” The office worker was more irritable by comparison and picked up the axe that had fallen to the ground.
“Move out of my way.” 

With one hand, he shoved Gold Chain away and raised the axe before he swung down heavily.

Just before it could land, the glass shattered with a sharp note.

The office worker’s movement ceased, and he watched as a pale hand emerged from the darkness outside the window and grabbed hold of his arm.

“What the hell is this thing!” Bewildered, the office worker tried to throw off its grip. 

But the strange bony hand had immense strength in spite of being as thin as firewood, and it dragged the office worker outside.

Finally understanding that this was not something a human could accomplish, the office worker yelled out in fear as he was about to be pulled out of the room: “Save me—”

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There was dead silence in the hall.

Save the noise of someone gnawing and gorging themselves on something. 

“You should be glad that you are an idiot less.” The person seated in the middle of the sofa crossed his legs with one poised in the air.
“I’ll give you the first tip, don’t act on a whim.
Over here, even a blade of grass or a flower might take your life.”

After going through the scenario just now, everyone was well-behaved, and hearing that person’s words was like finding a pillar and they all looked over.

The man was pleased by their response.
“My surname is Chen, you can just call me Old Chen.”

Gold Chain was extremely direct; he walked over that instant and gave him a cigarette: “Old Chen, have you played this before?” 

Old Chen gave him an admiring glance as he took the cigarette.
“I’ve played it twice.
Novices tasks are relatively simpler; as long as you follow me obediently, there will be no problems.”

Once he said those words, the gazes that everyone looked at him with grew hotter.

 

“However…” Old Chen flicked away some of the soot as he went on another tangent, “There’s no such thing as a free pie falling from the sky.”

A thin and weak man with shaggy yellow hair asked: “How much do you want?” 

Old Chen hooked up his lips in a fit of irony, “While you are here, money is essentially wastepaper.
I want the points you receive after passing through clearance.”

The female high school student asked weakly: “What can the points be used for?”

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“Good question,” said Old Chen.
“Points can be exchanged for some life-saving items but the mall only opens after you have completed the novice task.
Therefore, unless you survive the novice task, you have no use for the points.”

Yellow Hair, who had read many web novels, thought: “It’s like the horror games written in the novels.” 

“Hmm…” Old Chen exhaled a puff of smoke, “It’s similar but don’t think you’re the protagonist.
Everyone here are unfortunate people who have to struggle at death’s door because of this game, who can only leave this bad luck game after clearing ten games.”

Gold Chain thought further and asked, “Can you guarantee our safety?”

Old Chen did not answer him directly but said, “As long as you don’t go courting death.”

The man with shaggy yellow hair and the female high school student were simpler by virtue of their age, and they immediately agreed to Old Chen’s conditions because they wanted to preserve their lives.
After seeing them agree, Gold Chain could only go with the flow. 

Old Chen calculated how many points he would be credited and his face lit up with a smile.
“Do you still have any questions? I’ll tell you what I know.”

“Excuse me…”

Just then, someone seated at the corner of the sofa raised their hand.

Everyone looked over. 

There was a young man sitting in a corner, and probably because he had yet to utter a word, he was without a sense of existence.
He had a pair of distinctive, almond-shaped eyes that glimmered for knowledge, and it made him appear very obedient and cute.
And when he smiled, he even revealed a small tiger tooth.

Unconcerned, Old Chen said, “You may ask.”

The young man raised his phone and asked with visible distress: “Why can’t we play Fight the Landlord here?”

Other people: …… 

The female high school student whispered: “There’s no signal here.”

Prior to this, she had tried to call the police but it seemed like all the electronic facilities had failed and there were virtually no contact with the outside world.

 

“Oh.”

The young man kept his phone in frustration. 

Old Chen: Is this person a fool? Why was he still thinking about Fighting the Landlord in a dangerous p