Chapter 214: Parent

Chapter 214: Parent

“The rumours about the investigation centre are real! Someone is raising ghosts inside the building!” After his previous experience, Xiao Yong was a lot calmer. He didn’t ask the security for help but stopped moving. His heart pounded rapidly. Xiao Yong hated the blood door out of instinct. It was a strange feeling. It was a feeling that came from deep inside his soul. The blood capillaries on the door were alive. They pulsed. All the blood gathered at the heart of the headless door guardian to help it reconstruct a bloodred heart.

“The area above Floor 10 is forbidden! Leave now!” The security member said robotically and emotionlessly. They not only had tricks to deal with ghosts but also guns to deal with humans. The east city investigation centre’s security department had been ‘cleansed’ by the shadow world. Their power level was higher than that of the other security departments.

Looking at the security team, Zhang Lian’s eyes flashed with greed like a painter finding his missing brush. Zhang Lian touched the black band and sent a message to the leader of the security team. To open Situ An’s home in the shadow world, one needed sacrifices. Xiao Yong and some of the players were the sacrifices prepared by Xia Yang. The security members who were blocking them immediately changed their tone once they got the message from their leader.

“You can stay here temporarily to avoid the danger, but do not get close to the bloodred door.”

The change of attitude unsettled Yan Lin and Xiao Yong. However, it was not like they had another choice. Yan Lin just wanted to find the reason behind his subordinate’s disappearance. He didn’t expect to get sucked into it.

Of all the humans, only Su Mo sighed in relief. He believed that they had escaped the monster on the fourth floor. They also had the aid of a reliable security team. Even if the ghost came to them, they could win the fight.

“The investigation centre is not all bad people. They have merely been fooled by their chief. Players can cooperate with them.” Su Mo thought to himself. He could imagine himself bridging the gap between the horror players and the investigation centre. In the end, he was the reason why they could drive the monsters back.

“Your smile is disgusting.” Zhang Lian’s voice pulled Su Mo back to real life. Out of curiosity, Zhang Lian added, “Have you ever wondered why the newbie investigators all stayed away from you?”

“Everyone, come with me!” The security members received new orders. They signalled them to enter the tenth floor.

“Don’t waste my time. Do you have any other choice than to work with me?” He Yi said harshly.

“I merely hope that you won’t regret this.” Jiang Chan took out a death portrait. The front of the picture was a young Situ An sitting in an empty room. Around him were mutated monsters. All of them had Situ An’s son’s innocent face. Situ An was their father, and he was the one who turned them all into monsters.

He Yi wanted to snatch the portrait when he saw it. Jiang Chan leaned back and turned the picture around.

“Don’t be so anxious. Look at this first.”

A few sentences were written on the back.

“Dear father, I’ve turned myself into a present based on what you like. From now on, you will take over my fate to become the new parent. As a parent, you have the key to the home.

“Our home is situated between existence and non-existence. It is hidden deep inside the nightmare and near the edge of reality. It is very far from you but is connected to every human heart.

“As a parent, you can choose to save any family member and give them love, or you can treat them as tools. You can even torture them if you want to.

“You have complete freedom. And what I need you to do is very simple. You have to make sure the shadow world fully descends into reality. Every time you succeed in triggering an anomaly in the real world, you will be rewarded by the shadow and the night.”