Horror Game Designer-Chapter 497: Snowman

The pain came from the back of his neck. Gao Ming couldn’t hear what Tang Qing said next. After the pain and vertigo disappeared, Tang Qing was gone.

“The three of you better remember what Tang Qing said. When we’re in there, don’t go anywhere even if you’re scared.” The muscular man and the bespectacled lady put on the protective gear. They stood at the front of the group and naturally assumed the leadership positions. “Do whatever we tell you to do. If you want to earn more money, follow your orders.”

The lanky man stood forward, “But you don’t need to worry too much. Let me introduce myself. My name is Qian Jin. The beauty’s name is Yaoyao. Beside her is her boyfriend, Zhi Ge. We’ve survived seven surface-level nightmares and two middle-level nightmares. We’re quite experienced. We’re all here to earn money, so I hope we can cooperate with each other.”

There were seven testers. Other than the two groups of three, there was another middle-aged woman. She had a bob. Despite her age, she was extremely athletic.

“The name’s Bai Feng.”

Hearing the name, Gao Ming and Xu Deyi didn’t react, but Zhi Ge and Qian Jin widened their eyes. “Sister Feng?!”

“Do you know me?” The woman glanced at them. She was a woman of few words.

“Of course! You’re a famous lone wolf among the testers. You’ve participated in seven consecutive middle-level nightmares. You even found the barrier to the deeper-level nightmare. If not to save the other testers, you probably would have entered the level five labs already!” Qian Jin looked like he had won the lottery, “We’re saved since you’re with us this time!”

“Since you know me, you should know my rules, right?” Bai Feng regarded them.

“Of course! If we hear about anything related to you and your children, we’ll inform you at the first notice!” Qian Jin knew Gao Ming’s group didn’t understand, so he explained it to them, “Sister Feng didn’t join the games for money, or rather, the money was only a part of it. Her main goal is to locate her son and daughter.”

“Son and daughter?” Xu Deyi pointed down the dark corridor. “Are Sister Feng’s children trapped in there? Then, of course, we’ll help them!”

“Both of my kids are unconscious after they joined Immortal Pharma’s games. Their bodies are currently preserved inside the level-five labs. However, there’s no way of knowing where their consciousness is trapped. I’ve been searching for them.” Bai Feng was determined. She didn’t look disappointed or sad. There was nothing that could stop her.

“Can you tell us more about your kids?” Gao Ming respected this mother and wanted to help her.

“My son is called Bai Xiao. He is a loner. My daughter is Bai Qiao. She’s the complete opposite of her brother. This is a picture of them.” Bai Feng touched the black band. The band projected a picture of the siblings.

The others didn’t react when they saw the picture. However, Gao Ming’s eyes twitched. He bumped into the wall behind him.

“Have you seen them before?” Gao Ming’s strange reaction grabbed Bai Feng’s attention. She held Gao Ming’s arm.

“I think I have an impression of them, but I can’t remember the details clearly.” Gao Ming shared his story. Then, the way Bai Feng looked at Gao Ming changed. She suspected her children were trapped inside the nightmare that had previously arrested Gao Ming.

“When this test is over, we should exchange contact information. We’ll group up in the future.”

Then, the group kept moving. Since Bai Feng was there, everyone was more relaxed. About ten minutes later, Qian Jin was still trying his best to endear himself to Bai Feng. The silly man, who was at the back of the ground, suddenly paused. He stuck his ear to the wall. His eyes shone with fear and anticipation.

“What are you doing?”

“My little sister is telling me… to stop going forward!” Silly grabbed Gao Ming. He also hoped that Gao Ming would halt. However, Qian Jin reached the end of the corridor at that moment. He found a doorknob.

“Alright. Be prepared. We’re going in.” The moment the door opened, a howling chill rushed into the corridor. Snowflakes and ice dust scratched their faces. The sound of glass breaking occurred at the same time. It snapped the group out of a dream. The corridor disappeared. It was replaced by mud and wood chips. The testers shook from the cold. They looked around in disbelief. They stood inside a manor surrounded by mountains. The place appeared to be a vacation villa. However, it was closed for business because it was deep in the winter.

“Damn. Is it that big this time?”

Something shattered the glass window of Room 2001. The snow and wind blew in from that opening. Bai Feng entered the guest room. She saw shattered glass and puddles of water.

“The glass shards are mostly inside the room. That means that window was broken from the outside.” Gao Ming avoided the puddles and came to the window. “We’re on the second floor. Could someone have thrown something through the window into the room?”

“Stone? Brick?” Xu Deyi looked around but found nothing.

“It should be a block of ice.” Qian Jin touched the water puddle. Pine needles and leaves floated in it.

“Who did it? Why would they destroy the room window? Was it to lure the people inside the room out?” Xu Deyi glanced out the window. The place was covered in snow. The snow was still falling. The mountains were white. The only two paths leading towards the manor were devoid of any footprints.

“There’s nothing alive around here.” Qian Jin shook his head. “The ice has all melted. The culprit most likely has left. We should check out the other rooms and find the dream owner as soon as possible. We need to figure out what has happened to them.”

The group of three left while rubbing their hands. Bai Feng and Xu Deyi followed them. Only Silly stood beside the window.

“What are you looking at?” Gao Ming followed his gaze. There was a snowman about one metre tall sitting at the corner of the yard.

“A snowman?”

A button eye fell to the ground. A dirty scarf wrapped around its neck. The snowman had no hands. Its nose was a half-eaten carrot. The curious thing was someone had painted a red lip on its face using lipstick.

“Let’s go! Don’t stray too far from the team.” Qian Jin returned to pull Gao Ming and Silly out of Room 2001.

The door closed, and that blocked the wind. However, they were still cold.

“This nightmare is so realistic.” Xu Deyi shivered. “Shouldn’t we try to find more layers first?”

“You shouldn’t be picking up random clothing in the nightmare. You could die.”