"Xu Zhentian! I have a sister named Chen Ya, she lives at..."
Bang!
With one hit of the gunstock, Chen Yayue passed out, making no sound.
"..."
Xu Zhentian lowered his head, clenched his fists, but dared not resist.
Only when the footsteps of the guards faded did he dare to breathe deeply and shut the door with trembling hands.
"I thought... I thought it was just a place to play games... but itâs totally not that at all!"
"Will Chen Yayue die? Will I be able to see him again?"
"Chen Ya... so he has a sister too, and itâs for his sister that he..."
Xu Zhentian leaned against the door, grabbing his hair with both hands, gradually tightening his grip to numb himself with pain.
"Possibly...could also be taken away by them, who knows when..."
"Before that, before that, I have to keep leveling up in the game, earn more money, and send it to my sisterâs account..."
...
"Brother, are you okay?"
What voice is that?
"Brother, why did you abandon me?"
Impossible!
Chen Ya... Xiao Ya...
Swish!!
A ghostly face suddenly appeared in Chen Yayueâs vision, dominating the screen!
In the instant Chen Yayue shuddered in fear, he clearly saw that the ghost face was his sister Chen Yaâs face!
That face, now covered in blood, was the same sight he saw that night when he rushed into the hospital.
"Xiao Ya!"
Chen Yayue reached out to embrace!
He also opened his eyes.
A pure white ceiling, with medical personnel in masks tidying up nearby.
"Where am I?"
Chen Yayue was in a daze, then suddenly remembered.
He had been knocked out and taken away by the guards!
He quickly got up from the operating table-like bed, but instantly felt dizzy and nauseous.
Blah!
Chen Yayue vomited all over the place on the spot.
At this moment, voices came from ahead.
"Oh? The patient is awake, come, let me check to see if there are any lingering issues."
Already uncomfortable from having had little to eat, Chen Yayue still quickly looked toward the source of the voice.
He saw an old man with a kindly smile and a bald head walking quickly toward him.
"Professor Tao."
"Professor Tao!"
The people tidying up around him spoke up one by one.
Tao... Professor?
Chen Yayue was confused, having no impression of this professor, and from the surroundings, it seemed he was in some strange large laboratory.
And the large experiment table he had just come down from was conspicuous.
"Professor Tao, what is this all about..."
"A disease, a small disease that exists only in Players of this game, which I call Gamemare Syndrome. After my treatment, your condition has improved considerably, but you might need to cooperate for a few more sessions, is that okay?"
Of course, itâs okay, you have guards with guns right there!
Chen Yayue nodded repeatedly, but fortunately, after some pleasantries, Professor Tao allowed him to return to his dormitory.
"There are problems... what have they done to my body! The Dawn Organization, there are major issues!!"
Suppressing the fear within his heart, Chen Yayue quickly made his way to the dormitory.
It wasnât until he opened the door and startled Xu Zhentian, who was huddled in the corner, that Chen Yayue felt a sense of safety.
But his increasingly painful head made him brush off Xu Zhentian with a few words, and he soon fell into a groggy sleep on the bed.
At the same time, back in the laboratory Chen Yayue had just left.
Qi Sheng led people in briskly.
"Professor Tao, is the brain virus bomb implantation going smoothly?"
"Hahaha! Mr. Qi, youâre too anxious. Iâm currently only implanting a minimal amount of virus into his cerebral cortex for cultivation. Once my little treasures proliferate to a certain quantity in his cortex, I can proceed to the next phase of research. If all goes well, within a year, I should be able to give Mr. Qi a satisfactory answer."
"A year?" Qi Sheng frowned, "Too long! Six months, Iâm only giving you six months!"
"Six months? Then more test subjects would be needed..."
"Professor Tao, the thing this world never lacks, is people. And people nowadays are already crazy for money. Coincidentally, I, Qi, have a lot of money. So, Iâll take care of some things, as long as you can get me results within six months."
Qi Shengâs gaze was filled with indifference and madness towards humanity.
"I need absolute control over these peopleâs lives! So that, no matter what happens in the future, they will have no choice but to obey me!"
...
In the hospitalâs intensive care unit, Chen Ya felt her phone vibrating on her oxygen tube and hurriedly picked it up, only to find it was a news alert.
Animals that escaped from the zoo were injuring people on the street.
It was a news story that Chen Ya found utterly uninteresting.
She flipped through SMS records.
The page stopped at the last transaction record, and Chen Ya sighed deeply.
"Brother, where have you gone..."
Her gaze shifted from the phone to the game helmet placed beside her.
She hadnât entered the game for a few days, strictly following the doctorâs orders for physical care, ensuring adequate rest time.
But now, she was a bit unable to resist, wanting to play the game for a bit.
Otherwise, staying bedridden all the time, unable even to go out for a walk, was too unbearable.
Most importantly... the super-expensive hospital room costs thousands per day, and she could still afford to stay there thanks to the money her brother transferred.
If she could walk on her own, she wouldnât stay in such a money-burning place for even one more second.
What critical condition, what danger period hasnât passed, in the face of a luxury ward costing thousands per day, she would crawl out of this place even with crippled legs!
Unfortunately, she really has no strength at the moment. According to the doctors, sheâs between paralysis and semi-paralysis, requiring a very proactive treatment process to possibly avoid a tragic outcome.
And a proactive treatment process is very costly!
Money, money, money, money, itâs needed everywhere!
Were it not for that transfer record, Chen Ya might have suspected that her brother had abandoned her, severing ties, and run away.
But now, she was worried about her brotherâs safety.
"First recover your health, earn money, and settle the intensive care unit bills first!"
God knows how that million came about, though much of it had already been spent, but Chen Ya still hoped to replenish the amount back to a million through her own efforts.
Perhaps, this would be the key to finding her brother.
So, start making money.
Game, launch!
...
Back again.
Fang Yu went out for a trip.
Unfortunately, after going around, he found nothing at all.
It felt like he was being paranoid, feeling uneasy in the game, and it seemed like things were starting to go wrong in reality as well.
In fact, besides the night of awakening, Fang Yu hadnât really seen any demon in reality.
The research instituteâs location wasnât in the city center, but rather in a relatively remote suburban area, so going out was quite a hassle.
Since there was nothing gained, Fang Yu decided to just return to his room and start entering the game.
Flesh decomposition...
In the Hai Familyâs guest room, Fang Yu opened his eyes.
After stretching his body slightly, Fang Yu directed his gaze to the attribute panel.
Since the last time he allocated points, Fang Yu hadnât used attribute points.
Firstly, he was worried about potential threats in the wild, needing attribute points to maintain a high state of demonization, just in case he encountered a strong enemy. Returning to Sunset City, he almost clashed with Lord Hai Lin because of it.
Though it didnât play a role, having those attribute points as a psychological comfort made him feel bold enough to challenge Lord Hai Lin.
The second reason was that he was overwhelmed with events.
After the last attribute allocation, Fang Yu plunged into the Demon Army, teamed up with the Demon Extermination Team, then returned to Sunset City, where he was taken by Ding Hui for experiments.
Until exiting the game and returning to reality, he hadnât added the points.
And now, it was the time.
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