After retiring from horror game boss

"Yu Ziyu, male, 20 years old, freelance photographer."

When he said this, his voice paused for a moment before continuing: "He published his debut novel titled 'After Falling Asleep' as 'Midnight' and won well-known awards at home and abroad in one fell swoop. His whereabouts are mysterious and he has not revealed his appearance to the public yet. , acting eccentrically."

And this debut work titled "After Falling Asleep" completely restored the scene of a ward.

It is said that the patient in the photo did die that night, so this deserves to be a death photo. Fringe photographers like them seem to like to capture the breath of death with their lenses.

Ziye's works are all related to ghost stories, death and destruction.

"Does he have mental problems?"

"Should have. Here it is found that he will see a psychiatrist once a week, and there are detailed records of prescribing medication."

But the content of the conversation is encrypted. I am afraid that only the psychiatrist and himself will know what was discussed. Of course, if those conversations can be investigated by them, this service is really sorry for its high price.

"pat".

There was a pause in the movement of turning the pen, and the ballpoint pen was suddenly grabbed.

At the same time, the backrest finally turned around, revealing Lou Chen's frowning face. His black hair was slightly disheveled, which set off his demeanor, but when the other party looked at him, he brushed aside the hair that covered his eyes. , his face turned into a relaxed one.

And he was holding a ballpoint pen in his hand, holding a sketchbook with yellowed edges, and the cap of the pen was not closed, because he was still drawing lines on the drawing paper just now.

"It's him."

"What...?"

Lou Chen didn't smile, he tapped on the table with his slender fingers, stroked the face of the person in the photo, and said in a very calm voice: "The person 'jealousy' is looking for should be him."

His gaze landed on the photo on the desktop, staring at the extremely beautiful face, he couldn't help being slightly lost in thought.

The photo was obviously taken secretly, because Yu Ziyu was walking forward without looking sideways, and his figure was a little blurred. He was wearing a pure black windbreaker that reached to his ankles, as if covered with a layer of crow feathers. The amputated ankle is like porcelain, white enough to be almost transparent, with a sickly sad beauty, as if it will wither in the next moment.

Xiao He also looked over, as if being sucked into the vortex with just one glance, he couldn't extricate himself immediately.

"Does it look good?" Lou Chen didn't understand.

"It's really... good-looking." Xiao He couldn't move his eyes, and said enviously, "I think he's better-looking than those celebrities, and he can grow up like this, but he's actually not human, right?"

Because of his words, the air was strangely quiet for a while.

Lou Chen turned his pen and said, "You have been fired."

"Why?" Xiao He was startled and came back to his senses.

"The task is too dangerous, don't let the disabled." Lou Chen raised his eyelids.

"Disabled?"

Lou Chen pointed to his eyes, and smiled teasingly: "Just now, your eyeballs fell out."

"..."

Hearing this, Xiao He glanced at the photo again, and said embarrassingly, "Don't be like this, Captain, I'm just expressing my opinion."

There was a tinge of flattery in his words, but he knew very well that his captain had better speak up. If it didn't involve the bottom line, he would never be angry, and he treated them very well.

"Why do you think Yu Ziyu was targeted?"

Xiao He racked his brains, but he couldn't think of anything, so he gave up in frustration: "...I don't know, but I know they always have a reason, and they won't attack humans casually."

"I hope you can be serious." Lou Chen looked away, let him go, and said lightly, "You know what 'jealousy' means, so why did he come to Yu Ziyu, and why did he appear here? And...has the seventh-floor boss arrogance also come out?"

Xiao He was taken aback.

The seventh floor boss——

Does arrogance also appear?

People in this department are well aware of what kind of terrifying and bloody purgatory "Hell Paradise" is, but it is equivalent to a gun, isolating the most terrifying monsters, but now, the whole system has collapsed, This is by no means a good thing.

Hearing this name, Xiao He gasped: "Why is this..."

"Do you still remember a conjecture? Hell Paradise is actually the territory of the bosses on the seventh floor, such as Bluebeard and Bloody Mary's Scarlet Castle. The other bosses and monsters are nothing more than his servants, protecting it like a knight. Bloody dungeons and levels trap players, and players are not allowed to disturb its tranquility."

Lou Chen's voice was very relaxed, as if he was really talking about a fairy tale, and he folded his fingers on the table.

"..."

"In addition to the princess, there is also the devil who lives in the tower." He joked, but his words were not easy. "Perhaps, this is the reason for the frequent occurrence of mysterious phenomena recently...they have a backer."

Those words made the office fall into silence.

Lou Chen's eyes fell on the photo again, staring at Yu Ziyu's face, as if he was distracted again.

"Captain." After a while, Xiao He hesitated, "I always wanted to ask, do you still remember the appearance of the boss on the seventh floor?"

This question has troubled and tormented him for a long time.

He used to be a player in Paradise, but he was lucky. He was teleported out of the first floor for no reason, but Lou Chen was different from all of them, because he was the first and only one who passed all the levels. end player.

Therefore, he must have seen the most mysterious seventh floor boss in the legend.

When he was in Hell Paradise, Xiao He had heard rumors of arrogance countless times. Whether it was the fear of fellow players or the praise from monsters, he could not fill that blank figure. It is said that he can roam in all layers Between the numbers, it is equivalent to a mobile bug, as long as the player who touches it will die.

Some people say that he has platinum-blonde hair and eye-catching eyes that burn with the dark green flames of hell, and there is always a pure white poisonous snake beside him, whose eyes are lit by the green light of phosphorous fire just like his master, hissing. He stuck out his forked tongue and slid beside him step by step...but it was just rumored.

No one has seen his real appearance, because he died before hearing the sound of his long trench coat being blown by the wind. This description always makes Xiao He think of dark clouds quickly covering the moonlight, and the tide receding in the dark. The image of that fear is abstract, invisible but impenetrable.

They trespassed on its territory, and they must pay the price, because reality is not a fairy tale.

"……of course I remember."

Hearing this, Xiao He was startled, he didn't expect the captain to answer this question.

I saw Lou Chen's eyes sinking slowly, submerged into the darkness, and said in a cold tone: "Don't dare to forget. If there is a chance, I will definitely kill it with my own hands."

He seldom speaks in this disgusting tone, which, though calm, makes the listener flinch involuntarily.

Xiao He shivered subconsciously.

He heard that the captain had a regular partner in the game, but he was the only one who came out of the game in the end, which meant that that person stayed in the game - this is of course a euphemism, his partner is likely to die, and now it seems that the The boss on the seventh floor is inseparable from the relationship.

However, this partner is very mysterious, just like the captain imagined, because no one except him remembers the existence of such a person, and the detailed description is not even given by the captain himself, but they will not feel that the captain has fabricated one The partner will only think that this is a trick of the seventh floor boss.

Xiao He knew that he had said something wrong, so he chose to remain silent.

Fortunately, Lou Chen quickly recovered the expression of ease before, and he started to turn his pen again: "Our big photographer is in a very dangerous situation now."

Xiao He hurriedly said: "I heard that he has become a suspect, captain, it seems that the case has not been transferred to our side."

"I don't know why the two police officers who were in charge of investigating the case went home directly. They obviously called and told them to bring the files before seven o'clock... I will go to the police station to get the files of this case Get it. Don't worry, captain, I will protect and monitor him myself, and nothing will go wrong."

Let's hope jealousy isn't too tricky, he thought dryly, after all he's never dealt with a monster of this magnitude.

"Go and investigate that case and try to bring the victim back." However, Lou Chen said.

"What?" Xiao He was taken aback, "But Yu Ziyu..."

Although the murder case was announced to the public, when the police arrived, they did not find the boy's body. Lou Chen guessed that the victim was still alive, but he didn't know where the piece of meat took him. This obviously needs to be tracked down, and the longer it takes more dangerous.

I have to mention one thing - there are different bosses on each floor in Hell Paradise, they brutally take the player's life, and in the dark and depressive atmosphere, a disease similar to Stockholm Syndrome gradually spread , Some players actually developed a fanatical psychology of worshiping the boss.

They choose to kill players and curry favor with monsters. Most of them wake up after leaving the game, while the rest choose to continue sinking on the verge of madness, and claim to be loyal believers of those monsters—although the boss may not even give him a look. will not give them.

But now there is news that jealousy has appeared, and the group of believers among them has probably started this perverted behavior against humanity again. Since he disappeared alive, it must be related to the believers.

"I'll be in charge of Yu Ziyu."

"but--"

Xiao He was about to speak, but Lou Chen waved his hand, indicating that he can act now, Lou Chen will basically not change his decision, there is no other way, Xiao He hesitated for a moment, he could only open the door and leave.

The door closed, and the office fell into silence again. Lou Chen put down the sketchbook in his hand, the breeze poured in from the half-closed window, and the corners of the window blew and rattled. Outline—

It was a figure that was so blurred that it could not be discerned, only a pair of clear eyes.

Just as Xiao He guessed, regarding the companion who broke through the level with Lou Chen, he no longer remembers everything about him, as if his memory was erased by something, the only thing he remembers is the pair of eyes that suddenly changed Indifferent eyes.

But he was quite clear that a voice kept telling him that this lost memory must be related to the boss on the seventh floor.

He guessed that it probably took away his memory and killed his companion.

Lou Chen frowned, he couldn't understand why he had a weird feeling in his heart, and he couldn't understand why he couldn't help turning his gaze to the information on the desktop.

After a pause, he had no choice but to obey his inner desire, and once again set his sights on that photo of Yu Ziyu.

Suddenly... a strange impulse dominated his fingers, making him pick up the sketchbook and photos he sketched, and put his eyes together.

"..."

After a while, Lou Chen lowered his hand and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Although it does look alike, it's actually... not a match.

Both of them have rare pure black eyes, but Yu Ziyu's eyes are colder and more ruthless. The feeling of seeing people is close to looking down. It seems that the contempt and sarcasm in the bones evaporate from the overly refined and proud facial features. The whole person is dark and heavy, like a cold and gloomy pantomime, full of sharp aggressiveness.

And that dead companion seemed to be more lazy and listless...

Lou Chen put down the sketchbook, pinched his eyebrows.

What was he thinking, that for a moment, he thought they were the same person?