My Healing Games

Chapter 219 Dumpling Restaurant

Han Fei could see that Ku wanted to become stronger. He was willing to leave Happiness Community, willing to face all kinds of dangers with Han Fei, and willing to pay a great price.

But even if he really became stronger, he still couldn't face a certain part of his past memories.

He suppressed all his despair, squeezing his soul with all his might, but the sorrowful emotions were not hidden. Instead, they pierced his skin like needles, turning him into an increasingly unapproachable monster.

Han Fei's palm was cut and bleeding, but he didn't care at all. Compared to the pain he was enduring, this was nothing.

No need to say anything more; at this moment, quiet companionship is the best comfort.

It was lucky for Ku to meet Han Fei; otherwise, even if he became the most terrifying ghost, he would not be able to face his own memories, because by then he had become unrecognizable and had become the monster he once hated the most.

The spikes on his arm slowly disappeared. He didn't want to hurt Han Fei, so he began to control the spikes that had been formed from his sorrow and pain.

The raging crying eventually subsided, the sadness within a dozen meters around vanished, and the crying returned to its usual state.

"He broke through?" The one-eyed shopkeeper, Yinglong, was very surprised. The small-bodied Ku gave him a dangerous feeling: "He looks so weak, but he seems to be much more terrifying than a typical medium-sized Ku."

"What do you mean by 'medium-sized resentment'? Can you be more specific?" Han Fei was also very curious about Ku's current strength.

"I am a medium-sized resentment, about the same height as a normal person. More terrifying than medium-sized resentment are large-sized resentment, such as the Red Wedding Dress and the female teacher at Yimin Private Academy. Even if they gather all their resentment, their bodies will still be much larger than ordinary people. Above that are top-level resentment, who are only one step away from transforming into hatred, and their strength can only be described as terrifying." Yinglong was extremely loyal to Han Fei, and he would answer Han Fei's questions seriously.

"However, in this city, size is only one of the standards for judging strength. There are many strange and vengeful spirits and ghosts whose strength cannot be judged by size, like the paper doll manager of the convenience store. It can fight against large resentful spirits without being at a disadvantage, and it has many tricks up its sleeve. If it hadn't been besieged by the people in the Dead Building that day, you probably wouldn't have had the chance to outmaneuver it."

"Understood, so it's better to be cautious. Better safe than sorry." Han Fei sent the resentment around him back into the spirit altar, then restored everything in the barbershop to its original state before leaving.

Following the map left by the previous building manager in his mind, Han Fei, carrying the spirit altar, quietly walked forward along the street.

The city, shrouded in darkness, exuded an eeriness. Many shops on both sides of the road were closed, and only a few dared to open for business in this place.

After passing residential buildings, a barbershop, and several snack shops, Han Fei slowly stopped.

The firefly dragon and the crying dragon in the altar kept warning him, signaling him to avoid the building in front of him. This was the first time the firefly dragon had given him a warning.

"Yimin Pet Clinic? Is it a pet store?"

The pet shop not far away was decorated in a cozy style, with a pink sign and many cute pictures of cats and dogs on the glass door.

"The cuter something is, the more deadly it is in the deeper world."

Han Fei's primary goal is to change jobs. Since both Yinglong and Ku have asked him to avoid them, he won't force his way in.

Leaving temporarily doesn't mean letting go. Han Fei's idea is to pick the easy targets first, and wait until the surrounding resentment is cleared up before tackling the tough one.

Smacking his lips, Han Fei thought that this game really did have a bit of a food-themed simulation and casual feel to it. You could taste all sorts of different monsters, raise your neighbors and family, and ultimately help them get out of their pain and despair. Just thinking about it made it sound so therapeutic.

Holding his breath, Han Fei bypassed Yimin Pet Clinic. He walked for another ten minutes or so before Yinglong issued another warning.

The road between Yimin Convenience Store and Xingfu Community is called Yimin Street. Han Fei is now almost at the end of the street. An old-fashioned movie theater has been built where Yimin Street intersects with another street.

This cinema has a very strange name: Paradise.

Han Fei felt the name was familiar. He opened his inventory and found his Cinema Paradiso employee ID and a group photo.

When Han Fei first started playing the game, Building 1 of Happiness Community was invaded by outsiders, and this Paradise Cinema employee ID was something Han Fei found on those outsiders.

A work pass for the Cinema Paradiso is one of the prerequisites for becoming an actor, but Han Fei doesn't want to go to a completely unknown place like the Cinema Paradiso right now.

Besides, the allure of being an actor, an ordinary profession, is slightly less than that of being a midnight butcher.

Han Fei memorized the location of the Cinema Paradiso and avoided it by turning into another street.

The city, shrouded in darkness, seemed to have no boundaries. Han Fei turned into another street, where dilapidated and gloomy buildings were crowded together, and eerie sounds came from inside from time to time.

As the number of fireflies and crying warnings increased, Han Fei's heart began to pound: "We should be there soon! This is where the previous building manager's map showed us."

The buildings on both sides became low and dilapidated, and the surroundings gradually quieted down. In the deathly silence, crimson eyes vaguely opened, and something began to move in the deserted corner.

After walking for five or six minutes, Han Fei stood sideways in the shadows. Even with Yinglong and the other neighbors around, he felt no sense of security. This place felt like it could devour people; one wrong step and he would be dead.

Moving his feet, Han Fei arrived at the back of an old building. In the place marked on the map as Animal Alley, there was only a dumpling restaurant that looked to be doing good business.

The bright red signboard reads "Fresh Meat," and you can smell the aroma of meat wafting from inside the store even before you reach the door.

"Is Animal Alley behind this shop? Or have I already entered Animal Alley? Why isn't the system giving me any notifications?"

All the buildings exuded an extremely dangerous aura, except for that fresh meat dumpling shop, where one could still vaguely see figures moving around inside.

"Since Yinglong didn't warn me, that means it should still be relatively safe inside."

Han Fei slowly stepped out of the shadows and pushed open the door of the dumpling shop.

The rich aroma of meat filled Han Fei's nostrils, stimulating his taste buds. In that instant, he felt a surge of hunger, which gradually intensified.

By communicating with the resentment within the altar, Han Fei discovered something even more astonishing: the ghosts hiding in the altar were also experiencing hunger, and the effects on them seemed to be far greater than on Han Fei himself.

(End of this chapter)