My Healing Games

Chapter 395 Top Player Huang Ying
With great effort, Han Fei removed the gaming helmet and opened the gaming pod. His hands and shoulders were trembling uncontrollably, and he felt a sharp, stabbing pain in the back of his head from time to time.

Climbing out of the game pod, Han Fei clutched his chest. He was somewhat unable to adapt to the real world, and his eyes still looked bloodshot.

Constantly giving himself mental suggestions, Han Fei forced himself to stand up and drew back the curtains.

The first rays of the rising sun shone on him, and only then did the influence of the Deep World truly disappear, since sunlight could never be seen there.

"It's so good to be alive."

At the edge of the city stands a giant virtual screen that connects heaven and earth, with the number "2" on it standing out prominently, signaling that the official open beta of "Perfect Life" is drawing ever closer.

"I've already killed the butterfly in the dead building. I wonder if the people in reality who were affected by it will suddenly repent." The butterfly is a ghost in nightmares. There are many people in reality who have been affected by it, such as Meng Chang'an, or Teacher Ma from Yimin Private Academy. There should be many more people like them who have been bewitched by the butterfly.

After moving his body a bit, Han Fei's physical pain had not yet subsided, and he felt a strong hunger pang in his stomach.

Han Fei opened the refrigerator, heated up his stored food briefly, and ate as if he were in the Deep World.

To his great surprise, he found that his appetite had increased significantly, swallowing seemed to give him a sense of pleasure, and his digestive ability seemed to have improved as well.

Why do you always want to eat meat?

To prevent any accidents, Han Fei stored a week's worth of food in the refrigerator, but he ate most of it in one meal.

"I feel that my physical fitness has improved compared to before. If I encounter any more fugitives, I don't think they will be able to escape from me."

After eating, the pain in the back of his head lessened considerably, and Han Fei immediately took out his phone to call Li Xue.

"Sister Li, did you catch any butterflies last night?"

Li Xue must have been awake all night; her voice was hoarse and tinged with weariness: "You were right before. Last night was probably Butterfly's last hurrah. We arrested a total of seventeen suspects who were suspected of being related to Butterfly. They have different backgrounds and professions, and nine of them have butterfly tattoos. The bureau is currently interrogating them."

"Seventeen were caught? Was Butterfly among them?"

“It’s not certain. All the suspects with butterfly tattoos chose to commit suicide after realizing they couldn’t escape. It’s as if they were hypnotized.” Within the bounds of discipline, Li Xue told Han Fei some things: “After interrogating some of the suspects, we found that they didn’t know each other and didn’t even know of each other’s existence. The reason they acted on the same day was because they heard the voice in their nightmares.”

"A voice from a nightmare?"

“We now suspect that Butterfly’s true identity is a hypnotist. Even if she isn’t a hypnotist, she should be engaged in work related to the human brain. She understands the human mental world very well and can subtly influence a person through nightmares. All the criminals we’ve arrested have had similar nightmares.” The police investigation is very clear, and finding out the truth should only be a matter of time, but Han Fei is not too optimistic.

Zhuangzi dreamt of a butterfly; perhaps the butterfly was just the beginning of people seeing another world.

Last night was just an ordinary night for most ordinary people in Shanghai. No one cared about what happened in the darkness or the subsequent impact of those events.

“Butterfly’s targets last night, besides you and Huang Ying, included several other places, such as the Deep Space Technology R&D Center, the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Cremation, and the Shanghai Fourth People’s Hospital. We are now focusing on all of these places and trying to figure out the connections between them. If you have any good ideas or suggestions, feel free to tell me.” Li Xue felt that Han Fei had an extraordinary intuition that was very helpful in solving the case.

"I will fully cooperate with you before bringing Butterfly to justice, but I also hope you can guarantee my safety."

Han Fei hung up on Li Xue and then called Huang Ying.

The phone rang only once before Huang Ying answered: "Han Fei? You haven't encountered any danger, have you?"

Hearing Huang Ying's voice, Han Fei breathed a sigh of relief: "The butterfly that had been tormenting us with nightmares died in its own nightmare last night. Brother Huang, should we start looking forward now?"

"Look ahead?"

"It's hard to explain over the phone. Let's talk when we meet. Also, I need to introduce you to another new member." Han Fei had his own plans. After quickly washing up, he left his house.

He first went to the residence of paparazzi Jin Jun, where he found Zhuang Ren in tears, and then went with Zhuang Ren to Smart New City.

Because of the fire and riots that broke out in the smart city last night, the police set up checkpoints everywhere. Han Fei was only able to enter the smart city smoothly with Li Xue's help.

When Han Fei and Zhuang Ren arrived at the corner coffee shop run by Huang Ying, Huang Ying had already been waiting for them for a long time.

"Is this the new member?" Huang Ying looked like he hadn't had a proper rest for several days, and his complexion was terrible.

"His name is Zhuang Ren. He is a very famous horror film director. He lived in the same neighborhood as the chairman of Yong Sheng Pharmaceutical when he was a child." Han Fei invited Zhuang Ren to sit next to Huang Ying: "The chairman of Yong Sheng Pharmaceutical once gave Zhuang Ren something. It seems that he put some of his memories into Zhuang Ren's head."

"Memory transplant? Can the technology of Yong Sheng Pharmaceuticals do such a thing?" Huang Ying dared not underestimate Zhuang Ren. If Han Fei had personally invited him, then the other party must be extraordinary.

"It's probably more complicated than you think. I'm here today to introduce you two. In the game 'Perfect Life,' there will likely be many things that require your intervention," Han Fei said solemnly as he stood before the two of them.

"The two of us?" Huang Ying and Zhuang Ren were both surprised.

"The public beta of 'Perfect Life' starts at midnight the day after tomorrow. With so many players logging into the game, there might be one or two lucky ones who end up on our side for various reasons. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, we must prepare in advance, whether in the shallow or deep layers of the game." Han Fei explained his plan: "Zhuang Ren is temporarily unable to log into the normal 'Perfect Life' game, so he will be in charge of some things in the real world..."

"I have a question," Huang Ying said without hiding anything, "Can this old gentleman be trusted?"

“His daughter is trapped in that world. Helping us is helping himself.” Han Fei has the ability to summon souls, but the number of times he can do so is limited and he cannot use it casually. Therefore, he decided to recruit Zhuang Ren to his team, so that Zhuang Ren could reunite with his family and also help him handle some matters.

"Then what do I need to do?" Huang Ying perked up and listened carefully.

"You bear the heaviest responsibility." Han Fei's expression was serious: "I need you to compete with hundreds of millions of players to become the number one in 'Perfect Life'."

"The...first person?"

"The strongest, most powerful, most influential player, who can even influence the main storyline!"

"I really can't do that!" Huang Ying waved his hands repeatedly: "I'm just an ordinary casual player. You see, during the closed beta, I was decorating my house and growing vegetables every day. The most outrageous thing I ever did was invite a female nurse from the hospital to my home to watch a movie, but before she even arrived, you took her away first."

"You can even defeat a butterfly, what in this world can't you do? I used to be just an ordinary casual gamer, look at me now?" Han Fei used himself as an example. While other security guards were trying to build good relationships with the residents, Han Fei was already being elected as the new manager of the community by all the surviving residents.

"People will never know how good they really are unless they are pushed."

"The problem is I'm really not good enough!" Huang Ying said with a long face. "I can compete with a hundred people, but competing with a hundred million people? Forget it."

"It's alright, I'm still behind you. I will use the power of an entire world to help you." Han Fei opened both sides of the black box. He had chosen the most difficult path, so he had to fight for control of the shallow world. If a passage appeared between the shallow and deep worlds, or if any other anomalies occurred, he had to respond immediately.

"The open beta of 'Perfect Life' may represent the arrival of a new era. No one knows whether this era is good or bad. All we can do is try our best to make everything better."

By appealing to his emotions and reasoning with him, Han Fei finally persuaded Huang Ying.

"Okay, I will do my best."

"Since you've agreed, let's start preparing tonight." Han Fei told Huang Ying the list he had made, instructing Huang Ying to send useful items into the Deep World from multiple directions, making use of the last bit of time before the server opens.

"no problem."

"One more thing, I remember you said that the first event after the public beta of 'Perfect Life' was related to happiness stats?" Han Fei recalled the inside information that Huang Ying had personally told him before.

"It seems...yes." Huang Ying had a bad feeling.

"Twelve hours before the server opens, I'll send you into that darkness to lower your happiness threshold as much as possible. From the moment the first leaderboard appears in this game, we're going to dominate it." Han Fei revealed his true intentions: "You need to turn our early lead into an unshakeable advantage."

"Do you really want to do this... I mean, my happiness level has been very low lately, and I feel like I've become immune to despair and fear." Huang Ying tried to persuade Han Fei: "Besides, I've been having a lot of nightmares lately, and I've become much bolder. Being frightened probably can't lower my happiness level anymore. Yeah, that's it."

"It's alright. I recently learned a new skill called Spells, which can greatly reduce a person's various resistances. The weaker the cursed person is, the more obvious the effect will be."

"A curse?"

"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Han Fei gestured to Huang Ying not to be too afraid: "Leave the dirty and tiring work to me, you just need to enjoy the admiration of others, although the process may be a little painful."

(End of this chapter)