My Healing Games

Chapter 408 Nomination for Outstanding Young Actor
Watching his neighbors leave one by one, Han Fei felt a real sense of reluctance.

The area outside the Dead Building is dangerous. He should have been exploring the darkness in the distance, but now he only has one drop of blood left.

When he was unable to walk any further, his neighbors stepped forward.

Watching everyone gradually disappear into the night, Han Fei felt very fortunate to have met a group of people he could trust and rely on.

"Let's go, we should go back."

Leaving behind a few owners of the abandoned buildings to secretly guard Citang Street, Han Fei and Yinglong headed towards Yimin Private Academy.

Most of the powerful and rational ghosts in the Dead Building area have left. Wei Youfu and Xiao Ba haven't fully recovered yet, so Han Fei feels extremely insecure right now. He needs to gather the strength around him.

Entering Yimin Private Academy, this hidden map is now just like Han Fei's own home.

After greeting the security guard, Han Fei pushed open the door to the infirmary and woke up Jin Sheng.

The chains rattled, and cursed text began to spread across the walls and floor, quickly covering the entire room.

The frail boy I remembered had changed; Jin Sheng now exuded a menacing aura that made people afraid to look him in the eye.

“After the butterfly’s consciousness dissipates, monsters from other areas may come. We are not strong enough to deal with them, so I hope you can help me.” Han Fei got straight to the point and did not hide his purpose.

Upon hearing this, Jin Sheng shook his head. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but twisted characters instantly crawled all over his tongue and teeth, looking extremely terrifying.

Jin Sheng raised his arm and pointed to the floor in front of Han Fei, where a line of blood-red words appeared: "I have too many curses on me. I cannot leave until I suppress all the curses."

After the blood-red words appeared, they slowly disappeared. Jin Sheng walked step by step towards Han Fei, and his fingers gently landed on Han Fei's back. New curse words were written on Han Fei's body.

"You are fearless, you are forever hopeful, your existence will be known to all, but no one will dare to call you by your name. One day in the future, you will become the King of the East, ruling the tallest building in the night!"

One by one, the blood-red characters seeped into Han Fei's body and then disappeared, seemingly intertwined with Han Fei's fate.

After completing the new curse, Jin Sheng's body shrank considerably, and the curse text that had spread throughout the room began to fade.

Have you given me a new curse?

Han Fei was aware of Jin Sheng's abilities. The previous word Jin Sheng had spoken had already become reality. Han Fei didn't know whether Jin Sheng had foreseen the future, changed the future, or was guiding Han Fei to the best possible future.

Compared to the previous curses, the new curse that Jin Shengxin bestowed upon Han Fei was clearly much more powerful.

This can be seen from Jin Sheng's current state; his body is swaying precariously, as if those few simple words have exhausted all the strength he has accumulated.

"Are you alright? Do you want me to get you a more spacious cabinet?" Han Fei tried to help Jin Sheng up, but the man waved his hand and used the last bit of time he was still conscious to return to the cabinet where the medicine was stored and re-seal himself.

“After I killed the butterfly, Jin Sheng seemed to trust me even more. The level of friendship between us has definitely surpassed that between him and Fu Sheng.”

After thanking Jin Sheng a few times, Han Fei opened the door to the infirmary. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw the security guard standing at the door, carrying a body covered in ghosts.

"Teacher Han, who are you talking to?"

"It's alright." Han Fei smiled kindly at the old man. Like the other ghosts and monsters on campus, he decided to weave a white lie for the old man: "Grandpa, I may be bringing in some new students to the school in the future and training them to be people who can light up the night."

The students Han Fei mentioned weren't just ghosts and monsters, but also some exceptionally talented players. The security guard's eyes were covered by a ghost, so he couldn't see the ghosts, but he could see the players, which is why Han Fei gave him a heads-up.

"Great, that's a good thing!"

“So some places can’t be too gloomy; at least give them a transition period,” Han Fei said, expressing his thoughts: “For example, improve the accommodations and canteens, and designate a small safe zone.”

"The underworld?" The security guard didn't quite understand. "I think our school has a very positive atmosphere. There are no bullying incidents now. It's commendable in every aspect."

"You're too confident. Even Sun Honglei would have to commute to our school."

Han Fei muttered something under his breath, then stopped chatting with the old man and found a safe room before pressing the exit button for the game.

The crimson light froze everything in the world, and as Han Fei's consciousness faded, he saw the song once more.

The singer holding the old man's head looked in the direction of Han Fei, but his gaze seemed to be looking behind Han Fei.

With all his might, as he turned his head, in the last instant before his consciousness faded, Han Fei realized that the blood-soaked person behind him seemed even closer.

"Oh!"

Han Fei's head, still wearing the gaming helmet, slammed into the hatch. He took off the helmet, and cold sweat poured down his body.

He still couldn't see the face of the person behind him, only that the other person was closer to him.

"Who is that blood-soaked guy? Why does he only appear when I log into and log out of the game? And when everything turns blood red, the blood-soaked person is behind me?"

Han Fei climbed out of the game pod and glanced at the clock on the wall: "Oh no, I'm going to be late!"

Han Fei was so engrossed in playing games that he forgot he had to film the next day.

After quickly washing up, he took a taxi to the meat processing plant's residential compound.

When Han Fei arrived, filming had already begun. He entered the set apologetically, but to his surprise, from the director to the crew, no one seemed to think there was anything wrong with his lateness. Instead, they looked at him with admiration, which left Han Fei somewhat bewildered.

"Director Zhang, I'm sorry I'm late." Before Han Fei could even give a reason, Director Zhang, who was always extremely strict with his actors, patted Han Fei on the shoulder with a warm expression, just like Santa Claus holding a gift.

"Don't overwork yourself. Being young is certainly your advantage, but you also need to take care of your safety!" Director Zhang's words were full of concern: "Let's film the other actors' scenes first, and you can go and rest for a while."

Not only Director Zhang, but also the other actors and staff present advised Han Fei to rest for a while, making Han Fei feel as if his secret of possessing the black box had been exposed.

While eating the nutritious meal specially prepared for him by the staff, Han Fei finally realized what had happened after checking his phone.

The police announced new commendations for acts of bravery, and with Han Fei's help, the long-standing case of the residents of the dead building made a breakthrough.

They were filming a movie while solving cases, and before the movie was even finished, they had already solved more than one case.

While other actors occasionally have sex scandals, Han Fei's story is all about legal issues. His name is trending again, but his popularity is still far less than Huang Ying's.

Perhaps because the filming of "The Suspense Novelist" is nearing its end and promotion is about to begin, the popularity brought by Han Fei this time was guided by the production team. However, even with their help, they still couldn't shake Huang Ying's position on the trending search list.

"I wonder how things are going with Brother Huang?"

Han Fei opened the real-time rankings of "Perfect Life". The names from second to ninth on the list kept changing, but Huang Ying was always in first place.

It is said that the underground black market has now opened, and betting on how many days a winner can dominate the top spot.

Han Fei sent a message to Huang Ying, and this time Huang Ying called back directly using the encrypted number.

"Brother Huang, how come you're only level 17? I see the second place is already level 14."

“Every five levels is a threshold, and the experience points required to level up become very large,” Huang Ying explained. “In addition, the main goal of Perfect Life is for everyone to find healing in the game and find the true meaning of their existence; leveling up is secondary.”

"Makes sense."

“I’m almost out of the stuff I brought from you, so I need to go back to your place tonight. This time I’ve got the biggest backpack I can get right now.” Huang Ying’s voice was a little hoarse. “Are there any other people around? I have some important things I want to report to you.”

"I'm the only one in this room." Han Fei opened the door, glanced inside, and walked to a corner.

"Before level 10 in 'Perfect Life,' you're in the beginner stage. The system will guide you to familiarize yourself with various functions. Only after you reach level 10 and unlock your class can you truly enter the world and enjoy all kinds of life. Although I'm already level 17, I still want to say that players who can reach level 10 and complete their class change at this time are already the top professional players."

"It seems you're far ahead of them."

"The problem is that those players really go to any lengths. They are usually large studios, with dozens of people supporting one person. What's the difference between this kind of enslavement of other people's lives and reality?" Huang Ying's voice carried a hint of anger. "What shocked me even more was that some players who participated in the closed beta have already started conducting in-depth game experiments. They tried to lure and kill NPCs or deceive NPCs' feelings to cheat them out of money. Although most players failed, a few succeeded."

"what do you want to say in the end?"

"Actually, it's nothing. I just couldn't stand the behavior of a huge game studio. To help that NPC they were bullying, I used the Blood Healer's abilities to take down the two main accounts they were supporting." Huang Ying didn't want to cause trouble for Han Fei, so he thought it would be better to tell Han Fei about this.

"Killed two main accounts?"

"These are the top accounts that dozens of them supported. I must have made enemies with them. Even if they can't find out that I did it for the time being, if you think about it carefully, there aren't many players who have the ability to do this now."

"That's it? I thought you were doing something earth-shattering..." Han Fei was speechless.

“The death penalty in Perfect Life is extremely severe. Once a character dies, everything has to start over. The character who was in the game is as if he has really died in that world.”

"Let me tell you, dying in the game and then brain-dead in real life is what's serious," Han Fei said confidently. "Don't be afraid. If someone doesn't work, just go for it. Don't care about the rules. You have to be the rule."

"Isn't that a bit too arrogant?"

"What you need to do is become the flag and benchmark for all players in the shallow world. You can do whatever you think is right. If anyone is in your way, move them aside. If you can't get them to leave no matter how hard you try, then you can tell me their name." Han Fei's voice was tinged with coldness: "I can help you persuade them."

"Do the right thing?" Huang Ying seemed to understand. "I think I get it now."

"Any other discoveries?" Han Fei is Huang Ying's strongest support. It can be said that as long as Han Fei is alive, Huang Ying will always be a top player in the shallow world.

"I explored some maps that weren't available during the closed beta. In that enormous city that seemed like paradise, more and more paranormal events started to occur. However, these events had nothing to do with the players; they mostly happened between NPCs."

"You mentioned this before, I think."

“Starting from the fourth closed beta, the horror and supernatural maps have been removed. Perfect Life has prepared a horror park and death row prison for players who like these kinds of elements. But after the public beta was handed over to the AI ​​for supervision, everything seems to have changed.” Huang Ying has become very perceptive under Han Fei’s training: “The strangest thing is that after a large number of players arrived, all those supernatural events disappeared. It feels like the AI ​​is deliberately hiding something.”

"An increase in paranormal events is not a good sign; this game has only just begun."

"There's one more thing I think we need to pay attention to." Huang Ying sent Han Fei an encrypted file: "Before the launch of 'Perfect Life,' Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals and Deep Space Technology announced the biggest Easter egg: finding the black box left by the former chairman would reward you with original shares of Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals. Now, a large number of black box hunters have appeared in the game, and they are desperately searching for the entrance to the hidden map. Don't underestimate them; be prepared to meet them in the hidden map."

Opening the file sent by Huang Ying revealed a detailed list. Huang Ying had infiltrated the Black Box Hunters using his hidden identity as a blood healer and risen to a high-ranking position.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Han Fei has an excellent memory. After hanging up the phone, he memorized the long list, thinking he might use it to help the people on the list someday.

After slacking off in the lounge for a long time, Han Fei put away his phone, picked up the script, and came out to begin a new day of filming.

As it turned out, even though Han Fei was late, he was still the first person to finish filming his scenes.

As he was getting ready to leave work, Director Zhang's assistant had already blocked him at the door.

"Ms. Han, there's an event coming up soon, and Director Zhang and the production team hope you can attend."

"Activity?"

"The annual film festival is about to begin, and we have recommended your name. After 'The Suspense Novelist' is screened, you should be the strongest contender for this year's Outstanding Young Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards. Before the film festival officially begins, there will be an award nomination selection event. We feel that with your performance, there is no problem at all for you to be nominated, so we are giving you a heads-up in advance and hope that you can attend."

Zhang's assistant's words made Han Fei feel like he was in a dream. Just a few months ago, he was still worried about making a living, but now he was qualified to compete for awards.

"That's possible." Han Fei paused for a moment. "Then is the event during the day?"

"It starts at eight o'clock tonight. I think you should come. There are a lot of heavyweight actors and directors coming this year, including a top-notch horror film director who has been out of the spotlight for a long time and a nationally renowned comedian..."

Thank you, Golden Spirit Child, for being our leader!

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