My Healing Games

Chapter 63 Cinema Paradiso Work Permit
“They’ve certainly succeeded.” Looking at the man’s mangled body on the ground, Xu Qin walked towards the kitchen: “Would you like to watch me cook?”

Han Fei shook his head. He noticed that thin black lines were emerging from the man's body, and those lines seemed to have a life of their own as they twisted and turned inside the man's body: "What are those black lines in their bodies?"

“These people who come in from outside the community all have these black lines in their bodies, it’s like a curse.” Xu Qin dragged the short, thin man into the kitchen. As she dragged him, the man’s body began to vaporize, and the black lines turned into black smoke.

"A curse?" Han Fei recalled a sentence that the Insect Tower had once said: these outsiders seemed to have a portrait of someone who had been cursed.

“Most outsiders have these black lines in their bodies. Their own consciousness has been extinguished, and they become crazy and bloodthirsty under the stimulation of those black lines, with their minds full of killing thoughts. So don’t be soft-hearted when you encounter them. If you can’t kill them, they will try every means to kill you.” Xu Qin said as she closed the kitchen door. It was clear that she still cared about Han Fei.

"Sister, take your time. I'll go check the sixth floor first. There might be some good stuff hidden in the rooms where these outsiders are staying." Han Fei was worried that the things in the other person's room might be stolen by others.

"You'd better not go out now. Did you hear those footsteps just now?"

"Was that hopping sound?" Han Fei recalled the oppressive footsteps at the end, and he felt a little scared: "What was that making that sound? Was it also a neighbor upstairs?"

“I’ve only heard this footsteps before, but I don’t know who made them. I suspect the person making the footsteps probably lives on the ninth floor.”

"The ninth floor? Is someone living on the ninth floor?"

"There should be." Dark red blood seeped out from the crack in the kitchen door. Xu Qin's voice was somewhat excited, like a child who had finally found their favorite toy.

"I want to go to the tenth floor to see the building manager, and I have to go through the ninth floor on the way, which is unavoidable..."

"I advise you to give up that idea. The eighth floor is already a forbidden zone, and you'd better never go near the ninth floor." The kitchen door was opened a crack, and to warn Han Fei, Xu Qin opened the door and walked out. Her eyes were bloodshot and terrifying, as if the ninth floor was a place that should never be mentioned.

"why?"

"All you need to know is that the reason the building manager became the building manager is not because he is a good person or because everyone loves him so much, but simply because he is the only one who can freely pass through the ninth floor." Xu Qin's sickly eyes were fixed on Han Fei. Her tone was cold, as if she was afraid that Han Fei would run over, so she stopped him so sternly.

"Don't worry, I will absolutely not go upstairs without being fully prepared."

As soon as Han Fei finished speaking, a pale arm stained with blood reached out to his neck, and slender, cold fingers gently touched his cheek: "If you insist on dying, I hope you die in front of me."

Xu Qin's words sounded terrifying at first, but somehow, Han Fei actually detected a hint of concern in them.

"I'm not going to my death. I have very important things to do, like eating all the delicious food you make." In this dark, terrifying, and treacherous apartment building, Han Fei spoke words of comfort and warmth.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qin smiled, her bright red lips parted, and she turned and went into the kitchen to get busy.

A few minutes later, Xu Qin came out with the finished placemat: "It's a little small, what do you think?"

"The designs seem a bit monotonous. I overheard one of the outsiders say that one of them has a human-faced butterfly tattoo on his skin..."

"A butterfly with a human face?" Xu Qin was clearly intrigued.

"I will let you know if I have any new leads later."

Han Fei stayed in the room for a while longer, until four in the morning, when he and Xu Qin finally left room 1052.

The two dragged Chonglou's body out of room 1051. Han Fei took Chonglou's clothes, while Xu Qin dragged away Chonglou's corpse. It could be said that the two got what they wanted.

Among the outsiders, the Insect Tower is quite unique. Without Xu Qin's help, Han Fei would probably still be no match for it even if he leveled up five more times.

After searching through the insect tower's pockets, Han Fei found two rather strange items.

"Attention player number 0000! You have found a Cinema Paradiso work pass!"

"Cinema Paradiso Work Permit (G-grade Common Item): One of the conditions for triggering the artist profession. Holding this permit allows free entry to Cinema Paradiso."

The system introduction only states that you can enter freely, but it doesn't mention that you can leave freely.

Han Fei guessed that something must have gone wrong with that movie theater, otherwise not everyone inside would have been cursed and turned into bloodthirsty, insane psychopaths.

"It's easy to get in, but hard to get out. I'm quite interested in the profession of artist, but I don't know if it's the kind of artist I'm thinking of." In the game Perfect Life, there is no limit to the number of professions a player can have, but to level up a profession to the highest level requires a lot of time and effort. For a normal player, leveling up one profession is already quite difficult.

Han Fei had previously obtained a prerequisite quest for a hidden profession. He didn't intend to give up that profession; he just felt that he needed a profession that could be openly displayed.

If Han Fei encounters other players in the game in the future, when they introduce themselves, he can't possibly say, "Hello, my name is Han Fei, and I am a midnight killer." Such a profession is too easily misunderstood by others.

Besides the Cinema Paradiso employee ID, the other special item Han Fei found was the black and white group photo with seventeen people in it.

"Attention player number 0000! You have discovered a cursed group photo!"

"The Cursed Photograph (G-grade Crimson Item): Everyone in this photo must die a horrible death! This is my final wish!"

Looking at the product description, Han Fei felt that the Cinema Paradiso was probably more dangerous than he had imagined, but that place was too far away for him.

He hasn't even finished exploring his own apartment building yet, so he has neither the ability nor the courage to venture outside.

After acquiring two special items, Han Fei went to the sixth floor alone.

He entered room 1064 and saw pools of blood inside, along with a pungent, fishy stench.

After searching carefully, Han Fei pushed open the bedroom door, where the stench was strongest.

(End of this chapter)