My Healing Games

Chapter 852 Gao Cheng's Wish

Lifting his heavy eyelids, Han Fei found himself lying in a clean and tidy hospital room. Next to his pillow was a life-size paper doll that looked exactly like Xu Qin. At first glance, the scene looked like a ghost marriage.

"You're awake? I thought you were going to sleep a little longer." The voice of the group leader came from the balcony. He had bandages wrapped around his head and an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"where is this?"

"The Disaster Investigation Bureau's special care ward, we applied for it specifically for you." Putting away the cigarette, the team leader walked to Han Fei's bedside: "Two days and two nights have passed since the Deep Sea Aquarium investigation. On behalf of all the surviving members of the investigation team, I would like to express my gratitude to you. Without your help, we would have lost at least a third of our people, and I might not have made it back."

The group leader, who is usually quiet, seemed to be talking more today.

"More than anything, I should thank you for saving me from the brink of death." Han Fei's mental pollution had reached a very serious level at the time, but now his condition has improved significantly.

Upon hearing Han Fei's words, the group leader shook his head: "It wasn't us who saved you, it was yourself and one of your students, the one who lost both legs."

"Number two?"

"Yes." The group leader nodded: "That kid is incredibly brave. He fed you resentful hearts, and more than one at that."

"and then?"

“I don’t know the specifics either, because he wouldn’t let anyone into the ward. You are indeed a good teacher; knowing you were in trouble, all the students were willing to stand up for you.” The group leader placed a form next to Han Fei’s bed: “Investigate the Mysterious Tower, confirm the information about the hatred within, kill an ordinary hatred, and finally cover the retreat of all investigation teams. You have accumulated a total of 50,000 contribution points.”

"The hatred was killed by everyone's joint efforts. Would it be too much for me to take 50,000?" Han Fei reluctantly turned his head to look at the form, but he found that the contribution value written on it was not 50,000, but a negative number.

"I haven't finished yet. To save you, we used five Hearts of Resentment, two of which were extremely precious. That's almost all the Calamity Investigation Bureau's inventory. The director, recognizing your contribution, is giving you the full amount at the normal price of 10,000 contribution points." The group leader pointed to the expenses listed on the back of the form: "In addition, your students, under the guise of treating you, took away a large number of cursed items and some personality-enhancing drugs from the Investigation Bureau's Evidence Section. Actually, we wanted to help you share some of the cost, but the amount was indeed quite large."

When Han Fei, who was in a daze, saw the number negative two hundred thousand, his mind cleared up instantly, which was probably within Number Two's expectations.

"The bureau chief has already removed the odd amount for you," the group leader thoughtfully reminded Han Fei.

"Excuse me, how many contribution points do you normally get for completing a mission?" Han Fei doesn't like owing people things, unless it's something else entirely if he really can't pay them back.

“Regular missions usually yield around a thousand points, but only members who make outstanding contributions in missions targeting the Black Building can potentially earn tens of thousands of contribution points.” The team leader knew Han Fei’s thoughts and smiled, “Just pay it back slowly. The bureau still needs your abilities and won’t press you for repayment.”

"Alright, that's the only way." Han Fei's body was still unable to move freely, but he gritted his teeth and said, "Can I see the students from Class Seven? I don't care about the others, just bring me that Number Two. He's the most cunning and scheming one."

"You just said he was the smartest student in Class 7." The group leader pressed the bedside communication button, instructing the nurse to notify the students of Class 7 that their teacher had woken up.

While waiting for the students from Class 7 to arrive, Han Fei looked at the head of Group 1 again: "What is your personality ability? I remember you were trapped in the eyes of hatred before, how come you are still alive and kicking?"

"I sacrifice my dignity. Every time I take action, I do so with the belief that I must die, and only by putting myself in a life-or-death situation can I survive."

"A self-sacrificing personality?" Han Fei had never heard of this kind of personality before.

“Every time I’m pushed to the brink of despair, my personality abilities kick in. If I manage to escape death, my personality abilities will be further enhanced. Otherwise, you’ll probably never see me again.” The group leader spoke as if it were a trivial matter.

"Your personality has awakened seven times, which means you have sacrificed yourself seven times, putting yourself in a life-or-death situation, but you were rescued each time?" Han Fei didn't expect that the group leader had such a story.

“Yes, everyone awakens their personality in a different way. My personality requires self-sacrifice to awaken.” The group leader’s eyes dimmed slightly. “Group One is the investigation group with the highest mortality rate. I don’t recommend anyone join my group.”

A knock on the door suddenly interrupted Han Fei's conversation with the group leader.

"Please come in!"

The door was pushed open, and the doctor led the nurses into the room, with the fifth squad leader carrying the second squad leader behind them.

The doctor was giving Han Fei a final check-up, and the two students stood quietly by his side.

“Your physical condition is beyond the normal range; it seems you were born to adapt to major disasters.” The doctor said as if admiring a work of art, “I really want to dissect you and open you up to see your internal structure.”

"Dr. Wang, watch your words." The group leader patted the other person on the shoulder. After the examination was completed, he asked the doctor and nurse to leave the ward, leaving only the two students.

"You guys keep chatting, I'm going out for a smoke." The group leader tactfully left, showing no interest in Han Fei and the students' secrets.

"Tell me, how did you heal me?" Han Fei looked at Number Two's face, completely unable to guess what the other was thinking. It was as if the two were beings from different dimensions.

"Judging from your tone, it seems you're angry about that 200,000 yuan debt?" Number Five picked up an apple from the table and started peeling it. "Why are you acting like a child?"

"Most of those contribution points were used on you. Deepen your will into the depths of your mind and feel the change in your personality." Number Two stared at Han Fei expectantly: "Originally, no one had high expectations for you, but you gave us a surprise."

Following the guidance of Number Two, Han Fei's thoughts sank down, and his consciousness appeared in his mind.

The abyss of greed doubled in size, and the negative emotions that had accumulated in the deep-sea aquarium for who knows how long transformed into a black river, flowing slowly through the abyss. Imprisoned within it was a weak, hateful being possessed by black flames.

"Attention Player No. 0000! Your Greedy Personality has broken through! Your ever-burning ambition has consumed your hatred, and the maximum number of monsters imprisoned in the Abyss of Greed has been increased to seventeen!"

"Attention player number 0000! You have imprisoned the hatred that possesses black flames—the abandoned Xiaoyu (Little Fish)."

"Xiaoyu (Xiaoyu): She is the last friend of the gods, a doll that the gods made for themselves. She has similar experiences to the gods!"

"The power of hatred creates a memory illusion: blurring the lines between reality and illusion, causing the soul to lose its way."

"Blackfire has the ability Abandonment: It strips a part of the target's soul and body, forcing them to abandon what they cherish most, which could be memories, beliefs, or even life itself."

"Ghost Realm Ability (Affected range of 100 meters): After the Ghost Realm is deployed, all souls within 100 meters will be affected, losing their will to resist and having all their abilities enhanced."

All the hatred that ignited the black flames was terrifying. Han Fei had only managed to launch a sneak attack by chance last time, destroying the black flames before the hatred could use its own power.

"Attention Player No. 0000! Your healing personality has been enhanced! Cleanse your soul, purify yourself. To heal others, you must first heal yourself."

The healing starlight was much brighter than before, suppressing all negative emotions within the abyss of greed, preventing it from having a severe impact on Han Fei. A new balance emerged in his mind; the healing personality, seemingly without any aggression, grew alongside the greedy personality, healing Han Fei's pain and protecting him from calamities.

"My personality seems to have become a little stronger?"

"That's more than just a little?" Number Five put the peeled apple to Han Fei's mouth: "You helped the whole class heal their personalities before. After you had your accident, the whole class used the power of their personalities to help you share your negative emotions and strengthen your personalities."

“Although some children are unwilling to admit it, we are indeed a whole.” Number Two sat on the edge of the bed, his voice revealing a maturity that others could hardly understand: “The only explanation I can think of for the perfect integration of the personalities of thirty children with you is that you have healed and saved each and every one of us, and that’s what I’ve been trying to persuade everyone to help.”

Although the students in Class 7 caused Han Fei to incur a debt of 200,000 contribution points, Han Fei felt a warm glow in his heart, as if the children had finally accepted him.

"Should I thank you?" Han Fei ate the apple that Number Five had peeled for him. "I'm clearly 200,000 in debt, but I feel like I've actually made a profit. Is this the art of conversation?"

Regardless, Han Fei's injury has indeed brought him closer to the children, and both of Han Fei's personalities have undergone a qualitative improvement.

"You should rest well. Don't worry about us. Once you've recovered, you should be able to feel the improvement in your strength." Number Two gave Han Fei some more instructions before leaving.

This shrine's memory world was more dangerous than any shrine Han Fei had ever experienced before, but because of the children in Class 7, Han Fei felt much less pressure, and this feeling of mutual reliance was quite nice.

Once he regained consciousness, Han Fei had the hospital prepare a large amount of meat and nutritional fluids. He ate heartily under the astonished gazes of the doctors and nurses, and his body began to recover at an astonishing speed.

That evening, Han Fei was able to walk again. After learning about Han Fei's condition, Li Xue summoned the core members of the investigation team to discuss the next steps.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Han Fei was taken to the conference room. As he passed that special wall, he noticed two more names on it, which seemed to belong to a group of members.

When the group leader pulled them out of their hateful gazes, they had already lost all vitality.

Han Fei entered the meeting room, where everyone else had already arrived.

"The preliminary investigation of the Mysterious Deep-Sea Aquarium has been completed, and the danger rating is disaster level." The table in the conference room was covered with information and data analysis on the Eyeball Hatred. The leader of Group Ten, the academic genius, was explaining to everyone: "With our capabilities, we currently have no possibility of killing the opponent."

Silence fell in the meeting room. After a moment, Li Xue looked at Han Fei and asked, "Professor Gao, did you find anything in the deep-sea aquarium? I heard that at the last moment, you went into the deep water and got something, attracting all of Henyi's hatred on your own."

“I told you before, above hatred there is a kind of ghost called the unspeakable. This hatred in the eyeballs is made up of the unspeakable part of the memories.” Han Fei did not dare to mention Xinghe and Gaocheng’s names, and used pseudonyms to tell the story of the two children’s past: “The other child’s memories are sunk in the deep sea. I rescued them and put them into the abyss of my own personality. Once I recover, I should be able to find the weakness of the gods. At that time, dealing with the hatred in the eyeballs should not be too much of a problem.”

After witnessing the terror of the hatred in the eyes, the meeting room was extremely oppressive, but Han Fei always managed to bring hope.

"Do as you wish. For now, you don't need to participate in the investigation mission. Focus on recovering from your injuries. If you need anything, just go to the evidence department. We can talk about repayment later." Li Xue gave Han Fei a lot of preferential treatment, and the other core members of the investigation team didn't say anything either. This was something Han Fei had fought for with his life.

The meeting ended quickly, and before Han Fei fully recovered, the Investigation Bureau suspended its investigation of the Deep Sea Aquarium and instead focused its attention on the Black Building—the Third Mental Hospital of Shanghai.

Han Fei was also very familiar with this place. The hatred hidden in the mental hospital was one of the masterminds behind turning the school into a breeding ground.

Before a formal investigation can begin, a great deal of preliminary work is required, which Han Fei need not concern himself with.

Back in the ward, Han Fei immediately began trying to communicate with Gao Cheng's memories in reality.

His consciousness plunged into the abyss of greed, standing atop the flower of resentment, searching everywhere for the boy's figure.

After searching for a long time, Han Fei finally found the other party at the intersection of the Black River, the Abyss, and the Starlight.

The emaciated child's eyes had been gouged out; he curled up, his gaze numb, his shoulders trembling. But when starlight shone on him, his shadow revealed a strong adult, radiating ruthlessness, decisiveness, and greed.

"The child is Gao Cheng's memory in reality, while the shadow should be fragments of Gao Cheng's consciousness in the world of the shrine."

A complete person is made up of many things: body, memory, emotions, will, soul, shadow and child are all part of Gao Cheng.

"Attention player number 0000! You have obtained the core item of D-grade shrine, Gao Cheng's Memories, and have successfully triggered the hidden shrine quest - Gao Cheng's Wish."

"Gao Cheng's Wish (Hidden Quest at the Shrine): After being tormented for countless years, only one thing sustained him. He wanted to see his beloved family one last time and ask her if she still loved him?"

"Attention Player 0000! This is a core mission! Your choices will determine your fate! After completing this mission, Gao Cheng may completely merge with you! You will then truly control everything about him!"

(End of this chapter)