My Healing Games

Chapter 874 The Black Building Collapses, Han Fei Has His Fill
The last drop of blood was absorbed by the statue, and the basement returned to its previous state, dilapidated and decaying, with nothing particularly unusual to be seen.

"After three more sacrifices, we should be able to hear his voice." Han Fei had a premonition that the missing person was slowly returning.

"Let's go, don't stay here too long. The evil spirits in the city are also looking for statues of other gods." Number Two and Number One covered the altar with black cloth and were escorted out of Ankang Pharmacy by the Yin Merchant.

After confirming that there were no ghosts or monsters following them, the group drove away and returned to the Bureau of Investigation headquarters.

"Teacher Gao, where have you been? I've been looking for you for ages!" Touqi came to Han Fei with great enthusiasm: "I'm socially awkward just like you. I know you don't like that kind of lively atmosphere, but we also need to learn to gradually integrate into the group. Everyone here is actually very nice."

Because of his unique abilities, he was misunderstood for a long time after his death, and people thought he was more like a ghost than a human.

Under the guidance of the first seven days, Han Fei met with the captains of each squadron. They were powerful managers within the Investigation Bureau, each of whom had experienced life-or-death trials and possessed outstanding abilities; they were the elite of the elite.

Everyone was very friendly towards Han Fei. Judging from Han Fei's current performance, he could wipe out an ordinary squadron by himself, so they couldn't help but respect him.

If it weren't for Li Xue's insistence, Han Fei would probably have been banned from the Investigation Bureau due to his excessive mental pollution. Now everyone thinks Li Xue had good judgment, and the Director is really capable.

As the celebration ceremony was drawing to a close, several high-ranking officials from the Investigation Bureau presented Han Fei with rewards. As the key figure in breaking the deadlock, Han Fei received a reward of 50,000 contribution points. In addition, the Bureau also gifted Han Fei a Heart of Resentment and a large amount of Ghost Blood to help him recover quickly.

Now everyone in the Investigation Bureau knows that the Investigation Team has a man who eats ghosts, who has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and has a "fierce reputation."

With his personality awakening seven times, Han Fei's abilities were sufficient to serve as the deputy squadron leader of other squadrons. Several high-ranking officers inquired about Han Fei's thoughts, but Han Fei had no intention of leaving the investigation squadron. He wanted to stay on the front line of fighting against the monsters.

With Fu Lie, the group leader, and Han Fei at the same time, the investigation squadron's overall strength has jumped to first place among all squadrons. With greater influence, they can affect the investigation bureau's decisions in more ways.

In the middle of the night, the victory celebration was unexpectedly interrupted when several messengers from the Bureau of Investigation, stationed at other survivor outposts, suddenly appeared outside the Bureau's safe zone.

They stood in the shadows like zombies, each with a gloomy and terrifying expression, their eyes bulging out, like fish that had been dead for a long time and were already rotting.

When the spotlight shone on the messengers, their bodies exploded, and the splattered flesh and blood writhed on the ground, eventually coalescing into four large characters—"Blood debts must be repaid in blood."

The aura of the curse spread in all directions, and the four words contained a strong hatred. Everyone who saw the blood-written words felt a stinging pain in their eyes, as if a terrible demon was rushing towards them.

The events that occurred outside the Bureau of Investigation's security zone caught the attention of the patrol personnel. After being reported up the chain of command, senior officials of the Bureau of Investigation personally came to the scene to investigate.

“Those messengers are just ordinary people, responsible for liaison between other human settlements in Sector C and us. Those monsters are showing off to us, preparing to attack those small survivor settlements.” Touqi’s face was gloomy. Monsters never talk about benevolence or morality. As long as they can disturb the mind of their opponents, they will stop at nothing.

"Is it a stronghold like a school?" Han Fei had learned a lot through the Investigation Bureau. In the decade or so after the great disaster, some small strongholds had found a new way to survive: sacrificing themselves to ghosts and monsters in exchange for peace and protection. They had no power to resist, so they treated themselves as livestock to the ghosts and monsters.

They could have joined a larger stronghold, but the rulers were short-sighted. To preserve their own positions, they preferred to be the king of livestock rather than stand up and be human.

"The school sacrificed to several black buildings at the same time, which is considered a relatively large stronghold. Those smaller strongholds suffered even more." Touqi sighed: "In some strongholds, the entire village was cursed. If they left the village, they would die suddenly. Other strongholds were bewitched by ghosts and monsters, which encouraged killing. The survivors had their hands stained with the blood of their relatives and could not turn back."

"The Investigation Bureau will absorb all forces willing to resist, but unfortunately some people have chosen to kneel down. They are scrambling to kiss the toes of the ghosts, which is a disgrace to humanity." The top student also saw the scene before him: "Do you know why all the messengers we send out are ordinary people? Some strongholds harbor great malice towards those with special personalities. They are bewitched by the ghosts and will even report on those with special personalities if they see them. We have no other choice but to send ordinary people as messengers to secretly contact those strongholds."

"Then why don't we go and take down those strongholds first?"

“Large strongholds are self-sufficient and don’t need it, but small strongholds are controlled by monsters. If we take over a stronghold, we’ll have to fight the monsters behind it.” The top student smiled at Han Fei: “Otherwise, why do you think we would attack the Third Mental Hospital? The school has provided it with countless children over the years. The director won’t sit idly by and watch us destroy the school. So from the moment we chose to take over the school, we’ve been in a life-or-death relationship with it.”

"So there's another layer of connection." Han Fei guessed that only the Investigation Bureau had the confidence to take in all the teachers and students of the school without fear of retaliation.

While the three investigation team leaders were talking, the patrol team members had already identified the identities of several messengers, who were each in charge of four different human settlements—Longevity Village, Red Tea Beverage Factory, New Era Community, and Daytime Apartment.

These four strongholds are all small, located in Area C, and each is backed by monsters.

"Go back and get some rest. We'll be busy again soon." The top student stretched. The Investigation Bureau was never afraid of the provocations of ghosts and monsters; they represented humanity's last stand.

After finding the patrol team and getting a general understanding of the situation, Han Fei prepared to go to other survivor settlements to rescue people the next day.

He needed to prepare offerings for the idol, but he didn't want to kill people indiscriminately. The best way was to catch those scum and degenerates and use their blood and flesh to pave the way for good people.

Back in the ward, Han Fei had practically made it his bedroom. After greeting the guards, he began to try to control the countless personalities in his mind.

He hasn't even unleashed one percent of the power of those personalities yet, and he's in a very dangerous state. If someone splits their personality less than ten times, they're considered crazy. If their personality splits into hundreds of parts, they'll suffer a complete mental breakdown and brain death.

Compared to ordinary people, Han Fei's biggest advantage is his ability to heal personalities. He doesn't need to completely take over other people's personalities; as long as he uses his healing power to help that personality clear away mental pollution, he can temporarily appease that personality and stop it from resisting.

Healing personality disorder can also bring certain benefits during the treatment process, continuously strengthening oneself.

While Han Fei appears to be fast asleep in bed, he is actually constantly purifying the personalities in his mind and trying to reconstruct their abilities.

The starlight above the abyss of greed grows ever brighter, and everything is moving in a positive direction.

The night passed quickly. With his will healed by the starlight, Han Fei did not feel tired, and his mental pollution level had decreased significantly.

The woman who had been hiding in the abyss of greed and Kong Tiancheng also benefited greatly, and the curse was basically lifted.

Han Fei discovered that the ghosts he imprisoned in the abyss of greed, perhaps because they were bathed in healing starlight every day, were becoming increasingly different from ordinary ghosts. For example, the abandoned little girl's inner violence and madness gradually dissipated, and her obsession transformed into dependence on Han Fei; she didn't want to be abandoned again.

The healing power was indeed changing every ghost, which gave Han Fei hope for rebuilding the city.

"We were born for this..."

Around six o'clock in the morning, before dawn, Han Fei had already finished washing up and arrived at the canteen. After a hearty meal, he went to the department that issued missions, preparing to personally head to other survivor strongholds to kill those ghosts who enslave the living.

Having just participated in the operation to suppress Hatred yesterday, and after only a few hours of rest, Han Fei set off again. Everything Han Fei did was observed by the members of the Investigation Bureau.

Whether they were patrol personnel or ordinary residents, they all genuinely admired Han Fei.

He truly loves this job; it's beyond the realm of competition. It's as if he's competing against himself.

After receiving the map, Han Fei left the Investigation Bureau alone. He drove to a secluded spot and released the newly imprisoned nightmares of hatred and fear.

Han Fei had never forgotten Li Xue's suggestion. He wanted to use Gao Cheng to control the hatred beneath the deep-sea aquarium. Previously, his consciousness could not bear it, but after the seventh awakening of his personality, he was now capable of trying.

With the ugly man's possessive personality, Gao Cheng's real-life memories, and the ability to manipulate the childlike personality of hatred, Han Fei has a high probability of success.

“Beneath the deep-sea aquarium lie happy memories. What I’m doing is tantamount to usurping the past of the gods in the shrine world.”

If he fails, Han Fei might immediately find himself on the opposite side of the entire shrine world, targeted by all the previously scattered ghosts and monsters. However, if he succeeds, the rewards will be equally astonishing. Gao Cheng and Gao Xing are twin flowers; the stronger Gao Cheng becomes, the weaker Gao Xing becomes. The more Gao Cheng plunders, the greater his influence on the shrine.

"We don't know when the gods will return, so we need to put this matter on the agenda as soon as possible."

Han Fei's abilities alone are not enough to fight against the eyes of the gods. He needs the cooperation of all the combat teams in the Investigation Bureau to cripple that top-level hatred before he can use his possessive personality to try.

"I need to increase my contribution level and gain more support." Han Fei took out the card the squad leader had given him: "What exactly does the ballot mean? Also, Li Xue has been in Hope New City for two days now, why haven't we heard anything back? Could she have run into some trouble?"

The situation in Hope City is far more complex than that of the Bureau of Investigation. The various surviving human forces and the power of the supernatural are secretly vying for power and checking each other. It is no exaggeration to say that whoever truly controls Hope City controls the future hope of the survivors.

After putting the card away, Han Fei drove across Area C and arrived at the Longevity Village.

He chose this place because the resort is very close to the Guilou Nursing Home.

When Han Fei first entered the world of the shrine, he obtained Gao Cheng's diary, which contained information about three mysterious buildings: the Third Eye Hospital, the Yi Yang Tian Nian Nursing Home, and the Deep Sea Aquarium.

These three mysterious buildings all influenced Gao Cheng's fate, and the secrets about Gao Xing are also hidden within them.

After parking the vehicle in a secluded spot, Han Fei concealed his aura and activated his masterful acting skills, transforming himself into a famine refugee who had been starving for days and was extremely weak.

Putting away the black ring, Han Fei walked along the uneven, weed-covered dirt road and found the longevity village on the map behind the dense forest.

Outside the dilapidated village, there are rusty road signs and huge advertising billboards, but now, the photos of the old men in the advertisements look rather eerie.

Recalling the information he had seen at the Bureau of Investigation, Han Fei remembered that all the survivors in the Longevity Village were cursed. They would age and die rapidly if they left the village. What was even stranger was that the people in the village had to drink a lot of water every day, and it had to be drawn from the ancient well in the village.

(End of this chapter)