Creating a zombie in a mountain village terrifies players worldwide.

Chapter 29 Umbrella's Agents (4000 words)
At this moment, the streamers on the SkyNet live streaming platform have already begun to take action!

Especially Brother Chishi, one second he was streaming a Chishi game, the next second he saw the time was up and immediately quit the game without any hesitation, ruthless and resolute!
"We can buy them now! Guys, we can finally buy them! Let's get started!"

"Come on, let's stop with the red rocks and play some real horror games!"

Brother Akashi was very excited. He quickly opened the store interface and saw the price: 99 yuan!
Fortunately, the price wasn't high for someone who makes a living through live streaming.

So he pressed the buy button without hesitation.

Then download, install, all in one go.

The bullet screen comment section also started popping up one after another.

"It's finally released! I've been waiting for two weeks! I'm not watching the live stream anymore, I'm going to play the game."

"What's the rush? Let the streamer play first, let him clear the mines for us, and see where the high-energy and scary parts are. If you're so eager to jump into the game, you'll get what's coming to you later."

"The person upstairs is right! It's definitely not because the game is too scary, hurry up! Brother Akashi, charge! Let's show the brothers some ghosts!"

"Haha, finally I don't have to go to jail for watching streamers play that junk!"

"Exactly! I'm so tired of watching all those trash games, we need to switch to something else!"

"Can Brother Akaishi's voice hold up today? I'll bet a bag of spicy strips on him, and I'll bet he'll break down within half an hour!"

As the number of viewers in the live stream slowly increased, Brother Chishi was overjoyed.

Lately, the indie games on the Skynet charts have been terrible. He found playing any one of them agonizing and painful, let alone complaining about them.

This has led to a slight drop in viewership in the live stream, which is causing me some distress.

Finally, the game that once made him so popular was released, it was like a godsend!

Although he was very happy, as a streamer, he still had to maintain a certain level of composure and not appear too unsophisticated.

"You bunch of troublemakers, can't you care about the streamer and hope the streamer gets better?"

"Could you protect your Brother Shi like you protect the female streamer? Brother Shi also wants to meet a kind-hearted big brother, a kind-hearted god."

"If Brother Shi is gone one day, you'll be out of entertainment. Let's see who you find to replace him."

With that, Brother Akaishi pulled up the game list and clicked "Start Game" on "Strange Videotape".

The next second, his personal space was plunged into darkness.

The game is loading.
This time, the loading was a bit slower than last time, which means there's more and richer content.

However, the powerful computing capabilities of the virtual repository allowed it to load quickly.

Then, a line of white text slowly appeared before my eyes.

[WARNING: This game may cause psychological distress. It is recommended that players be 18 years of age or older with a certain degree of self-control play. Elderly individuals and those with heart disease, asthma, epilepsy, or other similar conditions are strongly advised to close the game. We are not responsible for any problems arising from this game!]

Brother Akashi deeply understands this.

When I first played it, I thought it was a Red Stone game and didn't take the warning seriously.

As a result, I was so scared in the game that I screamed, and I learned a profound lesson.

So when he sees the warning again, and considering the producer said it would be even more fun and scary, far surpassing The Haunted Village, he should be extra vigilant.

Soon, the warning faded away, and another white text notification popped up.

[Dear players, this game has now been updated to Chapter Two – 'Ju-on'.]

[You have completed Chapter 1, 'The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village'. Would you like to start directly from Chapter 2?]

【whether】

"Ju-on?"

Brother Akashi raised his eyebrows.

"Oh right, I remember this word appeared in the previous chapter as well. I thought it was another way of saying curse."

"But now it seems there's another meaning behind it, otherwise it wouldn't have been used directly as a name."

"I'm a little curious, but it also feels a bit eerie. Let's start directly from Chapter Two."

Without even thinking, Akashi chose 'yes'.

The prompt then disappeared.

Next, the game scene appears.

Within seconds, Brother Akashi appeared in front of the entrance of a dark mansion.

"This is the map for Chapter Two?"

"Great, at least it's not public material anymore."

As he spoke, Akaishi looked around curiously.

This is a standard Japanese-style house.

Before them lay a long, narrow corridor, dark and desolate, deserted and uninhabited, its end pitch black, like an abyss awaiting its prey.

Deeper into the corridor, there is a closed door on each side, giving the impression that strangers should not enter.

To the right of the entrance hall is the staircase leading to the second floor, but the gloomy atmosphere at the top of the stairs makes one lose the courage to go up.

It seemed to devour all light, instinctively making people not want to get close.

"Wait a minute, isn't that the corridor in front of the entrance hall the same one from the actual gameplay demonstration?"

"Those two doors in front should be the living room and the kitchen."

Looking at the eerily silent corridor ahead, Akashi swallowed hard.

Right now, the whole house looks incredibly gloomy, with an eerie dark blue color that sends chills down your spine and makes your hair stand on end. You just want to turn around and run away from this horrible place immediately.

But who is Brother Akaishi?

He's a man determined to become the number one horror game player!

So you came here specifically to be tortured, or to seek thrills!
To boost viewership in the live stream, let's be respectful with our language and call them "benefactors" instead of "ghosts"!

"Alright guys, I'm going to start playing now."

"Brother Akashi said, his gaze sweeping across the gloomy entrance hall of the mansion.

"The second chapter begins in a house, so what's the plan now? Look for clues? Or just wait for the ghost to come to us?"

He took two steps forward, and the wooden floorboards beneath his feet immediately emitted a slight creaking sound, which was particularly jarring in the deathly silence.

In addition, the dark blue hues in the house made him very uncomfortable, and he always felt that something was watching him from the corner.

It made him a little uneasy.

Akashi carefully prepared to continue forward. Just then, a sudden "buzzing" electrical noise exploded beside him!
"Fuck you!"

Akashi felt a jolt and almost jumped up on the spot.

He quickly turned his head and saw that there was an old-fashioned tape recorder on the shoe cabinet next to him, and the sound was coming from it.

"Damn! You scared me!"

"Producer, is this how you play it? Fine, fine, you're awesome."

Still shaken, Brother Akashi raised his hand and slapped his chest several times, making a series of dull thuds.

Because it was consciousness, he felt nothing.

The live stream chat immediately erupted with comments.

"The moment I entered the live stream, I heard the essence of Chinese culture."

"I knew this game wouldn't disappoint me, hahaha."

"The clip has some exciting moments again, and it's getting more views and traffic."

"If even a small radio can scare a news anchor, I can't imagine how exciting it will be later."

"Hey anchor, you should be glad this jump scare is just a radio. If it were a ghost, it would be screaming in terror, hahaha."

Akashi glanced at the semi-transparent virtual screen and cleared his throat, feigning composure.

"Ahem, it's nothing, nothing at all."

"Mainly because I was observing the environment, plus this thing came too suddenly, without any foreplay, it's unsportsmanlike."

"Watch, I'll go up and take this tape recorder apart right now."

As they were talking, the crackling noise suddenly stopped, and in its place came a deep, hoarse male voice.

It sounded like someone speaking through a thick cloth, muffled yet strangely penetrating, slowly emanating from an old-fashioned tape recorder.

[First of all—buzz—congratulations on surviving the last test—subject 0341.]
[Or—zzzz—I should call you Umbrella Agent 7—zzzz—you agree, right?]
"Hmm? We're getting into the plot?"

Akashi was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, dialogue options appeared in front of him.

[1. What do you want to do?]
[2. What place is this?]
"What? You can have conversations here? Isn't this a tape recorder?"

After looking at the two options and thinking for a moment, Akashi-kun chose option 1.

The protagonist immediately spoke, his voice steady and deep.

I will not yield to whatever you try to do!
At that moment, the deep, hoarse male voice came through the tape recorder again.

But this time it was much smoother than the hissing sound of the previous two sentences.

[Please do not try to talk to this machine—this is pre-recorded audio—you can only listen—understand?—buzz—]
[We've been watching you for a long time—Subject 0341—buzz—]
[You're not the first agent to infiltrate Mukhkov—zzzz—]
[Before you—there were GRE agents—buzz—Mobius agents—buzz—Unification Church spies—buzz—First Commandment detectives—buzz—]
[They all wanted the Silent Hill data—but like you—they all became part of our test subjects—buzz—]
[Umbrella also wanted to enter Silent Hill—to find the legendary 'it'—zzzz—but unfortunately—you won't have the chance—zzzz—]
[We'll send Umbrella a thank-you note—thanking them for providing a strong soldier to assist Mukhov's research—buzz—]
[Now—sizzle—welcome to Japan—sizzle—]
[You are currently in a haunted house in Tokyo — *sizzle* —]
[Please stay rational—show us your desire to live—buzz—]
[There's a videotape in the living room—playing it might help you escape the haunted house—buzz—]
[Well then—buzz—good luck—buzz—]
The tape recorder played intermittently, eventually returning to a hissing noise before falling completely silent.

At this point, the game enters real-time calculation mode, and the game takes over control of the character.

Akashi-kun angrily rushed forward, grabbed the recorder, and yelled, "Let me out!", "Damn bastard!", "You son of a bitch!"

The protagonist cursed and smashed the tape recorder until it was completely destroyed, reduced to scattered fragments amidst his panting breaths.

Only then did the protagonist look at the damaged tape recorder in front of him, calm himself down, and speak in a cold voice.

[It's not safe here. I must escape as soon as possible.]
As soon as he finished speaking, the game prompted him with a task.

[Mission Update: Go to the living room on the left side of the corridor, play the videotape, and find a way to escape.]

Akaishi-san has also regained control of the character.

But at that moment, he noticed a document on the shoe cabinet.

I picked it up and looked at it; the content appeared.

——0341 Subject Document

Name: (Smeared)
No.: 0341
Sex: Male
Identity: Member of Umbrella's secret service USS, codename: Seven
Contents:

The subject infiltrated Mukoff Corporation in 199 with the objective of stealing a large amount of classified information about Silent Hill and transmitting it to Umbrella.

After the operation was exposed, Dr. Eastman was very interested in the combat skills and physical qualities demonstrated by the agent and considered him an excellent experimental subject. He decided to convert him into a test subject for further research.

It was proposed that subject 0341 participate in four paranormal contact experiments.

If a participant survives and remains largely sane throughout the four trials, their potential will be assessed, and consideration will be given to placing them in the Silent Hill region for special missions.

If the experiment fails (but the subject survives), they will be transferred to the Cynthia facility, where 'Gooseberry Mom' will need a companion.

Remarks:

Subject 0341 had an inside contact named Walker, a veteran who worked as a security guard in Mukhkov.

Walker has been taken into custody and, as requested by Dr. Eastman, is being prepared to be sent to Giant Mountain Mental Hospital for [unclear - possibly a specific type of experiment].

After reading the document, Akashi felt a massive amount of information wash over him, making him dizzy.

Umbrella? Secret forces?
Is this some kind of military organization?

And the protagonist? Goodness, so you're not just some unlucky extra, you're actually an agent who infiltrated the Mukov Company to steal data.

"Dude, this is some serious information!"

"Brothers, I feel like the storyline of this game is a bit beyond my expectations."

"I initially thought our protagonist was just like everyone else, an unlucky guy, but I never expected him to have this other identity! A spy, wow. Sounds pretty good!"

"But to be fair, this Mukov company seems to be even more impressive than I imagined."

"They just mentioned the Unification Church and other random forces, all targeting 'Silent Hill,' and then they sent agents to Mukov Company, but they were all wiped out."

"It seems Silent Hill is quite something, with so many factions watching it. And that 'it' is very mysterious. It feels like the game's world-building is starting to expand significantly."

As Akashi looked at the document in front of him, his curiosity about Silent Hill grew stronger.

Especially the word 'it', a noun pronoun, indicates that it does not refer to a human being, but to some kind of creature or other supernatural being.

It is probably because of this creature that so many organizations and forces want to enter Silent Hill.

Damn it, the developers have planted another plot hole! Damn it!

"Brothers, let's start playing the game. The mission is to go to the living room to watch a videotape. I guess it might be similar to the Chu Renmei chapter, where we play as the protagonist of the videotape and experience the story."

"Let's go then. Today we're going to see what this game is all about! Elbow!"

With a mixture of curiosity, anticipation, and barely suppressed nervousness, Akashi walked toward the door on the left side of the corridor.

Thanks to book friend 0635 for the monthly ticket

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(End of this chapter)