I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 10 It's true, people who write diaries are never decent people.
"It's not 200 ghosts, it's 199..." Cao Yu corrected himself in his mind.

When he killed Du Ruo, he used the "Eternal Wound Curse," which would permanently leave Du Ruo with the wounds from being dismembered. If Du Ruo survived under such circumstances, it would be beyond the realm of possibility; how could he possibly save the world?
Cao Yu remained silent, only flipping through the documents.

During her lifetime, Du Ruo not only collected information on many deceased people, but also investigated information on all festivals related to ghosts and gods.

The information about the Ghost Festival is particularly complete.

This includes information on who died during last year's Ghost Festival and what noteworthy events occurred.

Cao Yu read quickly, meticulously unraveling the clues, and finally found the information he needed.

He pulled out the paper with the information recorded on it and read it carefully.

……

"The Resurrection of Deaths at Senbei Park".

"At 5:40 pm on the day of Ghost Festival, 17 people who went to the Linshan Burial Cemetery to pay their respects were affected by some unknown force and started fighting. They all bled to death and their blood disappeared into the earth."

"At 6:43 p.m., Guo Meng, who had been buried for nine days, emerged from her grave. Her body was in a state of moderate decomposition, but she rushed to Xianbei Park at a speed far exceeding that of a normal human and arrived at 7:24 p.m."

"Xianbei Park is a well-known spot for couples to take photos. Although it was already dark, the park was still bustling with activity. Many couples who came for a walk witnessed five humanoid creatures that appeared in a semi-transparent form. They suddenly appeared and fought with Guo Meng, who had rushed over. In the end, they were torn to pieces by Guo Meng. These fragments were incorporated into Guo Meng's corpse."

"At midnight, Guo Meng's body returned to a state of deathly stillness. Tests showed that the decomposition on her body had disappeared, as if she had just died less than 7 hours ago."

"The government has blocked information about this incident..."

……

When Cao Yu looked away from the paper, he found Annie standing beside him, staring at the documents in his hand.

"The five semi-transparent humanoid figures that Guo Meng killed and merged in Xianbei Park should be other ghosts."

Anne also finished reading the information and said:
"After that, the rate of decomposition of her body slowed down. Was she... coming back to life?"

"Well, it should be."

Cao Yu nodded and glanced at the player panel.

[Note: There is only one deceased person, who has no desire to be resurrected.]

The message from the instance hints at the possibility of the dead being resurrected. Otherwise, the claim of a "resurrection obsession" would be untenable.

Now, he finally understands how the dead are brought back to life and has figured out the logic behind it.

Judging from the "Xianbei Park Death Return Incident", the ghost is a semi-transparent humanoid creature that can descend into reality on Ghost Festival and move freely.

However, it can only descend after dark.

For a creature to arrive and become active during the day, two conditions must be met: the corpse must be relatively intact; and it must absorb a large amount of blood from living people.

The more blood these "corpse ghosts" drink, the stronger they become. When night falls, they can use the power accumulated from their early arrival to kill, absorb, and merge with the newly arrived "transparent ghosts" like stray dogs.

'Guo Meng failed to revive, probably because her corpse was too decomposed, and there were only five ghosts in Xianbei Park… If she had killed a few more, or if her corpse hadn't decomposed so much, she might have already been revived.'

Cao Yu made a guess in his mind.

Unfortunately, Guo Meng could not have that opportunity.

According to the data collected by Du Ruo, as of last year's Ghost Festival, only four couples died under the "petitioning ghostly rule".

In other words, including Guo Meng, there were only eight ghosts in total at that time.

Guo Meng killed five in one go, and the remaining two did not appear... This is probably why this instance world did not fall a year ago.

'Those two ghosts who didn't appear are most likely the key. They might be the first couple to die, and the ones most deeply connected to the Tiou Grudge…'

Cao Yu didn't speculate too much, and directly handed the paper in his hand to the others, saying:
"Take a look at this."

"Take a look at this," Chen Ran handed him a document as well: "This records the earliest time of death for the couple. Both of them were college students before they died. The boy's name was Song Shi'an, and the girl's name was Xia He."

She then pointed to the pink-covered diary:
"This diary doesn't belong to Du Ruo, but to Xia He. Her name is written in the lower right corner of the cover."

"It seems Xia He isn't a decent person." Cao Yu took the documents.

Chen Ran: "Huh?"

"Who keeps a diary?" Cao Yu complained, and then said with admiration, "Du Ruo, on the other hand, has such amazing investigative skills. No wonder he's a criminal investigator. He must have brought this diary back from Xia He's house. He saved us almost all the investigative work."

If they hadn't come to Du Ruo's house, they would have spent a lot of time looking up this information themselves.

Cao Yu asked, "Have you read the diary?"

"Not yet... We're all a little hesitant to look, we're still making up our minds."

Chen Ran swallowed hard, his tone very serious:

"Xia He is the first victim of this paranormal event, and also the endpoint to which all intelligence investigations point. Du Ruo also brought back her diary; its contents... probably hold the final answer!"

When you solidify the abyss, the abyss will solidify you—this is an accompanying warning from the side quest.

Chen Ran, Zhou Fan, and Zhou Zheng all had a premonition that once they opened the diary and read its contents, they might be tainted by misfortune and fall into a new crisis.

Cao Yu nodded, confirming his guess, and said:

“If you want to get high ratings, you have to face it eventually. Take a look at the information I gave you first. As for the diary, I'll start.” With that, he opened the cover of the pink diary.

In that instant, he heard a voice that sounded both resentful and hateful:
“Anxin…Anxin…”

It was a woman's voice, very faint, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the shouting gradually getting louder.

At the same time, Cao Yu felt a sense of being watched by an unknown entity.

The feeling was very strong; it was clearly not an illusion.

Cao Yu once again used self-hypnosis to suppress his fear with his arrogant will.

However, it was all for naught; the auditory hallucinations persisted.

He frowned slightly, but chose to continue reading.

Annie leaned closer and began reading with him.

She also experienced auditory hallucinations, but did not stop moving.

The diary records Xia He's daily life from high school to university. It doesn't contain entries every day; sometimes the dates are a day or two apart, and sometimes a week or two apart. The length and content of each entry vary. There are complaints, joys about academic progress, and stories about a girl's crush on the class heartthrob or the school heartthrob... There's no pattern, but it's clear that Xia He is a sensitive and delicate person.

Her uneventful life changed after she went to university...

……

"July 4th, sunny."

"Song Shi'an was so handsome today, absolutely amazing! During the joint physical education class, he wore the number 24 jersey, moved with incredible speed, and completely overwhelmed the opposing team. It was definitely worth choosing basketball class."

"I heard that besides basketball, he can also sing, dance, and rap... He truly deserves to be called an all-around male god, Song Shi'an is amazing!"

……

"July 27th, sunny."

"Help! Today on the basketball court, Song Shi'an accepted the water I handed him, ahhh, I'm so upset I could cry! I really want to have a mutual relationship, sob sob!"

……

"July 1th, rain."

"That bitch Chen Shanshan! I already told her I'm allergic to cat fur, but she still insisted on keeping that damn cat in the dorm! Unbelievable, she really went too far! Waaah, today is another emo day."

……

"July 4th, sunny."

"Aaaaaaah! Song Shi'an accepted my confession!!!"

"Goddess, did you hear my prayers? I'm so happy!"

"I want to have a passionate and dramatic love affair! I want to amaze everyone!"

……

"July 22th, rain."

"I was unilaterally told we were breaking up."

"Song Shi'an, how cruel you are! I clearly love you so much!"

"Waaah, tears are streaming down my face. I want to yell at him, but I can't bring myself to do it. I really love him so much."

……

"July 30th, rain."

"I humbled myself and begged to get back together, but I was called a masochist."

"I fell on the way back and cried for a long time. Song Shi'an didn't come to comfort me. He really doesn't want me anymore."

……

"July 15st, cloudy."

"I went to the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage today to pray for the return of my love, but I heard strange noises."

"The Buddha Mother has actually appeared!"

"If I stick a sticker of the Buddha Mother's image on my back, recite the Rebirth Mantra backwards, and choose a way to die, I can continue my predestined relationship with Song Shi'an after death?"

“I told the temple staff, but they treated me like a madman and kicked me out.”

“I really love Song Shi’an.”

Should I give it a try?

……

The diary ends here.

(End of this chapter)