Who Told You to Play the Rules of Horror This Way? [Infinite]

As an excellent psychiatrist, Rong Situan has seen countless difficult cases and knows how to handle all kinds of challenging patients.

He thought his life would continue to be peaceful yet fulfilling, until one day he unexpectedly entered a horror livestream about supernatural rules.

System: Congratulations, player. Your talent has been unlocked:

[Innate Affinity]: The brightest presence in any crowd. In a dungeon, everyone will like you more, no matter their age or gender, or whether they're a monster missing a head or a foot!

Rong Situan: ...This is absolutely a debuff.

He had no words for this so-called talent, but since he was already here, he took this baffling affinity into the game.

*

In the bloody, grotesque dungeon world, players flee in terror and despair.

Rong Situan, however, wears a gentle, harmless-looking face and a faint, warm smile. As a hideous ghost charges toward him, he says with earnest concern, "Hello. How have you been lately? If anything's troubling you, why don't you talk to me about it?"

A string of question marks floods the livestream:

[Newbie? I'm dying, what is this move? I'll wait for the streamer to die]

[He's actually talking to a monster about its life. One more joke at the newbie's expense]

[It's hard not to wonder if the streamer is so scared he's lost his mind... Wait, why is the monster actually talking to him??]

#DoesThisMakeAnySense

With his unorthodox personal tactics, Rong Situan manages to turn a useless talent into something spectacular.

The mutated employee of a hot spring village twists its body around his ankle. He calmly brushes away the foul-smelling weeds, smiles, and speaks in a soothing, warm voice. "I know. You're just under too much pressure at work. Working hard isn't wrong, but sometimes it's good to stop and take a look at the world. You might find a new perspective."

The employee NPC bursts into tears, quits on the spot, and goes on vacation.

A blood-soaked female ghost shrieks as she prepares to grab him by the throat. He produces a tube of lipstick as if by magic and says with heartfelt concern, "You're a strong girl. Even after all you've been through, nothing can extinguish the light in your heart. Put on this lipstick you love. You're still so beautiful."

The female ghost gives up the chase and shyly applies her lipstick.

The livestream viewers are stunned.

#RongS situanTheFirstToGiveMonstersPepTalks

*

Rong Situan clears dungeon after dungeon perfectly, becoming known among the players as the "newbie monster."

He thought his life in the dungeons would go on being thrilling and dangerous, until the nightmare that had haunted him for years revealed itself inside a dungeon.

An indescribable shape emerges from the dense fog. Its low whispers seep in through every crack, and its tangible corruption is so overwhelming that merely looking at it from afar can make a person scream and dissolve into blood. Yet Rong Situan, held at the center, clearly hears the murmuring words: "%#&hungry&*#^delicious, you look so tasty..."

Rong Situan takes a step back: This is bad. There's something filthy here.

He knew this affinity was suspicious: )

P.S.:

1. Saved on 26/2/5

Theme: Hold fast to your heart and stay true to yourself, and you will see things through to the end.