[Secret Identity Power Fantasy] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Slightly Creepy Horror Stories] [Unconventional Infinite Flow] [Forum Format]
"Welcome to the City of the Strange. Its residents are made up of villains such as creepy entities, serial killers, and ghosts and gods. Every now and then, a few little mice sneak in and struggle to survive."
"What? You want to know what you are?"
"You are, of course, the greatest creepy entity of all, the supreme Monster Queen, our most revered Majesty."
Wu Heng, a horror game fanatic, discovered a brand-new, big-budget horror game on her VR gaming device one day. Delighted, she jumped into it at lightning speed.
Beginner level: Blood-Soaked Revelry at the Murder Academy.
Wu Heng nodded. A classic school setting from the start.
Level premise: You are an innocent transfer student, about to uncover the school's secrets.
Wu Heng nodded again. A classic protagonist role.
Player character card:
[You are a faceless woman. But don't worry about the strange looks from those around you, because your magic will make everyone adore, love, and obey you fanatically. Gradually, their entire bodies will start to itch, and faces will sprout all over them. Those faces will giggle and speak in your voice.]
[That way, you will have countless faces.]
Wu Heng kept nodding... Wait, what?
Wu Heng's expression grew increasingly serious. Is this horror game even a proper horror game?
From that description, who exactly is the horror BOSS here?!
Not long afterward, a post made the trending list on the public forum for the City of the Strange.
[HOT] How did that school level turn into The Human-Faced Plague?
L0: As the title says, why did my relative's kid come home from school crying and saying they never want to learn to be a serial killer again? Who turned a perfectly good school into this?
L1: OP, your village must not have internet. A new creepy entity, at least A-rank, appeared out of nowhere and transformed the entire school into her domain.
L2: Huh? Has anyone gone to see what the serial killer training school is like now?
L3: That's my alma mater. I went to have a look out of curiosity. Everyone inside, teachers and students alike, was covered in faces. They're all the eyes of the BOSS, the "Human-Faced Plague." If they see you, you're done for... Anyway, I need to go take care of the new face growing on my thigh.
L4: Is the person above me already losing it...
L5: My hand trembles as I hold my cigarette. Even as a creepy entity, I find the "Human-Faced Plague" way too sinister and extreme...
Outside the forum, Wu Heng looked bright and innocent.
What do you mean, sinister? What do you mean, extreme? She's just a player looking for some fun!
And the new BOSS? Of course it's all her character cards!
"As long as you are more terrifying and bizarre than the monsters themselves, you never need to be afraid."
"Now, the NPCs should be the ones who are afraid."
Character cards revealed so far:
1. The Human-Faced Plague: Play a faceless transfer student in a school where everyone is malicious.
"I really want a face... You're all so obsessed with me. Would you be willing to nourish my face with your flesh and blood?"
2. The Tooth Fairy: Infiltrate a cannibal inside a human meat canning factory.
The cannibal loved the taste of blood, until his molars began to ache. His teeth started talking to him, then split into more and more tiny teeth.
And Wu Heng was that tooth.
3. The Invisible Fragrance: Nights spent wandering the horror city.
The peeping tom loved the dead of night. On quiet streets, he could freely follow beautiful women, making his footsteps speed up and slow down as he savored their fear and breathed in the scent of their sweat mingled with perfume.
Then one day, he realized that what he was following was nothing but an invisible, shapeless fragrance. The scent gradually seeped into his hair, flesh, and bones. No matter how much he washed, it wouldn't come off, until his entire body began to melt into perfume...
Wu Heng: This VR game is pretty hardcore.
Other monsters: Somebody save meeeee!
Warnings:
1. The female lead has a player's mindset. She only cares about enjoying herself and crushes all NPCs equally.
2. Contains graphic, bloody scenes. The female lead is essentially a BOSS who brings terror.
3. Everyone in the City of the Strange is an evil person or ghost. No need to feel sorry for them.
4. The story is plot-driven, but has a complete romance. The male lead's feelings for the female lead progress from awe to curiosity to adoration to love, with the female lead taking the lead.
Theme: Believe in science