[Death Countdown 00:03]
Suspended in the dark space was a line of extremely eye-catching pale characters that occupied Jason's entire consciousness.
[Death Countdown 00:02]
The continuously decreasing numbers are like invisible thorns, wrapping around Jason's heart, tightening tighter and tighter.
The shock and fear came like a surge, and the depressed people were breathless and unable to escape.
But when he felt the pain of dying, Jason's mouth showed a pleasant, sick smile.
[Death Countdown 00:01]
Jason likes pain. Pain makes him feel like he is still a normal person.
But unfortunately, even when he was sick and about to die, he couldn't feel the pain.
[Death countdown reaches zero! ]
.....
The crimson word "Limbo" suddenly enlarged and rushed towards Jason! Severe pain swept through him, and he struggled wildly and screamed instinctively, but there was nowhere to escape.
The white bones were broken, the skin was peeled off, the nerves were trembling, and the pale and sharp bone spurs pierced the abdominal cavity. Jason saw his heart falling from the broken chest, and the fist-sized heart was still beating in the pool of blood.
Plop, plop, plop.....
Jason subconsciously wanted to pick up the heart, but when he lowered his head, he saw his reflection in the pool of blood.
It was a huge scarlet red monster with spiral horns on its head, like a monster in a demonic play. As he bent down, the monster made the same movement, but the huge curved claws failed to control the force and crushed the heart instantly.
The monster killed Jason — no! no, no no0oooooo.
Jason opened his mouth, and a monster-like shrill roar came from his throat.
fuck..... Where!
"!"
Jason suddenly woke up and found that he was sitting in the front row of the tour bus. The seats are relatively new and not old, the seats are relatively clean, and the windows have some yellowish-brown stains on the corners. It was raining outside, and the fine raindrops left winding water marks on the glass. The sky was gloomy, and it seemed that a heavy rain was brewing.
It was indeed just a nightmare.
But - where is this?
Jason clearly remembered that he was sitting on the rooftop of the building a second ago, enjoying his last life.
He was dying and there was no way he was leaving the house, let alone showing up on a tour bus.
With the smell of blood still lingering in his throat, Jason bit the tip of his tongue. Except for the stronger fishy smell in his mouth, he no longer felt any pain.
There is no pain, now is not a continuation of the nightmare, but reality.
Jason has been unable to feel pain since he was a child. This rare disease was caused by a genetic mutation that cannot be treated by current medical standards. As he grows older, Jason has more and more problems.
He is not anxious, or timid, and can hardly feel any negative emotions. His parents were heartbroken about his illness.
'Jason, it's normal for people to feel pain. '
When he was a child, when he saw his parents worried and anxious about his condition, the smart little Jason comforted them with the words "It won't hurt and it's fine." However, his mother hugged him in pain and burst into tears.
It's normal to feel pain.
He is not normal.
At some point, the pursuit of normality turned into a strong desire for pain. Jason pursued pain, pursued all stimulation, and even indulged in his illness. Especially after his parents and brothers disappeared, he refused to receive any more treatment, and his physical condition became worse and worse.
Although Jason is not like ordinary people, if he didn't go to the hospital for examination, no one would know that he was a dying person just by looking at his appearance and conversation.
As days passed by, his internal organs continued to fail, and in the end, Jason could only stay at home and wait for his death.
This is simply the most unbearable torture for Jason, who pursues excitement. Just when he was about to do something big before his death, Jason started to have recurring nightmares a month ago.
This nightmare is so exciting. It's great to be able to feel pain in a dream.
Jason, who has been having nightmares for a month, has simply ignited his passion for life again.
Now, as he wished, the nightmare has come true.
[Death countdown 1 hour]
A line of pale white characters hung in the field of vision like a nightmare. The next moment, the string of numbers began to beat, changing from 1 to 00:59:59, accompanied by two lines of large characters as deep red as blood.
[When the death countdown reaches zero, the nightmare will become a reality]
[The omen of your death is—sudden death]
Jason's heart beat faster and faster, like a running motor. And he was fixed to the seat and couldn't move! The soaring blood pressure made it difficult for Jason to breathe, his whole body was numb, and he was completely exhausted. Apart from the countdown to death, Jason's eyes were turning scarlet.
No, no. he didn't want to die after finally arriving in such an exciting place.
Especially being so motionless, exhausted, and waiting to die.
The strong desire to survive occupied Jason's entire consciousness, and the next moment, the feeling of sudden death and suffocation began to weaken!
Jason could breathe again. He breathed in the cold air, and at the same time, a childlike mechanical sound sounded in his mind.
[Dear traveler, congratulations on passing the test of survival and successfully joining the Thriller Global Hotel. I am your novice guide customer service assistant]
[Generating your exclusive information, generating...The information is generated, please check]
[Passenger Information]
[Name: Jason Lee]
[Level: Elementary]
[Death countdown: 00:59:23]
[Omen of death: sudden death]
[Achievement title:
Painless (green title): You will not feel any pain, even if you are stabbed]
[The title has been worn]
[Special Item: Maria Butterfly Fragment (1/4)]
[Customer type: X-type special passenger]
The next line is a line of blood-red characters:
[Your goal is: to survive! ]
The more information Jason gets, the more control he has over his body. Except for being unable to leave his seat, Jason can turn his head and raise his hands, just like when he is healthy. It is incredible. This makes Jason subconsciously continue to browse this information.
[This is a mysterious and extraordinary special hotel, dedicated to exploring the bizarre legends, local customs, and incredible places around the world. As a distinguished passenger, all you have to do is enjoy this journey, check-in for tourist projects, and complete random small tasks full of surprises. ]
[Every time you experience a journey and complete random tasks during the journey, you will get points, and the points can fulfill any wish]
"Wait."
After confirming that the other party can communicate, Jason took a deep breath and said politely: "Shuangshuang, hello."
[I am your novice guide assistant Shuangshuang]
Jason followed suit: "Okay Shuangshuang, you mean, this point can satisfy any of my wishes?"
[Yes! The horror global hotel is the best choice for travelers! As long as the points are enough, you can even regain your health and live a long life——]
"You are such a good thing."
Jason couldn't help but praise him, in a friendly tone: "Living a long life is not important, the points you mentioned, can it hurt me?"
I had never heard such a strange request before, even Shuangshuang paused for a moment, and then it threw out several plans. Jason glanced at it and saw that there were expensive ones, such as [Permanent Repair and Optimization of Genes], which required one million points. There were also cheap ones, such as [One-time Dysmenorrhea Experience Voucher], which only cost 10 points.
The more Jason looked, the brighter his eyes became, but——
[Death Countdown 00:56:32]
He had no points and no time, so no matter how good those projects were, he couldn't enjoy them.
[Shuangshuang Tips: Your current remaining survival time is too low. It is recommended that you start your journey immediately, complete the novice traveler task, and get points to extend the death countdown]
"Shuangshuang, you are really considerate!"
Jason gave Shuangshuang a thumbs up in his heart and looked at the items it listed.
........
[Name: Extended Death Countdown]
[Duration: 24 hours]
[Price: 10 points]
[Note: Oh my god, 10 points can be exchanged for one day, this is a benefit only for novices! ]
This doesn't seem expensive, the same as the price of experiencing dysmenorrhea. But it makes Wei Xun even more confused about what this horror hotel is.
Can even life be controlled freely?
"Why did you choose me?"
Jason asked tentatively: "Because I'm dying?"
[There are countless people on the verge of death every minute and every second in the world. The hotel chose you just because you are special. ]
"What's special about me? How come I don't know?"
Jason asked excitedly: "Is it because I'm handsome?"
Shuangshuang didn't answer, and the mechanical voice was official:
[After completing the first journey, you will know the answer]
"After one journey... okay."
Indeed, only by experiencing it yourself can the results be the most real.
Jason: "Then let's get started."
Shuangshuang immediately sent the itinerary information.
[Itinerary Information]
[Xionggu Plank Road, Sanghunjian, Qiebi Village, 6 days and 5 nights, the most beautiful Xiangxi group tour]
[Level: Dangerous Level]
[Group Type: an 8-person small group with a dedicated car and guide]
[Group Guide: Bingjiu]
[Tour Date: Departure on Tuesday, August 15 - Return on Sunday, August 20]
[Itinerary Summary:]
[It is said that in Qiebi Village, deep in Wuluo Mountain, Wadu Township, Xiangxi Prefecture, villagers have made a living by controlling corpses for generations. The art of controlling corpses is passed down to men but not women, but a hundred years ago, the village chief of Qiebi Village secretly passed the art of driving corpses to his only daughter Ping...]
[ What caused the people of Qiebi Village to die strangely and tragically, leaving no one alive?
What caused the red-clothed ghost to cry every night and feel so resentful?
All the investigators have disappeared over the past hundred years. Were they murdered, or is there another hidden story?
The most beautiful Xiangxi six-day five-night in-depth folk tour, let us walk into the life of the corpse controller Ping, and walk into the unknown secrets deep in the mountains of Xiangxi].
...
The rain outside the car window is getting heavier and darker, as dark as the night, and suddenly Jason feels that the window next to him is knocked. When he looked over, there was no trace of anyone in the rain curtain, only a small bloody handprint as big as a baby's palm.
The chaotic rain disrupted the bloodstains, causing the blood to flow down along the watermarks, like blood and tears full of resentment.
[The journey begins, today is the first day, please wait patiently in your seat for other passengers and tour guides to arrive]
[Wish you a happy trip]
——
Bang!
The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground suddenly sounded in the quiet bus, a heavy travel bag fell to the ground, with a smell of muddy water vapor, the second passenger got on the bus.
This is a thin middle-aged man with a hunched figure, and there are traces of mud and water on his clothes.
Jason glanced at him, and when their eyes met, the middle-aged man immediately lowered his head as if he were burned. He picked up his travel bag and hurriedly sat down at the back of the bus, his whole body full of autism.
....
Is he really a tourist, not a fugitive?
Jason originally wanted to try to communicate with other tourists, because his novice mission was very wrong!
[Novice Tour Guide Mission]
[Mission Name: Make a Tourist Emotionally Broken]
[Task Level: Extremely Difficult]
[Task description: Tremble, collapse, let your passengers tremble for you, and surrender to your tour guide! ]
[Reward: 10 points, activate special identity, obtain hidden items]
He is obviously a tourist, why did he receive the task of a novice tour guide? Or an extremely difficult level??
If nothing else, just looking at the mission description - [causing a passenger to collapse], it is full of malice. Is this really the mission that a novice like him should receive?
Even customer service has stopped responding. Is it a bug?
What exactly is going on?
Tick tock, tick tock.
[Death countdown 00:48:30]
A normal person would probably be disturbed by the ticking sound of the death countdown, but Jason is not a normal person. He does not have such emotions as nervousness and anxiety, and he has remained calm until now.
——I even found this task a bit exciting.
Working as a tour guide at the Thriller Global Hotel is much more exciting and interesting than being a tourist.
But regarding the unknown things and the mysterious hotel, Jason still cherishes his hard-won life. He wanted to know what tasks the other newcomers had received before making a decision.
The middle-aged man who got into the car just now didn't look like a newcomer. Although he was so panicked that he was about to collapse, he was fully equipped. He was different from someone like Jason who was swept over without any preparation.
Jason continued to wait, but what he didn't expect was that none of the passengers who got on the bus next looked like newcomers.
Some of them are full of anger, and some are taciturn, but both male and female passengers have one thing in common, that is, they all carry very professional travel bags, and they all board the bus by themselves, unlike Jason, who appears on the bus out of thin air.
Oops.
When the last person got on the bus, Jason realized this.
He may be the only newcomer on this journey.
And the countdown to his death is less than halfway.
[Death countdown 00:24:35]
There was not much time left. Jason had been trying to contact Jason but had never received any response. He had to make plans in advance.
What if the horror never shows up?
What if in the end, he still only has this one mission?
This kind of question cannot be asked by other passengers. Judging from the task description, the tour guide and the tourists are clearly more like enemies.
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, the banging sound was like hail, and it was like the sound of bloody fingerprints on the car window before, and the lights flickered on and off. After the last passenger got on the bus, the bus shook slightly, as if it was about to leave.
The eerie voice like a whisper came from nowhere and echoed in the bus, in the ears of every passenger.
"Everyone has their own secrets on this journey."
"Some people have killed people, some have made irreversible mistakes, some have killed their most important relatives, and some...have dark sins growing in their hearts."
"Tremble, pray, and—"
"On this journey, make your own choices"
boom!
There was a sudden sound on the roof of the car, and the whole car shook as if something fell on the roof. Snow-white lightning suddenly illuminated the darkness, and the windows of the bus were covered with dense bloody handprints!
Several exclamations were heard, and even experienced travelers could not hide their fear in this situation.
But Jason remained calm.
Tick tock, tick tock.
[Death countdown 00:22:45]
Under the dim car lights, in the bus where fear and panic were gradually simmering, Jason made his own choice.
[Hey, you have successfully accepted the novice tour guide task]
[Please make a passenger collapse emotionally within ten minutes, otherwise the mission will be deemed a failure]
This is the only mission he can receive, and it is also the only possibility to continue his life.
Jason doesn't want to die. As long as there is a chance to survive, he will fight hard no matter how difficult it is...\
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