Giving Interstellar Players a Horror Ghost Game Shock - Chapter 46
“Hey everyone, long time no see! It’s me, your Liver Bro, back to stream another one of Ye Gou’s games!”
Ji Yu was now standing in a nighttime residential area from the trailer, facing the 3D holographic game start options.
That’s right—just like Campus Nightmare, Residential Area Battle Royale also used a dynamic holographic login interface, making it easier for teammates to gather and recognize each other.
Perhaps because he was teaming up with someone reputed to be a pro at horror games, Ji Yu wasn’t as nervous as usual. Instead, he casually interacted with his audience before the game began.
His chat, however, was flooded with teasing messages.
[You serious, Fish General? Do you even remember how hard you cried last time?]
Ji Yu was instantly indignant.
“Cried? Who cried? I just got a little scared—don’t exaggerate! Stop misleading new viewers; they’ll think I’m some scaredy-cat.”
[No need for misunderstandings—you are a scaredy-cat.]
[We’re not here to watch you play games, bro. We’re here to enjoy you getting scared senseless.]
[Alright, alright, let’s focus. Ye Gou made another horror game this time, huh? Fish General, should I book an ambulance for you now? Or do you already have your anti-fear tools ready for when you inevitably disconnect out of fright?]
Ji Yu: “…”
A muffled chuckle reached his ears. Someone nearby was clearly struggling to hold back their laughter. He turned his head with a resentful glare.
Wang Yuze, using the discipline he’d honed as a future soldier, barely managed to suppress his amusement and gave Ji Yu a thumbs-up.
“Relax, man. It just means you’re a great streamer. Your fans love you.”
As a student of the solo combat division, stealth was second nature to Wang Yuze. He’d been standing silently nearby, unnoticed by the livestream audience, until now.
[Wait, who’s this?]
[Whoa, he’s hot—totally my type. Fish General, can you introduce us? Male here, and yes, I like men.]
“Haha, sorry, I’m into 2D characters. Probably not a good match,” Wang Yuze said with a natural smile, already engaging harmoniously with the chat.
Watching his teammate so effortlessly banter with the audience, Ji Yu felt a preemptive wave of exhaustion.
At that moment, a flash of white light signaled the arrival of two more players in the login space.
The newcomers were two tall women. One of them was “Jade Willow,” the gaming streamer who had previously joined Ji Yu for a broadcast. The other was an unfamiliar, generic avatar.
Yes, truly generic—complete with the default virtual avatar’s normal face, stock hairstyle, and unedited colors, exuding a palpable air of indifference.
Given that both streamers had been invited by Doudou to promote the game, it was only natural they’d get acquainted now if they weren’t already familiar.
Ji Yu greeted Jade Willow, then curiously eyed the default-looking avatar with the ID “Y109843.” Wait, was that… a default numeric ID too?! Did she actually register a new account just to play this game?
As it happened, the person behind the default face and placeholder ID—Ye Yuxi, the game’s designer herself—could only feel resigned.
What else could she do? Let everyone find out the designer herself had come to mess around in her own game? She had some pride to maintain, didn’t she?
Sensing Ye Yuxi’s helplessness, Liu Yuling chuckled softly and introduced her.
“Just call her Miss Y. Like the guy on your team, she’s someone I invited as a gaming partner.”
Hearing himself mentioned, Wang Yuze promptly joined the conversation.
“Hello, hello! You can just call me Brother Ze. If you get scared, just stick close to me. I’ve already built up resistance to the creepy stuff in Ye Gou’s games!”
Ye Yuxi’s sharp ears caught the words “Ye Gou’s games.” Her gaze instantly turned icy.
“Ye Gou?”
Ji Yu remained blissfully unaware of the looming storm and even seemed to recall something as he began to complain.
“Yeah, yeah, Ye Gou’s games are totally unplayable for normal people! Wang—uh, Brother Ze here is just a freak. He’s played Campus Nightmare so many times he’s not even scared of Ye Gou’s tricks anymore! He even dared to crack jokes right in front of the ghost lady! What could possibly scare him? With him on our team, this round is in the bag!”
Liu Yuling chuckled quietly, while Ye Yuxi’s face darkened like a stormy sky.
Oh, good. Very good. Let’s see how you all do later—don’t go disconnecting out of fright!
With everyone present, they didn’t linger for idle chatter. After confirming their readiness in sync, the game officially began.
A wave of dizziness hit them, and when they opened their eyes again, they found themselves inside the RV from the trailer.
It had to be said—this was quite a peculiar RV. The driver’s seat was seamlessly integrated with the passenger car, separated only by a flimsy plastic panel. Behind it was their so-called “command center”—a name Ji Yu insisted on, claiming it added grandeur and boosted morale.
The system’s voice-over began their initial briefing:
“You are the newly-formed mercenary squad, Streamers Invincible…”
Hearing the team name, everyone turned to look at Ji Yu with mixed expressions.
Since none of them were interested in naming the team, they’d let Ji Yu fill it in. Nobody expected him to be this shameless.
“Unlike ordinary mercenaries, all of your missions involve entering haunted houses to confirm the presence of ghosts.”
Hearing the second half of the briefing, Ji Yu shivered instinctively. The other three turned to look at him.
Feeling a little embarrassed, Ji Yu, clearly the most terrified among them, tried to tough it out. “W-What? Can’t I feel cold?”
Ye Yuxi watched his stubborn act with amusement.
“We’re in a sealed, air-conditioned RV.”
Ji Yu: “…” Fine, just don’t expose me!
The voice-over finished, and Liu Yuling stepped forward to examine the LCD screen embedded in the train’s wall.
“Let me see… there are several sections here. The first one is for missions, and it lists all the one-star missions we can currently take on.”
She explained everything she saw, though not for her teammates—they had brains and could figure it out. It was for the viewers of her stream.
“The second section is the store, where we can exchange bounty points for useful items. Too bad our current bounty points are zero. Looks like we’ll have to finish a mission first before we can shop.”
“As for the third section…” Liu Yuling narrowed her eyes as she examined it.
“It’s a little special. It’s a real-time monitor of the health status of all four team members.”
“This game, also created by the up-and-coming designer Miss Ye, retains the Sanity Points system from Campus Nightmare.”
“Both Stamina and Sanity Point values max out at 50. Look, there’s even a special note: if stamina drops below 10 without recovery, movement will become difficult. If Sanity Points value drops below 10, players will be more vulnerable to ghost attacks.”
[We get it, Sister Liu! No need to explain every detail—just look at the missions already!]
“Alright, alright, let’s take a look at the missions.”
“We can only take on one-star missions for now. There are currently three—oh wait, another one just refreshed, so now there are four.”
Not knowing much about the differences between the mission locations, they casually analyzed them and picked one.
Ye Yuxi stole a glance at the mission’s target image—a traditional Japanese-style house—and her expression turned… complicated.
