Giving Interstellar Players a Horror Ghost Game Shock - Chapter 64

Of course, that round was a lost cause. Huang Heng and her team quickly started a new game.

But their senior was clearly traumatized—he was now on edge, jumping at every little thing.

Sometimes, when Huang Heng casually lifted a curtain to check something, he would mistake the fluttering fabric for a ghostly figure and yelp in fear.

With his constant noise pollution, the three of them were beyond frustrated—let alone able to focus on their research.

Their original plan was simple: avoid triggering anything that could activate the vengeful spirits. They weren’t even planning to complete the missions.

But thanks to their senior’s enthusiastic contributions, every house they entered barely lasted five minutes before a ghost was triggered by his panicked movements. There was no need to go looking for ghosts—the ghosts came straight for him instead!

At some point, Huang Heng even started to wonder if their senior was secretly trying to complete the mission himself—playing the role of an impostor in their laid-back research team, doing whatever it took for progress.

Hearing Huang Heng’s tearful rant, the online audience was in stitches.

[Not a Tomato, Just a Tomato:] I used to think multiplayer horror games would be easier than playing solo. You know, more people, more teamwork.

But after a few rounds of Residential Area Battle Royale, my review of teammates is—worse than Qiuzi.

[Third Wheel Must Be the Noob:] ? Who’s Qiuzi?

[Melon Lord:] Did you just return from the outer rim? There are still people who don’t know about Campus Nightmare? Well, I guess it has been over half a month since it trended.

[OP (Darkened Version):] Qiuzi is an NPC from Miss Ye’s debut game Campus Nightmare. I hereby declare her the best teammate on the internet.

Honestly, NPC teammates aren’t that bad. At least they help find clues—even if they’re pre-programmed to do so. Meanwhile, live teammates have yet to prove useful beyond sabotaging each other.

[OP (Darkened Version):] Anyway, gotta go. My troublemaker friends just called me to play Residential Area Battle Royale again. See ya!

[Melon Lord:] ? So you’re complaining about multiplayer horror games, yet you’re jumping right back in for another round of chaos? What’s with you?

[Passing By:] You just don’t get it, huh? This is the real essence of multiplayer games!

At noon, Ye Yuxi strolled into the cafeteria, yawning.

She really didn’t understand herself. Staying up late to make games was one thing, but why was she pulling all-nighters playing them too?

That said, she had to admit—her game was amazing! And watching players react to it up close? Even better.

But the real highlight was that final round—racing through the map was pure adrenaline.

Ever since she arrived in this place, she hadn’t had a chance to use her driver’s license. That alone was a tragedy. Luckily, at least she could live out her dream in the game.

As she mulled over these random thoughts, she opened her quantum computer and started scrolling through videos.

She had to admit—big data was scary accurate.

She had only played Residential Area Battle Royale on a small alt account last night, and now, every recommendation was filled with related videos and live streams.

Casually clicking on a few, she watched with interest, occasionally commenting on their gameplay choices.

She had to hand it to the interstellar gaming community—among so many players, there were bound to be a few standouts.

In just one night, someone had already figured out the most efficient strategy for clearing the game.

Right now, she was watching a four-player streamer squad—four girls sharing one channel. Apparently, they were also roommates, taking advantage of the game’s hype to stream together.

When the game started, the four players didn’t immediately leave the car. Instead, after a brief discussion, they decided to leave the most strategic player inside to oversee the operation.

Some viewers in the livestream chat were confused. Wouldn’t it be easier to complete the mission with more people actively exploring?

But Ye Yuxi, watching this unfold, immediately sat up straight—this was about to get interesting.

Sure enough, their choice of equipment was completely different from the usual approach. Instead of the standard loadout, they brought three cameras and one thermometer, a strategy that completely broke away from how most players played the game.

Most players who bought the game had already watched streams from top players like Liu Yuling, and as a result, they subconsciously followed the same equipment selection pattern.

That setup wasn’t wrong—it was well-balanced—but sometimes, thinking outside the box was the key to victory.

The squad carefully explored most of the house, using the thermometer to locate the coldest areas. Once they found them, they placed a camera there—one by the basement’s circuit breaker, another near a mirror in an upstairs bedroom, and one player kept a camera in hand.

Throughout the process, they turned on the lights in every room they entered but made sure to turn them off before leaving.

This was actually a newly discovered trick: if more than seven lights were left on in any house, there was over a 50% chance of triggering a power outage.

So, to avoid a blackout, they needed to be strategic about turning off lights as they moved.

Then, the player who stayed in the van suddenly spoke through the team chat—one of the cameras near the upstairs mirror had just captured the ghost on film.

Without hesitation, the team immediately abandoned their search upstairs and rushed downstairs.

They turned on the lights in the living room and kitchen, successfully triggering a hidden event. Meanwhile, the player in the car was monitoring the basement camera feed. She noticed the ghost appearing there as well.

Realizing that the ghost was heading for the circuit breaker, she quickly warned her teammates to get out now.

With seamless coordination, they never once had to face the ghost directly. Instead, they managed to snap clear photos of it, collect solid evidence using the thermometer, and complete the mission with a success rate higher than 60% of players.

Seeing the chat flooded with reactions like “pro gameplay”, and people saying they’d try remote ghost-hunting too, Ye Yuxi chuckled.

Leaving one person in the van was actually a brilliant move. Not only did it allow for remote monitoring and real-time navigation to avoid the ghost’s attacks, but most importantly, it let the player in the car track the teammates’ stamina and sanity levels.

With good coordination, she could manage the team’s sanity consumption, ensuring no one hit critical levels—or worse, dropped to zero and ended up bringing the ghost home.

No matter how she looked at it, seeing skilled players experiment with her game and refine their strategies made Ye Yuxi genuinely happy. It was solid proof that her game had gone viral—people were invested in figuring out how to win.

Just as she was about to scroll to the next video, a new chat message flashed across her screen, standing out among the rest:

[Go watch M612879’s video!!! Absolute legend! No fear, close-range ghost dodging!!]