Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!

"Who is it?" he got up, ready to open the door.

Wait a minute!

Wang Hao abruptly paused, sensing something amiss, and glanced down at his cell phone.

"In the still of the night, 'Turtle Soup' games are often initiated in the group chat. But over the past week, the number of active Players in the group has been dwindling. Every day, at the same time, one active Player disappears. As we were discussing the growing quietness of the group, suddenly I heard 'Thump Thump Thump' knocking sounds approaching from not far away, seeming extremely urgent..."

"Shit... The big one is coming."

While the average person might have been startled, for hardcore Players like himself, they were mentally prepared for a fright.

Listening to the "Thump Thump Thump" of knocking, he held his breath!

Because the floor the Main Character was on was the 18th.

Typically, residents choose to take the elevator rather than climb the stairs themselves.

Even fitness enthusiasts wouldn't opt for climbing stairs deep in the night, right?

So, how did the sound of high heels climbing the stairs come about?

Peering through the peephole, he saw the corridor was pitch-black.

No lights.

"Thump~ Thump Thump"

The steady knocking continued.

And then, at that moment!

Wang Hao suddenly noticed something.

This realization sent chills down his spine, and he broke out in a cold sweat!

He saw that the question and answer were still ongoing in the group: "Will I (the Main Character) open the door?"

"No."

His trembling fingers hesitated.

The female character "Chen Xinyi" started to breathe more erratically, her panic mounting.

Wang Hao himself swallowed hard, feeling his scalp tingle and his body break out in a cold sweat, but he consoled himself aloud, "Don't panic, sis. I am the God Jin Li, watching over you. Do you know how valuable the title of God Jin Li is?"

The value of being Jin Li was, of course, not to be underestimated!

Wang Hao remembered a game he once played, where, with his Lucky Fish Fortune, he appraised "unevaluated Equipment," each appraisal yielding a fortune that scared the game's bosses into paying him a personal visit to avoid a market crash.

"100 points to revive once, and I've got 800 points. There's no way you could die."

Then, a line of text appeared on the phone screen, slowly and steadily: "Can it open the door by itself?"

"Yes."

"Click!"

It was as if he heard the sound of a key being inserted, the lock being tampered with.

"Holy shit, it can open the door by itself?"

"What the hell!"

Under the tingling feeling on his scalp, Wang Hao found that there were options appearing in the game:

① Hurry and hide under the bed.

② Hurry and hide in the bathroom.

③ (…other)

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"Thump Thump Thump."

The knocking grew louder, with faint sounds of a key being inserted.

"Click", the lock cylinder of the security door was being turned, and in the deathly silence of the night, it seemed exceptionally creepy.

Chen Xinyi's heart "Thump Thump" pounded wildly, nearly jumping out of her throat, even her temples pounding in tandem.

Fear took over her mind, paralyzing her body slightly.

She hurriedly stepped forward and bolted the safety latch.

The cell phone... yes, the cell phone!

She couldn't help but glance at the prompt on her phone—there seemed to be no next line for the moment.

She comforted herself, thinking it was just a coincidence. Maybe it was just the property management at the door, or a drunk who got the wrong floor?

Damn hobos, drunks, thieves, there's someone in the room, beat it!

"Who's there!? There's someone in the room!" She screamed a few times, straining her voice.

"Click," "click," all the lights in the room were turned on, but they couldn't dispel the terror lurking at the bottom of her heart.

The surroundings were so eerily quiet that the "thud, thud" of her heartbeat sounded exceptionally loud.

"Who is outside!"

"I'll call the police if you knock again!"

She mustered her courage and shouted again.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

The door lock kept turning, and the deadbolt that was secured was suddenly unlocked!

Chen Xinyi's entire body tensed, trying to twist the deadbolt back into place, but no matter how forcefully she tried, the security latch on the anti-theft door was immovable, as if it had been welded shut.

Wanting to call the police, she found her phone screen stuck on the Sea Turtle Soup game interface, unable to switch to any other apps.

And the usually lively Sea Turtle Soup game group was now silent!

Only two people were left, asking and answering each other.

"Has it gotten in?"

"Yes."

That prompt popped up again!

Chen Xinyi's eyes widened in alarm as she heard someone fidget with the lock.

"Squeak"— the sound of the hinge turning, the door was opened.

In a panic, she ran into the bedroom at top speed, crawled under the bed, her whole body breaking out in a cold sweat; in no time, her underwear was soaked with sweat.

Carefully masking her breath, Chen Xinyi cursed herself, why did she play this thrilling game of Sea Turtle Soup. She should have gone for a coffee, worked out in the gym, video-chatted with her parents, instead of lying in bed playing horror games!

"Thump—thump-thump."

A pair of red high heels entered the living room, wandering aimlessly.

Someone was looking for her!

Chen Xinyi held her breath, then recognized the owner of the shoes.

They belonged to a beautiful woman she had seen at the group's gathering last week, wearing red high heels.

The Sea Turtle Soup game was a social type, where face-to-face offline interactions were more fun. Thus, they often held local gatherings where young men and women could also meet for potential dates.

"It couldn't be some sort of prank, could it?"

Chen Xinyi felt slightly relieved at the thought.

She didn't know whether to hope it was a prank or not...

If it truly was a prank, she would definitely call the police!

She couldn't accept this kind of prank, she swore she would leave this damned group!

Wait... wait!

She quickly scrolled through her screen to the first riddle: "In the quiet of the night, the group would often start Sea Turtle Soup games. But in the past week, the number of active players in the group had been dwindling, with one active player disappearing at the same time each day. As we were discussing the group getting colder, suddenly, I heard a 'thud, thud, thud' knocking on the door, sounding very urgent..."

One active player disappearing at the same time each day?!

But at this moment, her phone screen lit up again: "Am I hiding in the bedroom?"

The response: "Yes."

With the prompt sent, the woman in red high heels, "Thump—thump-thump," walked into the bedroom.

Her heart leapt into her throat!

From this angle, she could observe that the owner of the red high heels had ghastly pale and bluish-gray skin as if it belonged to a corpse that had been frozen for several days, with faint mottling visible on the surface.

She remembered when her grandmother had passed away, lying in the coffin, her skin was this color...

Chen Xinyi stared at this scene, swallowing hard.

She vividly recalled, just a week ago seeing this girl, she had remarked on her snow-white complexion. And now, the purplish-red markings struck her with a massive force.

She smelled a faint stench.

The odor was indescribable... like the smell of a dying patient in a hospital.

"No way... no way... no way!"

"She's about to find me!! What should I do?"