Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 365: The Game

Chapter 365: Chapter 365: The Game

"It’s the Dark Abyss!"

Song Que immediately perked up, staring intently at the screen.

Not just him, everyone else had almost the same expression.

This Dark Abyss that had always been lurking in the shadows finally couldn’t resist surfacing.

But no one expected them to be so high-profile, to directly hack the television signal?

"A game?" Yu Wenxuan also showed interest.

Among the people present, only Gu Pingsheng looked somewhat unnatural. He knew very well what game the Dark Abyss wanted to play because those plans had been set ten years ago by him.

...

Ye City Police Station, Jiangbei Branch.

Yang Wanlong looked at the person on the television screen, trembling all over.

Not with fear, but with hatred!

"Reverse trace the signal source, quickly!"

Yang Wanlong shouted.

"Yes, Captain Yang!"

It’s not only televisions that could see the strange man’s silhouette but also the large LED displays in shopping districts, computers, tablets, mobile phones, and all other devices that play broadcasts.

Some people hadn’t even turned on their phones, yet the images appeared automatically.

Compared to the police’s wariness, citizens felt more curiosity at first sight.

After all, if a person suddenly popped up on your phone saying they wanted to play a game with you, isn’t that interesting?

...

Café.

Gu Pingsheng, Xu Zhifei, Yu Sheng, Feng Xiuxue, Yu Wenxuan, and Song Que were watching the screen as the fingerless man wearing a hat started speaking again.

"The name of this game is... Huddle Together for Warmth."

"The rules are simple. We’ve used some methods to leave something on everyone, hmm... these little things are meant to make everyone... explode." The man on TV spread his hands and grinned.

"What!"

"What’s he talking about..."

"This person must be crazy, right?"

"How could anyone be so idle; officers, it’s your turn to work..."

"Haha, making people explode? Could you actually attach these so-called ’little things’ to everyone’s body in the entire city?"

"Nonsense..."

After hearing this, everyone had something to say.

But the majority sneered at the man wearing the hat on screen. Even the smallest explosive device, placing it on every person in the city, would be an extremely terrifying project; how could that be done? What’s more, after he said this, some naturally suspicious people already turned themselves inside out and found nothing.

It seemed everyone had confirmed this was just a prank by a boring hacker.

Perhaps the only ones who believed what Paper Card said were the key holders and the six of Gu Pingsheng’s group.

"What Paper Card mentioned might be a curse, an extraordinarily large-scale curse targeted at the entire city," Song Que said, frowning.

"But...but even a curse needs a method and means... How could they curse the entire city?" Yu Sheng rarely added a comment.

"Water."

"Water."

Yu Wenxuan and Song Que said in unison.

Seeing the other’s train of thought matched his own, Yu Wenxuan politely smiled, nodding towards Song Que to speak.

Song Que glanced at him, his peripheral vision discreetly scanning Gu Pingsheng and Feng Xiuxue, saying, "The entire water supply of Ye City comes from a single water treatment plant; if they control that plant, they could embed the curse in the water, spreading it citywide."

"Then, we are also affected." Feng Xiuxue appeared a bit nervous, glancing at everyone when she said this.

"Of course!" Yu Wenxuan affirmed.

"You seem quite happy being affected by someone’s curse?" Song Que glanced at him.

"Interesting, isn’t it," Yu Wenxuan said, resting his head in his hands and smiling at the TV screen, "Aren’t you interested in participating in their game?"

Song Que also looked at the screen, saying, "Whether I’m interested doesn’t matter. What matters is, they’ve surely anticipated most citizens wouldn’t believe it, so next would be..."

"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey."

Gu Pingsheng said in a low voice.

Song Que turned to look at him, nodding, "That’s right."

As they anticipated, the Paper Card on the screen seemed to hear the mocking and disbelief from everyone and regretfully shook his head, "It seems people don’t trust our operational capabilities. Fine! Next, we’ll detonate some of the little things on some citizens. Don’t worry; it’s completely random. I don’t even know who will die; maybe I will too... haha!"

His laughter was dry and grating, but the words coming out of his mouth chilled everyone’s hearts.

What on earth did this fingerless person mean?

At this moment, Paper Card raised his index finger, shook it left to right, and whispered, "boom!"

As soon as he spoke, everyone’s hearts tightened suddenly.

In the plaza, everyone held their breath.

Yet... nothing happened.

A young man with dyed white hair touched himself jokingly, looked at the Paper Card on the large screen, and said to his girlfriend, "It really is a hoax..."

However, before he finished speaking, there was a "bang—" sound!

His heart suddenly exploded, spraying blood all over those around him!

His girlfriend, who also had her hair dyed white, screamed in terror, collapsing to the ground.

This scream shot through the city like a fire, instantly igniting the whole of Ye City!

In every corner, in every area, people’s hearts suddenly exploded, killing them instantly!

The fear of death immediately shrouded the entire city.

No one knew how he did it, but everyone knew the madman on the screen... he was not joking.

He truly had the power to kill everyone!

In the café, Yu Wenxuan exaggeratedly touched his heart, exhaling, "Phew... luckily I wasn’t that chicken."

He made an action similar to the man in the television, wearing a bowler hat, Paper Card.

Paper Card touched his heart, saying, "Thank goodness... it wasn’t randomly me."

Then he looked up, smiling at the screen, "So, do you all believe now?"

...

Ye City Police Station, Jiangbei Branch.

Yang Wanlong leaned powerlessly against the table, his face splattered all over with blood.

Just now, a young man, in his twenties, had just graduated from the police academy, and his heart exploded in front of him...

Unable to counteract...

There’s no way to counteract...

The Dark Abyss has mutated; they’ve obtained the ghost’s power; they’re becoming new fierce ghosts!

It is absolutely impossible for those people to have any human empathy left.

Yang Wanlong desperately pounded his head, thinking of what to do?

At this moment, who else could counter the Dark Abyss...

Just as he thought of this, Yang Wanlong suddenly stood up, a look of joy appearing on his face.

Right, there’s still him!

There’s still him!

He said... he would soon emerge from the gap.

That man from ten years ago, who single-handedly turned the tide—Bai Yanren!