My ‘Healing’ Game
Chapter 856 I "Ghosted" My Way Back

Chapter 856: Chapter 856 I "Ghosted" My Way Back

The man with plum blossoms tattooed on his face lay in a pool of blood, staring at Han Fei with eyes full of unwillingness, unable to find peace in death.

Such a crazily perfect plan, ruined by Han Fei’s appearance; nearly all companions and subordinates of Zone A were sacrificed to ghosts and monsters. Those granted privileges by the divine spirit experienced despair for the first time.

"He was born the same day as the divine spirit..."

Utilizing the possessive personality, Brother Chou’s will and soul still hid inside the little boy; he was also the only surviving criminal at the scene.

Crushing the original body of Chou Nan, Han Fei held a night lamp as he approached the boy, flanked by the Executioner on his left and Impermanence on his right. These two large-scaled grudges followed him closely like two children.

"Little friend, you stole the clothes my mother made for me by hand." Han Fei reached out and placed his hand on the boy’s head, using a touch to the deepest secrets of his soul, letting starlight shine into the boy’s brain sea.

The ugly soul was laid bare; no beautiful facade could hide such a stench.

Compared to the otherwise normal body, Brother Chou’s soul was like a pool of rotten mud; his personality melted entirely into his soul, and everyone he took an interest in was eventually suffocated by this mud, leaving only a shell for him to toy with.

"The more beautiful and powerful the possessed body, the more satisfaction it brings, further enhancing the possessive personality." Through touching the deepest secrets of the soul, Han Fei knew Brother Chou’s ability; his possessive personality had already awakened five times. The small district he was responsible for in Hope New City was mostly his "shells."

This pervert, in collusion with ghosts and monsters, sacrificed living people to the Evil God, killing everyone who knew the truth or dared to resist him. Gradually, all the survivors left behind thought he was a powerful good man.

The most undetectable evils were often committed by those universally recognized as good people.

Han Fei did not kill Brother Chou. He still wanted to try to use this guy’s personality to save those "living specimens."

Trapping Brother Chou’s soul and personality in the Greed Abyss, Han Fei resolved all the thugs, gathering the black mist to let all ghosts and monsters return.

One by one, the fish wandering in the darkness fell into the abyss. The little girl did not attack the weakened Han Fei; she seemed to regard the abyss as a second home and obediently walked back inside.

Han Fei did not know how Number Two healed her, and now he didn’t have the energy to think about it. After the black mist cleared, his legs gave out, and he collapsed beside the blood pool.

The mental pollution index skyrocketed to an absurd level; for anyone else, they would have broken down under the pressure long ago.

Relying on the healing personality for life extension, Han Fei maintained his last bit of consciousness.

"Can you let him call you mother once more? Your child is trapped in despair and numbness, only you can awaken him."

Han Fei extended his hand toward the blood pool, and this time, the Mother Ghost did not evade.

"You shouldn’t have come."

Healing starlight dispelled numerous misunderstandings. With the Mother Ghost’s voice, the apathetic boy seemed to move; his heavy eyelids slowly opened, two dark holes staring dully in a particular direction.

He always wanted to open his eyes, not for the vibrant world people spoke of, but just to see the parents who always accompanied him.

"Gao Cheng, you really have grown up."

The Mother Ghost’s voice rang in Han Fei’s brain sea as she dragged her cracked body out of the blood pool, enduring unimaginable pain, and embraced Gao Cheng’s body.

"I’ve never blamed you; both of you are my children. I wish I could bear your pain for you..."

The Mother Ghost’s lips were forcibly torn open by a power, and black blood mixed with the divine spirit’s curse splattered everywhere. She did something against the divine spirit’s will, but even as she endured the divine spirit’s punishment, she did not let go.

Her eyes plucked out, she gently touched Gao Cheng’s head with her hand.

The boy between the starlight and the abyss heard his mother’s words. He stood up, spread his arms, and stumbled forward.

Han Fei’s healing starlight led the boy, but before he could reclaim his body, the Mother Ghost’s soul was about to collapse.

The divine spirit’s curse fully activated, tearing the Mother Ghost apart brutally. If this continued, the Mother Ghost might scatter her soul directly in front of the boy.

Perhaps feeling his mother’s pain, the boy condensed from Gao Cheng’s real memories paused in his steps.

There’s nothing more despairing in the world than this; even heart-wrenching doesn’t suffice.

"Sigh." Han Fei sighed softly, reaching out to push the Mother Ghost away. If completing the mission would inflict this irreversible trauma on her, he would rather forgo it.

Gentle people always gather at certain moments, bringing a bit more warmth to the city.

Like the boy in his brain sea, Han Fei stood rooted in place, slowly retreating, moving away from the Mother Ghost.

"I must leave now. Next time we meet, I’ll help you remove his curse."

The Mother Ghost’s attitude was clear; she still considered Gao Cheng her child. No need for words; her actions proved she still loved Gao Cheng.

Even if her body was torn to pieces, she wanted to give her child strength and hug her own child; aside from a mother, such pure and selfless love is rare in the world.

"Previously, when you sought me out on your own, it already severely injured you with the divine spirit’s curse. Now you’ve suffered even more serious injuries. Don’t worry about me, take good care of yourself, wait for me to return."

Han Fei conveyed the message Gao Cheng wanted to pass on. He and the boy in his brain sea took one last look at the Mother Ghost, and just as they were about to leave, she threw something to Han Fei.

"Player Number 0000, take note, you have received a special shrine item—the key to room 601."

The Mother Ghost seemed to want Han Fei to visit this room, where something she wished him to see was hidden inside.

Picking up the key, Han Fei, carrying the night lamp, entered the corridor. The entire sixth floor was filled with curse items related to Gao Xing, including missing person posters with his photo, reward notices for information, and some clothes prepared for him.

Passing all the curse items, reaching the end of the corridor, Han Fei opened the door to room 601. A faint floral scent wafted through the air; the room was filled with various flowers. It seemed to be the only room truly belonging to the Mother Ghost in the entire building.

Closing the door, Han Fei could hardly imagine such a warm, clean room existed in the depths of the ghost creature realm.

Smelling the familiar floral fragrance, the boy’s expression in Han Fei’s brain sea changed too.

They reached the center of the room, seeing the notebook on the table, each word on the open pages exuding warmth.

Various flowers, various fragrances, various colors—this small flower room was a shared memory of the Mother Ghost and Gao Cheng, where a blind child, using his sense of touch and smell, appreciated the world’s beauty, life’s growth, and inner joy.

Han Fei’s hand involuntarily lifted; upon touching the notebook, all the words turned into a unique power, pouring into his brain sea.

The notebook recorded many things the Mother Ghost had done, showing how, behind every bit of Gao Cheng’s progress and growth as a child, lay substantial efforts from the Mother Ghost. Yet she never complained, seeming instead never to feel bothered or upset, always standing by Gao Cheng’s side.

The eyes overflowing with despair gradually revealed another emotion, as the dim clothes on the little boy started to show color. His mother had always been protecting him, whether in the past or now.

"Bang!"

A missing person notice fell off the wall and drifted into the room, followed by more and more notices rushing in like strange insects, covering every part of the room.

The faces in the photos were twisted and frightening, all the flowers in the room withered, and the pleasant fragrance turned into a stench. In the end, only the notebook, which had turned blank, remained in the room.

The last room was also occupied by Gao Xing, but what Mother Ghost wanted to convey had already been conveyed. That segment of growing memories would forever accompany Gao Cheng.

"Player number 0000, please note! You have successfully completed the hidden shrine task—Gao Cheng’s wish—with the lowest completion rate. Please choose one of the following three options."

"Task reward one: Gao Cheng and Gao Xing are the Twin Flowers that bloomed together, their destinies intertwined and influencing each other! You can choose to merge with Gao Cheng’s real memories. Once you fully become Gao Cheng, you will have a chance to use part of the shrine’s abilities and compete with the Divine Spirit for control of the Memory World."

"Task reward two: Retain Gao Cheng’s real memories, and promise to kill the Divine Spirit for him. Gao Cheng’s friendliness increases by ten!"

"Task reward three: Now that Gao Cheng has lowered all his defenses against you, you can choose to sacrifice him to the Divine Spirit, and you will have a high probability of gaining part of the shrine’s control!"

"Lowest completion rate?" Normally Han Fei would have to face Mother Ghost alone, but Brother Chou and the others affected the task progress.

Looking at the three options, Han Fei did not make a choice immediately.

The boy’s emotions were also complicated at that moment. He knew that his mother did not blame him and understood that if this continued, he was very likely to harm his mother.

Returning to the previous level, Mother Ghost had already left, and the ghosts and monsters in the building signaled for Han Fei to leave quickly, as other hatreds seemed to be moving towards this place.

Walking silently out of the ghost creature realm, weak light shone on him, and Han Fei finally chose task reward two.

"The meaning of our efforts is to make the future better. In my view, you and your mother reuniting normally is the best ending." Han Fei was no longer conflicted, and he also heard the notice of Gao Cheng’s friendliness increase: "I will help you kill the Divine Spirit and set your destiny back on the right track."

Finding the two hidden survivors of Hope New City, Han Fei sat with them in the black truck’s cab. Everything on this truck was evidence and needed to be taken back to the Investigation Bureau.

The internal corruption of Hope New City was severe, and it was necessary to cut out the "necrotic" parts as soon as possible.

Driving the black heavy truck, Han Fei returned to District C without incident.

As soon as he entered the Investigation Bureau’s jurisdiction, members of the Disaster Investigation Bureau’s patrol group were already on high alert. In broad daylight, someone dared to drive a heavy truck with the Evil God mark on it to the Investigation Bureau, which was simply provocative.

Touching the Black Ring, Han Fei notified members of the Investigation team in advance to come to extract people, and the modified vehicles of both sides met at the buffer zone established by the Investigation Bureau.

"Don’t misunderstand! We’re on the same side! I’m the leader of Investigation Squad Thirteen, Gao Cheng! Here are my credentials!"

Han Fei stopped the black heavy truck and got out. He was in poor condition and stumbled to the ground halfway through.

Seeing him like this, the patrol group didn’t dare to approach rashly, as many ghosts and monsters would possess familiar people and then launch a surprise attack.

"Is it really Gao Cheng? But I remember when he left, he was riding a motorcycle without even carrying a bag."

One of the patrol group members looked at the pitch-black heavy truck and its mottled bloodstains and the faint Evil God Altar. How could someone go out on a routine task and return with a heavy truck full of supplies and sacrificial offerings?

"Move aside! The location is here!" Members of the Investigation team also rushed over, with Captain Head Qi from Group Three leading the way, rushing directly to Han Fei: "Gao Cheng! Wake up! You haven’t fully recovered from your severe injury, why did you run out again?!"

"There are also two members of the Hope New City Law Enforcement Team in the truck. Hope New City has a big problem. I need to bring them to meet the Director as soon as possible." Han Fei was helped up, clutching his head: "Do you have any ghost blood?"

"I’ll take you there now!"

"Do you have any ghost blood..."

The black truck was driven away by the Investigation team, and everything on it counted as Han Fei’s spoils. However, before being sent into the Investigation Bureau’s interior, everything had to be examined individually.

Han Fei and the two Hope New City survivors were taken to a meeting room, where the three of them told Li Xue and other high-ranking members of the Investigation Bureau everything they had been through.

After hearing them out, most people’s faces looked grim. On one side, they fought tooth and nail to repel the ghosts and recover the city, while on the other side, Hope New City had already been heavily infiltrated by ghosts.

"The evidence from the truck has been checked, and it can be confirmed that the three of them are telling the truth." Top Student, the leader of Team Ten, entered the meeting room with the examination results and handed the document to Li Xue.

"District A is the most dangerous area in Xinhu, yet these people can move freely there?"

"Hope New City has a population of over 600,000, so we must handle this cautiously without causing panic, but we must not let these bastards get away."

After much discussion, Li Xue made the final decision: "Gather all the evidence, patrol Group One to protect the two survivors for 24 hours, and tomorrow I will personally go to Hope New City."

"You want to go?" The other leaders were a little surprised: "Director, our investigation work in District C is at a critical stage. You should stay here and oversee the central bureau."

"Those who make deals with ghosts and monsters are not just one or two individuals. Some may have already occupied key positions in Hope New City, and capturing them won’t be easy." Li Xue inherited her mentor’s character: "Gao Cheng stays, everyone else is dismissed."

After everyone left, Li Xue sat down next to Han Fei: "Are you still holding something back?"

"How do you know?"

"You seem to always have this habit." Li Xue stared into Han Fei’s eyes: "Go ahead and tell me, what exactly did you encounter out there this time?"

Han Fei didn’t know what Li Xue had been through during the Great Disaster, but she seemed to be able to see through his acting.

Han Fei had nothing to hide from Li Xue. He told her everything about Gao Xing, Gao Cheng, and Mother Ghost, including the encounters with Brother Chou, without leaving anything out.

"The Gao Cheng memory you brought back from the underground of the Deep Sea Aquarium has fully trusted you? And now you want to deal with the Unspeakable entwined with his destiny?" After thinking for a moment, Li Xue said to Han Fei, "I have a suggestion. Do you want to hear it?"

"Go ahead."

"Since you didn’t choose to merge with Gao Cheng’s memories, use another method to let him exert his abilities." Li Xue pushed Brother Chou’s information to Han Fei: "The eye hatred under the Deep Sea Aquarium is entwined with the destiny of the little boy in your brain sea. You said their eyes were swapped, and their memory fragments intertwined. We can use this, along with this criminal’s possessive personality, to try letting the little boy in your brain sea occupy the eye hatred."

Han Fei was slightly stunned: "Can others’ personality abilities be used this way?"

"Discuss this with the leader of Team Ten. The power gap between humans and ghosts is enormous, and our survival depends on flexibly combining the powers of different personalities." Li Xue stood up, sorted all the evidence, and just then the door was pushed open, and the leader of Investigation Group One walked in, carrying a black box.

"Where are you heading?"

"To clean out the parasites in Hope New City. Once they receive the news of their subordinates’ disappearance, they’ll surely be on guard, so I decided to go now." Li Xue grabbed the heavy black box with one hand and left in big strides.