I, a Mental Patient, Was Chosen to Participate in AnalogHorror
Chapter 349 - 316 Kaidan: Strange Occurrences in the Countryside

Chapter 349: Chapter 316 Kaidan: Strange Occurrences in the Countryside

"The ’Analog Horror Game’ is about to descend, choosing the chosen ones."

Perhaps it was because he had to accompany his daughter while taking care of Jiang Xiao, it wasn’t until the afternoon of the fifth day that the Kaidan began.

Sixty screens lit up one after another, and the list was displayed in the live broadcast rooms of various countries.

"Dragon Country: Jiang Xiao"

"Lighthouse: Justin"

"Kimchi: Xie Buro"

"Cherry Blossom: Kudaka Yuusuke"

"Ding, the game is about to begin, please initiate your talent effect one: Illusion."

Jiang Xiao was well-prepared this time, and the process of illusion went surprisingly smoothly!

"Illusion character locking in..."

"Illusion character locking in..."

"Ding, an excessive number of illusion characters detected in the host’s brain, illusion failed."

"Ding, illusion successful."

"Jiang Xiao effect: Mental Disarray, effect unknown..."

Just as expected~

Jiang Xiao opened his eyes, looking suspiciously at the void behind him.

The character he fantasized about this time wasn’t himself, but the end result was no different from the previous two times.

It seems now that the reason he kept imagining himself was not due to his own will, but rather an issue with his talent.

Upon further reflection, it appeared to have begun after he acquired the "Dual Personality."

Could it be that Kaidan knew that after a few more illusions, I would truly become invincible?

To be honest, I had attempted to imagine myself as an existence like Conan to make up for my own lack of intelligence, but I failed.

As the light faded away,

Jiang Xiao found himself in a forest at dusk.

"Ding, the game begins, entering the world of Kaidan, Rural Apparitions."

"This round is eight-star difficulty, with limited external reminders."

The notes from the last game weren’t too difficult, and by the rules, Kaidan would certainly not be so easy this time.

The temperature in the forest was colder than the current season on Blue Star, it seemed winter had arrived.

Many Chosen Ones who were dressed lightly shivered from the cold.

"Good grief, where are the rules? Where are the rules?"

Cherry Blossom’s Kudaka Yuusuke muttered to himself.

This round of Kaidan did not simply place the rules before the Chosen Ones like before; all there was to see were trees.

Occasionally, some crows would be startled by noises the Chosen Ones made and would fly up into the sky, cawing.

"Path down the mountain."

Finally, somebody began to find an odd stele nearby.

That must be where the rules are written?

"Rule one: The path down the mountain is a straight line, you cannot turn; if you think the path is wrong, the problem is with you."

"Rule two: At night, things come out to eat humans in the forest; if you don’t want to die here, try to reach the town at the foot of the mountain before sunset."

"Rule three: If you feel someone watching you on your way down, never look back, It is not real."

Huh?

Only three rules, anyone with a functional brain would know these rules were incomplete, covering only the descent.

Jiang Xiao also noticed, and without further thought, he set foot on the path down the mountain.

The mountain path was rugged, with a narrow, winding trail barely wide enough to see it was indeed a straight line.

"Help... Help me, is there anyone nearby, please save me..."

As Jiang Xiao was halfway down the path, cries for help came from not far off the trail.

The rules forbade "turning."

That turn could actually be interpreted in multiple ways.

For instance, if you see another path along the way and choose it, that’s a turn.

Or, if you find there’s no path ahead and you have to detour, that too is a turn.

Or like the situation at hand.

You take a turn to rescue someone, even if you later return to the little path, you still made a turn just now.

So many Chosen Ones, hearing cries for help, would falter, contemplating whether or not to carry out a rescue.

Having stepped on all sorts of landmines left by past Chosen Ones, the majority of people’s choices are quite sensible.

That is to continue on their way without looking back, only a fool would go rescue someone!

But since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of those with outstanding abilities and great courage.

Like Jiang Xiao...

If he didn’t go take a look, he wouldn’t be able to sleep well tonight.

Of course, besides those with outstanding abilities and great courage, there are also some blockheads.

Like Kudaka Yuusuke...

Standing less than one meter fifty in height, and about a meter wide, nearly turning into a perfect cube.

He felt that being timid and scared would be a disservice to his brave name.

As Jiang Xiao neared the source of the cries, the pleas for help also grew increasingly clear.

"Save me, handsome brother, if you rescue me, I am willing to devote my body and serve you for life."

This was a pretty girl with her leg pierced by a tree branch, probably around her teens, petite and no more than one meter fifty-eight tall, wearing a coarse floral dress with many bloodstains on it, yet it still couldn’t hide the beautiful shape of her legs below.

On her feet were a pair of ordinary embroidered shoes, small enough to be described as a handful, less than size thirty.

"I am the daughter of a hunter from the foot of the mountain. Today, I followed my father hunting in the mountains but got lost in play. My father must think I have already descended the mountain. Please, take me down with you. I shall devote myself to you."

Is that it?

"I thought there would be something interesting here, what a disappointment..."

The girl was taken aback, and then with a slight blush and a bit coyly, she said,

"If, if brother wants to play with me, I will cooperate with brother too~"

Jiang Xiao looked at her with disdain and mocked,

"In the wilds, under the cover of darkness, alone with each other, what fun could there possibly be with someone like you?"

Girl: ???

Shouldn’t it be more exciting to play with someone like me?

...

Meanwhile, Kudaka Yuusuke also came upon this girl.

"I am the daughter of an old hunter at the foothills. Today, I accompanied my father hunting in the mountains but got lost because I was playing around. My father must think I’ve already gone down the mountain. Please, take me down with you. In my next life, I will surely work like an ox or horse to repay you."

Yoohoo!

A delighted grin spread across Kudaka’s face as he thought to himself that being bold has its benefits, this was clearly the trigger for the main questline of [Brave Hero Rescues the Beautiful Girl]!

Without a second question, believing himself to be the protagonist, Kudaka Yuusuke began to carefully tend to the girl’s wounded leg.

He pulled the tree branch right out of the girl’s leg.

’Pop~’

Girl: (ꐦಥ益ಥ)"Ah!"

As the girl screamed in agony, blood gushed out like a little fountain.

"Don’t just yank it out, dammit!"

"Oh, oh!"

In his panic, Yuusuke ’thunked’ the branch back into her leg...

The girl’s face turned pale as she suffered through Kudaka’s in-and-out motions, struggling not to roll her eyes back.

Biting back the urge to curse, the girl patiently instructed Kudaka to break off the part sticking out and to simply carry her down the mountain.

After the girl lost a good three to five jin (1.5 to 2.5 kg) of blood, Yuusuke finally managed to rescue her successfully.

"With this great kindness, I have no way to repay you. In my next life, I will definitely be an ox or horse for brother, as a way to repay the grace of this life."