I’m Really Scared
Chapter 44: That's It?

Guan Shan squinted his eyes. "A torii gate?"

As everyone knows, the torii gate, as the iconic structure of a Shinto shrine, represents the entrance to the divine realm.

The torii, shaped like a gate, is the boundary between the divine and the human world.

Its existence is meant to remind visitors that beyond lies the abode of the gods, where they should begin to mind their behavior.

Guan Shan twitched his mouth. "But the name of this simulation scene is 'Edge of Hell'... Stepping through this gate probably isn't entering the realm of gods but rather the beginning of descending into hell, right?"

Out of caution, Guan Shan didn't immediately move forward but first used the flashlight to observe his surroundings.

Up, down, left, and right, there was darkness all around.

Even the light from the nuclear-powered flashlight could only illuminate about three meters ahead. Beyond that was just an empty, deep blackness.

However, in reality... the illuminated area was also empty, with the ground seeming to float, making it look eerie.

The feeling of being surrounded by the unknown was spine-chilling.

"Since I'm here, and the breakthrough mission can't be avoided, I have to go for it!"

After hesitating for a while, Guan Shan took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the torii gate.

Fortunately, the sensation underfoot at least felt like normal ground.

"The significance of this torii gate is so clear; it must be the so-called 'guidance'."

Guan Shan paused in front of the torii gate, extended his hand to test it, and after finding no strange feeling upon passing through, he steadied himself and walked through the center of the gate.

The moment he crossed the torii, Guan Shan saw the light from his flashlight illuminating smooth, delicate skin.

"What?!!"

Guan Shan was stunned, instinctively raising the flashlight.

The skin extended along the beam of light, seemingly endless.

Under the strong light, it was clear... this was human skin, covered with fine lines, even showing faint blue veins, with the texture rising and falling as if it were breathing.

It was... alive!

However, this skin wasn't on a human body but spread over something irregular, forming a massive, grotesque shape.

It was like a wall made of living human skin.

"What the hell is this?!"

Guan Shan's eyelid twitched, and his hand shook, sweeping the flashlight around to see more of the same. He instinctively took two steps back, ready to run.

But turning sharply, he found the torii gate behind him had disappeared.

"Damn it!"

At the same time, the simulator's prompt sounded again.

[Scene scan complete, breakthrough mission activated]

[Terror game: Edge of Hell has been generated]

[Loading the storyline, please wait...]

[Storyline loaded!]

[You wander here, searching for the door between life and death. At the first crossroads, you shed your clothing; at the second, you leave behind your memories; at the third, you abandon your body. With no burdens left, the road remains difficult. You will climb the mountain peak naked, fall in the storm, and be slashed into pieces, reduced to flesh and blood...]

[You have burned out, but hell remains unreachable.]

[*Note: Only by defeating the final BOSS can you end this simulation!]

"Woo—woo—"

At that moment, a prolonged air raid siren suddenly echoed in the vast darkness, roaring like the howl of a waking mountain beast, deafeningly loud.

Anyone who had seen the Silent Hill movie would recognize this sound instantly!

Because once this sound started, it meant that the terrifying Otherworld was about to descend!

Guan Shan was almost scared to the point of cardiac arrest. He immediately drew his gun, holding the flashlight in the other hand, and looked back.

In the beam of light.

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The grotesque human skin wall began to rot instantly. Countless bruises and wounds appeared, gaping open, with copious amounts of blood pouring out, forming a river of blood flowing towards him.

"Shit!"

A white hand suddenly broke through the skin wall, covered in blood and slime.

Guan Shan sighed in relief, thinking, "Ha, I thought something monstrous was going to appear. It's just a humanoid monster. I'm almost used to it now. No matter how ugly or creepy it looks, I'm not scared anymore."

"That's it?"

He thought the breakthrough mission would be something different, but in the end, it was the same old routine. This damn simulator had finally run out of tricks!

"Shit!"

A second hand broke through, and the two hands each grabbed the sides as if pulling the rest of the body out.

Guan Shan showed a confident smile, raised his Glock 17, ready to give this monster a headshot.

"Shit!"

A third hand emerged.

"...?"

Guan Shan felt a vague sense of unease.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!..."

A fourth hand followed, then a fifth, a sixth, a tenth... Countless arms crowded together, forming a "caterpillar" made of hands, tens of meters tall, crawling out together.

When it burst out, it slammed heavily on the ground.

"Boom!"

Even the darkness seemed to shake.

Several arms broke off directly, emitting sharp screams.

But this didn't affect the other arms at all. They waved wildly, screeching and chattering, then crawled rapidly towards Guan Shan!

[[Thousand-Hand] Maggot (lv.10)]

[Health: 3000]

[Description: Redeemed sinners clutching at spider silk, thousands of limbs relying on each other.]

"Fuck!"

Cold sweat dripped down Guan Shan's forehead as he gripped his flashlight and instinctively pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The gunfire exploded in the darkness, the bullet hitting the maggot's body, instantly bursting into a brilliant flower of light.

30! -200!

Several arms were severed instantly, with the explosion and fire damage following.

"The bullet's base damage was reduced by 20, similar to the chef's defense before, but the explosion and fire damage increased significantly."

Guan Shan turned and ran, thinking, "This monster is weak to fire! It's not hard to beat!"

"The simulator's description mentioned 'clutching at spider silk', probably meaning that if I burn the silk, the sinner will stay in hell forever!"

The maggot rolled on the ground, using its numerous hands to break off the burning limbs, screaming in rage and crawling towards Guan Shan again.

Guan Shan's heart raced as he picked a direction free of monsters and sprinted, occasionally firing shots back.

The flashlight's beam wobbled, showing more human skin walls around him, continuously rotting, with other monsters emerging from within.

Using [Gravity Manipulation] to speed up, Guan Shan analyzed, "So far, all small monsters. This map is huge, and the BOSS doesn't seem as proactive as before. Maybe I have to find it myself... According to the storyline, I should go higher."

He looked back to see the maggot still crawling and sighed in relief, thinking that monsters without ranged attacks and slow speed were easier to deal with.

The next second, one of the maggot's hands suddenly opened, grasping at the air.

A silver spider thread appeared out of nowhere, silently wrapping around Guan Shan's gun.

[Your [Glock 17-Incendiary] is temporarily unusable]

Guan Shan: "..."