Swallowed Star: Starting from King Zhenyan

Chapter 134 Untitled Chapter

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Shen Li, 22 years old this year, is a host on a certain website as his main job, and a horror game anchor on the website as his side job. He is also a part-time author, um... yes, a supernatural online writer who often mumbles.

Thanks to his parents’ good business sense and vision, they made a small fortune by investing in dozens of houses. Every month, collecting rent alone fills up all his schedules...

A joke, a joke.

In short, Shen Li was born into a good family. His excellent economic conditions allowed him to spend plenty of time on video production and game live streaming.

Today, Shen Li missed his weekly game video as usual because he was out collecting materials...

As for novel updates?

It will be updated only when he feels like it.

……

……

It was already very late when I walked out of the building. As usual, there was no one on the street. Only the street lamp next to a bus stop not far away cast a cold, pale light in all directions.

Shen Li lowered his head, turned on the screen of his mobile phone and checked the time.

21:58 pm.

Then he opened the taxi app on his phone and spent two minutes looking for nearby vehicles. Finally, he got the result: there are currently few vehicles nearby, please wait patiently.

After uttering a few standard Chinese curses, Shen Li spent five seconds searching for the departure time of the last bus, and then walked straight to the bus stop.

As for why I don’t drive myself, don’t ask me, the answer is that I failed the second test four times and still haven’t passed it…

22:15 pm.

A bus marked with route '15' slowly stopped at the platform.

Shen Li habitually glanced inside the car and saw an old man, a young woman holding a child, and a middle-aged bald man who seemed to have just finished overtime and was taking the car home.

Several people were sitting by the window.

Tsk~~
After a sound of air being deflated, the car door opened. Shen Li stood at the bus stop with his bag on one shoulder, not moving. The driver frowned, glanced sideways at Shen Li, and then honked the horn.

Di~
The sound seemed a little harsh in the deserted street.

Naturally, everyone on the train looked at Shen Li who was standing motionless on the platform.

Only then did Shen Li step onto the bus.

Clang.

Shen Li took out two coins with a face value of one dollar from his pocket and put them into the coin box.

Tsk~~
The car door closed after Shen Li inserted the coin, and the attention of the people in the car shifted away from Shen Li.

Shen Li walked from the aisle to the last row of seats with his bag on his back. As he walked, he subconsciously observed the other passengers on the bus:

The middle-aged bald man sat at the front of the bus. From the magical voices coming from his phone, such as "Every cause has its effect...", it can be inferred that he was watching cheesy short videos, and he even turned on the speaker...

The young woman holding the child sat facing the back door, with a suitcase and a shoulder bag at her feet, typing away on her phone. The child in her arms looked about two to three years old, not crying or making a fuss, quietly held in the young woman's arms, but staring at Shen Li's movements.

The old man was sitting in the second to last row by the window. There were some obvious age spots on his face. He was wearing a pair of glasses and holding a newspaper in his hand. At the moment, he was looking down at the contents of the newspaper.

Everything looks normal.

Shen Li walked to the last row and sat down. He took out his cell phone, opened the map and looked at the bus route and stops along the way.

"Qishan Station, five more stops..."

He took out the earphones from his pocket and plugged in the cable, then opened NetEase Cloud Music's private FM and listened to songs.

"Hello."

Suddenly, a hoarse male voice came from his headphones.

He took a deep breath, took off his headphones, turned on the screen and looked at it. The song was still playing normally. He looked at everyone in the car calmly. Everyone was still doing what they were doing, as if the "hello" just now was just an illusion.

"Listen, get off immediately at the next stop, don't hesitate!"

As soon as I put on the headphones, the male voice came again, this time with a hint of urgency.

Shen Li decisively took off his headphones and put them in his pocket, acting as if "as long as I pretend I don't know, this thing doesn't exist."

"Five stations shouldn't take long..." he muttered softly.

"Ding dong."

Suddenly, he received a text message on his phone:
[Listen, man. I know this is a little sudden and you may think I am joking, but this is about your safety. Please read the rest of this article carefully.]

Then the second message:
[You are sitting in the last row of bus No. 15, right? I can see you.]

Shen Li turned his head left and right, taking a closer look at the situation outside the windows on both sides.

There was no one on the road outside the windows on either side.

Then the third message:
[You turned your head left and right just now, right? You should believe me now, right? ]

The text message was followed by a photo of him with his head turned to the left.

Shen Li reached out and touched his Adam's apple, then waited for the next text message.

Touching his Adam's apple is a subconscious action he makes when thinking about a problem, just like some people like to squint, some like to frown, and some like to pull their beards...

"Ding dong."

The fourth message came quickly:
[Listen, you have to be careful of the old man in front of you. He just left a crime scene before getting on the bus. Secondly, you have to pay attention to the woman and child. They ran away from a mental hospital.

Finally, get off this bus as soon as possible! 】

After reading the text message, Shen Li subconsciously glanced at the old man sitting in the row in front of him. The old man was still reading the newspaper seriously. Shen Li's gaze moved downwards, and suddenly his eyes focused, staring at it carefully for a while.

The old man was wearing a pair of Zulijian elderly shoes. The soles of his shoes seemed to be stained with some dark red liquid, leaving several very faint dark red footprints around his feet.

What made his pupils shrink was that dark red liquid seemed to be dripping down from the old man's trouser legs.

It would have been fine if he hadn't noticed this, but once he noticed it, Shen Li heard a faint sound of dripping water in his ears.

tick tock... tick tock...

Just at this moment, the bus arrived at the station and the rear door opened with a sound of air being released.

With the text message incident, most people would subconsciously choose to get off the bus at this time.

But Shen Li is not an ordinary person after all. He has dozens of houses at home... Ahem, it seems that something strange has been mixed in...

He is the kind of online writer who turns off all the lights in the room at midnight, lights two candles and then broadcasts a horror game live to create a horror atmosphere!
So...when he encounters this situation.

He calmly typed the words "shut up" in the message box and clicked send.

Then, he went over and patted the old man on the shoulder, and reminded him in a friendly manner: "Old man, look at the bottom of your feet, is there any blood?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked down as Shen Li said, but the next second, the old man realized that something was wrong. Shouldn't you get off the car directly at this time?

Your reaction is wrong!

He looked up at Shen Li in confusion.

But soon, confusion turned into fear, and Shen Li suddenly burst out with strength that was incompatible with his body. He grabbed the old man's neck like a chicken and threw him out through the open rear door.

The car door closed the moment the old man went out, and then a heart-wrenching scream came into the car, and a liquid like tomato juice splashed on the car door glass.

Everyone else in the car stared at Shen Li without blinking, but Shen Li had already sat back in his seat as if nothing had happened. Seeing that everyone else in the car was looking at him, Shen Li smiled brightly and said:
"The old man wanted to get off the bus, but his legs and feet were a bit inconvenient. I am a kind-hearted person, so I helped him get off the bus.

Do you have any problems and need help? Don't worry, there are still four stations to go.

It will be your turn soon, don’t worry…”

The remaining people in the car immediately withdrew their gazes.

Seeing that they were no longer looking at him, Shen Li took out his cell phone, edited a message and sent it.

"Did you just tell me to get off the bus as soon as possible? Or, why don't you come over here and tell me in person?"

Shen Li waited for a while, but there was no news. He put on his headphones, leaned back in his chair and continued listening to music.

The bus continued to move to the next stop as if it were any other normal day.

……

……

This is a spacious hall.

The hall was roughly divided into two areas. In the smaller area there was a bed with a man wearing a helmet lying on it.

On the other side, in a larger area, there were scattered computers, wires, a set of equipment for monitoring human health data, and a group of staff members with the words "Shiqi Games" printed on the chest of their work clothes.

In addition, there was a huge curtain hanging on the wall in the center of the hall, and the scene on the curtain was Shen Li getting on the bus.

"Here we go, we're almost at the first point!"

"When I first played to this point, I died once before I could pass it."

"Me too. This game is so immersive that I was completely immersed in it and subconsciously followed the instructions in the text message."

"Haha, none of you can do that. I didn't die in the first place, I just passed it!"

"Just blow it!"

"Really? I didn't move in the car and passed this point. Did you all get off?"

A group of staff members were holding fried chicken and cola that they had bought in the afternoon, looking at the curtain with relish and discussing heatedly.

Suddenly, the discussion stopped for a few seconds, and then even louder voices rang out in the hall.

"Woc?! Can it still be operated like this?!"

"Why didn't I think of this? It's so cool!"

"Oh my god, we can actually pass the first point like this? This is the real way to pass it, right?!"

"Awesome, you are indeed a professional. Your way of playing horror games is different from the rest of us!"

On the curtain, the scene playing was the one where Shen Li picked up the old man and threw him out of the car. A group of staff members who had played this game before were instantly shocked, and the fried chicken in their hands suddenly no longer tasted good.

Two hours later.

Shen Li was surrounded by the same group of staff members and asked questions. He organized his words and expressed his feelings:

“I won’t go into the details of the game and the sense of immersion, I believe you also have confidence in it.

Next, let me talk about the existing problems.

First of all, the guidance on the first point is too deliberate. Players should be allowed to discover this detail themselves and then decide whether to get off the bus.

Of course, you can also deliberately guide the situation and then make a reversal in the end.

For example, the first time is the real chance to get off the bus. If you miss it, you have to live to the last stop if you want to get off.

Secondly...

……

Finally, the overall playability of the game is very high, and I look forward to you making this game perfect. "

After sharing his feelings about the game, Shen Li squeezed out of the crowd, picked up his bag and prepared to leave.

"Let me drive you home." A man with a tired look and dark circles under his eyes followed out of the crowd.

The man's name is Han Yuan. He is Shen Li's friend for many years and the owner of "Shiqi Games".

"Oh, no need. I'll take the bus back by myself. You should get more rest and don't die suddenly at your workbench one day."

Shen Li looked up at the tired expression on Han Yuan's face and decisively refused.

"By the way, send me a copy of the video I just played later. I'll post a special feature when I get back and promote your game at the same time."

"Come on, forget it. Will I die suddenly? Do you understand that I will cause harm to my family for thousands of years? I'll send you the video when it's edited. Please treat me to a meal some other day."

"...Okay, you are really rude to yourself." Shen Li was stunned for a moment.

"Haha, who made me an honest person?" Han Yuan patted Shen Li's shoulder and laughed.

After chatting for a while, Shen Li walked out of the Shiqi Building with his backpack and headed towards the bus stop next to the building.

The Shiqi Building is located on the outskirts of the city, and it is difficult to get a taxi at this time. In the past, he always came at noon and returned in the evening. This is the first time he has stayed at Han Yuan Company so late.

He walked to the bus stop, yawned, then took out his phone to check the last bus time.

Just as he lowered his head to look at his phone, a bus marked with '15' slowly stopped in front of him.

He looked up and his sleepiness disappeared. His left hand subconsciously touched his Adam's apple, then he quickly looked down at the screen.

What was displayed on his phone screen was:

K25 Road,
First 06:15,

The end of the world 22:35.

K25, 15, that game?!

He looked inside the car again and saw a bald middle-aged man, an old man, and a young woman holding a child...

Oh wow, it’s complete!

Isn't this the character scene in the game I just played? !

At this time, the driver honked the horn, apparently because he saw that Shen Li was not getting in the car for a long time.

Drop~
"Ding dong."

At the same time, the phone received a text message:
"I see you again."

The text message was followed by a photo of him standing on the platform, looking down at his phone.

Judging from the photo, the other party took the photo on a bus.

He was also familiar with the sender's number.

Because that number is the one he is using now.

Shen Li came back to his senses, and a joke he had seen on the Internet flashed through his mind:
"What do you want the great sage to do here?"

"Tread the southern sky and shatter Lingxiao."

"What if I don't go back?"

"Then I won't go!"

Shen Li thought about it and decided that without any information or need to get on the bus, there was no need for him to be as stubborn as the protagonists in horror movies and TV dramas and confront the enemy head-on.

So... he pretended not to see the bus, turned around and walked back to Shiqi Building.

(End of this chapter)