I Play the Horror World as a Simulation Game-Chapter 238: A beautiful dream, instance ended!

When the golden light wrapped around him, countless tiny cracks spread across his skin.

Atu's expression shifted from unwillingness to fear, and finally to calm.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

"At least I've done everything I ever wanted to do, turned a life that should have been mediocre and lived in others' shadows into something colorful. What regrets could I have? Whether I turn to dust or my soul scatters, it's all the same to me."

As he watched his lower body disintegrate into nothingness in the golden glow, Atu's eyes gradually lost their luster.

"This blood paper figure isn't yours, is it?"

"The resentment on it doesn't come from you."

Suddenly, a voice came—it was Evil Dream speaking, looking at Atu with indifference.

Atu looked at her and, for some reason, responded, "That's right, it's not mine."

"Whose is it?" Evil Dream seemed quite interested in the origin of the blood paper figure.

"I don't know them. That night, Yanan asked me to meet him in the grove to hand over the second script. I was thinking about how to get back at him when a couple suddenly appeared."

"They gave me this little paper figure and told me it could change my dark life, that everyone who bullied me should get the punishment they deserve!"

"When I looked up, they were gone, coming and going mysteriously, like people who didn't belong to this world, yet they gave me a turning point to change my life..."

Atu murmured, his disintegrating body already spreading to his waist.

"What age were they, what did they look like?" Qin Nuo suddenly asked.

Atu looked at Qin Nuo's expression and smiled, "You seem very eager to know? Take your time guessing."

Then, he looked at Evil Dream again, "This cursed paper figure might not be a treasure; one day, it might bring disaster upon you."

Atu's smile gradually turned cold as his disintegrating body spread to his neck. Qin Nuo continued to press, "Did they tell you any other information, like names?"

But Atu, seeing Qin Nuo's slightly anxious expression, seemed to enjoy it, laughing heartily.

Until finally, he turned into a scattering light and disappeared into the air...

Qin Nuo stood with a solemn face, staring at the spot where Atu disappeared, silent for a long time.

As for Evil Dream, she didn't take Atu's words to heart, teasing the blood paper figure on her shoulder with her fingers.

"Why, is the information here important to you? Isn't the instance completed?" Shi Yu glanced over, seemingly asking casually, but deep in his eyes, a profound brilliance surged.

"It's fine." Qin Nuo shook his head, not wanting to say more, though he hesitated inside.

Could it be them?

Over there, Evil Dream teased the blood paper figure and suddenly said, "Hold out your hand."

"What?"

Qin Nuo didn't react for a moment.

"My patience is very limited."

Evil Dream said coldly. If it weren't for Good Dream, she would truly wish for Qin Nuo's death.

Qin Nuo suddenly understood and quickly extended a hand, "Sorry for the trouble."

Evil Dream's slender fingers pressed against Qin Nuo's wrist, without sharp nails, yet they pierced the skin, drawing a bit of crimson.

With a twist of her fingers, a black paper figure was pulled out.

It was the paper figure that restrained the Blood-Eyed Ghost!

The paper figure fell into Evil Dream's palm, not struggling or resisting, appearing extremely docile.

But Evil Dream's pretty face remained indifferent as she crushed the black paper figure.

After crushing it, Qin Nuo felt a strange sensation creeping up his arm, and the pale, bloodless arm gradually regained its color.

Black veins crawled beneath the skin, and a blood eye slowly opened, staring at Qin Nuo, asking first, "You're still alive, I didn't expect that."

Qin Nuo smiled wryly, "I almost lost my life."

"How did you survive?" the Blood-Eyed Ghost asked directly.

Qin Nuo grinned, "Don't forget, besides you, I have another backer."

The Blood-Eyed Ghost's eyes rolled, landing on Evil Dream, and immediately understood, feeling speechless, "Seeing this girl again, what bad luck."

Evil Dream seemed to hear, the corners of her red lips curling slightly, "What, do you want me to pull you out of that hand again?"

"Though I don't like eating disgusting things, you are quite a supplement."

This time, the Blood-Eyed Ghost was defiant, sneering, "Little girl, when I was in my prime, I heard many people say such things, and they all ended up in my stomach."

"Deadly ghost, so what if you know a bit of superficial curses? You should have seen when I had nine eyes, deadly ghosts were just snacks for me!"

Whether the Blood-Eyed Ghost was bragging, Qin Nuo didn't know.

But now the Blood-Eyed Ghost indeed had the confidence to challenge Evil Dream, no longer cowering in the arm, afraid to speak like before.

Evil Dream's eyes turned icy, and the paper figure on her shoulder glowed with a blood-red light.

Qin Nuo quickly intervened, "Hey, we're all family here, harmony brings wealth, right?"

Evil Dream snorted coldly, then her pretty face froze.

In the next second, the enchanting makeup on her delicate features vanished, and the black rose dress faded to white.

The white, tender little hands, with the creeping vines retreating bit by bit, turned back into an eerie rose pattern on the back of her hand.

Her eyes reopened, the coldness and arrogance gone, and she asked Qin Nuo with concern, "Brother, are you hurt?"

Qin Nuo looked at Good Dream, thinking how timely she was in saving the situation, and said, "I'm fine, I'm doing well."

Shi Yu, rubbing his chin, remarked, "Quite the fortune, a two-faced Lolita, tsk tsk, I'm envious!"

At this moment, the surrounding ghostly mist was dissipating.

The bright moonlight, no longer blocked by the lingering clouds or the hazy white mist, shone down on the rooftop.

At that moment, in Qin Nuo's mind, the long-awaited game broadcast finally sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations to Player Phantom for finding the mysterious principal of Black Crow Ghost School and successfully defeating him, completing the main storyline of this instance!"

"Main storyline completed, Player Phantom can choose to end the instance, and all players will exit the instance for score and reward settlement!"

This broadcast not only sounded in Qin Nuo's mind but also in the minds of all remaining players.

Upon hearing it, they were all stunned.

Damn!

This instance was so difficult, and someone actually completed the main storyline?

Some players who were preparing to perform and were about to complete the third role or the first and second roles, upon hearing this notification, were directly frustrated, on the verge of tears.

Damn it!

I was about to complete my performance, and you're saying the game ended early?

Which player was so idle to clear the main storyline?

On the rooftop, Shi Yu laughed and said, "Congratulations, Phantom Master, another instance MVP?"

Qin Nuo looked at him, "Why do I feel like you're implying something?"

Shi Yu shrugged, "How could I? I just helped a little, the rest was all your own doing."

Qin Nuo ignored Shi Yu's humble brag, and in the silence, he looked at Good Dream, "Dream, I need you to help me with one more thing."

Good Dream nodded, "Brother, just say it."

Back at the water tank.

Yanan and Li Qianqian's bodies were still there.

Their expressions were wooden, like puppets.

"Is Li Qianqian's soul still there?" Qin Nuo asked.

Li Qianqian held a strand of hair, saying, "Yes, it is."

"Actually, her soul is the most intact here, only deprived of some fragmentary memories, not eroded by the curse."

Good Dream looked at Qin Nuo, "In fact, the ones cursed were all the teachers and students of Black Crow Ghost School, the villagers in the town were not cursed, he just turned the school into his playground."

Qin Nuo was a bit surprised, "How do you know so much detail?"

"It told me."

Good Dream smiled at the blood paper figure on her shoulder, teasing it again with her fingers.

Qin Nuo blinked, trying to ask, "If Li Qianqian's soul is intact, then..."

Good Dream said, "I know what brother is thinking."

Saying this, she took a thumb-sized light orb from the strand of hair and placed it into Li Qianqian's body.

At the same time, the blood paper figure on her shoulder emitted a layer of blood light.

The urgent red veins drilled into her body and quickly came out again.

Good Dream said to Qin Nuo, "It's done."

"And I've restored all the missing parts of her soul."

"Truly in sync."

Hearing this, Good Dream smiled sweetly.

On the side, Shi Yu watched, leaning on the railing, and said indifferently, "Curses, they're a double-edged sword."

The ghost on the back of his head grinned with a blood-red mouth, "These kinds of ghosts are the most delicious. If they weren't so strong, I'd love to taste what they taste like!"

"Your thoughts are dangerous."

Shi Yu's gaze was somewhat indifferent, "You know my purpose for this trip, don't have other ideas."

The ghost on his back laughed, "I like to joke, you know that."

"It's not funny."

...

When Li Qianqian woke up, she was awakened by someone calling her. She groggily opened her eyes and found herself lying on a sleeping chair in the security room.

On the table was a thermos cup that had already cooled.

"Sis, haven't you had enough sleep?" Yanan stood in front of her, waving a hand in front of her eyes.

"Yanan, why am I lying here?" Li Qianqian sat up, holding her forehead, feeling a bit dizzy, slowly recalling many things.

"Did you lose your memory after sleeping? How long has it been? I said I was going into the school to get something, and you were waiting here, but you fell asleep!" Yanan said with some annoyance.

Li Qianqian looked a bit surprised, rubbing her temples, "Is that so?"

"What else? Let's hurry back, or when the security old man comes back and sees us still here, he'll chase us away again!"

Yanan pulled Li Qianqian up, urging her.

Li Qianqian looked at her brother and suddenly asked, "Are you still in the Performing Arts Department?"

"I quit the guild long ago, I don't have any talent for performing, why stay in it?" Yanan spread his hands.

Hearing this, Li Qianqian smiled with relief, "That's good, when you were in the guild, I was always anxious, worried sick, and we often argued about it."

"But seeing you like this now, I feel everything is fine."

Yanan looked at his sister with a strange expression, "Sis, you seem a bit off after sleeping."

"Enough talking, let's go back quickly, mom and dad are coming back tomorrow!"

Li Qianqian was stunned, "They're coming back?"

"Yeah, I heard they're bringing lots of gifts for you and me, and for grandma too, I miss them so much!"

"Let's go back early, get a good night's sleep, and wait for them to come back tomorrow!"

Li Qianqian, with a somewhat incredulous expression, pinched her cheek, finally showing a smile, "Alright, let's go home."

Yanan had already run out of the security room, waving outside, "Let's go!"

Li Qianqian smiled and followed him out.

But she didn't notice that when Yanan was smiling, deep in his joyful eyes was an unconscious wooden expression...

As the clouds covered the full moon, the night deepened, and the siblings ran home, disappearing into the darkness...

On the rooftop, Qin Nuo watched this scene, his expression calm.

Good Dream came over and said, "Brother, the little paper figures have done what you asked."

Qin Nuo nodded.

"Let Li Qianqian live forever in this dream."

"Though the dream is false, it is beautiful. Countless people wake up in the middle of the night, longing to return to that beautiful dream, never wanting to wake up."

"For Li Qianqian, she might have imagined such a scene countless times."

"Consider it a small gift from me to her..."

Qin Nuo spoke as if to himself, hands in his pockets.

Good Dream chuckled, "Brother, I don't quite understand."

"But my name is Dream, so I'll take it as a compliment."

Qin Nuo patted Good Dream's soft hair, smiling without saying a word.

Good Dream's pretty face showed a hint of fatigue, "I'm a bit sleepy, might need to sleep again."

"Sleep, I was the one who woke you this time, have a good rest, and next time you wake up, I'll fulfill my promise to you."

Good Dream nodded, her pretty face showing more fatigue, her whole body turning into a stream of light, entering the pendant necklace left by their mother.

Qin Nuo held the pendant necklace in his palm, the sapphire on it flashing briefly before merging into his flesh, traveling up his arm, and transforming back into the unique black-and-white wing tattoo on his chest.

Qin Nuo looked at Shi Yu.

Shi Yu crossed his arms, smiling at him.

Qin Nuo pulled up the game panel, took a deep breath, "Then, let's end the game!"

...

"Ding! Player Phantom confirms ending the game, this instance is now concluded, thank you all for your efforts..."