My 'Healing' Game

Han Fei roughly calculated that under normal circumstances, he could simultaneously control seven instances of Hatred, but if he released Eternal Life, his Extreme Evil World would edge on collapse, and ninety percent of his spirit and will would be instantly sapped.

So unless absolutely necessary, Han Fei would not release Eternal Life.

"In all the ghost and monster data provided by the Investigation Bureau, there isn't a single ghost that can compare to Eternal Life. This thing was prepared by Gao Xing as a body for himself, and it has already surpassed the realm of Hatred."

Han Fei could hear the heartbeat deep within his world. Eternal Life was not only perfecting his Brain Area World but was also subtly strengthening his body.

"I don't even know how long I've slept. I should still catch up to Hope New City. Hopefully, the kids in Class Seven haven't done anything foolish." In Han Fei's eyes, those kids were not monsters; they were his best friends.

As his consciousness left the Brain Area, Han Fei bore the intense pain throughout his body and climbed up from the ground.

He looked around and found himself lying in the ruins of the Flesh Factory, covered with the remnants of Flesh Puppets.

"Where's Anian?"

Anian, who had followed Han Fei into the Elderly Care Home, was nowhere to be seen. Han Fei tried using the Black Ring to contact him, but unfortunately, his Black Ring was severely damaged and could no longer function properly.

Taking a deep breath, Han Fei was about to move forward when the ground suddenly shook.

Decaying flesh cracked open, and Big Evil emerged from beneath Han Fei's feet. During the time Han Fei was unconscious, it had been guarding Han Fei, not leaving his side.

The massive body circled Han Fei, causing the ground to quake, yet Big Evil didn't care in the slightest. Despite its frightening appearance, it considered itself a cute little thing in front of Han Fei.

"Did you see the person who came here with me?" Han Fei patted Big Evil's head. Only after his Personality Awakening had reached its peak did Han Fei truly feel like Big Evil's master.

Lying on the ground, Big Evil's pitch-black arm extended toward the horizon, in the direction of Hope New City.

Han Fei felt an uneasy premonition in his heart. He sat on Big Evil and headed toward the Sky Garden Residential Community.

"Hopefully, I can still make it..."

No ghost or monster dared to block Han Fei, and forty minutes later, he appeared at the entrance of the Sky Garden building.

Compared to when he had left, the place had undergone a tremendous transformation. All the numbers on the Blood Gates had reset to zero, and a massive ghost creature enveloped tens of thousands of survivors.

Gao Xing's wife sensed Han Fei's return and willingly opened the ghost creature. Countless Red Ropes were woven throughout the building, with innumerable corpses hanging from them.

Just from the terrifying scene, it was hard to associate Gao Xing's wife with the word gentle.

"I never thought you could actually bring back humanity for me. It seems Gao Xing has indeed encountered a major trouble in reality, to the extent he abandoned the key items to threaten his wife and mother." A woman's voice sounded as Gao Xing's wife walked out from behind a blood-red door. There was a distinct difference between her and the Hatred in the Shrine Memory World. The burning Black Fire was filled with hatred for Gao Xing.

"Has Anian already given you the Flower of Humanity?" Seeing Gao Xing's wife regain her sanity, Han Fei relaxed his brows. He had gained another powerful ally.

Nodding slightly, Gao Xing's wife gently slit open her chest, and where the heart should have been, a delicate rose bloomed. That rose was wrapped in Hatred Black Fire, its thorny stem piercing into Gao Xing's wife's soul: "You fulfilled our agreement, so I won't break my word. It seems the souls symbolizing Gao Xing's past and present have been killed. Now I'll tell you where his future is hidden."

"Has the most desperate child symbolizing Gao Xing's past also been killed?" Han Fei's attention was sharply focused. Next was the final step to God Stealing.

"The soul representing Gao Xing's future is hiding in the deepest part of Area A, where there's a building called the Eternal Life Building. Gao Xing's most crucial Shrine is there too." The countless corpses hanging on the Red Rope were desperately struggling, seemingly trying to stop Gao Xing's wife from continuing, but the wife, who had regained her humanity, wasn't afraid of them: "What I need to tell you is that to successfully enter the building, first, you need to find Gao Xing's weakness in another building."

"Even a god has a weakness?"

"That's right. That building marks the beginning of Gao Xing's nightmare; it's the Third Eye Hospital." Gao Xing's wife advised, "Remember, only after understanding Gao Xing's weakness will you be able to kill his future."

"Understood." Han Fei memorized the woman's words: "I'll need your help to take care of the survivors in Area A. I need their faith and support; it will be very helpful to us in destroying the Shrine."

"Didn't you notice that the number of survivors in my 'home' has increased again?" Gao Xing's wife replied somewhat impatiently, "The Hatred and Grudge from Areas A and B are gathering toward Hope New City. I'll gather all the survivors they've imprisoned here. The final number will likely exceed two hundred thousand."

"There's still so many living in Area A?" Han Fei was quite surprised.

"I found you always think too well of people. In all the bases with living people, as long as a survivor's Mental Pollution Index exceeds thirty percent, they are permanently banished into the city to let them fend for themselves. Most of the survivors in Area A are such banished madmen; some have become toys for the Hatred, and some have undergone mental transformation to become new ghosts." Gao Xing's wife manipulated the Red Rope, and some severely mentally polluted madmen were crashing into the Blood Gate, their actions becoming increasingly inhuman: "Even saying two hundred thousand is conservative. When people treat their own kind cruelly, it's scarier than ghosts."

"Please take care of those survivors for now. I need to make a trip to Hope New City first. After dealing with the matters there, I'll focus entirely on hunting down Gao Xing's future." Han Fei's Black Ring couldn't be used; until now, he hadn't contacted his team members and didn't know about the situation in Hope New City.

"I advise you not to go yet." Gao Xing's wife fiddled with the Red Rope: "It's been three days and three nights since you went to the Elderly Care Home for Healthy Aging. During your absence, Hope New City has descended into complete chaos. All the Hatred from Areas A and B are attacking the city, and the Survivor Base's Disaster Investigation Bureau and Free Port have also dispatched teams to support Hope New City. The scale of the war is expanding and has spiraled out of control."

"Wasn't the blood sacrifice by the Hatred supposed to be on the Divine Spirit's birthday? Why are they attacking the city early?" Han Fei couldn't understand. Directly clashing with Hope New City provided no benefits to the Hatred.

"Some very brave individuals tortured Gao Xing's past to death and seized the Sacrificial Offering and God Statue prepared for Gao Xing's Hatred. From what I heard from escaping survivors, these individuals have unknown identities and aren't recognized by any human bases, but it's certain they remain in Hope New City." Gao Xing's wife walked toward Han Fei: "After returning my humanity, your friend also went to Hope New City. He and those Dark Merchants want to take advantage of the chaos to gather some survivors."

After being unconscious in the Consciousness Sea for three days, Hope New City had turned into a giant slaughterhouse, operating relentlessly day and night.

He understood the gravity of the situation well. After bidding farewell to Gao Xing's wife, he rushed at full speed to Hope New City.

For over a decade, people had only managed basic survival skills after the disaster, spending all that time just to achieve a semblance of self-preservation.

Sitting on Big Evil, Han Fei advanced towards the Sky Garden Residential Community.

"I hope I'm not too late..."

No ghost or monster dared to obstruct Han Fei, and by the time forty minutes had passed, he arrived at the entrance of the Sky Garden Building.

Compared to when he last left, this place had undergone earth-shattering changes. The numbers of all the Blood Gates were reset to zero, and a massive ghost creature had enveloped tens of thousands of survivors.

Gao Xing's wife sensed Han Fei's return and voluntarily opened the ghost creature. Countless Red Ropes intertwined within the building, from which hung an indescribable number of corpses.

Just judging by this horrific scene, it was hard to associate Gao Xing's wife with the word gentle.

"I never expected that you truly could bring back humanity for me. It seems Gao Xing really encountered a big problem in reality, so much so that he even abandoned the crucial items used to threaten his wife and mother." The woman's voice rang out. Gao Xing's wife emerged from behind a blood-red room door. She bore a distinct hatred for Gao Xing, visible from the fierce burning Black Fire in her presence, unlike any other Hatred from the Shrine Memory World.

"Has Anian already entrusted you with the Flower of Humanity?" Seeing Gao Xing's wife regain her senses, Han Fei relaxed his brows, feeling like he'd gained another formidable ally.

Nodding slightly, Gao Xing's wife gently cut open her chest. Where her heart should have been, a delicate rose had grown, wrapped in Hatred Black Fire, with its thorny stems piercing into Gao Xing's wife's soul: "You've fulfilled our pact, so I won't fail my promises. It seems that the souls representing Gao Xing's past and present have already been killed. Now I'll tell you where his future is hidden."

"The most desperate child symbolizing Gao Xing's past has also been killed?" Han Fei was focused intensely; the final step of God Stealing was at hand.

"The soul representing Gao Xing's future hides deep within Area A. There's a building there called the Eternal Life Building, and Gao Xing's most crucial Shrine is also there." The countless corpses hanging from the Red Rope struggled frantically, seemingly trying to stop Gao Xing's wife from speaking further. However, the wife, having regained her humanity, showed no fear of them: "What I must tell you is, to successfully enter the building, you'll need to first go to another building to find Gao Xing's weakness."

"Even a god has a weakness?"

"Yes, indeed. That building marks the beginning of Gao Xing's nightmare; it is the Third Eye Hospital." Gao Xing's wife advised, "Remember, only by understanding Gao Xing's weakness can you have any hope of destroying his future."

"Understood." Han Fei etched the woman's words into his mind: "I'll have to trouble you to take care of the survivors in Area A. I need their faith and support; it'll be beneficial for us to destroy the Shrine."

"Didn't you notice that the number of survivors in my 'home' has increased again?" Gao Xing's wife replied somewhat impatiently, "Hatred and Grudge from Areas A and B are converging on Hope New City. I'm gathering all the prisoners they've captured here. The total number will likely exceed two hundred thousand eventually."

"There are still that many living people in Area A?" Han Fei was quite surprised.

"You always seem to think the best of people. In all the living bases, if a survivor's Mental Pollution Index exceeds thirty percent, they are permanently exiled into the city, left to their own devices. The vast majority of survivors in Area A are such banished madmen. Some have become toys for the Hatred, and some have been mentally transformed into new ghosts." Gao Xing's wife pulled at the Blood Rope, and some severely mental polluted madmen were crashing against the Blood Gate, their behaviors and mannerisms increasingly unhuman: "Saying there are two hundred thousand is actually conservative."

"I'll need you to take care of those survivors for now. I'll need to head to Hope New City first, and once I've dealt with things over there, I'll fully dedicate myself to hunting Gao Xing's future." Han Fei's Black Ring couldn't be used; until now, he hadn't contacted his team members and didn't know about the situation in Hope New City.

"I suggest you'd better not go there yet," Gao Xing's wife fiddled with the Red Rope, "it's been a while since you left for the Elderly Care Home for Healthy Aging. During your absence, Hope New City has descended into total chaos. All the Hatred in Areas A and B are besieging the city, and your two other Disaster Investigation Bureau and Free Port survivor bases have dispatched teams to support Hope New City, but they can't stop the siege either."

"Wasn't the blood sacrifice meant to be conducted on the Divine Spirit's birthday? Why are they attacking the city ahead of schedule?" Han Fei was bewildered. Confronting Hope New City head-on was not beneficial for the Hatred at all.

"Some unknown people killed the most desperate child symbolizing Gao Xing's past and seized the Sacrificial Offering and God Statue prepared for Gao Xing by the Hatred. According to fleeing survivors, those people were of unknown identity, and your group wants to take advantage of the chaos there to rally some survivors." After Gao Xing's wife returned Han Fei's humanity, she too went to Hope New City. She and those Dark Merchants wanted to take advantage of the chaos to gather some survivors.

He sat on Big Evil, knowing full well the seriousness of the matter, and after taking leave of Gao Xing's wife, he sped off toward Hope New City.

The entire city had spent over a decade just to attain a basic level of self-preservation after the Disaster.

As Han Fei neared Hope New City on Big Evil, the scene before him was shocking. The attack on Hope New City consisted not only of ghosts and monsters but also a large number of humans whose minds were heavily polluted. Their behavior had become increasingly inhuman as they slammed against the Blood Gate.

Stepping on roads paved with flesh, Han Fei halted at the edge of the ghost creature. He couldn't contact anyone and was unaware of the situation in Hope New City from the outside. All the Hatred and Grudge were there, ready to launch one of the largest blood sacrifices.

"I know what's at stake," he thought. Bidding farewell to Gao Xing's wife, Han Fei quickly moved to Hope New City. "I need to clear a path for my friends to survive."