Chapter 73: Eating Cake

I’m Really Scared

[You have attracted the gaze of a void entity]

When Guan Shan heard the simulator's prompt, he widened his eyes, feeling like he was about to vomit blood—both physically and psychologically.

With the Grim Reaper's scythe threatening his life and the Soul Capture bell beckoning his soul, this was a life-or-death moment. And now, the simulator tells him he's attracted the gaze of an incredibly rare void entity?

Don't think I haven't played tabletop games. Any horror game with "void" involved must mean an eldritch god is in play!

Being under the gaze of an eldritch god? Is that supposed to be good luck? You call this "getting luckier"? Seriously?

Guan Shan cursed inwardly. In this situation, anyone would shout, "I'm doomed!"

What happened next would be etched into Guan Shan's memory forever.

The moment the simulator's prompt sounded, the entire world fell silent.

The chainsaw's roar, the bell's ringing, the wind's howl, the heartbeat's thump, the breath's rhythm... all fell into absolute silence.

It felt like being in a horror movie where something dreadful was watching, causing an involuntary breath-holding. Even the room's light dimmed as if something had stolen it.

A chilling sensation crawled up Guan Shan's spine, reaching the back of his head, like a cold, wet hand sliding over his skin, making him shiver.

But the extreme danger made his brain ring alarm bells, telling his body: "Don't move! Don't move! Do not move!"

It was an indescribable feeling as even thoughts slowed to a halt. Everything seemed to lose its presence.

Meng Ting also sensed this anomaly but couldn't resist the overwhelming instinctual fear. This was fundamentally different from the training he had received to counteract instincts as a killer.

Soon, even thoughts ceased to exist, rendering humans mere meat on a chopping board.

However, during this phenomenon, the runes on Guan Shan's body grew brighter, forming a blazing white torch, making him conspicuous in the dark.

Perhaps because he was in a spirit state, Guan Shan was less affected and could continue thinking.

As everything seemed to freeze into a still picture, one thought emerged: "It feels like... someone is watching me?"

When someone is being watched, intuition naturally reacts. Guan Shan's dulled thoughts couldn't grasp the danger fully, so he instinctively glanced towards the source of the gaze— the cell door.

The door, partially broken by the invading Grim Reaper, was wide open.

Outside the door was an eye, almost one-third the size of the door frame, staring at the cell's occupants.

Guan Shan froze, his eyeballs locked in place, directly meeting the eye's gaze.

The enormous eye shifted left and right, retreating slightly, revealing several more eyes.

In the darkness, an indistinguishable figure squirmed, appearing to be peering into the cell.

The scene reminded Guan Shan of a child crouching down to observe an ant nest, contemplating whether to crush a specific ant or flood the nest entirely.

Cold sweat covered Guan Shan's forehead and back. He was too tense to swallow, silently cursing his bad luck.

Because, at this moment, he was the brightest figure in the cell.

Yes, the brightest.

Guan Shan felt like a thousand-watt light bulb, enough to blind anyone.

Indeed, the eye fixated on Guan Shan, seemingly intrigued. But then it noticed a dark object amidst the brightness— the [Strange Marking] on Guan Shan.

This metal marking, even in the glow enveloping Guan Shan, remained low-key, drawing attention.

The eye expressed visible disgust upon noticing the marking, even retreating a bit. It seemed hesitant, but eventually, it moved away.

"Phew..."

Guan Shan sighed in relief, but then he heard a chewing sound beside him.

"Seriously?"

Guan Shan was horrified, turning to where the Grim Reaper had been. He saw the Reaper, who had been about to strike him down, now headless.

The Reaper's neck bore irregular bite marks.

The void filled with chewing and swallowing sounds.

The baby skeleton at the Reaper's center showed extreme fear but couldn't move.

Before Guan Shan's eyes, the Reaper's body vanished bite by bite.

When the last bite was gone, everything returned to normal.

Air flowed again.

Guan Shan breathed deeply, feeling reborn, gasping for fresh air: "Hah... hah..."

He wiped cold sweat, looking at the [Strange Marking], grateful: "Damn, good thing I had this. The Reaper was a scapegoat. Otherwise, I'd be dead."

The runes on his body finally dimmed.

Guan Shan smacked his lips, uncertain if he was truly lucky: "Lucky or not, I nearly got killed by the Reaper and attracted an eldritch god's gaze. Yet, the god ate the Reaper..."

Thinking it over, Guan Shan concluded the blessing runes might help avert danger, but how lucky they were was still a mystery.

"But now... the key question is, does the Reaper's death count as my kill?"

The next moment, the simulator answered.

[Experience +15000]

[Level 12 → Level 13]

[Current Experience: 1214/40000]

[Current Health: 4607]

[Final BOSS Defeated]

[Simulation ending, scene will be destroyed, please leave promptly]

[Countdown: 00:59]

"Yes!" Guan Shan's eyes lit up, reinvigorated by the massive experience gain, leveling him up again!

Perhaps because he summoned the god, the simulator credited the kill to him.

Suddenly, his vision blurred as his soul returned to his body. The view shifted.

Guan Shan sprang up, the first thing he did was wake Shen Dinghua.

The simulation's destruction could affect reality, and he couldn't let Xiao Shen get hurt.

Half-asleep, Shen Dinghua, cheeks flushed, rubbed her eyes, confused: "Xiao Shan, what's wrong? I was just dreaming about eating cake..."

This glutton...

Guan Shan, amused, scooped her up and ran: "No time to explain, we need to go now!"