Chapter 1 The Most Beautiful Xiangxi (1)

【Death Countdown 00:03】

Suspended in the dark space was a line of extremely eye-catching pale characters that occupied Wei Xun's entire consciousness.

【Death Countdown 00:02】

The continuously decreasing numbers are like invisible thorns, wrapping around Wei Xun's heart, tightening tighter and tighter.

The shock and fear came like a surge, and the depressed people were breathless and unable to escape.

But when he felt the pain of dying, Wei Xun's mouth showed a pleasant, sick smile.

【Death Countdown 00:01】

Wei Xun likes pain. Pain makes him feel like he is still a normal person.

But unfortunately, even when he was sick and about to die, he couldn't feel the pain.

【Death countdown reaches zero! 】

The crimson word "Gui Ling" suddenly enlarged and rushed towards Wei Xun! Severe pain swept through him, and he struggled wildly and screamed instinctively, but there was nowhere to escape.

The white bones were broken, the skin was peeled off, the nerves were trembling, and the pale and sharp bone spurs pierced the abdominal cavity. Wei Xun saw his heart falling from the broken chest, and the fist-sized red meat was still beating in a pool of blood.

Plop, plop.

Wei Xun subconsciously wanted to pick up the heart, but when he lowered his head, he saw its reflection in the pool of blood.

It was a huge scarlet red monster with spiral horns on its head, like a demonic horror monster. As he bent down, the monster made the same movement, but the huge curved claws failed to control the force and crushed it instantly. Still beating heart.

The monster killed Wei Xun—no.

Wei Xun opened his mouth, and a monster-like shrill roar came from his throat.

This monster is Wei Xun himself!

"call!"

Wei Xun suddenly woke up and found that he was sitting in the front row of the tour bus. The seats are relatively new and not old, the seats are relatively clean, and the windows have some yellowish-brown stains on the corners. It was raining outside, and the fine raindrops left winding water marks on the glass. The sky was gloomy, and it seemed that a heavy rain was brewing.

It was indeed just a nightmare.

But - where is this?

Wei Xun clearly remembered that he was sitting on the rooftop of the building a second ago, enjoying his last life.

He was dying and there was no way he was leaving the house, let alone showing up on a tour bus.

With the smell of blood still lingering in his throat, Wei Xun bit the tip of his tongue. Except for the stronger fishy smell in his mouth, he no longer felt any pain.

There is no pain, now is not a continuation of the nightmare, but reality.

Wei Xun has been unable to feel pain since he was a child. This rare disease caused by a genetic mutation cannot be treated by current medical standards. As he grows older, Wei Xun has more and more problems.

He is not anxious, timid, and can hardly feel any negative emotions. His parents were heartbroken about his illness.

‘Xiao Xun, it’s normal to feel pain. ’

When he was a child, when he saw his parents worried and anxious about his condition, the smart little Wei Xun comforted them with the words "I won't hurt and it's fine." However, his mother hugged him in pain and burst into tears.

It's normal to feel pain.

He is not normal.

At some point, the pursuit of normality turned into a strong desire for pain. Wei Xun pursued pain, pursued all stimulation, and even indulged in his illness. Especially after his parents and brothers disappeared, he refused to receive any more treatment, and his physical condition became worse and worse.

Although Wei Xun is not like ordinary people, if he didn't go to the hospital for examination, no one would know that he was a dying person just by looking at his appearance and conversation. But although she was still beautiful on the outside, her internal organs continued to fail, and in the end Wei Xun could only stay at home and wait for death.

This is simply the most unbearable torture for Wei Xun, who pursues excitement. Just when he was about to do something big before his death, Wei Xun started to have recurring nightmares a month ago.

This nightmare is so exciting. It’s great to be able to feel pain in a dream. Wei Xun, who has been having nightmares for a month, has simply ignited his passion for life again. Don’t stop dreaming!

Now, as he wished, the nightmare has come true.

[Death countdown 1 hour]

A line of pale white characters hung in the field of vision like a nightmare. The next moment, the string of numbers began to beat, changing from 1 to 00:59:59, accompanied by two lines of large characters as deep red as blood.

[When the death countdown reaches zero, the nightmare will become a reality]

[The omen of your death is—sudden death]

Wei Xun's heart beat faster and faster, like a runaway motor. And he was fixed to the seat and couldn't move! The soaring blood pressure made it difficult for Wei Xun to breathe, his whole body was numb, and he was completely exhausted. Apart from the countdown to death, Wei Xun's eyes were all scarlet.

No, he didn't want to die after finally arriving in such an exciting place.

Especially being so motionless, exhausted and waiting to die.

The strong desire to survive occupied Wei Xun's entire consciousness, and the next moment, the feeling of sudden death and suffocation began to weaken!

Wei Xun could breathe again. He breathed in the cold air, and at the same time, a childlike mechanical sound sounded in his mind.

[Dear traveller, congratulations on passing the test of survival and successfully joining the Thriller Global Hotel. I am your novice guide customer service assistant]

[Generating your exclusive information, generating...information is generated, please check]

【Passenger Information】

[Name: Wei Xun]

[Level: Elementary]

[Death countdown: 00:59:23]

【Omen of Death: Sudden Death】

[Achievement title:

Painless (green title): You will not feel any pain, even if you are green]

[The title has been worn]

[Special Item: Maria Butterfly Fragment (1/4)]

[Customer type: X-type special passenger]

The next line is a line of blood-red characters:

[Your goal is: to survive! ]

The more information Wei Xun gets, the more control he has over his body. Except for being unable to leave his seat, Wei Xun can turn his head and raise his hands, just like when he is healthy. It is incredible. This makes Wei Xun subconsciously continue to browse this information.

[This is a mysterious and extraordinary special hotel, dedicated to exploring the bizarre legends, local customs, and incredible places around the world. As a distinguished passenger, all you have to do is enjoy this journey, check in for tourist projects, and complete random small tasks full of surprises. ]

[Every time you experience a journey and complete random tasks during the journey, you will get points, and the points can fulfill any wish]

"Wait."

After confirming that the other party can communicate, Wei Xun took a deep breath and said politely: "Shuangshuang, hello."

[I am your novice guide assistant Shuangshuang]

Wei Xun followed suit: "Okay Shuangshuang, you mean, this point can satisfy any of my wishes?"

[Yes! The horror global hotel is the best choice for travelers! As long as you have enough points, you can even regain your health and live a long life——】

"You are such a good thing."

Wei Xun couldn't help but praise him, in a friendly tone: "Living a long life is not important, the points you mentioned, can it hurt me?"

I have never heard such a strange request before, even Shuangshuang paused for a moment, and then it threw out several plans. Wei Xun glanced at it and saw that there were expensive ones, such as [Permanent Repair and Optimization of Genes], which required one million points. There were also cheap ones, such as [One-time Dysmenorrhea Experience Voucher], which only cost 10 points.

The more Wei Xun looked, the brighter his eyes became, but——

[Death Countdown 00:56:32]

He had no points, no time, and no matter how good those projects were, he couldn't enjoy them.

[Shuangshuang Tips: Your current remaining survival time is too low. It is recommended that you start your journey immediately, complete the novice traveler mission, and get points to extend the death countdown]

"Shuangshuang, considerate!"

Wei Xun gave Shuangshuang a thumbs up in his heart and looked at the items it listed.

[Name: Extended Death Countdown]

[Duration: 24 hours]

[Price: 10 points]

[Note: Oh my god, 10 points can be exchanged for one day, this is a benefit only for novices! ]

This doesn't seem expensive, the same as the price of experiencing dysmenorrhea. But it makes Wei Xun even more confused about what this horror hotel is.

Can even life be controlled freely?

"Why did you choose me?"

Wei Xun asked tentatively: "Because I'm dying?"

[There are countless people on the verge of death every minute and every second in the world. The hotel chose you just because you are special. ]

"What's special about me? How come I don't know?"

Wei Xun asked excitedly: "Is it because I'm so handsome?"

Shuangshuang didn't answer the question, and the mechanical voice said in a businesslike tone:

[After completing the first journey, you will know the answer]

"After one journey... okay."

Indeed, only by experiencing it yourself can the result be the most real.

Wei Xun: "Then let's get started."

Shuangshuang immediately sent the itinerary information.

[Itinerary Information]

[Xiaolong Yizhuang, Xionggu Plank Road, Sanghunjian, Qiebi Village, 6 days and 5 nights, the most beautiful Xiangxi group tour]

[Level: Dangerous Level]

[Group Type: 8-person small group with dedicated car and guide]

[Group Guide: Bingjiu]

[Tour Date: Departure on Tuesday, August 15 - Return on Sunday, August 20]

[Itinerary Summary:]

[It is said that in Qiebi Village, deep in Wuluo Mountain, Wadu Township, Xiangxi Prefecture, villagers have made a living by driving corpses for generations. The art of driving corpses is passed down from male to female, but a hundred years ago, the village chief of Qiebi Village secretly passed the art of driving corpses to his only daughter Pingping...]

What caused the people of Qiebi Village to die strangely and tragically, leaving no one alive?

What caused the red-clothed ghost to cry every night and feel so resentful?

All the investigators have disappeared over the past hundred years. Were they murdered, or is there another hidden story?

The most beautiful Xiangxi six-day five-night in-depth folk tour, let us walk into the life of the corpse driver Pingping, and walk into the unknown secrets deep in the mountains of Xiangxi]

The rain outside the car window is getting heavier and darker, as dark as the night, and suddenly Wei Xun feels that the window next to him is knocked. When he looked over, there was no trace of anyone in the rain curtain, only a small bloody handprint as big as a baby's palm.

The chaotic rain disrupted the bloodstains, causing the blood to flow down along the water marks, like blood and tears full of resentment.

[The journey begins, today is the first day, please wait patiently in your seat for other passengers and tour guides to arrive]

[Wish you a happy trip]

——

Bang!

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground suddenly sounded in the quiet bus, a heavy travel bag fell to the ground, with a smell of muddy water vapor, the second passenger got on the bus.

This is a thin middle-aged man with a hunched figure, and there are traces of mud and water on his clothes.

Wei Xun glanced at him, and when their eyes met, the middle-aged man immediately lowered his head as if he was burned. He picked up his travel bag and hurriedly sat down at the back of the bus, his whole body filled with autism.

Is he really a tourist, not a fugitive?

Wei Xun originally wanted to try to communicate with other tourists, because his novice mission was very wrong!

[Novice Tour Guide Mission]

[Mission Name: Make a Tourist Emotionally Broken]

[Mission level: Extremely difficult]

[Mission description: Tremble, collapse, let your travelers tremble for you, and surrender to your guide! ]

[Reward: 10 points, activate special identity, get hidden items]

He is obviously a traveler, why did he receive the task of a novice tour guide? And it is an extremely difficult level? ?

Let alone other things, just look at the description of this task - [Make a traveler collapse], it is full of malice, is this really the task that a novice like him should receive?

Even the customer service is no longer horrible, is it a bug?

What is going on!

Tick, tick.

[Death countdown 00:48:30]

Normal people may be flustered by the ticking sound of the death countdown, but Wei Xun is not a normal person. He does not have such emotions as nervousness and anxiety. Until now, he is still calm.

——I even think this task is a bit exciting.

Being a tour guide in the Horror Global Hostel is much more exciting and interesting than being a traveler.

But for unknown things and the mysterious hostel, Wei Xun still cherished his hard-earned life. He wanted to know what tasks other newcomers had received before making a decision.

The middle-aged man who got on the bus just now did not look like a newcomer. Although he was panicked and about to collapse, he was fully equipped, unlike Wei Xun who was abducted without any preparation.

Wei Xun continued to wait, but what he did not expect was that none of the passengers who got on the bus next looked like newcomers.

Some of them were full of murderous aura, and some were silent, but both male and female passengers had one thing in common, that is, they all carried very professional travel bags, and all boarded the bus by themselves, and did not appear on the bus out of thin air like Wei Xun.

Oops.

When the last person got on the bus, Wei Xun realized this.

He might be the only newcomer on this journey.

And his death countdown was less than half left.

[Death countdown 00:24:35]

There was not much time left. Wei Xun had been trying to contact Shuangshuang, but he never got any response. He had to make plans in advance.

What if Shuangshuang never shows up?

What if he still only has this one mission in the end?

This kind of question cannot be asked to other passengers. Judging from the mission description, the tour guide and the passengers are more like enemies.

The rain outside the window is getting heavier and heavier. The bang bang sound is like hail, and it is also like the sound of bloody handprints hitting the window before. The lights flicker. After the last passenger got on the bus, the bus shook slightly, as if it was about to set off.

The eerie and terrifying voice like a whisper came from nowhere, echoing in the bus and every passenger's ears.

"In this journey, everyone hides their own secrets."

"Some people have killed people, some have made irreparable mistakes, some have killed their most important relatives, and some... have dark sins in their hearts."

"Tremble, pray, and then-"

"Make your own choice in this journey"

Bang!

The roof suddenly made a sound, and the whole car shook, as if something fell on the roof. Snow-white lightning suddenly illuminated the darkness, and the windows of the bus were covered with dense bloody handprints!

Several exclamations rang out, and even experienced passengers could not hide their fear in this situation.

But Wei Xun remained calm.

Tick, tick.

[Death countdown 00:22:45]

Under the dim lights, in the bus where fear and panic gradually fermented, Wei Xun made his own choice.

[Tick, you have successfully accepted the novice tour guide task]

[Please make a passenger emotionally collapsed within ten minutes, otherwise it will be considered a mission failure]

This is the only task he can accept, and it is also the only possibility to prolong his life.

Wei Xun does not want to die. As long as there is a chance to survive, he will fight hard no matter how difficult it is.

Get a glimmer of hope!