I Play the Horror World as a Simulation Game-Chapter 193: Third character, cross-dressing big shot?

In the oppressive chamber, the Red Shadow slowly stood up. The red veins resembled the blood vessels of a human body, intricately intertwined. Countless paper figures danced in the air, and the heart-wrenching wails seemed to echo the torment of souls in reincarnation.

The Red Shadow stared at Qin Nuo, its gaze dull yet mixed with a hint of resentment.

"Such intense Ghost Aura, does this instance hide a game boss like this?"

Qin Nuo stepped back a few paces, the intense sense of crisis tightening his nerves to the extreme.

After a few seconds of silence, Qin Nuo's right hand suddenly moved without warning.

Three slits tore open on the skin of his arm, revealing three Blood Eyes that released Ghost Aura, which surged to a new height in an instant.

His five fingers clawed at the air, sending five blood streaks slicing sharply toward the Red Shadow.

At the same time, Qin Nuo dashed toward the staircase at top speed, with no intention of lingering in battle.

The Blood-Eyed Ghost's simple command to "run" already indicated how absurdly strong the Red Shadow was, even with three eyes open, he was still at risk!

Swoosh!

The Red Shadow raised a hand, effortlessly crushing the red glow with its five fingers, and with a single step, it was instantly at the staircase entrance, blocking the way.

Before Qin Nuo could react, the Blood-Eyed Ghost controlled his right hand, and as it lifted, the dense black veins writhed, and the broad palm struck toward it.

This strike sent Ghost Aura surging like a tidal wave!

The Red Shadow seemed to sense a slight threat from this palm, tore off a cursed paper figure from its body, and stuck it on the palm.

The powerful recoil forced the right hand back, while the overwhelming Ghost Aura was completely absorbed by the cursed paper figure.

Immediately, the cursed paper figure swelled like a gas tank and exploded into a cloud of fragments!

The Blood-Eyed Ghost cursed under its breath, raised two fingers, and the Ghost Aura swirled like a vortex, a pitch-black beam piercing through the air, aiming straight for the forehead!

The Red Shadow casually removed another cursed paper figure from its body, allowing the curse to struggle wildly and wail shrilly, blocking the black light entirely.

Then, the cursed paper figure also shattered, turning into scattered fragments on the ground.

"Disgusting thing," the Blood-Eyed Ghost's voice grew increasingly low.

The Red Shadow paused, its hand covered in red veins suddenly grabbed forward, its speed reaching the extreme.

The target was not the Blood-Eyed Ghost, but Qin Nuo's chest!

Even though Qin Nuo retreated swiftly at the first moment, it was still too slow. Seeing the black nails about to pierce his heart, the Blood-Eyed Ghost quickly provided protection.

With a loud bang, Qin Nuo retreated rapidly. Looking at his right hand, the skin covered in corpse spots was torn, and black blood flowed down his arm.

The injury looked shocking, but to the Blood-Eyed Ghost, it was just a superficial wound.

Qin Nuo looked at the injury on his right arm, and before he could speak, the Blood-Eyed Ghost said, "You can't escape now."

"Anyway, you have several lives, losing one here doesn't matter."

Qin Nuo glanced at the coffin and shook his head, saying, "It's not necessary to lose a life."

Over there, the Red Shadow tilted its head, staring at Qin Nuo, and its figure turned into an afterimage, swiftly darting over.

At some point, a golden scale appeared in Qin Nuo's hand. He clenched his five fingers and crushed it directly.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for triggering the Protection Mechanism—Designated Location Teleportation!"

A beam of light enveloped Qin Nuo's entire body. As the Red Shadow charged, it pierced through Qin Nuo's figure in an instant.

But there was no splatter of flesh and blood; Qin Nuo turned into a scattering of light and dissipated...

The Red Shadow turned, its resentful eyes staring at the disappearing light spots on the ground, falling into silence.

"Interesting."

A voice echoed in the chamber, carrying a hint of amusement.

The Red Shadow's vacant face showed a trace of awareness, and then the dense cursed paper figures on its body detached and vanished into the darkness.

The Red Shadow stood still, as if frozen, and after a moment, it stepped forward and disappeared into the darkness of the chamber.

The dim candle flames were extinguished in an instant, and the chamber was swallowed by darkness.

...

Whoosh!!

Qin Nuo's vision blurred, and a feeling of weightlessness enveloped his body. The next second, he felt solid ground beneath his feet.

When his vision cleared, Qin Nuo found himself sitting on a computer chair.

The familiar setting was Liang Zisu's room.

On the desk, there was a glass of water.

It was a glass of hot water Qin Nuo had poured before leaving, now turned cold.

"Good thing I had an instant transfer protection mechanism, or I'd be in big trouble."

Qin Nuo leaned back in the chair, took a sip of the water, and let out a long breath.

"Why are you panicking when you have several lives?" the Blood-Eyed Ghost spoke up.

"This instance is different. The role I'm playing has too many constraints. If the character dies, it's deemed a failure, affecting the instance rating, and all previous progress with the second character is nullified. I have to start over."

The role-playing not only constrained Qin Nuo but also significantly restricted the Blood-Eyed Ghost.

Due to the body's fragility and lack of Ghost Power, the Blood-Eyed Ghost's strength was suppressed by more than thirty percent.

Otherwise, in that situation earlier, even if the Blood-Eyed Ghost couldn't win, if it really wanted to leave, the Red Shadow couldn't have stopped it, and it wouldn't have been so embarrassing.

The Blood-Eyed Ghost had to constantly protect Liang Zisu's body during the fight. One careless move, and the porcelain doll's body would shatter.

If it were Qin Nuo's original body, there would be no such concerns.

With skills like "Angel's Kiss" and "Demon's Eye" set to default triggers, these instances had already accumulated a significant amount of Ghost Power for Qin Nuo, transforming and refining his body.

With his original body and the Blood-Eyed Ghost's third eye, Qin Nuo could have dominated the instance.

But instead, he ended up in such a frustrating role-playing mode!

The sad part is, the instance limits many things for the player, but the difficulty of the main storyline hasn't decreased at all.

The main storyline's boss is absurdly strong, how is this even playable?

As for whether the Red Shadow is the mysterious principal?

Qin Nuo wasn't sure, maybe it was, or maybe it was just a puppet of the principal.

"Liang Zisu must have met the mysterious principal and reached some agreement. The principal gave him the benefit of paper figures, allowing his lover to retain their appearance forever and causing Liang Zifeng to suffer from a curse."

Moreover, the other party was constantly watching Qin Nuo's movements, otherwise, they wouldn't have acted in the chamber.

Once there's a breakthrough in the main storyline, the instance's main storyline boss will definitely interfere, using various means to obstruct, which Qin Nuo had grown accustomed to.

Escaping alive didn't make Qin Nuo relax. He pulled up the game information panel and entered "Embalmer" in the perfect role-playing task, then clicked confirm.

"Ding! Player input the second character's occupation, evaluated as correct!"

"Congratulations to the player for completing the perfect role-playing task, gaining 50% role-playing degree!"

"The player's current accumulated role-playing degree is 83%, reaching the perfect role-playing of the second character. You can choose to continue role-playing or switch to the third character!"

There wasn't much left to explore with the character of Liang Zisu. Without hesitation, Qin Nuo clicked to play the third character.

"Ding, matching the player with the third character..."

Before the cup could be placed back on the table, Qin Nuo disappeared from the room.

The cup fell to the ground, shattering, and the computer chair spun slightly.

From the balcony, a parrot stared at the empty perch, squawking, "Daddy's hungry! Daddy's hungry! Daddy's hungry!"

...

Qin Nuo once again returned to the game space, surrounded by blank void.

"I wonder what kind of character I'll be playing this third time?"

"After the role change, I'll have a new identity. Will the mysterious principal still keep an eye on me?"

Given the current game progress, Qin Nuo wasn't sure if he could complete the main storyline before achieving perfect role-playing with the third character.

It seemed like the main storyline had gained a lot of clues and made significant progress, but in reality, it was still hazy with no substantial advancement.

"The few little ghosts in the drama department are key. No matter what the third character is, I must focus on them," Qin Nuo thought to himself.

"Ding, the third character has been selected for the player. The player can enter role-playing at any time!"

At this moment, the game's prompt sounded.

Qin Nuo clicked confirm, and his body emitted a layer of faint white light, then turned into a scattering of light and disappeared from the spot.

...

It was unclear how much time had passed when the sound of bustling activity reached his ears.

His dizzy mind gradually regained consciousness, and Qin Nuo opened his eyes.

What he saw was an open window, beyond which lay a bamboo grove, and the sound of insects active at night filled his ears.

Qin Nuo sat on a chair, his head tilted as if he had fallen asleep.

The room was unlit, and the hazy moonlight shone on Qin Nuo's position.

Whoosh.

To one side, something was cooking on the stove, and thick white steam billowed from the half-open lid.

Qin Nuo jumped off the chair, finding himself about the same height as the rattan chair. Looking at his hands, he felt a sense of helplessness: "Goodness, after all this, I'm playing a child again."

However, after experiencing the bizarre dual role of Liang Zisu, playing a child again didn't seem unacceptable to Qin Nuo.

Yet, when Qin Nuo looked at his outfit, his face twitched violently.

A pink bear T-shirt paired with a little dress, making Qin Nuo's mouth twitch continuously.

"Is this a joke? Am I playing a little girl this time?"

Qin Nuo felt speechless, or rather, embarrassed. He thought the game instance would have some boundaries, at least not mixing player gender with character gender.

But he was too naive.

However, Qin Nuo quickly realized something was amiss.

"Wait, it seems like there's something down there?"

In front of a mirror, Qin Nuo saw his reflection as a boy, just wearing girl's clothes.

"Are kids these days such weirdos, having a cross-dressing hobby so early?" Qin Nuo thought in astonishment.

The girl's clothes seemed a size too big, hanging loosely on him.

Unlike Li Xiaoming's cleanliness.

This little boy had messy hair, dark skin, and black dirt under his fingernails.

Additionally, the simple furnishings in the room, the TV, and furniture were all old and worn, showing signs of age, indicating a poor family.

But the bigger issue was the girl's outfit.

"Could it be another problem child with some perverted hobby?" Qin Nuo wondered.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the pot on the stove made increasing noise, and thick white steam billowed from it.

Qin Nuo hurried over to turn off the heat and tighten the gas. Due to his height, he stood on tiptoes, using a towel, and after much effort, he managed to place the pot on the table.

It was noodles being cooked, and it seemed they had been boiling for too long, as they fell apart when picked up.

The soup had no oil, only salt and a bit of soy sauce, and after just one bite, Qin Nuo lost his appetite.

But his stomach growled, and the intense hunger forced Qin Nuo to continue eating.

"Where are the adults at this time? Or is there no parent, just a lone child?" Qin Nuo thought to himself.

Perhaps due to extreme hunger, after a few bites, Qin Nuo found the food increasingly tasty. With a few more slurps, the bowl of noodles was finished, even the oil-less broth was completely consumed.

Qin Nuo wiped his mouth, looking at the pot as clean as if it had just been washed, and couldn't help but say, "How hungry was this kid?"

With his stomach full, Qin Nuo began to explore the house.

With the experience of the previous two characters, Qin Nuo was quite familiar with the initial steps of role-playing.

To understand a character's basic information, understanding the surrounding environment was essential.

Unlike Li Xiaoming's home, the third character's home was a three-story building, seemingly without enough capital, it was unrenovated, just a red brick building, with many doors and windows not installed.

The somewhat messy and shabby environment, with many things old and worn, piled in corners, covered in cobwebs and dust.

"Is the environment this bad?"

Qin Nuo put his hands in his pockets, raising his eyebrows.

He observed while habitually trying to adjust his glasses, only to realize this third character didn't wear glasses.

Entering a room, there was a wooden bed, and beside it, a simple desk.

Many books on it had worn covers, full of creases, and several comic books were in terrible condition.

On a workbook, Qin Nuo finally saw the name of the third character he was playing.

Qin Feng.

"Sharing a surname with me, quite a coincidence."

On one side of the desk were some of Qin Feng's small toys, a glass jar filled with Thousand Paper Cranes and little stars, a slingshot, paper guns, etc.

From the bottom of a drawer, Qin Nuo found a shoebox, containing a pair of sneakers, predictably old, covered in stitches and needle holes, truly embodying the saying "a stitch in time saves nine."

"The needlework is quite good."

Qin Nuo muttered to himself.

"The house seems shabby and messy, but in reality, many things are neatly arranged, and old items are skillfully repaired for continued use."

"It's evident that this Qin Feng is a meticulous child."

"The only downside is having a cross-dressing hobby, at such a young age?" Qin Nuo shook his head slightly.

Though he thought so, compared to Li Xiaoming's perverse hobbies, this Qin Feng seemed quite normal.

Qin Nuo went to another room, the whole house had only two rooms, with one serving as a storage room for miscellaneous items.

The room emitted a damp, musty smell, though not the first time he had smelled it, his nose was still uncomfortable.

The bed was messy, with even half a chicken claw and cigarette butts in the bedding.

Under the bed, it was full of empty bottles, with beer spilling, making the room smell even worse.

"Seems like there are adults, but judging by this adult..." Qin Nuo shook his head, finding the environment hard to describe.

Bang bang bang.

As Qin Nuo left the room, there was a knock on the door in the living room.

"Is the adult back?"

Qin Nuo organized his thoughts, currently having almost no information about the character he was playing, so he had to be cautious in his words and actions, as it affected the role-playing degree.

Turning the door handle, the latch seemed rusty, requiring considerable effort to open the door.

"Is the door broken again? I'll come fix it for you another day."

R𝑒ad lat𝒆st chapt𝒆rs at free𝑤ebnovel.com Only.

As soon as the door opened, the person knocking spoke.

Seeing this person, Qin Nuo was visibly stunned.

Li Qianqian looked at Qin Nuo's dazed little face and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something more on my face?"

Qin Nuo snapped back to reality, shook his head, and said, "No, sister, you've become more beautiful, I almost didn't recognize you."

Li Qianqian seemed to smile slightly, a smile so faint it was almost negligible, and flicked Qin Nuo's forehead: "Where did you learn to say such things?"

"I've mended your torn clothes, take a look, and bring out any other torn clothes at home."

Li Qianqian handed a set of clothes to Qin Nuo and said.

Her hair wasn't as messy and dry as before, clearly well-groomed, much smoother, and her delicate face, though covered in freckles, added a touch of genuine beauty.

Clearly, the words spoken by Qin Nuo while playing Liang Zisu that night had reached her ears.

"My clothes really don't suit you, hurry and change into these, or when your mom comes back and sees you in this outfit, it'll be hard to explain," Li Qianqian said.

So it wasn't that Qin Feng liked cross-dressing, but rather had no clothes to wear, so Li Qianqian lent him a set!

But what was the relationship between Qin Feng and Li Qianqian?

Qin Nuo didn't think much about it, went into the room, changed clothes, and came out with Li Qianqian's clothes.

Li Qianqian sat in the living room, seemingly familiar with the house's items, indicating she had been there often.

At this moment, she was flipping through the pot, saying, "I've told you, you're still growing, eating such oil-less food will affect your development."

"You must ask your mom for money! She should fulfill her basic responsibilities as a mother!"

Li Qianqian's face showed dissatisfaction, but then revealed helplessness, taking out two Ghost Currency from her pocket and placing them on the table.

"Use this to buy something good to eat."

It was evident Li Qianqian was also struggling, but couldn't bear to see others suffer, her kind heart was obvious.

A few words confirmed Qin Feng's good relationship with Li Qianqian. Taking the two Ghost Currency, Qin Nuo returned them to her hand, declining, "No need, I'll ask the adults at home, you keep it."

"Just take it."

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Qianqian seemed shy, timid, and somewhat neurotic, but now she acted like a strong-willed neighborly sister.

The Ghost Currency was forcibly placed back in his palm, and Qin Nuo blinked, remaining silent.

Li Qianqian glanced at the mess in the master bedroom, hesitated, and tentatively asked, "Has your dad been back lately?"