In Horror Game, unlocking the "World Concept" is a key feature, especially rewarding for players who thrive on intellect and unraveling deeper stories. Once players uncover a hidden truth or crucial plotline, they're said to have revealed the world's essence. And the rewards for this? They're worth every ounce of effort.
Now, in Luo Shu's vision, one part of the room was glowing, specifically near the male corpse's lower back. He hurried over, reaching to examine the stone slab behind it.
"There's something in here," he muttered excitedly, turning to Sylas. "I need a thin blade."
Sylas, still reeling from Luo Shu's disturbing tale, felt lost. His sudden rush toward the wall and demand for a blade was baffling. "Huh? Wait, what did you find?"
"Just pass it here." Luo Shu's tone was urgent. Sylas fumbled and handed him a multitool knife, and Luo Shu used the smallest blade to carefully cut around the edges of the stone. Dust and crumbs fell as he worked—this slab had likely been a movable stone once but had long since fused into place with age.
Finally, after freeing the edges, he wedged it out. A beam of his flashlight shone through, illuminating an old, yellowed manuscript within. The glow in his vision faded as he pulled out the book, its cover bearing a single, ominous character: "禁" (forbidden).
Not daring to open its brittle pages, Luo Shu relied on the game's automatic inventory analysis to read its content.
[Name: Forbidden Technique—Soul Fusion]
[Type: Skill (Spiritual)]
[Effect: Form a contract with a spirit and fuse with it. The user becomes a hybrid of human and spirit, possibly unlocking special attack methods based on spirit energy.]
[Damage: Depends on fused entity's strength]
[Acquisition: Permanently acquired]
[Conditions for Use: 60 minutes of sustained Sanity Level decrease of <20%]
[Requirements:1. Fusion must be with a complete spirit; any missing parts may cause catastrophic results.2. Fusion site must be in a place of intense spirit energy, such as a mortuary, graveyard, etc. 3. Consent of the spirit. 4. Recite incantation, perform hand seals, make contact, and sign the contract.]
[Cost: Fusion consumes 1% of Sanity Level per second for each spirit]
[Note: It's called "Spirit Fusion" but really, it's just high-level possession.]
The skill was formidable, though the note was annoyingly blunt. Luo Shu knew; however, this was a powerful ability—ideal for him. The skill's only limitation was the player's Sanity Level drain rate, and as long as his Sanity Level remained stable, his power would grow boundlessly with each fusion.
[Would you like to learn Forbidden Technique—Soul Fusion?]
Without hesitation, Luo Shu replied, "Yes!" The withered pages disintegrated into faint light, which coalesced around him, transferring the knowledge directly into his mind. Instantly, he absorbed the complex hand seals, chants, and ritual requirements.
Sylas, although a Level 3 player, had never unlocked a skill herself and looked on in awe. "Whoa! What kind of skill is that? Can we use it to take him down?"
Luo Shu took a moment to consider. He turned to her with a calm intensity, "Hand me your gun."
Sylas blinked. "Huh? Oh… sure!"
Upstairs, Hiroshi, unable to find the intruders, paced in frustration.
"Where are you… Someone's been here… I can feel it…"
He gripped his boning knife, moving from room to room, until he paused at the basement door. Realization dawned on his face as he slowly turned to stare at it with chilling intensity. He had locked this door himself—and he'd never needed to go down there.
Luo Shu and Sylas could hear his slow, soft steps, finally halting outside the basement door. Sylas, pressed against the wall, went rigid as the soft light from tiny holes in the old door darkened one by one.
Finally, the largest gap was shadowed by something pale: Hiroshi's eye, peering into the room.
A soft, chilling voice came through. "I see you… Little hiding–"
He was cut off by a gun muzzle thrust through the opening.
Bang!
The gunshot was immediate, blood spraying as the bullet tore through Hiroshi's right eye. His head snapped back; the back of his skull blown apart. Luo Shu kicked open the door, striding forward as he unloaded the rest of Sylas's Walther PPK into Hiroshi's head.
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