Horror Game Designer Novel

Chapter 711: Monster in the Heart

“I have my channels. Follow me and I can make sure you’ll never lack medicine.” The old man was confident.

“We can talk about that in the future. I’ve trapped the man for you. Go and take it yourself.” Corpse Ghost became bored. He put away the baton and sat in the corner. He hid fully under the raincoat.

“This is for your own good. Why the stubbornness?” The old man looked around. After he tested Corpse Ghost’s reaction, he whistled. Three officers appeared. The old man didn’t come alone. If Corpse Ghost tried to attack the old man, he would have been taken down already.

“Do you want to kill me by bringing so many people with you?” Corpse Ghost’s eyes hid beneath the cap. A strange sound came out of his throat. It sounded like bones colliding. Something moved under his skin to cause his raincoat to bulge.

“I have to be careful.” The old man shrugged. “You must understand. Someone who is as kind as I is an easy target.”

“Is that the secret behind your longevity? You’ve lived your whole life like a rat.” Corpse Ghost chuckled and stopped talking.

Two officers entered the room. They placed the vials on the table and opened the cage. With an officer holding a chain each, they limited the monster’s movement. Then, they applied a heavy shackle around the monster’s shoulders. “Get out!” Like animals at the slaughterhouse, the officers corralled the beast to the old man.

“I told you I’d come to see you.” The man giggled as he approached. The wrinkles on his face folded together. It was disgusting. “Don’t worry. I won’t kill you so easily. Even if you’re a monster, I’ll treasure you.” The old man didn’t sound hateful or resentful. He only had pure hatred. “I was very happy when you lied to me because no one had dared to do that for a long time. I normally wouldn’t have the chance to do this, so thank you.” The old man looked into the monster’s eyes that were covered by black lines. He appeared to be admiring a piece of art. “Malice takes root in people’s hearts. Once it is allowed to grow freely, it’ll enslave human emotions.”

The calloused hands grabbed the monster’s head. The old man lifted the monster’s face. “I have a huge garden planted with people like you. A few days later, malice will crawl out of your eyes like roots and burrow into the ground. It’ll connect with other people’s malice and cover every inch of your skin. However, you’ll still be alive to watch yourself turn from human into something else.” The old man was experienced in dealing with monsters. He could tell the monster’s mutation degree at a glance. The young man, who lied to him several hours ago, had lost consciousness and posed no threat. The old man pulled back his raincoat to reveal a silver box. It contained many seed-like pills and syringes. He thought about it and chose the largest syringe.

“Today is Tuesday, so we’ll use Syringe Two.” The old man aimed the needle behind the monster’s ear. “This is a good thing. You might not get it at the night market. I cultivated it using many humans.” The old man gloated. His people turned away as if something horrible was about to happen.As the syringe was about to plunge into the monster, the old man’s ears twitched. Using an agility that didn’t match his age, he pounced forward. He picked up the monster and used it as a shield.

There were incessant gunfires. The officers the old man brought with him were too slow to react. Two of them became riddled with holes. The last one had his head explode, but he was still alive. The man howled. Black threads spread from his heart to cover his body. The malice he exhibited was stronger than usual. The officer cut his skin with his fingers. Black eyes opened inside his wounds. The black lines curled and turned into sins. The officer’s rationality was consumed and became a monster. He could no longer sense pain and he couldn’t be killed by gunshots. He wanted to use the last of his life to destroy the world, leaving behind an incurable black scar!

The gunshots stopped. The old man tried to crawl into the room to hide, but Corpse Ghost shut the door. He stood beside the window and scoffed.

“You traitor!”

“You can never be a traitor once you join the night police. You should know that better than anyone else.” Black Crow’s voice came from the roof. The night wind picked up his raincoat. A few dog people from Gan Shui Alley knelt beside him. “The night police rules forbid the officers from harming each other. Those who do will be consumed by their sins. Isn’t that why you’ve been trying to borrow another person’s hand to kill me?”

“Black Crow!” The old man hid behind the monster. “If you dare to get the dogs to shoot at the officer, the headquarters will never forgive you.”

“I think you forgot something. There’s something special about Zhu Chuan Medicine. Once the corpse is left inside the hostel, it will disappear the next day.” Black Crow grinned. “The well-respected Master Dog entered the taboo zone to save his colleagues and was never to be seen again.”

“Don’t be rash. Think about it. Every night police officer has a monster in their heart. I’ve cultivated my malice for decades. If you force me, I’ll inject myself with the stimulant to trigger the malice and create a demon that is enough to form another taboo zone!” The old man curled up in the corner. He had no idea how many people Black Crow brought with him.

“You are our most senior officer. You are the most experienced on Third Street. The headquarters know about your private dealings. They permit it because of the monster in your heart.” Black Crow knew how difficult it was to deal with the old man. The latter had super strong danger sense and had turned himself into a time bomb.

“The night police collect money based on danger rating. I raised my danger rating to increase the night police’s assets and strengths. How is that wrong?” The old man revealed the night police’s secret despite the presence of outsiders. He needed to live. “Only visitors from outside this city can become night police officers. Our body contains a blood of justice that is not suitable for this city. However, what has this red blood brought us? We were hunted, isolated and experimented on. I will do anything to survive. I have spent so much effort cultivating the malice in my heart to change our current situation.”