I Think I’m a Horror Game Villain - Chapter 51
Chapter 51
The meaningful smile that briefly appeared when our eyes met vanished in an instant.
“It’s not in my inventory either.”
“What? So, we really got ripped off?”
“The mission clear notification appeared, but there was no message about receiving a reward, so it seems likely that the reward was omitted.”
“This is ridiculous.”
Since no one had received a reward, we eventually concluded that the reward must have been omitted. However, a strange feeling lingered in a corner of my mind.
‘What did that smile mean earlier?’
Despite not wanting to suspect him, I couldn’t shake the feeling that Dekir was suspicious. However, the thought that occurred to me this time was not that he was the villain, but…
‘Could it be that Dekir knows I’m the villain?’
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[Chapter 2. Time Waits for No One.]
[Mission] Ascend to the third floor within the time limit.
*Poisonous gas will be released when the timer ends.
The content of Chapter 2 has changed. A timer appeared next.
[01:10]
“What the heck is this?”
“Poisonous gas?”
“It seems like Chapter 2 isn’t over yet.”
This is it!
This is something I know.
Originally, Chapter 2 was not about finding the missing Tommy, but a story about finding a way to ascend to the sealed-off third floor. Up until now, the story had progressed with content I had not written, so I couldn’t move with confidence, but this time was different.
“There’s no central staircase beyond the second floor… Should we start by looking for a staircase that goes up to the third floor?”
“Let’s do that.”
Before Zion could take a step, I quickly grabbed him. I knew that there was no staircase leading to the third floor.
“Wait a minute, Zion.”
“What is it, Heyna?”
To ascend to the third floor, one must enter the red-doored room on the second floor and play an escape room game.
By combining the hints inside the room and moving to other rooms connected to the red room, one can eventually reach an elevator that goes up to the third floor.
An additional hint to find the red-doored room appears after 15 minutes have passed the time limit, but…
‘It will be tight on time if we receive the additional hint and then play the escape room game.’
Although Im Hayeon had created all the mini-games we had played so far on her own, I had also contributed to some extent in the creation of the escape room. I had provided many ideas, not only for the story but also for creating the puzzles.
The escape room episode was quite difficult. Among the users who played LMM, there were very few who had cleared Chapter 2 in one go.
If one fails to escape the red-doored room within the time limit, they will encounter a dead end in various ways.
‘The players’ won’t be affected since they can start over from the saved part even if they fail the escape room—’
‘But not me!’
I wanted to save as much time as possible, so I grabbed Zion first, but I couldn’t think of a plausible excuse.
Now I understand why the main characters who were reincarnated into web novels suffered so much even though they knew what was going to happen.
What good does it do to know what’s going to happen? You can’t say anything!
For now, since no hints have been given yet, the right thing to do is to look for a staircase leading to the third floor, just as Zion suggested.
“Heyna?”
Zion called my name again.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Well…”
Something suddenly came to mind.
“There was no staircase other than the central staircase on the map, right?”
Rose checked the map after hearing what I said.
“That’s right. Just like Heyna said, there’s only one staircase on the map, the central staircase.”
Zion’s eyebrows twitched.
“So, are you saying that there’s no staircase leading to the third floor, Heyna?”
“No, that’s not what I’m saying…”
“Then what?”
“….”
“Didn’t we confirm yesterday that the map doesn’t show the entire interior of the mansion? It’s possible that the staircase simply isn’t marked.”
My mind went blank because Zion was bombarding me with questions.
“Stop it, Zion.”
A large, warm hand gently enveloped mine. It was Dekir.
He had come to my side without me noticing and stood in front of me, blocking him.
“Heyna was just expressing her opinion. Aren’t you being a little too harsh?”
Only then did Zion soften his attitude after checking my expression.
“I apologize. I guess I got a little carried away because I was thinking about the time limit.”
Following his apology, Dekir spoke to me in a soothing manner.
“Heyna, it’s okay. If you have something to say, please speak slowly.”
His gentle, reassuring voice calmed me down a little. I calmly opened my mouth again.
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