To ascend, I had no choice but to create games

Chapter 764: Chapter 428 Stubbornness_2 Chapter 764: Chapter 428 Stubbornness_2 But come to think of it, it made sense. If he knew there was a bunch of bug-like creatures hiding under his house’s floorboards, he would feel uncomfortable too.

Just as he was about to go back and discuss his thoughts with Huang Ping, Xiayun grabbed Fang Cheng’s arm and said in a panic, “Heavenly Lord Fang, we can’t stay here anymore!”

“I think it’s okay,” Fang Cheng said with confusion. “It’s just that the Reincarnation Land corresponding to this place is a bit dirty. It’s not so bad that we have to leave immediately, is it?”

“That’s not what I mean! Didn’t you see what’s beneath the ground? That existence can contaminate even the last void of life and death, and every one of them is constantly evolving! Just thinking about how we’ve been sending deceased souls to such a place, doesn’t it scare you?”

Covering her head with her hands, Xiayun Heavenly Lord said in panic, “That place is still evolving non-stop, who knows what it will evolve into in the end! Even if my senior brother came back, I’m afraid he couldn’t handle it!”

“You have a senior brother? It does look like the fruit of New Celestial Honor is indeed easier to attain,” Fang Cheng pondered.

“Is that really what you’re focused on right now? The problem is that this place is too dangerous! We should escape!”

Before Fang Cheng could reply, Xiayun blurted out, “No, escaping to another place might not be enough, this world is too dangerous! The only method now is to reshape earth, fire, water, and wind, and create a new universe! We must abandon everything in this universe and start over. That’s the only way to avoid the contamination here. Yes, that’s the only solution.”

Looking at the flustered Xiayun, Fang Cheng glanced at Zhiyi Heavenly Lord nearby.

Zhiyi Heavenly Lord’s face flushed, then he covered his face and said, “Great Heavenly Lord, don’t say anything, I understand it all. This kid really is someone we raised, the idea of evasion is exactly the same.”

He let out a long sigh and said to Xiayun, “Stop thinking nonsense. With the Great Heavenly Lord here, there won’t be any problems.”

“You old folks don’t understand!” Xiayun shouted sharply, “I know you old-timers have impressive powers, but you really haven’t seen that place. It’s all about strange erosion, even I know it’s not something we can resist. This place has long been invaded, consciousness beings have turned it into their farm, and are ready to breed some terrifying things here. It’s very likely that when we wandered here, they were already preparing these things. I can’t think anymore!”

Looking at Xiayun, who had become disoriented out of fear, Fang Cheng felt that the psychological training of future New Celestial Honors needed to be strengthened.

It’s just a bunch of bugs, isn’t it?

Why make a fuss?

Zhiyi Heavenly Lord, observing the puzzled Fang Cheng, probably guessed what Fang Cheng was thinking.

He wasn’t particularly satisfied with Xiayun’s behavior, but he could understand Xiayun’s thought process.

After all, what appeared as mere bugs to Fang Cheng, to the other Heavenly Lords, were calamities that could bring about the apocalypse and must be avoided.

No longer paying attention to the terrified Xiayun, Fang Cheng returned to his studio.

Upon entering, he saw Wang Xiaoying coming over with a newspaper and said excitedly, “Boss, our game has been mentioned by the media again. This time you really made a splash. They say you are the best game designer in the country right now, and many people are analyzing your success cases.”

“I just got back; don’t show me such bad news.”

“Huh? Boss, do you think the person who wrote this report isn’t good enough, so they don’t deserve to use your game as an example?”

“Don’t just make assumptions, be normal. Alright, I’ve got a new game concept, let’s check it out together.”

Xiao Douzi, who was still working, immediately picked up her notebook and was the first to dash into the conference room.

When everyone else arrived, Xiao Douzi had already obediently turned on the computer, prepared the projector, and respectfully said, “Boss, I’ve already wiped your chair clean for you, you can sit down with confidence.”

Monkey’s eyes widened as he looked at Xiao Douzi and asked in shock, “Douzi, you…”

“What about me?”

“Last time I asked you to get me lunch you were unwilling, so why are you being so obsequious now?”

“Because I feel like it.”

Watching the unabashed Xiao Douzi, Monkey was left speechless.

Lately, Xiao Douzi’s fanatical devotion seemed to be getting more severe.

Meanwhile, Fang Cheng told everyone to get ready, then installed his game demo onto the computer.

Before officially starting the game, he looked at his colleagues in front of him and asked seriously, “This game might be a bit scary. I know someone who’s already been scared out of their wits. If you’re not mentally prepared, you can step out now, watch some horror movies to ease in, and then come back later.”

After a moment of thought, he continued, “B-grade movies are best, the kind where they go through a truckload of blood plasma in one film.”

“Boss, just play it,” Xiao Douzi said earnestly. “We’re professionals. I’ve beaten ‘Resident Evil’ alone, under the covers, no less. It’s not easy to scare me.”

“That’s right,” Huang Ping agreed, nodding. “I’ve played plenty of horror games on the market, they don’t scare me.”

Xu Qingling raised her hand, sheepishly saying, “Although I’m not very fond of horror games, I’m willing to give it a try.”

After all, she hadn’t seen the boss for quite a few days, and taking the opportunity to gaze at him a bit longer was very much welcome.

Seeing that no one backed down, Fang Cheng felt his colleagues were indeed impressive.

However, he still wanted to offer a reminder and then said, “So, should I turn off the sound first?”

“No need, leave it on. Sound effects are an indispensable part of the game; we can’t miss out on that.”

Looking at his confident colleagues, Fang Cheng didn’t stop them any further and started up the game.

As soon as the game loaded, Huang Ping felt that something was off.

The game’s screen was excessively eerie, giving off a chill that made him feel cold even in an air-conditioned room.

He thought the air conditioning must have malfunctioned, but after glancing at the room’s temperature, he saw that it was functioning perfectly well.

“Strange, why do I feel a bit cold?” Monkey said perplexedly.

“Me too, this screen is just too weird,” Xiao Douzi nodded in agreement.

But soon, they would discover that the eerie atmosphere of the game, much like some people’s lack of limits, was boundless.

Gazing at the game’s realistic scenes, Huang Ping’s eyes widened, and he didn’t dare to speak for a long while.

He had seen a lot of horror and grotesque games, but it was his first time encountering a game, still in demo, that was filled with such a thick sense of horror.

To highlight the atmosphere of Reincarnation Land, Fang Cheng had specially created a weird filter, although he hadn’t quite estimated just how overwhelming a little could be.

Simply put, the game’s atmosphere was overly weird.

Bloody chunks of flesh, wildly rampant monsters, beings that became more terrifying with each evolution, and their horror-filled voices that seemed to penetrate the soul.

The incredibly realistic feeding scenes made Huang Ping’s stomach churn, and the mysterious and evil rituals performed by half-human monsters gave him an immense sense of malice.

These half-human entities seemed to possess certain human traits, yet their malevolent rituals filled Huang Ping with profound unease and fear emanating from the depths of his heart.

The main gameplay of the demo wasn’t yet determined; currently, the monsters couldn’t see the protagonist Fang Cheng had created, and the protagonist was just aimlessly wandering around.

Even so, the game was already incredibly terrifying, and if the protagonist were able to be seen, it might well scare people to death.

After watching for just a few minutes, Huang Ping stood up and said, “My wife’s calling. I’ll go out to take the call.”

Minutes later, Monkey got up as well and said, “Huang Ping forgot his phone, I’ll take it to him.”

Xiao Douzi closed his eyes and covered his ears, disregarding everything.

Compared to their male colleagues in the studio, the female colleagues were much calmer.

Xu Qingling even opened a pack of chips for Tian Xuan beside her and pointed at the monster on the screen, saying, “That monster, doesn’t it look like that particularly ugly male celebrity recently?”

[Kind of.] Tian Xuan raised her phone, replying by text.

Wang Xiaoying, observing the empty chairs in the office, felt that the men in the studio were all talk.