Chapter 128
Chapter 128
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 128
Chapter Title: What Happened at the Abandoned Hospital (3)
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Myth swallowed hard upon hearing that Sara had been eliminated.
"Sara quit voluntarily?"
The Sara she knew was bold and didn't get too rattled even by horror games. For that Sara to be the first one out... Maybe her feisty personality had drawn her in too deep, but even so, for that Sara to drop first...
"Gulp. Alright, kids, I'm heading in too."
Myth cautiously took a step forward. The viewers hounded her, unaccustomed to seeing Myth so scared.
'Legend, seriously... why set up a scenario like this?'
As the viewers said, the setup was that Legend had gone missing in this hospital. Myth felt a surge of motivation despite herself. She'd wondered why he'd chosen this setup, but maybe it was to give her a reason to push forward even if she got scared.
Gathering her courage, Myth grabbed the camcorder and stepped into the darkness.
Each step brought a twinge of fear, but thinking of it as the path Legend had taken made it a little easier to keep going.
'Feels like I'm tying everything in the world to Legend.'
Maybe because Legend was her world. Of course, it was a habit that wouldn't change for the rest of her life, so Myth stopped dwelling on it.
Myth headed in the opposite direction from Sara.
Since the gimmick was to capture the most scares in an hour, there was no need to rush. She just had to head straight for spots likely to have horror elements.
"I wish. Legend made the map itself, but the level design—Sua handled that part, so even I don't know what's where."
Myth subtly implied that if Legend had planned and built the whole map himself, she'd have a rough idea. The viewers responded with question marks.
Summarizing the flood of hooks' opinions:
Myth replied as if to say, "What's the problem?"
"Obviously? I can usually read Legend's thoughts."
Legend really was easy to read. In most cases, Legend's mind was practically an open book on Myth's palm. It was the ability of someone who'd thought of the same man every day for the past seven years—and still lived for that one person even now.
Of course, she couldn't read everything perfectly, and she was exaggerating a bit with the viewers watching.
"Heh heh. Definitely get yourself a lover. It changes how you see the whole world."
It was sincere advice from Myth. They hadn't been official for long, but her life had two major turning points.
One was meeting Legend on her first stream, and the other was becoming his lover.
Just thinking about either made her cheeks flush and her heart race with ecstasy. Closing her eyes brought those emotions flooding back vividly.
Buoyed by the power of love(?), Myth hummed her way down the dark hallway until she found the bathroom.
"Oh. Bathroom."
"Come on, don't complain even if it is. Alright, diving in for the big scare."
"It's Legend's setup, so I gotta."
Myth hummed into the bathroom. So far, so good—but the moment she stepped in, an ominous chill wrapped around her.
It was a standard hospital bathroom. The odd thing: tiles cracked everywhere, but the mirror was impeccably clean.
"Manager-nim, these guys are all 10-minute timeouts."
Damn, these pervs lose it every time a women's bathroom shows up.
Of course, it was cute enough mischief for just a 10-minute ban, not permanent.
"Hmm, even smells like a bathroom."
Probably the realism. No way they'd shove filth in her face the second she walked in.
Though she was proud of Legend's talent for this stuff, did he have to flex it here?
"Hm, nothing much. Head back?"
"That's a name you idiots gave me. Alright, going in."
Myth swallowed and opened the stall doors one by one. They'd nailed the design—every door opened smoothly.
Her heart skipped with each of the first three stalls.
"Always the last one."
Resigned, Myth raised the camcorder. Obvious something was in the final stall. Hoo,hoo.
After a few deep breaths, she yanked the door open.
"Come at me!"
Myth shouted boldly, but nothing. Just a closed toilet and dripping wet toilet paper.
Relief or disappointment? No jump scare, but she'd missed a capture opportunity.
"Haa... haa... Not much after all."
The viewers sighed too. Just a bathroom—dirty, smelly, ordinary.
Good for now, but she couldn't stop. Her job was to spot Legend's gimmicks, freak out, and score points.
As Myth turned to leave, her reflection appeared in the mirror.
Normal her, no issues. Familiar face, hand with camcorder, slightly tense smile. Legend really nailed the avatar— Then instinct halted her.
Wait, is my smile stiff right now?
Trembling slightly, Myth touched her mouth. It was curved up as usual for energy.
The discrepancy hit her—something was wrong.
"Wh-what?!"
The Myth in the mirror was smiling.
Gruesomely, mouth torn ear-to-ear. Shocked, she recoiled, but only the toilet was behind her.
"W-wait."
Trembling, Myth raised the camcorder to the mirror. Had to capture this unnatural thing.
The moment she checked the screen, she swallowed again.
Nothing in the lens.
Really—
Absolutely nothing. No Myth, no grinning horror, nothing.
"Ha, haha."
Laughter escaped. Her shaky breaths betrayed her state.
This was weird. It was a game. VR, Legend's effects.
Her mind knew, but the overwhelming quality made it feel real. Body stiff, breath catching.
A massive vibration shook the bathroom.
Lowering the camcorder, she looked—huge handprint on the mirror.
Another, even louder. Instinct pinpointed the source: beyond the mirror, something pounding.
Chats slowed rapidly. Everyone glued to the moment.
Whatever burst out wouldn't be friendly. Steadying her breath, Myth crept from the stall toward the entrance.
Just as she reached the door—
"Aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Glass shattered. Amid flying shards, massive arms—smeared in blood—burst out, thrashing everywhere.
Myth screamed and bolted without looking back.
"Legennnnd!!!!!!!!!!"
Go easy on the strength next time.
In the panic, thinking of Legend fueled her desperate escape.