Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary! - Chapter 569: Comfort [3]

Chapter 569: Comfort [3]

Creaaak—!

The body swayed in front of me, its breath completely gone.

My heart swayed in the same rhythm as the body.

’There’s no breath. He’s dead.’

I looked at the body’s features and was even more certain of it. This was the same Group Leader that I had been speaking to moments prior. I

In that case—

’Everyone outside is dead.’

Or were they? I couldn’t tell for sure since they had all felt so ’alive’.

“Ah, fuck.”

Ruffling my face, I tried to push the unease down and moved towards the swaying body.

’It might’ve been a trap, or maybe not. Nevertheless, I’ll still try to see if the evidence that they’ve found is in here.’

The body was dressed in different clothing from the one below.

He was wearing a military-like uniform, with pockets running down his jacket and pants. Patting the body, I tried to feel for anything inside the pockets.

“A pocket knife?”

I tossed it to the side.

For some reason, my movements became rushed as I searched through the pockets.

It almost felt as though my presence was unwanted.

That I was seeing something that I shouldn’t have been seeing as my heart pressed tightly against my chest, and my movements hurried further.

’Nothing here too. What about here?’

Taking another item out, I paused.

It was a picture.

One depicted a certain woman and a young girl.

His family…

I took a deep breath, looking back at the body in front of me before putting the picture away and continuing my search. The silence around me felt even more suffocating as every sound around me felt heightened. Reaching toward his breast pocket, I felt something solid and unbuttoned it, reaching for whatever was inside.

But as I did, my head subconsciously lifted.

A pair of hollow eyes met mine. Staring straight at me.

“——!”

My entire body froze, my expression tightening completely as I subconsciously took a step back.

However—

The eyes didn’t seem focused.

They simply swayed with the body, rocking back and forth atop the wardrobe.

My hand tightened considerably as I looked away from the eyes and towards my hand, where I saw a small black box.

’It’s a data transmitter.’

The item served as a USB stick but was much more advanced.

’…This is what I came here for.’

I felt a lot more relieved after seeing it, and unable to stare at the body any longer, I closed the wardrobe while moving towards the table to connect the transmitter to the phone.

———●

Data Transfer :

|[0%]—————————|

———●

The bar moved up rather quickly as I connected it with my phone.

Waiting for the files to transfer, I grabbed my phone and placed it in my pocket. After which, I moved slowly out of the room and back towards the corridor.

Step—

The echo of my step reverberated across the surroundings once more.

But this time, the sound was louder than before.

It almost felt as though the very floor was trying to announce my presence to every other door within the corridor.

I subconsciously swallowed, my gaze wandering in all directions before settling on the room next to the one that I was in.

Realistically speaking, my goal was over.

I could go downstairs and inform Leon and the others about the situation.

But…

’No, I’m sure things aren’t that easy.’

I needed to get a proper idea of where the exit was. Not only that, but I needed to confirm if my previous observation was correct and that everyone who was downstairs had killed themselves.

With the shadow of the Realmwalker trailing behind me, I moved towards the next room as the Realmwalker moved past the door and unlocked it from within.

Click!

Entering the room, a faint breeze brushed past me once more.

This time, the air felt colder.

I moved quietly, taking in the layout of the room. It was no different from the previous one, but the moment I stepped inside, the situation became much clearer as a tightening sound reached my ears immediately.

Staring at the overturned chair and the swaying body, my heart froze.

’Dead. Suicide too.’

Strangely, the sensation of dread lasted only a few seconds before it stopped affecting me. Instead, as I stared at the swaying body, a certain thought crossed my mind.

’That… it looks strangely comforting.’

I thought about my current situation.

My body subconsciously relaxed.

What was I even doing all of this for?

At the end of the day, I was in such a mess because I wanted to cure myself of the disease that had been plaguing me since young. But it was really hard.

The disease I had turned out to be a lot more complicated than I had initially expected.

I had to be put through so many situations that… had almost killed me on many occasions, pushing me to the brink of madness.

Was it all worth it?

Thump!

I felt something thug at my clothes.

But I resisted.

Thump!

It put even more power.

I swiped my hand, and the resistance stopped.

My mind drifted towards the people downstairs.

Towards their happy faces and shared laughter.

What if…?

“——!”

Snapping out of my thoughts, I found a pair of eyes staring right at me, their hollow, unfocused gaze fixed in my direction as the body swayed faintly in the still air.

“Wha…”

Looking down, I realized I was standing on the toppled chair, my hand reaching up toward the rope that held the body suspended above.

Ba… Thump! Ba… Thump!

Clank!

Stumbling back, I nearly fell off the chair as I looked around.

That’s…!

That’s…..!

’Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.’

Ruffling my face, I forced myself to calm down.

Cold sweat trickled down my back as the reality of the situation sank into my mind.

In that very moment, for just the briefest of moments, I almost found myself falling for the temptation. All it took was that brief moment of distraction for my body to move on its own.

Had I not snapped out of it when I had…

“No, let’s not think about it.”

I wiped the sweat on my forehead while looking around for the Realmwalker.

Where was that fucker?

Why didn’t it do something? I had it come out for a reason!

“No, nevermind that… I… I need to get out of this place.”

It was clear.

The more I stayed in this place, the stronger the temptation would become. I needed to find the exit as soon as possible!

’Let me go quickly to the others.’

Step! Step—

Moving out of the room, I didn’t even bother trying to hide the sound of my steps as I rushed down as fast as possible.

There was no time for me to bother about anything else.

Moving down the long flight of stairs, I eventually reached the lower floor as the sound of laughter started to echo in the background once more. My heart eased for a moment, but not for long, as I collected myself and stepped out.

“Hahaha.”

“…So as I was saying, last week I tried this, but I had gotten so drunk that I had nearly forgotten about what had happened.”

“You should try this. It’s really good.”

Conversations filled my ears from all directions as I continued to look around.

Eventually, I spotted Esteban and the others.

Hm? But where was Leon?

“Oh, you’re back.”

“——!”

My heart nearly leaped out of my chest as I spun around to lookat the figure standing behind me.

When did…!

’No, nevermind.’

I calmed myself down while nodding.

“Mhm, I found what I was looking for.”

“That’s good.”

Leon nodded, extending his hand.

“Give it to me.”

“Hm?”

I stopped while looking at him, my brows furrowing.

He continued to stare straight at me, his expression extremely serious.

“…Did you not hear me? Give it to me.”

My heart sank.

This gu—

“There’s no point in you keeping it anyway.”

Suddenly, his lips curled upward as he pressed his hand against my shoulder and leaned closer, whispering into my ear, “After all, what can someone who’s already died do with that?”

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