After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Tang Li was lying in bed playing on her phone.

Xiao Zhao led her to this room, saying that the hospital director had arranged it for her as a way of thanking her for her trust and support of the hospital.

Tang Li was a little scared. They were being so kind to her; was she beyond saving? She cautiously asked Xiao Zhao, "Is this also part of the treatment?"

Xiao Zhao swore that it was true, and that it was definitely not a bribe from the hospital.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhao asked her if there was anything else she wanted.

Tang Li's eyes lit up as she stared at Xiao Zhao, making no attempt to hide her desire: "I want a cell phone."

After finishing their mushroom hotpot, Tang Li arrived at the hospital in no time. She checked her pockets and realized she hadn't brought her most important item: her phone. She recalled that her phone had been charging while they were eating hotpot, and Xiao Zhao had probably forgotten to bring it with him in the rush.

She's been without her phone for two days now. Does Xiao Zhao know how she's managed to get through it?!

Xiao Zhao was taken aback, as if he had never considered the needs of modern people for mobile phones. After a moment, instead of going home to get Tang Li her own phone, he borrowed a tattered old-fashioned phone from somewhere for her.

Tang Li had some doubts about whether the phone could even be turned on.

It was so old that its original white shell had turned yellow, and there was a faded pink cat sticker on it. On the sticker, in blue ballpoint pen, was a line of blurry words: For my baby.

Perhaps because the phone didn't have a SIM card inserted, it had no signal and couldn't connect to the internet, leading Tang Li to suspect that it was an abandoned backup phone.

The phone wallpaper features an unfamiliar girl, probably in her early twenties, making a peace sign at someone outside the screen with a bright and cheerful smile.

Tang Li didn't infringe on the phone owner's privacy; she simply opened the game and started playing. The game was one she'd never seen before—pixel-style, with an icon of a long-haired girl. Tang Li felt this pixelated figure resembled the girl on her phone's wallpaper somewhat.

The game begins in the girl's home, a warm yellow-toned space that feels cozy and safe. Following the game's instructions, Tang Li completes a series of chores, including cooking, washing clothes, and watering the flowers. Before she knows it, the windows, which are not closed with curtains, are completely dark, and the pixel clock on the wall has struck twelve.

"Zero zero zero zero ~~~"

Tang Li was so startled she almost threw her phone away. The phone, which had been silent, suddenly rang.

But the phone has no signal, right?

Tang Li stared at her phone screen in surprise and disbelief, then chuckled to herself. It turned out that the girl's landline had rung.

Tang Li guided the girl to the landline. The caller ID showed an unfamiliar number, 774000000, which looked like a scam call.

Answer the phone? Yes/No

Tang Li, used to rampaging through the game, chose "yes" without hesitation.

A red cross popped up on the screen, and a message appeared in the dialog box: "Don't answer calls from unknown numbers, Nannan."

It turns out the girl's name was Nannan.

Tang Li had no choice but to choose "no" for the game to continue.

The girl didn't answer the phone and went to bed. The next day, she made herself breakfast.

A knocking sound suddenly came from the phone.

This time, Tang Li wasn't scared. She manipulated the girl to the door. The girl looked out through the peephole and saw two pixelated figures dressed in white standing in the hallway.

[Open the door? Yes/No]

Tang Li chose "Yes".

A red cross popped up on the screen: Don't open the door to strangers, Nannan.

The more Tang Li played, the more she realized that this game was a fairly standard 6+ game. Although the plot and voice acting were eerie, it didn't have those classic bloody and violent scenes, and the protagonist, Nannan, didn't suffer any harm throughout the game.

All options that are close to danger are marked with a red cross, and the only way to continue the game is to follow the safe options.

Later in the game, eerie, dark monsters will appear, requiring Nannan to choose the correct escape method. Tang Li was thoroughly enjoying the game because, after considering the game options, she found that every action was actually quite feasible.

If those monsters didn't actually exist in reality, this game could be a self-rescue and self-defense manual.

In addition, you can dress up the pixelated character Nannan; her wardrobe is full of pretty dresses. Tang Li thought the game's creator must really love the character she created.

Tang Li played for several hours and completed the game.

Fireworks begin to light up the screen, and a message appears in a dialogue box that accompanies the player throughout the game:

I love you, Nannan, with boundless love.

Tang Li stared at the screen for a while, then suddenly felt her eyes getting sore.

Her heart swelled, yet she felt a profound sense of loss. Her phone was already hot; she was about to put it down and rest for a while when she suddenly realized something was wrong.

After completing the game, the game icon suddenly changed.

The pixelated figure remained unchanged, but the originally warm family scene behind it turned into a sinister and ominous red, making Nannan's eyes appear bloodshot as well.

Tang Li frowned, clicked into the game again, and found that the game she had previously completed had changed drastically.

This is a new game. Is there going to be a sequel?

Nannan walked into a hospital.

The doctors and nurses at the hospital were acting strangely. The originally cute pixelated characters now had an ominous shadow cast over their faces, and their dull, beady eyes had turned into button-like eyes, making them somewhat unsettling to look at.

Tang Li felt that the mindset of game developers seemed to have changed.

Nannan doesn't seem to be a patient, nor a doctor or nurse; she wanders the hospital like a ghost. Despite being a pixel-art game, the hospital setting is incredibly realistic and believable. It's only the occasional bloody animations in the background that prevent Tang Li from feeling completely immersed.

Nannan bypassed a strange nurse who was dragging a patient away and arrived at an examination room, from which came screams of agony.

Text began flashing in the dialog box:

What happened inside? Pushing open the door/peeking through the crack in the door.

Tang Li had stopped thinking much; since the dialog box would stop her if she chose the wrong option anyway, she simply pushed the door open and entered.

A piercing scream came from the phone.

The phone slipped from his hand.

Tang Li watched helplessly as Nannan, who had always been pampered and unharmed...

She was dismembered by the doctors.