I'm just an internet cafe owner

Emilia, on the other side, looked at Subaru Natsuki, who was covered in cold sweat and suddenly took off his glasses, with some confusion. In all this time, this was the first time she had seen someone so terrified while playing a game, as if he had been discovered by some terrifying being and was about to die.

"I…"

Natsuki Subaru felt his heart racing, and the return of his physical strength was slowly diminishing his fear.

"This is so awesome!"

"Hey?"

Subaru Natsuki explained, "It's a new game, a very scary horror game, it's really good."

"Then I'll give it a try."

"No, please don't!"

Subaru Natsuki used sweet talk to sway Emilia's thoughts, saying that it was a game for beginners to practice, not fun, and very bloody, wouldn't improve her skills at all, and the final reward wasn't much either.

Through a series of words, he prevented Emilia from wanting to learn more about his thoughts.

He himself said that he had already spent the money, so it wouldn't be right not to finish the game, and he was prepared to continue playing.

But just as he was about to put on his glasses, Nyaruko on the other side screamed and took off her glasses.

"Oh my god! I was so scared! Why are there such scary games in this world? But they're also... so much fun!"

Chapter 175 Useful Escape Methods (Online Recommendations)

Nyarko belongs to the typical type of person who is bad at cooking but has a strong addiction to it.

While she can complete similar games, it's always a bumpy, barely passable run. Despite being Nyarlathotep, she has her strengths and weaknesses, especially her ridiculously high physical abilities, which she can't fully utilize in the game; she can only play as a character provided by the game itself.

For example, in Resident Evil 2, Leon and Claire, normally, can complete the game without taking damage, except for the injuries shown in the game's storyline. But Nyaruko can do it, dying from beginning to end, and even the storyline changes because of her deaths.

This time, after playing the escape game, Nyaruko also felt this fear from the deepest part of life. Just like Natsuki Subaru felt, when she played this game, she felt like an ordinary human woman.

Nyarlathotep and the Space Patrol were subconsciously ignored.

However, her game journey was even more stumbling than Subaru's, hiding under the bed. But unlike Subaru, she didn't breathe a sigh of relief at the last moment. Instead, unfortunately, the first place the other party went was under the bed. She hadn't done anything, but in the darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes were staring at her. Finally, at the invitation of the mentally ill person, she experienced unprecedented fear, and her game character was successfully killed.

The feeling of fear and a racing heart made her very happy, and she wanted to continue playing the game.

How to describe it? It's genuinely terrifying, but also genuinely thrilling. Although she couldn't fight back, she enjoyed the sense of relief and pleasure she felt after successfully dodging someone once in this game of hide-and-seek.

"This game feels so real, so real that I forgot myself and thought I was just an ordinary person."

Natsuki Subaru, standing nearby, nodded in agreement: "Yes, and this fear, I feel, is even more terrifying than death..."

Subaru Natsuki has died many times, experiencing various forms of death firsthand. But how to describe it? Death is nothing more than pain, and after dying so many times, his fear of death has gradually disappeared.

Furthermore, as his strength increased, the chances of dying became fewer; more often, it was a matter of fighting with burning passion, unwilling to fall. But this feeling of fear was something he had never experienced since he first transmigrated.

At the beginning of the time travel, the only fear was death, but the feeling of being suddenly discovered in the darkness of anticipation in the game is something that cannot be experienced in reality.

Although the body might move unconsciously and even scream in agony due to the conscious mind, thanks to the soundproofing function of the internet cafe equipment, other people could only see through the screen that they seemed to have experienced something terrifying, but they didn't really have a detailed understanding of how terrifying or embarrassing it was.

"One more time! One more time!"

Natsuki Subaru entered the game again, feeling that with the experience of his first failure, he should be able to do it again. However, once in the game, all he remembered was to hold his breath and only breathe out after the person had completely left and gone far away; he completely forgot everything else.

The pitch-black environment, coupled with an enemy he could not fight back, meant that the fear of escaping and being discovered would haunt him forever.

While he and Nyaruko were experiencing the joy of survival, Zhongli, after experiencing his first death, sat in a chair with a serious expression, watching the notification of his character's death on the screen.

"Mr. Zhongli?"

Gan Yu, who was working nearby, noticed the person next to her looking puzzled, stopped what she was doing, and turned to look.

"It's alright, you can give this game a try."

"Since it was recommended by Mr. Zhongli, I will give it a try after I finish my work."

Zhongli nodded, savoring his experience in the game. It was quite amazing; even someone like him, who had weathered many storms, felt a fear he hadn't experienced in a long time.

Yes, he could clearly feel the various reactions his body was experiencing due to fear. In addition, he discovered something else that bothered him greatly.

The wear and tear is lessening; this wear and tear from the world is lessening in the game's atmosphere of fear.

"This game is different from other games; it possesses other powers, powers that can repair...the soul?"

In the past, the game only bestowed various powers and props, which were just toys to Zhongli. But now, the ability to reduce wear and tear and repair the soul has made him take it seriously.

"boss."

"Coming! What's up?"

"Is there anything special about this game compared to other games?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yuan nodded with a pained expression: "It's very special! We've added a lot of things to enhance your gaming experience. But rest assured, our games are absolutely harmless, and may even have positive benefits for your physical and mental health."

"Really? That's good. The fear of being chased, the relief of surviving—using the power of emotions to revitalize an old soul—it's truly wonderful!"

Zhongli took a deep breath; he really hadn't expected this way of combating wear and tear.

He had played games in internet cafes before, and afterwards he clearly felt that the rate of wear and tear had decreased significantly, to the point that he could maintain his current state even after a thousand years. But now, he was certain that the wear and tear was decreasing, and his soul was recovering. This power, which even the laws of nature and the gods of the first throne had not grasped, had appeared in this small game.

Considering the application process for this game, Zhongli replied to Liu Yuan's post on TT with a comment.

"This game is extremely beneficial to both mind and body, and I personally recommend that everyone give it a try."

Simultaneously

This was also the first time he had the idea of ​​bringing other people into the game. The first person he thought of was Barbatos of Mondstadt, also known as Wendy.

"Its wear and tear is also severe. Let's bring it in and try again. But it's lost its mind, so we don't know if we can bring it in."

He said he was just going to give it a try, but actually, he was somewhat looking forward to Barbatos's performance. Barbatos was the most active, emotional, and unpredictable of the Seven, and he was curious to see how Wendy would react to the game.

These days, under the influence of many netizens in the internet cafe and Liu Yuan, Zhongli has even learned a very interesting way of threatening others.

He decided to try and see if he could scare some of Barbatos's stock out this way; he missed Mondstadt's dandelion wine.

Zhong Li, a veteran internet cafe player and a very reliable gamer, is someone whose advice is highly valued by many. Initially, many were only interested when Liu Yuan recommended the game, but after learning that the rewards for completing it weren't great and that it was just a simple hide-and-seek game, they lost interest.

On TT, you can see Zhongli's pinned reply and Natsuki Subaru and Nyaruko saying, "It's really fun and exciting." After that, more people prepared to try the game.

On this day, everyone in the internet cafe felt a fear that came from the depths of their souls.

Chapter 176 Miko Yotani and Her Escape

"Grandpa, what brings you here?"

As the wind rose, Wendy looked at her old acquaintance Morax, or rather, Zhongli, with a troubled expression.

"Things about wear and tear."

"what?"

Wendy's playful expression vanished completely, and she looked at Zhongli with a serious expression.

"There's one more hour. When that's up, I'll take you somewhere. Do you have any Mora? Or anything valuable?"

"no!"

Are you kidding me? Barbatos, the god of the winds, has Mora? That's as impossible as Morax knowing the value of Mora. Besides, even if he did have Mora, he would have spent it all.

"But how did you find a solution?"

Zhong Li did not answer, but silently waited for the internet cafe to reopen.

"Huh? Where is this? Another world? Won't that guy notice we're acting strangely?"

Wendy had lost all interest in playing around and instantly arrived in the mysterious space. He couldn't even sense the existence of the continent of Tiwant, and he couldn't even use his elemental powers here.

"She awakened and became aware of this place, and the power here will not bring disaster to the World Tree."

"what?"

After all, he was an old man who had lived for thousands of years, and his emotions quickly returned to normal.

"Quick! Let me try and see what can help us repair ourselves."

Venti is eager to get started, but a problem has arisen. Zhongli is a guest of the Hall of Rebirth and can keep accounts there. But Venti is nothing—Barbatos, the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt? The problem is, as a god, he cannot keep accounts in Mondstadt.

"Hey boss, can I buy on credit?"

Looking at the newcomers Zhongli had brought, Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Eh, that won't work either~"

"Waaaaah! What do we do?!"

"I have a suggestion for you: you can borrow money from her."

Liu Yuan pointed to Gan Yu, who was about to start her new day's work. Gan Yu, who was about to make a payment, turned to Zhong Li after hearing this. Zhong Li nodded and said, "Miss Gan Yu, I can vouch for Wendy. He can repay the Mora he owes within a few days."

"Ok."

Gan Yu didn't say much, and directly 'invited' Wendy to go online.

However, looking at Gan Yu's appearance, Wendy seemed to remember something, but she just smiled and said nothing.

Watching new customers being brought in by the old man, Liu Yuan couldn't help but sigh, "Wow! That's great. If the new store could attract customers this efficiently, I could probably achieve my goal of earning 200,000 yuan a day!"

Earning 200,000 yuan a day grants access to private rooms. Although internet access is more than twice as expensive, Liu Yuan is confident that wealthy individuals will be willing to pay the extra cost.

Just as he was dreaming of a bright future, a newlywed couple arrived at the shop entrance.

"welcome!"

Upon hearing this "Welcome!", Yotsuya Miko almost burst into tears.

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her excitement evident in her body language.

Kisara, who was standing nearby, noticed something was wrong immediately. She took out a tissue and went to the girl.

"Don't be afraid, you're safe here now. The bad things have all been driven away."

"Ah."

With Kisara's comforting words, Yotsuya Miko gradually calmed down. Only then did she nervously ask, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

"This place is hell, and I am the demon!"

"what?"

Yotsuya Miko froze for a moment. Had she lost control of her expression and died? Was she dead?

Just then, Liu Yuan slapped Mu Geng hard on the head with a chop: "Don't bully him. This is the Four-Dimensional Space Internet Cafe, a place where you pay to go online and gain power and knowledge."

"strength?"