Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 155 - 154: Gorgeous Cage 1 (Logging Into the Virtual World)
When Josh opened her eyes, the bizarre and colorful world before her left her stunned.
For a moment, she thought she had returned to the streets of Burn City.
She looked around, only to have the chain on her head whip her face, slapping it.
Josh couldn’t help but twitch her lips and looked for a big mirror in the nearby mall.
When she saw her outfit, her face couldn’t help but darken.
She felt like she was dressed like an edgy teenage girl.
Her outfit was a blend of elements like mecha, lolita, and cosplay.
Her head was tied with long white twin ponytails, with delicate tassels hanging beside them, and she had just been whipped by these tassels when she turned her head.
On her head was a pair of white metallic headphones styled like cat ears, with subtle fluorescent blue adornments on the mech sleeves and the waist-cinching belt at her waist, creating an indescribable sense of harmony.
It was like a girl from some game.
Overall, it was very flamboyant, luxurious, and exquisite.
Yet, she didn’t feel any weight from the clothes at all, as if these things didn’t exist.
Josh looked at herself in the mirror.
An internet heartthrob, her face was still hers, but now it had an exquisite yet exaggerated makeup, her skin as white as painted walls, pink blush under her eyes, and her lips seemed like they were injected with something, giving a jelly-like feel.
She’s really turned into a porcelain doll now.
[prprprprprpr My kid looks so good~]
[Help! It’s like my screensaver just walked out!]
[So this is what this level looks like! Love it!] 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
[But don’t you guys think this level looks kind of familiar?]
[Now that you mention it, wasn’t this level visited by the Golden Shit Stirrer before?]
[Little Meng and Yu visited it before, and it seems like they lost.]
[No wonder it feels so familiar to me.]
Josh spotted the comments, a hint of surprise flickering in her eyes, recalling Rob’s peculiar expression when she drew the level earlier.
So they had been here before.
She messaged Yuze and Rob in the group chat: [Where are you logging in from?]
Yuze: [In the virtual world, ID is Lord of Wine.]
Rob: [Also in the virtual world, ID is Lark.]
Only then did Josh notice that on the bustling street, everyone had an ID above their heads.
She looked in the mirror and saw her own ID was [Tian Caiji].
Josh: "..."
Her intuition told her it wasn’t a good name.
As she adapted to this world, a flood of memories that didn’t belong to her suddenly surged in her mind, like an introduction to this world.
This was something she had never experienced before.
Through the introduction, Josh learned that this virtual world is a virtual holographic one, akin to a life simulation game where everyone can register a new identity and engage in different professions.
She was a small-time streamer who appeared in the live room every night at eight o’clock.
The place where she logged in was the affluent area in the virtual world, where everyone on the street was a so-called "rich person."
In this online virtual world, there is a god who rules the world, called rice.
Rice sets the rules of the online world, maintaining its operation, and is respectfully referred to as God R by the virtual world.
Each year, he releases a few places where one can become a rich person, and to acquire such a spot, one must become the most popular person online.
To allow players to accumulate popularity more quickly, God R often holds popularity contests, selecting three popularity kings from millions of people, and ultimately appointing one person to meet him and have dinner together.
Those who qualify to dine with God R will gain online-wide attention; naturally, their popularity speaks for itself, but whether they can retain this popularity depends on their personal charm.
Josh looked at this surreal virtual world, where some people drove strangely shaped cars while others rode vintage English-style carriages.
She reported a coordinate, and the other two quickly teleported over; this was a convenience of the virtual world.
Yuze’s attire was also quite odd, with a kind of metal sculpture mask on his face that only covered his mouth, with the exquisite and smooth metal carvings trailing from the hollow mask to the back of his ears.
He stood there lazily, oddly making Josh think of those large guard dogs kept by ancient Western European nobles, which, due to their highly destructive power, had to wear a muzzle on outings to avoid biting people.
Standing next to the two of them, Rob’s style was completely different again.
The three of them stood together, looking as if they were characters from different dimensions brought together.
In fact, not only them, but the variety of people on the street each seemed to have their own style and feature, even the buildings did.
Adjacent to the Ancient Blue Star’s retro Chinese architecture was a luxurious Gothic castle.
Josh shared the task: "The main task is to find out the truth about the girls’ deaths, same for you guys?"
The other two nodded.
But each of the three had different information on the deceased.
Josh shared her information: "The deceased I have is named Lilith, who mysteriously died a few days after dining with a mysterious person at Phoebe Manor and coming home."
Yuze: "My deceased is named Banban, last seen at Jingfei Avenue No. 36 alive."
Rob: "My deceased is named Er Miao, who participated in a streamer platform competition before dying."
Josh glanced at the information on the three deceased: "They each died about half a month apart, which might be a clue on its own."
Yuze nodded, "Let’s note that down."
Not far away, a crowd gathered: "Look! God R is hosting an event on the streamer platform again! This time, aside from dining with him, the reward includes a day tour with him!"
"Aaaaah, we must go for it this time, such a win!"
The three of them exchanged glances and approached, seeing an announcement on a floating electronic screen.
The announcement briefly detailed the contents of the live competition and the prize for first place.
Every night at 8 PM, talents would be showcased on a live stage, with the audience casting votes, and the first place winner would get a chance to go to Phoebe Manor and have dinner with Lord Rice.
The streamer platform’s competition event, Jingfei Avenue No. 36, Phoebe Manor.
With such blatant hints, the intention is clear.
They need to join the competition to win a chance to visit the suspect locations.
Josh pondered for a moment: "Here’s an idea, Rob and I will participate, and Captain, you act when the time’s right in the dark."
Yuze: "No objections from me."
Rob was taken aback: "Why am I competing too?"
Josh said seriously: "You expect me to get first place?"
Rob squinted, looking her over: "With a face like that, why so modest?"
