Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary! novel Chapter 116

Kyle froze.

It wasn't just him. Everyone else in the room froze upon seeing the words on Seth's phone.

[Kill me]

What sort of...

'Are you mad?!'

Kyle almost found himself shouting while glaring at the smiling Seth. How could he remain so calm in such a situation? No, why was he even smiling at the prospect of dying? Kyle was well aware of Seth's personality.

He was the last person that he'd think would ever want to die.

He was that much of a coward.

This request made no sense to him. It was completely different from the Seth he knew and understood. He had noticed the changes before, but tried to brush them away, but he could no longer do that.

The current Seth...

He was behaving way too strangely.

'Did he get possessed? Why is he even doing this? I don't understand at all!'

Despite Kyle's best attempts at keeping a calm and rational mind, he found that he couldn't.

Seth... He was really going to be the death of him.

Nonetheless, no.

'I'm not going to kill you.'

Kyle shook his head while staring at Seth.

However, Seth remained where he was, staring at him with the same smile. That was when Kyle thought back to all his previous thoughts.

'Wait a second...'

Seth was a coward, yes.

He was one of the biggest cowards that he knew.

He was the last person who would suggest something dangerous. In that case, the meaning of his words wasn't exactly as he meant them?

Kyle's mind started to churn.

"I think now that he's gone, we should be able to speak again."

Hearing Seth's voice, almost by instinct, Kyle found himself opening his mouth to speak. Thankfully, Kyle was quick to notice the situation as his mouth hastily shut.

Unfortunately...

"I-is he really—Akh!"

A sudden scream tore through the room as Kyle's head jerked to the right. There, he saw Ryan, one of the recruits sent with him, suddenly twist in agony, his arm snapping unnaturally as a tall, shadowy figure materialized behind him.

'When!?'

CRACK!

With another crack, his other arm snapped in half, and so did his legs as his body fell limply onto the floor, his face slowly withering like the others in the past.

The process was so quick and sudden that the others struggled to comprehend the sight before them.

By the time they did, their entire bodies stiffened.

"He's not here... We can speak now."

Seth's voice echoed again. This time, however, everyone saw the Twisted Man move its lips, looking around as though it was mocking them.

"...He's not here. Speak."

Its lips pulled further into its top hat, sending chills down the spines of Zoey, Kyle, and Raymond.

Along with Seth, it was just the three of them...

'This is bad. Really bad.'

Kyle could feel the sweat pooling down the side of his face as he desperately looked around. As he did, Seth's words replayed in his mind.

'Kill me.'

Kyle hurriedly shook his head.

No, fuck that! Anything but that. It was just Seth being crazy.

There was no guarantee that it would work.

Plus, he was never going to kill Seth. He quickly brushed the thought away and tried to think of another way, but his mind was blank. Regardless of how much he tried to think, he couldn't think of anything.

The same appeared to be true for Zoey and Raymond as the two desperately looked around the room.

'Reinforcements should be coming soon. I know the Guild is aware of the situation, but I don't know exactly when they will come, or if there have been any changes above. I need to find a way to drag time. I—'

Kyle paused again.

His mind once again turned back to Seth's words.