Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary! novel Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Escape [1]

Thump! Thump—!

Kyle jolted awake as his body hit the floor, his face slamming into the cold ground. A groan rose in his throat, but he bit it back, swallowing the pain.

A constant ringing filled his ears, drowning out the world, while muffled screams bled through the noise like distant background noises.

’They’re here!’

’...They came out!’

’How many are there?’

’There are only three! Quickly provide them with some aid.’

Kyle’s mind was sluggish, a thick fog settling over his thoughts as he struggled to properly make out the situation. Where was he? What was going on? What was hap—

"Ah—!"

But he was quick to snap out of it when his eyes flared open.

"Seth!"

He sat up immediately, looking around before settling his gaze towards the distant Team Leader.

His voice immediately rose.

"Team Leader! You need to quickly send a rescue squad! Seth is still there! He—"

"Stop."

The Team Leader’s rough voice cut through Kyle’s words as he crossed his hands together, subtly nudging his head towards a group not far from where he was. Kyle recognized a few figures.

"What do you think we’ve been trying to do for the past several minutes since we lost contact with all of you?"

He sighed while turning his attention towards the crack on the floor.

"We’ve been trying to send several agents into the crack, but the moment someone goes down, they immediately go back up. We’ve been trying to find a way to crack the situation, but it looks a lot harder than anticipated. I’ve even personally tried doing something, but the situation is a lot more complicated than expected."

"But...!"

"I understand where you’re coming from, Kyle, but we are trying our best. I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to figure something out in the next few minutes."

’But we don’t have that much time!’

Kyle bit his lip, staring at his hand as it shook. His connection with Seth was still present, his node working overtime to keep Seth’s body frozen in time.

His skill had yet to break, meaning that he was fine.

This was good.

’I’ll keep it like this so that—’

"You should release him."

Kyle’s thoughts were broken by Zoey, who stood not far from him, her hair a little disheveled.

"Eh...?"

Kyle’s lips opened, but then soon closed, his brows furrowing tightly. Seeing the clear anger on Kyle’s face, Zoey remained calm and explained the situation to him.

"From what I know, they’ve been trying to get into that weird place since we all entered. The fact that they still weren’t able to enter despite the Team Leader’s help tells you all you need to know about the situation. It’s... going to take quite a while before the rescue squad can be sent. Do you think you can keep up for that long?"

"No, I..."

Kyle didn’t have any words to reply to her. It didn’t take a genius to know that she was right.

The Team Leader had probably said all that he had said in order to keep him appeased and calm, but did he really think that way?

No, probably not.

Then...

"The only way to get out is through the same way that we did. The device is still loaded to the ground. So long as he reached the second floor, he should be able to get out."

Zoey’s tone grew a little softer as she looked at Kyle.

"I may not like the guy, but if there’s one thing that he’s shown me several times already, is that he’s competent. In... strange yet effective ways. When he said he could handle it, he probably meant his words."

She looked at Kyle’s hand as it trembled slightly.

"...Release your node and trust him."

After a pause, Zoey continued.

"This is the best thing that you can do in order to ensure his survival."

"I..."

Kyle opened his mouth, trying to say something, but in the end, he merely lowered his head and nodded.

’You better fucking make it back here.’

’So it looks like they weren’t able to bring me back with them.’

’Thank god I wasn’t awake, otherwise I really would’ve screamed.’

Creaaak!

Creaaaaak!