After an Infinite Flow Player Retires

Ye Jia reached out and slowly touched the wrist of that human skin.

The texture was softer than rubber and it still carried a faint warmth. With some pressure, it even made a slight sticky sound. It was as if it was only just peeled off from the young girl not long ago.

He raised his eyes and glanced roughly at the rest of the human skins.

A total of twenty-five.

Different faces and a variety of skin colours, several of them have appeared in the news or on case files while others were unfamiliar, as if they had never appeared in the public eye.

Familiar or unfamiliar, they were all equally young.

Ye Jia lowered his eyes, his gaze dark and deep.

After surviving inside that game for so long, his ability to sympathise faded considerably.

But when he saw the skins of so many young girls hanging in a dark, unmanned warehouse like this like goods for sale, even he would feel something strong and silent surge inside him…….Anger.

At this moment, the small black hand appeared on his shoulder.

It lowly gasped, "T-this is…….?"

Ye Jia asked, "Do you still remember her?"

The small black hand looked carefully at the human skin before it and confirmed, "That's her."

"She was that soul in that building! I still remember. Her soul had a particularly…..terrible smell." The small black hand unconsciously shuddered as it seemed to recall something, "She tried to eat me at the time but was in the end eaten by me. As soon as I ate her, I felt that something wasn't right….and I lost my mind because of her contaminated soul. And you already know what happened after that."

Yes.

Ye Jia remembered. When he first met the small black hand, it had completely lost its sanity and was only left with instinctual desire to hunt for food. Even its powers had been greatly strengthened by the malice to the point that it could create a ghost domain when it normally couldn't.

What kind of fierce ghost could bring about such a terrible effect on its victims?

After peeling off their skin, there would still be such fierce malice left in the victim's souls such that it would even affect the ghost that devours the soul?

He let go of the skin.

The wrist that had lost its support limply fell back down.

There was also the bus carrying fierce ghosts into the fog…..

At least, there was one thing that was clear now.

Fierce ghosts and players were working together.

Suddenly, Ye Jia was startled slightly. He raised his head and looked towards the open warehouse door.

He saw a greyish white fog appear in the dark night. Like a drop of ink falling into a pot of water, it quickly spread out.

The edges of the fog clung to the ground as it rushed towards the warehouse. It gave people an indescribable treacherous and evil feeling.

Across a thin layer of broken metal, Ye Jia heard footsteps approach the warehouse and a voice that wasn't distinctly male or female speak:

"Delivering goods…..Such a simple task but they actually can't do it well."

That voice was low and soft and there was a strange buzzing sound mixed in. The person speaking sounded particularly arrogant, "Hah, players. Useless humans."

—–It was a high levelled fierce ghost that could activate ghost domains remotely.

The look in Ye Jia's eyes turned cold. He pulled off his hood and his figure was swallowed up by the darkness that suddenly surged from behind, concealing himself completely.

More fog passed through the cracks in the wall. It filled the chaotic warehouse.

Ye Jia's eyes darkened.

He remembered…..The fog filled ghost domain that bus drove into had the same smell as this.

Before the fog could completely fill the warehouse, a figure slowly stepped in

It was a person of medium build and height. From a distance, there didn't appear to be anything special about that person, but that person's facial features and body type seemed to give Ye Jia a strange feeling…..as if it was moving.

When that person got closer, Ye Jia finally saw that this person was completely made up of a dense number of flies. The flies were like different coloured dots; brown, tan and black bodies, grey-white wings, green, black and blue compound eyes, various colours gathered together to form a complete human form.

The buzzing in the voice grew stronger: "——Incompetent things."

Ye Jia subconsciously let out a breath.

He knew who this was.

Fly King.

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An S-level fierce ghost in the game. Although his reputation and strength cannot be compared to the other S-level fierce ghosts, but because of his disgusting characteristics, he was a rather well-known leader amongst the ghosts.

Ye Jia's gaze fell onto the test tube that had fallen onto the ground a certain distance away from him. The green drop of blood inside let out a faint glow in the dark.

Could that have belonged to him?

When he saw that condition of the warehouse, an obvious look of surprise flashed across the Fly King's face that was made up of countless flies.

"Huh?"

His gaze moved from the thick pool of blood on the ground to the fake blood gu fish and finally to the rack of human skins.

His buzzing voice turned cold, "Such an important thing was almost destroyed. Those idiots."

"However, this intruder…." The Fly King quickly recovered his calmness, "To actually be able to go against an out-of-control blood gu fish and cause such a big trouble for us. Had to be said that they are strong."

He snickered as his vicious eyes slowly moved around the warehouse. There was malice that couldn't be concealed in his voice:

"And I know you haven't left yet, isn't that right?"

Ye Jia's breathing stopped.

The moment the Fly King finished speaking, the thick fog seemed to come alive. It spread out in all directions, covering every crevice and every corner.

The next moment, the pool of blood on the ground suddenly started to bubble.

A large goat skull emerged. It silently stared at the fierce ghost before it through its empty eye sockets and then opened its mouth, revealing countless sharp, white teeth. With a swish of its tail, it charged towards the Fly King like an arrow—–

The Fly King didn't seem to expect another blood gu fish to suddenly appear.

Caught off-guard, he took a few steps back.

When the blood gu fish charged through his body, the large swarm of flies dispersed before slowly gathering together again to regain the shape of a human after the other party landed back into the pool of blood.

Looking at the blood gu fish before it, a look of shock flickered across the Fly King's face:

"W-why is that here…….?"

The face made up of flies revealed a look of fear, "If you're here, then……."

Soon afterwards, a low voice suddenly sounded outside the warehouse.

"Then, what?"

The dark night was cut apart.

A trace of scarlet flashed like a sharp blade cutting through the air. It cut straight through the fog in front of him.

A tall male figure appeared from the scarlet background.

"Fly King."

Ji Xuan walked over unhurriedly. His deep-set eyes were dark red.

"Long time no see."

The blood gu fish slowly returned to its master.

It rubbed its huge head against Ji Xuan's palm as it seemed to be greeting him.

The Fly King's expression returned to normal. He lowered his head and bowed to Ji Xuan before speaking with his cold, buzzing voice, "—-It has indeed been a long time, King."

He had spoken that last word with great force. It clearly carried malice.

"Why?" Ji Xuan looked at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Came to visit but you didn't even let me know? You should at least give me a chance to do what is required as a host."

"….Just dealing with some private affairs." The movements of the flies on the Fly King's face became more intense, "No need to bother you."

Ji Xuan raised his eyes and scanned the warehouse in front of him.

It looked like a hurricane had just passed through. The place was covered in blood and body parts as well as remnants of the containers crushed by the fake blood gu fish.

His gaze lingered for a couple of seconds on the human skins. His voice carried unknown emotion:

"Is that so? But from the looks of it, it doesn't seem to be very private."

Ji Xuan stretched out his hand and lightly bent his pale finger. A smooth ball filled with fluid rolled towards him like it had been summoned.

He chuckled softly, "Even using a cover ball? Quite generous."

With those words, the scarlet behind him spread out further, quickly swallowing up the fog in the air.

The Fly King's body dispersed and gathered repeatedly as his emotions fluctuated violently. He seemed to be wanting to retreat but he forcibly stopped himself from backing down.

His voice sounded like he was gnashing his teeth, "The humans have a good saying. Anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible."

Ji Xuan slowly took a step forward:

"What have you done that requires my forgiving?"

The scarlet sea behind him started to surge.

Even though they were far away, Ye Jia could still feel the terrifying energy coming from it. It was naturally even more obvious for the Fly King who was closer to Ji Xuan.

His body was forced to change shape. That group of flies hovered around and seemed to be unable to maintain a human appearance while his voice had become fierce. No longer hiding it anymore, he laughed hysterically:

"Ji Xuan, you know you can't kill me. As long as Mother is around, you don't dare."

Ji Xuan lowered his eyes. His scarlet eyes fell emotionlessly onto the Fly King. There were no emotions on his pale and handsome face.

That scarlet colour spread out further and slowly increased its pressure.

The group of flies were now pressed down onto the ground, but the Fly King didn't seem to feel the slightest fear:

"I know Mother promised to give you that human…."

He laughed, "But you have dragged it out for too long. We have been waiting for you to return with your spoils but what did you do? You offered that reward….That reward!"

The Fly King's strange voice continued, "And you prohibited anyone from harming him."

"You……Don't you know….?"

Ji Xuan continued to watch the Fly King struggle on the ground expressionlessly.

The Fly King's voice had changed, but it still sounded quite horrible:

"The first step of Mother's plan is to kill that human!!!" The Fly King's body scattered as he roared angrily, "If he doesn't die, Mother will never be able to regain her former power…."

"And now……"

The Fly King cackled, "Mother has lost her patience."

"So, we're here to help you." He said, "You better know exactly…..which faction you are in."

Ye Jia's eyes shook.

The…..amount of information from this exchange was too much.

Who was that Mother?

Moreover, what does he have to do with that Mother regaining her former powers?

Ye Jia couldn't help but remember the small black hand's words.

Are there any forces in this world that don't want to find you?

—–Probably not.

Ye Jia closed his eyes.

While he was momentarily distracted, he suddenly heard the Fly King's painful scream. Swarms of flies frantically ran into the bloody barrier ahead.

His voice grew weaker and weaker, but it also sounded more and more sinister:

"I originally planned to start later…..at least after the goods are sent out, but…..heheheh…."

The Fly King hissed, "Humans have a phrase I really like."

"——Night parade of one hundred ghosts."

At this moment, even Ye Jia could feel it. From the distant sky above, dark malice spread down.

He could smell blood.

Sweet and beautiful, like a drop of blood suddenly falling into a pool of sharks, it bewitched and enticed all the creatures of darkness to come out and greedily search for the source of that smell.

Soon, in the direction of the city, strong yin energy that couldn't be ignored surged. A faint blood-like, scarlet colour appeared in the edges of the originally dark night sky.

Ji Xuan was startled.

The next moment, the Fly King took advantage of the other party's distraction and immediately fled through the sewers below.

The city was suddenly awakened and submerged in terror.

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Late at night.

Wu Su was awakened by his deafening ringtone. He fumbled around his pillow and accepted the call.

However, what came from the other end wasn't a human's voice.

Strands of pitch-black hair slivered out from the speaker, immediately wrapping around his wrist.

That cold and damp sensation immediately awakened Wu Su. He reached for the gun next to his pillow and fired several shots at his phone. The special bullets shattered the phone screen and the long stands of hair slowly receded.

Wu Su stood by his bed breathing heavily.

What was going on? Why was a ghost suddenly emerging from his phone?

He turned and looked out the window. Through the curtain, he saw that the originally dark sky was now stained with a scarlet, blood-like colour. It covered the entire city like a huge net.

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On the ground below, under the streetlights, low-level zombies emerged from the ground, slowly wandering through the streets.

Pale-skinned ghosts emerged from the walls. They watched the humans in this world with a malicious stare.

In the distant, screams sounded one after another.

Wu Su felt his blood run cold. He hurriedly rushed to his bedside table and took out the paper Ace gave him.

Unexpectedly, the other party responded very quickly.

"Contact your superiors immediately." The young man's voice was hasty but firm as he gave out his orders, "Gather any support you can and dispatch them. Save the people first."

"What about you?" Wu Su hurriedly asked.

The other party didn't answer.

Twenty minutes later.

Throughout M City, all the combatants that could be dispatched were dispatched and even several logistics staff who could fight using props were also urgently summoned.

Wu Su quickly briefed the teams and then assigned them their respective areas.

"There is only one objective." Wu Su scanned across his pale-faced colleagues in front of him and emphasised each word, "Eliminate the fierce ghosts and protect the civilians."

"Roger!" Everyone shouted in unison.

After watching the combat teams quickly set off, the staff behind him stepped forward and asked, "Based on the current situation, we may not be able to last very long."

—-They had never seen so many fierce ghosts.

They seemed to have all left their nests.

Regardless of whether it was in the game or in reality, it was almost equivalent to an entire army of them. It was enough to bring an entire city into ruin.

"When will support arrive?"

Wu Su didn't answer.

In fact…..he had not been able to call for external support.

The lines in this city were still intact and people who tried to contact their friends or family in the city could get connected and may even hear the terrible screams of them being eaten alive from the other end, but no one was able to call people outside the city. Like a terrible joke, all their connections to the outside world had been cut off, putting an end to the possibility of calling for external support.

M City was isolated and helpless.

Wu Su took in a deep breath before he turned to look at the staff behind him, "Let's go."

—-Right now, they could only do everything they could.

The dark red sky now gave off the smell of blood. Screams could be heard in all directions.

The dark night was lit by the colour of blood, but dawn would never come.

In the streets east of the city.

A loud 'bang' broke through the silence.

Wu Su blasted through the head of another zombie, its body crumpling down and dark black blood seeping into the ground. More zombies appeared around him.

"Fuck." He cursed inwardly and filled his gun with new bullets with a bloodied hand.

Zombies were the lowest level monsters in the game. They were corpses with no consciousness and only acted on instinct but even so, a large number like this was difficult to deal with.

Wu Su commanded for his team to stay back. Using a car parked on the side of the street as cover, he threw over a grenade.

That grenade was specially manufactured. It would bring about great damage to ghosts and monsters carrying yin energy.

The next second, a loud explosion was heard. Broken limbs, blood and flesh splattered and the stench of blood spread through the street.

But before Wu Su could let out a sigh of relief, he heard a little girl's faint cry a short distance ahead:

"Ahhhhhh!!! My leg! My leg!"

Wu Su's heart sank.

—–Civilians were affected.

He rushed out.

In the pool of foul-smelling blood and zombie flesh ahead, a little girl was lying on the ground in a sorry state. Her calf was bloody, and one could vaguely see her bone underneath the mangled flesh. She continued to scream out in pain, "It hurts! It hurts! Daddy! Mummy!"

Wu Su stored the gun away and then carefully reached to the little girl, "H-how are you?"

The girl's long black hair loosely hung down, and her thin shoulders trembled as she cried.

Wu Su's breathing was a little unstable, "I'll stop the bleeding…."

But before he could finish his words, the little girl who was only a short distance ahead suddenly raised her head. Her dark hair moved away, revealing a small featureless face that only had a large mouth lined with countless sharp teeth. A child-like voice sounded:

"But uncle, I'm hungrier."

Immediately afterwards, a tongue shot out from her mouth, hitting Wu Su's face.

At least A-level.

Wu Su's mind immediately made a decision, but it was too late. A long tongue with a fishy smell was already in front of him, about to piece through his skull the next second.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

A terrible and deafening scream sounded. It was filled with agony, pain and resentment.

Wu Su's eyes widened in astonishment. For a while, he wasn't sure what he just saw.

A cold, white light seemed to have swiftly and silently swept past his face like a gust of wind before disappearing before his eyes.

The next second, the other party's tongue was cut off. It fell onto the ground with a splat, and it continued to writhe around even while detached from the main body.

Black blood splattered out from the little girl. A shrill scream sounded from the depths of her throat.

Immediately afterwards, a bloody line appeared around her slender neck and her head rolled off, the scream stopping in the process. Her small body twitched a few times on the ground before becoming limp and thick black blood flowed out from her severed neck, instantly dying the ground the same colour.

Wu Su retreated in shock, avoiding the little girl's corpse.

"What are you dawdling around for?"

An indifferent and youthful voice sounded from above.

He looked up in daze.

A slender young man stood under the blood-coloured night sky. He held a huge scythe resembling the crescent moon, the blade gleaming under the scarlet light.

He looked down at Wu Su who was sitting on the ground in daze from above with his face covered by shadows. His pale lips opened and closed:

"Follow me."

Amidst the severed limbs as well as the blood and flesh, the young man's tall and straight figure was like a sharp knife that contained unconcealable murderous intent and bloodthirstiness. Just the sight of him made one feel like their eyes were about to be cut.

Wu Su slowly got up from the ground and turned and looked at his dumbfounded team members. Everyone's expressions were frozen in horror and astonishment. It was clear that they still hadn't recovered from the sudden change in situation just now.

Wu Su felt his heart race faster inside. All the despair from earlier faded.

He tried to stabilise his trembling voice and slowly spoke:

"Let me introduce you. This is Ace."

A god-level player who once led an entire team of them to slaughter a huge group of ghosts with levels higher than the team members, the one at the top of the leaderboard that no one could surpass, the legendary character inside the game.

The most terrifying enemy but also the most reliable comrade. His existence was like a stabilising force. It immediately stabilised everyone's fearful and anxious hearts.

—-At that moment, Wu Su for the first time saw the early rays of dawn approaching.