Chapter 1175: Now This Feels Like a Horror Game
After taking down Mia, Jiang Huan suddenly had no idea what to do next.
But just as he was about to continue searching, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder without any warning!
Jiang Huan felt his body being forcefully twisted around. He instinctively tilted his head, and a fist the size of a sandbag brushed past his ear!
Before him stood a bald man with a weathered face. Despite wearing glasses, his expression was twisted and ferocious. He seemed stunned that Jiang Huan had dodged his punch, momentarily at a loss.
Jiang Huan remembered when he first met Mia, she had said in terror, "Daddy's coming, we need to leave now."
So this old man must be the "daddy" Mia had mentioned.
Which meant this guy was... his father-in-law???
A stream of wild thoughts kept popping into Jiang Huan's mind, and his hands kept moving with equally wild actions.
His father-in-law threw another punch, but Jiang Huan ducked his head hard and dodged again.
His father-in-law tried to continue, but Jiang Huan wasn't about to just sit there and take it.
He had the chainsaw in hand, but with the distance so close, it was hard to swing. In a rush, Jiang Huan tossed the chainsaw to the ground, pulled out his pistol, and fired a shot straight at his father-in-law's head!
"Bang!"
The distance was extremely close, so Jiang Huan fired practically against his father-in-law's temple. He expected the head to explode, brains splattering everywhere, but that didn't happen.
The bullet did pierce through his father-in-law's head, but it only left a bloody hole, making him stagger slightly. The blood loss was minimal, almost making Jiang Huan doubt whether the gun in his hand was real.
But judging by the recoil in his hand, it was definitely a real gun...
Clearly, his father-in-law had mutated just like Mia, with enhanced vitality, strength, and all other attributes. He could no longer be called human.
But Jiang Huan wasn't panicked. If one shot didn't work, he'd just fire another...
Jiang Huan walked forward, firing wildly at his father-in-law's head. The old man stumbled backward from the impacts but remained standing.
In reality, this gun was originally designed to deal with Mia. Mia wielded a chainsaw, so players had to keep their distance. Getting close meant instant execution by the chainsaw. Meanwhile, Mia would constantly sway left and right while moving, making it hard for panicked players to aim accurately. This easily created a tense, terrifying atmosphere.
As for the father-in-law, he was supposed to appear directly behind the player, punch them unconscious, and then trigger a cutscene.
But Jiang Huan reacted too fast. His father-in-law missed two punches in a row, giving him a chance to counterattack...
If using a gun against Mia with her chainsaw, getting close was a no-go. But now, with his father-in-law empty-handed, even if caught, he wouldn't be instantly killed. So Jiang Huan fired continuously at close range, all aimed at his father-in-law's forehead.
Yet even as his father-in-law's head was nearly turned into a sieve by the pistol, he suffered no fatal injuries. Instead, he grabbed Jiang Huan by the neck and threw him!
"That's a bit much, isn't it?"
"Alright, now this feels like a horror game..."
Despite Jiang Huan's relentless pistol fire at his father-in-law, the old man's health pool was just too deep. This approach wasn't working.
Jiang Huan could pick up the chainsaw from the ground, but he figured even with it, he still couldn't win.
Clearly, his father-in-law was one of the strongest monsters in the game. He definitely couldn't be taken down with a few bullets and a couple of chainsaw swings. Otherwise, how would the later parts of the game work?
Besides, the space here was too cramped to maneuver. Even if Jiang Huan picked up the chainsaw and managed to saw his father-in-law once, getting close would still mean death.
So, Jiang Huan made a quick decision: run first!
In fact, Jiang Huan's reasoning was spot on. As the master of the farm, his father-in-law was indeed one of the toughest bosses in the game, a true newbie crusher. He kept resurrecting throughout the game, impossible to kill, a key figure that left psychological scars on players.
But he had a weakness: low intelligence...
That's how horror games worked. With a twisted boss, there had to be a hide-and-seek mechanic. So Jiang Huan bolted, his father-in-law chased, and the two began a game of cat and mouse.
Although the terrain here wasn't complex, the walls were old and dilapidated. The wooden walls were severely eroded by pests. Earlier, when Mia threw Jiang Huan into the wall, it had smashed a huge hole, showing how fragile the place was.
Jiang Huan circled around his father-in-law in this area. Normally, this space was meant for players to circle around Mia with her chainsaw...
After two laps, Jiang Huan spotted his chance, climbed up a ladder, and pushed open the attic exit.
In the normal sequence, Mia was supposed to cut off the player's hand with her chainsaw, then leave. The player would find the pistol, climb the ladder to escape, only for Mia to kick the ladder over, and the two would wrestle...
But now, Mia hadn't even had time to cut off his hand; instead, Jiang Huan had chopped her up. So the ladder was still standing, and the exit was usable.
Jiang Huan didn't bother with the chainsaw anymore. It was useful but too heavy. Carrying it would mean certain death if his father-in-law caught up.
Soon, a roar came from below. Jiang Huan felt the ladder beneath his feet being grabbed by his father-in-law, who seemed intent on pulling it down.
But Jiang Huan lunged upward, grabbed the edge of the exit, and climbed out!
His father-in-law stomped around in rage below, but there was nothing he could do. The ladder had been pulled down, and there was no time to set it back up. With no ranged weapons, he could only grab an empty wine bottle nearby and hurl it at Jiang Huan.
Jiang Huan felt a solid thud on his back, but it wasn't serious. He crawled out through the attic skylight.
This was all thanks to Ethan's body being in good shape. If it were Jiang Huan in real life, he couldn't even do a simple pull-up, let alone fight Mia and his father-in-law hand-to-hand.
Come to think of it, if the body weren't tough, how could someone have their hand sawed off and still be hopping around? It just showed that the game made Ethan's physical abilities far beyond normal, giving Jiang Huan plenty of room to operate.
After climbing out of the attic exit, Jiang Huan found himself outside. For now, he didn't have to worry about his father-in-law chasing him.
Once outside, he saw lightning flashing and rain pouring down.
Dense raindrops pelted Jiang Huan, soaking him through instantly.
But after everything that had happened, the Ethan body Jiang Huan controlled was completely unharmed—a miracle...
Not only that, but he now had a kitchen knife, an axe, a pistol with empty bullets, and some supplies.
Jiang Huan wondered if backing down now would trigger a side ending.
Going back the way he came was tough. It was pitch black outside, with wind and rain. Jiang Huan didn't know where his father-in-law was, so he didn't dare turn on his flashlight. He groped along slowly, using the occasional lightning flash to navigate from the backyard outward.
When he reached the entrance, his heart sank. The entrance was sealed off by disgusting black goo.
"So the game has to continue, huh... As expected from a Serent game, no option to quit midway..."