Not only that, but just now, Chen Mo suddenly thought of something else.
Listeners chosen by the horror radio station were inherently more prone to encountering real-world paranormal events than ordinary people. Once they encountered such events, it could generate a horror story—what was known as a triggered mission. Just like yesterday’s triggered mission, it was clearly because he had come into contact with a vengeful spirit in a real hospital that the radio station “created” a story and dragged him into the paranormal world.
Going to the scenes of various news events, or seeking out newsworthy places to gather material, combined with his identity as a listener, meant… he would face even greater danger.
“This job… looks like it’s impossible to keep doing,” Chen muttered.
“Luckily, I can still write novels.”
Chen smiled bitterly to himself.
The horror novel he had been serializing all along would now have excellent material in the future.
This mysterious radio station didn’t seem to forbid listeners from revealing its existence or the various paranormal events to the outside world. In other words, he could even process it and incorporate it into his horror novel.
“Yeah, I’ll call it ‘Horror Radio Station.’ Who knows, maybe it’ll blow up.”
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After completing the resignation procedures, he walked out of the building he had worked in for four or five years. Glancing back at the large characters reading “Jiangcheng Times,” Chen Mo couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.
His initial motivation for entering this industry stemmed from curiosity and a desire to uncover the truth behind events. But now, what awaited him to investigate and reveal was something far more mysterious and terrifying—beneath the iceberg, in the shadows.
“I wonder when the next mission will start. Before that, I still need to make some preparations.”
When it came to preparations, there wasn’t much concrete that participants could do. It mainly involved stepping up physical training to improve fitness and reaction speed, and watching more horror movies to boost their courage—at least enough to avoid being completely paralyzed by sudden eerie phenomena.
As for running off to desolate mountains or abandoned old houses in the middle of the night to build courage, no one was that reckless. After all, story participants were already prone to encountering paranormal events. If they failed to build courage and instead triggered a temporary mission, getting dragged into a story world, that would be a real disaster.
Unknowingly, a month passed quietly. Calling it “quiet” was only relative, because during this time, the horror radio station had issued one story mission. However, Chen Mo’s name wasn’t on the preview list, and in that story, a total of three participants died.
Regarding the deaths of those three, aside from expressing some regret, no one had much of a reaction. Perhaps for the people in this space, such things were all too ordinary.
Another week flew by. One day, Chen Mo was brainstorming the next volume of his novel when suddenly, the phone on his desk began to vibrate violently, and a flood of blood gushed across the screen.
Amidst the blood, an image gradually emerged. In the twilight mist, faint outlines of colorful structures appeared, and among them, a towering giant disc caught Chen Mo’s attention. Everything was steeped in a sinister and eerie atmosphere.
Beneath this bizarre image, lines of blood-formed text gradually appeared.
“A new story has been released.”
“Have you ever seen an abandoned amusement park?”
“Standing in the wilderness, a mysterious place shrouded in various legends, like a child’s strange and somewhat frightening dream…”
“As members of the Horror Tour travel group, the six of you must enter Magic Mountain Theme Park before 9 PM on May 13th to investigate the abandoned amusement park.”
“Task One: Before midnight the following day, complete the designated rides. After finishing all the Horror Tour’s attractions, you may leave the amusement park.”
“Task Two: This story mission includes a hidden reward. Investigate the amusement park’s secrets and meet specific conditions to obtain it.”
“Now announcing the participants for this story: Chen Mo, Li Yan, Gao Jie, Wei Ran…”
“Additionally, the use of items is prohibited in this story.”
After a few dozen seconds, the blood-red text gradually faded, and the phone screen returned to darkness.
“Finally starting?” Chen Mo stopped typing, picked up his phone, and opened the mysterious app. As expected, under the story option, a new prompt appeared, with the same images and text as what had just flashed on the screen.
Two months later, the horror radio station had finally released a new story involving him. This time, it should be what they called a mandatory mission.
Glancing at the clock in the bottom right corner of his computer screen, the current time was May 11th. That meant there were still nearly two days until the story officially began. These two days were the preparation time the advance notice gave to the participants.
With the release of the new mission, the chat channel became lively again. Especially the participants selected for this mission immediately posted messages to connect with each other, showing a strong desire to band together for survival.
“Everyone, don’t panic. Since this story mission has given the coordinates as Magic Mountain Amusement Park, let’s try searching for clues about this park. It might help us complete the hidden reward mission.”
Chen Mo looked at the message. The person who posted it was named Li Yan, also a participant selected for this story. Right after Li Yan’s chat record, several people quickly sent text messages, mostly expressing a desire for help.
This Li Yan seemed to be an important figure in the space, judging by the attitudes of the other participants. Soon, a reply appeared on the chat interface.
“Thank you all for your trust. In this story mission, I will do my best to help everyone complete it.”
“Who is this Li Yan?” Chen Mo immediately typed, asking a person named Yao Zhuo through a private chat channel. Yao Zhuo was one of the listeners who had contacted him earlier.
“Chen Mo, you’re really lucky. Your first official mission and you’ve run into a big shot. This Li Yan has already cleared three mandatory missions,” Yao Zhuo quickly replied after seeing Chen Mo’s question.
“And in those three missions, it was basically thanks to his analysis of how to resolve the events that the stories were finally completed.”
“That impressive?”
“Yeah, but in missions like this, you can’t rely entirely on others. After all, everyone’s out for themselves. You know what I mean.”
“Got it. Thanks.” Chen Mo immediately typed back. It wasn’t hard to understand—these were life-or-death missions. Even if someone helped others, it would only be under the premise of ensuring their own safety. No one would be foolish enough to play the saint.
“My first official mission… Chen Mo, you have to believe in yourself!”