Horror Game Employee

The store's PA system crackled to life.A mechanical female voice spoke slowly, word by word. "Our customers will arrive in one minute. Staff, please get ready.""Customers? What customers?"The players looked completely lost.Suddenly, one of them pointed at the soda he just poured out onto the floor."Why? Why did it turn red? I swear it was blue when I poured it!"Another player jolted to his feet, staring at the snack bag in his hand in horror."I was eating popping candy. Ugh!"It was popping candy, alright, except they were made of eyeballs, the kind that bursts with juice in your mouth.More and more players realized something was wrong.The fish jerky turned into tiny humanoid jerky, and the fruit roll-ups turned into tiny tongues. To top it off, the shredded kelp tangled up in their mouths, only to be spat out as wriggling strands of living hair.Gagging and vomiting erupted everywhere.One of the players pulled out an Anomaly Detector.As the stench of blood th

Before anyone could respond, the sharp click of high heels echoed from the distance.Each step seemed to resonate with their heartbeats.A melodious, bell-like laugh followed. It was sweet enough to send chills down your spine.The air grew thick and heavy, so dense that it was hard to breathe.Suddenly, one player went blank-faced."Don't tell me, it's that guaranteed-death dungeon boss?"Another player staggered back in terror. "What? The one where even the lowest-tier NPCs are S-rank? Then we're dead for sure!"Gavin shot him a glare and sneered."Impossible. That dungeon is basically open 24/7. There's no way the boss just leaves whenever she wants."The vengeful spirit burst into manic laughter."You clearly don't know how obsessed Lady Overseer is with new releases. Hahaha! You're so screwed!"The moment Gavin heard the words "Lady Overseer", his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the floor."No, it can't really be her!"To be honest, I did not actually know who Lady

I nodded thoughtfully.In the days that followed, I kept restocking and running the store.Life settled back into a calm routine.Occasionally, players would pass by the supermarket—but the moment they saw me, they detoured around it.They didn't know exactly what happened inside.Gavin dominated the leaderboard for a long time.The fact that he and his entire team died here was proof enough of how terrifying this place was.No one dared to challenge it again.I finally breathed a sigh of relief.After all, my customers were far more polite than players ever were.If a customer accidentally dripped even a single drop of blood onto the floor, they immediately wiped it up and apologized to me.Whenever they asked me to restock items, their tone was always courteous.I did my best, within my ability, to find everything they wanted. Gradually, business got better and better.A few days later, I received a promotion notice.Strangely, the new position field was blacked out.I

The very next second, there was a knock at the door.Outside came the smooth, coaxing voice of the property manager."Ms. Thrushwood? We've heard you got a pretty good ranking in the game. We just need to collect your player information, including the location of your spawn point. That way, we can team up in the game, win prize money together, and survive."I covered my mouth, doing everything I could to not make a sound.The property manager chuckled softly."Ms. Thrushwood, please don't pretend you're not home. We checked the security cameras before coming. After you brought your mother home yesterday, you haven't gone out once. "Isn't your mother sick? Please open the door. Our community has medical facilities. We can provide treatment for her. You really should trust us. After all, the anomaly is about to descend. We need to stand together!"I stayed silent, but that did not deter them.They started ramming the door.I pressed my back against it, looking at my unconscious

Back then, she was dispatched to the outside world to expand new game instances. During that process, she met my father and fell in love with him.Not long after, she gave birth to me.She wanted me to experience the kind of normal life my father once had. So when I was six years old, she chose to enter a deep slumber.By doing so, she evaded the game company's tracking, delaying the anomaly's descent into this world.Unfortunately, a year ago, the game company found this world anyway and began preparing for the anomaly's arrival.The ventilator, in fact, was modified by my mother. It was a form of anesthetic.When the breathing tube was pulled out, she showed signs of awakening.The game company detected her presence and immediately initiated the descent."Speaking of which," Mom said, rubbing my head, "I woke up at just the right time. My little Jamie has grown into a boss, too."I stared blankly and pointed at myself. "Huh? Who? Me?"At that moment, Lady Overseer handed me