Xia Tian sat dumbly, staring at the television, his thoughts whirring like a vortex.
In the news, phrases like "self-hanging," "horrific scene footage," and "family collapses" kept reaching his ears.
"It's impossible..."
Xia Tian muttered to himself, "Those two young girls, they were so cheerful and outgoing, there were no signs at all..."
"This definitely isn't suicide... And besides, didn't the officials conclude too quickly?"
"It's as if they can't wait to cover something up, is there an inside story?"
But after thinking for a long time, he suddenly deflated like a punctured ball.
After all, he was just a minor livestreamer, powerless in the face of such events.
...
With a hint of unwillingness, Xia Tian fell into a deep sleep.
In the dim room, strands of black hair began to spread from the ceiling.
They cascaded down like living creatures, crawling and reaching for Xia Tian's neck.
Whoosh!
The next moment, they wrapped around his neck and hung him mid-air.
The agony of suffocation and lack of oxygen jolted Xia Tian awake, struggling frantically.
But sadly, how could a human repel supernatural beings?
His struggles gradually weakened.
Just then, the cell phone on the nightstand suddenly lit up and entered a livestream.
In the flickering fluorescent light, the strands of hair receded back into the darkness.
Bang!
Xia Tian fell back onto the bed, gasping for air while clutching his neck, his face overtaken by intense fear, "What was... that thing?"
He had truly felt death. Had the entity not suddenly disappeared, he would have truly died!
"Could it... have been the phone light that drove those... strands of hair away?"
Thinking of the news about the two young girls who hung themselves, Xia Tian shuddered.
He grabbed his phone and saw a strange livestreaming app.
The one currently livestreaming... was himself!
[Welcome to the Creepy Livestream!]
[Host Xia Tian, you have a livestream task!]
[Inside the dollhouse at Three Seas Amusement Park, there has always been a terrifying legend, a vengeful spirit residing in many dolls of the dollhouse, occasionally emerging with the dolls to experience new owners...]
[Now, it has chosen you...]
[Task objective: Immediately go to the dollhouse at Three Seas Amusement Park, livestream your exploration for three hours!]
...
With no reward for succeeding the task, and no punishment for failure mentioned.
But Xia Tian was sweating coldly.
Because failing the task surely meant getting killed by the supernatural entity!
And not going was clearly not an option, because he had already been targeted by that vengeful spirit!
'Earlier, that girl indeed took a doll from the dollhouse, damn it, that's the source of this filth, after claiming the lives of two previous owners, it has now come for me?'
Xia Tian's face was grotesque, utterly pale, "Those strands of hair, are they a sign of the vengeful spirit? It didn't kill me immediately; it was the protection of this creepy livestream... If I don't complete the task, no need for the livestream to punish me, those strands of hair will just strangle me to death..."
"Do I... have no choice?"
After much struggle, Xia Tian resignedly got up, prepared his gear, grabbed a selfie stick, left the motel, and took a taxi to Three Seas Amusement Park.
Although the taxi driver found it weird, considering the amusement park was closed at midnight, seemed used to it, or perhaps it was professional etiquette, he didn't ask anything.
Beep beep!
"Young man, have you encountered something unclean? Better go find some masters quickly."
After reaching the destination, the taxi driver kindly advised before swiftly driving off without delay.
He appeared quite experienced.
Xia Tian stood in front of the closed amusement park, pondering how to get inside when a woman's voice came from nearby, "Are you... a broadcaster from the creepy livestream?"
"Yes."
Xia Tian turned and saw a woman in a white sporty outfit approaching.
She was only in her twenties, her face pale, "Hehe, looks like you're a newcomer. Congratulations, you've been chosen to participate in the game..."
"I don't quite understand..."
Xia Tian said.
"You'll understand soon. I'm Lv Xin, once an adventure broadcaster... Then I stirred trouble with a supernatural entity and under dire circumstances, became a broadcaster in the creepy livestream..."
She gave a bitter smile.
"Supernatural entity?"
Xia Tian suddenly thought of those black strands of hair, "Do they really exist?"
"Of course they exist, and as a broadcaster for the creepy livestream, you have to keep seeking death, accompanying the supernatural entities, livestreaming, earning donations... until you gather enough points to escape the livestream, but I've never seen anyone succeed."
Lv Xin shook her head.
"Why? Why me?" Xia Tian clutched his head, almost crouching on the ground.
"Strictly speaking, we've been noticed and marked a long while ago... and the livestream wouldn't forcibly recruit people, there were signs earlier on, show me your previous livestreams..."
Lv Xin took Xia Tian's phone, flipped through it, and with a cold laugh pointed out a user, "This 'Chu Chu Beauty' is peculiar... she's a fan of the creepy livestream, and broadcasters who've been tipped by her usually come under the livestream's notice, and then... wait to be selected..."
Xia Tian suddenly remembered. Indeed, Chu Chu Beauty didn't talk much, only occasionally doling out substantial donations.
"Wait..." he thought of something and asked, "Are people still watching this creepy livestream?"
If so, when facing danger during the livestream, he might be able to seek help through the stream!
"Of course, there are watchers, but... who said all watchers are human?"
Lv Xin retorted.
At that moment, Xia Tian saw several notifications appearing on his room's screen:
[Chu Chu Beauty has entered the room...]
[Fu Fu Xiaojiang has entered the room...]
[Coconut has entered the room...]
[Zhenzhen Aipajing has entered the room!]
The last one seemed to be a top spender, as the creepy livestream kindly added a special effect for the entrance.
Despite this, it looked rather eerie and frightening.
Xia Tian felt like crying.
He had initially thought Chu Chu Beauty was a big spender or tycoon, but he hadn't expected that being tipped by her would put him under the creepy livestream's radar...
Actually, he should be thankful for being noticed by the creepy livestream.
After all, terror only retreats in the face of greater terror.
Had he not been noticed by the creepy livestream that night he went to the mountain road, he would have gotten caught in a curse unique in style.
And tonight, he'd definitely have died cursed by those doll strands!
From this perspective, the creepy livestream was still a bit more conscientious than the express tower.
"What should we do next?"
Xia Tian asked with a mournful face.
"The audience has already arrived. Naturally, we should start the livestream right now."
Lv Xin gave a grim smile, "Otherwise... be careful they might crawl out of the screen to strangle you!"
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