[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary":3,"chapter-horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-chapter-74":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Horror Game Developer: My games aren't that scary!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},429587,691,"Chapter 74: Little girl [3]","horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>’Thank god I previously looked through all the rooms.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having investigated the place in advance, I knew exactly where I needed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be that room...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of everything that I had seen during my first sneak peek of the place, that was the only room that I found to have been locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but the more I moved, the more convinced of my judgment I was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because I could hear the crying draw closer and closer as I followed the familiar path that led to the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hick... Hick...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were seven bedrooms on the second floor. Each room was connected to another in some way, with the room I was looking for located near the master bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was enormous, and even though I knew where to go, for brief moments, I almost found myself going the wrong way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, I re-directed myself to the right path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one problem, however..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Where did he go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, I was currently being chased by multiple faceless servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This feels like déjà vu.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded me a lot of the time when I was being chased by those strange cult members as I ran around the abandoned museum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, there were no cops to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Nightwalker either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The only one I could rely on was myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As such, overhearing the voices of the servants, I picked up my pace while making sure my steps made no sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding onto the teddy bear, I surveyed my surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was currently walking inside one of the bedrooms that seemed to belong to one of the children. The room was quite big with a large bed sitting in the middle, a lot of toys, alongside several wooden furniture pieces that I thought were perfect hiding spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I hide?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know the number of servants that were chasing me, but I knew that there were quite a few of them. The number was also probably increasing, meaning that I couldn’t afford to waste time hiding while waiting for them to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, staring at the furniture, I could only dismiss it and reach for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the cold touch of the knob, I yanked the door open, ready to rush forward when...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faceless figure stood before me, holding a knife, its blank features staring straight through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shit, shit, shit...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant wasted no time. It lunged forward, the knife slicing through the air toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reacted just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uah, ah....!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scrambled back while waving my hand as a shadowy figure appeared right in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiek!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A screeching sound echoed right after as the knife plunged into the Nightwalker as its hands reached for the servant, grasping onto its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Go!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t waste a single second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the situation turn like this, I dashed past the servant and Nightwalker before turning back and kicking with my foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servant stumbled forward while the Nightwalker continued to cling to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t look back and closed the door right after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaa... Haaa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath came in ragged gasps, sweat dripping down my forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t stop thinking about what just happened\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I might really need to consider getting a replacement for the Nightwalker.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it already hated me before, right now it probably wanted to do nothing more but kill me. I could only silently pray for it while thanking it for its sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...It had yet again saved my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled and glanced around, my eyes slowly adjusting to the dim light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door that I had been looking for the entire time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hick. Hick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crying was louder than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard for me to ignore as I unknowingly started to shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the crying, the surroundings were strangely quiet. The air was dusty, and the world around me felt colder than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clutched the teddy bear tighter and walked toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew this was the key to finishing the hidden scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even try to consider that it was locked like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....I didn’t care if it was locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I just have to get the little girl to open the door for me in case it’s locked.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding my breath, I walked towards the door, my heart pressing tightly against my chest as I tensed up the closer I came to the door. I couldn’t hear a single thing besides the muffled crying of the little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants who had been searching for me moments prior almost seemed to have vanished into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was confused, but I pushed those thought aside as I reached for the knob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m really hungry. I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment my hand touched the knob, the crying stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was really quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the world around me had suddenly frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was only for a brief moment before I grabbed onto the knob and pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door swung open, revealing a small girl sitting on a bed, dressed in a fine white dress. Both hands were clutching her head as she started trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hick... Hick...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t hurt me. Please don’t hurt me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whimpers were the only sound now, growing louder as she slowly raised her head to meet my gaze. The rope marks on her neck were still visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As black as the night sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And the moment her gaze fell on me, I found myself freezing on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m hungry. Do you have food?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer seemed to be whimpering as she looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, her face was cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So cold that it made me unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my mouth, but I couldn’t say yes to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t have any food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No food?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice grew colder, and I felt my heart starting to sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see things were starting to turn for the worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rattle! Rattle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curtains swayed violently, and the cabinet rattled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes grew darker, until the blackness swallowed them whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh, shit...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shuddered, feeling every muscle in my body tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t completely helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t just purchase the teddy bear to help me sneak past the servants. There was another reason for it, and that reason was right before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, my mouth parted as I began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t have food,\" I began slowly, \"but I have something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rattling stopped, and the little girl looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held my breath and stepped forward, offering the teddy bear in my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A teddy bear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1161,"2026-05-30T08:34:26.778Z","2026-06-01T04:30:46.873Z",1,"novelbin.me","024a371747d24c368e05dde6dbf27851999f52e3897c41e0b47395041f4a57f1","horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-chapter-75","horror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-chapter-73",656,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhorror-game-developer-my-games-aren-t-that-scary-cover.jpg"]