The Nearsighted Queen in a Horror Game

The world dissolved in an instant.

After the screech of tires and shattering glass, nothing remained but blinding whiteness.

【Welcome to the “Happy Home” scenario.】

【Survive for seven days to clear the game.】

【Initial players: 30 | Current survivors: 30】

【We wish all players an enjoyable experience~】

When my vision cleared, I stood in an impossibly tall building. Its ceiling vanished into shadows far above. A cold, mechanical voice echoed through the space, raising goosebumps on my arms.

My poor eyesight made everything worse. Beyond a few feet, the world became a blurry mess. I strained to see details, but only vague shapes moved around me.

A quiet, shaking voice cut through the murmurs. "Where is this place? I want to go home." A young girl, her fear almost tangible.

Then a loud explosion of anger. A man with bright yellow hair shouted, "What kind of joke is this? Let me out now!" His panic spread through the room like wildfire.

Two figures stepped forward, calm amid the chaos. They moved with practiced ease. Charlotte and Benjamin, they called themselves. Veterans of this nightmare.

Charlotte's voice remained steady as she explained our situation. We were trapped in an endless horror game. Everyone here had already died.

I couldn't help but interrupt. "If we survive and get 9,999 points, we can return to life, right? How does that work?"

Her sigh carried the weight of countless battles. "It's more complicated than that. Your points depend on your Fear Value. Reach ninety-nine, you get one point. Go over one hundred..." She left the sentence unfinished.

Fear Value. The term alone made me shiver. It measured our terror, how deeply the horrors here would affect us. Experienced players kept theirs below sixty. For newcomers, that seemed impossible.

I thought for a moment. "What if someone finishes with zero Fear Value? Would that mean a hundred points?"

The moment I spoke, something shifted. My words reached an unseen audience. Mocking comments flooded my awareness, each one striking like a physical blow.

【Another arrogant rookie! "Happy Home" might be S-rank, but it's twisted enough to break anyone!】

【Remember the top player from Supreme Guild? He died here on Day Six.】