"Ugh, my head is so dizzy..."

"Did I stay up too late? Whatever, at least I didn't die from exhaustion..."

"Huh? Where am I..."

"Wait, is this my home?"

"What the hell?!"

Qin Fei woke up.

After regaining consciousness, he found himself tied to a rectangular metal platform.

His hands and feet were tightly bound, completely immobile.

Lifting his head, he realized his clothes were gone - well, almost gone, he still had his underwear on.

Utterly confused, he looked around - this definitely wasn't his apartment!

His place was never this clean, nor did it have such huge floor-to-ceiling windows.

When Qin Fei raised his head to look toward his feet, he could see an enormous glass balcony window.

The view was spectacular.

Sunlight poured in - it must already be the next day.

But none of that mattered. The real question was: Where the hell am I?!

"Hey! Is anyone there?!" Qin Fei shouted.

"Yes!" came a melodious female voice from one direction. Upon closer listening, the voice sounded strangely familiar.

Footsteps approached.

Qin Fei saw two people coming from either side of him.

As they got closer, he could make out their full appearance.

Both were completely covered from head to toe.

They wore black oil-proof leather work suits with thick leather gloves.

That wasn't the weird part though - the truly bizarre thing was the gas masks covering their faces, like something straight out of a video game.

Maximum intimidation factor.

Qin Fei stared dumbfounded until one of them removed her gas mask, revealing exquisitely beautiful features.

"Qin Yi?"

Qin Fei was stunned.

He hadn't expected to see Qin Yi here, though it wasn't entirely surprising - he remembered having tea with her last night.

"Seriously, Qin Yi, are you cosplaying? Untie me now! My arms and legs are killing me!"

Qin Yi shook her head at his demand.

"Can't let you go. As for..."

"Cosplay? No no no, this isn't cosplay. It's a game. Remember what I told you last night about the most fun game?"

Racking his brains, Qin Fei vaguely recalled Qin Yi mentioning something like that.

But what kind of game was this?

Stripped nearly naked with only underwear left, restrained against his will?

Suddenly, realization struck Qin Fei. "Holy shit, Qin Yi, are you trying to play S&M with me?!"

Qin Fei was a normal guy - he had no interest in that kind of thing.

Especially not being the submissive one. He didn't want to be the abused or the abuser.

Qin Yi's beautiful face twisted into a creepy grin (though even her creepy grin was attractive).

"S&M? Not my thing. The game we're about to play is called Human Dismemberment Processing."

"Human Dismemberment Processing? What the hell is that?!"

Qin Fei was completely lost.

Qin Yi wheeled over a metal cart loaded with various tools.

From it, she picked up an orange chainsaw and started it up - the motor buzzed to life.

"Simple really. We use this chainsaw to cut you up, then use your limbs and other parts to make appropriate food products. Like human meat paste or canned human meat."

Qin Fei's mind went blank.

Was this a nightmare?

Then strange sensations from his body confirmed this was all too real.

The other masked figure was using a black marker to draw lines across his body like some kind of blueprint.

"What are you doing?" Qin Fei asked.

"Marking cutting lines so we don't make mistakes," came the reply.

Qin Fei was surprised to realize the other person was also female.

Turning back to Qin Yi, he pleaded, "Qin Yi, seriously, untie me! I'm not in the mood for this game! It's not for me! And I need to get home for my guild war! Just let me go!"

Qin Yi smiled. "Guild war? Don't worry, I checked your place this morning. Your guild already finished the battle."

"Who won?" Qin Fei asked urgently.

"Your guild did."

Qin Fei sighed in relief. "Good, that's good."

Qin Yi added, "But they're really mad at you for standing them up last night. Said they'd come after you."

Qin Fei shrugged. "No big deal. I'll just buy them all monthly passes and they'll forgive me."

"Seriously though, Qin Yi, let me go. I'm starving."

Qin Yi shook her head. "Can't do that until the game's over."

"Then hurry up already!" Qin Fei was exasperated. He wanted no part of this "game."

Qin Yi smiled slyly. "Don't worry, I'll make it quick."

With that, she lowered the chainsaw onto Qin Fei's ankle.

The metal teeth bit into his flesh with horrifying intimacy, drawing screams from Qin Fei.

"FUCK! WHAT THE HELL, QIN YI?! WHY ARE YOU CHAINSAWING ME?!"

Qin Fei shrieked in agony.

Qin Yi replied calmly, "Playing the game."

Qin Fei no longer cared how beautiful Qin Yi was.

"You're insane! You're actually cutting me?!"

"Call an ambulance! Get me to a hospital!!!"

Qin Yi ignored him, continuing to saw.

Qin Fei howled curses through the pain.

"STOP! YOU'LL KILL ME! I QUIT! I DON'T WANT TO PLAY ANYMORE!!!"

Qin Fei had assumed this "Human Dismemberment" game was just pretend - like childhood make-believe.

He never imagined she'd actually start sawing into him!!!

Qin Yi said firmly, "Doesn't matter if you want to play. The game continues regardless."

Seeing Qin Yi's deadly serious expression, Qin Fei nearly cried.

"Please, I'll bleed to death at this rate! I promise I won't call the police if you take me to the hospital now!"

Qin Yi kept sawing, ignoring his pleas.

Qin Fei's entire body convulsed in pain. Veins bulged on his forehead like tree roots, and foam bubbled from his mouth.

Only now did Qin Fei truly understand - this wasn't pretend. Qin Yi's "game" was horrifyingly real.

To drive the point home, Qin Yi had her companion bring something over.

"Remember this person?"

Qin Fei stared at what the other woman presented, too terrified to speak.

It was a human head. He vaguely recognized it - someone from the welcome party for new residents... Murong Fu, was it?

He remembered thinking the guy was handsome, and sharing a name with that famous character.

Now they'd met again... in completely different circumstances.