Chapter 192 "Roller Coaster"
Chapter 192 "Roller Coaster"
The discussion went on for a short while, and the clock struck exactly four in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, most players were still wandering in Paradise Lost, searching for clues among the crowds.
Some guild leaders took advantage of this time to secretly go to the open space to the east, but they couldn't find the faceless monster.
Unexpectedly, night fell at an abnormal speed, and the guild, still in Paradise Lost, could only rush back to the hall.
Meanwhile, the players who had hoped to pry clues out of Miss Rabbit left the hall in frustration.
They should go home and discuss which activity they should do that evening.
Which activity should we do today?
"And none of us went out to look for clues."
Lu Xue scratched her head in distress, her dark eyes gazing at the pitch-black night sky outside the window.
Lin Wanchu stood behind Lu Xue and patted her back reassuringly.
"Xiaoxue, don't think too much about it. What's meant to happen will happen sooner or later."
Lu Zhi sat on the soft bed, holding Xiao Jiang Qi in his arms and giving him a good rub.
Even so, his words were as cold as ice, and his voice carried an undeniable authority.
"Today, let's go ride the roller coaster first."
No one objected, and after Jiang Qi's death, Lu Zhi naturally became the backbone of the team.
As soon as midnight struck, the other guilds set out early to take action.
Meanwhile, the Monster guild, whose atmosphere was completely out of place with the other guilds, slowly stepped out of the hall.
Before long, Lu Zhi and the others arrived at the roller coaster with their tickets.
The ticket inspector had been waiting there for a long time.
The roller coaster's ticket inspector is a snake; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's entirely a snake.
He was completely different from the other ticket inspectors.
It is not a half-human, half-beast creature, but rather it not only has the head of a snake, but also the body of a snake with a tail, its scales gleaming, and even the breath it exhales when it speaks is cold.
He left a long trail on the ground where he swam, and the ticket inspector, his tongue flicking, stared coldly at the crowd with his vertical pupils.
Snakes are cold-blooded animals, and their hissing makes it seem like they'll swallow them whole at any moment.
"The roller coaster requires two queues to operate. Please wait a moment. Is that alright?"
Everyone remained silent; even if they minded, what could they do?
A minute later, the second group of people who wanted to visit arrived, and unfortunately, it was the Black Crow Guild.
Lu Xue reasonably suspected that the Black Crow Guild deliberately chose the same project as them.
"Now that everyone is here, please give me your tickets and then board the roller coaster in order."
The entire Monster Guild sat neatly in their seats, while the Black Crow Guild sat on a roller coaster in the back.
"Next, please carefully follow the rules."
"You will be responsible for any consequences if you violate this rule."
"First, to ensure the safety of tourists, please fasten your seat belts and do not leave your seats without a valid reason."
I don't know if it was just my imagination, but the ticket inspector emphasized the words "fasten your seatbelt" more.
Chi Miaomiao felt vaguely uneasy, and just hastily put on the seatbelt.
"Second, the roller coaster will enter a tunnel, and it's normal to feel cold, but please do not look back under any circumstances."
"Third, I will wait for you at the end of the roller coaster. If I do not see you at the end, the mission will be considered a failure."
"Is there anyone who doesn't understand these three rules?"
The ticket inspector bared his fangs and hissed as he flicked his tongue.
Everyone shook their heads, and only then did the ticket inspector clap his hands and start the roller coaster.
Yu Hansheng and Cheng Cuo sat in the first row, Lu Zhi sat in the last row, and Lin Wanchu and the other two sat in the middle row.
If anything unexpected happens, they, who are on the periphery, will be the first to be affected.
As the roller coaster slowly moved forward, Lu Zhi turned his head, his cold eyes instantly locking onto Bai Xiaoyu.
Bai Xiaoyu was startled and looked back, but Lu Zhi had already looked away.
The roller coaster went around in a circle, taking them uphill and slowly entering a dark tunnel.
During the process, cold hands would occasionally reach out from behind them, but they didn't care.
After all, the rules clearly state that no one is allowed to look back, no matter what happens.
"Come to hell with us!"
All they could hear were the mournful, piercing screams of the dead, as if they were whispering in their ears.
The cold palm first touched her cheek, and then covered her eyes.
The tunnel was dark and seemed like an endless abyss, slowly extending downwards.
The roller coaster finally emerged from the tunnel, reached its highest point, and then plummeted downwards at high speed.
As the moonlight shone down, what lay ahead in darkness was not a road, but a bottomless, broken railway track lying across the way.
If they don't stop in time, they will all crash into the broken tracks along with the roller coaster, fall to the ground, and die a gruesome death.
With a loud clang, Lin Wanchu summoned Annihilation and, without hesitation, plunged into the roller coaster track, sparks and lightning streaking all the way.
A strong gust of wind blew against my cheeks, making them burn.
But this is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; it simply cannot stop the speed of the roller coaster.
They absolutely must not leave their seats on their own initiative.
To anyone else, Monster Guild was in a dead end, stuck on the roller coaster waiting to die.
But their desire to live forced them to take a gamble.
With things having come to this, Lin Wanchu threw out her sickle and placed it across the broken track to prevent people and the roller coaster from falling together.
With a "crack," the roller coaster lurched forward with tremendous force, veering off its designated track.
The roller coaster is completely out of control.
In the instant the roller coaster threw everyone off, they reacted quickly, using grappling hooks to grab the still intact track above.
The seatbelt wasn't fastened tightly, so it broke free very quickly.
All six of them were hanging in mid-air. Lu Zhi was holding the rope tightly with his right hand, while his left hand was holding Xiao Jiang Qi's hand, and a little Lu Zhi was lying on his back.
Lin Wanchu lowered her head and suddenly made eye contact with the ticket inspector standing on the ground.
She couldn't help but frown; at that height, they would surely die if they fell.
Unless they can fly, anyone who dares to let go will inevitably meet a gruesome end.
Despite her fear of heights, Lu Xue was struggling to climb upwards, trying her best not to look down. Even though her hands were bleeding, she dared not relax for a moment.
"Hiss... Let me climb up first, then I'll pull you up."
Lu Zhi's arm veins bulged, and with a flick of his wrist, he flipped over.
He carried Xiao Luzhi on his back, held Xiao Jiangqi's hand, and threw himself up.
With a creak, everyone tensed up and looked up at Lu Zhi, marveling at his arm strength.
He sat on the track with Xiao Jiangqi in his arms, while Xiao Luzhi obediently climbed onto the other track.
"You pull them up one by one first, I'll go check inside the tunnel."
"I'll be careful, don't worry about me."
Xiao Jiangqi broke free from Lu Zhi's arm, waved her little hand, and added the last sentence.
Xiao Jiangqi lay on the tracks. He was too weak to help much, so he could only wriggle up like a caterpillar and climb into the dark tunnel.
He remembered encountering those unsettling hands right there.
Perhaps there's something we can use to bribe them and get them to work for us.
Therefore, Xiao Jiangqi did not see that Lu Zhi's eyes flickered several times behind him.
Lu Zhi irritably rubbed his disheveled hair and lowered his right hand.
"Come on, grab my hand and climb up."
Lin Wanchu took the lead and climbed onto the tracks. Before she could catch her breath, she was about to pull Lu Xue up.
"Hang in there, Xiaoxue, I'll pull you up right away."
Lu Xue, holding the baby, turned to look at Chi Miaomiao, only to see Chi Miaomiao with her brows furrowed and her expression pained.
"Achu, I can still hold on. You should pull Miaomiao up first. She looks like she's about to die."
Lin Wanchu listened to Lu Xue after all, and as she slowly moved a step, she was pressed down by a pair of cold hands.
"I come."
Lu Zhi said coldly, and his men moved quickly, easily pulling Chi Miaomiao and Xiao Miaomiao up.
Chi Miaomiao held her breath, cold sweat pouring down her body, her whole body limp, and the hand holding Xiao Miaomiao was unable to move.
Lin Wanchu could tell at a glance that Chi Miaomiao had dislocated her shoulder.
She picked up Xiaomiao and said softly, "Miaomiao, just bear with it, I'll help you straighten your hand."
Chi Miaomiao nodded, closed her eyes tightly, and appeared to be completely at Lin Wanchu's mercy.
After Lin Wanchu, Chi Miaomiao, and Lu Xue were pulled up first, Lin Wanchu and Lu Zhi then worked together to pull Yu Hansheng and Cheng Cuo up.
The broken track here is unstable and wobbles.
They could only slowly climb up the tracks, clinging tightly to the rails.
"They're so lucky to be alive."
"Why did this child crawl back here again?"
The group of severed limbs and broken arms were chattering in a corner, and were soon spotted by Xiao Jiangqi, who was holding a rag doll.
The appearance of that doll was all too familiar to the viewers in the live stream.
Not only Lu Zhi, but the others also keenly noticed that the vibration of the rails was getting stronger, indicating that a roller coaster was coming to run them over.
Snakes are cold-blooded animals and never care about human feelings or morality.
Throughout the entire roller coaster ride, only the first group was considered to be of a relatively high level of danger.
The second group will encounter danger, but will not experience a track break.
They won't end up as pathetic as the first group.
Moreover, the second group can disregard human lives and simply run over the first group to pass the level.
This project tests human nature; as long as the second group decides to crush it, there will be no derailment.
Even if the first group survives by chance, they can only lie on the tracks and wait to die.
The second group is the Black Crow Guild.
Xiao Jiangqi's fluffy head poked out from the tunnel. "Sister Wan Chu, I know how to leave. Can I borrow your sickle?"
Lin Wanchu looked up, puzzled, and struggled to climb up, now completely exhausted.
"what happened?"
Their clothes were now torn and tattered, and their faces were covered in black dust, making them look utterly wretched.
As soon as Lin Wanchu arrived, Xiao Jiangqi began his performance.
The vibrations on the tracks were getting stronger and stronger. Xiao Jiangqi knew that the group of people behind them was coming soon, and if they didn't leave, they would be run over by the train.
He cleared his throat, looking pitiful, his clear eyes gazing into a dark corner.
"I guess you were also murdered in life and are now trapped in this small place. Why don't you help us get through this calamity?"
Lin Wanchu, carrying the desolation, looked surprised: "This is the vitality you were talking about?"
Xiao Jiangqi winked playfully, his lips moving silently.
"This strategy is called using both soft and hard tactics."
A comment slowly floated across the top of the live stream, revealing the viewer's obvious dissatisfaction.
"A little kid like him dares to negotiate with a ghost? Isn't he afraid of being laughed at?"
The black aura surrounding the scythe made the severed limbs huddled in the corner tremble.
And what kind of terrifying thing is that rabbit doll he's holding?
They were just weak and innocent little devils; how could such wicked humans treat them like this?
They had no choice but to compromise under the oppressive power of humans.
The sheer number of deaths caused them to resemble a roller coaster.
Xiao Jiangqi didn't mind the dirt and plopped down on it.
Immediately, Yu Hansheng, Lu Xue, and the others were all astonished by this type of roller coaster.
Lin Wanchu took the little Wanchu, rested her chin on her hand, and spoke with barely concealed excitement.
"Hurry up and get on, they're coming soon."
The entire Monster Guild rode this bizarre "roller coaster," which easily carried them across the broken tracks.
But the roller coasters behind them chased after them relentlessly after seeing them, even using props to speed up.
Every time they are about to catch up with the tail, they will put all their strength into charging forward.
Their consciousness still lingered: "Dead Hand, run faster!"
They never want to be crushed to death again; that's real suffering.
Rows of fingers climbed rapidly along the track.
This series of bizarre moves left the viewers in the live stream completely dumbfounded. Could a human possibly come up with such a method?
"Basic operation, don't be silly. I know our God Qi is just that awesome. Even when he was a kid, he wasn't someone to be trifled with."
"No, oh, all I can say is that it's really cool."
"Ahhhhh, this is so exciting! It's making me tense. They're surrounded by enemies, they have almost no chance of survival."
"Why don't they just buy a parachute and fly down?"
"Have you forgotten? The roller coaster ticket collector said that under no circumstances can we leave the tracks, otherwise the mission will fail. We can only enter from the entrance and see them at the exit. Wouldn't using a parachute violate the rules?"
"So, since they left their seats due to uncontrollable factors, it doesn't count as leaving their seats without permission?"
"Very few people would ask a ghost for help, they're practically superhuman."
"They used cars made up of people who died on roller coasters to slide down; it looks funny, but it's actually a way to escape."
"But I don't recommend that everyone follow his example, because none of us have his mind and ability."
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