Chapter 99: “You don’t need to be afraid of me.”
The note was wet and sticky, with familiar printed characters faintly visible on it:
[Fantasy Amusement Park Staff Rules]
Yun Bilan, Wen Ya, and the others were startled.
They looked at each other, leaned closer, and carefully read the contents of the note:
Welcome to Fantasy Amusement Park, where you can become the operator of the crazy little train project in our leisure park. We prioritize the well-being of our employees and offer a range of high-quality benefits. These benefits include a generous year-end bonus, three months of annual leave, and comprehensive personal safety insurance coverage. To ensure your safety and enjoyment within the park, we kindly ask that you adhere to the following rules:
1. The park’s closing time is 6 p.m. Staff are requested not to work overtime, stay overnight, and should leave within half an hour after the park closes.
2. While working in the park, it is important to wear a character costume or clown makeup. It is advised not to take off your costume or remove your clown makeup while in the park. If someone asks you to do so, please ignore them and keep your distance.
The initial rules matched the staff rules of the roller coaster. However, from the third rule onwards, the remaining content diverged completely.
3. The project began late and does not have a set schedule. Please wait for the announcement in the staff rest area on the east side of the North Square and avoid going to the work area too early.
4. The equipment for this project is simple to use. It only requires a power source and a switch.
5. After all tourists get on the train, please turn on the power, and after driving the train through three tunnels, turn on the switch [1].
6. After returning to the starting point, if there is a shortage of passengers, please leave the cab and turn on the power again before leaving.
7. Try to meet the requirements of tourists; they are ours ■■■■■
[Emergency Handling Rules for Roller Coaster Project Equipment Operators]
1. If you violate the rule [1], please refer to 2.1.2 on page 5 of the staff rules.
2. If you violate the rule [2], please refer to 1.1.3 on page 8 of the staff rules.
3. The last working time for this project is ■■■■■ Please contact the staff and ■■ frogs ■■■■■ and leave.
“So…these are the staff rules for this project?”
Yun Bilan’s gaze fell on the prop and notes in front of her, and she concluded: “Many regulations are very similar to the roller coaster side, but there are not so many taboos.”
“Yes. “
Wen Ya nodded and pointed to the fifth rule: “But now the train conductor is dead, so it seems that the switch [1] needs to be turned on manually; otherwise, I doubt whether this train can return to the starting point. “
“Unfortunately, a lot of important information is unclear…”
Yun Bilan frowned, trying to see through the scribbled places on the note to see the words below, but found nothing.
She raised her head:
“At least we have an important piece of information now.”
“That guy shouldn’t be dead.”
Everyone was stunned, and their eyes focused on Yun Bilan.
“It would have been hard for him to search for these things in his pockets and give them to us if he had been attacked by that group of pursuers or taken away by the zombies.”
Yun Bilan shook the cat doll in her hand and said:
“So, I guess, it is very likely that he had to leave temporarily due to some unexpected reasons, so he left these props for our next customs clearance.”
“Of course,” she said, taking a deep breath, “this is the best-case scenario.”
The worst-case scenario… In fact, there was no need to say anything; everyone could guess it.
Wen Ya looked at the teammates in front of her and said:
“The only thing we can do now is continue to search for serum and ammunition and hope that he will appear again.”
“……”
The rest of the people nodded solemnly.
“That’s right.”
***
There were shiny and chilly mirrors everywhere. The top of the head, the ground, and the walls were all covered in many mirrors, which made people feel dizzy and unable to know their exact location.
The man lowered his eyes.
That face could almost meet the limit of human imagination, but the beauty was cold, cruel, inhuman, almost purely alien, and aggressive.
This kind of beauty didn’t make people admire it; instead, it terrified them.
His eyes looked like liquid gold, without any feelings or desires that humans knew. They were strong and basic, without goodness or wickedness, without happiness or rage, but they made people naturally feel scared and frantic.
Please read at the original tl website 98novels[.]com and support the translator.
Too close.
Underneath the look from those eyes, Wen Jianyan felt his heart beating faster as if there was a small animal inside his chest, trying to escape the tight space between his ribs.
Even though his arms and legs were free and he could move around without any limits, he still felt a strong sense of danger, which was even more intense than before.
A cold feeling rose from the soles of his feet, and the desire to escape screamed in his mind.
He couldn’t escape.
Nor could he avoid him.
Wen Jianyan was rational.
Although he was easily frightened, he never acted recklessly under the control of emotion and instinct.
No matter whether it was running away or resisting, it was all pointless and did not help his current situation.
Wen Jianyan gritted his teeth and forced his feet to stand in place.
There was only an inch of difference between his back and the cold and hard mirror, and he could almost clearly feel the coolness transmitted from the glass, causing a shudder on his skin.
The young man stood motionless on the spot, letting the other party caress his body with a substantial gaze.
This distance, this difference in physique—it was as if he was retracted into the arms of the other party.
“Even in dreams.”
Wu Zhu lowered his eyes thoughtfully, staring at the human beings who were very close to him, and said in an indifferent voice, “Are you afraid of me?”
Wen Jianyan: “……”
Then what else?!
However, at that moment, his heart also sank.
Sure enough, the dream he had in the system space was not just a dream. The other party could indeed invade his dreams through that mark and even invade the system space.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the small piece of skin near his hipbone was burning faintly, releasing a little ominous heat from the friction of his clothes.
“That’s right.”
Surrounded by countless mirrors, Wen Jianyan raised his eyes from bottom to top. Under the light, those amber eyes showed a faint glass-like texture, and he replied in his slightly hoarse voice:
“After all, you also know that I am human.”
The young man’s posture was docile, and there was a restrained and ingenious compliment in his voice, which was extremely difficult to detect but could easily scratch people’s itch. The technique is superb and unobtrusive:
“How can human beings not fear gods?”
Wen Jianyan flattered his lips while his brain was spinning crazily.
This time, there were two possibilities for encountering the other party again in the “Fantasy Amusement Park” instance. The first was that he was really unlucky and once again entered an instance with the party as the boss. Having luck so bad that he could use it to buy a lottery ticket in reverse. The second type was that the other party was actively looking for him.
Although Wen Jianyan gained a new understanding of his luck as time went by, in terms of probability, the second option was more likely.
After the end of the last instance, the dream he had in the system space further confirmed this guess.
Wen Jianyan raised his eyes carefully and secretly and observed “God the Father” in front of him through the gaps in his eyelashes.
Soon, he realized something.
Unlike when they met in the other instances, the other party didn’t seem to be a literal “entity” this time. Although he was still able to manipulate the shadow and even had the authority to drag him into the mirror, even in this “mirror maze”, the figure of the other party still only appeared in the mirror instead of standing in front of him in real terms.
Interesting.
Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes, quickly lowered his head, and maintained his previous respectful and obedient appearance.
Wu Zhu looked down at him, his golden eyes clearly reflecting the appearance of the human being in front of him:
“You don’t need to be afraid of me.”
His voice was low, and there were no extra ups and downs, almost giving the illusion of gentleness: “I agreed with your request, didn’t I?”
…Request?
What request?
Wen Jianyan was taken aback.
Why didn’t he remember what freaking request he made with the other party?!
In the next second, a thick shadow spread from the depths of the mirror, wrapping tightly around his body.
“!”
Wen Jianyan’s pupils shrank.
In the next second, the distance he took a minute to pull away without a trace was easily erased again. The young man was dragged back, and his body was forced to stick to the mirror.
During the struggle just now, the already loose shirt came loose, and the scarlet rune pattern, branded on the white and soft skin, rose and fell with the human’s rapid breathing.
The cold mirror was pressed against the lower abdomen, and the soft and warm skin was forced to press tightly against the smooth and hard surface.
Under the confinement of the dark tentacles, Wen Jianyan was forced to raise his head and meet the other party’s gaze.
“You said that you would become a useful bishop.”
Those cruel and scorching eyes stared at him, and his voice was indifferent: “For this, you have bet on the ownership of your soul.”
“So now, you will fulfill your duties as a believer.”
The man in the mirror raised his hand and stroked the scarlet lines through the mirror.
Although he was not directly touched, Wen Jianyan still had the illusion of being slowly touched by the other’s palm: “My soul fragment is hidden in one of the places here; find it.”
“And bring it to me.”
Under the pressure of the mirror, the young man’s pupils constricted slightly, and his breathing accelerated involuntarily.
“You don’t need to be afraid. I’m not an evil god who takes pleasure in torturing his own believers.”
Wu Zhu looked at the humans in front of him.
“Even if you fail, I will give you the highest reward.”
The corners of his lips raised slightly, a greedy smile passed over his lips, and sharp white teeth were exposed under his pale and thin lips: “Being one with the God you love.”
Wu Zhu bent down, tracing the curve of the young man’s jaw through the mirror, and there was a kind of smooth and frightening elegance in his behavior.
He narrowed his hungry golden eyes, and his voice was low and cheerful:
“I’m looking forward to the day I enjoy you.”
***
The train rattled, and the scene outside the window flew by.
The corpse that climbed into the train when passing through the tunnel for the second time exploded again, and 80% of the space inside the train was occupied by sticky frog eggs, reducing the space for the anchors to the extreme.
A gap opened in the void.
“Bang!”
A teenager was thrown in through the gap.
Wen Jianyan’s pupils shrank. Fortunately, he activated the prop in time before landing, so he didn’t end up being eaten by these disgusting things.
Dammit.
With a gloomy face, the boy got up from the sticky frog eggs. Although he had a protective cover, he still plunged into the frog eggs.
Still wriggling eggs slipped from the translucent cover and landed at his feet.
Wen Jianyan glanced at the void behind him, and gritted his teeth fiercely.
Stupid thing.
I will kill you sooner or later.
Chapter 99: “You don’t need to be afraid of me.”
The note was wet and sticky, with familiar printed characters faintly visible on it:
[Fantasy Amusement Park Staff Rules]
Yun Bilan, Wen Ya, and the others were startled.
They looked at each other, leaned closer, and carefully read the contents of the note:
Welcome to Fantasy Amusement Park, where you can become the operator of the crazy little train project in our leisure park. We prioritize the well-being of our employees and offer a range of high-quality benefits. These benefits include a generous year-end bonus, three months of annual leave, and comprehensive personal safety insurance coverage. To ensure your safety and enjoyment within the park, we kindly ask that you adhere to the following rules:
1. The park’s closing time is 6 p.m. Staff are requested not to work overtime, stay overnight, and should leave within half an hour after the park closes.
2. While working in the park, it is important to wear a character costume or clown makeup. It is advised not to take off your costume or remove your clown makeup while in the park. If someone asks you to do so, please ignore them and keep your distance.
The initial rules matched the staff rules of the roller coaster. However, from the third rule onwards, the remaining content diverged completely.
3. The project began late and does not have a set schedule. Please wait for the announcement in the staff rest area on the east side of the North Square and avoid going to the work area too early.
4. The equipment for this project is simple to use. It only requires a power source and a switch.
5. After all tourists get on the train, please turn on the power, and after driving the train through three tunnels, turn on the switch [1].
6. After returning to the starting point, if there is a shortage of passengers, please leave the cab and turn on the power again before leaving.
7. Try to meet the requirements of tourists; they are ours ■■■■■
[Emergency Handling Rules for Roller Coaster Project Equipment Operators]
1. If you violate the rule [1], please refer to 2.1.2 on page 5 of the staff rules.
2. If you violate the rule [2], please refer to 1.1.3 on page 8 of the staff rules.
3. The last working time for this project is ■■■■■ Please contact the staff and ■■ frogs ■■■■■ and leave.
“So…these are the staff rules for this project?”
Yun Bilan’s gaze fell on the prop and notes in front of her, and she concluded: “Many regulations are very similar to the roller coaster side, but there are not so many taboos.”
“Yes. “
Wen Ya nodded and pointed to the fifth rule: “But now the train conductor is dead, so it seems that the switch [1] needs to be turned on manually; otherwise, I doubt whether this train can return to the starting point. “
“Unfortunately, a lot of important information is unclear…”
Yun Bilan frowned, trying to see through the scribbled places on the note to see the words below, but found nothing.
She raised her head:
“At least we have an important piece of information now.”
“That guy shouldn’t be dead.”
Everyone was stunned, and their eyes focused on Yun Bilan.
“It would have been hard for him to search for these things in his pockets and give them to us if he had been attacked by that group of pursuers or taken away by the zombies.”
Yun Bilan shook the cat doll in her hand and said:
“So, I guess, it is very likely that he had to leave temporarily due to some unexpected reasons, so he left these props for our next customs clearance.”
“Of course,” she said, taking a deep breath, “this is the best-case scenario.”
The worst-case scenario… In fact, there was no need to say anything; everyone could guess it.
Wen Ya looked at the teammates in front of her and said:
“The only thing we can do now is continue to search for serum and ammunition and hope that he will appear again.”
“……”
The rest of the people nodded solemnly.
“That’s right.”
***
There were shiny and chilly mirrors everywhere. The top of the head, the ground, and the walls were all covered in many mirrors, which made people feel dizzy and unable to know their exact location.
The man lowered his eyes.
That face could almost meet the limit of human imagination, but the beauty was cold, cruel, inhuman, almost purely alien, and aggressive.
This kind of beauty didn’t make people admire it; instead, it terrified them.
His eyes looked like liquid gold, without any feelings or desires that humans knew. They were strong and basic, without goodness or wickedness, without happiness or rage, but they made people naturally feel scared and frantic.
Please read at the original tl website 98novels[.]com and support the translator.
Too close.
Underneath the look from those eyes, Wen Jianyan felt his heart beating faster as if there was a small animal inside his chest, trying to escape the tight space between his ribs.
Even though his arms and legs were free and he could move around without any limits, he still felt a strong sense of danger, which was even more intense than before.
A cold feeling rose from the soles of his feet, and the desire to escape screamed in his mind.
He couldn’t escape.
Nor could he avoid him.
Wen Jianyan was rational.
Although he was easily frightened, he never acted recklessly under the control of emotion and instinct.
No matter whether it was running away or resisting, it was all pointless and did not help his current situation.
Wen Jianyan gritted his teeth and forced his feet to stand in place.
There was only an inch of difference between his back and the cold and hard mirror, and he could almost clearly feel the coolness transmitted from the glass, causing a shudder on his skin.
The young man stood motionless on the spot, letting the other party caress his body with a substantial gaze.
This distance, this difference in physique—it was as if he was retracted into the arms of the other party.
“Even in dreams.”
Wu Zhu lowered his eyes thoughtfully, staring at the human beings who were very close to him, and said in an indifferent voice, “Are you afraid of me?”
Wen Jianyan: “……”
Then what else?!
However, at that moment, his heart also sank.
Sure enough, the dream he had in the system space was not just a dream. The other party could indeed invade his dreams through that mark and even invade the system space.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the small piece of skin near his hipbone was burning faintly, releasing a little ominous heat from the friction of his clothes.
“That’s right.”
Surrounded by countless mirrors, Wen Jianyan raised his eyes from bottom to top. Under the light, those amber eyes showed a faint glass-like texture, and he replied in his slightly hoarse voice:
“After all, you also know that I am human.”
The young man’s posture was docile, and there was a restrained and ingenious compliment in his voice, which was extremely difficult to detect but could easily scratch people’s itch. The technique is superb and unobtrusive:
“How can human beings not fear gods?”
Wen Jianyan flattered his lips while his brain was spinning crazily.
This time, there were two possibilities for encountering the other party again in the “Fantasy Amusement Park” instance. The first was that he was really unlucky and once again entered an instance with the party as the boss. Having luck so bad that he could use it to buy a lottery ticket in reverse. The second type was that the other party was actively looking for him.
Although Wen Jianyan gained a new understanding of his luck as time went by, in terms of probability, the second option was more likely.
After the end of the last instance, the dream he had in the system space further confirmed this guess.
Wen Jianyan raised his eyes carefully and secretly and observed “God the Father” in front of him through the gaps in his eyelashes.
Soon, he realized something.
Unlike when they met in the other instances, the other party didn’t seem to be a literal “entity” this time. Although he was still able to manipulate the shadow and even had the authority to drag him into the mirror, even in this “mirror maze”, the figure of the other party still only appeared in the mirror instead of standing in front of him in real terms.
Interesting.
Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes, quickly lowered his head, and maintained his previous respectful and obedient appearance.
Wu Zhu looked down at him, his golden eyes clearly reflecting the appearance of the human being in front of him:
“You don’t need to be afraid of me.”
His voice was low, and there were no extra ups and downs, almost giving the illusion of gentleness: “I agreed with your request, didn’t I?”
…Request?
What request?
Wen Jianyan was taken aback.
Why didn’t he remember what freaking request he made with the other party?!
In the next second, a thick shadow spread from the depths of the mirror, wrapping tightly around his body.
“!”
Wen Jianyan’s pupils shrank.
In the next second, the distance he took a minute to pull away without a trace was easily erased again. The young man was dragged back, and his body was forced to stick to the mirror.
During the struggle just now, the already loose shirt came loose, and the scarlet rune pattern, branded on the white and soft skin, rose and fell with the human’s rapid breathing.
The cold mirror was pressed against the lower abdomen, and the soft and warm skin was forced to press tightly against the smooth and hard surface.
Under the confinement of the dark tentacles, Wen Jianyan was forced to raise his head and meet the other party’s gaze.
“You said that you would become a useful bishop.”
Those cruel and scorching eyes stared at him, and his voice was indifferent: “For this, you have bet on the ownership of your soul.”
“So now, you will fulfill your duties as a believer.”
The man in the mirror raised his hand and stroked the scarlet lines through the mirror.
Although he was not directly touched, Wen Jianyan still had the illusion of being slowly touched by the other’s palm: “My soul fragment is hidden in one of the places here; find it.”
“And bring it to me.”
Under the pressure of the mirror, the young man’s pupils constricted slightly, and his breathing accelerated involuntarily.
“You don’t need to be afraid. I’m not an evil god who takes pleasure in torturing his own believers.”
Wu Zhu looked at the humans in front of him.
“Even if you fail, I will give you the highest reward.”
The corners of his lips raised slightly, a greedy smile passed over his lips, and sharp white teeth were exposed under his pale and thin lips: “Being one with the God you love.”
Wu Zhu bent down, tracing the curve of the young man’s jaw through the mirror, and there was a kind of smooth and frightening elegance in his behavior.
He narrowed his hungry golden eyes, and his voice was low and cheerful:
“I’m looking forward to the day I enjoy you.”
***
The train rattled, and the scene outside the window flew by.
The corpse that climbed into the train when passing through the tunnel for the second time exploded again, and 80% of the space inside the train was occupied by sticky frog eggs, reducing the space for the anchors to the extreme.
A gap opened in the void.
“Bang!”
A teenager was thrown in through the gap.
Wen Jianyan’s pupils shrank. Fortunately, he activated the prop in time before landing, so he didn’t end up being eaten by these disgusting things.
Dammit.
With a gloomy face, the boy got up from the sticky frog eggs. Although he had a protective cover, he still plunged into the frog eggs.
Still wriggling eggs slipped from the translucent cover and landed at his feet.
Wen Jianyan glanced at the void behind him, and gritted his teeth fiercely.
Stupid thing.
I will kill you sooner or later.
