Chapter 135
Chapter 135
Xiao Qian was hardly the only person who had entered a game. Among the group they encountered the previous night were players who had participated in Qi Sha’s game.
He was merely the only person present who dared admit it.
Seeing the surprise on everyone’s faces, Xiao Qian said without emotion, “What’s so strange about it? Do you receive a reward every time you play a game?”
Just as he said, it was entirely possible to clear a game without receiving a reward.
The simplest example was a mobile game. If a designated mission remained incomplete, passing the stage only counted as clearing it.
“Um… then, sir, did any of the gods explain how to obtain a gold coin?”
“Do you think they would tell us?” Xiao Qian’s answering question made the speaker wonder whether he had asked something idiotic.
After all, Xiao Qian really did look at them as though he pitied fools.
“So not only do we risk dying in the game, we might not even get a coin?”
Some players began muttering dejectedly, their heads hanging.
Xiao Huai’s voice came from nearby.
He was the only player there known to possess a gold coin.
And Follower No. 3 had personally given it to him in front of everyone.
So open, so brazen. It was almost as if he was afraid someone might not know he was the guest of honor at this funeral.
“Perhaps the gods secretly give the coins to players who clear their games.”
Silence fell over the hall after he spoke.
If the gods gave the coins away in secret…
Then anyone might possess one. If they kept quiet, no one would know.
But once the *Vampires* instance reached its later stages, certain lunatics would indiscriminately attack every player, regardless of whether anyone admitted to having a coin.
As long as there was a chance a human or vampire carried a coin, every player could turn into a rabid beast at any moment.
Ignoring their reactions, Xiao Huai walked straight toward the first door from the left. Xiao Qian followed.
That door bore the most red marks: five in total.
Everyone knew the game would most likely pit players against one another, so few people chose the same door.
Others believed the game might require cooperation. Thinking Xiao Huai and Xiao Qian were probably expert players, they took their chances and entered the first door with them.
The door opened. They stepped forward and vanished before everyone’s eyes.
The system’s voice sounded beside their ears.
[Welcome to the Mad Hatter’s game world.]
[Game world loaded. Enjoy yourselves!!]
When they opened their eyes, an endless blue sky stretched above them without a single white cloud. Multicolored balloons drifted through the air, along with enormous floating toys. It was as though a carnival had merged with a dream.
Everyone found themselves standing on a huge wedge-shaped block. Some stood on black blocks, others on white, and still others on red.
In any case, they soon realized the structure beneath their feet was no ordinary platform. It resembled a roulette wheel.
An endless ocean surrounded the wheel. Apart from the roulette beneath them, there was nothing else to support their weight.
Someone suddenly screamed, “Ah! Look over there!”
He pointed toward the horizon. When the others followed his gaze and saw what floated there, goose bumps rose across their skin.
Several human heads bobbed on the surface of the sea. At first, the man thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, but when he narrowed them and looked closely… they truly were human heads.
Near the heads, they could also see something resembling a rabbit lurking beneath the water.
But how could a rabbit be two meters long?
The shadow beneath the sea might resemble one, but if it truly had to be called a rabbit, it belonged in the category of monsters.
Xiao Qian stared at the surrounding water, his expression darkening. A fine layer of sweat seemed to form on his forehead.
At that moment, a figure approached across the surface of the sea. Short red curls framed a tall hat, while blue-green eyes curved with an elegant and profoundly dangerous smile.
White gloves covered both hands, and a black curved cane tapped a slow path toward the players.
The newcomer walked across the sea as easily as solid ground.
“It’s the Mad Hatter… It really is!”
The Mad Hatter was insane. Survivors of the *Murderous Tea Party* had all complained about this god on the forums.
Mad, twisted…
Yet always disguised as a gentleman.
Xiao Huai’s gaze landed on the Mad Hatter, who looked straight back at him.
“Xiao Huai, I’ve been waiting for you for a very long time.”
Xiao Huai frowned, making the other players’ hearts pound on his behalf.
So the brat finally knew fear. Being targeted by an evil god was hardly a good thing.
But Xiao Huai only narrowed his eyes and asked, “I’ve wanted to ask this for a while. Have we met before? Who are you?”
The Mad Hatter fell silent.
So did the other players.
Xiao Qian was already accustomed to this and watched Xiao Huai with a trace of resignation.
The Mad Hatter raised a fist to those smiling lips and gave two feigned coughs. “Ahem. You don’t remember me? Do you at least remember Ivy Girls’ School?”
Xiao Huai clapped his hands as if enlightenment had struck. “Oh! You’re that pervert.”
The players stared in disbelief.
The Mad Hatter’s expression darkened instantly. The god had heard about that poor reputation among players, but Xiao Huai was the first to say it directly in the Mad Hatter’s presence.
“You…” The Mad Hatter stopped, then waved it off. “Forget it. Xiao Huai, now that you’ve entered my game, have you considered the possibility that you might never leave?”
“I have,” Xiao Huai answered without hesitation.
The Mad Hatter gave a soft breath that sounded almost like a laugh. “Is that so? And then?”
Everyone turned toward Xiao Huai. Sunlight traced his features, and a dark, mad flame seemed to dance within his eyes. He smiled carelessly.
“What do you think?” His answering question silenced them all.
At that moment, despite Xiao Huai’s level tone and the fact that he seemed to be provoking a god, something stirred faintly in every player’s heart.
He… had the strength to say those words.
If he truly could not escape…
What would happen?
Never try to imagine what a madman might do.
The Mad Hatter stared at him for three seconds, then looked away and walked slowly to the center of the roulette wheel.
“Very well. Then I’ll wait and see what happens if you can’t get out.” With a wave of one hand, twenty-two gold coins appeared in the sky.
“You all want these coins, don’t you? If you perform well, I’ll naturally give them to you as gifts. But-”
The Mad Hatter paused. The placid sea suddenly began to churn.
With an explosive splash, an enormous sea rabbit leaped from the water.
It possessed less than a ten-thousandth of a rabbit’s cuteness. In fact, it had reached an entirely different realm of horror.
Its eyes were not eyes at all, but two black buttons. Its mouth had split completely open, the flesh mashed and rotting to expose sharp fangs slick with blood.