Chapter 186
Chapter 186
“Jiang Li, is this chocolate candy safe to eat?”
Zhao Qingqing held Meng Zihan in her arms and tilted her head to ask Jiang Li.
The other children in the entrance hall had long since eaten the chocolate candy in their hands, including Meng Zihan.
Only Jiang Li’s group of five still had not moved.
Jiang Li was silent for two seconds.
Just then, a staff member stepped forward to urge them on. “Hello, please eat the chocolate candy in time, or the game will be delayed~”
In the staff member’s hand was a counter.
It currently showed that forty-five candies had been eaten. In the entire hall, only five remained.
“What if I’m allergic to chocolate?” Zhao Qingqing threw out the question, trying to avoid eating it.
The staff member replied, “We can exchange it for a hard candy without chocolate.”
“Never mind, then.” Zhao Qingqing waved a hand.
Anything handed out by the staff of the Ghost Face Organization was probably no good, whether it was chocolate or hard candy.
Jiang Li stared fixedly at the staff member, the confusion and doubt in her heart only growing deeper.
The Ghost Face Organization had poured everything into building this amusement park and spent so much manpower and resources. What exactly was it for?
Could they really just want to harm people?
But wouldn’t it be much easier to use Aberration to kill? Why go to all this trouble and spend an enormous sum building such a massive amusement park factory…
What exactly was the Ghost Face Organization trying to do? What was their real goal?
Jiang Li’s gaze darkened.
If she wanted to uncover the secrets of the Ghost Face Organization, then she had to go deeper into the game.
Perhaps the answer lay within.
“We’ll eat them,” Jiang Li said to the staff member. “There are still two minutes until ten o’clock, aren’t there? Once those two minutes are up, the game will start on time.”
Jiang Li’s attitude was gentle, and seeing that she had agreed to eat the candy, the staff member did not continue pestering them.
Instead, the staff member retreated to their post, holding the counter and waiting for the number to change.
As soon as the staff member left, Jiang Li raised her hand and fed the chocolate candy to the Red Infant on her shoulder.
The other four followed suit, feeding all their candies to the Red Infant.
The Red Infant thought the candy tasted awful and retched as he ate.
Fortunately, Jiang Li took out a heart for him. Tempted by the heart, the Red Infant obediently dealt with all of the candies.
All fifty candies had been eaten by the “children,” and the number on the counter disappeared.
Before long, the bell struck ten o’clock.
All the children here entered through a hidden door in unison and arrived in the Dark Fairy Tale World.
When Jiang Li opened her eyes, she found herself inside a cavern at the edge of a forest.
Jiang Li was holding the Crystal Ball. Her role was the Witch.
At this moment, night had fallen over the fairy tale world.
Outside the cavern where Jiang Li stood, a flock of cawing crows flew past.
One crow with human eyes flew into the cavern.
In its beak, it held a letter edged in gold.
After placing the letter at Jiang Li’s feet, the crow opened its mouth wide and waited to be fed.
Jiang Li looked around the cavern. Apart from some witchcraft and voodoo items, there was only a large pot simmering away.
Jiang Li picked up a ladle, stirred the pot for a while, then scooped out a section of finger and held it to the crow’s beak.
The crow clamped the finger in its beak, turned around, flapped its wings, and flew off in satisfaction.
After the crow left, Jiang Li picked up the gold-edged letter at her feet.
The letter came from the ancient castle.
The handwriting on it was crooked and uneven, marked with pinyin.
“Dear Witch:
Hello.
We are delighted that you have personally opened this letter.
Tonight at twelve o’clock, we will be holding the King’s coronation banquet at Brand Castle.
You are cordially invited to attend this banquet.
You may choose [Participate] or [Actively Participate].
We have already sent soldiers with your evening gown. They will deliver it by horseback shortly.
“The moonlight is beautiful tonight. I hope it can light the road ahead for you.”
No sooner had Jiang Li finished reading the words on the letter than the sound of hooves came from outside the cavern.
“Whoa-”
A Little Boy’s voice rang out.
The Little Boy was dressed in a soldier’s uniform. He swung down from his horse and hurried over to Jiang Li, then bent respectfully at the waist and presented a set of purple formalwear with both hands.
“Witch, please change into this formalwear and follow me to Brand Castle.”
The Little Boy’s voice was soft and adorable.
Behind him, the underage white Pony was pawing at the ground, greeting the crows flying past.
One of the crows tossed down a chunk of red meat. The Pony lowered its head and ate with gusto.
Jiang Li glanced at the very young Little Soldier.
Above the Little Soldier’s head, his Health Points were displayed at 100.
This child was also one of the players.
“Thank you, Little Soldier. Wait outside for me for a moment.”
Jiang Li took the purple formalwear and went behind the curtain to change.
Then she followed the Little Soldier out of the cavern.
Jiang Li was currently at the edge of the Misty Forest.
This place sat at the border between the Misty Forest and the Ancient Castle World.
Jiang Li guessed that players who had chosen the First World, the Misty Forest, would most likely die on the way to the ancient castle.
As for players who had chosen the Second World, the Medieval Castle, they would probably encounter danger all over the castle during the banquet.
Outside the cavern, the Little Soldier invited Jiang Li to ride with him.
The young Pony had already knelt on its front legs, waiting for the Little Soldier and Jiang Li to climb on.
Jiang Li looked at the Pony. “Uh… I’m afraid I’ll crush it to death. I’ll walk.”
The Little Soldier did not insist.
Outside, the moonlight appeared and vanished intermittently.
Behind Jiang Li, the mist floating over the dark forest scattered without a trace whenever the moon was “bright,” then gathered again whenever the moon was “hidden.”
Especially after the mist appeared, the people in the forest would have their vision blurred. If they were attacked, they might not even have the chance to fight back.
This was also one of the dangerous factors of the Misty Forest.
Jiang Li followed behind the mounted Little Soldier, heading away from the forest and toward Brand Castle.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Jiang Li finally crossed the wasteland at the forest’s edge and arrived in a town district.
Once they passed through this town and crossed a moat, Jiang Li and the Little Soldier would be able to reach Brand Castle without trouble.
The time was 11:30 p.m.
But although it was already late at night, the town district was still brightly lit.
Every street and alley was decorated with lanterns and streamers. Crowds surged through the area, lively and bustling.
After the Little Soldier brought Jiang Li to the center of town, the horse suddenly started having diarrhea right in the middle of the street. The Little Soldier hurriedly dismounted.
“I’m very sorry. The Pony may have eaten something bad. I’ll take it to deal with this! Witch, please wait here for a moment.”
The Little Soldier bowed, then quickly led the Pony away from the middle of the street.
Jiang Li stood beside the fountain, waiting for the Little Soldier to return.
And just then…
From somewhere unknown came the sound of bells.
Judging by the sound, the bells seemed to be tied around someone’s ankles. With every step, they rang out with a clear jingle.
Almost within five seconds of the bell sounds appearing, everyone on the streets in the town center began to run for their lives.
Windows slammed shut, shops closed, doors were locked!
In less than ten seconds, the street that had been lively and bustling moments before instantly became empty, lonely, and desolate.
Many townspeople even abandoned their carts and stalls.
A chilly gust of wind swept past.
In front of Jiang Li, aside from colorful paper scraps scattered and blown about by the wind, not even a ghostly shadow remained.
No new rules appeared.
But that crisp sound of bells… was still drawing closer.