WTNL Chapter 91

Fantasy Amusement Park
Chapter 91: You’re good at catching people

“Don’t worry, let’s keep going.”

Wen Jianyan blinked at the others and said in a low voice:

“After all, no matter what might happen next, we have to look at the rules here first. It wouldn’t be good if we violated a taboo, right?”

After saying that, he took the lead, striding towards the entrance of the Leisure Zone.

“…”

The others exchanged glances. Although they hadn’t completely put their minds at ease, they still pretended to have noticed nothing and followed his retreating back.

Outside the colorful fences hung a large sign.

[Leisure Zone Rules]

Welcome to the Leisure Zone, dear tourists! This area features family-friendly attractions suitable for tourists of all ages. To ensure your safety while maximizing your enjoyment of the amusement facilities in this zone, please read carefully and keep the following rules in mind:

1. All attractions in this zone are family-friendly, with no age or height restrictions. All equipment poses no safety hazards; please enjoy yourselves with peace of mind.

2. If your desired attraction is under maintenance or already closed, please do not approach it and choose another attraction to play.

3. There is no Mirror Maze attraction in this zone.

4. This zone was built relatively recently, so the signs and routes within the zone may differ significantly from the map in your hand. After entering this zone, please rely entirely on the signs within the zone.

5. There are only three types of staff members wearing plush costumes in this zone: a tortoiseshell cat, a brown bear, and a white sheep. If a staff member wearing a fourth type of costume speaks to you, do not respond and quickly leave.

6. The attractions in this zone are relatively relaxed and leisurely. For your overall experience, please do not play more than two attractions consecutively in this zone. After playing, please quickly leave the zone and head to the food area to make a purchase.

7. You can enter the attractions in this zone as a team or individually. Regardless of your choice, the staff will not stop you, but please be sure to confirm the operating procedures of each attraction to ensure you are not violating the rules.

8. There is no Mirror Maze attraction in this zone.

9. This zone has a large area and many newly added amusement facilities, making it very easy to get lost. If you are unexpectedly separated from your friends, please do not panic; stand where you are and wait. If your friends do not meet up with you within ten minutes, please leave the area immediately, do not linger, and head to the nearest security room to ask the staff for help.

10. There is no Mir■ Ma■■■■■■■ in this zone.

11. ■■■■ please ■■■■

The handwriting in the last two lines was completely blurred. Apart from a few recognizable characters, the rest of the words were utterly illegible.

Except for Rule 2, which overlapped with a general rule printed on the back of the map, the rest were new rules.

Reading the rules of the Leisure Zone, Wen Jianyan couldn’t help but shiver.

The rules in this zone were almost entirely different from those in the Thrill Zone. The Leisure Zone rules didn’t mention any specific attractions or any taboos within them; they were mostly regulations outside the attractions.

Wen Jianyan’s gaze fell on the sentence “There is no Mirror Maze attraction in this zone,” and he felt a layer of goosebumps rise on his back.

The croaking doll outside the Fantasy Amusement Park had explicitly stated that there was a Mirror Maze attraction in the Leisure Zone.

But…

For some unknown reason, the existence of this attraction was repeatedly denied by the rules outside the Leisure Zone, repeating its “non-existence” over and over again.

This was truly too bizarre.

“Speaking of which, this… this Mirror Maze,” Lilith blinked and whispered, somewhat frightened, “isn’t it mentioned a bit too often?”

Yun Bilan’s expression was somewhat ugly: “…Indeed.”

The gazes of the others fell on those few identical rules, where not a single word had changed. They invariably felt a chill slowly rise, their scalps tingling for a moment.

“Is it possible it’s a misprint?” Lilith asked dryly, clinging to a sliver of hope.

Wen Ya shook her head and said slowly:

“…Based on the previous rules, it’s highly unlikely.”

Mirror Maze.

Before they had even entered the zone, this attraction had successfully topped everyone’s “places I least want to go” list.

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes and looked inward over the colorful fences.

Unlike the Thrill Zone, which only had a few attractions, the Leisure Zone before them clearly covered a vast area. Lush trees and bushes blocked their view, and small paths paved with colorful cobblestones extended in all directions. Wooden signs stood alongside them, pointing in different directions.

Cheerful and beautiful music echoed in the air.

Through the dense forest area, a beautiful, tall Ferris wheel could be seen slowly rotating.

But all the other attractions were hidden deep within the forest area, unable to be seen clearly.

Although they deduced that the difficulty of the attractions in this zone shouldn’t be too great…

But… Wen Jianyan was inherently very wary of attractions related to “mirrors.” After reading these rules, the sense of crisis in his heart reached an unprecedented height.

He kept feeling uneasy.

“Let’s go.”

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and withdrew his gaze.

The group stepped over the colorful fences and walked into the Leisure Zone.

The wooden signs indicated the directions to various attractions, and sure enough, they were completely inconsistent with the map in their hands. Wen Jianyan folded the map, stuffed it back into his pocket, turned to his teammates, and asked:

“Do you guys have any preferred attractions?”

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads, somewhat distressed.

Yun Bilan sighed: “There’s really too little information about individual attractions in the rules of this zone, and we can’t tell which attraction has a lower danger level. We can only figure it out as we go.”

“However, in this zone, it’s best if we don’t split up.”

Wen Ya thought for a moment and spoke up: “I feel that since the rules specifically mention getting separated from your companions, it’s highly likely not a good sign.”

“Indeed.”

“I think so too.”

The others all nodded in agreement.

“In that case, let’s go check out the place with the densest concentration of attractions,” Wen Jianyan pointed to a sign nearby.

The direction this sign pointed to clearly had the most attractions, listed densely together.

The others had no objections to this decision.

“However…”

Wen Jianyan inconspicuously swept a glance behind him, his voice softening:

“It seems someone is getting impatient.”

The low bushes in front of them grew in layers, and the winding path extended into the distance. However, the several people who were just swaying not far ahead of them had vanished at some unknown point.

“…Where did they go?”

A man frowned and asked in a low voice.

The man was tall and sturdy, with a scar across the corner of his eye. It was precisely because of this scar that he always looked at people with a sidelong glance.

His teammates called him Scarface, a B-rank streamer. He had just played an attraction in the Leisure Zone—a near-death experience in the first attraction—and barely cleared it. Before entering the second attraction, he learned about the gift shop, so he immediately went to the North Square, only to find the gift shop overcrowded and the prices soaring.

He quickly realized the scramble for prize tickets that might occur in the late stage of this instance. To ensure he had enough prize tickets, he followed his teammate’s advice and decided to target the streamer who had high-profilely purchased souvenirs at the very beginning.

There were two reasons.

First, the other party might still have unused souvenirs. Second, there was a high probability he had intelligence they didn’t know about.

Even if they couldn’t get either of these, they could still snatch prize tickets from him to replenish their squad’s inventory.

Four of the five people on the other side were women. More importantly, according to his observation, this team probably had two ‘beauty’ streamers without combat power, one of whom was the only male in the team.

That teenager looked exactly like the type currently popular on the Beauty Leaderboard: fine, pale skin; not very tall; excessively pretty; and completely non-threatening.

On their side, they were composed of two squads, totaling six people, all strong and robust young men.

As long as they clashed, there was almost no possibility of losing.

But for some reason, even though they had just entered the zone, those people’s figures suddenly vanished.

Scarface frowned tightly:

“Quick, follow them and see what’s going on.”

The few of them hurried forward a few steps, arriving at the place where they had last seen the group.

The surrounding forest was dense, the path winding, and a light breeze swept through the woods, bringing a rustling sound.

“Fuck, where could they go—”

Scarface cursed.

But before he could finish his sentence, a long, pitch-black whip swept toward his face in the blink of an eye, carrying the howling wind!

Scarface was horrified. Out of habit, he bent his waist down. His pupils shrank as he watched helplessly as the sharp, spiked whip swept past his face by a hair’s breadth, almost scraping off a piece of flesh.

“Fuck me!”

A slender woman stood not far away. Her blue hair fluttered fiercely, and she gripped the pitch-black spiked whip in her slender hand, sneering:

“Looking for me?”

Scarface jumped back violently, but when he landed, the feeling under his feet wasn’t quite right.

He looked down.

The ground had at some point turned into a cold swamp, causing his body to sink bit by bit.

Wen Ya placed her palm flat on the ground, her dark eyes looking calmly at the man not far away.

Damn it.

Scarface’s eyes darkened.

He hadn’t expected this team to have quite a few capable people. Not only was there a rare offensive-type talent, but there was also a powerful crowd-control ability.

However, such talents often consumed a lot of energy, had long cast times, and were fast-paced. As long as they dragged the time out past the burst point, it would be very difficult for them to recover afterward.

Since they had been discovered now, there was no need to wait any longer!

He gritted his teeth: “Charge!”

As veteran streamers, they knew each other’s advantages and disadvantages very well. In this kind of close-quarters combat, they had to first guard against the items in the opponent’s hands. In Nightmare, the tier suppression between items was very obvious. Even identical items had different tiers. So at the moment the fight broke out, they would all activate a short-term, highest-tier dulling film they could buy, to prevent being crowd-controlled right from the start.

However, this could not guard against a streamer’s talent.

Even so, very few streamers used their talents right at the start. After all, the cast time for talents was often very long. Once used, they couldn’t be used again for at least three hours. The more overpowered the talent, the longer the cast time; some could even only be activated once per instance.

A team member rushed forward, but before he took a few steps, he caught a whiff of a soft, sweet fragrance. He involuntarily turned his head to look, and the next second he was captured by a pair of captivating eyes.

“Are you sleepy?”

Lilith said softly, “Go to sleep.”

Thump.

A heavy body slumped softly to the ground.

Scarface looked away in disarray, retreating steadily under Yun Bilan’s fierce and violent attacks, cursing inwardly.

Fuck, he had never seen a team fight fought like this!

They actually used their ultimates right off the bat—

Weren’t these people worried at all about their talents going on cooldown afterward?

However, although the team of streamers in front of him had a very fierce offensive, if it were any other team, they would likely have been beaten senseless and scattered all at once.

But the numerical disadvantage was still too fatal.

Although the other side had five people, only three actually participated in the battle, and one was a charm-type that could only be used once. Although their rhythm was disrupted at the beginning, as time passed, they gradually began to gain the upper hand.

A minute passed. The pitch-black long whip still cracked with wind, sharp and unstoppable, but its form began to flicker, gradually becoming transparent.

Scarface raised his eyes and flashed a toothy grin at Yun Bilan:

“Little sister, the time limit is up, right?”

“I’m not asking for much. The five of you, hand over a total of fifty prize tickets. Not too much, right?”

Scarface’s gaze began searching around: “Which one on your team bought the souvenirs? Tell him to hand over the remaining dolls, and you guys can leave.”

“Fuck your mother.”

Yun Bilan cursed back without holding back.

The next second, the long whip solidified again and lashed viciously towards him.

Caught off guard, Scarface was whipped on the arm. He let out a miserable scream and abruptly retreated.

His expression turned fierce: “Little brat, since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit—”

As his angle changed, his gaze swept to the side. Under the cover of the bushes, a familiar slender figure came into view.

Scarface laughed viciously. He raised his hand, activated an item, and a long chain shot fiercely in that direction, then precisely dragged the person over!

With his bleeding hand, he tightly gripped the teenager’s slender, pale neck:

“If you come any closer, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

Yun Bilan froze, her expression suddenly turning bizarre.

She hesitated for a moment, and the pitch-black long whip in her palm turned into specks of light and disappeared.

“Now that’s being smart.”

Scarface grinned, his expression sinister: “However, I gave you a chance just now… Fifty prize tickets aren’t enough anymore. Let me think—”

The person being strangled in his arms moved, soft hair brushing against the back of his hand, tickling it.

“Don’t play tricks. I’ve been guarding against you charm-types all along; it’s useless on me.”

Scarface looked down and impatiently swept a glance at the other party.

“Mm…”

Wen Jianyan tilted his head back, obediently letting the other party strangle his throat. A pair of amber eyes looked up from below, the look in them almost cheerful.

His voice was youthful, carrying the hoarseness of a voice change:

“You’re quite accurate at grabbing people.”

The teenager narrowed his eyes and smiled:

“Thank you, I was just about to come over.”

The author has something to say:

Look at you, out of everyone you could have grabbed, you grabbed him.