WTNL Chapter 88

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Fantasy Amusement Park
Chapter 88: Disappearing Height

On the side.

“Ugh—”

Wen Jianyan was leaning on the corner of the wall; his shirt was loosely covering his waist, and his back was trembling slightly as he kept retching.

His face was pale, and his eye sockets were still a little red, completely lacking in the rationality, decisiveness, shrewdness, and madness he had on the roller coaster just now. His long eyelashes blocked his moist amber eyes, but he looked extraordinarily fragile and pitiful.

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[? Huh? May I ask if you were really the one who just led the whole team flying?]

[Hhahahaha, as the only male in the team now, the anchor is also the only one who vomited after getting off the roller coaster. Lmao, you are too weak!]

[I can’t laugh anymore. He looks like a loser who barely passed the difficult project by relying on a big shot.]

[Hahahahahaha, who would have thought that the more scared he is, the more accurate he will be in solving the riddle… As expected of you!]

Not far away.

“…What did you say?”

Yun Bilan was startled for a moment, then she seemed to realize something and turned her head and stared at Lilith closely:

“Thirsty?”

Wen Ya was startled by her suddenly tense attitude.

“What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”

Wen Ya’s expression also became serious.

Scratch.

Scratch.

Lilith scratched her skin even more, and a scarlet thin liquid oozed from the scratched area. Her eyes widened, her pupils also dilated, and her originally beautiful face looked a bit weird.

Her lips twitched, and she murmured, “It’s itchy, it’s itchy, it’s itchy, it’s itchy…”

At this moment, Wen Jianyan finally regained his composure. With a pale face, he came back with weak steps.

His eyes fell on Lilith, and after seeing her familiar expression, he couldn’t help but be slightly startled:

“This can’t be…”

Yun Bilan looked at Wen Jianyan solemnly:

“…That’s right, it’s exactly the same.”

Wen Jianyan frowned, stepped forward quickly, grabbed Lilith’s wrist that couldn’t help scratching, and asked sternly: “When you were on the roller coaster just now, did you turn around? Have you counted the turns silently?”

“No, no…”

Lilith raised her eyes; her eyes fell on Wen Jianyan, and she spoke in a confused way: “Maybe, I don’t know. I can’t remember clearly. Probably not, but maybe…”

Wen Jianyan lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on the scratch marks on Lilith’s face.

The skin lesions bled, and light red tissue fluid oozed out. There seemed to be something wriggling under her skin, but it was mixed in the fluid and could not be seen clearly.

It was different from Brother Fatty.

To be precise, her symptoms were much milder.

Wen Jianyan had no doubts that after leaving the roller coaster once, if something happened that could be judged as “turning back” or “counting silently” by the instance, the other party would definitely die.

In other words, Lilith shouldn’t have violated an absolutely unbreakable taboo like Brother Fatty or a few others, but as he guessed at the beginning, although she didn’t make a violation that could be judged, she was polluted to a certain extent by the instance due to her uncertainty of actions.

If this was the case, then maybe…

“By the way, you just said you were thirsty,”

Wen Jianyan’s eyes lit up. He took a step forward, spoke faster, and repeated hastily:

“Right?”

After hearing Wen Jianyan’s question, Lilith raised her head abruptly. The wound on her face was still dripping with translucent red tissue fluid. There seemed to be something densely crawling in the damaged wound. She squirmed her dry and chapped lips: “Thirsty…so thirsty!”

After getting the exact answer, Wen Jianyan turned his head, looked at the other people behind him, and said concisely:

“I think Lilith can still be saved.”

What?

The others were startled.

“Still be saved?”

Wen Ya stepped forward fiercely, stared at Wen Jianyan, and said anxiously, “What do you mean?”

Wen Jianyan pursed his lips and repeated:

“The third rule of the Fantasy Amusement Park:
There is no place for drinking water in the park. If someone sells drinking water to you, please ignore them and leave. If you feel thirsty, please go to the North Square food area to look for staff wearing clown costumes.” 

After a short period of stupefaction, the rest of the people suddenly reacted.

That’s right!

Obviously, this instance had expected that there would be this kind of situation where tourists who didn’t completely violate the taboo would be polluted, so it was prepared for this, and that was why this rule appeared.

According to Rule 6 of the employee rules, it could be seen that this amusement park was trying to ensure the safety of tourists.

This was the reason they informed people who “feel thirsty” but don’t die right away what to do next.

Wen Ya tightly grabbed Lilith’s hand, which was still scratching, and pursed her lips worriedly:

“The food area in the North Square… Got it, I’m going right away.”

“Let’s go together.”

Wen Jianyan stepped forward, helped hold Lilith’s arm, then pointed to Yun Bilan and the other behind him, smiled lightly, and said:

“After all, we have to go there to spend once.”

Rule 9 of the Thriller Zone:

For the sake of your life safety, please do not play more than two projects in a row in the thriller zone. Please leave the zone quickly after the game is over and go to the food area for consumption.

“……”

Wen Ya was taken aback, then raised her head and fixedly stared at the young man in front of her.

The other party lowered his eyes. His face was still a little pale, his eye circles and lips were red, his long eyelashes were soft and thick, and a pair of amber eyes looked over gently, which looked extraordinarily clear against the background of the amusement park.

She pursed her lips and said in a low voice:

“Thank you.”

Although Wen Ya knew that the other party did not make a special trip to accompany her to the food area in the North Square, after she was the only one left in the team who had no bad state, she had to say that this proposal of his solved her urgent need very precisely, and he also thoughtfully spared her any emotional burden.

Wen Ya gritted her teeth and turned to look at the young man who was helping her support Lilith’s other arm.

“……”

Her eyes flickered, and complex expressions rolled in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but all of her voice was stuck in her throat. She finally gritted her teeth and looked away in silence.

In the “Integrity First” live broadcast room:

[Is it my illusion? Why do I feel that the eyes of the Eternal Day anchor opposite seem to have changed when looking at the dog liar?]

[Indeed…]

[But I’ve got to say, this dog liar is really good to his teammates. Being taken care of like this all the way… Who wouldn’t fall?! Who wouldn’t change?!]

[Crying, isn’t it?! Gentle and strong, smart and reliable, although he has a few more tricks, my wife is the best wife in the world!]

Leaving the thriller zone and crossing the dense jungle and the fountain square, a short walk led them to the North Square.

The original tourist NPCs who wandered in the park had disappeared completely since then, and only employees wearing various doll costumes were left wandering around the square pushing small carts.

The gift shop was already overcrowded, and many anchors scrambled toward the narrow door, almost crowding the storefront.

Apparently, the role of dolls was no secret now.

Since the first anchor tasted the sweetness and went back to buy the doll again, it was naturally impossible for other senior anchors not to see the possible benefits of this thing for their next task.

They saw a staff member wearing a cat costume waddling out, and hanging a big sign on the glass door: [Price increase by 50%]

The moment people saw the sign, the entire gift shop went silent. 

“……”

The players looked at each other secretly, and the atmosphere in the air changed accordingly. Some kind of hidden and disturbing atmosphere started to ferment.

Really.

Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes.

“Let’s go; the food area is there.” Wen Ya looked up at the map signs in the North Square and raised her chin in one of the directions.

Wen Jianyan looked away and nodded.

Soon, after crossing a tidy, narrow path, an open food area appeared in front of them, with the smell of sweet fruit soda and popcorn floating in the air. Various small, colorful stalls were scattered everywhere, and staff wearing different doll costumes stood behind the booth, waiting for customers to come.

At the entrance of the food area, there was a colorful sign with a few lines written on it:

[Rules for the Food Area of ​​Fantasy Amusement Park]

 1. This area sells all kinds of snacks, desserts, and fried meals. Visitors are welcome to buy them.

2. The food hygiene and quarantine in this area are qualified, and all products are made on the same day without any health risks.

3. Tourists coming from the Thriller Zone, please go to the ice cream booth to buy the special ice cream sold today.

 4. Tourists coming from the Leisure Zone, please go to the popcorn booth to buy the special popcorn sold today.

5. Tourists coming from the Kid’s Zone, please go to the hot dog stand to buy special hot dogs for sale.

6. There are no drinks for sale in this area. If you feel thirsty, please go to the west side of the area to find the staff wearing clown costumes and explain your request and the purpose of the visit. 

7. Tourists, please do not take any products purchased here out of the food area.

 8. Tourists are prohibited from going to the east side of this area.

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes and scanned the entire food area.

Sure enough, there was an unmarked booth on the west side, and a green-haired clown stood behind it with a big smile on his face.

 Wen Ya also saw the existence of that person.

Several people looked at each other and helped Lilith, whose condition was getting worse and worse, walk toward the clown’s booth while muttering nervously.

“Hello, distinguished visitor, what do you need?”

The green-haired clown pointed to the Q-version¹Cartoon version of the map with a smile: “If you need to find any stalls, you can check the map—”

Wen Ya interrupted it:

“My friend, she’s thirsty.”

As she spoke, she stared at the green-haired clown in front of her, never letting go of any change in the expression on the other’s face: “The third rule of the park, if you feel thirsty, please go to the North Square food area to look for the staff wearing clown costumes, right?” 

“Of course, you are doing the right thing.”

The smile on the green-haired clown’s face did not change at all. It walked forward, and took Lilith from Wen Ya and Wen Jianyan, whose body was already limp and who had a distracted and crazy expression, saying, “Please wait here.” 

“I also…”

Wen Ya’s gaze fell firmly on Lilith’s body, and she subconsciously took a step forward.

 “Are you thirsty too?”

The green-haired clown looked at her with a smile. She didn’t know if it was an illusion. The smiling face that was painted pale made people feel chills inexplicably: “If you don’t feel thirsty, you can’t keep up.”

Wen Jianyan grabbed Wen Ya’s arm and shook his head slightly.

They now have no choice but to obey.

Wen Ya also understood this truth.

She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and let go of Lilith’s slender arms.

The green-haired clown supported Lilith and walked toward the back of the booth. His figure was quickly swallowed up and disappeared.

Wen Ya took a deep breath and turned her head to look at Wen Jianyan, Wen Bilan, and the others: “Aren’t you going to buy ice cream next? Go, I’ll just stay here.” 

Yun Bilan glanced in the direction where the clown disappeared: “Can you be alone?”

“No problem.”

Wen Ya nodded: “You guys go.”

After a short farewell, Wen Jianyan and the three turned around and walked toward the ice cream shop in the other corner of the square.

Behind the ice cream stand was a staff member wearing a plush bear costume, and his muffled voice came from the costume: “Welcome to the bear ice cream stand; today’s special desserts are written on the signboard; you’re welcome to taste!”

Wen Jianyan raised his head and looked at the signboard of the shop.

There were a few words written crookedly in chalk: Today’s special desserts—

There were three in total: watermelon, red bayberry, and strawberry.

The price of each dessert was 10 fantasy coupons.

They were all red, fruit-flavored ice creams that reminded people of densely packed weird things. Thinking of the scenes they experienced in the thriller zone before, the expressions of several people were not very good-looking.

However, rules were rules.

The three looked at each other, discussed briefly, and finally decided to buy one flavor each.

Yun Bilan bought the watermelon flavor, Elise bought the bayberry flavor, and Wen Jianyan bought the strawberry flavor.

“Your strawberry ice cream; please take it.”

Wen Jianyan took out two coupons and handed them over, and he took the translucent glass from the plush bear’s hand. The pink smoothie was sparkling, and strawberry pulp was scattered inside. There was also a pink bear spoon next to it.

Unlike his weird and disgusting imagination, the ice cream in front of him looked very delicious, exuding a faint strawberry aroma.

The translucent glass was held in the palm of his hands; it was icy cold.

Wen Jianyan picked up the bear spoon.

Along with his movements, the slightly long cuffs slipped loosely from the back of his hands, revealing his white and slender wrists.

“……”

Wen Jianyan was slightly taken aback.

He had a feeling like…something was not quite right.

Had his sleeves been this long before?

Wen Jianyan frowned, and his eyes fell on the back of his hand. The original sharp and clear bone lines seemed to disappear, and the lines from the wrist bone to the palm became very soft, as if… 

He froze for a moment, lowered his head, and his eyes fell on his feet.

For some reason, the pants that were originally well-fitted looked baggy, and the long trouser legs were drooping down on the shoes, looking a bit funny.

“Hey… you…”

Yun Bilan and Elise hesitated from the side.

Wen Jianyan raised his head and looked at the other party.

He suddenly realized that before he could look down at the other party with his height, but now… he could look straight into their eyes?

Wen Jianyan’s eyes widened slightly.

Wait…

“……”

Yun Bilan pointed to the glass door not far away with a complicated expression: “You, see for yourself.” 

The glass door was clean and bright. After being wiped, it was spotless, so it could be used as a mirror.

Wen Jianyan felt even more ominous.

He turned his head and looked at his reflection in the glass door.

The playground was sunny, with colorful balloons floating among the blue sky and white clouds, and the ground was covered with plush animal signs.

A teenager held strawberry ice cream in his hand and stood in the dreamy background. He was wearing baggy clothes that were subtly one size larger than his figure, with his sleeves and trouser legs drooping down.

His soft, semi-long hair hung down the side of his white neck, and his originally strong and broad chest and shoulders became thinner and slender, like a willow branch. The facial features of an adult male were originally clear and handsome, but at this moment they suddenly became soft and gentle. His mature temperament disappeared, and he looked extraordinarily childish and youthful, even having a bit of tenderness and beauty that only young people have.

He widened his amber eyes and stared at himself in the mirror in disbelief.

? ? ?

Became…smaller?

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Wen Jianyan (grief): No!!! My muscles, my height!!!

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