Chapter 235: The Night Is Still Long, and There Are Many Pitfalls Ahead!
In the Bizarre Talk World, the methods to clear a level are generally similar, with only a few individual Chosen Ones being the exception.
However, the ways they meet their end are diverse and varied; some Chosen Ones make mistakes that the audience simply cannot comprehend.
At this stage, the number of Chosen Ones has begun to dwindle steadily.
This isn’t to say that only the Chosen Ones in the parking lot are decreasing; those in the rehabilitation center are also dropping in number.
This time, the Chosen One from Sakura Country is truly trying a different path.
This short-statured ninja, who also knows the art of bone contraction, is named Hisashi Yuhyō.
After finishing dinner, he immediately began his plan to skip the level.
After searching for a day, he discovered that there was actually a ventilation opening on top of the projection room.
The reason Sakura Country sent him was because this guy always manages to come up with new tricks; you could say he’s very clever.
In the past, when facing danger, he always managed to get through by relying on his intelligence and ingenuity.
After dinner, his strength had recovered somewhat.
Entering the projection room, he used his prepared tools to pry open the ventilation opening.
Such a small vent would be impossible for a normal person to enter.
But for Hisashi Yuhyō, it was as easy as turning his hand over.
After placing the vent cover on the ground, he leaped up and his soft, small body slithered inside.
The narrow ventilation duct, with its cramped space, made many watching viewers feel suffocated.
Just looking at the big screen made these viewers feel very uncomfortable, their breathing becoming labored.
Not to mention the abundance of grime inside the ventilation duct; as he slowly crawled, he could see dirty things clinging to him.
Especially at the curved sections, he had to twist and contort his body to get through.
Normal people couldn’t imagine themselves getting out through there.
In such a difficult environment, Hisashi Yuhyō crawled forward on his belly, like a soft, boneless insect.
As everyone was moved by his tenacity and perseverance, some viewers from Sakura Country noticed that not only did he not find it uncomfortable, he actually seemed to be enjoying it somewhat.
Moreover, Hisashi Yuhyō’s movements were very skilled; he must have done this sort of thing many times before.
What they didn’t know, actually, was that Hisashi Yuhyō was a complete pervert.
He often hid in street sewers and building ventilation ducts to peep at passing women.
In such harsh environments, he was fearless.
So, even though the ventilation duct here was somewhat dirty, he was unafraid.
No matter how dirty, could it be dirtier than a sewer?
Not to mention dirty things; even if bugs crawled on him, he wouldn’t feel much.
A ninja must know how to endure!
Hisashi Yuhyō even felt this level was tailored for his skills, allowing him to do what other Chosen Ones couldn’t.
He crawled happily through the vent, as if returning to his own home.
The suffocating environment was something he thoroughly enjoyed, the perversion on his face rivaling that of Gregori.
But as he crawled, he felt something was wrong because the scent of flowers was getting stronger and stronger.
All Chosen Ones entering the Bizarre Talk World knew that the corridors were filled with the smell of flowers.
Everyone could guess that these floral scents most likely came from the ventilation system.
But no one knew where the floral scent originated; at least, when they asked other patients, the answers were all the same.
However, it getting stronger and stronger might mean he was getting closer and closer to the source of the scent.
Hisashi Yuhyō speculated that if the scent was drifting in from outside, then following the smell would allow him to get out.
So he sped up his crawling pace, constantly turning corners in the vent, heading towards where the floral scent was most concentrated.
Just as he felt he had found the ‘exit’, in the pitch darkness, his hand touched a row of sharp objects.
This row of sharp objects was also covered in a slimy mucus.
As a transcendent, Hisashi Yuhyō’s reaction speed was very fast.
How could he not know what this was? It was a huge, gaping maw.
If there were light, he would have seen a bizarre plant with teeth in front of him.
The place he had crawled to was none other than directly above the double-door room on the second floor.
These bizarre creatures emit special odors by devouring other organisms or plants.
What exactly this smell was used for, Hisashi Yuhyō didn’t have the mind to consider now. He abruptly withdrew his hand and heard the sound of jaws snapping shut in front of him.
In the narrow duct, Hisashi Yuhyō and the bizarre plant were face to face.
There was no room to turn his head here; an ordinary Chosen One would have been doomed.
But a transcendent still had transcendent skills.
Without weapons and with his strength reduced by ninety percent, Hisashi Yuhyō knew he couldn’t fight head-on.
He began to crawl backward, his rear end seemingly having eyes as he rapidly retreated through the ventilation duct.
His speed was even faster than when he crawled forward. This was a life-or-death moment, after all, and transcendents always manage to tap into their potential.
The bizarre plant seemed to have an attack range; when Hisashi Yuhyō retreated a certain distance, the sound of snapping jaws from ahead stopped.
Hisashi Yuhyō was temporarily out of danger.
This made the viewers in Sakura Country marvel at the power of transcendents.
Especially a skilled transcendent like this would be very advantageous in this level.
Because of Hisashi Yuhyō’s ‘excellent’ performance, the bullet comments in Sakura Country were now filled with viewers wanting to learn ninjutsu.
Some had even started looking for major ninja schools to enroll in, sparking a wave of enthusiasm for learning ninjutsu.
This profession, which had been neglected for so many years in Sakura Country, suddenly became mainstream.
Who knows if they wanted to learn ninjutsu to strengthen themselves or to peep in sewers.
Hisashi Yuhyō had been crawling in the ventilation duct for over half an hour, and now sweat was dripping down him.
Because he knew that if he couldn’t crawl out during this time, the eerie crows would descend.
According to the rules of the rehabilitation center, anyone who hadn’t entered a room would be attacked by the eerie crows.
Non-humanoid eerie creatures were all formidable in combat. With his strength reduced by ninety percent, Hisashi Yuhyō dared not resist them.
The cawing of the crows made him anxious, like a death warrant, and his crawling speed increased.
Just before the crows descended, Hisashi Yuhyō finally crawled out!
Even though the light wasn’t very good at this time, he could still see the scenery outside.
Struggling to push open the vent cover, Hisashi Yuhyō became the first Chosen One to escape from the rehabilitation center.
He had successfully bypassed the rules and skipped the level, accomplishing a feat.
This led all of Sakura Country to start praising his strength, as if he had done something that even the Dragon Country’s Heavenly Master ‘couldn’t’ do.
Viewers in Sakura Country even boasted on the world channel that this time Hisashi Yuhyō would definitely be a 5S-level clearer.
Of course, that might be true, but only if he could actually clear the level.
As for the reward for skipping the level, it was that he knew nothing about the rules.
No food, no idea how to settle the score, and no clue what to do next.
And at this time of night, the underground parking lot was filled with many mutated eerie insects.
Remember, even with layers of protection, so many eerie creatures could still infiltrate the parking lot.
Hisashi Yuhyō walked on the empty streets, already being watched by many eyes.
It was already 9 PM, with a little light on the horizon, but not much.
Hisashi Yuhyō wanted to find a place with lights, because places with light usually had people. Then he could ask the locals how to treat his illness, meaning inquire about the doctor’s whereabouts.
Another crucial point was to look for any rules nearby, but it really was just relying on luck.
When he heard a noise behind him, he turned around and saw a huge, flapping-winged eerie insect swooping towards him.
This eerie insect was eight meters long, resembling a massive dragonfly.
Its mouth held large pincers, clearly marking it as a carnivorous eerie insect.
Its countless compound eyes glowed red, as if it were very hungry.
Just its appearance alone was enough to instill ninety percent fear.
When the mutated eerie dragonfly attacked, Hisashi Yuhyō’s will to survive was also very strong. Relying on his short stature and extremely fast speed, he dodged the mutated eerie dragonfly’s assault.
His target was naturally small, and his movements were very agile.
Seizing an opening in the dragonfly’s attack, he dived straight into a nearby building.
Looking at the frustrated mutated eerie dragonfly outside, a smug look appeared on his face, as if saying: Trying to kill me? You’re still wet behind the ears.
But the mutated eerie dragonfly flapped its wings outside, seemingly telling him: You think I’m the only one here?
From within the pitch-black building came a sound of crawling.
Hisashi Yuhyō had just dodged one attack when he was dragged inside by insects lurking in the darkness.
Then, continuous screams and the sounds of gnawing came from inside the building.
Compared to the viewers in Rainbow Country, the viewers in Sakura Country were luckier; at least they didn’t see such horrifying scenes.
And just like that, Hisashi Yuhyō, the talented Chosen One who dared to skip levels and roam outside, met his demise.
Expert groups from various countries recorded this: the method of skipping levels is truly not advisable.
The rules are actually hinting at the dangers the Chosen One might encounter. Deviating from those hints means relying solely on one’s own abilities.
This is why Zhang Yangqing followed the procedures.
Without knowing the rules for clearing the level, blindly trying to skip it leaves you with no idea what to do next.
It’s not that Zhang Yangqing lacks the ability to skip the level; he’s just not stupid enough to do it from the start.
That’s why the audience says that Zhang Yangqing with the rules and Zhang Yangqing without the rules are two different people.
As long as the rules appear, Zhang Yangqing can act according to his own ideas.
Right now, without the rules, he’s still following the procedures in the parking lot.
Because the rules are definitely part of the clearing process.
The Chosen Ones appearing in the parking lot at this stage are naturally the elites.
But even elites can’t avoid running into pitfalls.
This was the case for the transcendent from Maple Leaf Country. While searching for resources, he encountered the flickering lights for the second time and was hiding inside a red car.
When he entered, similar to Gregori, he had checked the area around the red car for danger and wiped the window, finding no danger inside.
But who would have thought this time would be different? The lights outside kept flickering, continuing for over ten minutes without stopping.
Last time, they had only flickered for about five or six minutes.
That meant the eerie creature was lurking outside, and this was not the time to go out.
But the cushion inside the car was leather, making him somewhat comfortable leaning back.
He had spent the entire day slaughtering his way out of the rehabilitation center and was physically exhausted.
Just now, in the empty parking lot, his nerves had been tightly wound.
Even after entering the car, he didn’t dare let his guard down.
He also remembered the rule stating that once the lights stopped flickering, he had to get out.
Because inside the red car wasn’t actually safe; it was only safe while the lights were flashing.
But after waiting for thirty or forty minutes, the lights outside were still flashing.
Sitting inside so comfortably, he unconsciously leaned back in the seat, and his vigilance slowly relaxed.
Added to that was the faint, pleasant fragrance in the car, which began to soothe his mood.
The day’s fatigue also made the Maple Leaf Country transcendent’s eyelids heavy.
He hadn’t actually intended to doze off, just leaned there without moving. Whether it was due to low oxygen inside or an abundance of hypnotic gas, he inexplicably fell asleep.
When he felt drops of water falling beside him, tick, tock, he found himself inside a blood-stained, steel-like maw, with seven or eight rows of sharp teeth that were terrifying.
This eerie red car was similar to a Venus flytrap. The condition for it not to attack the Chosen One was the flashing lights outside.
When the lights stopped flashing, meaning the mutated eerie insects had left, it could then attack the Chosen One sitting inside.
Now, the Maple Leaf Country transcendent sitting in the car was effectively inside its mouth.
The Maple Leaf Country transcendent kicked violently at the car door, but found it useless.
As the huge maw bit down, the big screen in Maple Leaf Country went black – the Chosen One was eliminated.
Actually, he wasn’t the only one who fell asleep; some other transcendents also dozed off, but they woke up with a start and narrowly avoided this disaster.
At this stage, most transcendents were also being tormented by the Bizarre Talk World.
Even Gregori had to endure a full hour in the car before the lights stopped flickering.
To avoid drowsiness, these transcendents tried everything.
Biting their arms, pinching their thighs, pulling their hair, biting their lips, and so on.
Even with their arms, thighs, and lips covered in blood, they persisted.
Because the rationality lingering in their minds told them that if they fell asleep, they were dead.
Only by enduring physical pain could they stay awake.
This was clearly the Bizarre Talk World’s torture for the Chosen Ones – these were the pitfalls!
Wasn’t the Bizarre Talk World just waiting for you to fall asleep so it could kill you?
Once you realized this, you wouldn’t rest against that leather seat.
After all, having survived and needing to scavenge for resources, what was a little pain?
It was a whole hour of煎熬 (torment/agony), in a state of both sleepiness and exhaustion.
When the lights outside finally stopped flickering, the surviving Chosen Ones quickly ran out.
Once they were far away, everyone could feel that the red car was as terrifying as an abyssal maw.
They all felt a sense of having narrowly escaped disaster.
Seeing this, the audience greatly admired the strong willpower of these Chosen Ones. They couldn’t believe they persisted, and they also worried whether their own Chosen Ones still in the rehabilitation center could survive and get out.
It felt like they knew the answers in advance but couldn’t tell their own Chosen Ones.
After all, their Chosen Ones would appear in the parking lot tomorrow or the day after and would also face these life-or-death trials.
They could only watch helplessly as their Chosen Ones either passed or made mistakes.
At this difficulty level of the Bizarre Talk World, there hadn’t been an opportunity for outside connection for a long time.
In this level, was there any Chosen One who wasn’t tormented?
Actually, yes – Zhang Yangqing directly slept for a full hour.
This level demonstrated the benefit of bringing someone out with him.
The one-eyed kid wasn’t very useful, but he was obedient.
Zhang Yangqing told him to stare intently at the lights outside, and if they stopped flickering, to wake him up.
The one-eyed kid simply said “Mm,” and then did as he was told.
Not only did Zhang Yangqing sleep, he even adjusted the car seat and lay down comfortably.
But while sleeping, Zhang Yangqing kept the longsword in his hand.
This made the one-eyed kid a bit scared.
Because he didn’t know if this partner of his was holding that thing to deal with him or someone else.
But no matter what, with his submissive personality, he wouldn’t ask questions, just do as he was told.
And so, Zhang Yangqing easily passed this level.
Compared to other Chosen Ones who were tormented for an hour, he just rested.
Walking out of the red car, the other Chosen Ones had blood on their hands and mouths.
Zhang Yangqing stretched comfortably.
It made the audience feel like they weren’t even in the same world.
Next, naturally, was searching for supplies. Other things were secondary, especially food and disinfectant.
The Chosen Ones rummaged through some cars, finding quite a few things like compressed biscuits.
The luckier ones could even find a backpack.
Besides that, items like flashlights, crowbars, bottled water – they took what they could.
Transcendents had better physical fitness, so naturally they could carry more.
Ordinary Chosen Ones could only take what was useful, picking just a small knife for self-defense, for example.
Actually, those who could find a small knife were considered relatively lucky.
Every time Gregori entered an area, he would first find a red vehicle.
After checking it was safe, he would start searching for supplies around the red vehicle.
This ensured that if danger arose, he could hide inside quickly.
Most Chosen Ones played the same way – steady and seeking to pass.
After a period of scavenging, everyone had found some food, more or less.
But for some reason, they just couldn’t find disinfectant.
The rules stated that those things were afraid of disinfectant.
If they wanted to sleep tonight, they had to find disinfectant.
But this was an infinite parking lot. Was finding disinfectant a matter of probability?
Just as everyone was puzzled, Zhang Yangqing’s scavenging spree also began.
He didn’t look in the cars. Although the doors weren’t locked, out of ten cars, at most one or two had supplies inside. The others either had eerie creatures inside or were empty.
And with bad luck, the food found would be moldy and smelly.
Considering this, Zhang Yangqing’s goal was very clear.
Why look for food and supplies in cars? Look for vehicle types like small pickup trucks or vans used for hauling goods.
As long as you opened the rear doors, there was a high probability of finding good-quality ingredients inside.
But these kinds of vehicles were hard to find.
This led to a situation where other Chosen Ones were constantly searching through vehicles, while Zhang Yangqing was just wandering around.
The time spent was roughly the same.
But the supplies Zhang Yangqing found were much better.
Gregori was quite lucky too; after searching dozens of cars, he finally found an intact bagged chicken drumstick, allowing him a decent meal.
Otherwise, it was all hardtack, chocolate, and the like – eating too much of that would really make you feel sick.
And other Chosen Ones couldn’t even find meat-based food.
What did Zhang Yangqing find?
A bagged chicken leg? That’s nothing!
What Zhang Yangqing found were all kinds of exquisite canned goods!
There were canned meat and vegetables, canned pork, canned beef, canned yogurt with sago, canned squid, canned clupeonella…
This directly stunned the audience.
: Damn, what kind of luck is this? This supply haul is too exaggerated, I can’t even afford to eat this in real life.
: Actually, isn’t it possible that these kinds of fine ingredients are only loaded in these types of vehicles? Heavenly Master Zhang is going for broke – either he finds nothing, or when he finds something, it yields really good supplies.
: When other Chosen Ones are just trying to get enough to eat, Heavenly Master Zhang is thinking about how to eat well. That’s the gap.
: Besides not finding disinfectant, Heavenly Master Zhang found the most stuff.
At this moment, you could see a funny scene. Zhang Yangqing was completely at ease, carrying nothing.
While the short, one-eyed kid was carrying a backpack bigger than himself, following behind him.
When it came to ordering people around, Zhang Yangqing didn’t hold back.
Actually, he also wanted to know what this kid’s limit was.
You can carry all this?
But viewers who just turned on their screens, please don’t misunderstand – I didn’t make him carry it; he carries it himself because he’s afraid of dying!
Because there were two of them, the one-eyed follower had to prepare double the food.
Only by ensuring there was enough food would Zhang Yangqing not kill him.
The night is still long, and there are many pitfalls ahead.
They just roughly know what the pitfalls are, but sometimes the way they appear catches you off guard.
The Bizarre Talk World isn’t going to let the Chosen Ones spend the night so comfortably.
Do you really think the Bizarre Talk World is a vacation spot?
Zhang Yangqing indicates: Exactly!
