Chapter 342 - 242: Played Until Socially Withdrawn (Part 2)
Ever since the owner of the castle died, people who come here to explore have disappeared one after another...
"Oh my god, no way..." Su Mo quickly searched through the large castle, constantly calling out for Qi Ling, "Xiaoqi, where are you?"
"Woo... woo woo..." At this moment, a girl’s faint sobbing could be heard.
"Xiaoqi! Did you get lost?" Su Mo ran in the direction of the sobbing sound.
Soon, he saw a figure crouching at the end of the corridor, hurriedly went over and placed his hand on her shoulder, comforting her: "There, there, don’t be afraid, I’m here!"
The figure raised its head out of the darkness, revealing a blood-soaked, decaying face with a mouth that opened wider than a beast, letting out a heart-wrenching screech.
"Ahhh!!!!" Screams and shrieks intertwined, echoing throughout the castle.
...
Half an hour later, the terrified and disoriented Su Mo huddled in Qi Ling’s arms, being helped out by her.
Qi Ling laughed so hard she was out of breath: "You’re just too funny! Running around everywhere, triggering every scare trap — I was hiding in the corner watching you scream and I almost died laughing!"
Su Mo looked resentful, his hands shaking as he sat down to rest and drink some water, completely withdrawn.
Behind the counter, a staff member whispered to a companion: "Do you think we assisted successfully?"
The companion glanced at Qi Ling, who was patting Su Mo’s head reassuringly, and shrugged: "Although it went differently than I imagined, I guess it counts as a success."
Su Mo lay on the table, being patted on the head by Qi Ling, getting more and more agitated the more he thought about it.
He thought to himself: I, a dignified mercenary, got played like this by a little girl, I must redeem myself today! Show her what I’m capable of!
He grabbed Qi Ling’s hand: "Come on, let’s ride the roller coaster!"
The two of them entered the roller coaster attraction, sat in the seats, and fastened their seatbelts.
With the intense ring of a bell, the thrilling moment was about to arrive.
This time, Su Mo was not going to lose his composure!
It’s just another high-altitude ride, that’s all.
Back then, when escaping from the encirclement at Raven’s Nest, he jumped straight from the top of the Dragon Gate Restaurant out the window. Wasn’t that much more thrilling than a roller coaster?
He must maintain a composed face, so Qi Ling can’t laugh at him.
Just as Su Mo was filled with confidence, Qi Ling suddenly said: "Mo Mo, do you know the origin of this roller coaster?"
Su Mo chuckled: "You’re starting again, aren’t you? Keep making things up, let’s see what kind of story you can come up with."
Qi Ling blinked: "I’m not making it up, this attraction is called ’Death Hell Coaster,’ the fastest roller coaster in the entire Human Realm, with all steep slopes and loops, many retired pilots have said it’s interesting. If you don’t believe me, look there."
Su Mo turned his head to look, and the sign for the roller coaster stood outside, with promotional slogans exactly as Qi Ling described.
Looking around, there were no other tourists in the seats, only him and Qi Ling.
Su Mo then remembered, they hadn’t encountered any other queuing tourists when they entered, this was the only attraction in the entire amusement park that didn’t need a fast pass and had no queue.
Outside the railing, tourists stopped and gave a thumbs up to Su Mo and Qi Ling for having the courage to board the Death Hell Coaster, while also pulling out their phones to record their brave feat.
Su Mo was instantly stunned there.
"Maybe we should cha..." he began to say, but the roller coaster started.
"Rumble—" Amid the roaring sound of the track, the roller coaster quickly accelerated, commencing the death-defying rush.
Su Mo rapidly ascended with intense acceleration, as if an invisible force was dragging him skywards, the tremendous pressure almost pressing him into the seat.
The wind howled past, making it hard to breathe, his vision was filled with the azure sky, feeling as though his soul was leaving his body.
Following that, the roller coaster reached its peak and started plummeting, his body lifted and then was tightly restrained by the safety lock, falling downwards as if plunging into a bottomless abyss.
The roller coaster sped down rapidly, becoming a blur, Su Mo in the distorted track continuously rose and fell, spiraling, his vision turned upside down, dizzy and nauseous, feeling as if he was about to fly out of the real world.
"Ahh!!!!!" The piercing screeching resumed once more.
A few minutes later, when the roller coaster decelerated and reached the end.
The staff helped remove the safety gear, warmly asking: "Thank you both for riding the Death Hell Coaster. You are today’s first visitors. How was the experience?"
Qi Ling brushed the wind-tousled hair behind her ears, clapping happily: "Fun, fun, Mo Mo, what do you think?"
Su Mo got off with trembling legs, gritting his teeth to squeeze out a sentence: "Come on! Let’s go ride the bumper cars! I’ll show you my driving skills!"
...
At the bumper car arena, dazzling neon lights flashed, and intense music echoed all around.
This bumper car attraction was the high-intensity version, not the kind for kids, the cars were very powerful, with the goal of flipping others’ cars over.
Therefore, players must be adults and wear full body protective gear.
Su Mo raced on the large field, suddenly hit from the side by a bumper car, slammed hard against the rail.
"Bang!" Before he could drive away, the opponent’s partner came after him, repeatedly slamming into him, quickly leaving him dizzy and disoriented.
Su Mo shouted: "Wife, help me!!!"
At the other side of the field, Qi Ling drove a white bumper car, her eyes full of confidence and sharpness, currently in pursuit.
Seeing the pretty girl, other players madly chased Qi Ling like rabid dogs, but her driving skills were very adept, evading every bumper car trying to get close to her.
"Screech— screech—" Qi Ling’s bumper car moved swiftly like an agile leopard, weaving through the mayhem, drifting back and forth crazily.
Not only dodging collisions from all directions but also cleverly using the impact force to adjust her car, she squeezed through gaps in the encirclement, making the players attacking her crash into each other.
Qi Ling raced through the car groups, constantly toppling those surrounding Su Mo’s bumper car, a glorious display of violent aesthetics, stirring cheers from the audience.
When the two reunited, Su Mo gave a thumbs up to Qi Ling from across the cabin: "Awesome, truly worthy of us."
Qi Ling: "Mo Mo, did you forget, this bumper car game is a knockout competition, only one winner in the end."
Su Mo: "Huh?"
Qi Ling stuck out her tongue playfully, like a little mischievous cat: "Better luck next time~"
"Bang!!!" She accelerated and hit Su Mo’s car hard, flipping it over.
Su Mo sat in the car, head down and feet up, once again spiraled into withdrawal.
Momentarily losing his mind, he shouted at Qi Ling on the podium: "Come on! Let’s go to the shooting range! I’ll show you my shooting skills!"
...
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Gunpowder smoke filled the shooting range.
The observer stood by the shooting table, sighed at Su Mo: "Man, you ought to practice shooting more, missing all ten shots is a bit much."
Su Mo: "..."
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Next to him, the gunfire from Qi Ling’s shooting booth also stopped.
The observer’s eyes were full of surprise as he raised his hands in a circle above his head: "All ten shots in the bullseye! First prize!"
Qi Ling ran over hugging a giant teddy bear toy bigger than a person, handed it to Su Mo with a sweet smile: "Here, Mo Mo, for you~"
Su Mo accepted the teddy bear toy, the comical bear face seeming to mock him.
He thought to himself: Oh, Humiliator Supreme, where are you? I miss you so much!!!
Seeing Su Mo lowering his head in withdrawal, Qi Ling stood on tiptoe to pat his head: "Don’t be discouraged, I know all you mercenaries are good shots. These aren’t real guns, they don’t represent your real skills."
Su Mo thought: Then you probably know nothing about my real shooting skills...
Qi Ling took Su Mo’s hand, tilting her head in thought: "These attractions are fun, but it feels like something’s missing, is there anything more thrilling..."
Su Mo suddenly showed a mischievous grin: "Want something more thrilling? Let’s go skydiving, dare you?"
Qi Ling replied without hesitation: "Dare, I’ve been skydiving before."
Su Mo’s mischievous grin widened: "I mean, without a parachute."
Qi Ling: "... Ah?"
