Chapter 147 : Crawling Forward
Although the little toys' attacks had stopped, when Lonis climbed out of the pool water, she was gasping heavily and didn't even have the strength to stand up.
Her clothes were completely soaked through, clinging to her skin... Because they were somewhat transparent, the texture of the girl's underwear was clearly visible without any concealment.
Her silver hair hung down, and because Lonis's silver hair was originally very long, it was now extremely heavy, hanging down to the ground, making it impossible for the girl to move her head even a bit.
Drip, drip—water flowed down from the girl's thighs, passing over the absolute territory of her flesh, gliding over the bands of her white thigh-highs, then sliding down from her knees onto the ground.
Fortunately, the temperature in the room was quite warm, so Lonis didn't feel cold.
But just then, Elucia's voice appeared again: "Haha, Lonis, I didn't expect your posture to be so cute!"
"Wuu..."
"With your butt sticking up so high, I really want to let you see what kind of expression you're showing that makes people want to bully you. But unfortunately, you don't have much time left."
"Time?!"
"You've already wasted a quarter hour, and you only have 5 minutes left. I really want to appreciate your expression of fake despair but inner anticipation when time runs out~"
"Elucia, you big meanie!!!!!!"
Although she was "cursing" Elucia, even Lonis didn't notice that her voice actually had a hint of crying.
Using such a tone to face Elucia, rather than resistance, it was more like acting spoiled and pitiful, hoping Elucia would spare her.
"Hmph, begging me for mercy is useless. Rules are absolute."
"I... I'm not begging for mercy... I..."
"Alright, alright, I'm not such an unreasonable master. Seeing how pitiful you are, I'll reduce the swaying of the single-plank bridge a little. This way, you should be able to get across even crawling, right?"
"Eh?!"
"But if you're not even willing to crawl, then don't blame me for being impolite! After all, I really want to play with you, my white-stockings little maid."
"!"
Having no choice, although her body was extremely exhausted, Lonis could only crawl and challenge the single-plank bridge again.
Actually, this posture of crawling forward on her knees with her hands was very humiliating.
Because now Lonis's chest lost the support of her bra and swayed back and forth.
Her vision became unusually low, making the silver-haired girl feel like a little dog being trained by Elucia.
But there was no choice.
Because her hair was really too heavy, and her clothes were also wet, even if Lonis could stand up, she would be top-heavy and unable to walk more than a few steps.
So she could only crawl forward step by step, learning the posture of a little dog, moving slowly...
Although the single-plank bridge swayed again, because her fingers could grip the bridge body, Lonis didn't fall off.
Her stockings were wet and a bit slippery, and her toes were wrapped in white silk, making the feeling of being soaked in water very uncomfortable.
Her whole body felt tingly, and the aftereffects of those little toys still echoed in her body, making the girl feel warm.
But Lonis tried hard to persist, focusing her attention only on maintaining balance.
Like this, after several minutes of crawling, Lonis finally carefully crossed the single-plank bridge and finally passed this level.
...
...
"Oh ho, not bad, not bad~ Although exhausted, you finally crawled across."
"E-Elucia... I..."
At this moment, Lonis really wanted to surrender... She knew that if she continued to be stubborn, Elucia would definitely bully her more and make her even more miserable.
But Lonis also knew that this scheming girl was also a "kind girl." If she saw that she was really exhausted, she probably wouldn't make her continue.
However, the prerequisite was that she had to kneel down and surrender.
She might even have to say some very shameful words under Elucia's coercion.
But...
She had already been bullied so many times anyway. What was one more surrender?
After all, she was already Elucia's "slave maid" and "white-stockings pillow"... She probably wouldn't be sold off after Elucia got tired of playing with her, right?
Lonis felt somewhat self-destructive, but just then, Elucia also spoke:
"Hmph, the third level tests intelligence. I'm sure you, this stupid maid, can't possibly pass it."
"Eh?"
"A silly fool like you won't succeed no matter how hard you try. You might as well surrender early—it would be more straightforward!"
"Wuu wuu!"
Elucia's mockery sparked the last bit of competitive spirit in Lonis.
Actually, when she was a hero in the past, there were times when she was driven to desperate situations by the demons.
But each time, she used wisdom and tactics to turn defeat into victory and ultimately won... So this time would be no exception!
Although her body had become a girl's and her objective strength would be soft, subjectively, her spirit couldn't surrender.
(Elucia, watch carefully! As a hero, I won't surrender like this!!!)
Encouraging herself like this, Lonis dragged her wet body and pushed open the door to the third level.
What came into view was a very luxuriously decorated study.
On the wooden desk in the center sat an extremely ornate password box.
It seemed that as long as she solved the password in the box, she could take out the key and push open the door to the next level.
But how to solve the password?
Lonis discovered this was an 8-digit number sequence. If she just guessed randomly, it would definitely be impossible to solve.
So she had to look for clues and see if there was anything noteworthy in the room.
"But... this is a study, so the key to solving the puzzle must be books, right?"
Lonis looked at the books in the bookcase. These books were of all kinds, every type... But since they had been arranged, there must be a few special books.
The silver-haired girl's gaze swept over each book's title, and suddenly she remembered what Dean Cuibia had said.
...
"This is a rare opportunity. I hope that every visitor who comes to play at the Ancient Academy can have fun while also learning about things from the past."
...
So the books related to the puzzle were books related to the Ancient Academy?
Searching this way...
Sure enough, Lonis found an Ancient Academy directory in a prominent position.
It was densely filled with records of some ancient place names, and at page 74, Lonis found a bookmark.
(This means the 7th digit of the password is 4!)
Having found the key breakthrough, Lonis became extremely excited~
Soon, she found several other books in drawers and on bookshelves... Bit by bit, she finally pieced together the digits of the password.
However, Lonis then became troubled.
Because on the highest shelf of a bookcase, there was also a book related to ancient times.
But it was really too high!
The desks and chairs in the room were too heavy to move, and Lonis was quite petite. No matter how she jumped, she couldn't reach it.
So what should she do at this time?