Chapter 281 : The Pitch-Black Trap
"Ugh... that hurts?"
Accompanied by a violent impact sensation, Lonis slowly woke up.
She didn't know what had happened, but at this moment her body felt like it had fallen apart, becoming extremely painful.
(Eh? I'm... I fell asleep, fell asleep on Elucia's back?)
Realizing her improper behavior, Lonis was startled. She wanted to quickly open her eyes and apologize to Elucia.
But the scene that met her eyes was...
A bloody darkness.
She seemed to be inside a cage, surrounded by sharp metal bars. The air was filled with a thick, rotten stench that was so oppressive she could barely breathe.
How did I end up here?
What exactly happened just now?
Lonis's mind was filled with confusion...
But after only a moment's thought, she immediately knelt down and shouted toward the distance:
"I'm sorry, Elucia, I was wrong! I shouldn't have suddenly fallen asleep, I'm sorry, please forgive me!! >_<"
Having learned from her previous lesson of being trained in the dungeon, this time Lonis readily admitted her mistake.
Elucia wasn't an unreasonable person either. As long as she sincerely apologized, she should forgive her, right?
But... there was no response.
The surroundings were quiet, with only a faint low whistling wind echoing through the air.
"Wuu, I'm sorry, Master Miss. I'll never be so negligent again. I'll wag my tail, I'll sing children's songs, please forgive me!"
Lonis was already humbly wagging her tail, but there was still no response.
(What's... going on? Could it be that Elucia is really angry and will only be satisfied after tormenting me?)
Thinking this, Lonis swallowed hard.
This world before her didn't seem like any simple punishment... Her instincts told Lonis that there must be something very terrifying ahead.
(Wuu... Elucia really is a big schemer!)
......
So Lonis could only walk forward.
This was a very deep tunnel. Her high heels made hollow and lonely echoes on the floor... Lonis didn't know how long this tunnel was, but she could only steel herself and walk.
Finally, after advancing about one kilometer.
She came to a tightly closed stone door.
After pushing open the stone door, the scene that met her eyes left this white-stockings maid stunned.
Because before her eyes, countless tentacles were growing densely!
Not tentacle monsters, but only long strip-shaped tentacles... They were spread throughout this already cramped small hall like spider webs, looking extremely disgusting.
(Elucia, this... this is...)
Her legs went weak, and Lonis instinctively wanted to beg for mercy. But she also knew that if she didn't feel shame, Elucia would never be satisfied (replenish magic power).
So...
"Hmph, if I have to go, I'll go. Who's afraid of who?"
Although these strip-like tentacles looked disgusting, there were still some gaps between them. Lonis thought that as long as she bent down and crawled, she should be able to pass through here.
......
......
The silver-haired girl's plan was quite good, but she forgot... she still had a big tail behind her butt!
Although her body passed through, the fluffy big tail suddenly touched the base of the tentacles, immediately triggering the tentacle monster's alarm.
"Help me!!!!!!"
The little fox's cry for help pierced through the silent underground hall.
But no one came to help her. The poor white-stockings girl was immediately bound by the tentacles... These strange gel-like substances firmly wrapped around her wrists and calves, continuously spraying slime.
One stream~
Two streams~~
This slime was like spider silk, extremely viscous.
Before long, Lonis was covered in white. Her hair was stuck together, and excess liquid even flowed into her clothes and shoes, making everything sticky.
"No! Let me go, quickly let me go!"
The shame of being covered and the fear of being captured made Lonis struggle desperately... And whether it was because the girl's struggle worked, or because after any creature finishes spraying, it enters a refractory period.
These tentacles became limp and powerless, and Lonis was dropped to the ground.
......
"Hah, hah... while it's now..."
Lonis gasped heavily, preparing to take advantage of this momentary opportunity to quickly pass through here.
But that slime was particularly troublesome, because it had glue-like properties, so the girl's clothes were stuck tightly to her skin and couldn't be removed at all.
And with each crawl, some slime would seep out from her stockings and clothes, flowing bit by bit onto her knees and palms, making every crawl extremely difficult for Lonis.
Her big tail also became like a cotton swab covered in syrup, unable to lift up at all. It hung limply, drooping behind her butt.
"Ugh... Elucia is really bullying me."
But even so, Lonis could only continue crawling. Because she didn't know when these tentacles would regain their energy, it was better to pass through quickly.
However, just as the little fox was about to pass through...
"Wah, how did they recover so quickly!"
"No, no! I can barely see anymore!!!!!!"
After being tormented by these tentacles one more time, Lonis finally crawled out of this tentacle jungle.
It's just that her appearance now looked extremely disheveled—those viscous spider silk liquids would solidify when cooled and stick to the body, unable to be wiped off.
And Lonis had been sprayed all over by the tentacles, so at this moment the girl looked very much like a birthday party protagonist pranked by friends... Her entire body was covered in cream, barely able to see her original skin.
Her movements were also hindered, and the girl stumbled forward.
"Hah, hah... is it over? Elucia, don't bully me anymore!"
Lonis felt wronged and her eyes were a bit red. How she hoped that just by pushing open the next stone door, Elucia would forgive her and hug her.
But...
What appeared before the little fox was another "punishment."
Before her eyes was actually a huge crevice.
This crevice was bottomlessly deep. Lonis stood on a protruding cliff, and when she stuck her head out slightly to look down, it was like an abyss of ten thousand zhang in darkness.
There was no other path, only a single-log bridge with a diameter of 10 centimeters that extended continuously from Lonis's position to the other end of the crevice.
Roughly estimated, this single-log bridge was at least a hundred meters long.
......
"Am I supposed to cross this single-log bridge and crawl to the other side?"
Lonis took a deep breath and said in surprise.