Chapter 282 : The Girl on the Single-Log Bridge
Crawling across such a single-log bridge was undoubtedly terrifying.
Because it was like working on a high-rise building, with an abyss of ten thousand zhang beneath her feet... Lonis already had some acrophobia, and now she was so scared that her tail went limp.
However...
(Hmph, that tsundere Elucia just likes to scare people... I'll crawl if I have to. After all, you can't really let me fall and become a meat patty!)
Lonis discovered that although these traps were terrifying and scary.
But at Clear Academy...
Lonis had experienced them before!
In the autumn festival's escape room adventure, she had first passed through a hall full of ropes, then crossed a single-log bridge with a water pool below, and finally arrived at a secret room filled with books.
Now the punishment had just increased a bit, but the essence was the same.
And beside the single-log bridge, Lonis also found a stone tablet carved with "Path of Audience," which made Lonis even more convinced of her thoughts—Elucia was just trying to scare her by deliberately making her pass through.
But she would prove to her that she was no longer a soft little girl and could also clear this!
So Lonis stumbled toward the single-log bridge.
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(So high. If I accidentally fall, how will Elucia catch me?)
Is there a safety net below that I can't see, or will that black-haired girl suddenly appear?
But anyway, I failed when I tried to clear it last time. This time I won't be as embarrassing as last time!
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It had to be said that the big tail behind Lonis played a significant role.
Even though she was wearing high heels, she could easily maintain her body's balance, and the girl passed through the first 20 meters of the single-log bridge without danger.
But the journey ahead... became somewhat complicated.
Because of the single-log bridge's flexibility, the closer to the middle section, the more violently the bridge swayed. With just her big tail, Lonis could no longer maintain good balance.
So...
"Well, might as well crawl down."
At this point, Lonis couldn't care about dignity anymore. She crawled on the single-log bridge on all fours.
Chest pushed forward, butt raised, tail swaying left and right with her body's lateral movement... The silver-haired girl who crawled down was as steady as a weight, without the slightest deviation.
After all...
Elucia had once viciously teased her.
On the Time Shuttle, Lonis had once worn bells and crawled shamefully at night. So now she could perfectly maintain her body without any swaying.
(Good, let's push through here in one go!)
Lonis's heart was full of determination, but just then...
"Ahhh!"
Electric light appeared on the single-log bridge!
And this electric light was quite strong, immediately penetrating through Lonis's long gloves and electrocuting her into "continuous moaning."
"Ah... no good, it... it hurts! This is... too much!"
Being electrocuted like this, Lonis couldn't help but tear up. But the electric shock still didn't stop... This left the girl somewhat unable to advance or retreat.
Because she knew that electric current also needed conduction.
That is to say, if she stood and passed through, then with her insulated high heels, she could pass through here safely.
But if she supported herself with her hands wrapped in gloves, she would feel a tingling and laborious sensation.
And if she used her knees wrapped only in stockings, she would feel an intense burning sensation.
So...
(I must quickly pass through the middle section and then stand up.)
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Lonis's decision wasn't wrong, but implementing it—how could that be such an easy thing?
With every crawl, her body felt like being whipped, and her muscles couldn't help but tremble.
Because her knees couldn't touch the ground, her crawling posture became particularly disheveled... Her tail had to constantly sway to barely maintain balance.
Due to gravity, her breasts became particularly prominent.
And every time Lonis reached her arms forward, she would unconsciously touch her own breasts, making her chest sway back and forth.
But the most uncomfortable thing...
Was still the spider silk slime on her body.
Originally it had already solidified, so Lonis hadn't paid attention to it. But now that she was being electrocuted and sweating profusely, some of the slime began to heat up and melt.
Flowing down her hair onto her cheeks.
Flowing down her butt onto her thighs.
It was a tingling sensation like little bugs crawling, but Lonis still needed to use her limbs to crawl and couldn't reach out to touch.
So she could only endure this ecstatic tingling sensation and continue crawling forward.
(Wuu... Elucia is so mean.)
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After crawling just over ten meters, Lonis was already on the verge of collapse.
This tingling sensation was even more terrifying than when the little devices were activated... If Elucia activated the devices now, the silver-haired girl would definitely collapse into a puddle of soft mud.
But fortunately...
She didn't.
Even on the verge of collapse, Lonis still retained the last trace of reason. Because she still had the courage remaining from being a boy, Lonis used all her strength to continue crawling.
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20 meters left...
Her arms were already aching and couldn't stop trembling.
10 meters left...
Although she wanted to stand up, her waist was already numb, and sweat had soaked her clothes.
5 meters left...
Her tail seemed unable to move anymore, and Lonis's toes were already clenched together.
2 meters left...
Come on, just a little bit left.
Lonis's vision was already turning black. Whether in physical strength or spirit, she had reached her limit.
And finally...
She reached the finish line!
The moment she crawled out of the single-log bridge, the girl weakly collapsed completely on the ground.
Drenched in sweat, gasping for breath. Even though she had escaped the electric shock range, the girl's muscles were still trembling violently.
However...
Lonis's heart was filled with an indescribable sense of achievement.
Even though it was so difficult, didn't she still pass through?
The heartfelt joy made Lonis smile all over her face. She shouted loudly toward above:
"Elucia, did you see? I succeeded! It's... it's just some small torment, right? It can't stump me at all~~ I succeeded in one try!!"
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Lonis was full of confidence, wanting to hear Elucia's tsundere appearance of being amazed at her yet having to maintain dignity.
However... still no answer.
The surroundings were quiet, with only a door ahead that had opened.
Light faintly shone through from behind the door, and only then did Lonis realize she had reached the third challenge.
The third challenge in her memory seemed to be a puzzle room, right?
And last time, she had barely passed with Elucia's guidance, but this time...
"Hmph, watch carefully. As long as I calm down, there's no challenge I can't overcome."
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After lying on the ground for a while and recovering her strength, Lonis once again walked toward the secret room ahead.
But she didn't notice...
Submerged at the bottom of the pitch-black canyon were thousands of scattered white bones...