Chapter 51 - You Actually Let Me Play This Problem-Solving Game?!
The seven emblems of the seven passages had all been activated: flames, wheel, snowflakes, smoke, snake, pot and mouse.
They still couldn’t see any connection between them.
Nevertheless, they were certain that each channel belonged to one of them.
Under the circumstances, there’s one way that might work which is by pressing the emblems all at the same time and see if something would happen.
However, it would also be difficult to execute. For instance, they would have to ensure that everyone presses the emblem at the same time. After all, there’s seven of them and they would all be in different passages. There was a considerable distance between the passages, hence they wouldn’t be able to see each other. It wouldn’t be easy for them to grasp the correct timing.
Wait, there’s already a phone in this era. Suo Fei suddenly remembered the two heart beads and reflexively directed his gaze towards Manzy.
Unfortunately, even though there’s a heart bead, it’s still useless. The heart bead only allowed communication between two people. A communicator that allowed seven people to communicate at the same time was simply unheard of.
Suo Fei contemplated with a frown.
Samael spoke at this time, “Does anyone have something to measure time?”
Lancelot replied, “I have, but not seven of them.”
Abel gruntingly said, “I have three of them.”
Harris and Manzy both had a timer, so there was enough.
At this moment, Suo Fei realised that his previous way of thinking was wrong. He blindly considered the matter with the perspective of a modern-age person, instinctively thinking that they would need a phone, or rather a communicator, to act in unison.
But in fact, it wasn’t that troublesome. As long as they set a fixed time and press the timer at the same time, they would be able to achieve the same desired effect. How could that be troublesome?
Since they had come up with a workable plan, then it was time to execute it.
Harris first helped the little cub to transform into its human form. Suo Fei saw that the little cub was stark-naked, without any sense of self-consciousness. He couldn’t refrain from stroking his head before taking out a piece of beast fur from his interspatial bag. He cut it here and there until he managed to transform it into something wearable. Then, he put it on the little cub.
Everyone agreed on a time before dispersing.
It wouldn’t take much time to walk from the room to the end of the passage. Moreover, their agility wasn’t low. Suo Fei arrived a minute before the appointed time.
He silently waited and immediately pressed the emblem once the time was up.
The flame emblem lit up. He kept his hand on the emblem, somewhat worried about the others’ situation.
His worries were relieved immediately after when the colour of the emblem changed from crimson to green. This at least proved that there was a difference.
He continued to wait silently. Eventually, the green flames were stirred up into a blaze, adding to the eeriness of the darkness.
Then, there was a ‘click’, like the sound of something being opened.
Suo Fei was delighted, knowing that the door had been opened.
The huge stone door slowly opened, spilling white light from within.
Suo Fei recovered his senses when he felt the door drawing him in. He ran towards the opposite direction the fastest he could. F**k, it wouldn’t be good to be dragged inside. Laozi won’t fall into your trap!
The agility of the Elves was fully exhibited at this moment as he forcibly pulled himself out of the force’s range. The suction force only disappeared when he reached the room.
Suo Fei, who was still in shock, gasped for air with his hands on his knees. He had yet to look up when he saw Samael coming out of his passage. The fear in his purple eyes subsided upon seeing Suo Fei.
It seemed like Samael was the same as him. No, rather, all seven of them had encountered the same thing but only he and Samael had escaped.
The others were only nodding acquaintances so Suo Fei didn’t really care but the little cub also didn’t come out!
Seeing Suo Fei’s rather worried appearance, Samael held his hand and appeased him, “Let’s go and have a look.”
Suo Fei felt relieved with Samael by his side. The two walked towards the little cub’s passage. There wasn’t any suction force, just like an ordinary passage. Their steps were hurried so it didn’t take much time for them to reach the end of the passage. However, there weren’t any signs of the little cub.
The door was closed shut as before, except that the emblem had disappeared.
It seemed that the little cub had been pulled inside the door. Worried, Suo Fei banged the door loudly but nothing happened. Suo Fei’s keen senses felt the magic fluctuations change. He wasn’t sure what would happen if he recklessly destroyed the door. What if it ended up causing more harm to the little cub?
Suo Fei was weighing his options when Samael persuaded him, “It would be better for us to see where the remaining two doors would lead us. Perhaps, we’d be able to find him there.”
At the moment, that was their only way.
However, which of the remaining two doors should they enter? Also, would it allow two people to enter?
They could only find out by trying.
Samael tightly held Suo Fei’s hand along the way. With the demon’s strength, he would never lose Suo Fei as long as he held on to him. This set Suo Fei’s heart at ease.
The two walked towards Suo Fei’s passage. As soon as they reached the passage, an overwhelming suction dragged them in.
No longer resisting this time, the two walked along the direction of the suction force which became stronger the closer they got to the door. Samael took Suo Fei into his arms as this way was much more secure.
Rays of light streamed through the wide-open door. Nothing could be seen. The two were drawn in not long after. It seemed that it didn’t limit the number of people entering.
Suo Fei inadvertently closed his eyes due to the bright light. After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and found himself in a room.
It was extremely small and narrow, with only the size of about one metre square.
This godforsaken is not as good as the previous room, huh.
In addition, the door had also disappeared. Could it be that we’re trapped again? Are you kidding me?
Suddenly, a painting as well as some unrecognisable words appeared on the originally blank wall.
The text looked like meaningless gibberish in Suo Fei’s eyes. He couldn’t recognise them at all. However, he could see the painting clearly.
It was extremely simple. If one looked closely, one could see that it was a landscape painting. In the sky, there were many flying… birds? Suo Fei couldn’t see it clearly but their huge wings looked like that of birds. However, they were not as small as birds.
On land, there are mountains, rivers and towering trees; the houses were orderly distributed. The huge flower bed made Suo Fei realise that this was the scene he saw upon entering the crack.
The difference was that there were more birds flying in the sky and there were inhabitants. It was difficult to see the inhabitants clearly due to the simplicity of the painting. Nevertheless, it could be seen that their physiques were relatively petite, somewhat like the Dwarves?
Suo Fei was not certain. Maybe they’re introduced in the text?
He shared his speculation but Samael dismissed it, “The text shouldn’t have any relation to the painting.”
Suo Fei looked at him and asked, “Can you understand it?”
“Yes.”
Then, he slowly read out the ancient writing line by line:
“Abandon all hope, ye who invade this place.
Enter the city of endless suffering.
Fall into the pit of eternal sorrow.
Plunge into the valley of the forsaken.”
This really had no relation to the warm picture. Instead, it seemed to be a curse.
Samael paused before he read out the last line of the text, “Sin of Lust, punished with flames.”
This line of text doesn’t seem to have much connection with the above text…
Wait. Suo Fei’s attention was drawn by the word ‘flame’. Could it be referring to the flame emblem? Sin of Lust… Suo Fei couldn’t help but associate it with a trope. As a recluse who had read a lot of novels and had played many single-player games, how could Suo Fei not know this popular trope?
A trope that was used in almost everything that has a western fantasy setting — The Seven Deadly Sins.
Now, the Sin of Lust had outrightly presented itself. In addition, the punishment for this sin had been used as the door’s emblem.
Following this line of thought, the other six doors should represent Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed and Gluttony.
Hmm, this seems likely. But which emblem represents which door? I completely have no idea. Suo Fei expressed that he had overused his brain too much that it badly wanted to shut down.
——This is what you get for thinking too much despite having insufficient IQ.
Suo Fei bitterly thought, You’re a slash game! Directly stripping naked and having s*x should be the norm yet you actually let me play this problem-solving game. Unravel problems, my a**! Players only like to unravel buttons, alright!
He was really annoyed so he punched the wall in frustration. A crash sounded, breaking down the wall of the ‘problem-solving game’ and creating an entrance into the ‘danmei masterpiece game’.
The punch actually easily opened a narrow passage that could fit one person. Above the passage were big, striking words that were written in Yalance’s common language which Suo Fei could understand clearly.
“Trial Grounds.”
Suo Fei’s mouth twitched slightly as he suddenly had a bad hunch. Since the door represented the Sin of Lust, then what would the trial be about?
The answer is extremely obvious, alright!
However, there’s already no turning back. They couldn’t possibly stay in the empty room forever.
Samael didn’t seem to realise anything. He merely held Suo Fei’s hand and whispered, “Let’s go.”
Hence, Suo Fei walked with him side by side.
Before entering the passage, Samael warned him, “Don’t touch or respond to whatever you see. Everything is an illusion. We can leave this place after passing through this.”
Seeing Samael being so calm, Suo Fei earnestly nodded, “I understand.”
They walked into the passage side by side. As soon as they entered, the two sides flashed for a moment and then a group of blonde, blue-eyed big-busted ladies sashayed over.
Every gesture of the big-busted ladies was imbued with charm. Their clothes were made of see-through muslin, completely exposing their private parts. However, in Suo Fei’s pure gay eyes, it was no different from seeing a lump of wriggling white meat.
Suo Fei was dumbfounded. If the whole trial is like this, then I can reach the end without much effort.
Asking two gays to look at women? What kind of logic is this?!
Suo Fei walked forward without casting a look around him. He badly wanted to quicken his footsteps. My hairs are standing on end, alright!
After a while, the big-busted ladies vanished. Suo Fei was relieved. Is it finally over?
Trial Grounds: Kid, you’re too young, too simple.
Then… the ladies that had disappeared were replaced by a group of men. A real group of men!
The previous ladies, although there were many kinds, be it lolis or mature women, in Suo Fei’s eyes, they’re just that — ladies.
On the other hand, this group of men were more distinguishable from one another for Suo Fei.
Each of them were naked above the waist. Only a rather small, flimsy piece of clothing was covering their jewels. Some had healthy wheat-coloured skin while some had porcelain white skin. There were strong, burly men as well as delicate men who were thin in every aspect. All of them were attractive, their eyes gleaming a seductive hue, their every movement alluring.
If it was Suo Fei who had just transmigrated into Yalance, he would have long thrown himself onto them.
But now, Suo Fei had become more immune to beauty after being together with Samael for such a long time. Although he still couldn’t stop himself from fantasizing Samael with his clothes off, it was still enough to divert his attention from those men.
Samael and Suo Fei ignored the group of men, but it was still not over.
The fighting power of the guys was much higher than that of the ladies. The ladies left without much ado, but the guys actually… started having s*x.
That’s right… they blatantly started to perform a live-action gay film!
Suo Fei’s gaze was locked onto Samael but sounds ceaselessly entered his ears.
The sound of kissing filled the air, followed by the sound of skin slapping skin and the wet squelching of their bodies going in and out. Deep moans and obscene cries spewed out from their lips.
F**k, must everyone be so dedicated?!
Although Suo Fei could still stop himself from looking around, he couldn’t stop the passion surging within him.
Nevertheless, they continued moving forward. After a while, the damn moans finally disappeared. The group of men also left.
Suo Fei heaved a deep sigh. It should be about time for it to end.
Trial Grounds: Kid, we’re just getting started.
The surroundings suddenly dimmed then there was a flash. This time there were no groups of men or women, only two figures.
Suo Fei inwardly thought, this Laozi can get through all those hardcore stuff. There shouldn’t be a problem this time.
However, he was astonished after seeing the two figures clearly.
That’s… Samael and him.
Although he knew that it was only an illusion, it looked too similar. Instead of looking at ‘himself’, Suo Fei fixedly stared at ‘Samael’.
The two illusions wore the same exact clothes as them. There was not even the slightest difference in their appearances and physiques.
He saw ‘Samael’ looping his arms around ‘Suo Fei’’s waist before kissing him gently. ‘Suo Fei’ meekly raised his head to meet his kiss. After a bout of gentleness, their kiss became much more heated and passionate.
‘Samael’ slid his hands into Suo Fei’s clothes. With just a little bit of force, Suo Fei’s silk top was torn to shreds, laying his thin body bare before Samael, trembling slightly due to the chill in the air.
The demon stared at the elf’s body, his purple eyes scorching with desire. He moved his hand to the elf’s back to support him and forced him to arch back, as if he was offering the elf up for sacrifice. ‘Samael’ then lowered his head to kiss the elf’s pink dots.
Seeing this, Suo Fei was stunned stupid. The scene was too mind-blowing. The illusionary Samael seemed too real. Seeing him wallowing in the muck of desires caused Suo Fei to uncontrollably grow hotter.
The foreplay was long and sensuous. When ‘Samael’ held ‘Suo Fei’’s thing, Suo Fei could no longer hold himself in check so he quickened his pace, but was abruptly held back.
Samael stopped him, his purple eyes staring at the illusion.
Suo Fei froze. He quickly diverted his gaze before persuading Samael, “It’s all hallucinations. L-let’s quickly leave.”
Samael tightly grasped his hand and, throwing a faint smile at him, he whispered, “I won’t touch or respond to it.”
After a pause, he continued in a low voice, “I just want to have a look.”
Suo Fei’s face turned bright red.
At this time, the illusionary Suo Fei let go of the soft moans that he’d been trying to hold back.
The author has something to say: Cough… Just to be clear, there shouldn’t be any side CPs in this novel, at least not in the literal sense.
T/N: The passage Samael read is an altered text from Dante’s Inferno Canto III.
Also, Moss Piggy drew another amazing RSG fanart!~ thank you very much ♥