Chapter 313: Despair
Yes, if the two of them “crashed” away from the platform, they could only die together. However, if they were very close to the platform, one side would only need to use the other side’s head as a springboard to jump onto the platform. Then, they could survive by triggering the ‘collision’ condition.
This was not difficult for a Rare-ranked creature, right?
Of course, if one knew the Wudang alacrity technique—Cloud Jumper—one could also step on the back of one’s left foot with one’s right foot and jump onto the platform to avoid being hit.
However, the bald middle-aged man no longer had this chance. In fact, he would have died if Wei Huo had not wanted to expose his strength.
If one was not strong enough or smart enough, how could one survive such a death threat?
However, just as the bald middle-aged man fell into the abyss because of the broken black rope, Wei Huo realized that there was a spiritual thread at the back of his head that extended into the endless void.
As the middle-aged man fell into the abyss and let out the most desperate and terrified roar, something drilled out of the middle-aged man’s head and flowed into the void through the spiritual thread.
Wei Huo’s spiritual spread out and captured that thing.
At that moment, Wei Huo understood what it was. He also understood why the higher-ups in the volcano had built this deathly game.
That thing was a person’s despair and fear. When the middle-aged man faced death and emitted the most despair and fear, this spiritual thread slowly stole his despair and fear.
That was the purpose of the game: to collect people’s despair and fear!
It turned out that this was not just a place built by the higher-ups to seek stimulation. Legendary creatures wanted to collect despair and fear. Wei Huo had three guesses as to why they wanted to do that.
One, one needed despair and fear to make a super weapon.
Two, a Legendary creature walked the path of despair and fear. That was why they needed these things.
Three, collecting despair and fear could attract a creature.
Boom!
At that moment, the platform Wei Huo was on made a sound. Then, the black rope on the right side of the platform snapped and the platform left the wall and floated up.
The administrator’s voice spoke. “The cries you make at your most desperate moment are indeed the most beautiful, especially when they are made by self-righteous scumbags like you. Did you think about this day when you bullied the weak and killed women and children?”
Wei Huo listened to the administrator’s almost sick voice. What had this administrator experienced to make him this way? However, this was the kind of person that would be recruited to be the administrator of this deathly game, right?
The platform under Wei Huo’s feet kept rising. Ten seconds later, Wei Huo saw light above his head. Then, he saw a metal platform. There was already a person standing on it. Wei Huo had met this person before. It was the young man who had killed the weak prisoner with the invisible thread and passed the first round.
The platform under Wei Huo’s feet stopped on one side of the metal platform. Wei Huo stepped up. The metal platform was a square platform with an surface area of about 100 by 100 square meters. It could be considered a huge platform.
When he walked onto the platform and felt the metal’s temperature, Wei Huo understood that this metal was the same as the metal used to build houses in the city.
This metal was known as air-conditioner gold. It was an alloy invented by the Atlanteans that could absorb heat at high temperatures and store it at low temperatures.
If one used this alloy to build a house, the walls of the house would absorb heat when the weather was hot and release heat when the weather was cold. One would be very comfortable living in such a house. It would be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. One would also not need electricity.
However, this alloy had a weakness. It could not be used in places that were covered in ice and snow all year round. However, in this underwater world filled with magma, this alloy was very useful.
Wei Huo took a few steps on the metal platform and found a corner to stand on. He observed his surroundings carefully. He could see a dazzling artificial sky above his head, but it was the sky of the Atlanteans.
The clouds in the sky of the seabed were mercury clouds. The colorful jellyfish light made the world of the Atlanteans not as bright as the land world, but it was more colorful than the land world.
Soon, another platform rose. This time, a white-haired old man walked onto the metal platform. His beard, eyebrows, and hair were all white. His face was covered in wrinkles, and he walked shakily. He had his hands behind his back, and his back was hunched as he walked slowly onto the metal platform.
At that moment, the administrator said, “Unfortunately, only three out of 10 people have survived. You should have realized that the 10 people, 10 platforms, and 20 black ropes form a circle. In fact, as long as each of you chooses to slide to the left or right at the same time, you will be able to reach another platform simultaneously. That way, you will also survive!”
This was the administrator’s insight. What he had said was impossible. Unless the ten of them had agreed on this beforehand, it would be impossible for them to all slide in the same direction.
The administrator added, “If all 10 of you survive, the survival rate of the next stage will be much higher. That’s because those who survive will be forced into a team!”
As soon as the administrator finished his sentence, the young man who had used invisible thread as a weapon said coldly, “Form a team with a group of useless people? I’d rather do it alone. The rules on the second level are obviously most advantageous to the first person to move, so I acted first. When I arrived at a platform where another person was standing, that person was still in a daze. How laughable. How could I have formed a team with such an idiot?”
The administrator smiled and said, “Nevertheless, only the three of you have survived. I’m the temporary administrator of your team. You have five hours to rest. Food and water will be sent to your platform soon. However, make no mistake. Although I’m the exclusive administrator of your team, I will not help you. On the contrary, I want to see you die with despair on your faces. Therefore, you have to be careful, as I could poison your food and water.”
The administrator’s voice was neutral. It seemed like the voice had become altert, so it was impossible to tell if the administrator was male or female.
Soon, a huge box containing food and water descended from the sky. The young man who had been playing with invisible thread immediately took out some food and water to eat.
The old man asked, “Aren’t you afraid that the food and water might be poisoned?”
The young man sneered. “Would they need to do this to kill us?”
“That makes sense.” The old man thought about it and walked over to eat and drink. Only Wei Huo did not move. Firstly, Wei Huo did not need to replenish his food and water intake. Secondly, there was indeed a problem with the food and water.
As expected, the young man and the old man clutched their necks in pain. Meanwhile, despair and fear were pulled out of the back of their heads by a spiritual thread.
They had not expected the food and water to be poisoned!
Despair often descended at the most unexpected moment!