Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 66: Xiao Huang
The blond young man, wearing a graffiti T-shirt and shorts, stood next to a skateboard, leaning against the wall. Upon seeing them look over, he immediately perked up and waved more enthusiastically. “Hey, I’m calling you guys. Come over and play.”
“Plan A.” Xu Wang was the first to enter the fork, moving steadily with focused attention. “A quick and decisive battle.”
Qian Ai, Kuang Jinxin: “Copy that.”
Wu Sheng didn’t speak, but he had already started the first step of Plan A with his actions—
[Owl: Someone used [(Defense) True Love Protection Circle] on you~~]
As the four entered the fork, a ring of pink, heart-shaped bubbles descended from the sky, encircling them like a protective barrier. It didn’t stay stationary but moved along with the team, resembling the rings of Saturn.
The fork was only a few meters long. Halfway down, they stopped, facing the blond young man at the end, about five meters away.
It was a suitable distance for a standoff and battle, but the blond young man wasn’t pleased, scratching his head. “You call this coming over? So distant.”
He looked cool, but as soon as he spoke, it was with a “whiny” tone.
“Never mind. As long as you’re in,” the blond young man placed his skateboard down, leapt on it gracefully, and eyed the four, eager to finally get moving. “I’m Xiao Huang. What are your names?”
What should you do when facing a polite NPC?
Naturally, return the courtesy…
“Kuang Jinxin.”
“Qian Ai.”
“Wu Sheng.”
“Xu Wang. Can you swim? Are you afraid of heights? Afraid of fire? Do you like watching horror movies…?”
“Enough!” Xiao Huang’s expression changed slightly, and he interrupted irritably. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to, trying to figure out my weaknesses to use stationeries against me. As if I’d be foolish enough to reveal my own weaknesses!”
Xu Wang understood, turned to his teammates, and mouthed, “Afraid… of… ghosts…”
The teammates nodded in understanding.
Xiao Huang heard every word and became even more frustrated. “You already said it. Why are you still mouthing it?!”
[Owl: Someone used [(Offense) Angry Rocket] on you~~]
Classmate Skateboarder Xiao Huang was angry.
As the notification sounded, a smoking rocket facing the four charged straight at them!
Xiao Huang took the opportunity to speed up his skateboard, not towards the four but diagonally upwards against the maze wall like a U-shaped pool, performing an elegant leap and landing steadily on the maze wall!
Wu Sheng, unable to focus on Xiao Huang, concentrated on controlling the [True Love Protection Circle]!
The other three, trusting Wu Sheng completely, didn’t even glance at the rocket, keeping their eyes fixed on Xiao Huang, ready for his every move.
The rocket hit a heart-shaped bubble, and after several seconds of stalemate, it rebounded, being repelled back down the fork and eventually hitting the maze wall, swallowed up without even a spark.
“The defense is good, but I don’t like the shape of your barrier,” Xiao Huang commented from above. “And if I’m not mistaken, it only protects against horizontal attacks, right?”
[Owl: Someone used [(Offense) Look Up to See Joy] on you~~]
The four had no idea when Xiao Huang used the stationery. Or perhaps NPCs didn’t have the same cumbersome process of activating stationery like they do.
[Look Up to See Joy].
What they saw was a rain of blood-red knives!
As Xiao Huang leisurely waited to send the four back home, the moment the knife rain descended, the four suddenly opened a wide oil-paper umbrella. Its span was as wide as the maze corridor, blocking all the knives and completely obstructing Xiao Huang’s view!
[Owl: Someone used [(Defense) West Lake Umbrella Delivery] on you~~]
This was the notification sound in the ears of the four teammates. Xiao Huang couldn’t hear it, but he understood when he saw the new defensive stationery in use.
Frustrated, Xiao Huang stamped his skateboard and started searching his [Stationery Box] for a weapon to break through the defense. Just as he found something promising, he heard a notification—
[Owl: Someone used [(Illusory) Horror Cinema] on you~~]
Xiao Huang was startled, his face turning ashen as he gritted his teeth. “Fine, you win. So ruthless…”
Behind the umbrella, the four teammates couldn’t see Xiao Huang’s reaction but could hear screams and roars like “Ahhh,” “Don’t come here,” and “There’s a ghost!”
“Damn, are you an idiot? Knowing there are ghosts and still going in there—”
And, uh, even getting involved in the plot with yelling.
Xu Wang was accurate in his observation. At the mention of horror movies, Xiao Huang’s eyes visibly trembled.
But even Xu Wang, with his keen perception, didn’t realize that Xiao Huang’s feelings towards horror movies were a mix of fear and love.
The first defensive stationery [True Love Protection Circle] was Wu Sheng’s, the second [West Lake Umbrella Delivery] was Kuang Jinxin’s, and the third illusory stationery [Horror Cinema] was Xu Wang’s. Now, Plan A was down to its last step.
One and a half minutes later.
Xiao Huang finally used [(Illusory) Awakening from a Dream] to free himself from the horror movie. Expecting the four to have fled, he was annoyed enough to kick the wall, but when he glanced down, all four pairs of eyes were still staring at him.
“Why aren’t you running?” Xiao Huang didn’t understand. Not only had they not fled, but they had also removed the [West Lake Umbrella Delivery], leaving only the ring of little hearts as protection, which seemed to taunt his single-dog soul.
Xu Wang asserted confidently, “You haven’t told us the way yet.”
There are countless ways to get past an NPC; simply running out of their range will stop them from chasing. However, to get the correct path from an NPC, the only way is to make them willingly admit defeat.
Xiao Huang didn’t know whether to be angry or amused, almost losing his balance on the skateboard. “Only those who defeat me are qualified to get directions. You don’t think a mere horror movie theater has really scared me, do you?”
“Whether it scared you or not, let’s try again,” Qian Ai threatened, raising his arm. “After all, I happen to have two of these illusory stationery.”
Xiao Huang’s gaze darkened. “The movie theater, that was yours?”
He asked word by word, his voice tinged with a hint of coldness.
Qian Ai ignored him, his fingertips almost touching the [Stationery Box].
Xiao Huang’s eyes narrowed quickly, and with a swift movement, his skateboard suddenly soared, taking him high into the air, and then he dove down towards Qian Ai!
Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, and Kuang Jinxin scattered instantly, wishing they could be eight hundred meters away from their teammate!
Xiao Huang, ready for a four-on-one, found himself suddenly in a one-on-one situation. Sensing something amiss with his “using his body as a cannonball” attack, he couldn’t stop in time!
“Bang—”
He hit Qian Ai solidly, but at the moment of impact, Qian Ai firmly hugged him!
The huge inertia sent them both flying, with Qian Ai’s back slamming hard against the maze wall, cushioning Xiao Huang from severe injury.
Sliding down the wall, Qian Ai’s arms, still encircling Xiao Huang, didn’t loosen at all.
A trace of doubt passed through Xiao Huang’s thoughts. He hadn’t yet fully grasped the situation when Qian Ai suddenly opened his eyes, inhaled deeply despite the pain, and shouted forcefully at the NPC he was hugging. “[Hit Me If You Dare]—”
The arms restraining Xiao Huang suddenly released, and the NPC, still bewildered by the shout, was flung out, hitting the opposite maze wall with a loud “thud”, experiencing the pain Qian Ai felt.
But Qian Ai, with his robust muscles and natural defensive ability, was relatively less hurt.
So the two slumped at the base of the maze wall, looking at each other. Eventually, Qian Ai struggled to get up and rejoined his team.
His three teammates rushed to support their biggest contributor, each conveying their admiration through their eyes.
Qian Ai didn’t need their admiration; he just wanted to understand something. “Xiao Kuang…”
Kuang Jinxin: “Hm?”
Qian Ai: “You used the same weapon on the Endless Sea, right? [Hit Me If You Dare]?”
Kuang Jinxin: “Yeah, that’s the one.”
Qian Ai: “Then why could you reflect damage before getting hit, but I had to wait until after I was struck to activate it?”
Kuang Jinxin: “……”
Qian Ai: “……”
Wu Sheng: “Lao Qian, if I were you, I wouldn’t ask that question.”
Xu Wang: “A piece of clothing looks different on you than on a supermodel. Don’t mind these details.”
Qian Ai: “Captain, are you really comforting me…?”
Xiao Huang, overhearing this, finally realized. “So the horror movie theater wasn’t yours, and there was no second one… Your act was to lure me into hitting you, just to use the counter-attack weapon!”
His anger rose. Xiao Huang’s gaze could almost burn someone to ashes.
Qian Ai quickly clarified, “All the tactics were thought out by the captain and advisor. I’m just an innocent person who happened to have the counter-attack weapon!”
“Alright.” Xu Wang approached Xiao Huang, crouching down, and negotiated softly. “The game is over. Tell us the way.”
Xiao Huang snorted and turned away.
But as he turned, he saw Kuang Jinxin holding his skateboard in one arm and a metal spike in the other, with an innocent, sincere look in his eyes. “The captain said if you don’t tell us the way, he’ll scratch your skateboard.”
Xiao Huang: “……”
Beasts!!!
“Left—Right—Left—Left—Left—mmph—”
Xiao Huang resigned himself to giving directions, but before he could finish, someone covered his mouth.
Xu Wang whispered, “No need to shout so loud. We’re not announcing it to the world. Just tell us quietly.”
Xiao Huang: “Mmph mmph mmph mmph…”
Xu Wang: “Left, right, left, left, left?”
Xiao Huang: “Mmph!”
Xu Wang: “Love you~~”
This team is a bunch of demons! Demos!!!
[Owl: Someone used [(Illusory) Full Vitality] on you~~]
Pain and fatigue suddenly vanished, replaced by a warm power continuously flowing into his body. Xiao Huang, listening to the notification in his ear, stared blankly at the demonic team captain.
The demonic team captain smiled, looking quite handsome when he did.
“If any more teams come, you have to help us stop them, got it?”
“……”
Please, just go!!!
Perhaps hearing his silent plea, the demonic team captain began to organize his team, commanding them to take a break, then stand at attention and run forward…
“Give me ten more seconds.” The most intelligent-looking man on the team suddenly stepped out and approached Xiao Huang.
Xiao Huang, holding his recovered skateboard, stood up quickly, feeling bold again after regaining his vitality. “What’s up? Can’t bear to leave me~~”
The man took out a small card from his pocket and handed it to him, saying earnestly, “Since you’re free, look at these questions and think about life when you’re waiting for someone.”
With that, he turned away gracefully.
The demonic team captain led the team to look straight ahead and sprint towards the correct path, moving at full speed!
Their frantic rush made the team disappear into the depths of the maze in an instant, leaving only their casual chatter in the wind—
“Sheng Ge, what if he can’t read?”
“I marked it with pinyin.”
“That answer… is beyond reproach…”
“Captain, forget the teasing for now. Can you use a healing stationery on me too…”
“Someone used [(Illusory) Captain’s Loving Healing Technique] on you~~”
“…Don’t fake the notifications!”
The last traces of their voices scattered with the dust into the night sky.
Xiao Huang looked up at the moonlight, praying to the Moon Goddess never to encounter this team again.
After calming down a bit, the NPC finally looked at the small card.
It was filled with densely packed words, but clearly listed.
As if I’m illiterate!
Muttering to himself, Xiao Huang silently read the card—
- Why are you here?
- Is being here your job or your mission?
- Have you ever thought about what the outside world is like…
What kind of weird questions are these?
Xiao Huang rolled his eyes, losing interest, and carelessly stuffed the card into the pocket of his shorts.
Kinky Thoughts:
Xiao Huang means Little Yellow.
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Kinky Translations 
man, now I really want Wu Sheng to meet the dragon god again, properly! Because that guy would read these questions and immediately understand exactly what Wu Sheng wants (to awaken NPCs)
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