Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 93: Relay

“I’ll do it.” Xu Wang didn’t take long to decide.

In situations that were clearly traps, who else should step up if not the team captain?

Kuang Jinxin was a bit worried. “Captain…”

“Maybe you should choose someone with higher combat ability,” Chi Yingxue suggested sensibly.

Xu Wang patted Kuang Jinxin on the shoulder with his left hand. “Don’t worry.” Then he patted Chi Yingxue with his right hand. “The NPC for the submission might just be in the storyline. If you go too wild upfront…”

Chi Yingxue thought for a moment and admitted, “Then I really can’t guarantee his safety.”

Qian Ai: “……”

Are you crazy enough to even attack the submission NPC…

“Ding—”

The narrative participant was chosen, and a new prompt appeared on Xu Wang’s arm.

His three teammates gathered around to read it together.

[Cheat Sheet]: You have been selected as the narrative participant. Please note, the following actions will be judged as task failure: 1) Incomplete execution of the story plot; 2) Cross-team attacks not required by the storyline.

Chi Yingxue: “……”

Kuang Jinxin: “We really have to follow the story continuation line…”

Qian Ai: “I trust our captain’s acting skills, but our advisor’s imagination…”

“You just pray he doesn’t make me write code.” Captain Xu looked gloomily at the broadcast wall, leaving everything to fate.

The other three teams also gradually selected their narrative participants, namely Le Xing, Fair Face, and Wine Red.

Despite their different personalities, after reading the rules, they all instinctively looked at the broadcast wall, their eyes filled with deep worry about the road ahead.

In the game room, the four participants were still focused on constructing the logical relationships of their story cards, unaware that their teammates’ fates were now bound to their creativity.

Finally, the solemn voice sounded again in both rooms—

[Preparation time is over. Storyteller number 1, please begin your story.]

Wu Sheng looked at his “number 2” tag, maintaining his composure, though there was a hint of unease in his heart.

“The person who has spent the least time here tells the story first.” This rule was clearly meant to let newcomers lead, to make up for the lack of combat experience. He had thought he would be this “strongest newcomer”.

Entering the Owl for 49 days with a record of 7/23, despite spending over a month in the Endless Sea and not retreating at all, skipping 5/23 directly, his progress was still not the fastest in the newcomer teams?

“Well, I’ll start then.” Zhao Yukan, with the “number 1” tag, smiled politely at his three companions. His gaze behind his glasses was calm and collected. “There was a high school student—let’s call him the Melancholic Boy A—introverted by nature, suffering from school bullying…”

Zhao Yukan: Story Card 1 — [Melancholic Boy A]

“One day after school, Boy A was bullied again. As his tormentor left, Boy A found a cursed letter on the playground. The letter stated that he must pass this letter to someone else, or he would die.”

Zhao Yukan: Story Card 2 — [Cursed Letter]

“Boy A, having picked up the letter, decided to give it to the classmate who bullied him the most…”

“Interruption!” Elegant Gray looked at his own story card full of positive energy and couldn’t bear to listen to the increasingly sinister tale.

Zhao Yukan shrugged, giving up the right to continue the story.

Wu Sheng and Long Legs continued to observe, listening intently.

“Boy A was preparing to give a cursed letter to the classmate who bullies him, right?” Elegant Gray took a deep breath and continued firmly. “Just as Boy A was about to give the cursed letter, Passionate Athlete D from the same class appeared at the classroom door and shouted loudly, ‘What are you doing!'”

Elegant Gray: Story Card 1 — [Passionate Athlete D]

“Boy A told Passionate Athlete D the truth. D strongly disapproved of his revenge plan, telling A that to truly stand up to evil, he needed to strengthen himself. As a classmate, he offered to help A get in shape by exercising…”

Elegant Gray: Story Card 2 — [Exercise]

“Interruption!” Long Legs couldn’t bear it any longer, seeing a cruel youth story turn into a passionate campus tale. If he waited longer, who knows where this style of plot would go!

“Ah, exercise, right.” Long Legs breathed deeply, continuing resolutely, “Passionate Athlete D started running with Boy A on the playground. Since they were always running, A never found the chance to pass on the letter. Worried about the curse, he secretly put the letter in D’s backpack when D wasn’t looking. The next day, D died…”

Wu Sheng: “……”

Zhao Yukan: “……”

Elegant Gray: “You just killed my sports student! Where’s your story card?!”

“Hold on, it’s coming… The police investigated Passionate Athlete D’s death but found nothing suspicious. It was eventually ruled as a heart attack, but one person believed there was more to D’s death. He was D’s classmate, High School Detective C…”

Long Legs: Story Card 1 — [High School Detective C]

Wu Sheng, Zhao Yukan, Elegant Gray: “……”

Great, Conan is here. Now, even if a string of deaths occurred, they had no choice but to accept it.

“High School Detective C found D’s death suspicious and was determined to investigate. Boy A, guilty and afraid of being exposed, took matters into his own hands. Deciding to eliminate all threats, he poisoned C…”

Long Legs: Story Card 2 — [Poison]

“Interruption.” Finally, Advisor Wu Sheng spoke for the first time in the game room.

Long Legs, in the midst of excitement, was frustrated by the interruption.

Zhao Yukan and Elegant Gray eagerly waited to see what kind of story this composed opponent would tell.

“The whole process of the poisoning was witnessed by Optimistic Classmate B…”

Wu Sheng: Story Card 1 — [Optimistic Classmate B]

“Optimistic Classmate B and High School Detective C were good friends. B saw A poisoning C’s water glass and immediately called the police. The police quickly arrived and took Melancholic Boy A away…”

Wu Sheng: Story Card 2 — [Good Friend]

“Detective C insisted on investigating D’s death, suspecting A, but couldn’t figure out the method. Optimistic B said, ‘I’ll accompany you.’ C said it could be dangerous. B replied, ‘I’m willing to take the risk.'”

Wu Sheng: Story Card 3 — [Willing to Take the Risk]

“Hold on.” Long Legs couldn’t take it anymore. “Why is the story suddenly on fast-forward?”

Elegant Gray also felt overwhelmed. “Can you flesh out the story a bit more?”

Wu Sheng spread his hands innocently. “The logic is very clear.”

Long Legs, Elegant Gray: “But the narrative is too barebones!”

Wu Sheng sighed, considering that if both protested and the Owl imposed a penalty, it would be counterproductive. He tried to recall how his team captain usually expressed himself and tentatively embellished his outline—

“Optimistic Classmate B and High School Detective C weren’t only classmates but also very good friends. B often secretly watched C during and after class, and when C was absent, he would stare at his seat. Watching all day, he noticed A poisoning C’s water glass and immediately called the police. The police arrived quickly and took away Melancholic Boy A…”

“Detective C found out that he had been poisoned by Boy A and suspected him to be the murderer of Passionate Athlete D. However, since D died of a heart attack, Detective C couldn’t figure out how Boy A could have done this and felt that there was more to the story. He wanted to investigate further. The Optimistic Classmate B, sensing danger, didn’t want to let his most important Detective C venture alone, so he said, ‘I’ll go with you to investigate…’”

“Detective C also valued Optimistic Classmate B and didn’t want him to be in danger, so he tried to dissuade him. But the B said, ‘For you, I’m willing to take the risk…’”

Wu Sheng, with a dry mouth from talking, took a breath, frowned, and looked at the other three companions. “Is that detailed enough?”

Long Legs: “Enough…”

Elegant Gray: “Yes, we fully understand the subtle direction and orientation of the story…”

Wu Sheng looked at Zhao Yukan, who hadn’t spoken.

Zhao took off his glasses, gently wiped them, and said, “The 1.5x speed bone-thin logic text is actually quite good.”

After giving his sincere opinion, Zhao Yukan put his glasses back on and calmly said, “Interruption.”

Wu Sheng expected this and waited silently for what was next.

Zhao Yukan: “On the night High School Detective C decided to continue the investigation, Boy A hanged himself at the police station. His ghost, along with the ghost of Passionate Athlete D, appeared in Detective C’s dream, warning him, ‘Don’t investigate further, or you’ll be in danger too…'”

Zhao Yukan: Story Card 3 — [Dream Visit]

“Before the two ghosts could finish speaking, Detective C felt as if a thousand pounds were pressing on him. A ghost was slowly materializing on his blanket. Detective C realized he was experiencing ghost oppression¹…”

Zhao Yukan: Story Card 4 — [Ghost Oppression¹]

¹(鬼压床) This is actually a term for sleep paralysis, where you suddenly become conscious but are unable to move your body while sleeping, giving it the name “ghost is pressing on the bed”.

“The ghosts of Boy A and Passionate Athlete D, along with High School Detective C, joined forces to repel the malevolent ghost, but…”

“Ding—”

A “four-in-one” notification abruptly sounded.

Zhao Yukan, who was narrating, and others like Wu Sheng, Elegant Gray, and Long Legs, who were either listening or planning their own storylines, were all stunned.

[Cheat Sheet]: Please pause the narration. There will be a 5-minute break, after which the game will continue.

Long Legs and Elegant Gray furrowed their brows. They felt something odd about this sudden break but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

Zhao Yukan slightly tilted his head, and after two minutes, a flash of understanding appeared in his eyes.

Wu Sheng looked down at his story cards, and after a while, his gaze settled on “Optimistic Classmate B”. At the same time, the character cards of the other three participants, representing Boy A, High School Detective C, and Passionate Athlete D, also flashed through his mind—

One card per person…No, Wu Sheng quickly narrowed his eyes. They were a team. One character card each.

And now the storyline progressed to A, C, and D fighting ghosts together and a 5-minute break.

Wu Sheng let out a light sigh of relief. ‘Optimistic Classmate B, as long as everything is fine, that’s enough.’

……

7/23 Plot Line Space, Waiting Room.

After being pulled into the plot line by Wu Sheng’s [Optimistic Classmate B] card, Xu Wang left the observation room and entered a mysterious plot space, following his advisor’s narrative, walking along an unknown storyline.

He didn’t expect that in the space of the plot line, there would be such a waiting room for characters who had entered the plot line but were temporarily not needed on stage.

After Zhao Yukan used the “Interrupt Card” to interrupt Wu Sheng’s storyline, he was instantly transported from the classroom where he was talking to Detective C to this place.

There were two video walls here—one broadcasting the plot space and the other the game space.

On the plot broadcast wall, the scene had shifted from the classroom to C’s bedroom, where Boy A (Le Xing), Passionate Athlete D (Wine Red), and Detective C (Fair Face), were fighting fiercely with the bed-pressing ghost. The props were flying chaotically, with Wine Red and Fair Face occasionally accusing Le Xing during the fight—

“Is your team’s narrator crazy?!”

No wonder they were angry.

When following the plot, they could hear the narrator’s story in real-time. Even though it was another team narrating, they were pulled in to complete the storyline, which would frustrate anyone.

“Optimistic Classmate B.” Xu Wang looked at his advisor on the game room broadcast wall, not sparing any praise. “The character card you chose is very good…”

Not so gloomy, not so passionate, not so eager to seek the truth—truly a relief.

If there was a flaw to pick out, it was just one—

[B often secretly watched C during and after class, and when C was absent, he would stare at his seat.]

…Why add this stalker setting!

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