novelraw Chapter 440: My Mother Hoped I Would Spend the Rest of My Life in Joy
Chapter 440: My Mother Hoped I Would Spend the Rest of My Life in Joy
"Yu Huan... Yu Huan, hahahahaha!"
Blank's face was still that stunned expression, but she had already started laughing loudly.
As her laughter rang out, the entire carousel began to sway slowly, making everyone seated on it feel unsteady.
Amid the jolting, the man labeled Black and Qingshuang in the back row both had their gazes wobble slightly.
Beside them, Yu Huan kept staring at Blank; her own expression shifted subtly, as if a struggle and confusion had crept into her eyes.
"Yu Huan... Yu Huan, what does it sound like when you say it backwards?" Blank continued, looking straight into Yu Huan's eyes.
"Don't you think that's a little... too obvious?"
Yu Huan's face flickered with doubt as she asked.
"Obvious... obvious what?"
Blank smiled, and the previous numbness and haze in her eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by a teasing, almost mischievous look; the pupils hid something like the sharpest blade."Heh... never mind. Then can you tell me, do you have any wishes?"
"Or rather, tell me, what do you want?"
Caught by Blank's gaze, Yu Huan's face changed immediately; the earlier indecision and haze vanished at once, and she returned to that naive, sweet persona.
She blinked with pure, innocent eyes, wearing a look of complete innocence as she stared at the All-Seeing Eye's coldly gleaming lens, and said timidly, "W-what do you mean by what I want? I don't understand."
"My name was given to me by my mother—Yu Huan. She hopes that I will spend the rest of my life in joy."
"Heh, well, your mom sure was thoughtful," Blank sneered, then turned her head away without looking at Yu Huan again.
"Spend the rest of your life in joy, huh? Who would have thought that's such a brand name?"
"Do you think? That makes it more fun?"
Yu Huan blinked; she was completely at a loss now.
At the same time, in the central control pillar, Trojan Horse One—who had been completely immobilized and frozen—suddenly discovered he could move!
The previously frozen atmosphere vanished in an instant.
Outside, Qingshuang and Black, who had been sitting on the carousel, also trembled all over as if waking from a stupor, looking around in confusion.
It was as if everything that had happened moments ago was false—as if they had entered another space or had sleepwalked.
Qingshuang's face changed instantly, cold sweat pouring down her body.
"Heh... spend the rest of your life in joy..."
Up front, Blank kept repeating that phrase obsessively, talking to herself with a smile.
"What's wrong?" Yu Huan asked beside her, puzzled.
"Nothing. Just a suggestion—protect yourself."
The moment those words fell, something unexpected happened. Qingshuang at the back leaped up, twisting once in the air and drawing a long sword.
With a harsh sweep, the long sword slashed through the air beside her.
Clang!
A crisp metallic clash rang out as Qingshuang's blade collided with something head-on, sending ripples through the air. A figure suddenly materialized.
In fact, without Trojan Horse One's command, all the ambushers in this game rose up the moment the restraints were lifted and began to strike.
They could hardly be blamed—what they had just experienced left psychological scars.
Without knowing the game rules, they had nothing left to do but unleash everything and attack opposing players.
The carousel began to twist; one by one, silhouettes emerged from the equipment. The wooden horse beneath Black contorted and deformed, and he pulled out a dagger to stab upward!
He swung in anger—he was practically fighting to the death.
Originally he had only been pretending to act; who would have imagined he would end up ridden by Black.
Then he inexplicably couldn't move, forced to spin round and round under that heavy guy—he wanted to die.
Black howled and jumped up, quickly joining the fight.
In an instant, the once peaceful carousel became a flash of blades and swords.
Yu Huan looked frightened, shrinking back toward Blank as if seeking protection again.
Blank showed no reaction; she stayed seated firmly on the wooden horse, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.
Even though the horse beneath her had been carved with scratches, the combat ripples had not affected her in the slightest.
Consequently, Yu Huan was sheltered and remained unharmed.
Creak, creak—
The carousel groaned under strain, and after a few more revolutions, it collapsed with a thunderous crash.
It wasn't pulverized like Sun's side, but it could no longer turn; its function was gone.
With its fall, the game ended. Blank rose slowly and stepped off.
Yu Huan, Black, and Qingshuang followed her out of the carousel's area.
Black and Qingshuang, as the main fighters, were covered in wounds and limped as they walked, keeping a wary eye on their surroundings.
Because of the earlier "truth-telling" segment, Qingshuang and Black had coordinated seamlessly, as if they'd been fighting together for a long time.
Black fared worst—he was still bleeding from his rear; that upward sneak attack had been too hard to defend against.
They all noticed hostile gazes lingering in the ruins' shadows, watching them.
But as they withdrew, no one pursued them.
Qingshuang wondered if that was one of the rules.
She immediately asked Blank in front of her, "After the game ends, can players from your Amusement Park faction no longer attack us?"
Blank, spotless and composed, turned back and smiled without answering.
Actually, no one knew!
When carousel players saw the equipment collapse and a few people leave the area, they didn't know whether they were allowed to keep fighting or whether acting would violate the rules.
Everyone guessed blindly, adhering to rules that no one actually knew.
Seeing Blank refuse to answer, Qingshuang was unconcerned and continued, "No matter what, I guess we won this game."
"What's next?"
But Blank no longer wore her previous icy demeanor; her eyes carried amusement as she teased, "Doesn't matter. Play whatever you want."
"Spend the rest of your life in joy... Yu Huan, what would you like to play? Pick anything."
She said that and looked at Yu Huan.
Qingshuang: ?
Black: ?