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章 4: The Trial

編集者: EndlessFantasy Translation

The doctor's words caught nearly everyone by surprise. Everyone started to panic as soon as they saw the doctor's wristwatch. The woman in the red dress mumbled to herself, "Is it possible that what I heard before wasn't a hallucination?"

Her voice wavered slightly as she said that. The youth carrying the backpack next to her turned around and asked, "Did you hear the prompt to enter the 'Trial of God' too?"

There was a hint of terror in the youth's eyes. That occurrence, which was beyond anything that science could explain, made everyone freeze in shock.

The doctor frowned deeply as he glanced at the wildly spinning hands of his wristwatch.

"So, it seems that everyone heard the words 'Trial of God'."

His tone was absolutely certain. Apart from the woman in the red dress and the youth with the backpack, everyone exchanged looks speechlessly, but no one refuted his claim. It was evident that what the doctor said was true. Everyone had heard the mysterious prompt before they entered the mysterious space.

Song Qingxiao hugged her knees with her arms. She felt a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. The events that occurred that night riddled her with anxiety. In the depths of her anxiety, she felt that what was about to unfold could undermine her future.

"Who was the first person to enter this 'Trial of God' test space?" asked the doctor.

Since he was the person who pointed out that their phones had no signal and the issue of his wristwatch being disrupted by the magnetic field, he quickly seemed to become the person that everyone trusted. He had easily won over the authority over the group that Zhou Jing had strived to achieve. 

His question was not met with any resistance from the others. Even the burly chap who had previously acted defiantly scratched his head as he looked around the space while deep in thought. The girl sitting to Song Qingxiao's left raised her hand cautiously and said, "I think… I think that it's me…"

The girl's voice was soft and reedy. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old and had a head of straight black hair. Her face still retained child-like features, and she was on the verge of tears.

"There was no one else here when I first entered this space. She entered soon after me." As she spoke, her tears started to trickle out of the corner of her eye, 

The girl pointed at the plump woman dressed in office wear. The woman admitted to that a little helplessly.

"Yes, that's true. The person who entered after me was Zhou Jing."

The doctor nodded. "I entered after him."

The sequence after that was the youth with the backpack, and then the middle-aged man who was short and fat. They were followed by the burly chap, the woman in the red dress, and finally, Song Qingxiao. 

"Was there anything different about this place when you entered?" asked the doctor. At his question, everyone's gaze landed on that girl. She was about to burst into tears from all the people staring at her. Her nose turned bright red, and she blinked rapidly.

"No, everything was the same as it is now. There was just no one else here," she answered. The whole place was surrounded by fog. When the girl entered, she screamed only to discover that there was no one else here. She began to feel frightened and found a central spot to sit. People slowly began to arrive soon after that.

From the girl's story, one could tell that she was easily frightened. However, it could be because she was still young, and her personality was a little fragile. The doctor questioned her closely but did not seem to discover anything useful. 

At that moment, Song Qingxiao discovered that everyone had received a mysterious prompt to enter the 'Trial of God' test space. However, she was stumped as to what they needed to do next to leave the place.

She guessed that since the place was called the 'Trial of God' test space, it was expected that everyone would have to undergo some sort of test. Her eye twitched non-stop. Since she was the last person to arrive, she felt that the odds were stacked against her.

Since they were in an unfamiliar environment and would soon have to face an unfamiliar situation, the people who had arrived before her must be hiding something.

The worst part about the whole thing was that she was in a dangerous situation before she arrived. Hence, she had nothing on her. Since they did not know when they would leave, it could become quite problematic since they did not have food or water.

"I want to go home!" wailed the girl. Everyone was already a bundle of nerves because of the series of events that had brought them there. Once she cried, everyone's faces dropped.

The doctor looked at the girl and said loudly, "No one is clear about what's going on. There's nothing that we can do about being stuck here."

He stuffed his hands into his pockets. "I suggest that we split up and explore this place. Hopefully, we'll be able to find a way out quickly."

The space was extremely unfamiliar and filled with heavy, thick fog. Since the way everyone had arrived was rather odd, the doctor suggested that two or three people form a group for safety's sake. They would split up into four groups that would each head off in different directions to see what was hidden behind the heavy fog. Hopefully, they would also find the best way to get out of the mysterious place.

Zhou Jing felt unhappy as soon as he heard the doctor's orders. He thought that the doctor had stolen his previous 'authority' from him, making him feel resentful. Zhou Jing frowned as he protested against the idea.

"You want us to explore the area? We can't be sure that there's nothing dangerous out there. Since everyone got here through the prompt, why don't we wait it out? Maybe it'll be better to see if that mysterious voice would appear again?"

Zhou Jing's words seemed to gain the approval of a portion of the group. The short, fat, middle-aged man's gaze flitted between Zhou Jing and the doctor. It looked like he was trying to decide who to trust.

The group seemed to split into two camps of thought. One side was represented by the burly chap who agreed with the doctor's suggestion. The other side included people like the woman in the red dress who preferred to go ahead with Zhou Jing's suggestion and stay where they were, waiting for another instruction to come.

The woman in the red dress swept her hair back and asked with a glint in her eyes, "How about this, since you guys are willing to explore the area, you should just go. The rest of us can stay here and wait for news…"

As soon as the woman in the red dress said that, the plump woman chuckled and looked at her contemptuously. Before she could speak, the doctor said, "I'm warning you now, there is no signal here, and we are completely cut off from the outside world. More importantly..."

The doctor paused momentarily and pointed out what Song Qingxiao had worried about before. 

"There's no food here and no water source. After she entered," said the doctor as he pointed towards Song Qingxiao, "No one new has entered this space. I personally think that we're the only ones here who are supposed to go through this 'Trial of God'. No one knows when the next instruction is going to come. However, if you're stuck here, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

His words were a warning to everyone, and they got a rude awakening. Zhou Jing did not dare to make another sound even though he was still unhappy. Although everyone was fearful and apprehensive about this space, they decided to follow the doctor's orders since there was no better option.

There were a total of five men in the group. In the unfamiliar environment, the burly chap's strong and muscular figure gave him a strong advantage. In the group, many people hoped to be in the same group as him. 

Coming second after the burly chap was the doctor with his clear logic and sharp mind. Zhou Jing, who worked in the municipal center, was next in line. The woman disregarded the short and fat, middle-aged man and the youth with the backpack because of their age and image in the team selection.

In the end, after a bout of discussion, the doctor and the plump office lady formed a team. The burly chap and the woman in the red dress were in the next group. Zhou Jing and the youth with the backpack formed another group. That left the middle-aged man, the girl who entered this space first, and Song Qingxiao last, so they were forced to become a team.

In terms of power, it appeared that Song Qingxiao's team was the weakest. The middle-aged man stared at Song Qingxiao and the timid girl in displeasure. However, his protests did not affect the group, so he was forced to accept the group arrangement.

The four groups split off to head out in four different directions. Obviously, it was challenging to take a step into an unknown location, so everyone hesitated for quite some time. Finally, the doctor took the lead and dragged the plump woman into the direction of the thick fog.

Song Qingxiao felt a little uneasy as she walked in a different direction with the middle-aged man and the girl. Right when they stepped into the thick fog, that mysterious voice appeared once again in Song Qingxiao's mind.

'Welcome to the Trial of God.'


章 5: The Dagger

編集者: EndlessFantasy Translation

Right at that moment, a sequence of cards appeared in Song Qingxiao's mind. The sudden appearance of the cards made the hairs on Song Qingxiao's back stand on end. Her guard and wariness reached new heights. She could hear the girl on her team shriek in terror, which was proof that she was not the only one who had received the prompt.

"Stop screaming!" snapped the short, fat, middle-aged man harshly. There was no telling what sort of dangers were hidden in this area. Their surroundings were unnaturally quiet. The girl's scream appeared both shrill and a little creepy under these circumstances. 

The others had rejected the short and fat, middle-aged man because of his appearance. That was why he was forced to be in a group with Song Qingxiao and the girl. He was extremely displeased about it. The sudden and strange occurrence made his temper worse.

"I'm scared! I want to go home…"

The girl's voice was tearful, and she sounded extremely pitiful. However, it was clear that the middle-aged man had also received quite a shock. As soon as he heard her words, he scolded her.

"Of course, we all want to go home! However, we have no idea what's going on, nor do we know what kind of dangers are out there. Do you have a death wish? Are you trying to get us killed faster by making such a racket?"

The word 'death' being uttered in a place like that made a chill go down the girl's spine and even that of the middle-aged man. Song Qingxiao ignored the conversation of the two people beside her. Her attention was fully drawn toward the cards in her mind.

The sequence consisted of cards that were all a picture on a black background with red stripes. Three cards formed a row, and there were three rows in total. She felt a sense of oppression just by looking at those cards.

Song Qingxiao did her best to ignore the chill in her heart. She observed the pictures on the cards and pondered hard, but she still could not figure out the meaning behind them. However, she did notice that there were a total of nine cards.

There were nine people in the 'Trial of God' test space. The number of cards matched the number of people. She wondered if there was any connection between the two. The terrible sensation grew stronger. She could still hear that middle-aged man beside her scolding away. 

She could not figure the meaning behind the number of cards. Song Qingxiao did not know what they needed to do to leave this test space.

Her palms were sweaty. They felt cold and clammy. The bloodstains on her palm became a little sticky from being mixed with her sweat.

The situation brought up the memory of the moment when she was killed. She felt extremely unsafe, especially in her environment. She subconsciously reached out her hand to touch her neck where she had been stabbed. In the next second, she heard a voice in her mind.

"You have selected an item."

Song QIngxiao was startled by the voice. When she came to her senses, she noticed that she held something in her hand. She gripped it tightly and felt a sharp pain in her palm.

She licked her dry lips and lowered her head to see that she was holding a dagger that was the length of a palm. The blade was as thin as a silkworm's wing. When she rotated her hand under the dim light of the fog, a silver gleam reflected off the side of the dagger.

The middle-aged man did not appear to notice her reaction and continued to rage at that sobbing girl. Song Qingxiao could not comprehend where the dagger came from. However, it was a good thing to have it under those circumstances. She could protect herself.

Even though she was unsure how useful the dagger would be in the mysterious space, she still slipped the dagger discreetly inside the cuff of her sleeve. She concealed it by folding her sleeves.

As Song Qingxiao did that, the fog surrounding them seemed to be dissipating at a speed that the human eye could notice. The space started to brighten up, and she could clearly see the figures of the short, fat, middle-aged man and the girl. 

"I'm truly unlucky to end up with pieces of trash like the both of you." The man seemed to be using the excuse of scolding the girl to express his terror. The girl did not dare to say a word. After he had raged at her for a good while, he began to grow tired and stopped to say, "This ghastly place is truly strange."

He shrugged and was about to continue speaking when the girl shrieked once again.

"Do you want to die?" The middle-aged man's tightly wound-up feelings seemed to have reached a breaking point. He raised his fist and looked ready to strike. The girl could only shrink back.

However, the middle-aged man did not end up hitting her. It was not because he had suddenly regained some semblance of rationality. Instead, it was because as soon as he raised his fist to strike that girl, Song Qingxiao noticed that a corded computer mouse had appeared in his clenched fist!

"What the hell is going on?"

The black cord of the mouse was still swinging. The short and fat man looked horrified, as though he was holding onto the world's scariest object. His hand shook violently as he tossed the mouse in his hand and clasped his head with both hands.

"I…"

The girl reached out her hand, and a phone with a pink rabbit cover appeared in her hand. She said with a terrified look on her face, "This is my phone, but I… I definitely put it in my pocket."

She looked at Song Qingxiao with tears in her eyes and said, "I don't know why it appeared in my hand."

When she saw the pitiful appearance of the girl who was clearly terrified out of her mind, Song Qingxiao took several deep breaths and forced herself to calm down before she said, "When you entered this place, did you take it out?"

The girl looked like she had just seen a ghost. She was about to imitate the middle-aged man's actions and drop the phone in her hands. When she heard Song Qingxiao's question, she quickly shook her head and said, "No."

The girl's teeth were chattering non-stop, making a soft clicking sound. The thick fog had dispersed, and under the dim light, Song Qingxiao could notice that the girl's facial muscles were twitching abnormally. It was apparent that she was beyond terrified.

"Earlier, when the doctor mentioned that his phone had lost its signal, I took my phone out to have a look. I'm very sure that I put it back into my pocket." The girl spoke up to that point and added another sentence, "No, I was playing with my phone before I entered this space…"

Her words reminded Song Qingxiao of the dagger that she had hidden in her sleeve. The short and fat, middle-aged man seemed to have also recalled something. He said, "That's right! Before I entered this place, I was holding my mouse."

Their words proved that the items they selected were possibly the last things they held or were in contact with right before entering the space. 

Song Qingxiao's pupils widened in surprise. Her right arm reached for the dagger concealed in her left sleeve. If her guess was correct, the dagger she had obtained was likely to be the weapon that that stranger had used to kill her!

Once the middle-aged man had made the connection about the origin of these objects, he looked a little calmer as he asked, "You got your phone, I got my mouse. Hey, what did you get?"

He turned his head to look at Song Qingxiao. She lowered her eyes and shook her head. 

"I didn't get anything."

She kept the presence of the dagger a secret.


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