DreamersGN Chapter 94 To Go or to Stay, It's Time to Make a Choice!
Chapter 94 To Go or to Stay, It's Time to Make a Choice!
Su Wan's pen continued to wander, outlining a secret passage leading underground.
"Go down the secret passage in the archives, and you'll reach the location of the 'Lord of Laughter'."
"It does experience a dip in power around midnight, but that doesn't mean it loses its fangs."
She pressed her pen heavily on the pattern that represented the core of the pollution, resembling a throbbing tumor, and looked up at Lin Feng with a sharp, piercing gaze.
"The closer you are to the core, the stronger the power of the rules that force you to smile!"
"You need extremely strong willpower to hold onto the last shred of clarity and control your actions amidst the impulse to smile."
Lin Feng frowned, sensing the heavy pressure conveyed in Su Wan's words:
"Is there any way to counter this? After all, this is a team mission. What if there's someone in the team with a weak will? Wouldn't the whole team be wiped out?"
Su Wan raised her eyebrows slightly:
"It's not that there isn't any at all."
"If we could bring the orange cat along, its aura would be able to counteract this power of rules to some extent."
"Furthermore... you might be able to gain some temporary... mental barriers by 'masturbating' or 'absorbing' it."
Lin Feng nodded slowly, his eyes narrowing unconsciously, and a vague outline of a plan began to take shape in his mind.
Seemingly noticing the subtle change in Lin Feng's expression, Su Wan leaned forward slightly, her gaze scrutinizing him.
"That expression of yours... could it be that you've developed feelings for that 'Lord of Laughter'? I advise you to abandon that dangerous thought as soon as possible!"
Lin Feng immediately composed himself, a look of emotion on his face, and shook his head in denial:
"No. I just think this dungeon design is really... insane!"
"You have to go it alone, but you also need to work with others. You have to get close to the core and fight against the ever-present spiritual erosion."
"This is simply an impossible challenge!"
He subtly revealed a sense of helplessness in the face of adversity to mask his true thoughts from that moment.
Su Wan relaxed her tense shoulders slightly and let out a soft breath:
"Good to know, that's not a place you can set foot in!"
After finishing her sentence, she changed the subject, lightly tapping her fingertip on the open notebook, a faint smile appearing in her eyes:
"I've told you so much top-secret information, shouldn't you give me something in return?"
Lin Feng's heart tightened immediately:
Are we going to have to "pay our taxes" here?!
However, it's not impossible, we just need to hurry up!
He then cleared his throat lightly and calmly replied, "Of course, I wonder how Wan'er would like me to repay you?"
Su Wan stood up and pointed behind her:
"Easy, carry me to the cafeteria for lunch!"
Lin Feng was visibly taken aback for a moment, then chuckled and readily agreed, "No problem."
He carefully tore the page of the map drawn by Su Wan from the notebook, folded it, and solemnly put it into his pocket.
Then, he turned around and slightly bent his knees.
Su Wan lightly leaped onto his back, her arms naturally encircling his neck.
Lin Feng steadily supported her thighs, adjusted his posture, and stepped into the tree-lined path behind him.
Su Wan playfully tugged at Lin Feng's ears, like gripping a steering wheel, and uttered crisp commands:
"Giddy up! Good boy/girl! Turn left at the intersection ahead!"
After a while, he shook his right ear again: "This way, this way, turn right! Watch out for pedestrians!"
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Studio:
"Ahhh, this is way too sweet! What kind of campus romance drama is this? Teacher Su is so good at it!"
"Haha, he even called it 'little donkey,' Lin is quite the dutiful steed!"
"I'm totally hooked! I'm totally hooked! I never knew our serious instructor, Professor Su, had such a playful side!"
"Wait a minute, 'little donkey'? Pan, Lu, Deng, Xiao, Xian?! I suspect Teacher Su is up to something!"
"This single dog has suffered a critical hit of 10,000 points, but I can't help but smile uncontrollably..."
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After enjoying a delicious lunch in the teachers' cafeteria, Lin Feng said goodbye to Su Wan and went straight to the library to complete his assignment for the experimental psychology course.
The assignment wasn't difficult, and he and five other classmates finished it in about two hours.
The six of them arrived at a relatively secluded walnut grove outside the library. Lin Feng didn't waste any words and directly took out the map hand-drawn by Su Wan and unfolded it in front of everyone.
"Everyone, this is a map hand-drawn by Instructor Su."
He pointed in turn to the outline of the back mountain on the map, the barbed wire gate, the location of the dog hole, the "Smiling Nightmare" area inside the teaching building, the archives, and finally the contaminated core that beat like a heart, and repeated in detail every piece of information that Su Wan had told him.
"...That's the situation."
Lin Feng's gaze swept over each solemn face, and he added:
"I have a way to break that 'must go it alone' rule."
"But to defeat the Lord of Laughter, we need a strong enough will."
"Therefore, I would like to hear everyone's true wishes—after all, if anyone loses their will or backs down at the last minute, they could be instantly eroded, leading to the team's demise."
"If anyone doesn't want to participate, just say so. I will never force them."
Wasim looked at Lin Feng: "Brother Lin Feng, are you sure you can break the solo rule?"
Lin Feng nodded solemnly: "I'm 100% sure, I won't joke with my own life!"
Wasim rubbed his chin: "If we can crack this rule and bring the orange cat along, our chances of winning are pretty good. I'm willing to take the gamble!"
Evelyn immediately raised her hand: "I'll join too."
Anna then added, "Count me in."
Amy hesitated, pursed her lips, and said, "I... I'd rather just wait until the dungeon ends naturally."
Lin Feng nodded: "No problem, we respect your choice."
All eyes fell on Ichiro Sato's face.
He brushed his hair aside, about to make a grand statement, when suddenly his body stiffened slightly, and his eyes momentarily lost focus—
This is a typical characteristic of receiving a tip from a local ghost story strategy group.
A line of glaring red text flashed wildly in his field of vision:
Don't go, the risk is too high. Please wait until the dungeon ends!
Sato Ichiro's previous high spirits vanished completely, leaving only a sense of helplessness crushed by the authoritative warning.
He struggled for several seconds before finally lowering his head with difficulty:
"Lin Jun... I'm sorry... I... received instructions from the strategy team..."
Wasim frowned, his tone turning serious: "They won't let you go?!"
Sato didn't look up, but simply nodded silently.
Wasim scoffed, "Is this all the cowardice the Japanese contingent is capable of?!"
Lin Feng patted Sato on the shoulder to show his understanding, then clapped his hands and said:
"Since Amy and Sato have decided to withdraw, you don't need to be involved in the subsequent specific plans."
"You can go back first, but be careful."