Volume 1 Chapter 457

Chapter 457: One Person’s Trial Content Is Different From the Others!

A large number of poisonous snakes and snake-like monsters flooded into Julie’s room.

Julie, who had spent some time in a theater when she was young, feared these creatures the most, without a doubt.

Because next to the theater… there really was a circus.

Snake dancing was the special act of that circus.

But in South Sotua, snake dancing was not just snake dancing.

Those important people wanted to see something even more extreme.

So in the place where snakes are kept, there are also pits full of snake-like monsters.

Slaves who made mistakes would be pushed into the snake pit for others to watch as they struggled and suffered before they died.

This is a performance that many curious rich people and nobles enjoy.

This is also something every slave often watches.

However, for the slaves, this is certainly not a free show for them.

It is a form of intimidation.

They watch the fate and suffering of others who made mistakes, like the ones who tried to escape.

It leaves fear imprinted in their hearts.

I have to say, this trick was very successful.

Even though she had become an epic Sneaker, Julie still felt a deep fear when she saw these things.

She tightly gripped the dagger in her hand, shaking.

Tiny beads of sweat appeared on her palms and forehead.

"Damn it…"

Cold scales, a patterned body, a slithering movement…

And the hissing sound.

Snakes poured in through every crack in the room, making Julie’s legs weak.

But in the end, she did not let her fear defeat her!

When the first poisonous snake got close to her foot, and the cold, sticky feeling came, Julie no longer hesitated.

She swiftly struck down, accurately piercing the head of the poisonous snake.

"Ah—!"

With a shout of release, Julie wildly waved her dagger.

And the poisonous snakes and monsters all charged toward Julie’s figure!

Some snakes were even hanging from the ceiling, suddenly falling down now!

A wave of snakes instantly engulfed Julie’s figure!

Meanwhile, next to Julie, in the "prison" where Qiong was…

There were no monsters or creatures appearing for now.

However, her bed sheets started to catch fire.

Cool blue flames emerged from the emptiness.

In an instant, Qiong understood what this thing was.

This was the most bizarre experience she had encountered during her adventures.

It was a special magic tide.

At that time, "Fish Eye" had just been formed, and there were only eleven members in the entire group, taking on a seemingly simple "exploration mission."

The location of the exploration was a gathering point for monsters in the wild, where a strange fire had broken out.

But after that one time…

Only three of the original members of the Fish Eye mercenary group remained.

Suddenly, in the nest of the blue flames that were burning everywhere overnight, her teammates were consumed by waves of fire.

But they did not die from burns or heat.

Just before their deaths, their struggles seemed more like being choked by an invisible force.

Qiong, who had already reached a higher level, barely escaped with her five teammates.

However, just when they thought they were safe, two of them were still surrounded by the mysterious blue flames, which swallowed them!

Only Qiong and the remaining two were unharmed.

To this day, Qiong still does not know what that was.

She could only guess that it was some kind of special being born from an extremely strange alternate plane.

Perhaps it was a monster…

But she is not clear about it either.

Even through the Dimensional Barrier, it can still affect the main plane.

Even though Qiong is still at the Legend High Level, she is not far from taking the first step on the divine path called the "Holy Domain," yet she still cannot understand what that really is.

And now…

This strange blue flame appears again in the "Courage Trial."

She still feels helpless against these things.

All Qiong can do is… avoid.

In the small cell, she twists and turns, trying hard to dodge these blue flames that are trying to touch her body.

And facing an existence that cannot be harmed is Lalea as well.

In her room, a huge black shadow appeared.

A twisted and monstrous face, filled with the power of darkness, loomed close to her.

However, Lalea did not move.

Although the creature before her looked terrifying and made her instinctively feel afraid, it also brought back memories of long-buried fears from many years ago.

But Lalea was not the kind of person who would lose her sanity and calmness in the face of fear.

Even though she was filled with fear, she decided to provoke it.

"Oh, what a pitiful and ugly creature… But I guess that’s your purpose, to test my courage."

"How sad… Do you know that you actually don’t exist?"

"You should thank my imagination; that’s the only reason you exist in this world."

Although she was trembling with fear, Lalea still managed to say.

She knew that this thing did not exist in the world.

This was not some real monster, nor was it like Qiong, a creature from an alternate plane that she had truly seen.

Because this image was indeed the "South Sotua Shadow Guard" created by her imagination.

The "South Sotua Shadow Guard" that her mother had always worried about was a monster created by the girl, based on the descriptions from the South Sotua people and her own understanding.

In fact, the Shadow Guard now was even meant to protect her.

They were just a group of poor people dressed in night clothes.

In Yi’s room, she was undoubtedly the fastest and most successful among everyone.

In that already very frightening room she was in, all the incoming "fear," which should have been a group of fierce and twisted monsters, had already turned into two halves.

The white cloth wrapped around the long sword was stained with some dirty blood.

"The Clean Spring Palace wants to get the sword that truly belongs to them. To pass the Hidden Edge Pavilion, there are two challenges: ‘Ask the Heart’ and ‘Chopping Delusion’…"

"Although ‘Ask the Heart’ is far easier than ‘Soul Trial’, ‘Chopping Delusion’… you might not be able to match the Hidden Edge Pavilion."

Yi also commented lightly.

However, she did not receive a response from the magical sound of synthesis.

The reason may be that next door, in Lolth’s room, there is something that attracts more attention from the ‘core’ of the Ailuo race.

If this ‘Artificial Soul’ is intelligent enough, it would definitely be thinking about one thing right now.

That is, does this succubus really ‘fear’ what is happening now?

After all, in Lolth’s room, a scene is unfolding at this moment…

It is a group of beautiful girls, dressed in nothing, with perfect curves, chasing Lolth with hearts in their eyes!