Departure · Sleeping Beauty / The Beginning

"... Aren't you going to sleep yet?"

The person sitting on the tree branch snorted coldly and did not respond.

"Go to sleep early. Your mission is probably not finished yet. You'd better save your energy for later. The punishment... is terrible."

"..."

"Mobius?"

"..."

"Have you turned into a savage and can't understand language anymore?"

"You're the savage."

Mobius turned away in annoyance, seemingly quite annoyed with him.

To be honest, Lin didn't understand what Mobius was thinking. Or rather, the thoughts of the girls he had met were all too complicated, except for Hua Du. Eden, Prometheus, Vill-V, Elysia... Among them, Mobius was the best. He could practically write a book called "One Hundred Questions about the Serpent Lord" to study the meaning behind her words and actions.

This time, however, Lin vaguely remembered something... no, not something, but he knew how to deal with this situation.

When a girl is angry and seems to want you to get lost and be alone for a while, never do it. She's just showing you this intentionally, meaning...

That's strange, how does he know so much?

Lin hesitated for a moment in front of the figure that looked like a mermaid or a venomous snake. He didn't know if he would be poisoned by this snake if he went over now, but in the end he got up and jumped to Mobius's side.

Deep down, he was compelled to do it.

There was something Lin had never told anyone.

After he woke up, he had a synesthetic feeling, a sense that something was about to happen and that it wouldn't be long before it happened.

Before that, resolve everyone's inner conflicts and wishes... That's what Lin thought, and that's what his heart told him.

Time is running out; "that moment" will come soon.

The serene moonlight sliced the silent air into pieces, and all that remained around the two people in the tree was a suffocating stillness.

"... I have amnesia."

"I know, you don't need to emphasize it." After Lin moved closer to her, Mobius's expression softened for some reason, and even his tone became calmer. "No one can control this."

"..."

I thought I was going to get a lecture, but Mobius was surprisingly easy to talk to this time.

"But that's not a reason."

"..."

Well, it turns out Lin was overthinking it.

The Serpent Lord glared at him, as if her gaze could tear a piece of flesh from his body. She bared her silver teeth and grinned, "You really are lucky. You got in touch with Eden and Hua in just one day. I'm starting to suspect that you're faking amnesia to fool them. Otherwise, how could you have made such rapid progress on something you couldn't do before losing your memory?"

Lin himself didn't know either. Logically speaking, he was the most confused one. He was just trying his best to respond when others expressed goodwill towards him, so... wait, isn't Mobius's tone just jealous?

Realizing he had also misspoke, Mobius snorted again, turned his head away sullenly, leaving Lin with only the back of his head with pigtails.

Were he already this awkward with Mobius before he lost his memory?

"... I'm sorry." Lin Wei apologized; it seemed he had been apologizing ever since he woke up.

He was always enjoying the care of these strangers who were also familiar with him, but he forgot everything else. This was probably the price he had to pay.

"..."

"I... feel really bad."

Lin looked up at the moon so close to him. The beautiful, perfect full moon made his heart clench and his breath catch in his throat.

It was as if something was on the moon, watching him.

Or rather, this celestial body is actually an eyeball.

"I have a feeling that something is about to happen. The records also mention that I once reported information about the 'future,' like some kind of premonition," Lin murmured softly. "So I want to respond to you as much as possible before that moment arrives."

Mobius listened quietly to what he said, then turned around and stared at the hint of anxiety on Lin Wuwu's face.

It's that anxiety again.

Before losing his memory, Mobius often felt that Lin was very anxious, as if he was worried about something, something that he himself could not explain.

In fact, during the year between the Tenth Honkai War and Eleventh Honkai War, no Honkai occurred globally, and everyone experienced a strange sense of calm, like the calm before a storm.

Korin's premonition was even stronger; he was certain that it wasn't the Eleventh Honkai War, but something that was about to happen to him.

"... I guess you'll never change your personality of being a central air conditioner in your entire life."

Mobius sighed helplessly.

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Chapter Twenty-Two: The Escape - Sleeping Beauty

Time: The next day, morning.

Everyone's expression was extremely solemn. Last night, Kosma appeared, captured the Wolf King who was carrying the clues, and claimed that the clues belonged to him.

He should be the first person to stand against everyone else, with Kosma, who has extraordinary action, endurance and observation skills, as an opponent that should give everyone a headache.

Fortunately, they captured Kosma.

"..."

Tied to the tree, Kosma remained silent under the stares of the crowd, perhaps unsure of what to say, or perhaps still organizing his thoughts.

After all, it's a bit embarrassing to leave like a big boss and then be dragged back by Kevin and Sue like a chicken.

"Your mission is to interfere with our treasure hunt?" Lin Xinping stood calmly in front of Kosma. After all, this was just a game, and they were simply players in Werewolf who had been assigned to the werewolf and villager factions.

However, it was unexpected that Kosma would self-destruct so directly. But considering that the boy's records mentioned that he was not good at talking but had a straightforward personality, it was not so surprising.

"Yes."

Kosma is generally the type of player who wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics in games, preferring to settle scores fairly and squarely, he admitted directly.

"Why don't you choose to infiltrate among us first?" Mobius asked the cold-faced boy with interest.

Kosma remained calm. "Because it's... cool."

"..."

This saved them some trouble. If any of them had the same mission as Kosma, they would probably be thinking about how to rescue him.

However, there was no need for that. An arrow struck the tree, severing the ropes binding Kosma. He immediately flipped over and jumped onto the branch, then broke the trunk and dashed out to someone's side.

Amidst smiles and falling petals, a pink-haired girl stands on a tree, carrying a crystal bow, with a small blue-haired figure beside her.

"Let me think, is this what I've always wanted to do... the Sunken Three Siblings?"

With a glance from the pink-haired girl, Kosma and Griseo immediately struck a strange pose, while she herself stood with her hands on her hips and legs crossed, looking down at the crowd on the ground.

Things were developing so fast that Lin's brain went blank, but it wasn't hard to tell that the three people in front of him were from another camp.

The problem is, how did they find out each other's missions? A crucial premise of any mission is that its details cannot be directly explained to others.

"Hmph, are you wondering how we found out about each other's missions?" Elysia spread her fingers to cover her face, revealing only her bright eyes, and couldn't help but chuckle smugly. "It's simple, we just need to ask each person we meet if they've sabotaged the treasure hunt mission!"

Lin fell silent again.

This is truly astonishing wisdom; a seemingly complex problem was instantly simplified, and even he hadn't expected such a simple solution.

"Ahem..." Elysia coughed, then deliberately raised her voice, acting like a villain in a TV drama, and pointed at Lin and the group, "This time, Kosma will be taken care of by you. Next time, we will repay you tenfold!"

"Ha."

With a blank expression, Griseo slammed the baseball-like object in her hand onto the ground. Instantly, a large amount of smoke and flashes of light exploded with a loud bang. By the time they regained their sight and hearing, the three had vanished without a trace.

That thing must have been made by Vill-V; it seems she's also on another side.

"Well..."

Lin scratched his black hair; Elysia seemed to be in a playful mood.

Fortunately, they didn't come away empty-handed; at least they got a clue to another treasure, didn't they?

"Where's the wolf?" But Eden's question made him turn around and see that the place where the unconscious wolf had been was now empty.

Meanwhile, Chrono, the "savage chieftain" who was supposed to be guarding the wolves, uttered a couple of discontented "woo-wah woo-wah" sounds.

... It seems to be saying that the wolf was also rescued.

"Has anyone seen any clues on the back of the wolf's head?" Hua asked another question, and the silence gave her the answer.

After a while, Prometheus reported, "According to the video recordings, Chrono examined the back of the Wolf King's head."

"Really? Chrono."

"Woo-wah woo-wah".

"..."

The only good news now is that the situation has become clearer. The "villainous faction" that is hindering their progress has surfaced. Elysia, Kosma, Griseo, and Vill-V have been identified as belonging to another faction, while the remaining members who have not yet appeared, Qianqi, Sakura, Pardo, Aponia, are still unsure of which faction they belong to.

"Let's get going," Lin said with a sigh to everyone.

They should find the first treasure first. Elysia and the others have definitely gone to find the other treasure. It's still unknown whether the other faction can take the treasure away, but they will definitely interfere with Lin and the others on the way.

Actually, Lin had another concern. This didn't mean that none of them were traitors. There was a special feature in this game that allowed the use of communicators.

This means that they can communicate with each other remotely, and if one of them is hiding inside and sending all their actions to Elysia via a communicator, the information gap between the two sides would be too great.

The group traveled non-stop and arrived at the location calculated by Prometheus after two hours. It was a grassland that looked no different from anything else, but Lin immediately noticed something amiss.

He stomped his foot in the middle of the meadow, then wandered around the perimeter, finally determining that there was a large space beneath the meadow.

"Snort!"

Kevin slammed his fist into the ground, the sheer physical strength of the Flame-Chaser shaking the entire ground. The grass in front of him collapsed, revealing a bottomless staircase.

At this moment, Lin had another question.

Is it possible to complete the layout of this island in a short period of time?

Whether it's the artificial beach, lake, transportation channels, and challenge locations, or the obvious underground space in front of them, none of these can be built in a short time. However, their decision to go on a sea vacation is recent, so no matter how fast they work, it's unlikely that they could have everything arranged in advance.

But no one else was thinking about it at the moment, and Lin felt that he was probably overthinking it, so they went through the long staircase together and came to an underground place.

The dimly lit area lit up, and a huge screen appeared before us, displaying...

The girl sealed in a crystal coffin...

Fake, fake, fake, it's time to create a group.

I was so busy during the Spring Festival. I'm one of the few people in my family who can drive, and they need me everywhere. Plus, my cousin got married last month, so I was incredibly busy. That's why my updates have been sporadic and I'm very tired. I'm really sorry.

I wasn't planning to take a break this month, but I feel a bit dizzy today and my throat seems inflamed. I'm showing signs of illness, so I'll take a day off.

The last chapter got censored again. It was just a slightly suggestive kissing scene ( ). I should really consider creating a group to put the censored chapters in, but I don't like managing or spamming groups. I remember a reader created a group for this book; you can post the group number in the comments. I'll quietly join and then stay anonymous ( ).

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Beginning

"Isn't that Sakura?"

"Woo-wah woo-wah".

On the screen, the girl sleeping in the crystal coffin is none other than Sakura, who has been missing for so long.

"Hey everyone, congratulations on finding the treasure." After everyone stepped into this ridiculously large underground space, the stairs behind them rose, the lights came on, and voices came from all directions, "Then, you know, finding it doesn't mean you can just take it. See the Sleeping Beauty in front of you? Wake her up so you can take the treasure away."

"Go forth, young men and women, this time it's time to be Knights and Princes from Fairy Tales."

As always, things are going awry. Sakura being imprisoned here is most likely due to a failed mission, part of the challenge to find this treasure.

After the sound fades out, the "background story" of the challenge begins to play on the screen.

"Sakura is a little princess who is loved by the king. She is showered with love and affection. The ministers and maids in the palace all like this well-educated, gentle and lovely princess. However, her birth mother, the queen, died young due to illness, and a wicked woman became the new queen."

"Hehe, what a classic setup, a naive princess and a wicked queen." Eden couldn't help but chuckle. As someone who was well-versed in the arts, she was familiar with various stage plays and fairy tales, and this very Déjà vu opening was naturally one of the most classic types of openings.

"Will she be framed by the wicked queen and then cursed to become Sleeping Beauty?"

The following scenes were played on the screen:

"And the new queen gave birth to a daughter for the king, Ling, who is Sakura's younger sister. They were supposed to be best friends, but fate had other plans..."