NOVEL NEXT Chapter 636
<636 – Theme Park of Oknodie (11)>
Become a Dragon Rider riding on the Dragon Train and resist the four-dimensional attribute attacks presented by the dragon to complete the round in this ultimate challenge ride!
The Dragon Train, closer to a training device than an amusement ride, had reviews from previous riders written all over it.
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[Dragon Train]
– Sword King Reinhardt: I’ve made up my mind. The moment I leave this theme park, I will hide on the other side of the dimension and annihilate all the evil dragons waiting for an opportunity to invade the Middle Realm.
– Demon King’s Four Kings Aridity: I’ve seen new possibilities of aridity. The drying of the heart caused by the annihilation of emotions. Hehe, I sincerely thank you.
– Okashii-ne: Hehehe. If there are so many coordinates of the lower dimensions consecutively attached, it could attract the God of Death, yet having such a door in a main facility is truly strange.
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“…Huh?”
After finishing Professor Sadako’s special training and taking a breath, I saw that the reviews had been updated.
When did these people ride the Dragon Train again?
Well, there’s no other facility in this world for gathering collectibles like our theme park.
The stronger ones are bound to recognize the value of collectibles, so they’re more than willing to spend money to buy collectible stats, and it’s reasonable to challenge themselves to obtain special collectibles.
“Phew… Used up a lot of my strength, I’m exhausted… I’ll just sleep more on the weekend…”
Standing in my way to return to the Academy was unexpectedly Professor Dito.
“Before you go, check on the group guests. It’d be a shame to just pass them by given the scale.”
“How many are there…? I’m super tired right now, so I won’t be interested unless it’s a massive number…”
“108,700 have arrived.”
“Seriously, that’s a huge number?!”
It wasn’t just a group guest; 108,000 Great Army members had shown up.
Sleepiness and fatigue vanished in an instant.
“Are we being invaded?! Which invading force is it? If they get swallowed by Death Field, can you calculate how many mana stones will be spent on sustaining that many undead daily?”
“Calm down. It seems they aren’t an invading army with hostility but ordinary customers here to use the facilities.”
At the front of the unfamiliar crowd was someone truly unexpected.
“Oknodie customer. We need you to come over for a moment.”
“Senior Wasabi? What’s going on?”
“There are group guests wanting to enter, and they’re asking how much of a discount is possible if they’re aware of their relationship with you.”
“Who are they?”
“It’s a Northern Grand Duchess named Irene.”
Ah.
I had been wondering where the guests were from, and it turns out the Northern Grand Duke Yuda’s Northern Legion had come.
Following my senior to the entrance, I saw the always-cool Irene like a human fridge, and Northern Grand Duke Yuda, who was wearing an animal-skin coat, alongside seasoned commanders and selected elite soldiers lined up in formation, waiting.
“Irene!”
A faint smile flickered on Irene’s face.
“Oknodie. Sorry for coming without saying a word.”
“It’s not like we’re the kind of people to uphold formality, so it’s alright. Why did you bring the entire Northern Legion along?”
“My father said that while all the rebels and the Demon King’s army that arose in the North were wiped out, such incidents could happen again, so we need to strengthen our forces. It reminded me of your idea that Gizelle borrowed to create these facilities.”
“I see!”
“How much of a discount can we get?”
Irene looked very anxious.
She probably thought her depth of relationship with me would be revealed based on the discount rate I decided.
Hmm.
How significant is Irene’s importance?
Having successfully passed the Northern region event, we just scraped through a major crisis.
Still, with the Demon King’s army lurking and many tasks ahead for the Northern army, it would be nice to strengthen any troops that might help when the Northern expedition is formed and the Warrior’s grand adventure begins.
But Gizelle worked hard to create it, so I can’t just give it away without restraint.
If I were to distribute everything for free like a free meal service, the business would go broke, and I’d have to close it down!
“The entrance fee is completely free, but I can only offer a 10% discount on facility usage fees. Is that enough?”
“…As disappointing as it is, I can’t argue with the number of people.”
“Please don’t be too hurt. Jiang and Titosso tackled it with their bodies!”
“With their bodies? That means… it’s free, right?”
“Of course!”
Irene’s expression was so confused it was hard to read as if she was imagining something complex.
“Just to forewarn you, we didn’t do anything strange, okay? We simply forced open what wouldn’t budge, pushed through pain, and trained to turn suffering into joy to maintain our mentality. If we numb ourselves to the sensations, we’ll suffer even more!”
“…Oknodie. I’m a ruined child. No matter how I think about it, I can only imagine bad things.”
Irene confessed with a pitiful face.
“Sigh. It can’t be helped. Just this once, I’ll show you directly. Follow me.”
“…I’m worried about what my daughter’s friend has gone through. Oknodie. If it’s alright, may I go together?”
“Of course!”
Thus, a time for the Northern Grand Duke and his daughter to observe with a parent suddenly commenced.
“…?”
“What is this?”
The expressions of the two who saw the Dragon Train turned into confusion, discovering something completely different from what they had imagined.
“If you look from afar, you might not see it well. Want to sit in the back seat and see? We actually have a premium seat embedded with an automatic multi-attribute defense rune.”
“Please do.”
“I can’t just put Irene in danger. I’ll ride as well.”
After confirming that the father and daughter sat in the back seats, other commanders approached with enthusiasm.
“If it’s okay, could we also be granted the opportunity to witness the strength of the Foundation’s heir?”
“We want to be subordinates the Grand Duke wouldn’t be ashamed of.”
“We request the chance to learn and grow.”
“Eh? It’d be super embarrassing if we had to emergency eject, though. Are you sure this is okay?”
“Rest assured. We are warriors of reversal. We are warriors and commanders of the North who have trained both body and mind, striking down the Demon King’s army and punishing rebels, so no trial frightens us.”
Their excessive confidence made even the Grand Duke show interest in allowing them to ride, and so, reluctantly, it was accepted.
With the Dragon Train packed to the brim, Jiang and Titosso came looking as if they were asking what pitiable souls would put themselves through this.
“Why are they doing this to themselves?”
“Right?”
“If that many people emergency eject, how many mana stones will be used?!”
“We have indeed ejected less than expected. Besides, they might want to test if the ejections work smoothly and what kind of mishaps and damages passengers might face if it doesn’t. The ‘upgrade’ has been done, but we haven’t tested for safety yet.”
At Jiang’s words, the eyes of the commanders detected something going horribly wrong.
However, the safety bar was already down, and the trained thighs and upper body strength of the Northern warriors couldn’t muster the power to lift the safety bar pressing their legs down.
“Depart!”
Vroom vroom.
The Dragon Train, releasing gray clouds, gave the start signal and began to move along the rails.
“Oh, from now on, please keep your mouths shut as much as possible! Even if you want to chant a spell, you need to cast silently to avoid injuring your tongues!”
What does that even mean?
As the commanders’ fearful gazes were pouring in, the train smashed face-first against the wall of air and shot up high into the sky.
This was the first stage of operation to feel the pure physical speed and air resistance and experience the momentary acceleration of the masters alongside the resistance of the world.
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The current section of the Dragon Train is Stage 1.
Currently, the passengers who activated [Emergency Eject] is 0.
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Oh. So it seems that the elite of the Northern army stayed truly elite, not allowing any riffraff to board it.
Well, to survive in the Northern army, which can unexpectedly have demonic traitors or spies pop out, they would need to endure at least this much movement.
The course quickly reached the top score, and with a whoosh, a sensation of crossing the dimensions was felt.
[Dimension of Fear and Flames]
This dimension requires advanced fire resistance, inflicting pain that burns even a single breath.
If you cannot release the fire mana wave trying to incinerate your entire body with a wave of cold or neutralize it with the same fire mana wave, your body temperature will rise rapidly.
If one deals wisely, they can let it flow; if they foolishly endure it, they’ll suffer in this cruel realm. The Nothern commanders were all engulfed instantly.
“Ugh…!”
“Hot! Hotter!”
“Is this the hell of the mortals?! Let me down! I can’t endure anymore!!”
Oh dear.
The commanders without the minimum mental power, mana, constitution, or defensive skills to execute attribute resistance pressed the emergency eject buttons.
Several passenger cabins were engulfed in white crystal spheres, and during the rest period, the song carefully recorded by Titosso began to play.
“I’m not lame!”
“10 sugars in espresso!”
“Spiciness level zero!”
“The amusement ride is emergency eject!”
“I’m not lame!”
The transmission of the lame song actively reflects Professor Sadako’s idea to boost the challengers’ spirits saw all the surrounding commanders in the protective sphere pulling their hair out in despair.
To be ejected forcibly while listening to such humiliating songs as warriors in reversal!
While the warriors were horrified by the sight of being brutally taxidermied among their fellow warriors, the Dragon Train began to accelerate.
[Dimension of Rage]
[Dimension of Despair]
[Dimension of Hopelessness]
[Dimension of Darkness]
[Dimension of Burying]
So fast they reminisced about the entrance of section two, where they could at least have pressed the emergency eject button, moving through myriad dimensions.
When the train completed a full lap and halted, the brave 100 commanders, who had faced the disgrace of emergency ejection, either broke down or passed out due to dimensional pressure.
“Wow. It seems everyone truly enjoyed it. They still won’t awaken even after arriving. Are they trying to get on for another round?”
Survival instincts are indeed terrifying.
The fainted commanders all awoke, crawling out onto the floor beside their seats!