NOVEL NEXT Chapter 3 - This Level is Way Too Dangerous
“Help me grab a towel!”
Ye Gu’s thoughts were interrupted by a voice from the dorm room.
He turned around to see Xiaoying’s head peeking out from behind the bathroom door, droplets of water on her face and hair, a hint of eerie charm flashing in her eyes.
Ye Gu quickly averted his gaze and instinctively asked, “Where’s the towel?”
Xiaoying nodded towards the suitcase and said, “It’s in the suitcase, the red one.”
Hearing this, Ye Gu’s mind buzzed.
The red towel!
Rule #5: No matter what, never hand Xiaoying a red towel!
But she had already asked for it, so Ye Gu couldn’t refuse her!
In that instant, cold sweat broke out on Ye Gu.
His mind raced to come up with a solution.
On the other side, the eerie look in Xiaoying’s eyes grew stronger. “What’s wrong? Go get it!”
“Oh, okay!”
Ye Gu reluctantly agreed and moved towards the suitcase. He squatted down and started rummaging through it.
In fact, after flipping through some clothes, Ye Gu immediately saw a glaring red color.
He quickly buried the towel back under the pile of clothes, frantically looking for a towel of any other color while stalling her.
Luckily, Ye Gu’s body blocked Xiaoying’s view as he rummaged and replied, “The red towel? I don’t see it.”
Behind him, Xiaoying was growing impatient. “It’s in there, hurry up and bring it to me!”
Sensing the urgency, Ye Gu said anxiously, “Okay, let me keep looking. You’ve got a lot of clothes in here, please be patient…”
…
At the same time, on Planet Blue.
Similar scenes were unfolding in the livestreams of various countries.
In that instant, not only was Ye Gu nervous, but viewers all over the world grew tense along with him.
Except for Chris and the people of John Country.
At this point, Chris had simply moved the entire suitcase to the bathroom door.
“See, I’ve searched it thoroughly, there really isn’t a red towel.”
But Xiaoying didn’t believe him, constantly urging him, “It’s in there, hurry up and get it for me!”
Seeing this, even Chris was getting impatient. “Fair lady, you must respect the facts. There is no red towel in your suitcase.”
Xiaoying’s expression became strange. “You really can’t find my towel?”
Chris solemnly nodded. “I assure you, there is no red towel in here.”
Suddenly, Xiaoying revealed an eerie smile. “Since you’ve refused my request, then you can help wipe me down instead.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoying forcefully pulled Chris into the bathroom.
Bang!
The frosted door slammed shut.
In the next second, a large red splatter appeared on the glass…
At the same time, John Country’s livestream went pitch black.
…
“Oh f**k! Not being able to find the red towel is seen as refusing her request!”
“This b***h! She’s totally unreasonable!”
“It’s over, Chris is dead… Eeriness is about to descend on our country!”
“That idiot Chris! He doomed us all with his arrogance!”
“Notify everyone, the entire nation is on high alert!”
…
John Country descended into panic and chaos.
The people of other countries, after seeing Chris’s fate, were just relieved they didn’t have time to tell their own candidates to hide the red towel like Chris did.
Time trickled by at an excruciating pace.
By now, many candidates from other countries were at a loss and simply handed Xiaoying their own towel.
Others gambled on Rule #5 being wrong and stubbornly handed over the fateful red towel.
Without exception, almost all who made those choices were instantly killed, except for Handsome Country’s candidate who survived an attack with his S-tier talent [Holy Light Protection].
…
On the other side.
Ye Gu was still stalling for time, forehead beading with sweat.
Xiaoying’s voice came from behind again, “Still can’t find it?”
“Are you disgusted by my towel and don’t want to help me grab it?”
Her voice was growing impatient, with an eerie cold edge.
Sensing he couldn’t stall any longer, Ye Gu took a deep breath and yelled, “Found it!”
Gritting his teeth, Ye Gu reluctantly grabbed the red towel from the suitcase and turned towards the bathroom.
Seeing this, Dragon Country’s livestream audience grew anxious.
“It’s over, he’s going to hand over the towel!”
“Alas, this is a dead end. Whether he hands over the red towel or not, he’s dead!”
“This level is too freaky, it was a doomed situation from the start!”
“The difficulty of these levels has been increasing. The death rate for this one is probably close to 100%!”
…
At the Eerie Events Command Center, the elite team members all hung their heads gloomily as they watched the livestream.
Nothing could be done at this point.
“Notify everyone, prepare for the eerie impact…”
It seemed over to everyone.
But in the next moment, a dramatic scene unfolded on the livestream.
Ye Gu walked towards the bathroom holding the red towel, but after just two steps he suddenly “slipped”, fumbling and dropping the towel on the floor.
Then in the midst of stumbling, Ye Gu “accidentally” stepped on the towel.
He panickly retracted his foot and then the other foot “accidentally” stepped on it as well.
By the time Ye Gu clumsily picked up the towel, there were two conspicuous shoe prints on the bright red fabric…
“Sorry sorry! Got your towel dirty!”
Ye Gu hastily brushed off the dust and gingerly asked, “This towel…do you still want it?”
“Or should I go buy you a new one?”
An unamused look crossed Xiaoying’s face and she frowned. “Throw it away, I don’t want it.”
With that, Xiaoying slammed the bathroom door shut.
“Phew…”
Staring at the hazy silhouette on the frosted glass, Ye Gu felt no excitement, just overwhelming relief. He quickly threw the red towel in the trash.
“That was close, good thing I reacted quickly…”
Ye Gu wiped the sweat from his brow, still shaken by the close call.
At the same time.
The livestream chat exploded.
“Holy crap! That worked?!”
“Making the red towel dirty right in front of Xiaoying, so she gives up on it herself. Neither refusing her request, nor having to hand her the red towel. Genius!”
“Hahahaha…this guy is so clever!”
…
At the Eerie Events Command Center, all the elite team members also breathed a sigh of relief.
“Didn’t expect he could resolve this dead end that way…”
“Kid’s got quick reflexes, most people wouldn’t have thought of that solution!”
“No kidding. In just those few minutes, candidates from other countries nearly died out. Only a few who reacted quickly and told their candidates Ye Gu’s method barely survived.”
“The danger of this level is not to be underestimated. So many died already and it just started…”
…
The level had only just begun, yet most countries’ livestreams were already pitch black.
Except Handsome Country’s candidate who survived with his S-tier talent [Holy Light Protection], 5 other candidates had lived through it.
The rest who survived were candidates whose countries notified them of Ye Gu’s method at the critical moment.
They quickly followed suit, some imitating Ye Gu by “accidentally” dropping then stepping on the red towel, others “accidentally” sneezing on it or wiping snot on it right in front of Xiaoying.
In any case, although Xiaoying was very displeased, at least they didn’t violate any rules and lived to see another day.
…
Just as Dragon Country’s audience all breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Gu didn’t feel relaxed at all.
At this time, Xiaoying had finished her shower and walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel…