Trembling At A High Altitude

"I feel going that crazy isn't safe. Something bad will happen," the Caucasian woman disagreed with the Black man's suggestion.

While everyone was arguing, it seemed like everything in front of them changed.

"Did you notice? The people who were lining up just went inside! And some new people have joined the line!" the woman from Island Kingdom quickly alerted everyone.

Everyone looked towards the bottom of the roller coaster, but couldn't make sense of it.

"The one with long hair, who was standing right here, has also gone inside now, and him... I've been watching, I can't be wrong," continued the woman from Island Kingdom.

"I think I understand now, just now the roller coaster had just stopped, so those queued up were able to get on the roller coaster, and the scene also changed with them,

"This park seems to be still, but every once in a while, the scene changes! It's just that we didn't notice, or perhaps a Mysterious Power interfered with our attention at the moment of the change!"

The Caucasian woman analyzed.

"Why bother with all that? Since the roller coaster has come down, let's hurry up and get on!" the Black man said, and with a push off his hand, he flipped over the railing and forcefully entered the amusement area.

After forcibly pulling a child with a bright, excited smile off the seat, the Black man took the now-empty seat.

Although the guests were stationary, the roller coaster was moving, and not long after the Black man sat down, the roller coaster slowly started moving upwards.

The Black man waved proudly at the others, most pleased with himself because he had forcefully boarded the roller coaster and still had the two amusement park coins in his pocket that he had obtained earlier.

Does this mean... in this way, one could ride various amusement rides for free?

"I always feel that by breaking the rules like this, something might go wrong," the others whispered under the roller coaster.

"I think since the queue is moving forward, it's better for us to line up orderly," suggested the Caucasian woman.

The others found the Caucasian woman's suggestion sensible, so they joined the line behind the rest of the guests.

Just then, the roller coaster reached its highest point, and then prepared to plunge.

The Black man seated on the roller coaster suddenly felt something wasn't quite right…

Looking down, why was his seatbelt unbuckled?

And...

The safety bar was lifting?

What the hell was happening?

The Black man quickly tried to fasten his seatbelt, but something had hooked it, preventing it from closing; the safety bar, on the other hand, had lifted itself up above his head, losing all protective function.

"Put the safety bar down, quick!" the Black man yelled.

Just then, the roller coaster suddenly plunged downward and then made a sharp, large-angle spin...

The other guests secured by the safety bar and seatbelt were unharmed, but the Black man, who had lost the protection of both, was directly flung out.

The others in line next to the roller coaster heard the Black man's agonizing scream, then helplessly watched as he was thrown from the coaster and, without any deviation, landed with a loud 'thump' right beside the Black woman onto the hard ground.

The Black man's body twitched a few times, then lay motionless with a large pool of blood forming under his head.

"Ahh!!"

The Black woman was shocked by the sight, and screamed piercingly.

The faces of the others also revealed expressions of horror.

Although the rules hadn't explicitly stated it, it seemed that within this amusement park, one must adhere to its rules: no cutting in line, no forcing oneself onto the rides. Otherwise, one might end up with a gruesome fate like the black man!

While everyone was still in a state of utter shock, the white man maintained his composure. He crouched down pretending to check on the black man's injuries but in fact, he was searching his pockets and fished out two amusement park coins!

While others weren't watching, he stealthily slipped the two amusement park coins into his own pocket.

Then, a terrifying thought occurred to him.

The amusement park coins were equivalent to extending their life in the park, one coin for one hour.

If they couldn't find more amusement park coins, wasn't it possible to seize them from others?

He must keep this secret well; in desperate times, he might have to resort to murder to obtain coins.

...

"Why do you want to ride the roller coaster? Let's go on less thrilling rides!" the Woman from Island Kingdom suggested calmly after regaining her composure.

Although the black man might have died due to breaking the rules, rides like roller coasters were inherently dangerous. They were not in the amusement park to have fun or seek thrills but to survive. There was no need to risk riding such perilous attractions.

After the gruesome death of the black man, the crowd heard the Woman from Island Kingdom's suggestion and, as if awakening from a dream, quickly agreed to it.

Now, everyone was getting increasingly sleepy, hungry, and exhausted; they needed to quickly find a suitable ride to play on to eliminate these conditions.

However, when they looked around the amusement park, they found there were no non-thrilling rides at all!

Next to the roller coaster was the Pendulum ride, with its arm reaching at least fifty meters in length, swinging at a breath-taking range and speed.

Next to the Pendulum ride was a Vertical drop ride, rising sharply to over a hundred meters before plunging down and shooting back up—it looked terrifying, let alone actually riding it.

Next to the Vertical drop ride was an Aerial gondola, lifting people dozens of meters into the air, then rapidly rotating around a central axis...

There were also the Flying motorcycle ride, Catapult to the sky ride, Crazy carousel, and others—none looked any less thrilling or stimulating.

Time was running out for everyone; if they waited any longer, they would pass out from exhaustion. With no choice, they quickly chose a ride that was empty and seemed slightly less terrifying: the Pirate ship ride.

Nobody was in line because the Pirate ship had a large capacity, each load carrying dozens of people.

There was a coin-operated entry gate at the entrance, similar to those at subway stations. After inserting the amusement park coins, one could enter the ride.

This device was clearly designed especially for them, as the regular visitors didn't have amusement park coins but could still go on the rides.

The four individuals entered the ride and arrived at the high platform next to the Pirate ship.

There were already quite a few visitors seated on the Pirate ship.

The seats were arranged in rows, most of which were filled; some rows weren't fully occupied, but there weren't enough seats for four, only the back row in the stern had empty seats.

For safety, the four decided to sit together, so they ended up in the back row at the stern.

After sitting down, they each hurriedly buckled their seat belts.

A while later, a bell rang and the safety bar automatically lowered.

"I normally don't go on these rides; don't let it be too terrifying..." the white woman said, her face turning a shade paler.

The Pirate ship seemed relatively less frightening mainly because one could sit within the hull, without feet dangling, and with safety belts and bars, it felt less dangerous.

But once the Pirate ship started moving, the feeling was not as reassuring.

The pirate ship ride was a full twenty meters long, with the pendulum arm extending up to fifty meters. Under the influence of the pendulum, it could soar to heights of seventy or eighty meters! Rapid ascension followed by rapid descent made it thrilling, no lesser than any other amusement park attraction.

"Don't be scared! Don't be scared! Just close your eyes, and everything will be fine!"

Drawing from her past experiences in amusement parks, the Woman from Island Kingdom consoled herself, then closed her eyes.

Already extremely sleepy, she felt her mind drift further as soon as she closed her eyes…

When she regained consciousness, she discovered that the pirate ship ride had come to a stop.

The safety bar had already been raised.

All of her companions had disappeared.

Other visitors were gone too... No, on the entire pirate ship ride, only she and another visitor sitting in the front row remained.

Just as the Woman from Island Kingdom looked toward the visitor in the front row, that visitor also turned their head back.

Dressed in all white, with long flowing hair…

The visitor extended their hand…

It wasn't a hand at all, but rather… a Ghost Claw!

The Woman from Island Kingdom suddenly remembered, a Caucasian woman had once seen a ghost dressed in white with flowing hair, drifting through a crossroads. Could this be the same entity?

How had it come to be that only she and this ghost were left on the pirate ship ride?

The ghostly woman crawled out of her seat and then moved over one seat back after another, heading towards the rear row of seats!

The Woman from Island Kingdom felt as if she couldn't breathe. She tried to scream but could not, tried to get up, but her body felt incredibly heavy...

"I don't want to die!"

The Woman from Island Kingdom screamed, finally regaining control of her body. She hurriedly unbuckled her safety belt and escaped her seat, jumping to the platform beside the pirate ship ride and quickly ran down the stairs.

After leaving the pirate ship ride, she dared not look back and just ran desperately. At that moment she didn't care which direction she was heading; as long as there was a path in front of her, she ran crazily, wanting only to shake off the ghost woman following her… Of course, without looking back, she had no way of knowing if the ghost woman was catching up.

With a habit of morning runs, the Woman from Island Kingdom had better physical condition than average people. Under extreme fear, her body's potential was unleashed, and in no time, she had put several hundred meters between herself and the ghost. Only then she slightly slowed down and looked back.

No sign of the ghost woman, but also no sign of her companions.

Where had all the others gone? How could they have left her behind like this?

It wasn't just that her companions were nowhere to be seen; now, there were no visitors in the amusement park.

She really regretted closing her eyes earlier! Closing her eyes and falling asleep led to this chaos upon waking up. She had no idea what had happened in the time she was asleep, how others had left her there alone to escape.

Why hadn't they woken her?

The Woman from Island Kingdom regretted her choice.

These Europeans and Americans were unreliable! She should have stayed with those three Asians from the start.

Regret was useless now; she needed to quickly find somewhere safe to hide.

Just as she was getting ready to continue running towards a safe place, the Woman from Island Kingdom suddenly felt her heart skip a beat.

There seemed to be a noise behind her!

The Woman from Island Kingdom swiftly turned around, and discovered…

There was a person standing stark naked behind her, grinning eerily at her!

After clearly seeing the face of the person, the Woman from Island Kingdom became extremely terrified, stepping backwards in shock, only to stagger and fall on her behind!

This person was actually...

Herself?

The Woman from Island Kingdom was very familiar with herself, often bathing and knowing her body very well, so she could immediately tell that the person standing naked behind her with an eerie grin was indeed herself!

When the Woman from Island Kingdom who had fallen onto the ground tried to get up and run away, she then realized that this naked version of her standing there was like those other static tourists, not moving at all, seemingly made of plastic.

However, the Woman from Island Kingdom had no intention of going closer to take a detailed look or to touch it.

This thing appeared too bizarre; it definitely wasn't something good.

It might even be a female ghost in disguise!

Just as the Woman from Island Kingdom was about to run away, she suddenly stopped.

She couldn't let this 'her' stand here naked! What if other people saw? Wouldn't that be too shameful? After all, 'her' body was her own body! There was no difference between her being naked and 'her' being naked.

It was like those moments when photos were posted online for the public to see.

No, she had to cover it up or drag it somewhere to hide.

After hesitating for quite a while, the Woman from Island Kingdom cautiously approached, staying about a meter away, and lightly touched the other 'her'.

'She' had no reaction.

The Woman from Island Kingdom then got a bit closer and touched 'her' again, finding it no different from touching those plastic tourists.

The Woman from Island Kingdom then felt slightly relieved.

She took off her coat and draped it over 'her,' but she couldn't cover the bottom part.

She couldn't possibly take off her pants to give to 'her,' right?

Better to drag 'her' to a nearby secluded spot to hide.

The Woman from Island Kingdom looked around and saw a booth nearby, beside which stood a large umbrella. It was backed by a small hill and there were some boxes and junk piled up, looking relatively hidden.

Thus, the Woman from Island Kingdom laid 'her' body down, preparing to drag 'her' over there.

Just then, the Woman from Island Kingdom suddenly noticed something was off.

She instinctively looked down, only to find...

That what she was dragging was not 'her' at all, but that long-haired woman in white!

At that moment, the female ghost's blood-red eyes were staring intently at her!

The Woman from Island Kingdom screamed in terror, quickly released the female ghost, and turned to sprint away into the distance.

After circling several passages, the Woman from Island Kingdom saw a three-story building ahead that seemed to be the amusement park's administrative building; she had no choice but to rush towards it.

All the doors on the first floor of the office building were closed, with a staircase on the side leading up to the second and third floors.

The Woman from Island Kingdom glanced back only to find that the female ghost was actually chasing her!

The Woman from Island Kingdom screamed again, frantically rushing towards the staircase.