Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 168 - 167: Gorgeous Cage 14 (Triggering New Monster Main Quest)
Josh looked at him curiously, "Do you treat every woman you have a meal with like this?"
God R’s eyelids fluttered slightly, his deep eyes reflecting her silhouette, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."
Josh shrugged, "I think you’re trying to please every woman you dine with, reminding me of something my former... friends mentioned, an ancient profession from the island nation of Ancient Blue Star."
God R, "What profession?"
Josh, "A host."
The flower vine on God R’s head seemed to show signs of budding in the sunlight, with glimmers of light flowing down from it, merging into his golden hair.
His face bore a holy and noble expression, looking at Josh with seemingly endless affection and gentleness, "What does ’host’ mean?"
Josh chuckled, "It’s someone who accompanies girls to eat, drink, and have fun, pleasing them. You’re so afraid of loneliness; you’d definitely suit the job."
God R’s expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly adjusted.
He looked forlornly away, gazing at the distant tracks, "Maybe..."
He didn’t show any anger at being offended, but responded in this way.
Josh had an inkling of what he was going to do, but she didn’t say anything aloud.
God R dutifully took her around to sightsee.
This place was like a manor villa floating in the sky, with gardens, fountains, recreation areas, and lawns, different zones independent of each other, connected by floating tracks.
Josh pointed to a secluded lawn in the distance and asked, "What’s over there?"
Before God R could respond, the nearby steward’s expression changed first.
Josh raised an eyebrow; it seemed she had found the spot.
God R glanced at the steward beside him without a word, then turned his gaze back to Josh, "It’s the morgue, you probably wouldn’t like that place."
Josh, "Isn’t this a virtual world? There’re corpses of living people here too?"
God R curved his lips at her, "This world’s rules are under my control. If I like the corpses of living people, then there will be."
"I see..." Josh showed no fear, "Can I take a look?"
God R sounded slightly regretful, "I’m afraid not, the morgue is guarded by my little pets, you might not be able to defeat them."
"How would I know without trying?" Josh was evidently very interested in that place.
Seeing her genuine curiosity, God R relented, "Then let the steward take you, I’m a bit tired."
This was actually better.
Josh nodded and had the steward summon a carriage to take her to the morgue area.
Facing her in the carriage, the steward showed a hint of disdain on his face, "Don’t think you can attract God’s attention like this, he won’t fancy you. I guarantee."
Josh rolled her eyes inwardly, "I might as well guarantee that the sky will fall tomorrow."
The steward’s face twitched.
Josh asked sincerely, "Are you someone important?"
Steward, "...No."
Josh suddenly realized, "Ah, then your guarantee isn’t worth much; I thought your words were a Divine Oracle, that people should just believe your guarantees..."
Noticing the steward’s face growing darker.
Josh explained in a remedying tone, "I mean, your serious look when making a guarantee is really adorable."
The steward’s face turned pitch black, "..."
Josh was about to say more, but the steward couldn’t help interrupting, "We’re here, miss!"
Josh opened her mouth, slightly regretful, "...Oh."
The steward pointed at the morgue, "The corpses are over there, but don’t say I didn’t warn you, they are not easy to approach."
Simple instructions given, he didn’t linger, quickly turning away, as if staying with Josh made him uncomfortable.
Josh looked toward the distance.
It was a lawn similar to one behind a manor, in the distance stood a long row of structures like stables, through the windows you could see corpses covered with white sheets.
Yuze and Rob, who had been hiding for a long time, emerged from the shadows.
Josh was about to head over when Yuze pulled her back.
"What’s wrong?" She was puzzled.
Rob looked uneasy.
Yuze also looked grave, "Though it seems not too far here, once you step onto the lawn, the kind of monsters you triggered before will emerge from those corpses."
Rob seemed to recall some unpleasant memory, "These monsters will invade your mind, digging out the memories you least want to recall, using them to attack you and mentally break you down completely."
Yuze nodded, "Only if the three of us defeat our respective triggered monsters can we cross this lawn and get close to those corpses."
Seeing their serious expressions, Josh finally realized, "So you guys failed here?"
Yuze nodded.
Josh became increasingly curious, "Is there a limit to the number of challenge attempts? If you fail once, is the instance over?"
Yuze, "No, players can keep challenging..." he met Josh’s eyes, "As long as you can endure the psychological blows."
Rob, "The monsters here are much stronger than the ones you encountered on stage before."
"Then let’s try." Josh nodded and looked at the two, "We’re here already."
The two said nothing.
Josh smirked, "Could you all stop looking like brides forced into a wedding palanquin? People might think I’m forcing you into something inappropriate."
Yuze smirked slightly, "Remember, you’re a minor, don’t casually say things like ’forcing into something inappropriate.’"
Rob diverted, "What’s a wedding palanquin?"
Josh patted his shoulder earnestly, "I keep telling you to study well, and now you’ve exposed yourself as illiterate, huh?"
Rob’s face darkened, "...I can read."
Josh explained, "A wedding palanquin was a mode of transport in Ancient Blue Star’s ancient history used to bring brides to their husbands’ homes for marriage."
Rob looked at her suspiciously, "How do you know?"
Josh smiled slightly, "Just happened to have a bit more culture than you."
Rob, "..."
This off-track topic made the other two visibly relieved.
The three readied themselves, stepping onto the lawn with one foot.
[Ding! Congratulations on activating the mainline task: Overcome Cyberbullying Forces and Obtain Corpse Clues.]
Although Josh had prepared herself, she was still startled by the sudden change.
The instant she stepped onto the lawn, the surroundings transformed drastically.
She felt like she’d stepped into a space even more virtual than the virtual network, with dark blue grids sprawling across the world.
Not far away, a suit of battle armor was rising steadily.
From beneath the ground, glowing sentences rose and fused into the armor, continuously enhancing it.
Josh faintly realized, was this going to be... a war of words?
