Doomsday Wonderland - Chapter 330

Chapter 330: Welcome to the Amusement Park

"Ho Ho . In summary, you guys only have seven days . That is to say, if you don't look for me by the 26th, you won't get your prize… Do you understand what I have just said?"

Amidst the howling wind, Lin Sanjiu listened very carefully and gave Santa Claus her full attention without even a second of distraction . It was difficult to filter Santa Claus' voice from the loud waves, so she wasn't very sure if she had heard him properly .

She could not understand how the man could speak at such a time . The wind blowing against their faces was extremely strong and violent . It was as if they were assaulted by countless hammers . It was almost impossible to speak . Lin Sanjiu's exposed skin was sore because of the wind . The back of her hand, which she was using to protect her nose and mouth, was already red . She gripped the edge of the seat in front of her tightly . Her fingers had already been in that position for such a long time in the cold that she couldn't even stretch them now . However, she did not dare to let go . Even though her eyes were closed, tears involuntarily streamed from under the assault of the strong winds .

Each time a cold blast of air hit her body, it would steal some of her body heat . Lin Sanjiu had been shivering so much that her muscles ached badly . Despite that, her condition wasn't the worst . She did manage to catch a glimpse of another posthuman vomiting . The wind blew his own vomit all over his body . At that moment, the person, who was so sick that his face was green, was so anxious that he immediately took off his shirt and threw it away .

They were riding on Santa Claus' sleigh . No one knew what the consequences were if they dirtied it . Lin Sanjiu understood the man's action, but when she saw the half-naked man braving the -10ºC temperatures, she couldn't help cursing silently .

The beautiful golden sleigh they were on was at least three times larger than a normal sleigh . Santa Claus sat in his own special seat in front . There were a few long benches placed in the space behind him . Lin Sanjiu, Soulsqn, and the posthumans were sat on the benches in two rows . The benches had no back support and there were no handrails . The sleigh was not pulled by reindeers but instead propelled by an engine at the back . It did not have an awning nor a proper frame like an airship . As a result, it was very light and could travel at a speed of up to more than 200km/h .

In other words, it was almost as if Lin Sanjiu was sitting in a fighter jet without a cockpit cover flying at full speed . Even if she was a posthuman, it took quite a toll on her .

However, Santa Claus seemed unaffected . If it weren't for his beard flailing crazily in the wind, Lin Sanjiu might even suspect that his seat actually had anti-wind protection .

As the crazy, piercing wind blew at them, Lin Sanjiu didn't dare to say a single word . It was as if the wind had blown even her thoughts away . After enduring this torture for some unknown length of time, the direction of the wind changed and sped up again . The sleigh descended suddenly from 4500 meters off the ground . There wasn't anything under them except the deep, crystal blue ocean . If they fell from this height, the surface tension of the water was enough to kill them . Screams erupted beside her as Lin Sanjiu felt her heart almost leaping out from her throat .

However, the sleight was falling so quickly that before Lin Sanjiu could do anything to save herself, the edge of the golden sleigh had already touched the surface of the water . The downward thrust created an outward wave . The ocean churned with white foams as if eagerly waiting to consume these people and bury them at the bottom of the ocean .

Everything became calm the very next second .

"Huh… Huh?"

It took some time before the passengers started to calm themselves and regain their composure from their near-death experience . "Where are we?" their voices were filled with confusion and lingering fear .

Lin Sanjiu's heart was still racing . Her heart was beating so loudly that she couldn't hear anything else . She slowly looked up and surveyed her surroundings . The soothing gentle breeze that washed over them seemed like a completely different creature compared to the previous insane gale . The waves lapped the rocky shores . The sound of the waves had a calming, meditative rhythm . Lin Sanjiu supported herself with the sides of the sleight and climbed out . Her legs felt weak and everything seemed unreal… but the gravels on the ground under her feet were as real as can be .

Santa Claus had already gotten off the sleigh before them . From the back, Lin Sanjiu could see that his head was tilted slightly upward as if he was looking somewhere afar . He didn't move .

Following his gaze, Lin Sanjiu froze on the spot . For a second, she couldn't process what she saw .

She saw a 3D castle-shaped entrance arch with a bright orange-yellow and dark blue theme . Rows of star-shaped lights hung from the top of the "castle", mixing with the Ivies on the castle wall . Their warm light was still somewhat visible in broad daylight . There were balloons of every color; a crisp tinkling sound of bells; the sweet smell of popcorn permeated the air . This was all packed under a label—a colorful name of the location written with neon alphabets:

"Starry Carnival Amusement Park? What is that?"

An androgynous voice sounded beside her . Lin Sanjiu turned and looked at the source, seeing Soulsqn staring curiously ahead while restoring the skin on her face which had been distorted by the wind .

"I didn't expect that there would be a pocket dimension here…" Lin Sanjiu mumbled softly and looked straight ahead once more . The three other posthumans stepped forward and also stood not far from her .

This was the reason why Santa Claus drove the sleigh directly downwards as if he was trying to kill all of them . It was just a way to enter this pocket dimension . Lin Sanjiu wondered what sort of near-death experience had the first person who found this pocket dimension .

Just as the group of people stared at the "Starry Carnival Amusement Park" with puzzled looks, Santa Claus suddenly turned around . His actions shocked the posthumans back to reality . When the tall, old man stood in front of them, he was just like a small mountain . His huge shadow loomed over them .

"I have already told you what you need to take note of during our little journey here . I trust that you good kids will have no problems, right?"

Someone gulped loudly .

Santa Claus' gaze swept across the four posthumans and he narrowed his eyes . Each time he narrowed his eyes, they would form two perfect arches and it was extremely creepy-looking .

"Okay, I want all of you to enter from that entrance now," his thick, rich voice drifted into each of their ears softly in the strangest way . "Once you enter the amusement, regardless of the situation inside, I want you to go as far as you can and come back to me with information . Hohoho . "

"If you want to know, why don't you enter the amusement park yourself?" Just as this thought surfaced in Lin Sanjiu's mind, Santa Claus spoke again .

"Listen up . What I will say next is the most important point," as Santa Claus lifted his beard, Lin Sanjiu felt her abdomen tightening and she couldn't help but give him her full attention .

"No matter who you meet inside," Santa Claus pointed at the three posthumans except Lin Sanjiu, "you have to declare that you are a Growth-type and that you belong to Progressor Alliance . "

Even though the three posthumans had their qualms, they immediately nodded furiously .

"Next, you need to tell them that the Growth-type posthuman that Puppeteer is chasing after is called Lin Sanjiu and that she is in the amusement park . Then, you will give them the coordinates of her location to that person . "

Before Lin Sanjiu could even show a shocked expression, Santa Claus turned to her and tossed a stack of paper cranes at her . "As for you, you must inform the others of your location each time you go to a new place . "

Though his sentence was short, it held a huge amount of information . Lin Sanjiu took at least two seconds to react to and understand what he had just said .

"The members of the Progressor Alliance are here? Are they related to Puppeteer?" Even though Lin Sanjiu clearly knew that the man in front of her wasn't a good person to get answers to these questions, she just blurted out questions after question . "Do you want me to get caught by Puppeteer?"

She said those words hurriedly and urgently and sounded very impolite . By then, the other posthumans were looking at her as if she was already dead .

Lin Sanjiu felt a chill down her spine when she noticed the way Santa Claus was staring at her . Thankfully, that man did not take action despite her transgressions .

"Next time, I will find a different kid to help Santa Claus out," he said with a friendly, gentle voice . "Take this . When Puppeteer catches you, your mission would be over . Naturally, I will give you your present then . "

Lin Sanjiu felt a drop of cold sweat rolling down her back . She reached out for the item and looked down at it . It was a small magnet in the shape of a green santa hat . It was like those common refrigerator magnets .

After a few minutes, the group of Growth-type posthumans and Soulsqn found themselves standing right in front of the entrance of Starry Carnival Amusement Park .

A strange and sinister Santa Claus, a man they could not rebel against, stood behind them . An unknown pocket dimension, that Santa Claus wasn't even willing to enter himself, was right in front of them .

When Lin Sanjiu took the first step past the castle-shaped entrance arch, the faces of the three posthumans behind her turned ashen gray .

Soulsqn quickly followed behind her with quick steps . Looking around and seeing that the others were not following, she quickly whispered to Lin Sanjiu, "There is a little hiccup with your plan . "

"Why?"

"AYU had already gathered more Souls . With her included, there are sixteen Souls . When they reached the port, we were on the sleigh so I told them to look for an airship and come over… However, they seemed stuck at the port . I have commanded them quite a few times, but they just aren't moving . I think they can't find any transportation that would bring them here . "

Lin Sanjiu frowned . She wanted to say something but she suddenly stopped . The entrance arch wasn't that thick, so she had already walked into the amusement park .

"Welcome to Starry Carnival Amusement Park! This is just a friendly reminder, but please take note of your own safety when you are on our rides!"