Doomsday Wonderland - Chapter 464

Chapter 464: Heading To Secondary School

Irezumi closed the mini suitcase with a snap . He frowned and sat still for quite a while with a dazed look on his face . Meanwhile, Lin Sanjiu, hidden in her black cloak, was also threateningly silent . Even though no one could see the expression on her face, they could vaguely sense a brewing emotional thunderstorm .

"Well… what should we do next?"

Qing Jiuliu looked around . When he noticed that neither Irezumi nor Lin Sanjiu wanted to talk, he thought for a while and decided to approach Irezumi, "Are you going to tell us the details to the next trial?"

Irezumi seemed startled by his words . He looked at the two candidates beside him and suddenly scoffed before he stuffed the mini suitcase back into his bag .

"Wait here for me . Don't go anywhere," he said glumly and headed for the door . "I'll go find more candidates . When all of you are together, I'll tell you the details for the second trial . "

In other words, Irezumi finally decided to listen to Number 46's decision and give up on Ji Shanqing completely .

Qing Jiuliu hesitated for a moment . He couldn't help tossing a glance at Lin Sanjiu subconsciously . Her expression was hidden in the shadow of her cloak . When Irezumi disappeared through the curtain door, she finally let out a soft sigh .  

"I'm going to look for that woman, no matter where she is," Lin Sanjiu said quietly but her words were punctuated with determination .

Almost as if someone had pinched him, Qing Jiuliu inhaled sharply, "How are you going to find him?"

Lin Sanjiu froze for a moment, hoping that Mrs . Manas would say something, but there was only silence even after she waited for some time . Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little disappointed as she replied, "I don't really know . However, we know the direction that she was heading . If we go back to that area and search in that direction, I think there is still hope . "

Even though she knew that the woman wouldn't stay in the same area for long . This was the only crude and stupid idea she had for now .

Qing Jiuliu contemplated for a moment before he slumped in a chair and waved his hands at her, "Okay, all the best . "

"You aren't going?"

"To find that woman?" Even though Qing Jiuliu was usually drunk, he wasn't stupid, "Between the both of us, one doesn't plan to die today . Guess who?"

Lin Sanjiu sighed, "I got it . " After that, she converted the liquor cabinet, bed and others back to their original forms and placed them neatly in a corner . "I'll leave all of these here for you . I'm leaving . "

Qing Jiuliu was a little stunned as Lin Sanjiu accepted his decision so readily this time .

"Are you really going to leave him behind?" Mrs . Manas asked suddenly .

"It's useless to bring him along . " Lin Sanjiu shook her head and did not reply . The woman that kidnapped Ji Shanqing was a person she probably couldn't defeat . If that woman turned hostile, the situation would be dangerous . Since Qing Jiuliu wasn't that great at combat, Lin Sanjiu found that it was unnecessary to bring him along and make him risk his life .

Since she had already made up her mind, she didn't waste any time . Lin Sanjiu nodded at Qing Jiuliu before she walked out of the curtain door . She heard Qing Jiuliu's distant voice calling her, but when she realized that, she was already many streets away . She thought for a moment but did not go back to the restaurant in the end .

"That kid is quite interesting . What a pity," Mrs . Manas sounded very disappointed .

"The important thing right now is to find my grand prize," Lin Sanjiu countered . "Besides, no matter how many new friends I get, we eventually have to part . It doesn't really make a difference whether we part ways earlier or later . "

When she said that in her mind, she tried her best to sound unaffected . However, for some reasons, she felt like she was exposing her own weakness and helplessness .

"If that's the case, why are you so adamant about finding Ji Shanqing?" Mrs . Manas asked, intrigued . "If he dies, as his owner, it is natural for you to feel sad . But he isn't dead now so it is more like a breakup, isn't it?"

"It isn't the same," Lin Sanjiu frowned instinctively but she didn't explain further because she was already at the very street where they almost hit that stranger .

She could still see the skid marks on the floor . Lin Sanjiu returned to the same spot she was standing at previously and looked around . Meanwhile, as she walked through ruins, she tried to recall the direction the woman was heading .

Unfortunately, her fears came true . After spending almost half a day searching, Lin Sanjiu could not find a single clue about their whereabouts . After all, the woman didn't necessarily have to continue in the same direction . Who knew where she went after leaving them? Just like what Mrs . Manas said, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack .

Lin Sanjiu sat in the middle of the road, dejected . She buried her face into her hands and didn't make a single sound for a long time . She was out of options .

Mrs . Manas waited for some time . Noticing that Lin Sanjiu remained silent with her face in her hands, Mrs . Manas finally spoke, "You know what? Maybe, you could use your newly developed ability, now that you're in the secondary school level…"

Lin Sanjiu looked up immediately, she was still a little dazed .

"Even though I can't guarantee anything, this might be the best option for you," Mrs . Manas introduced the ability to Lin Sanjiu briefly . After she finished her explanation, she did not get any response from her single audience . After she waited quietly for a moment, she suddenly asked, "Did you hear what I say?"

"Ah?" Lin Sanjiu answered as if she had suddenly woken up from a dream . Apparently, she did not listen carefully to what Mrs . Manas had just said . "I have another idea!" She exclaimed hurriedly .

"What do you plan to do?"

Lin Sanjiu did not reply . She leaped up and looked around before she rushed to the opposite side of the road . A large digital billboard was buried in the concrete floor . It had fallen from the roof of a skyscraper and was blocking the entrances of several shops behind it . Lin Sanjiu tightened her shoelaces and executed a roundhouse kick . The screen of the digital billboard shattered instantly . She created a large hole in the digital billboard with her kick . Wires and the broken bits of electronics fell noisily on to the ground .  

"What are you doing?" Mrs . Manas seemed a little baffled .

Lin Sanjiu stooped down and walked through the screen . Just as she had expected, the shop behind the billboard was in perfect condition . Lin Sanjiu pushed open the door and walked directly to the rows of refrigerators which were hidden in the dark since the electric power went out forever ago . Lin Sanjiu took out her [Ability Polishing Agent] and started looking at the drinks in the refrigerators .

"Cool, they have it in this world too," Lin Sanjiu felt her heart race a little when she saw a few bottles of black liquid . Even though the packaging design wasn't exactly the same, she could see the silver words on the bottle: "Coca-cola Zero" .

At that moment, Mrs . Manas suddenly stopped with her questions .

Just to be on the safe side, Lin Sanjiu brought her light close to the bottle and examined the nutrition facts table . After she was sure that the content of the Coca-cola Zero in this world matched her own world's, she took a deep breath and twisted the bottle cap .

Psst . Even after two years, the bottle made a distinctive sound as the pressurized carbon dioxide escaped through the opening when Lin Sanjiu opened it . Once the bottle was unsealed, a layer of foam quickly floated to the surface .

Meanwhile, the crypt particles in the air immediately came in contact with the liquid in the bottle .

Lin Sanjiu could feel her blood pressure rising with her uneasiness . She placed the bottle opening near her mouth and immediately smelled the unique scent . Praying quietly that her conjecture was right, she closed her eyes and tilted her head as she gulped down half a bottle of soda .

"With the exception of pure water, all drinks will induce psychosis," Mrs . Manas said in a matter-of-fact tone .

"I know," Lin Sanjiu held back a burp . Undeniably, she was nervous about her own actions . After she hesitated for a second, she steeled her will and finished the whole bottle of soda .

"My aim is to become schizophrenic again," Lin Sanjiu threw the empty bottle casually and leaned against the refrigerator, hiccuping . "However, I need to control my psychosis to the mildest level… so I still have a chance to recover . "

"Oh, that is why you chose to drink a coca-cola zero," Mrs . Manas seemed to have already guessed her intention, "I understand now… When did you think of that?"

"Not long after I met Qing Jiuliu and got more information from it, I had my suspicions . " After she said this, Lin Sanjiu felt a bit dizzy . She closed her eyes quickly . After resting for a while, she opened her eyes again . "Alcohol can't be considered food . But, why would it drive a person mad? Yet, water, air, and cigarettes don't work that way? If I could find the similarity between them, I would figure out the reason why the people here became crazy…"

"Calories . " Mrs . Manas added quietly . She seemed to find it both funny and pitiable .

"So, you already figured it out…" Lin Sanjiu replied hazily . "But, somehow, human flesh is an exception…"

Even though the label on coca-cola zero stated that there were no calories, it still contained a bit of it . However, the amount was so small that it could be rounded down to 0 . Once the drink was exposed to the crypt particles in the atmosphere, it completely fitted Lin Sanjiu's strict requirements: it had to make her crazy, but only a little .  

Of course, this was still Lin Sanjiu's conjecture . When she walked out of the store and saw the person in front of her, she couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief .

With a slightly exhausted smile, she spoke quietly to her, "So, we meet again . "

"Go look for a map," Silvan lowered his head and looked at her . His eyes were a beautiful emerald green . "Find a hotel with 'Plaza' in its name . "

"Plaza?" Lin Sanjiu was a little confused .

Ultimately, the hallucinations she saw due to her schizophrenia were created from her consciousness . The information that 'Silvan' was telling her was definitely something she knew subconsciously but wasn't mindful of . . .

Silvan stood straight again . The outline of his muscular body, like that of a Greek statue, was highlighted by the sun .  The hallucination looked no different from the man himself . "The sack she was carrying around was a laundry sack from a hotel . When she left, the sack hit the side of the road and showed part of the hotel's name . Inferring from part of the words, the name of the hotel should be The Plaza…"

Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Sanjiu returned to the shop . Her luck was working on her side for once . She managed to find a tourist map at the side of the shop counter .  The hotel called The Plaza was about 10 km from where she was .

Without even taking a breath, Lin Sanjiu raced directly to The Plaza . Raising her guard, she stepped cautiously through the patch of grassy field in front of the hotel . As her schizophrenia returned, her abilities like her [Planar World] stopped working temporarily . Holding her [Empty-handed Kleptomaniac] tightly, Lin Sanjiu consecutively leaped over a few overturned cars which belonged to a messy car crash . Finally, she reached the front door of the hotel .

The glass doors were covered with spider webs . A cool breeze was coming out from a jagged hole in the door which had been made at some unknown time . Without any electricity supply, the new ventilation system and lighting had stopped working . At this moment, looking through that hole, the luxury hotel was more like a black hole waiting silently for any passerby to enter .

Lin Sanjiu walked over a stained-covered carpet and stopped in front of the door .

"Why aren't you going in?" Mrs . Manas asked suddenly .

Amidst the silence, Lin Sanjiu was startled by Mrs . Manas' voice . "Why are you still around? My [School of Higher Consciousness] is still usable?"

"I mentioned this before . You're already in the secondary school level," Mrs . Manas answered nonchalantly, "Your [School of Higher Consciousness] is different now .

Lin Sanjiu froze for a moment . It took a while before she heard that answer through her ears .

"What is different about my [School of Higher Consciousness] now?" she mumbled . "I will need to face that woman soon . I'm feeling a little uncertain . Can I use my [School of Higher Consciousness] as a hidden ace, now that it is in the secondary school level?"

"Of course, I will tell you whatever you need to know," Mrs . Manas answered quietly . "Are you ready to activate it?"

Lin Sanjiu hesitated for a moment . "I'm ready," she answered softly .