Welcome to the World of the Strong [Unlimited Flow] 115

Chapter 115: The Game

Jiang Yu finally chose the twelfth level.

Although both the twelfth and seventeenth had the same “crime,” but no matter how you looked at it, the twelfth level’s explanation of the crime of wasting grain was more detailed.

The so-called punishment of the mortar and pestle was to put a person in a container called a mortar—of course, if it was the punishment in the eighteen levels of hell, it should be a larger mortar—and to be constantly pounded with a pestle.

A simpler association would probably be like pounding garlic… right?

Just such an association could make people understand what kind of torture this level was.

So, Jiang Yu frowned slightly, and after she had judged that there would be no more situations after her, she chose to use an item.

In fact, now she vaguely regretted her previous impulse.

Perhaps it was hindsight, but in any case, when Jiang Yu had passed the ninth level, she had reflected that perhaps she didn’t have to be so anxious to use an item in the ninth level.

After all, her constitution was a very rare blood clan. Even in a high-level instance, as long as it was used properly, it could help her save many opportunities to use items. The first stage was like this.

But because of the special nature of this stage, Jiang Yu had not yet trained her ability to think in an emergency, so it was inevitable that she was a little flustered.

And then there was her own fear of the unknown, so she had chosen to take a step back.

If she had calmed down, or if she had been able to think carefully and make a decision from the outside, then Jiang Yu would have chosen to put the opportunity to use an item at the moment.

Because in comparison, now was a time when she needed an item more.

However, Jiang Yu no longer had too many emotions of blaming herself.

The matter had already happened, and extra blame would only affect her thinking about the following matters. Besides, the matter had not yet reached an irreversible step. Therefore, Jiang Yu quickly calmed down and put her energy into the following stages.

The following matters were consistent with what Jiang Yu had imagined.

Jiang Yu had passed the following few stages very smoothly. It was just that after she had used an item in the twelfth level, she only had one last chance to use an item.

…

The fourteenth level, the hell of wrongful death.

Those who had committed suicide would be sent to the prison of wrongful death in this level.

Shi Jun’s eyes were pitch-black. She could feel countless sinister and cold auras approaching her, but she didn’t stop them. Instead, a playful smile appeared on her lips.

In the real world, the eighteen levels of hell were just folklore. It was impossible for anyone to experience these.

And in the World of Strength, although Shi Jun had also entered many supernatural instances, and occasionally some were related to folklore, but like today’s extremely realistic eighteen levels of hell trial, she had indeed never encountered it.

Although the level of this instance was average, but the novelty and the degree of restoration were very high, which made Shi Jun dispel the idea of resisting. On the contrary, she was a little curious and expectant.

The prison of wrongful death… what would it be like?

No one had been here, let alone could describe it.

A smile hung on Shi Jun’s lips, and a sparkling light was in her eyes.

She was very curious. What would it be like?

Heavy chains pressed down on her body. Even if Shi Jun had a powerful soul power, she couldn’t resist at this moment.

Her figure swayed, and she knelt down on one knee, but there was no panic on Shi Jun’s face. On the contrary, she was full of interest.

“My punishment… is it about to begin?”

There were faint sounds of the underworld court in the surroundings.

Shi Jun was a person who had tried to commit suicide, but that was before she had come to the World of Strength.

It wasn’t quite right to say that it was suicide. To be more precise, she was just experiencing the feeling of walking on the borderline of death.

Of course, it was within the legal scope.

Shi Jun had rarely been able to experience a fresh and exciting feeling before. A boring emotion had wrapped around her like mud.

In order to prevent herself from completely decaying in this world, Shi Jun had made some “efforts.”

Among them was this.

It was just that every time she was about to “succeed,” she had still gotten rid of the thought in her heart, and had broken free from the water, or other places, and had not really let herself cross that line.

Perhaps it was also because of this that she had attracted the attention of the World of Strength app.

And after she had come to the World of Strength, Shi Jun would naturally not repeat her previous behavior. After all, she had already found real excitement here.

And now, it was even more so.

A cold sweat faintly appeared on Shi Jun’s forehead, and a bloody smell even came from her throat. However, she didn’t care. She just felt the cold tide slowly recede, and she returned to the bus.

Her keen perception made it very easy for her to feel the aura of the people around her.

—Now, it was even more so.

Because she had already found an existence that was more interesting than trying the “boundary.”

Now she was no longer empty and bored.

…

As the number of levels increased, more and more people had been “hit.”

Jiang Yu didn’t know the situation of the others, nor did she want to pay too much attention. At this moment, she was only concerned about Shi Jun.

Because she had found that since just now, the other party’s situation seemed to be a little wrong.

Shi Jun seemed to still be in the middle of the trial. The time she had “woken up” was much longer than before. Not only that, but the cold aura around her was getting heavier and heavier, as if she would be dragged into hell in the next moment.

Jiang Yu bit her lip.

She knew that after entering the trial, it was like being pulled into a barrier. As long as the trial was not over, it was very difficult for others to interfere.

She could only be anxious on the side now.

But even so, Jiang Yu still didn’t want to stand by and watch.

Because this was Zhong Yu, her partner.

What if something really happened to Zhong Yu in the trial? She had to find a way to pull the other party out.

Then what kind of thing could break this kind of barrier?

Just as Jiang Yu was frowning and thinking about searching for an item, Shi Jun “woke up.”

Jiang Yu paused for a moment, and keenly noticed that the other party’s breathing was slightly faster and weaker than before, and the bloody aura on her body had not dissipated.

Jiang Yu reached out and held her, and what she got was a bone-chilling cold like ice.

But she didn’t withdraw her hand. Instead, she frowned and held her with both hands.

“You… are you okay? Where are you injured?”

The other party’s sweet blood aura lingered in front of Jiang Yu’s nose, but now, she was not attracted to eat at all. On the contrary, she was just full of worry.

Shi Jun’s eyelids raised, as if she had come to her senses, and she smiled, her lips curving. “I’m not injured.”

Jiang Yu: “But I smelled it.”

Shi Jun hummed lightly from her nose, and then she chuckled softly. “It’s okay. That was an injury I got inside. Now… it’s all healed.”

Jiang Yu was still a little unconvinced, but now the tunnel was pitch-black. Even if she could use her phone to light it up after she came out of the trial barrier, but that was only a small area in front of her.

Perhaps it was the special nature of the tunnel, or perhaps it was the special mechanism of this stage. Even if she turned on the flashlight, the extra light would still be “eaten.”

Jiang Yu pursed her lips, but she still turned on her phone and lit up the small area in front of the two of them.

Shi Jun’s face was very pale, as if she had returned to the way she was when they had first met. Jiang Yu was worried that she would fall down in the next moment.

“You don’t look well,” Jiang Yu said in a worried, low voice.

Shi Jun’s lips curved in a smile. “Even so, it’s okay. Don’t worry. I’ll stay with you until the end.”

Jiang Yu: “Did something go wrong inside?”

Shi Jun tilted her head. “No, no problem.”

“Then…”

Shi Jun gently interrupted her. “You don’t believe me?”

Jiang Yu pursed her lips. “I believe you.”

She was very confident in the other party’s strength.

“But I still can’t help but worry. This has nothing to do with whether you’re strong or not. Because I… care about you, so I always can’t help but worry.”

Shi Jun was slightly stunned, and her eyes widened.

This was the first time she had received such a frank and direct, almost ambiguous, feeling from the other party after she had shown her hand and expressed her feelings to Jiang Yu.

Shi Jun’s pupils moved slightly.

In fact, she had no intention of using a sob story, but… she hadn’t expected to have such a big gain.

Shi Jun’s lips moved.

She inconspicuously held Jiang Yu’s hand, and then she coughed lightly, as if she were suppressing it.

Jiang Yu was even more worried.

Shi Jun gently leaned over.

Jiang Yu didn’t have any rejection. At this moment, she was just concerned about the other party’s physical condition. “Will it be more comfortable to lean on me? Is there anywhere that hurts or is uncomfortable? Can I help you?”

Shi Jun was slightly regretful. “No, there isn’t.”

She paused for a moment. “It’s enough for you to let me lean on you like this.”

So, Jiang Yu didn’t say anything more and quietly let her lean on her shoulder.

Smelling the aura coming from the other party’s body, Shi Jun closed her eyes, a smile on her lips that had not fallen.

Jiang Yu knew that Zhong Yu must have encountered something inside, but the other party had no intention of bringing it up, so Jiang Yu didn’t continue to ask.

She was just a little worried about Zhong Yu’s body, but the other party had repeatedly guaranteed that she was completely fine now, so Jiang Yu had no choice but to give up.

“Speaking of which… you’re very worried about me,” Shi Jun said.

Jiang Yu didn’t deny it. “This is very normal, right? You’re my companion.”

Shi Jun played the victim. “I thought that after I said I wanted to pursue you, you would be estranged from me.”

Jiang Yu’s body stiffened.

She now remembered what the other party had said before.

At the beginning, Jiang Yu had completely forgotten.

But now, even if she was reminded, she… had no intention of dodging at all.

Jiang Yu lowered her gaze, and sighed in her heart.

“I won’t be estranged from you.” Her voice was very soft, as if she were talking to herself, and also as if it were a promise to Shi Jun.

Jiang Yu paused for a moment and gently swept her hand across the other party’s hair.

“Besides, how could I be estranged from you…”

Jiang Yu let out a light scoff. “I won’t.”

Shi Jun held the hand she was about to withdraw, and the corner of her lips curved up.

“Then what do you think of me?”

Shi Jun still couldn’t hold it in and asked.

Jiang Yu’s fingertips moved without a trace.

What do I think…?

She should have said that “it’s just a normal companionship” as usual and naturally, but now her heart was moved by her concern and worry, and her lips moved. For some reason, she suddenly couldn’t say that sentence in time.