Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Chapter 504: The Devil's Game Begins (5K chapter, please subscribe.)
After taking care of all the trivial matters, Lin Yi did not rush to the arena, but chose to go to the alchemy shop of the little Loli Bai Xi and carefully selected some props that were beneficial to alchemical creatures.

With everything ready, there was only about an hour left before the Devil's Castle game began.

Lin Yi returned to Xia's restaurant, intending to relax there for a while and recharge his energy for the upcoming game.

Just as Xia brought plates of delicious dishes to the table, she seemed a little uneasy, her hands unconsciously pinching her apron, as if she was brewing something to say.

"Um, can I ask you for a favor?" Xia finally plucked up the courage, with a hint of shyness and anticipation in his voice.

Su Xiao caught a glimpse of Xia's movements and became alert. His first reaction was that Xia might have encountered some trouble, or perhaps provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked.

"What's wrong? Do you want to kill someone?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not that violent." Xia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "After I entered the derivative world last time, I suddenly felt that I might become a contractor."

In her last experience in the derivative world, Xia unexpectedly discovered that those contractors who were originally high and mighty in her eyes did not seem to be out of her reach.

Although their attributes are indeed higher than his own, they are not necessarily much better than his own in terms of actual combat experience.

Because of this, Xia received a B+ rating for the first time.

As a worker, it is rare for Xia to receive such high evaluation.

You know, it is difficult for many contractors to reach a B+ rating. Even the experienced Su Xiao has obtained a B+ rating in the first two worlds. This is enough to demonstrate Xia's strength.

"Oh? B+ grade, that's really good." Lin Yi put down the chopsticks in his hand, and together with Su Xiao, he looked at Xia, "Why, do you want to become a contractor?"

Both of them keenly captured Xia's thoughts.

It seems that after experiencing this derivative world, Xia has developed a strong interest in becoming a contractor, otherwise she would not have revealed such a desire.

Xia smiled shyly, realizing that her request might be a little presumptuous.

In her limited social circle, the only familiar contractors were Su Xiao and Lin Yi.

Therefore, she hoped to more accurately assess her own abilities by sparring with the two.

"What do you mean? You come and I come?"

Lin Yi glanced at Lidya Su. He didn’t mind Xia’s request.

"Do you have a suitable opponent over there? I only have Bubu Wangwang." Su Xiao looked at Bubu Wangwang who was licking dog fur on the ground. It would be too difficult for Xia to let Su Xiao take action, so it would be more appropriate to let Bubu Wangwang take action.

"How about this, Xia, how about you and Xiaoxue have a fight?" Lin Yi suggested, "Xiaoxue, be careful later, don't hit too hard, otherwise don't blame Xia for not cooking for you in the future."

Hearing Lin Yi's order, Xiaoxue nodded, and then separated a small vine from a vine to serve as Xia's opponent.

"Wait a moment, I'll go back and get my weapon."

Seeing Xiaoxue's movements, Xia suddenly became nervous, so she hurried back to the kitchen, took two kitchen knives, and hurried back to the restaurant.

Seeing Xia standing in a disorganized posture, holding a kitchen knife, looking as if facing a formidable enemy, Xiaoxue's original intention to take it seriously instantly relaxed.

This competition doesn't seem to require it to go all out.

"Come on!" Xia held the kitchen knife tightly in both hands, crossed it in front of his chest in a defensive posture.

At this moment, Xia was wearing a cooking apron and holding two kitchen knives, looking quite funny.

Lin Yi and Su Xiao couldn't help laughing when they saw this scene. Bubu Wang even took out his camera and captured this interesting scene.

At this moment, Xia didn't look like he was preparing for a sparring match, but rather like he was preparing to cut off a piece of the bloody vine to cook.

Seeing that Xia was ready, the front end of Xiaoxue's vine suddenly turned dark.

This is a sign that Xiaoxue is gathering the energy in his body at the tip of the vine, which is why such a change has occurred.

Then, Xiaoxue pounced towards Xia like a hunting snake.

However, Xiaoxue's target was not Xia's body, but the kitchen knife in her hand.

In the derivative world, Xia fights more often with contractors or plot characters, and has relatively little experience in fighting plant-type enemies.

Faced with Xiaoxue's sudden attack, Xia instinctively wanted to fight back.

Since Xiaoxue's attribute value was far superior to hers, after a clang, Xia and the kitchen knife in his hand were knocked away by Xiaoxue. Then, Xiaoxue used the vines to hit Xia's kidney.

Then Xia's body hit the wall of the restaurant heavily. Fortunately, the protective power of the Samsara Paradise came into play at this moment.

Despite such a strong impact, Xia's body was unharmed and not even a drop of blood was shed.

But the kitchen knife in Xia's hand suffered the consequences. Under Xiaoxue's attack, big holes appeared on the blades of both kitchen knives.

When Xia got up from the ground, the kitchen knife had a crack at the big hole and then broke into two pieces.

"How is this possible? My two kitchen knives are of green quality. How come they can't even withstand a single attack?" Xia looked at the kitchen knife that was broken into two pieces in his hand in disbelief, his heart filled with regret.

She spent a lot of her savings to buy these two kitchen knives, but they died before she could use them for long.

Even though Xiaoxue usually seems to be lying lazily on Lin Yi, it doesn't mean that it has no real skills.

After being influenced by him for a long time, Xiaoxue also understood some essential aspects of swordsmanship, and his level might reach the expert level in the evaluation system of Samsara Paradise.

However, since Xiaoxue's knowledge of swordsmanship is not systematic and it cannot use swordsmanship itself, Samsara Paradise does not display this skill on its panel.

What Xiaoxue used just now was the stabbing technique that Lin Yi was best at, and he specifically aimed at the opponent's weapon to attack.

This is because the black and white rose in Lin Yi's hand has a powerful armor-piercing effect. As long as it is not a high-level or specially reinforced weapon, it is difficult to resist its edge.

Over time, Xiaoxue also learned this trick.

You know, Xiaoxue has the ability to secrete mucus that can corrode metal. If it really uses this skill, I'm afraid that the two green-quality kitchen knives will be corroded to pieces the moment the vines touch the kitchen knives.

At this moment, Xia's previous self-confidence was completely shattered by Xiaoxue's attack.

She was a little inflated at first, thinking that she could now get a B+ rating in the first-level derivative world and could at least hold out for a few moves against Xiaoxue.

The fact was that not only did she fail to withstand a single blow, but even her weapon was damaged.

You know, there are only these two kitchen knives in Xia’s restaurant, and it would cost a lot of money to repair them.

After this "long" battle that lasted only 2 seconds, Xia began to doubt his life.

Seeing Xia returning to normal, Lin Yi and Lidya Su said nothing.

In fact, Xia is very smart. She knows that getting a lesson from Lin Yi is much better than getting a lesson in the derivative world, which would lead to death.

Although he was heartbroken, Xia didn't say much, but just quietly picked up the broken pieces of the kitchen knife on the ground.

It was she who had initiated this competition, so naturally she was too embarrassed to ask for compensation.

"that."

"What's wrong?" Lin Yi asked.

"Nothing, it's just...how did I lose just now?" Xia was a little confused. She just felt like she was hit by a cannonball and had no idea what happened. Her waist was also aching slightly.

"Rush over and hit you in the chest."

"Just, just like that?" Xia seemed a little unbelievable.

"Then I hit you with the vines on the side." Lin Yi added.

"Haha, no wonder my waist hurts so much, it turns out I was beaten." Xia said with a wry smile.

Although Xia's health points did not decrease under the protection of the Samsara Paradise, the pain was real.

She could still feel the burning pain when she touched her waist.

At this moment, the reminder sound of the Samsara Paradise suddenly sounded, breaking the moment of tranquility.

"gone."

Lin Yi put down the chopsticks in his hand, and Su Xiao beside him did the same thing.

When Bubuwang saw this, he realized that he was about to enter a devil's game, so he also stood up from the ground.

"Hey? Are you guys leaving?"

When Xia saw the expressions of several people, he knew that the two of them must have received a notice from the Samsara Paradise.

"Yeah." Lin Yi responded simply.

"Then have a good trip." Xia waved to them with a smile on his face, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed in his heart.

She began to clear the dishes from the table, her mind racing.

Watching Su Xiao and Lin Yi about to enter the derivative world, Xia suddenly felt that his desire to become a contractor was not so strong.

The derivative world is not a place for vacation. For most contractors, it is full of unknowns and dangers.

Even Lin Yi and Su Xiao, who are extraordinary beings of the same level, dare not take the derivative world lightly.

If they are not careful, they may stay in that world forever.

When Lin Yi returned to his exclusive room, he had already received a reminder of the Devil Castle game. [Reminder: The hunter will enter Alice's Devil Castle in 5 minutes and 30 seconds to participate in the Devil Castle game.]

[Number of participants in the reservation: 8 people. ]

[Hint: It was found that the three participants were members of the same adventure group, and the number of participants increased to 10. ]

【Actual number of people involved in the task: 10.】

[Warning: Once the game starts, it cannot be interrupted. ]

[Transmission is about to begin, hunters need to prepare their equipment as soon as possible. ]

[The time limit has expired, transmission begins. ]

boom!
Following a muffled sound, Lin Yi only felt his body shake, and then he was sucked into the space transmission.

The feeling of teleportation this time was completely different from before. He seemed to be floating in the sea, with light and shadows flickering faintly around him, giving people a strange and uneasy feeling.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yi gradually regained consciousness.

As soon as he woke up, he felt a strong sense of restraint.

I raised my head and looked around, only to hear the sound of chains colliding echoing in the darkness.

Lin Yi found himself tied tightly to an iron pillar with circles of iron chains, and it was pitch black all around.

He tried to exert force to break free from the chains, but no matter how hard he tried, the chains remained as strong as ever. They made a crackling sound but could not be broken free.

To be precise, what bound him was not just the chains, but also a powerful force of space.

At this time, Lin Yi heard other people's voices, which sounded like the second player of the national football team was cursing angrily.

Apparently, the other party was also trying to break free from the chains, but also failed.

This chain cannot be broken free by sheer force alone. There are other forces binding Lin Yi and the others.

[Enter the World: Devil's Castle Game]

World difficulty: Lv.1~? ? ? (forbidden world)
Source of the World: 0% (This world cannot obtain the Source of the World.)
World Introduction: Alice and her Demon Castle have existed for countless years. It has hosted many game participants. This process has been repeated for too long, but Alice is tireless in this. She appreciates the joys and sorrows of the participants. As a thank you, Alice scatters the treasures she made throughout the Demon Castle.

Alice: The queen of the devil's castle, the master of everything in the castle.

Wolf Butler: Judge of Justice, (Alice Creation)

Castle Demon Servant: The original owner of the castle, one third of his brain was taken away by Alice, and he has lost the ability to speak. (Alice's slave, castle coolie).

Devil's Castle:? ? ? (Possessed by Alice,)
Main quest: (none)
Side quests: 147 (need to be activated)
Tip: There are no violators in this world.

Tip: It has been verified that the hunter does not master the language of this world and has been automatically mastered for free.

……

[Hint: The hunter has entered Alice's demon castle. ]

[Tip: The Devil's Castle is an absolutely forbidden area, and hunters cannot leave this area by any means. 】

[Hint: Alice is a character that cannot be confronted. ]

[Tip: The Wolf Butler is an invincible plot character. 】

[Tip: The demon servant in the castle is an invincible plot character. 】

[Tip: Except for Alice, the Wolf Butler and the Demon Servant are neutral characters. 】

[Tip: There is no main quest during the Demon Game. ]

[Tip: After successfully completing the Devil's Castle game, Samsara Paradise will grant the hunter a certificate of strength. ]

[Game...start! ]

……

After reading the tips of Samsara Paradise, Lin Yi had a general understanding of the current situation.

Alice, Wolf Butler, and the castle's demon servants are all beings he cannot fight against. What's strange is that the introduction of the Demon Castle is? ? ? There are many side quests in the castle, which shows that the castle is not small in a sense.

With a click, a magic lamp lit up above.

This magic lamp did not simply illuminate the room, but dispelled the darkness in the room.

This darkness feels like a living thing, ready to devour whatever is within.

Lin Yi looked around and found himself in a square room of about 200 square meters.

There were 10 iron pillars standing side by side in the room, with a person tied to each pillar, including Lin Yi, a total of 10 people. The iron pillar he was on was located on the left side of the 10 iron pillars.

"Push harder, it will be there soon, come on."

“Come on, big brother.”

"Big brother is mighty."

The veins on the face of the Chinese national football team leader bulged and his face turned red, and it was obvious that he had used up all his strength.

"Ah! Explode, little universe!"

The national football team's leader roared, concentrating all his strength on his hands that were bound by chains, trying to break free from the strong restraints.

"Puff——" an awkward sound broke the tense and heavy atmosphere.

The national football team boss coughed twice in embarrassment, "Ahem, sorry, I used too much force."

The second and third players of the national football team standing by immediately turned green in the face.

They were now all tied to iron pillars, unable to move, and this embarrassing situation undoubtedly made them even more uncomfortable.

"Brother, you farted." The third player of the national football team couldn't help but laughed out loud, but was immediately glared at by the eldest player.

"Shut up!" The national football team leader turned his head away in embarrassment.

The second oldest boy wanted to hold back his laughter, but he couldn't help it. "Don't say anything, third brother. It's fine if only we two brothers hear it. There are outsiders here. Give eldest brother some face, hahahaha."

His loud laughter echoed in the room, immediately attracting the attention of several people around him.

Lin Yi looked at this scene and suddenly an idea came to his mind: Should he team up with these three funny guys?
But then he shook his head, feeling that his IQ would be lowered if he was with these three guys.

"Woof." Bubu barked. It was not bound by the chain, but squatted freely beside Su Xiao.

When the national football team leader heard Bubuwang's voice, he seemed to have seen a savior and hurriedly shouted, "Good Bubu, come and help me, I really have no other choice."

No matter how hard he tried, the chain seemed to be attached to his body and did not move at all.

At this time, in addition to the three national football brothers and Lin Yi who knew Bubu Wang, a big-breasted golden-haired queen also recognized Bubu Wang.

Two cat ears peeked out from her blonde hair, and her hands were almost like cat paws, with the chubby pads making her look very cute.

It's not the equipment, it's just who she is.

The blonde catwoman narrowed her eyes slightly, the whites of her eyes were sky blue, and her pupils were pitch black, very much like the eyes of some kind of cat.

After she found out that Su Xiao knew the three idiots of the Chinese national football team, she didn't say much, but just remained vigilant at all times.

As for the chains on her body, she didn't seem to care.

"This stupid dog." The cat girl muttered, recalling the experience of being brought to Su Xiao by Bubuwang in cat form in the Naruto world. She shook her head helplessly.

Her ability was so hidden that Su Xiao did not realize that she was also a contractor.

Lin Yi looked around and observed his companions who were tied to the iron pillars.

In addition to the four people on Su Xiao's left, there are four more people on his right.

A fat man weighing more than 200 pounds, his stomach was growling, obviously he was very hungry.

A little girl dressed as a detective, she is observing her surroundings slyly, as if she is spying on everyone, trying to find out some secret.

A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he looked very calm, and whenever someone looked at him, he would respond with a polite smile.

There was also a gloomy man who was trying to break free from the chains, with a hint of anxiety in his expression.

All 10 people were tied to iron pillars. If they were ordinary people, they would first ask for help and then try to break free from the chains.

But they are not ordinary people, but contractors who have fought their way out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses. Naturally, they will not cry for help in panic like ordinary people.

"Everyone, let me introduce myself. My name is Walsh. From my personal perspective, I don't want to have a hostile relationship with you."

After Walsh, the man with gold-rimmed glasses, finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.

No one else responded immediately, and a subtle awkwardness filled the air.

(End of this chapter)