Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1888 - 1889: Carousel

Because everyone was soaked through, they had to find a place to start a campfire. Looking at the night sky above, Feng Yuan yawned and said,

"I don’t even know how long it’s been. I just feel so sleepy."

"According to the time on the phone, we should have been out here for about 16 hours, but..."

Yang Hongzhi glanced at his phone and said, although based on the exhaustion level, it seemed to be true; however, he couldn’t be entirely sure whether this area might interfere with the phone’s timing function.

Najia was silent for a moment, then looked at Veronia and asked,

"What do you think?"

"It’s probably about that long. Are you not confident in your own perception?"

With a peculiar smile, Veronia looked at Feng Yuan and said,

"Do you plan to rest here?"

"Well, let’s rest for now. After all, there shouldn’t be any time constraints here. But we didn’t bring much, and finding a place to sleep is still a bit of a problem."

Looking at Yang Hongzhi, Feng Yuan scratched his head and said helplessly. Due to the restriction on space equipment, they didn’t have tents or similar supplies, and Veronia couldn’t retrieve supplies from the World of Mirrors. As for food, that was manageable because they were prepared for it, but finding a place to rest was...

"This area prohibits plant growth, although maybe in the flower garden it might work, but... mm, there might be bugs."

Veronia glanced around and said. She had just tried using her Wood Element Ultimate Move to summon vines but encountered severe restrictions. It wasn’t that she couldn’t summon them, but she couldn’t maintain their existence for long. As for the roadside flower beds? Although she hadn’t tried, such places often have no shortage of little bugs.

"Let’s give it a try. We can’t just sleep in the open, can we? I don’t really mind it, though."

Thinking it over, Feng Yuan said it light-heartedly. He could transform into a Little Husky, so he didn’t have to worry much about finding a place to rest, but Yang Hongzhi was a different story. Veronia glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

"Then should I try the flower garden?"

Thick vines grew from the flower garden, twisting together to form what looked like a small hut. Since the flower garden was not particularly large, the entire hut’s base formed an inward contracting shape that connected to the ground. Vines extending from the hut supported it so it wouldn’t topple over. However, Veronia noticed that whenever the vines extended beyond the flower garden, a force acted on them.

"It won’t work. As soon as they stretch onto the road, they get affected."

After several failed attempts, Veronia said helplessly. Najia looked around and thought for a moment, then said,

"Why don’t we keep moving forward? Maybe there will be a larger flower garden."

"I guess that’s our only option."

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Veronia sighed. She hadn’t expected the rules in this place to be so suppressive. Even though she wasn’t a Divine Beast corresponding to the Wood Attribute, as a Divine Beast, her Ultimate Moves were rarely completely nullified by other forces.

Maybe it was just a matter of luck, but the group didn’t find a suitable resting spot until they reached the next facility. In the form of a Little Husky, yawning on the ground, Feng Yuan looked at Yang Hongzhi sitting on a bench and asked,

"Are you really okay resting there?"

"Just for one night, it shouldn’t be a big problem. Sigh, I wonder about this chaos..."

Looking at the amusement park under the neon lights, Yang Hongzhi sighed, wagging his tail. The Little Husky yawned and leaned against Xiao Ji. Although the place seemed to have frozen in time without any changes, the nighttime amusement park still had a tinge of chilliness.

While everyone was resting, Najia walked over to Veronia, who had returned to her original form and was sitting on top of a vending machine, and quietly asked,

"Aren’t you going to rest?"

"You’re not either, are you? Najia, do you really think these amusement rides are just making it difficult for us to find the core on purpose?"

Glancing back at Najia, Veronia looked up at the Starry Sky and spoke softly, while Najia, puzzled, asked,

"Do you think there’s something wrong?"

"I wouldn’t say that. It’s just a feeling. Some of those amusement rides might not have specific meanings, but some... it feels like I’m watching a poor soul struggling."

"You... want to help them?"

"Ah, maybe. Isn’t it laughable? I can’t even save myself, yet here I am wanting to rescue strangers. I guess it’s because I’ve been around him too long and am starting to be influenced by him."

Sighing skyward, Veronia murmured softly. Najia stood silently behind her, quietly listening and only responding when she needed it.

Even Najia didn’t know how long she listened to Veronia, but when she awoke the next day, Veronia seemed as if nothing had happened.

Neither Feng Yuan nor the others noticed anything unusual. After all, Veronia had mingled in the Divine Society for so long that, as long as she didn’t want to show it, people generally couldn’t guess her thoughts.

After passing through several amusement rides, finally seeing the carousel, Feng Yuan exhaled deeply and said,

"At last, we’re going to get the final key fragment."

On their way, they had already seen the entrance to the Tashimar Fantasy Circus, but the tall iron gate had a special lock and two round notches. After trying unsuccessfully to pry open the gate, they had to slowly collect the gate key fragments.

Seeing the carousel now, everyone understood that this troublesome amusement park was finally about to be completed.

"I hope this carousel doesn’t have any overly troublesome setups."

Heaving a sigh, Veronia said. The previous amusement rides were hardly simple. Although the carousel didn’t seem dangerous, they all had no idea what its specific conditions for passing could be.

"We can only get on and give it a try."

Shrugging, Feng Yuan said as he led the way toward the carousel ride. As music played, the carousel began to rotate slowly. Turning to look at Yang Hongzhi and the others, he found that nothing changed inside, and Feng Yuan couldn’t help but mutter,

"Could it be that this thing really has no problems? How is that possible?"

As the carousel spun faster and faster, Feng Yuan noticed something was wrong. Normally, a carousel wouldn’t spin at such a speed, but it was still accelerating.

"Is this to prevent us from being thrown off?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Gripping the handrail tightly, Feng Yuan muttered. Xiao Ji shrank into Feng Yuan’s arms, anxiously looking around. As the speed increased, the speed at which the horses rose and fell also increased, turning the relaxing carousel into something more thrilling.

Due to the increased speed, the surrounding neon lights formed trails. Thankfully, they didn’t need to pay attention to their surroundings, or else they might get dizzy from the lights.

Even so, Feng Yuan and the others felt quite uncomfortable with the carousel spinning so fast. At that moment, the carousel underwent another change: the metal disc ground suddenly split open, expanding outward as fierce winds hit their faces, and Feng Yuan could see the scene around them changing.

"Is this a carousel or some strange amusement ride...?"

Still clutching the handrail, Feng Yuan murmured as he looked at Xiao Ji in his arms. Due to the limited space, there was no risk of Xiao Ji being thrown out. But the spreading platform enlarging wasn’t the end; Feng Yuan saw the metal platform began exhibiting height variations, with a horse on each doing its up-and-down leap.

"Isn’t this like a vaulting Pegasus..."

Muttering, Feng Yuan realized that the carousel had spiraled into the sky. Just now, he took the chance to look outside and saw that the carousel was as high as the top of the ferris wheel shrouded in Black Mist.

Hopefully, it won’t crash right down afterward, right?

Thinking this, Feng Yuan didn’t feel much fear since they had the strength to handle the changes. Maybe hearing Feng Yuan’s thoughts, the carousel suddenly plummeted and then stopped in mid-air ascending quickly again, with the central pivot tilting left and right as if it wouldn’t stop until someone was thrown off.

But such motions were a bit weak for Feng Yuan and the others. Although twirling around made them a bit uncomfortable, it didn’t stop them from holding onto the handrail.

Perhaps realizing that they couldn’t be shaken off, or maybe it was just time up, after a round of toss and turn, the carousel returned to its original form and slowly decelerated until a key appeared inside the carousel. Seeing the suddenly emerged key, Feng Yuan reached out and seized it directly in his hands.