Clown Game
Chapter 218 - 206: Fairy Tale Eleven

Chapter 218: Chapter 206: Fairy Tale Eleven

Ever since the two teams disappeared until now, it seemed as if time in the small town had not flowed at all, as if some force had frozen everything within the town at that very second.

...This eerie feeling was deeply unsettling.

And amidst this atmosphere

Chen Xiao...

He naturally continued to sing among the crowd.

But at this moment, everyone was preoccupied with their own heavy thoughts, and no one paid any attention to his grating singing anymore~

In just the past short period of time, everyone except for Chen Xiao had repeatedly examined that piece of paper, but it was indeed just an ordinary piece of paper, with nothing special about it, and it had no page number, so how many stories were there in that book... a few? A dozen? Or several dozen?

No one knew.

Despite looking like a debauched smoker every day, counter to his demeanor, Banjieer always made very cautious choices during field team missions and always prepared for the worst-case scenario. This proactive approach had led them to overcome numerous difficulties.

But this time, he really did not want to ponder over the worst-case scenario... because that would mean that this whole group... might die here!

With no signal and no backup, even though the rotund man was carrying a large box of ample ammunition, it was clear from the sight of the brother and sister without lower bodies that their own weapons would only be enough to handle three to four of those creatures.

Moreover, if two monsters were to appear at the same time, they might as well just throw down their weapons and wait to die.

It was only now that he finally understood why, after so many years and so many teams undertaking this task, there were always heavy casualties.

Actually, right now Banjieer really wanted to tell his team to find a place to hide until the anomaly disappeared in a few days. He had no sense of responsibility for saving the world; it was great if the mission was completed, but when compared to their lives, it was truly trivial.

However...

He had this thought, and surely many others from previous field teams must have had the same idea... yet it seemed that no one had succeeded. So, he came to an even more helpless possibility: what if time here was not synchronized with the outside world, meaning that a few days outside could be several months... or even several years here.

This... was terrifying!!

Maybe it was due to the difference in space, or perhaps this town possessed some kind of warped, anomalous property. In any case, this difficulty should not be a Level C anomaly. If the people who survived could bring the information out, it was not just about sending two teams for the task— the organization might as well send an A-level task force.

But pondering over these things now was futile...

The eight people continued to move silently along the shadows of the buildings... This road was the same one Kelandi and the Banjieer siblings had charged through just before, the piercing sweet smell had not yet fully dissipated, and one could still vaguely see the traces of the swarm of insects crawling hastily on the ground.

The people of the Chatterbox Sparrow team looked at the cracks all over the ground, all simply praying... for no more monsters to come.

As for the three fellows from the Laughing Bird group, one continued sawing wood, while the other two maintained their perpetually sour expressions, and no one knew what was really going on in their minds.

...

...

Perhaps something had heard what was on everyone’s minds, for just as the group had turned the corner of a block...

There appeared a white, soft, huge mass of "flesh," stretching half the length of the street.

...No way~~~

All five of Chen Xiao’s lackeys had their hairs stand on end, cursing internally.

Thankfully, this segment of "flesh" seemed not to have noticed the group. This was a chance to describe this piece of "flesh" then.

The word "segment" indicates its length, and the word "flesh"... well, naturally means it’s made of flesh. It looked like an enormously thick white earthworm, lying across their path. To the left, one could see the earthworm’s plump rear end, while the other end disappeared around the corner of a building. This creature wasn’t as massive as Kelandi and the Banjieer siblings, but its diameter was almost as tall as two people stacked on top of each other.

But if you think that’s all, you’re far too naive. Given the grotesque nature of everything in this town, how could this giant earthworm look so ordinary?

On its soft, white body, segmented like rings, sprouted feet...

Yes, you read that right, feet. Human feet.

These feet, along with their calves, or even thighs, stuck out from the surface of the earthworm like meaty spines, swaying slowly in tune with the wriggling body, causing a skin-crawling effect for anyone who looked on.

The group stood frozen in place, not daring to move, lest they alarm the thing... well, all but Chen Xiao.

He wasn’t singing now, but was staring with curious eyes at the disgusting creature before him, about to step forward and grab one of the long legs. His action almost gave the tea maven’s five people a heart attack, but luckily Chen Xiao was quick to react. He grabbed Chen Xiao, covering his mouth with one hand and squeezing his neck with the other, dragging him back around the corner of the building.

At this critical juncture, everyone but Chen Xiao understood it was time to retreat quietly.

Just like the explosion in the sewer before, it seemed the gods of the town liked to play jokes on outsiders. As everyone retreated ultra-cautiously without making a sound, the giant white earthworm on the other end of the street suddenly wriggled, and the other half of its body that was hidden by the building also twisted around.

In everyone’s imagination, this thing’s other end must surely be a disgustingly grotesque head, or perhaps no head at all, just a mouth full of rings of teeth connected directly to the body’s end. But when that half turned around, against all expectations, the front end of this nauseating body... was a woman.

And she was quite beautiful at that.

She wore lavish clothes in a medieval style, her face and the skin of her neck were smooth as glass, and the alarming curves of her bust could captivate many men, giving an impression of extreme "beauty" and "nobility", despite being several sizes larger than a normal human.

If it weren’t for her waist down being such a bizarre long worm shape, just her face alone would have outshone the women often seen on screens.

Of course, now neither group had the mindset to appreciate this stunning face. The "woman" turned her head, spotted the people trying to sneak away, first paused, then let out a piercing screech from her throat, twisting her revolting body as she charged toward them.