Big Brother, Please Save Us! / From Doomsday to Escape Game
Translator : Xiao Wentian + Li Zhinu
Editor : Kirishima Ririka
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THE/TOMAS/SON/FAMILY – IV : The Cabin in the Wood
As if the blade was inserted into a soft jelly, the spinning blade brought out numerous blood bubbles and froth. But the girl looked so calm and relaxed that a chill rose in the hearts of the viewer.
It’s too lucky that someone Mom-like is a companion![1]
All of them thought together.
The driver bursted out a sharp howl, and in excruciating pain, it broke free of Lin Rurui’s restraints, bounced up like a grasshopper, and turned its head 360 degrees, looking at the inside of the bus.
”It’s looking at us!”
”Ah!!! It’s, it’s coming back!”
Inside the car, the students’ screams rose. Lin Rurui spat, stepped forward, leaped up and kneed the driver’s back, pressed him to his knees, gripped the back of his neck like pinching a cat, and shouted back to the bus with a sharp look in her eyes: “Drive the bus!”
Xue Feier was the first to react, she started the bus with trembling hands, stepping on the gas pedal and driving away.
In the rearview mirror, the figure of the girl tangled with the driver was shown until its slowly gone away. Someone shuddered abruptly, “Isn’t it a little unethical for us to do this ……?”
In front of the big screen in the square, there was also a lot of condemnation.
”A busload of greedy cowards who fear death! Bah!” This is the righteous viewer.
”Miss Little Sister too pitiful, she looks beautiful but she also high force value, beautiful, strong yet miserable, I’m a fan, ah!” This is a face-con fan.
“What a cool sister, I’m following you!” This is the fans’ chant to their idol.
If they knew Lin Rurui’s true inner thoughts, they might not be able to say these words.
Lin Rurui glanced and saw the bus has disappeared, her expression eased, “The one that’s in the way is finally gone.”
“Setekh.” She called the Messenger of the Gods, “Now the camera isn’t following me, right?”
”Yep. The cameras have moved away with the group, so now you can have fun.”
Lin Rurui moved her body, her joints popping and crackling. She looked at the driver, and the grumbling spirit froze, actually he was pulling his legs out and started running.
With a snap of Lin Rurui’s finger, bright fireworks suddenly rose from the sky. Lin Rurui put her hand into the fire, the flame seemed to be in a different dimensional space, directly engulfing half of her palm.
Her small arm was slender and fair, covered with a thin layer of muscle, very beautiful. Suddenly, the muscles on her small arms tensed, and she swiftly pulled out a long red knife from inside the flames.
The blade was still burning with leaping sparks. Like a scorching blade slicing cheese, the driver was cut in half by the bright red flame blade. The driver was cut and the cross-section was a charred black paste, and the air was filled with the fragrance of charcoal.
“Why did you save them?” Setekh was puzzled: “I’ve read your file, and it is conservatively estimated that thousands of people have died by your sword. What’s with this sudden act of kindness?”
“After the destruction of my planet, I realized something.”
“What?”
Lin Rurui cranked up her arm and wiped the blade clean in the crevice, “Human life is precious.”
She pulled the fruit knife out of the driver’s remains, the blade having been broken up beyond use.
The crude ‘weapon’ was scrapped, and the flaming knife couldn’t be exposed to anyone. Lin Rurui pondered for a moment, and then suddenly had a bright idea: “Setekh, can I buy something from the store on credit?”
“No.” Setekh replied indifferently, and the conversation changed, “You have a balance in your account, so you can buy it with your points.”
When the game started, a black bracelet was added to everyone’s wrist. Touching the circle in the center of the bracelet, Lin Rurui clicked on the game interface. In the balance display column, she had more than ten thousand REP points.
She was a little surprised at Setekh’s generosity: “Is this the game’s initial funds?”
”Gods Battle Royale is a live game. The viewers like you, and with your presence on the screen, their enthusiasm is high, and the gods convert this emotion into a reward roll, which is distributed to your account in the form of REP points.”
Lin Ruirui understood: “It’s just like livestreaming rewards.”
She browsed the system mall in high spirits, made many comparison between weapons, selected two long steel blades, crossed them on her back, bought wrist guards, brass knuckles, bayonets, and in the blink of an eye she spent all of her 10,000+ REP points.[2]
Setekh: … You spendthrift!
After clicking to confirm the purchase, a pillar of light hit her side. The pillar of light dissipated, and the purchased item immediately appeared on the ground, very convenient.
After Lin Rurui finished equipping her weapon, she set off again, walking along the dirt road. After about half an hour of walking, a small white mist gradually appeared around her, obscuring her vision. Not far away, a forest loomed in the white mist.
She walked into the woods and walked straight ahead. Not long after, the white fog dissipated and a green meadow appeared in front of her.
There was a small cabin, elegantly decorated and very beautiful. There was a circle of trees around, and when Lin Rurui turned back, she noticed she was out from the woods.
There were a bunch of nervous people standing in front of the cabin, and when they heard the movement from the woods, they looked over vigilantly. It was only when they saw that the person who appeared was Lin Rurui that they let out a sigh of relief.
Xu Lie ran over, “Classmate Lin, thank you for saving my life, thank you very much.”
In the depths of his grateful gaze, a touch of fear was hidden. Xu Lie was a star athlete, captain of the varsity team, and he was usually proud of himself, especially of his strength. However, when he was confronted with the driver’s attack, he was unable to shake it at all even with his veins popped out.
Only those who have experienced how terrifying the monster was, can feel even how terrifyingly strong this beautiful and quiet young woman was.
Lin Rurui nodded casually, looking at the people on the lawn and suddenly frowned, “Why are there so many missing people?”
There were a total of forty-two people on the bus, and the people now, including her, were only twenty.
”Old Li?” She looked to the class teacher.
Before Old Li could speak, Liu Xueling, who was on the other side of the class, snapped, “They split up into two groups and left. Xue Feier and Song Sheng left in their bus; some other boys went to the woods together, saying they were looking for a way out.”
”This is the only way the bus could have gone, and I didn’t see them when I came in.” Lin Rurui said faintly.
All of them had a sudden chill in their hearts – so where did the bus go?
Old Li rubbed his hands apprehensively, “Should we call back the people who went to the woods?” He was still trapped in his role as a teacher and felt that he couldn’t abandon his students.
Lin Rurui said indifferently, “Don’t look for them, most likely they won’t come back.”
”Huh?” Old Li was stunned: “Why?”
”This is Battle Royale, and every clue the game gives is important, so who remembers what the hint says?”
A boy with glasses went pale white as a sheet, shuddered as he repeated, “Malicious people in the woods, their saliva are dripping into the ground…?”
“There is no doubt that the woods are a forbidden area for this game, but they are still running to the most dangerous places.” Lin Rurui coldly said, “If they don’t die, then who will die?”
Die?
The crowd was stunned by this heavy word.
“Student Lin, you are so powerful, you can definitely save them…” Old Li begged tremblingly.
Lin Rurui looked indifferent: “I have no such obligation.”
She won’t look at a detached point of view if they could be saved, she would help out, but if she has to die, then sorry, she didn’t want to spend the extra energy to save the fools.
There was a heated debate in the square in front of the big screen about her behavior.
Some people shook their heads: “The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.” It’s hard to agree with this kind of evasion of responsibility.
Some people hate it: “You’re all talk! You go there and do it yourself!”
Some people cried out to their idol, “The little sister is cold-faced, I think she’s pretty good!”
In the middle of Battle Royale, the frozen atmosphere was interrupted by a creak, and the cabin’s door suddenly opened to reveal a blonde woman in a blue floral dress.
She wore a yellow kerchief, graceful body, face snow white, a pair of emerald like green eyes. In the past, she must be charming.
“Oh, my dear friends.” She spoke with an exaggerated voice, as if an American was speaking Chinese, “Welcome to my home! Please come in, please come in.”[3]
The open door of the cabin was like a gaping maw that emitted a strange scent, waiting for its prey to enter of its own accord. Not only did the crowd not feel happy about the invitation, but they all took a step backwards.
As soon as Lin Rurui took a step forward, she was stopped by a nervous Xu Lie: “Boss, in a glance, there’s something wrong with this cabin, do we really have to enter? Boss?” [4]
People: …… You correct yourself so fast, ah.[5]
”Or what? Are we going to stand here stupidly?”
After Lin Rurui be the first one to walk in, the people behind her looked at each other for a while, but finally followed her.
The interior style of the cabin was cozy and stylish, and it was obvious that the owner had put a lot of effort into decorating it. The walls were covered with authentic reproductions of Renoir and Van Gogh, and in the center was a portrait of a family of four, a beautiful young couple and a pair of lovely children, a sense of happiness that was about to overflow from the canvas.
But the cabin was very dimly lit, adding to the eerie atmosphere.
Old Li, as a geography teacher, had an occupational disease and whispered, he explained as soon as he came in, “The house isn’t facing the right way, so it’s hard for sunlight to enter the house, no wonder the cabin is so dark.
”The homeowner is in the backyard chopping wood, please feel free to sit down.”
Jenny Thomason apologized as she opened the curtains in the living room. She walked into the kitchen with a friendly smile and a moment later came out with snacks and black teas.
A vinyl record player was placed on the sideboard by the stairs, and Jenny went to the sideboard and plucked the needle onto the record. The melodious music slowly flowed out. The mellow, hot aroma of black tea overflowed into the air. In this gentle atmosphere, the tense nerves of the crowd gradually relaxed.
After browsing around the living room, Lin Rurui wandered to looked at the interior of the cabin.
It was a sunny day, but the interior of the house was already darkened as if it was night time, with the windows open and the cold wind blowing.
As she passed a corridor, she was distracted by a painting at the end of the corridor.
It was a picture of a naked barbarian with a knife and fork in his hands, grimly tearing into a piece of raw flesh splattered with blood and juices, and a woman with a face full of pain was lying at his feet, her abdomen wide open, exposing her incomplete internal organs.
The strokes are exquisite, realistic, with hint of oozing madness. Lin Rurui wanted to get closer for a closer look, when suddenly the side door next to her was opened, and a tall, pale skinned man walked in.
He was nearly two meters tall, with mighty muscles, standing in the doorway blocking the sun behind him, and holding an axe upside down in his sweaty palm, his expression was darkened due to the background light.
Bam. The foul-smelling liquid rolled down the axe’s blade, in a slowly dripping manner.
“Ah, distinguished guest.” The man grinned, “I’m Morgan Tomasson.”
“How do you do?” Lin Rurui looked to the tapestry and quipped, “Is this your work? It’s a masterpiece painting, with a pounding sense of reality.”
Morgan suddenly put down the axe, and with an air of poise, removed the tapestry and put it face down on the table.
”It’s just a worthless small hobby.”
He smiled again, revealing a mouthful of missing yellow teeth.
“Your teeth is no good?” Lin Rurui suddenly asked.
“Old habits.” Morgan numbly restrained his smile, but before he could think of something else to say to remedy the situation, suddenly, there was a ruckus from the lawn outside.
Lin Rurui’s eyebrows twitched, and she turned out to ran to the back door. The bus that drove away returned to the open space in front of the cabin, looking even more shattered than before. The windshield was completely shattered, and there were even traces of flesh and blood hanging around the edges.
As soon as the crowd approached the bus, the door was opened, and Xue Feier slid down with a pale face, slumped to the ground.
Footnotes:
1 They thought MC will babysit them
2 the wrist guard aka 护腕 (Hu Wan),Brass Knuckles aka 指虎 (Zhi Hu),and Bayonet 三菱刺 (San ling Chi)
3 The “Oh my dear friends” are written in English.
4 Xu Lie referred MC as Lao Da (big boss) and Da Lao (which mean big bro/boss). If he called mc da lao then its written as big bro (since XL is the typical athlete dude who called the dudes as bros), if lao da then it will be written as boss.
5 Means XL didn’t want to get in, but he implied to be willing if his boss mc also enter
XWT: In case anyone didn’t know what MC CS were going to face, its obvs cannibals in the wood. … Also slowly tl in cannon fodder
Ririka: If you’re MC, would you go to the woods to search the missing people?
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OwO, nononono, definitely not going to save anyone alone if Im mc.
The darkness scares me.
Thanks for the chap~
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