Chapter 129 Who’s the Good Samaritan? The Carousel is Remote-Controlled

Song Xizheng froze, seemingly agreeing.

In this special world, they could only move around inside the amusement park. If they went outside, they would die. Even playing whack-a-mole wasn’t normal, so it seemed that the other rides probably weren’t normal either.

He sighed. There was nothing he could do but leave it to fate.

"Let’s go."

Lin Yun then lifted her foot and walked toward the carousel.

Song Xizheng quickly followed.

However, there were many people queuing for the carousel. The two glanced ahead and saw that there were at least twenty people still waiting.

Lin Yun looked at the carousel again. There were only five ponies available for passengers, so they would have to wait a little longer.

While they waited, Lin Yun carefully observed the carousel and the tourists around it. Nothing looked particularly unusual. The colorful horses moved slowly in circles, accompanied by cheerful decorations and the ordinary sounds of the amusement park. If she had not already experienced the previous attraction, she might have thought this ride was completely harmless.

Song Xizheng also seemed to be thinking about the same thing. He kept looking at the carousel, then at the people waiting in line. None of them appeared nervous. Some tourists were even talking and laughing among themselves, as though they had no reason to be cautious.

Lin Yun did not find that reassuring.

In a place where even a simple game could turn into something terrifying, normal appearances were probably the most dangerous disguise.

She held the kitten balloon in one hand and waited quietly, her eyes occasionally moving between the clown and the carousel.

She also kept the balloon close, unable to completely forget the strange feeling it had given her from the beginning.

Just then, an NPC dressed as a clown, blowing up balloons, walked toward them.

After the balloon was blown up, the clown NPC quickly shaped it into a cat with his hands.

The clown NPC soon arrived in front of the two of them. He smiled at Lin Yun again and handed her the kitten-shaped balloon in his hand.

Then he took out another balloon, blew it up, and walked away while continuing to inflate it.

"Wow, NPCs actually give things to tourists?" Song Xizheng turned his head and glanced at the clown NPC, who had already walked away.

Lin Yun looked over as well.

A kitten?

Why did she feel that something was strange?

She hadn’t brought the two kittens with her today, but the System had said that it was absolutely safe inside the shelter, and the two kittens were very well-behaved. She had instructed them not to go outside unnecessarily.

But...

She looked down at the kitten balloon that had been handed to her, feeling that the clown NPC was hinting at something.

Song Xizheng looked at Lin Yun with concern.

"Sister Lin..."

He had thought of Lin Yun’s cats, but he hadn’t seen them recently, so he couldn’t remember them clearly at the moment.

"It’s alright. They’re safe."

Lin Yun played with the kitten balloon again, but found nothing wrong with it. It was indeed an ordinary balloon.

’System? Could you check on the shelter for me?’

[Don’t worry. They’re all in the shelter and haven’t gone out.]

The System gave Lin Yun another affirmative answer.

Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that it was best not to bring them out for the time being.

Soon, it was their turn to ride the carousel.

"Please keep your little sign with you. Once you’re on the rocking horse, be sure to hold onto the poles to prevent yourself from falling off."

A smiling young man in a green vest handed them a small green sign with a carousel image printed on it.

It was then that the two realized they hadn’t returned the whack-a-mole sign.

"Do we need to return this little sign to you later?" Lin Yun hurriedly asked.

They had been so engrossed in their thoughts that they had forgotten all about the little sign. It was so light that it almost felt weightless in their hands.

The person in the green vest quickly answered Lin Yun’s question.

"No need. Tourists can just keep them. They don’t need to be given small tags next time they come to visit."

Lin Yun nodded again and entered the carousel area with Song Xizheng.

"Come on, this way~"

A woman in a green vest waved her hand, gesturing for them to pass.

After they got onto the rocking horses, she said, "Please hold on tight to the bar and don’t let go."

After giving them the reminder, she stepped back and closed the gate.

She then walked over to the carousel’s control panel and pressed the start button.

For some reason, after hearing the green vest’s reminder, both of them had a bad feeling.

Click...

A faint sound suddenly came from behind.

Lin Yun looked down again, and her eyes widened instantly.

"Blanch!"

Song Xizheng was drawn to Lin Yun’s foul language. Seeing her looking down, he also lowered his head.

"Holy crap, what is this?!"

The ground beneath their wooden horses had been removed, replaced by a pile of upright blades.

Those blades were extremely sharp. If someone fell onto them, they could instantly pierce through the body.

Lin Yun then looked beneath the other wooden horses.

Under one of them was a patch of red lava that was currently steaming.

On the other side was a pool of dark, indistinct liquid. Something about it looked definitely wrong.

Before they could react, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

The amusement park outside the carousel disappeared, replaced by a gloomy and terrifying wasteland. Strange noises occasionally drifted over from the distance.

The carousel they were riding seemed completely out of place in this environment.

At that moment, the carousel slowly began to move.

"Wow! It’s starting! Run, little pony!"

A little girl’s voice suddenly rang out.

Lin Yun and Song Xizheng turned their heads to look again.

There was a little girl sitting on a pink rocking horse, shouting excitedly.

The two exchanged a glance and quickly grabbed the pole.

Fortunately, they had already grabbed onto it. Otherwise, they might have been thrown off as the carousel continued to accelerate.

As the little girl’s voice faded, the carousel gradually sped up.

The tourists on the other two rocking horses shouted excitedly.

Unlike Lin Yun and Song Xizheng, they didn’t hold onto the poles tightly at all. They merely gripped them loosely, and the increasing speed seemed to have no effect on them.

Lin Yun glanced at the environment outside again. It had already become a blurry image.

She silently hugged the pole tighter.

Never mind. Holding onto the pole was definitely the right thing to do.

Those people were definitely trying to mislead her.

At that speed, if she relaxed even slightly, she would definitely be thrown off.

Song Xizheng glanced at Lin Yun in front of him and made up his mind.

Whatever Lin Yun did, he would do it too.

He was sure she was right!

The little girl, still excited, glanced at the two people clinging tightly to the pole.

The corners of her upturned lips drooped slightly.

Then she became excited again.

"Wow! It’s so fast! Faster, faster! The carousel is so much fun!"

The tourists on the other two rocking horses were also extremely excited.

"Yes, faster, faster!"

Only at this speed could they experience a different kind of thrill.

"It would be so much fun if it could swing like that."

Gradually, the little girl lost interest in the extreme speed and muttered under her breath.

Lin Yun glanced up at the little girl again.

This little girl...

Then, just as the little girl had said, the rocking horses began to sway back and forth and from side to side.

"Blanch!"

There’s definitely something wrong with this little girl!

Lin Yun quickly hugged the pole tighter, not daring to loosen her grip even slightly.

Song Xizheng was dumbfounded.

This carousel was definitely not as simple as it looked!

He felt like throwing up.

The carousel beneath him began to sway violently. The wooden horse jerked forward, then backward, and the sudden changes in direction made his stomach churn.

Lin Yun’s arms were already aching from holding onto the pole. She had thought that the biggest danger would be being thrown off because of the speed, but she had never expected the entire carousel to start moving in different directions.

Who had a remote-controlled carousel?

Lin Yun paused for a moment, then looked up and glared at the culprit, who was still excited.

The little girl was sitting happily on her pink rocking horse, her eyes shining with excitement as she watched the ride become more violent.

Lin Yun couldn’t help clenching her teeth.

I really want to stuff something in her mouth and shut her up.

But the little girl was completely oblivious, engrossed in the fun of the carousel.