Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 276 - 271: Strange Divine Academy 16

Endless monsters surged out from below, moving towards Josh. Many of them were not lethal at all, just persistently approaching her, as if something on her was attracting them.

Josh quickly thought of the rose in her hand.

She extended the rose, waving it left and right, and sure enough, those monsters swayed in the direction of the rose.

Isn’t this rose her weapon?

Why do these monsters want her rose so badly?

While dodging, she calmed herself down, recalling the details she saw after entering.

If there’s anything particularly attention-grabbing and full of information, it’s probably those colorful murals on the windows.

However, those murals were densely packed and information-rich, making it impossible for the average person to extract complete information from such an intensive image in a short time.

Rose, mural, monsters attracted by the rose, there must be some connection among these things.

She needed to solve this puzzle to reach Erin.

Although her senses were attached to the spider silk and could see the situation indoors, it was too dark to see the murals on the windows.

Josh teleported to the windowsill and stood still, staring at the monsters below, suddenly having an idea.

If there’s no light, then create light!

She exchanged for some fireworks from Pinduoduo, lit them, and threw them into the monster crowd.

Fireworks crackled and exploded, lighting up the room intermittently, accompanied by dense smoke.

Josh hid in the smoke, quietly observing the surrounding windows, where the mural content was overly detailed.

At a glance, it was dizzying, but upon a cursory gaze, one would discover that different mural color blocks pieced together a sea of red and white roses.

The roots beneath the sea of flowers were deeply rooted in the monsters’ flesh, as if continuously devouring their flesh.

A flash of insight crossed Josh’s mind; she seemed to understand what these monsters wanted.

She manipulated the spider silk, lowering the web.

The web enveloped all the monsters from knees down without a sound.

Josh stood a short distance away, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

She pulled the spider silk on the spot, and with a swish, the monsters let out consistent screams.

All the monsters’ shins were sliced by the web, cutting off the roots below as well.

The screams mingled with the ecstasy of liberation.

The monsters’ black souls, freed from the grasp of the rose roots, were purified, turning into white orbs of light and slowly disappearing within the room.

The blindfold over Josh’s eyes vanished, and the room returned to daylight.

She looked at the windows on both sides, and sure enough, the murals had changed again.

The voice resounded once more: "Congratulations on completing the test. Now, please take your rose longsword and go save your companion."

Josh looked down, realizing that the rose stem in her hand had somehow turned into a delicate short blade on her arm. Gazing at the especially sharp blade, her gaze flickered as she looked at Erin.

Erin remained silent.

Josh walked over and cut off the rose thorns on Erin.

The two stood face to face on the platform.

An empty voice sounded in the room: "Erin, the decision is now in your hands."

The blindfold was placed back over Josh’s eyes, and not only that, but she also found her body suddenly immobilized. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t break free from the force suppressing her.

"Erin, if you kill your companion now, you can graduate and leave the school. Will you kill her?"

Josh heard no response.

The voice asked again, "Or you can choose to proceed through the next stages together with her. But I must remind you, it will only get harder, are you sure you want to place your hope on her?"

According to the predictable nature of NPCs, she would surely stab Josh to death in a heartbeat.

The voice seemed equally certain of this as well.

Erin dropped the short blade in her hand: "I place my hope on her."

Josh curled her lips into a smile.

The voice paused for a moment: "Are you sure? By killing her now, you have a hundred percent chance of success, but placing your hope on her, your chances won’t be as high."

Erin: "I’m sure."

After a long silence.

"As you wish."

"Congratulations, both of you, for successfully passing the first stage, the Battle of Trust."

The blindfold over Josh’s eyes was removed.

The two exchanged glances, then turned to look at the glowing statue behind them.

The Pope revealed his true form, looking at them with serene eyes: "This stage tested the trust between you. Since you passed the test, I will grant you each a portion of Divine Power. These powers you may keep to yourself, or share with your companion, and they will accompany you through the test of the second stage."

Two gentle beams of light embedded themselves into Josh and Erin.

Josh looked at the Pope: "Thank you, Your Holiness."

The Pope’s gaze fell on her, with a slight smile: "Go forth, my faithful follower."

Josh turned and left with Erin, quietly casting a glance at the murals on both sides as she was leaving.

The mural content had changed, and the color blocks had shifted.

Before exiting, she gave the mural on the wall one last deep look, finally glancing wistfully at the Pope.

The Pope’s eyes contained kindness: "Remember, my little follower, the test for the second stage has already begun."

The door closed behind them.

Josh and Erin safely emerged.

It happened to be the prayer break, and everyone had just finished praying, ready to return to class.

Seeing the two of them come out, someone couldn’t help but laugh.

"Oh wow, here comes our E-level spiritual power players, dressed so neatly? Could it be that the test stage couldn’t detect your spiritual power and thought no one entered?"

"Pfft... serves you right! I hate people who rely on tricks to win games, how is that different from getting something for nothing?"

"Exactly! We all painstakingly fight and survive on spiritual power, while she gets by every time using some despicable tricks and loopholes."

"Defeating the Angel’s Wings team with those disgusting schemes, feeling smug and overly proud as if she was truly that capable?"

The people making snide remarks had all rallied around Susanna.

Josh sometimes admired Susanna, who had no other skills but was a master at stirring people up.

Qian Duobao sneered at Josh: "Don’t be afraid of disgrace, if you failed the challenge, just say so. With such little spiritual power, losing isn’t embarrassing."

"Hahahahahahahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahahahahahahaha..." Josh laughed along: "Of course, it doesn’t embarrass me, it’s not me who failed the challenge."

Her words had just dropped when the campus broadcast sounded: "Congratulations to Josh and Erin for being the first pair to complete the first stage of the test, reducing the challenge time from 10 days to 7. Other pairs, please hurry up."