SWNOVELXO Chapter 64 - I Must Be Seeing Things!
Chapter 64: I Must Be Seeing Things!
The newcomers quietly gathered around.
They planned to pull the timid and cute Yue Sha into the water on behalf of the Black Marsh Frogmen.
Come on!
Great Black-Faced Empress, we need your ascension.
We are indeed lacking a Black-Faced Empress whose visage shines from darkness, and Yue Sha, you are the one.
You must understand, the girls are lucky, the boys must find a Black Marsh Frog Queen whose countenance is so dark that it drives people away, otherwise it’s too unfair if only our boys are so gloomy!
Ling Long scoffed.
Foolish mortals!
How dare you ignore the luck of someone graced by a diamond crown and the swan of fortune? Who gave you the courage?
Huo Mei held back Long Ying, who was about to step forward to intervene, signaling her to stay and enjoy the show.
The boys think they can easily drag Yue Sha down?
Ha!
You’re living in a dream!
“Goddesses of Luck and all who govern fate, I am Yue Sha, who accepts the trials and pains of life bestowed by destiny. As a newcomer in this trial, I embrace the revelations fate has for me, whether or not they accompany me throughout my journey… From the mundane to the tranquil, Yue Sha sincerely hopes that the blessing from the Chest of Fate will be of Silver grade!”
Yue Sha prayed earnestly with her eyes closed, unaware of the circle of classmates quietly forming around her.
“Silver grade?” members of the Black Marsh Frogmen exclaimed. You’re asking for Silver-grade items right off the bat?
Yue Sha, aren’t you a bit too ambitious?
For a newcomer, getting a Black Iron from the Chest of Fate would be good enough, yet you’re hoping for Silver?
For someone as timid and easily bullied as you, fate loves to play tricks on you the most. If it doesn’t make you cry three or four times a day, it would be a disservice to your naturally abundant resource of tears!
Come on!
Open the chest!
You’re about to be dominated by a miserable fate!
Then, cry your heart out, for, as a crybaby, there’s no other way for you to stop yourself from becoming the Black-Faced Empress!
“These guys are too much!” Cang Yue’s golden-silver eyes blazed with flames. It’s one thing to fool around, but bullying a girl?
“It’s fine,” Li Ao waved it off.
“How can it be fine?”
Cang Yue glared at Li Ao.
“Ice, explain,” Li Ao said, indicating he was too lazy to speak, letting Shuanghan do the talking.
“…”
Shuanghan was speechless. You never ask me to explain when it’s time to eat, right? Besides, what’s there to explain?
Yue Sha is naturally like a White Elf; she might not open a Silver Orange Card, but she’ll at least get a Bronze Purple Card that will be useful for her.
There’s no way these guys’ schemes will succeed!
“Are you mute?”
Cang Yue saw Shuanghan remaining silent.
Couldn’t help but taunt him.
Li Ao told you to speak, and you keep your mouth shut without saying a word. What’s the meaning of this?
Too disdainful to explain to me? Believe it or not, I’ll start a fight with you right here?
“Can’t you, big-eyed freak, just watch patiently?”
Shuanghan doubted how Cang Yue, with his impulsive nature, managed to survive daily life. Wouldn’t he be driven to despair when real troubles arose?
“Do you think you’re so great, you block of ice?”
Cang Yue retorted, sparking an immediate argument.
“Shush!”
Li Ao now seemed to stand apart from the fray.
“It’s showtime!”
“Showtime?”
Shuanghan and Cang Yue were taken aback.
Who was performing?
Was it their classmate Yue Sha, who was silently praying amidst the crowd?
No, that couldn’t be right; Yue Sha wasn’t that type of person. Was Li Ao referring to someone else?
In the midst of the arena, Yue Sha finished her prayers.
She was deeply immersed.
Her mind was entirely focused on the prayer.
She paid no attention to the crowd of classmates surrounding her, watching the spectacle.
Her hands, pristine and flawless, lightly touched the “Newcomer Destiny Chest.”
In that instant.
A fierce, blinding pillar of light shot into the sky.
The intense brightness instantly blinded the hopeful boys around Yue Sha who were waiting to cheer at her expected failure…
Members of the Black Marsh Frogmen were all caught off guard, covering their faces and screaming in agony.
Oh my god!
My eyes!
I’m blind!
My eyes are blind!
Not only did the newcomers feel physically blinded by the intense column of light, but they also felt a fatal blow to their spirits.
They had thought that a timid soul like Yue Sha might end up as a mere Black Marsh Frog Queen, but her complexion was so pale it could outshine anyone at the venue, except perhaps the demon king Li Ao. No one else could stand against her.
Help!
One demon king was already too much, and now here was a White Elf Princess!
Can’t you give us members of the Black Marsh Frogmen a way out?
Once their vision finally returned.
The classmates noticed.
A Red Card, adorned with incredibly intricate patterns, was floating in front of Yue Sha, occasionally radiating a beautiful glow.
Yue Sha looked a bit helpless: “Actually, I would have been fine with just a Silver-grade Orange Card… Thank you, Goddess Majesty, maybe a Silver next time?”
This statement caused instant critical damage to everyone’s hearts.
Critical damage over a million.
Everyone was struck down.
Severely injured and bleeding.
And likely to continue suffering for a lifetime.
Just thinking of what Yue Sha had said caused everyone unbearable pain in their hearts.
“Mom, save me! It turns out Yue Sha’s prayer for a Silver-grade Orange Card was not her highest goal, but her most basic wish! It seems she’s not lacking Gold-grade Red Cards at all, she just needs Silver-grade Orange Cards!”
Facing such a lucky empress who lacks only Orange Cards, what can one do but kneel before her?
The realization struck the boys like a blow to their spines.
They collapsed to the ground, powerless.
Despondent.
Life is so hard.
Everyone’s life was miserable enough already, but why, oh why did the heavens have to send Yue Sha to be our classmate?
If it weren’t for the demon king Li Ao and the white elf princess Yue Sha, everyone could happily play together. Everyone was at the bottom anyway, with the four sour-faced kings providing a cushion, and it would have been a contented life, though a bit tough. But now, with the demon king flashing a Red Card, and Yue Sha following with another, did the heavens want to make us, the Black Marsh Frogmen, vomit blood and cry ourselves to death right here in the Trial Plaza?
Oh, fate, why must you torment me so?
When I pray, I’m serious and devout. Why must you still pierce my heart like this?
The boys pounded their heads and chests with their fists.
A picture of utter despair.
The girls laughed heartily.
Serves you right!
You who look down on others deserve it!
Yue Sha might be timid, but is she really that easy to bully?
After all, she ranks eighth on the Newcomer’s Challenge List.
Even the mighty demon king Li Ao, the only rookie who couldn’t break her defense, looks like a mere breeze could blow her away.
Luckily, Yue Sha isn’t combative, otherwise, the top three spots on the Challenge List might need rearranging!
“Red Card?”
Cang Yue watched, dumbfounded, and finally managed to gulp down his saliva, “Did Yue Sha cheat?”
“There’s no need,” Li Ao shook his head.
Speaking of cheating.
The real cheater here is him.
It’s impossible for Yue Sha to cheat. She even wants a lower level Silver Card!
Or rather, she doesn’t need to cheat. With her explosive luck, if it weren’t for the fact that the highest card the Newcomer’s Destiny Chest could produce was a Red Card, she might have drawn something even better.
Oh, sorry, she just has that kind of luck!
Disagree?
If you can’t stand it, you might as well commit suicide and reincarnate!
Millions of daily lamenting Black Marsh Frogmen are waiting for you to rescue them!
“How could she possibly draw a Red Card?”
Cang Yue was convinced that Li Ao must have cheated to draw a Red Card, so Yue Sha must have cheated too.
“She doesn’t need to cheat,” Li Ao sighed.
“Why?”
Cang Yue wondered aloud.
“Because you are so pale!”
Li Ao said as he patted Cang Yue on the shoulder, “Heaven’s myriad favors are bestowed upon you alone!”
Cang Yue was speechless.
Shuanghan was also speechless.
Lie Feng, the leader of the Four Great Stern Faces, upon hearing this, immediately shed tears.
Indeed.
The elders were right.
A life not dominated by the princes and princesses of the White Elves is incomplete.
There are people in this world, born in such a way that they crush you into doubting your own existence, and what can you do about it?
But still, you get up every day, reinvigorated, strive tirelessly, continually improving yourself, only to be crushed over and over!
What a tragic life!
Why am I not Li Ao, who drew the Red Card?
Why am I just Lie Feng, the leader of the Four Great Stern Faces?
Even though I’ve fought my way up to the sixth place on the Newcomer’s Challenge List, ready to face the great demon Li Ao with my fists, why does my heart still hurt?
“Cousin, we need to see the bigger picture, these are only temporary advantages, they don’t really count for much,” Qiu Ye flew next to Lie Feng, trying to console him gently, “Don’t talk about us newcomers, even legendary fighters can’t control their own destinies freely. I heard that among a hundred legendary fighters, only ten percent can move towards the Celestial Realm, the rest can only fade quietly on the Tianfeng Continent. If we want to truly control our destinies, we must work hard and strive to be part of that ten percent!”
“Qiu Ye, is your goal to advance to the Celestial Realm?”
Lie Feng was surprised, Qiu Ye’s aspirations far exceeded his imagination.
“Following Li Ao and Yue Sha, I feel keeping up with them will make advancing to the Celestial Realm not a problem,” Qiu Ye said as he brought out his Native Card, a White Card that sprouted roots upon touching the ground, caressing it as if also persuading himself, “Forget about everything else, for now, let’s just make sure we aren’t left in the dust by them!”
“Well done, Qiu Ye, it looks like you’ve come to realize something! I feel the same way; I absolutely will not bow down to that guy Li Ao!”
Lie Feng suddenly regained his fighting spirit, clenched his fists tightly, bursting with valor, “I will battle him to the end, to the death!”
Li Ao was sweating profusely.
You two can say these silly things if you want.
But could you at least find a secluded place away from me to say them? Don’t you think I’d feel awkward hearing all this?
Ling Long, Huo Mei, Tang Guo, Long Ying, and Wu Ying gathered around, curious to see what kind of item or war beast Yue Sha had managed to get with her Gold-grade Red Card.
Previously, Li Ao had drawn a highly mysterious egg.
And Yue Sha?