Chapter 313 - Despair (2/2)

The platform under Wei Huo’s feet stopped on one side of the metal platform. Wei Huo stepped up. The metal platform was a square platform with an surface area of about 100 by 100 square meters. It could be considered a huge platform.

When he walked onto the platform and felt the metal’s temperature, Wei Huo understood that this metal was the same as the metal used to build houses in the city.

This metal was known as air-conditioner gold. It was an alloy invented by the Atlanteans that could absorb heat at high temperatures and store it at low temperatures.

If one used this alloy to build a house, the walls of the house would absorb heat when the weather was hot and release heat when the weather was cold. One would be very comfortable living in such a house. It would be warm in the winter and cool in the summer. One would also not need electricity.

However, this alloy had a weakness. It could not be used in places that were covered in ice and snow all year round. However, in this underwater world filled with magma, this alloy was very useful.

Wei Huo took a few steps on the metal platform and found a corner to stand on. He observed his surroundings carefully. He could see a dazzling artificial sky above his head, but it was the sky of the Atlanteans.

The clouds in the sky of the seabed were mercury clouds. The colorful jellyfish light made the world of the Atlanteans not as bright as the land world, but it was more colorful than the land world.

Soon, another platform rose. This time, a white-haired old man walked onto the metal platform. His beard, eyebrows, and hair were all white. His face was covered in wrinkles, and he walked shakily. He had his hands behind his back, and his back was hunched as he walked slowly onto the metal platform.

At that moment, the administrator said, “Unfortunately, only three out of 10 people have survived. You should have realized that the 10 people, 10 platforms, and 20 black ropes form a circle. In fact, as long as each of you chooses to slide to the left or right at the same time, you will be able to reach another platform simultaneously. That way, you will also survive!”

This was the administrator’s insight. What he had said was impossible. Unless the ten of them had agreed on this beforehand, it would be impossible for them to all slide in the same direction.

The administrator added, “If all 10 of you survive, the survival rate of the next stage will be much higher. That’s because those who survive will be forced into a team!”

As soon as the administrator finished his sentence, the young man who had used invisible thread as a weapon said coldly, “Form a team with a group of useless people? I’d rather do it alone. The rules on the second level are obviously most advantageous to the first person to move, so I acted first. When I arrived at a platform where another person was standing, that person was still in a daze. How laughable. How could I have formed a team with such an idiot?”

The administrator smiled and said, “Nevertheless, only the three of you have survived. I’m the temporary administrator of your team. You have five hours to rest. Food and water will be sent to your platform soon. However, make no mistake. Although I’m the exclusive administrator of your team, I will not help you. On the contrary, I want to see you die with despair on your faces. Therefore, you have to be careful, as I could poison your food and water.”

The administrator’s voice was neutral. It seemed like the voice had become altert, so it was impossible to tell if the administrator was male or female.

Soon, a huge box containing food and water descended from the sky. The young man who had been playing with invisible thread immediately took out some food and water to eat.

The old man asked, “Aren’t you afraid that the food and water might be poisoned?”

The young man sneered. “Would they need to do this to kill us?”

“That makes sense.” The old man thought about it and walked over to eat and drink. Only Wei Huo did not move. Firstly, Wei Huo did not need to replenish his food and water intake. Secondly, there was indeed a problem with the food and water.

As expected, the young man and the old man clutched their necks in pain. Meanwhile, despair and fear were pulled out of the back of their heads by a spiritual thread.

They had not expected the food and water to be poisoned!

Despair often descended at the most unexpected moment!