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[I have a dream… to break through the dimensional wall!]
Amamiya Natsuki was astonished to see the words appearing above the giant snake's head.
game hint?
As Amamiya Natsuki gazed intently, more text appeared above the giant snake's head.
[Name: Greedy Snake]
[Level: LV2]
[Status: Happy, Evolving]
[Remark: A Greedy Snake that doesn't want to break through the dimensional wall is not a good Greedy Snake]
"… So it's Greedy Snake!"
Amamiya Natsuki's eyes suddenly narrowed, and the previous strangeness and awkwardness were instantly resolved.
No wonder this strange snake's tail and body were the same thickness, completely inconsistent with biological evolution standards, because it wasn't a real flesh-and-blood creature at all!
"… Amamiya-kun, what did you just say?"
The cold voice of the ice sculpture girl entered his ears.
"I said it's Greedy Snake…" Amamiya Natsuki turned to look at the calm-faced ice sculpture girl and said in surprise, "You can't see the words above that snake's head?"
"Hmm?" Shinomiya Kaguya stared at the Greedy Snake on the other side of the room, her willow-like eyebrows slightly furrowed. "I don't see anything… Has Amamiya-kun become so scared that he's talking nonsense?"
Amamiya Natsuki was certain he wasn't talking nonsense.
Now, not only the Greedy Snake but even above the ice sculpture girl's head, a line of text had quietly appeared.
[So scary, so scary, so scary (>_<)]
[I hate snakes the most. They're so big; I'll be swallowed whole, won't I!]
[Status: Trembling]
Amamiya Natsuki: "… "
Damn it, I was fooled.
Indeed, the prettier a girl is, the more she lies.
Just now, I was secretly admiring your composure, your ability to remain unfazed even when a mountain collapses, but it was all just a facade of calmness. Your heart was already trembling, wasn't it!
[Remark: This player's morale is low. All attributes—execution, reaction, speed, courage—are reduced. Morale can be boosted to help her recover her state.]
[Recommended method: '… Shinomiya, can you not be so useless?']
"Nothing," Amamiya Natsuki shook his head, suppressing the urge to complain, and then said, "This snake isn't a real creature; it's the Greedy Snake from a video game… Look closely, no snake can move in a straight line without any body undulation."
"That's right." Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly, her tone calm. "Due to their body structure, snakes typically move in an S-shape… Their current way of moving doesn't conform to the biological laws of snakes."
After a pause, Shinomiya Kaguya asked again:
"What is Greedy Snake?"
"You haven't played it?" Amamiya Natsuki looked at her in surprise.
"No."
She hasn't even played Greedy Snake. Is she a primitive person who traveled through time?
Perhaps sensing Amamiya Natsuki's impolite gaze, Shinomiya Kaguya's voice turned cold: "games are just a cheap form of entertainment for ordinary people, meant to consume the excess energy of commoners. Siomiya people don't need to play them."
"games are the ninth art! Even if you haven't played them, you shouldn't disparage them. Apologize to all the game players in the world right now!" Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but retort, then pressed his temples and took a deep breath. "Greedy Snake is an electronic game from the last century. The gameplay is very simple: control the Greedy Snake to keep eating things, and the Greedy Snake's body will continuously grow larger."
"That Greedy Snake's body has already started to grow," Amamiya Natsuki said with a serious expression. "If we plan on just hiding for half an hour, that snake's body could very likely fill the entire room."
Shinomiya Kaguya silently looked at the Greedy Snake, her face still devoid of emotion: "…Do you have a plan?"
"I do," Amamiya Natsuki nodded. "In the Greedy Snake game, the Greedy Snake cannot touch its own body, otherwise it will eat itself, and the game ends."
"To clear the game, we need to find a way to make that Greedy Snake's head touch its body."
Shinomiya Kaguya was quite intelligent: "That Greedy Snake's goal seems to be to chase food… So, we lure it with bait?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said, "That's the only way."
As they spoke, the Greedy Snake leisurely swam over from a distance.
As the distance closed, it was clear that this Greedy Snake's body was noticeably several sizes larger, already exceeding the Anaconda's maximum size.
"Run!"
Amamiya Natsuki said decisively, "Go to that corner."
If nothing unexpected happened, the basketball-sized transparent light clusters on the ground were the Greedy Snake's food. To execute the bait plan, they had to choose an empty area without 'food' so that the Greedy Snake would follow closely.
It could be seen that as its body grew, the Greedy Snake's speed also significantly increased, making it impossible to shake off as easily as before.
The two quickly ran to the empty corner, where the nearby light clusters had already been eaten.
"Ugh…"
A muffled groan sounded.
Shinomiya Kaguya was probably about to go to sleep, wearing a one-piece nightgown and dog-themed slippers.
Slippers were naturally not suitable for running. In her haste, her foot slipped, and she was about to fall to the ground.
Looking at the giant snake, nearly half a person tall, behind her, the ice sculpture girl's pretty face quickly paled. No one could remain unfazed at such a moment.
Amamiya Natsuki was quick-witted, pushing the ice sculpture girl away and simultaneously retreating himself. The Greedy Snake passed exactly between the two of them.
The nearby energy light clusters had been eaten, and the Greedy Snake evidently had no intention of letting them go. After swimming a short distance, it turned at a ninety-degree angle and swam towards Amamiya Natsuki.
Hey, hey, you chose the wrong target, didn't you?
Aren't fragrant girls more delicious?
Amamiya Natsuki was about to run when he suddenly noticed that this Greedy Snake's body had already formed a half-enclosed shape. He took a deep breath, stopped himself, and, reaching over the Greedy Snake's body, threw the leash to Kaguya:
"Grab the rope, and pull me over in a moment."
"Okay…"
Shinomiya Kaguya quickly understood what Amamiya Natsuki wanted to do. Biting her lower lip, she bent down and gripped the leash tightly.
The two waited nervously.
In just seven or eight seconds, the Greedy Snake returned, its target precisely Amamiya Natsuki.
"Pull me over."
Amamiya Natsuki quickly shouted.
A pulling force quickly came from the other end of the leash, but it was noticeably weak.
Amamiya Natsuki made a snap decision and quickly said the motivating words he had just thought of: "Kaguya, can't you show some ambition?"
"Did you not eat?"
"…"
The force on the leash suddenly increased.
Amamiya Natsuki used the momentum to climb over the Greedy Snake's body, quickly flipping to the other side.
"Thanks."
Amamiya Natsuki let out a long sigh of relief.
The motivational method really worked, instantly boosting the ice sculpture girl's state.
Bang.
The Greedy Snake no longer had time to turn and directly collided with its own body, then instantly turned to stone.
[Game Cleared]
A cold voice echoed in their minds.
The next moment.
Amamiya Natsuki only felt his vision suddenly blur. When he became clear again, he was already on the street outside his home, with an Akita Inu obediently sitting in front of him.
"I'm back?"
Amamiya Natsuki pressed his temples, momentarily unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.
A line of text suddenly appeared in his vision.
[You received a reward: The Truth of the World]
[You received ten game coins]
[Game Shop is now open]
"There's even a shop?"
Amamiya Natsuki's interest greatly increased. He was about to open it to take a look when barking suddenly entered his ears.
"Woof, woof."
The obediently squatting Akita Inu suddenly barked forward.
Amamiya Natsuki followed the sound and saw a tired office worker, carrying a briefcase after work, passing by.
That wasn't important.
What was important was… what was with the distorted black mist wrapped around the office worker?!
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