Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 150 - 141 What’s going on? Is it a child?!

Chapter 150: Chapter 141 What’s going on? Is it a child?!

Pan Hao pressed his ear, hearing the fearful screams 30 meters away.

"Stop it!!"

"It’s pierced the walls!"

"It’s going to possess someone!"

The fearful screams eventually turned into frantic, terrified shrieks.

His companion was dead!

But in this new cycle of reincarnation, there was a new variable.

A droplet of water, stirred by some mysterious power, leapt high from the river of destiny, escaping this disaster.

Pan Hao, shivering uncontrollably, survived.

"They... all dead? Completely wiped out? So quickly, what killed them?"

After the screams and wails ceased, Pan Hao, parched and with a dry tongue, felt the urge to go back and investigate.

But he dared not.

He was afraid the wind chime creature, eerie in its movements, was still lurking nearby.

With it having effortlessly annihilated the group, him rushing in alone would be no different than serving himself up on a platter.

Now he could only hide, waiting for the mysterious correspondent to rescue him.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when Pan Hao suddenly felt the speedboat vibrate slightly, something had come aboard.

He clutched the ancestral dagger in his hand, his face slightly purple from holding his breath for too long.

A somewhat childish voice called out to him in a whisper, "Hey, Pan Hao, you in there? Hey? You dead? If you’re dead, I’m leaving."

Pan Hao hid in the box, gripping the dagger tightly.

It sounded like... a child?!

What was happening?

"It’s safe now, come out quickly."

This speedboat had a big canvas cover with quite a few things inside.

Wang Hao crawled into the canvas area, saw the large iron box, and scoffed, "Look at you, you’ve died so many times already, one more shouldn’t matter, right? At your age, you’re still this afraid of dying."

"You dare to venture here for an adventure?"

It was just a child? Draped in a very strange cape.

Is this guy... human?

Pan Hao slowly peeked out his head, his face deathly pale from excessive fright.

"Are you the one who wrote the letter?"

"Of course it’s me, what’s got you so nervous? Planning to use your ancestral dagger on me?" Wang Hao said unceremoniously, "If you dare attack me, I’ll just replace you. What’s with that expression? Shouldn’t you be grateful to your lifesaver?"

What did he mean by replace?

Pan Hao didn’t immediately respond, conflicted and beginning to sweat in his palms.

"Come on, get out, stop dawdling. What are you afraid of? It’s safe for now."

"Now, answer my questions. Do you have a loudspeaker here, a high-pitched loudspeaker, the louder, the better!" Wang Hao asked impatiently.

Who the hell was this kid?

Pan Hao was doubtful in his heart and questioned with a suspicious tone, "Loudspeaker? Of course, we have..."

They had brought along loudspeakers in case someone got lost and needed to be called for.

Of course, using such a device in all the major secret realms could be quite dangerous.

What if the loud sounds of the loudspeakers attracted some strange creature?

But no matter what, the speedboat was still equipped with these common tools, not just loudspeakers, but also radios, telegraphs, and other common electronic devices, all imported from abroad.

"But who are you?"

"How did you know that our group was going to die this morning?"

"What do you mean I’ve died many times?"

Wang Hao, seeing the equipment was all there, felt relieved.

Adventuring teams are indeed meant for delivering supplies!

Seeing him so wary, he laughed and said, "Don’t be so tense; it’s useless. Without me, you won’t be able to escape from here."

"In the letter, I mentioned this place belongs to a Subordinate Demon God, and not just one—two of them are fighting here."

"You think you can covet the Fountain of Youth?"

"If you don’t believe me, follow me to the temple and see how many are still alive?"

"Don’t worry, that oddity has left."

Is this bratty kid human or a ghost? Looks like human, yet with such an arrogant tone, seeming to know everything.

Pan Hao glanced at the rose pinned to his chest. Seeing no sign of wilting, he felt slightly reassured.

"So... shall we go have a look?"

"Let’s go, I’ll lead the way." Wang Hao walked off the speedboat.

With a potential solution in mind, he was in a good mood.

Now all he had to do was figure out how to deal with Pan Hao.

Ganlu Temple was just 30 meters away, a mere 10 or so seconds to reach.

Seven bodies lay haphazardly here, drained of blood just like mummies.

Occasionally, wild beasts appeared in this place; within a few days, these people would become food for the beasts.

"If you were in this team, you might be lying in this spot,"

Wang Hao pointed to an empty piece of ground, "Don’t think I did this. I’m just an ordinary person, like you. How could I possibly control these strange phenomena? I saved you because I want you to help me with something."

"You’re an ordinary person?"

"Do you want to feel my heartbeat and pulse?"

Pan Hao was already pale as a ghost. Just an hour before, his teammates were alive and kicking, but now...

Had he not believed the words in the letter, and hadn’t hidden on the speedboat at the break of dawn... he too would be lying here, turned into a dried-up corpse!

This feeling of blank horror was too overwhelming; his entire body trembled slightly, weak and powerless.

After a long while, he managed to spit out a sentence, "But if you... if you have the ability, why didn’t you save them?"

Wang Hao replied, "To save them would be possible, of course. But the more people you save, the more ideas they have."

"The more ideas they have, the harder it is to control, especially since these people were influenced by the Blood Demon, their thoughts abnormal compared to regular people."

"I came here with a historical mission, not just to save a few individuals. Now it’s only you, and if you want to live, you have to listen to me, understand?"

Pan Hao’s eyelids twitched a few times, and he almost understood—the kid actually wanted to control him and wasn’t shy about saying it outright!

But now, alone, he really didn’t dare to attack this miraculous kid recklessly.

In the end, all he could squeeze out was, "Can we... escape?"

Wang Hao was checking the belongings these people had carried with them. All the Strange Objects were taken, including the Black Ball. The remaining supplies like food, water, and flashlights had been abandoned in the temple.

Could these Strange Objects be used to worship the Demon God? Possibly.

As for this incense that boosts mental alertness—good stuff, he took it straight away.

"There’s no escaping. No matter which way you flee, the blue oddity at the bottom of the river will launch an attack, dragging people from the speedboat into the river. We can’t escape anymore."

Wang Hao said this because he had just loaded his save a few times.

He had Pan Hao carry him in the speedboat, attempting to flee Taoyuan Village.

The moment they rushed into the fog, they were capsized by a creature from the depths.

Once you reached the edge of the map, death was instant—a cast-iron rule.

"Or do you want to give it a try? As soon as you start the speedboat, the creature from the river bottom will come charging up. But with your skills, as long as you escape to the shore in time, you won’t die."

"You... you have the ability to predict the future?" Pan Hao furrowed his brow, trying to ask.

The tone of the kid... His demeanor was calm and steady, not at all like a normal human child.

As for starting up the speedboat’s motor, it was indeed dangerous.

He had no choice but to seek the other’s help if he wanted to survive.

Wang Hao said, "You could say that. But it’s different from what you’re picturing. My life is infinite."

"Even if you cut me down with a knife, I’d have no fear. I’ll just respawn at the same time, in the same place, at worst, I’ll just avoid contact with you."

"This is an ability on the level of time. You’re not new to meeting Superpower Users, are you? Why be afraid? I really am just an ordinary person, with a bit of an ability. Now, follow my orders. There are things we need to do here."

Pan Hao chuckled awkwardly, understand?

Understand my ass.

Right now, his brain was a complete mess!

Inside, he repeated to himself, "This last job before washing my hands of this business is too much to handle. Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless me, and the Steward safeguard me!"

The death of his companions made him nervous and uneasy.

But with things coming to a head, preserving his own life was the most important. He now only thought about stabilizing this strange kid before finding a way to escape.

"My mission this time is to clear two Subordinate Demon Gods’ anchors, as preparation for the events forty years from now. You need to cooperate with me, and as long as the mission succeeds, I’ll let you live."

Wang Hao carried a small backpack, filling it with some food and water, then returned to the speedboat.

"Alright, come with me. Take what’s useful and leave the rest here."

Pan Hao thought about it and followed him.

As a Superpower User with precognitive abilities, he trusted his Sixth Sense a great deal.

Being with this kid gave him a sliver of security; leaving him would be a terrifying certainty of death.

Since the speedboat wasn’t safe, the two of them shuttled the supplies back and forth several times, moving everything to the Safe House next door.

In the middle of this, they encountered an oddity. No choice, they loaded the save to avoid it.

Pan Hao was strong and robust, transporting so much without even catching his breath—he was a handy helper.

"Is this place safe?" he wiped the sweat off his body, caught his breath, and surveyed the surroundings.

The adobe house had roughly four rooms: a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms.

A yard of neither large nor small size and a thick layer of dust on the furniture indicated that no one had lived here for a very long time.

How could this place be safe?

"Temporarily safe, I guess. Staying here for two or three days shouldn’t present any danger."

"After that, it’s hard to say."

Wang Hao chuckled, "Why is it safe? Because next door, there lives a cannibalistic old hag whose tongue can stretch out dozens of meters like a frog’s! Your exploration team, once they encountered it, got their brains skewered like candied haws, strung together with no ability to fight back."

"How do you know?"

"Because I’ve led you here before to test your strength. That thing moves so fast that normal human vision can’t catch its movement."