Gensokyo, I am a slime, everyone loves me

As they stepped out of the passage, their vision suddenly opened up.

This was a wide circular area, in the center of which stood a giant cherry blossom tree, none other than the saigyou ayakashi tree.

Because this was the center.

All passages led here, and they all saw others continuously emerging from other passages in the distance.

Although they saw the culprit behind the incident, no one acted rashly or rushed forward, as they were basically all here for Bai Luo's reward.

In front of the saigyou ayakashi tree in the very center, a giant light screen appeared in each person's direction.

[Pass the Flower Drum]

[The game is divided into three rounds, and the final winner will be crowned champion]

Pass the Flower Drum?

Although everyone hadn't played this game, they had heard of it and knew its rules.

However, just as they wondered why the last round was so simple, a pure black sphere the size of half a head appeared on the screen, accompanied by a video of the sphere after it exploded.

"Rumble—!"

In just a few seconds, the visible area was razed to the ground.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned, completely unprepared for the so-called "flower" to explode, and with considerable power at that.

Especially Marisa, who had been the most excited just moments before, now shrank her neck and shoulders, clearly intimidated.

[Game Start. The identities can be swapped by touching the runner with the chaser's magic bomb]

As the screen disappeared into points of light, no one saw the so-called magic bomb; it was clear that the random allocation had been completed, and the chaser was among them.

Most people quietly distanced themselves from their teammates.

In this situation, no one could guarantee whether their teammate was carrying the bomb.

Therefore, during these short yet long few minutes, no one moved, only maintaining silent vigilance.

The entire area fell into an eerie silence.

"What should we do now?"

Seeing the atmosphere freeze, Marisa turned to ask Reimu and Alice, yet she saw Alice, who was her teammate, standing far away, ready to run at any moment, as if being wary of them.

"What do you mean by this! We're teammates! The kind of good teammates who can entrust their lives to each other and leave their backs exposed!"

Marisa was filled with righteous indignation; wasn't this pure distrust towards her and Reimu?

"Exactly, Alice, you're too heartless."

Reimu stepped forward and patted Marisa's shoulder in comfort.

Seeing this, Marisa's expression barely softened, and she continued speaking to Alice:

"Have you forgotten the adventure we just went through together!"

The sound came to an abrupt halt.

Marisa found a small black sphere inexplicably in her arms, and a 60-minute countdown appeared above her head.

Turning her head, she saw that Reimu had long since disappeared, and Alice, after a moment of being stunned, immediately took off running.

"You... you're going too far!"

Marisa was grief-stricken; so Reimu was the biggest danger, and Alice too, abandoning their teammate!

Others noticed the situation here and looked at Marisa with vigilance, clearly not letting her catch them easily.

But Bai Luo naturally wouldn't let the game be so simple.

Suddenly, many circular light spheres emerged from the ground, bearing various patterns, such as shoes, arms, ice cubes, stones, and so on.

A light sphere happened to generate in front of Marisa, and the pattern on it was three trees.

She tentatively reached out and grabbed it.

The next moment, the light sphere dissipated, the ground vibrated, and the soil beneath their feet churned, becoming uneven.

At the same time, cherry blossom trees rose from the ground one by one.

The flat ground turned into a forest.

Apart from the teammates who were originally nearby, everyone else could no longer see their enemies.

And this cherry blossom forest also had the effect of suppressing perception.

In such a small space originally, everyone could perceive everything within the area clearly with a little perception, but now they could only perceive a very narrow range.

At this moment, Kaguya's team, the three of them, were hiding in the treetops, concealing their presence and guarding the light sphere above.

"Princess, shouldn't we be hiding from others within the specified time? Why are we taking the risk to stake out?"

Reisen asked, puzzled.

"Wrong, wrong."

Kaguya shook her head and said seriously, "In Kaguya's many years of experience, this game isn't about Pass the Flower Drum, but a battle royale."

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Chapter 91: Marisa: I love Youxiang Jie the most.

Didn't you notice that Bai Luo didn't mention the rules?"

Kaguya stroked her chin and slowly explained.

"Everyone's perception being suppressed, as well as the existence of those light spheres, indicates that Bai Luo is giving an advantage to the weaker side. This also means that the game can be played using one's original strength, each relying on their own abilities."

As she spoke, Kaguya's gaze fell upon the skill light cluster not far below, and she suddenly smiled.

"Since that's the case, it's definitely better to eliminate more people. They should have also realized by now that these skill light patterns are good things, right?"

"Oh, oh, oh! I get it!"

Inaba Tewi raised her hand and said excitedly.

"This is called 'waiting by the stump for a rabbit'. We are the farmers, and they are those silly rabbits."

"Uh..."

Kaguya looked at Inaba Tewi strangely, her eyes subtle. Wasn't this fellow a rabbit herself?

"What's wrong?"

Seeming to notice something unusual, Inaba Tewi turned her head in confusion.

"Nothing."

Kaguya lightly coughed twice, then seriously instructed.

"Our task next is very simple: under the premise of ensuring our own safety, kill more enemies and reduce the number of opponents."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Inaba Tewi heavily patted her chest in assurance.

...

Meanwhile.

Marisa had also entered the rhythm of the game. After some searching and selecting, she chose her prey.

Hong Meiling was sitting by the river, contemplating her next move, completely unaware that Marisa had concealed her presence and was approaching silently.

Fifty meters...

Thirty meters...

Ten meters...

As the distance grew shorter, Marisa became increasingly nervous, gripping the bomb tightly, fine sweat oozing from her palms.

Finally, the distance shortened to five meters.

"Now!"

Marisa suddenly pounced forward.

However, she had chosen the wrong person, or rather, she had celebrated too early.

Hong Meiling, who had practiced martial arts for a long time, keenly sensed the danger. While dodging the bomb sideways, she raised her leg and fiercely kicked Marisa's abdomen.

"Bang—!"

Intense pain struck, and Marisa was sent flying straight backward, stopping only after hitting a tree trunk heavily.

Marisa clutched her unbearably painful abdomen, struggled to get up, her delicate little face twisted and full of anger.

"Are you mixing in personal grudges? You kicked so hard, I almost thought I was going to die."

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to. It was just a subconscious reaction."

Hong Meiling hurried over to check, asking with concern.

"How do you feel? Are you seriously injured?"

"No, I feel like I'm going to die, I think I saw a big-chested Grim Reaper."

Marisa finished speaking with a pale face, then closed her eyes and completely fainted.

Seeing this, Hong Meiling panicked. She quickly squatted down to check on her condition, thinking that she had clearly held back her strength at the last moment, so it shouldn't be like this.

However, just as she squatted down and reached out to check Marisa's injuries, Marisa suddenly opened her eyes and, at the same time, tightly clenched the bomb and threw it forward fiercely.

"Haha, I got you!"

Marisa laughed excitedly.

Although severely injured, she still successfully transferred the bomb out.

It was worth it!

But she overlooked a problem: she was already injured, while Hong Meiling was not.

The air fell silent.

"How about... you give me a few minutes to escape?"

Marisa tentatively asked.

Hong Meiling remained silent, just quietly watching her for a long time, then placed the bomb on her stomach, turned around, and ran, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Sad.

Marisa lay on the ground, looking up at the sky in despair.

However, moments of despair are often when light is most likely to appear.

A parasol blocked the sunlight, casting a shadow over Marisa.

She was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised her head. What came into view was a pair of long, straight legs and a red checkered skirt.

Looking further up, there was a delicate and perfect face, and cold scarlet eyes were looking down at her.

Kazami Yuuka?

Marisa shrank her neck. Even though the other party was very close to her, she didn't dare to have any improper thoughts, fearing that she would anger the other party and get beaten up.

"Kazami Yuuka, is there something you need?"

Marisa swallowed nervously, forcing herself to remain calm, and tried to put on a smile.

Kazami Yuuka frowned, stared at Marisa for a long time, then finally spoke.

"You can call me Youxiang Jie, just like Reimu and the others."

"Huh?"

Marisa was stunned for a moment. Although she didn't understand the other party's intention, she still nodded and obediently called out.

"Youxiang Jie."

"Mm."