Unnatural Laws (The Whispering Crystals, #1) by H.C. Mills

Author:H.C. Mills
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LitRPG books, GameLit books, Portal Fantasy, Isekai books, Survival stories, LGBT books for adults
Publisher: H.C. Mills
Published: 2020-11-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

Life’s a grind

WELL, AT LEAST WE’LL be going into Trial Four together. It seems almost uncharacteristically nice of the bastards who made this place, but maybe it’s only meant to balance the Trial for different roles in combat. Like Dave, who chose a healing Skill after the Third Trial, an ability which might very well prove crucial to our combined survival, but would have been far less useful than for example Kaitlynn’s powerful offensive ability, if he were forced to go solo.

Actually, speaking of those bastards...

I clear my throat. “What do you guys think of the b—I mean, of this facility?”

“It sucks,” Alec declares.

“Oh my god, yes,” Kaitlynn agrees, “these Trials are totally unfair!”

“Well, obviously,” I say with a sigh. “Let me be a little more specific: how hard do you guys think we’re being lied to?”

Kaitlynn and Alec stare at me with wide eyes. Oh, the naïveté of youth.

“Emma,” Dave starts in a low voice, then takes a moment to glance around and lick his lips before he continues. “Are you sure it’s a good idea to talk about this?”

“Humour me. Frankly, I don’t see how much worse they can screw us over, so...”

Dave hesitates for a bit, then reluctantly answers. “I would say... pretty hard. I mean, they claim they want to ‘help train us to survive,’ yet they hold back crucial information.”

“Exactly!” I exclaim. “They also say they are ‘lacking in resources,’ yet they built thirty parallel Trial Tracks and make everyone go through them individually; that’s like the farthest thing from resource-efficient!”

Alec looks stunned. “Woah. You’re right! It’s like they’re not trying to train us at all, but, like, test us instead!”

More like they’re trying to eliminate the weak, I correct him silently, biting back the words. Kaitlynn already looks kind of upset, and it’s really just speculation on my part.

“I also don’t buy the transfers being accidental,” I say instead. “The locations are clearly targeted at large masses of people. I just can’t figure out what they want from us.”

Dave sighs. “Problem is, we lack information. And our Personal Guide Systems aren’t much help in that department; anything interesting is either classified or they don’t know.”

I cross my arms over my chest. “Well, whoever built this place needs us for something, that much is obvious. That means we hold some value to them, but only if we make it through.”

I glance over to check on Kaitlynn, who’s been rather quiet. She looks a little pale. I catch her eye, and her bottom lip starts to wobble a little. Yikes.

I clear my throat. “All right, let’s change the topic; this is depressing. All we can really do for now anyway is keep our eyes open and try to survive. So, we know how to get our hands on Minor Lavi Crystals, is anything known about the other two objects we need to combine those with to level up?”

Dave hums and scratches his chin. “Only about the Qi Pearls. There’s a structure in the middle of the woods called the Yin-Yang Temple.

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