Chapter 312 Phantom Chamber -3\

Chapter 312 Phantom Chamber -3

[Ren Hilton POV.]

"Damn, that was fast," I muttered as I observed the girl being taken out like a discarded piece of trash.

My eyes went towards the unbothered Eldric, who stood there like a fucking statue, calling one of the students from Luminaries for the Phantom Chamber trial.

I never thought about what it would show me. Mental challenge? Physical? Or something else?

"Don't worry, it'll show you something physical, as I don't think you even have a mental weakness or anything to be scared of—or are you scared of the monsters under the bed?" Blaze said. I looked at him. It's better that he's here, though; he can tell me what happened when I was inside.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. "Huh?"

"Nervous?" asked Erik, who stood just behind me.

"Hm? Me? No, I was just thinking about something," I replied to him.

"Just say that you're scared. It's evident by the way you're tapping your foot on the floor," Aron said, coming out of nowhere right beside Erik, pointing it out.

"..." I wasn't doing that on purpose; it just happened, so I couldn't reply. "Maybe I am, a bit," I sighed.

I just don't like the fact that I don't know the outcome of something. It's unnerving and makes me anxious, not much, but just a little.

"Ha, who'd have thought all that cold persona is fake—"

"How'd your talk this morning go with Amrose? He wrote a letter, right? Your father would be proud," I replied, smiling.

Aron's jaw clenched as, once and for all, he shut up. Dude's irritating.

Looking around, Vexa was speaking with Adam but turned around, and our eyes met. She didn't say anything but just stared at me for a second before looking ahead. I did too.

The student from Luminaries was given a physical challenge—fighting a floating orb of light—and he succeeded, giving one point to their team before returning.

John, the leader of Luminaries, was called immediately after. Two Luminaries in a row; Eldric just randomly pulls anyone that he feels like and puts them inside.

Everything changes into something dreamlike.

But while this happened,nobody noticed a very certain type of pinkish mist that coiled around her- this was the problem.

This is a mist that will mess up with someone's head for good.

From what I could understand from game's monologue for this perticular task,it was- Nari's heart swelled with joy as she looked around, her fingers trailing over the petals of the flowers. In her mind's eye, she could almost see the colors and shapes, a vivid illusion of the world around her. For a moment, she allowed herself to believe that she could see, her spirits lifted by the beauty surrounding her.

But unknown to Nari, the Phantom Chamber was playing tricks on her mind, manipulating her perceptions in cruel and unexpected ways. As she reveled in the illusion of sight, the garden began to warp and distort before her eyes, twisting into a nightmarish landscape of war and destruction.

The flowers wilted and died, their petals turning to ash as the once peaceful garden transformed into a scene of chaos and despair. Nari's joy turned to horror as she realized the truth of her situation, her world crumbling around her in a cruel twist of fate.

For Nari, the Phantom Chamber had tapped into her deepest fear – the fear of a world that did not match the beauty she had imagined. In her mind's eye, she witnessed gruesome scenes of war crimes and inhumanity, the faces of her loved ones distorted into grotesque caricatures of themselves.

It changed the complete image of everyone she knew- even her, making it hard for her to able accept the reality, getting her more invested in the illusion.

She saw things,like people being raped and trapped, inhuman things that only someone without heart could do and she collapsed shaking on the floor.

With each passing moment, the illusion grew more vivid and terrifying, threatening to consume her sanity. Nari's cries of anguish echoed through the chamber, her voice a haunting lament amidst the chaos.

Outside the chamber, we watched helplessly as Nari's ordeal unfolded before our eyes. Unable to intervene, we could only bear witness to her suffering, our hearts heavy with the weight of her pain.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the chamber's doors swung open once more, and Nari emerged, her body trembling with exhaustion. Tears streamed down her face as she collapsed onto the chamber floor, her strength spent from the ordeal.

As her teammates rushed forward to comfort her, we could see the toll that the Phantom Chamber had taken on her. But despite the trauma she had endured, Nari had faced her fears with courage and resilience, proving herself to be a true warrior in every sense of the word.

As she was carried out of the chamber, I couldn't help but feel...weird now, Chamber doesn't play easy at all,it will give you the hardest route it can.

And now-

"Adam Stales!" Called Eldric.

Adam walked towards the Phantom Chamber but stopped looked back at Isolde and Vexa, Isolde stepped forward and hugged him tightly but he still waited.

Vexa looked around as confused as anyone but didn't say anything - Adam sighed and just left.

He expected a hug.