Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1064: The High-Risk Instance Has Only One Purpose

Chapter 1064: Chapter 1064: The High-Risk Instance Has Only One Purpose

Such a prop certainly exists, but the bar door itself is a prop barrier; using chains is already sufficient, and chains can be stacked multiple times. Completely blocking the door could be disadvantageous to those inside.

In fact, people had previously criticized Guan Shu and others; some even ludicrously suggested that Guan Shu and his team individually escort each person to a safe place...but Guan Shu and the others explained calmly. However, now they are instead turned around and blamed by the players, putting them in a dangerous situation, with an attitude that is displeasing.

Zhou Yuanzhu said coldly, "Look clearly, they saved the people of District 002. The reason you are still alive is because of us. If it wasn’t for you, we would have already left. Would we have ended up surrounded by a Different Species Group?"

"Isn’t it because of you that we ended up in this hellish place?" The person who had spoken earlier, disregarding his companions’ attempts to stop him, angrily pointed at them and at Xu Huo, who had just put away his Invisibility Cloak, and said, "Whenever Outer District Players come to Snow City it causes chaos. If you’re so capable why don’t you bring disaster to your own district? What are you doing in District 002!"

It was apparent that members of the Holy Sword Society were struggling to hold back their temper, but before they could react, the man suddenly started to cry, "I’m about to get married, my parents and parents-in-law, plus relatives from my hometown are here, and I have an eight-year-old brother... they are all dead!"

The bar quieted down, and Guan Shu and the others did not speak, only the man’s sobbing echoed.

In the face of tragedy, any words are powerless. Even more sorrowful is that this kind of sadness might not last very long.

"Do you think only you are suffering?" Chi Minghong, who had quickly treated his wounds, raised his head, "Which district hasn’t suffered when joining the game? You live a privileged life in Snow City, have you ever considered where your supplies come from?"

"You don’t think it’s all bought by the Zone 002 Government, do you? To you, we are people from the outer districts, and those from other districts consider you the same. When Zone 002 slaughters in other districts to seize resources, you should’ve spoken out instead of comfortably spending your bloodstained White Notes!"

She took a breath, "I’m not saying this to make you repent or talk about karma, it’s not about who suffers more. We are all sinners, and all victims. Let’s at least keep the peace for now, we might not even survive another few days, there’s nothing worth arguing about."

The adults fell silent, only a child caught the key point and the girl sitting next to her asked, "Why won’t we survive a few days? Will the Different Species come in?"

Chi Minghong pushed the girl toward the people from District 002 and said simultaneously, "Do you have food?"

That is the real issue. People who went out to find supplies only brought back some snacks, certainly not enough to share among over twenty people, not to mention they don’t have water.

"I have a little water, but not much," Guan Shu gestured for Ruan Qiyuan and others to get it from behind the bar. "The space prop in the venue can only hold limited items. It’s not possible to fill this place with supplies."

What’s worse is that food and water cannot be obtained remotely through the game platform, meaning it cannot be sent to players like props and potions.

If trapped here for a long time, the only option is to use specially made nutrients.

The game has developed nutrients that can temporarily substitute for food, but these cannot be used long-term and may also affect the players’ Evolution Rate. Therefore, unless players are literally starving to death, they generally won’t consume such substances—no matter how advanced technology gets, food is indispensable.

But ordinary people are not much affected, anyhow they won’t survive, dragging on for some time works too.

"Don’t expect me to buy you nutrients," Chi Minghong said, rolling his eyes.

There are three cases of bottled water in the bar, if rationed, they could last a couple of days for over twenty people.

"Gurgle..." The girl Chi Minghong had pushed out was crying, the hunger pangs made her somewhat embarrassed, she sorrowfully explained, "I was on a diet, I only ate two apples in two days..."

No one blamed her now, but after hearing it, everyone couldn’t help but fantasize, "If only we could go back to half a day ago."

Ruan Qiyuan gave her a cookie.

The girl thanked him repeatedly, took the cookie, and hastily swallowed it when she noticed people staring at her, then she moved closer to where Chi Minghong was.

Then, a few more stomachs started to grumble, one middle-aged woman stepped out, "It’s okay for us adults to starve, but there are a few children, give them something to eat."

Apart from the two children Xu Huo brought down, there were four children among those Guan Shu had saved, one younger around eight or nine, and the other three around thirteen or fourteen.

Actually, not only children but these adults were also feeling hungry, it’s just embarrassing for them to openly ask for food.

But that was just for now.

Chi Minghong, leaning on a stick, approached Xu Huo who had been standing at the door, and said, "Thanks earlier, I didn’t expect you’d really come to save me, I, Chi Minghong, consider you a true friend now!"

She noticed he had been attentively watching outside and she bent down to look, "Is something going on outside?"

"The distribution of Different Species has changed," Xu Huo said. At first, there were mutant beasts smaller in size but fast and explosive, followed by those who win by sheer numbers and strength such as Mutated Rhinoceroses, and that’s not to say that the further mutant beasts are inferior to the ones in front, those super-large mutant beasts are behind.

This arrangement is more akin to a group warfare strategy. After the front line troops encounter setbacks, the mutant beasts start to adjust their positions; the ones in front retreat to make room for the large mutant beasts behind.

Originally, animals like wolves and leopards that are about human size increase in size after mutation, but they don’t grow too much unless they undergo special evolution. On the other hand, inherently large animals like bears and gorillas gain significantly in size during mutation, their claws and teeth especially evolve to heights of three or four people.

This is generally normal; what is abnormal is often quickly mutating in a short time, like displaying genetic characteristics of other animals, or even worse, like being a crude splice of several animals,—not even proper to call it a hybrid.

However, the explanation from Hengxing Group is that evolution forces animals to undergo genetic mutations, thus exhibiting different species characteristics — the most successful evolution is animals surviving the genetic mutation and being able to reproduce offspring, just like humans, many actions will also present various problems in the later stages of evolution, especially those with particularly drastic mutations.

So super-large Different Species, similarly to those mutant beasts nearing the size of Prehistoric Dinosaurs, their sudden emergence in such numbers is not normal.

After all, the high-risk instance has only one purpose: to ensure that everyone who enters dies.