Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1068: Must Have a Ticket to Leave

Chapter 1068: Chapter 1068: Must Have a Ticket to Leave

But this wasn’t the worst part. The worst part was that Guan Shu and the others had all been caught in the rain and were now feeling hungry!

Everyone fell silent, watching those still fighting over biscuits with a grave expression—If mutation occurred, everything would be irreversible!

An indescribable mood overwhelmed them, and finally, Chi Minghong cursed, "Damn it!"

"Don’t be so pessimistic." Xu Huo said, "This is a high-risk instance. At the end of the day, it’s still an instance. A 100% death rate doesn’t align with the primary intent of an instance. If we can survive these fourteen days and get out of the instance, things might be fine."

"Moreover, overeating doesn’t necessarily mean devolution into an Alien, but we need to be extra cautious not to resort to cannibalism when we’re starving."

After listening, everyone felt that made sense, but Lin Qiao was somewhat pessimistic, "It’s only the first day; what if this forms a vicious cycle?"

With their overeating, their food was definitely insufficient. Since there was not enough food, they might end up eating things within the instance which were unsafe. This could potentially instigate another round of intense eating desire. It was uncertain if they could endure for fourteen days, especially since their hunger had not lasted long before the initial judgment and hadn’t been as intense initially.

"Gurgle...." The sounds of stomach growling were unsettling.

"Do you still have food? Can you share some with the children?" A man stared at them, his gaze unfriendly.

Guan Shu and the others were stuck between a rock and a hard place but had no choice but to distribute the food.

To avoid a repeat of the earlier conflict, everyone had to eat their share of biscuits in front of the Players.

Initially, no one objected, but after everyone had received their biscuits, two men, swallowing saliva, said, "Adults need more energy, could you give us two more slices?"

Guan Shu looked up and said, "Do not break the rules I set."

His words barely finished, he and Zhou Yuanzhu among others took out their close-combat prop blades.

Tied together, these men were no match for the Players. Although the two men were displeased, they eventually bowed their heads.

At that moment, significant noises came from outside. Chi Minghong leaned over to look outside the door and said, "The Mutant Beast is moving, but not in our direction."

"Which way did it go?" This news revitalized everyone.

"To the northwest," Xu Huo answered on behalf of him, "Something in that direction seems to have attracted the Aliens. The details aren’t clear; they’re too far away."

"Who cares about the details? Isn’t it better that they’re far away?" Chi Minghong said eagerly: "While the Different Species Group is moving away, we should hurry too."

She turned to look at Guan Shu, but Guan Shu said, "I can only pack up the props if it’s confirmed that the Aliens won’t return shortly."

This was normal practice; Xu Huo held a telescope, continuously watching until the rampaging Different Species Group vanished at the horizon before saying, "That should be enough."

Finally, Guan Shu cleaned up the pub.

A strong stench immediately enveloped them, causing several with weaker stomachs to vomit on the spot.

Guan Shu glanced at them, "Hurry up and move. It would be troublesome if the Different Species Group returns."

Led by the Players, a group followed quickly, jogging through the open field to re-enter the forest.

In the gaming districts, it was common for ordinary people to use specially made Evolution Potions. In places like Snow City, ordinary citizens usually had access to Evolution Potions, so their physical conditions were generally good. Crossing the forest in one or two hours, no one fell behind.

Only after exiting from the northern direction did they see the dense vegetation Xu Huo mentioned—A thin layer of grass covering the ground, with quite a few bald patches across the wilderness in sight.

But that wasn’t the most despairing aspect. The most despairing part was that, as far as the eye could see, there were no tall plants to be seen, let alone human constructions.

"Why don’t we find a place with a wide view and stay there?" someone suggested: "We can’t get out anyway..."

"You can’t get out, but the Players need to leave." Another said, "We should at least find a relatively safe place. Maybe moving forward might lead to some remaining cities!"

Both Players and ordinary people could enter an instance site; like Players, ordinary people were not forcibly expelled by the instance but had to wait for the instance to open again to leave.

Of course, random instances and ticket instances are different; some ticket instances are generally inaccessible to ordinary people, whereas random instances can arbitrarily select participants. A single instance might include ticket-holding players, non-ticket-holding players, and ordinary people.

Like the random instances Xu Huo had experienced, which normally randomly pull in those who have cleared it. One must clear the instance according to the specific requirements before leaving, unlike ticket instances where, even if one fails to clear, one can leave when the time runs out.

Hence, Players entering a random instance, if unable to clear, usually remain trapped in the instance forever. Therefore, once ordinary people get involved, survival is almost impossible.

Yet, high-risk random instances are slightly different. According to the information from Beneath the Dimension, not all high-tier random instances lack clearing requirements; it depends on luck.

This was where it differed from an ordinary random instance. The expectations from ordinary people and Players in a typical random instance are the same. That is, if a Player informs and an ordinary person fulfills the clearing conditions, the random instance will release the person, meaning one can exit the same way they came in; Players included.

But the high-risk random instance Xu Huo and others entered today was unlike the ordinary random ones; entry and exit from the instance weren’t convenient. The way in was either through game punishment or unconventional circumstances like theirs. Hence, there were no conditions that directly allowed one to exit the instance. Only when the ticket passage opens after fourteen days, could they leave with a ticket.

Of course, this requirement was also applicable to ordinary people unexpectedly involved, but the game had no obligation to inform ordinary people.

One needed a ticket to leave, and with Xu Huo and the Holy Sword Society’s capabilities, buying some non-player tickets through broad connections shouldn’t be difficult; someone would always be selling.

Only, it was uncertain how many of these people could survive.

After walking a few more hours, they still hadn’t reached the end of the wilderness. The group stopped to rest, and Xu Huo also came down from the air. He opened his umbrella and released two children from the painting, only to discover that the girl had blood on her mouth, and the boy who came out after her had blood on both arms, with a bite close to his neck. The skin was intact, but a chunk of flesh had been bitten into a dumpling shape.

Seeing Xu Huo look toward her, the girl hastily said, "I didn’t mean to, I don’t know what happened, I was suddenly very hungry..."

However, before she could finish, Xu Huo grabbed her jaw and lifted her, "If there’s a next time, I’ll knock out your teeth."

The girl, with a frightened look and tears running down her face, mumbled unclearly, "I’m sorry... I won’t dare to do it again..."