Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1089: The Situation in Xiaohe City

Chapter 1089: Chapter 1089: The Situation in Xiaohe City

"We’ve thought about that," Wenzhang (Jiang Wenzhang) said, "but none have ever come out from an instance."

This was clearly playing dumb—where would a random instance come from within a high-risk one?

The very existence of high-risk instances is to punish players, aimed at killing them. Most players who enter meet their end. Is there really a need for them to visit a random instance?

Moreover, if the holder is alive, what would they come here for?

Unless someone here controls an instance.

But if one truly possesses an instance, there’s no need to avoid ticket instances in such an awkward manner. When an instance is activated, the player’s identity is temporarily suspended, and even characters like Skinning Artisan can travel between different districts, which shows that the Game Government’s control over instance holders is not strict. There’s no possibility that Cannibal Players can’t get an instance.

"How can you be sure it’s because of outsiders?" Guan Shu asked again, "There shouldn’t be that many survivors finding Xiaohe Town, should there?"

"Indeed, there aren’t. But whenever someone does come in, Xiaohe City runs into trouble. Although part of it hasn’t involved live humans, occasionally we see some traces when we go out hunting." Zheng Da spoke, "That’s why we deduced it this way."

"However, the pity is that we have never found the reason."

An unknown danger lay before them. Looking at the expressions of Zheng Da and the others, it didn’t seem fake. Could there really be such a mutant beast?

"Actually, there’s no need to worry so much," Jiang Wenzhang said at this moment. "As long as you stay in your room, nothing will happen."

He said this to Xu Huo and his companions.

When Xu Huo made eye contact with him, he paused and then nodded.

Next up was breakfast time. Xu Huo and his group didn’t eat, and, with Mr. Kang’s permission, they could walk around the building.

There were originally fourteen people in District 002. One disappeared last night, the girl who bit people was with Xu Huo, so only twelve remained eating in the dining room.

As they walked out of the dining room, Chi Minghong and Zhou Yuanzhu couldn’t help but look back—it was a simple breakfast, but it looked delicious.

Chi Minghong complained as he ate his dry food, "The more I eat this, the hungrier I get."

Xu Huo walked ahead and talked with Guan Shu, "Can the filters sold by the game remove the impurities from the rainwater?"

Guan Shu understood what he meant, "Partially, yes, but the game’s control over filters is stringent. Also, due to technology monopoly, ordinary game districts are not allowed to produce high-grade filters."

"The game’s control over filters is a bit beyond imagination," said Xu Huo.

However, Guan Shu shook his head, "It’s not as complicated as you think, it’s purely because of the environmentalists within the Game Government."

"Filters capable of removing toxins or certain elemental levels require a rare mineral resource. Due to over-mining and the untreated ore being inherently polluting, some districts even turned into barren lands. Environmentalists have protested to the Game Government multiple times, and after a tug-of-war between the various parties, the situation has become what it is now."

"If you want one, you’ll have to find a specialized smuggler."

As he spoke, he handed Xu Huo a card, "I’ve done business with this person a few times, he might have a channel."

Xu Huo glanced at it. On the white paper was only an account nickname: Independent Courier.

"Why do you ask about this?" Guan Shu inquired.

"The water in Xiaohe City has been filtered." Xu Huo said, "The water might be clean. If you’ve brought dehydrated vegetables and rice or flour, you can cook for yourselves."

It’s best to at least solve the issue of hunger first.

Upon hearing this, Chi Minghong eagerly offered ingredients, Zhou Yuanzhu could cook, and Ruan Qiyuan went over to help.

They were forbidden from going to the back of the building, so Xu Huo and Guan Shu just walked around the front half. The upper floors were the residences of Xiaohe City Players, so there was not much to explore in this building.

Xu Huo casually passed two repair tools to the bald Player Wang Mo, "Is the camera broken? It looks quite new."

He knew since last night that almost all surveillance probes in the building were broken.

Wang Mo glanced at him, "These gadgets are not easy to destroy."

Xu Huo smiled, "I did come out last night, but I definitely didn’t touch anything in the building, I have nothing to do with it."

Another Player working with Wang Mo said, "We have to replace a bunch every time. It’s really puzzling what use they serve when they don’t capture anything. It’s just wasting money."

"Do these instruments also break when someone disappears?" Xu Huo asked, "That seems very strange. Do Mutant Beasts also know how to destroy cameras?"

"If you look at the situation outside Xiaohe City, nothing that happens here is surprising," Wang Mo waved his hand dismissively, "You should go somewhere else, don’t hold up my work."

Destroying cameras seems even more like a human act.

Xu Huo followed Guan Shu downstairs and found Zheng Da organizing a team to set out from the city.

"These next couple of days are prime hunting times; we need to prepare some reserves," Zheng Da explained, asking, "Want to join us? Come and see the hunting methods of our Xiaohe City."

Xu Huo appeared very curious, and seeing this, Guan Shu nodded, "You go with them, and bring Yuanzhu along."

Afterwards, Xu Huo and Zhou Yuanzhu got on Zheng Da’s truck.

Apart from Zheng Da, the Xiaohe City team included eleven people—Zhao Xiaofang, the black-faced driver from yesterday, the bald Player Wang Mo, Cao Zheng, Jiang Wenzhang, and others.

Three people sat in the front, while Wang Mo, Cao Zheng, and others were with Xu Huo in the back. Both parties were not talkative, and amid the silence, there was only mutual sizing up.

Surrounded by so many Players, Zhou Yuanzhu couldn’t help but glance at Xu Huo, not understanding why he chose to come along.

Xu Huo looked back at her, casting a reassuring glance.

After a dull half-hour drive, they encountered the first batch of Aliens. Wang Mo took out a metal box, pressed the button on top, and activated it. Sounds beyond the upper limit of human hearing spread instantly around them, causing the sprinting Aliens to scratch their heads and collide into one another. The group of Aliens got tangled up, and in their agitation, they even stopped pursuing their prey and started fighting one another!

"Haha!" Wang Mo watched the Aliens fight with delight, "These creatures fall for it every time!"

Watching the Aliens biting each other, Zhou Yuanzhu commented, "It seems not all Aliens’ brains have evolved."

Just then, the front of the truck was knocked three times. The Players inside steadied themselves, gripping the handles. The truck then made a buzzing sound and sharply turned around, swinging the front to where the rear was, speeding off in a new direction.

From the rear of the truck, Xu Huo and the other passengers’ view shifted, first seeing a giant Alien about ten meters tall chasing after the vehicle, followed by a swarm of smaller Aliens, emitting strange cries as they ran, apparently calling for their companions.

"Let’s give them a taste of pain!" Zheng Da said, looking back.