Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1108: The Inconsistencies in Xiaohe City

Chapter 1108: Chapter 1108: The Inconsistencies in Xiaohe City

"According to you, in Xiaohe City, external players don’t need to stay for the full fourteen days and can leave immediately. Are there really players so foolish that they wouldn’t realize the time for the high-risk instance has already passed after many days?" Zheng Da asked.

"Of course, there are smart people, but not everyone can discover this, otherwise why would Mr. Kang need me..." Jiang Wenzhang had just finished speaking when he suddenly sensed something was amiss. He tried hard to raise his head to look at the person stepping on him and exclaimed in horror: "You’re not Zheng Da!"

Zheng Da’s appearance hadn’t changed, but his expression had shifted in an instant, the fake smile disappearing, replaced by a swath of indifference.

After removing the sword that was against his neck, "Zheng Da" raised one hand and suddenly, their location shifted from the edge of Dahe Forest to inside a glass prop filled with Black Rain.

"How..." Overwhelmed with shock, Jiang Wenzhang choked on some water. He hurriedly tried to retrieve the prop, only to find "Unbreakable from Within" couldn’t be retracted at all. In his panic, he used the Water Barrier Tool.

Any water within thirty centimeters of his body was pushed away by a burst of air. He immediately went to the edge of the glass prop, but unsurprisingly touched the glass wall. The realism of the feel almost made him question whether this was truly an illusion or not!

"Is your Psychic Power really so strong? Strong enough to blur reality and illusion?" He turned back to look at the person standing in the black water. "Have we actually never left this forest at all?"

"What do you think?" Even separated by water, Xu Huo’s voice was still distinctly audible.

"This isn’t inside my prop!" Jiang Wenzhang seemed to have caught a flaw in an instant, stating hurriedly: "Even if you can disrupt us, you can’t possibly move in and out of the prop!"

Xu Huo chuckled, and following this sound, the Black Rain overcame Jiang Wenzhang’s prop, submerging him back into the water!

Having swallowed another few mouthfuls of water, Jiang Wenzhang learned his lesson and changed into a new protective suit, standing directly in the water. Unfortunately, this didn’t last long; in just a few seconds, the protective mask automatically cracked, and the murky Black Rain mercilessly poured into his nostrils and mouth...

After switching protective suits three times and using four props, none lasted long, until finally he reverted to using "Thirty Centimeters from Water," barely managing to catch his breath.

Wiping the rainwater from his face, he could no longer hold back and shouted out loud, "What exactly do you want to do?"

The voice of Xu Huo encircled him 360 degrees, "You understand, whether you’re trapped in your own prop or not, I have many ways to kill you. How does drowning feel? If it’s not enough, we can go for another round."

Jiang Wenzhang clenched his teeth fiercely, "If you want to kill me, then kill me quickly!"

The water around him suddenly parted automatically. In front of him, sitting on a chair, Xu Huo finally appeared.

Pointing behind him, Xu Huo said: "Please sit."

Jiang Wenzhang looked around at the rainwater that seemed only to be isolated and slowly sat down as instructed, facing him, he said: "Today is the third day since your companions entered Xiaohe City. Don’t you want to save them?"

"What’s the hurry," Xu Huo spoke indifferently: "Isn’t there still four days left?"

"The next high-risk transfer is in three months’ time, you said it yourself, a player can only stay in Xiaohe City for a total of around twenty days. So calculating that, a month is seven days. Not counting the two days before entering Xiaohe City, there are still four days left to catch the next instance."

He slightly lifted his chin: "Am I right?"

Jiang Wenzhang’s expression darkened, "You think they’re not in danger during these four days?"

"The vanishings are mysterious but real, other than the reason."

"Is that so?" Xu Huo crossed his hands and placed them on his knees, "The fabrication of foreign player remains was heard from Zheng Da’s mouth."

"Since the player disappearances are real, Zheng Da truly followed Mr. Kang’s orders to forge traces of foreign players."

"That means the occurrences of space disorder aren’t that frequent. Only if there are players left behind who get randomly taken away, then you would need to disguise it as another disappearance event."

"However, since you know the true timeline of Xiaohe City yet were so surprised by what Zheng Da said, it means along with the disappearance of new players, there are other players disappearing as well. Thus, you think it’s caused by the space disorder, so you are not surprised at all about finding player remains outdoors and didn’t think deeply about it."

"Isn’t that so?" Jiang Wenzhang’s mind was a bit chaotic in his urgency just now, but thinking back, Mr. Kang’s instruction to Zheng Da is understandable. If most disappearances occurred without finding traces of foreign players, naturally, the players inside Xiaohe City would doubt the authenticity of this explanation.

"In fact, the bizarre disappearances of players caused by spatial disorder and the entry of foreign players into this high-risk instance are not directly related," Xu Huo took over, "but it’s merely an excuse used by Mr. Kang and you to control Xiaohe City smoothly; you also use the space disorder to cover the fact that the city’s time doesn’t align with the outside, dragging more players to stay in Xiaohe City."

"Every space disorder leads to the disappearance of a few players; thus, these foreign players are not only your backup companions but also replacements to fill your ranks."

"Both reserves and vanguards are present, no wonder you treat ’rare’ foreign players as particularly precious."

Pausing, he leaned forward slightly, seemingly curious as he looked at Jiang Wenzhang, "Is your special characteristic really that powerful, capable of making players completely forget the time?"

Under his glaring doubt, Jiang Wenzhang stifled his breath, "Of course, it doesn’t work very well on people with strong psychic power, but in these years, I’ve only encountered you."

Given the small chance of accidentally entering, how strong can those randomly sent to the high-risk instance actually be? Just above average, that’s all!

"Without you, Mr. Kang wouldn’t be able to influence the players entering Xiaohe City?" Xu Huo said.

Jiang Wenzhang seemed to hold a good card, "My auxiliary prop is still in Xiaohe City, otherwise, how could I possibly have come out?"

"Makes sense." Xu Huo nodded and switched his crossed legs, "Since you don’t really want to talk about yourself, let’s talk about Mr. Kang."

Jiang Wenzhang did not expect him to play unexpectedly and hesitated, "Aren’t you really worried about your companions?"

Xu Huo’s expression remained unchanged, "Those walking on the same path are not necessarily companions."

"What about those two kids?" Jiang Wenzhang stared intently at him, "Others aside, you must want to take those two kids with you, you might not know, but kids are in even greater danger in Xiaohe City."

A murderous intent flashed in Xu Huo’s eyes as he glanced at him, "Are you referring to Mr. Kang’s fondness for children? Don’t worry, we’ll get to that later."

Jiang Wenzhang felt a chill from Xu Huo’s gaze and realized it was almost impossible for him to regain control of the negotiation, so he said reluctantly, "Mr. Kang is very mysterious, I don’t know much about him."

"He can control Xiaohe City not just because of the player level; there should be more than one Rank-B player inside the city," Xu Huo stated, "A Rank-B player dominating everyone else can only mean he is not on the same level as the other players in Xiaohe City."

"Chaotic space seems to only appear inside Xiaohe City. When people disappear, the normal thought would be to get out as soon as possible. It shouldn’t be necessary to wait until a certain number of players disappear, and even if so, it doesn’t have to be players..."

"So, the question is, since Xiaohe City is not a safe enough place, why haven’t you moved?"