Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1187: Looking Forward to the Next Collaboration

Chapter 1187: Chapter 1187: Looking Forward to the Next Collaboration

Xu Huo wasn’t interested in this and adjusted his clothes as he said, "The treatment can end now."

Tang Guangbo remained seated in his spot, smiling as he looked at him. "You’ll come back to me next time."

"Then we’ll talk next time." Xu Huo opened a door in front of him and left without looking back.

In the treatment room, Xu Huo, lying on the chair, opened his eyes. He glanced at the time. It had been one hour and ten minutes since the treatment began.

Tang Guangbo was still sitting beside him, writing a report intended for submission to the Special Defense Department.

Xu Huo reached out his hand. "Thank you, Professor Tang."

Tang Guangbo shook hands with him. "Looking forward to working together again."

Xu Huo gave a faint smile and said nothing more.

Their demeanor puzzled the outside observers. A psychology professor hesitantly opened the treatment room door. "It’s over already?"

From an outsider’s perspective, Tang Guangbo had barely done any guiding during the session, and Xu Huo had seemingly just taken a nap. The two had hardly even communicated, so why did it seem as though the process was complete?

Nie Xuan and a few Players entered as well. Seeing Xu Huo in decent condition, Nie Xuan said, "The instance strategy."

Xu Huo nodded, signifying he could write it down right away.

What followed was five Players from the Special Defense Department collaborating with him to document the strategy. The others—psychologists and government Players—were free to leave.

The Players from the Special Defense Department were easier to deal with. This was standard procedure for them. Anyway, Xu Huo hadn’t suffered losses when facing the department before, just neutral outcomes, so he was used to it—it wasn’t a big deal.

However, the government Players weren’t as easily dismissed. They were elites trained by the state and entrusted with critical responsibilities after the onset of Evolution. They wouldn’t normally be dispatched unless the matter was of utmost importance. Participating in this treatment session, they were the ones who most expected to gain something from it. Yet they’d been standing idly outside for an hour—who wouldn’t be indignant?

"He’s playing us for fools," someone remarked. "This isn’t even psychological treatment! I seriously suspect his real purpose here. I recommend apprehending him on the spot to investigate his motives!"

"Are you kidding me?" Nie Xuan frowned. "Xu Huo is a collaborator of the Special Defense Department, not a suspect. Even if this treatment failed, it’s still understandable."

"Desperate times call for desperate measures. His identity is questionable, his past is questionable. Just our suspicions alone are grounds enough to detain and interrogate him!" The Player was bold and added, "If he escapes into the game, his family will also be placed under investigation!"

Though the comments were directed at Nie Xuan, the Player’s gaze was fixed on Xu Huo.

Likewise, the ten or so government Players clearly belonged to the same faction. Before opening the door, they had sealed off the exits, effectively trapping Xu Huo in the middle now.

All the professors except for Tang Guangbo retreated nervously into the treatment room, ready to shut the door at any moment. Over on the Special Defense Department’s side, some stood with Nie Xuan, while others appeared more amused, as though they were waiting to see how things unfolded—though it wasn’t clear which side they were betting on.

Xu Huo patted Nie Xuan, who was about to say more, signaling him to stand aside. He stepped forward and faced the Player who had just spoken. "Just because you incompetent fools can’t detect spiritual power fluctuations doesn’t mean you get to make excuses to detain me."

"Oh, so this was the government’s plan all along? Let me make it clear: even if you locked me in a lab and had me train with you every day, there’s no guarantee anyone here would ever achieve Super Evolution."

"My suggestion is that you step back and clear the way. Let’s just pretend none of this happened. Otherwise, who would dare collaborate with government forces again in the future?"

But it was apparent these people had come with a predetermined plan and didn’t intend to waste more words with him.

Xu Huo’s gaze didn’t waver for even a moment, but he took in all their subtle movements. Just as he was about to make a move, Nie Xuan suddenly teleported in front of the Player who had spoken and slapped him hard across the face. "You think you’re any match for me?"

The Player quickly snapped out of it and retaliated, but Nie Xuan’s Spatial Power blocked him. The Prop failed to activate immediately. Humiliated, the Player shouted angrily, "Nie Xuan! What exactly is your Special Defense Department up to?"

"I’m just reminding you that you wouldn’t even have a chance to retaliate against me. What makes you think you can take him on?" Nie Xuan pointed at Xu Huo with a backward gesture and continued, "I don’t want to see the countless, painstakingly trained Players of our nation die such meaningless deaths."

This infuriated the government Players. A few, unwilling to back down, prepared to act. That’s when one of the Players standing behind Xu Huo suddenly shouted, "Nobody move!"

After stopping his companions, the Player stretched his hand toward what appeared to be empty space. With a light touch, a thin beam of light slid along a seemingly invisible line in the air. Within moments, it darted back and forth seven or eight times before leaping to the opposite side and doing the same. The secant lines, concealed and placed on both sides of the treatment room door, were revealed—a pair of nets sealing off their paths to attack Xu Huo.

"Rank A Prop," the Player who had uncovered the secant lines said gravely.

The expressions of many in the room changed. The reason was simple: while some of them might possess Rank A Props, very few would own one capable of all-encompassing defense. Attempting to breach these lines without knowing their specifics might cost them their lives for nothing.

Xu Huo spoke up. "If you can’t even recognize the Prop right in front of you, what makes you think you can challenge me?"

"And another thing—stop bringing up my family. Threatening others with their loved ones is downright disgraceful. If being around Super Evolvers unsettles you so much, I can move to another district with my family. I’ve already purchased property in a well-situated area."

"Honestly, I’m embarrassed for you."

In the monitoring room, Minister Fan spoke to the government personnel who had been deployed. "Are you all out of your minds? Threatening a Super Evolver with their family? If he takes his parents and leaves, how do you intend to recover from that loss? Besides, are all of you single with no families? When you gamble with someone else’s loved ones, have you ever considered he might go after yours?"

"Have you forgotten how Elder Wan and the others died?"

Even in top-secret security zones and safehouses, they had been killed.

The government officials could only grit their teeth in frustration. Left with no choice, they issued orders to let him pass.

But getting nothing out of this ordeal left them seething. They vented all their fury on the Special Defense Department. "Your Special Defense Department openly opposes us. Prepare to be investigated!"

Minister Fan sneered at their retreating backs. "I’m about to be fired—why would I care about your investigation?"

"Minister Fan, that’s enough," Chief Ji said with a wry smile. "You built the Special Defense Department from scratch. You can’t just tear it apart and leave it in shambles for me to clean up."

Minister Fan looked as though he couldn’t care less. "Just watch—they’ll get their comeuppance eventually. Right now, the Special Defense Department is bearing the brunt of everything, but when they have to deal with Players directly, they’ll realize how much messier it is to handle your own people than outsiders."

Then he turned to Chief Ji and said, "Go meet with Xu Huo."