Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1254 - 1255: The Last Card

Chapter 1254: Chapter 1255: The Last Card

After the door behind him closed, the passages to Xu Huo’s left and right turned into playing cards, flipping from the disguised passage door all the way to the end.

The end was also a gigantic Black Throne playing card.

It seemed the instance wasn’t over yet.

Xu Huo walked over in a few steps, and after pushing open the card door, a strong light suddenly lit up before him, dissipating after two or three seconds, replaced by three holographic playing cards, their backs facing him.

"Congratulations on obtaining five Black Flower Cards. Every player who gets more than four cards of the same color has a chance to draw a card."

Sound surrounded 360 degrees in the maze: "Players can freely flip any one of these three cards and have a one-third chance of drawing the same color Flower Card."

"What are the other two cards?" Xu Huo asked, looking up.

"Similarly, you have a one-third chance of returning to the instance." the maze replied.

"One flower card, one trap card, the remaining one should be a neutral card, right?" Xu Huo said, looking at the three cards before him. The maze responded with silence, and he asked again whether he could pass directly without choosing, but still received no response.

"Seems like I have to choose," Xu Huo opened his personal panel and temporarily bought a luck-increasing prop—generally, such props don’t 100% guarantee good fortune or even work or not depending on mood, so he picked a lower-level one just to match the scene.

Whether Flower Card or Trap Card, passing in the instance was bound to happen sooner or later, as long as the remaining card wasn’t one that would clean his cards and kick him out.

Sticking the luck-increasing sticker on the back of his hand, he casually tapped the card in the middle.

As the card flipped open, numerous Rainbow Lights surged from both sides towards the center, converging then rushing skyward, piercing through the maze wall and shooting into the air:

"Boom!!!"

With an ear-splitting explosive sound, from Xu Huo’s vantage point looking up, without knowing when, a massive firework exploded in the sky above the maze, with colorful flames scattering in all directions, and in the center emerged a giant black glowing with starlight playing card.

The size of this giant playing card was at least tens of meters wide and had some thickness to it; Xu Huo stood directly underneath and couldn’t clearly see the card’s suit, but the fireworks seemed to connect the passage to Card City, and exuberant cheering could be heard from outside:

"The Crown Card is lit!"

"The Crown Card is lit!"

"The Crown Card is lit!"

It was as if it was a special event, outside, continuous fireworks sounded, illuminating the lower half of the giant card still suspended in the sky in a colorful display — When the Crown Card appeared, the maze and the outside city seemed momentarily connected.

The residents of Card City were elated for reasons yet unknown, but Xu Huo had cleared the instance.

[Congratulations to player Passerby A for completing the instance "The Last Card" and obtaining the hidden Crown Card, resulting in an S-rank rating. In addition to the instance’s regular rewards, you will also be granted a prize set by the maze holder—one Rank-B prop and a Card City Crown gift pack.]

Xu Huo checked the instance rewards, the more significant ones being a major characteristic upgrade, adding an extended characteristic, two Rank-B props, five Rank-C props, as well as various potions, White Notes, and tickets.

This upgrade’s primary characteristic is "A Sad Affair," "A Sad Affair" can make people unfamiliar with Xu Huo forget him or not remember him at all in a very short time, but it has little effect on acquaintances or players with strong cognitive abilities, as post-evolution, people’s minds have progressed somewhat.

Simultaneously, this is a passive function; Xu Huo himself cannot control it, the effect mainly depends on the other party’s situation, but until now, it only works on ordinary people.

After the upgrade, it was renamed "Forgetting Switch," and he can freely choose whether or not it takes effect, plus the effective range is within a radius of a hundred-meter circle centered on him, when activated, this range’s people can forget his existence for a long time, even those who know him.

[The forgetting duration depends on the familiarity of the person with the user; the closer they are, the shorter the forgetting time. However, it cannot be ruled out that those with deep-seated hatred towards the user might recall in a second, so users should harbor no illusions; after all, sooner is better than later.]

Xu Huo thought after reading that it’s a characteristic suited for bouncing around in team battles.

But this characteristic is somewhat similar to Doctor Zhang’s methods, with both involving forgetting; it’s just that Doctor Zhang’s is lifelong, while "Forgetting Switch"’s effect depends on circumstances.

The added extended characteristic is quite interesting, belonging to the "Accident-Triggering Physique" category: "Gifted at Playing Dead."

[Given Passerby A often inexplicably appears at accident sites and serves as a mere observer with high danger factor, to increase Passerby A’s survival rate, playing dead is an essential skill. This characteristic can help Passerby A portray a "dead person" with high acting skill, ensuring no animal or plant can detect for thirty seconds.]

[However, please note the disguise location, and do not move rashly during the process, or you have a certain chance of being treated as an actual corpse or a waking corpse.]

Xu Huo thought this characteristic would be more aptly named "Half-Minute Dead Person."

Though its range includes not only humans, this alone is quite commendable, with the short duration being a typical limitation.

The two Rank-B props respectively are:

[Fireworks: A dot-shaped explosive prop capable of covering a fifty-meter radius. Its inspiration comes from fireworks but with over ten times the destructive power, along with a dazzling effect, causing those within to be temporarily unable to see properly. Note: So please players, close your eyes when using it.]

[Nail Clipper: An extremely daily prop that can be worn as a finger sleeve on any finger. When used, it can emit a cutting thread up to one meter long from the nail position, easily cutting metals classified under Rank-B or enemy’s necks. Best worn on the left hand, because out of a thousand people, there’s always an unlucky one who accidentally pierces their cerebrum while eating.]

Xu Huo raised an eyebrow, took out and tested the props, confirming they’re not trap props like "Eye of the Deceased" or "Death of the Holder" before putting them away.

As for other Rank-C items and potions, he temporarily didn’t look closely, directly skipping to see the maze instance’s additional rewards.

[Magician: A combat prop personally crafted by a Magician, inside the card the Magician can sustain high-intensity combat for one minute a day, its basic strength and speed metrics are set according to 50% of the Magician’s own abilities, and can understand simple combat commands and cooperate flexibly.]

Xu Huo held the prop in his hand, it was just a normal-sized playing card, with the pattern in the center being a mechanical being wearing armor, supporting each with a long blade inserted into the sheath on its waist.