Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 315: Mental Medium

Chapter 315: Chapter 315: Mental Medium

Tan Yang was about to say something, but Xu Huo raised his hand to interrupt him, "This has nothing to do with sincerity or bargaining chips; I just don’t want to get involved in your affairs."

Tan Yang was surprised by his words and paused before saying, "Mr. Xu’s actions in Jing City don’t seem like those of someone who doesn’t want to get involved."

"That was just me in a bad mood, looking for a few punching bags," said Xu Huo indifferently. "Instead of looking for me, it would be better to turn to the Special Defense Department."

"The state can’t possibly enlist all players, they should be very happy to support the establishment of your association."

"Many members of the association are reluctant to deal with the Special Defense Department," Huang Junjie said rather tactfully.

Xu Huo flicked his cigarette and said, "In that case, your association won’t last long, it would be better to dissolve it sooner rather than later."

"What did you say!" A young man behind Tan Yang couldn’t help but interject, but was quickly silenced by someone next to him.

Xu Huo glanced at him and then averted his gaze, calmly asking, "What will Zone 014 look like in the future?"

The others were puzzled by his sudden change of topic and appeared lost. Huang Junjie hesitated before asking, "Are you referring to the prospects of Zone 014?"

"A professor on the forums said that maybe sooner or later, we would even integrate the entire world into the game. By then, Zone 014 will have no distinction between game and reality, and all countries will become game grounds," Tan Yang quickly caught on. "But this doesn’t have much to do with dealing with the Special Defense Department. We are establishing an association merely to provide a sanctuary for those living between the cracks."

"When Zone 014 eventually merges into the game one day, it will inevitably have to deal with other game zones. If there are advanced weapons, will you buy them? If there are special items, will you buy them?" Xu Huo retorted. "Players from outside zones have also invaded Zone 014 before; can you completely sever ties with them?"

"What’s so difficult about that?" The young man broke free from his companion and quickly said, "The game world is so big, are you saying that players from all game zones have come to Zone 014? Can’t we just do business with other zones?"

Xu Huo couldn’t help but laugh, "Outside Zone 014, we have no friends."

The game world is just that ruthless; not just the game towards newly generated zones, all zones are enemies.

Tan Yang and Huang Junjie had already grasped the implication, while the young man said with only half-understanding, "Isn’t it said that there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests?"

"Isn’t that thinking very clear?" Xu Huo gave a slight sneer and then added, "Even if weapons and items can be self-sufficient, what if essential resources for survival become scarce in the future, and those who have the resources are the ones who once invaded Zone 014?"

The room grew cold for a moment, then quickly Tan Yang said, "You’re right, we’ve oversimplified the problem. Compared to our conflict with the Special Defense Department, the real life-and-death struggle in the future is with other game zones and the game itself."

"You have someone in the hands of the Special Defense Department; you might as well take this opportunity to negotiate." Xu Huo stood up to leave, and Tan Yang also stood up, more agitated than before, "Mr. Xu, if you can see that far, why not join the association and unite the players? We sincerely invite you; won’t you consider it?"

"I have my own issues," replied Xu Huo, not stopping his stride and then hearing the person behind him say, "Mr. Xu, you don’t need to reject us so quickly; you can think about it and respond later. Although you just killed someone from the Iron Triangle, the leader wasn’t there; we can go take care of him right now..."

"No need," Xu Huo said without turning back and left the room directly.

Tan Yang still didn’t want to give up, but after following him out, there was no one to be seen outside the door.

Xu Huo reached Yuan Yao’s side.

"Do you see any pattern?" he asked.

Yuan Yao was hiding behind a trash can on surveillance when he was startled by Xu Huo’s sudden appearance. He quickly gestured for him to crouch down, "Brother Xu, how do you appear and disappear out of thin air? You’re going to scare a heart attack into me."

Regaining his composure, he continued in a lower voice, "When you were wrapping up at the mall, there were indeed people watching, probably four or five groups."

"There were people from Chief Song amongst them, I saw a female player who had been with Dai Wenqian, I recognize her shape. The rest had their faces covered, including one wearing a triangular mask. I reckon this one with the triangular mask has bad intentions. I chose to follow him; just now, I heard him on the phone with a foreigner, getting scolded like he was nothing... That beast, he seems thrilled to be a lapdog for others!"

Xu Huo nodded, "Send his location to Chief Wu; no need to bother with the follow-up. Go and meet up with Zhou Ning and the others and take out the players Dai Wenqian sent to the hospital."

Yuan Yao naturally complied and then asked, "Is Dai Wenqian trying to harm you?"

"He is sticking his hands too far, and won’t learn his lesson if it’s not painful," Xu Huo said. "You go ahead; I’ll follow shortly."

Yuan Yao wanted to say something else, but as he looked up, Xu Huo was already gone. A chill breeze blew by, and he vigorously rubbed his arms, "Brother Xu hasn’t gone cold, has he? Not even a ghost is as elusive as he is..."

Xu Huo didn’t not want to accompany him, it was just that he was now only able to affect people’s spirits; his body was not even physical, rendering him unable to participate in battles.

The players from Dai Wenqian’s side were not very strong; Zhou Ning’s special trait combined with psychic influence was enough to cope.

He had more important things to do.

The three walking personae, scattered in the darkness, returned to the hospital, which had just been searched by the Special Defense Department and showed signs of an explosion, looking a mess.

Yet, this was also the place where he felt the most abundant power.

He had actually regained consciousness when the hospital fell into darkness. The second evolution had brought a heavy burden upon his body, and other than digesting it himself, there was no other way. To his surprise, after Different Space arrived, he suddenly found that he could control the output of psychic power and successfully split into three personas, entering Zone 014 from Different Space.

He and Professor Lan, along with others, had disappeared; his main body was still in Different Space, but his psychic power could cross that boundary line.

He had tried to control objects from the outside but had not succeeded; he could only influence others in places shrouded in darkness, meaning without this medium, he could not directly act upon people with his psychic power.

Now he clearly felt a bit strained; his psychic control was approaching its limit, so he had to get back into his body before then and understand this medium that acted as a spiritual bridge.

Arriving at the warehouse, he lay down in his original position. After the three figures overlapped, they disappeared from the spot once again.

Upon reopening his eyes, Xu Huo saw a face with a pouting mouth magnified in front of him. He propped up the other’s forehead with his hand and slowly sat up, "Don’t want your pocket money anymore, is that it?"

The Girl in the Painting looked at him with a wronged expression, fingers flying over the keyboard, then said, "I was just worried about you."

Xu Huo paused for a moment and asked, "Where did you learn that?"

The Girl in the Painting held up the comic on her phone.