Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 358: Furious Maid

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Furious Maid

"It’s you, huh?" Xu Huo didn’t rush to submit the truth, instead, he pushed the sword forward, pulling the kneeling man up and pinning him against the wall with a smile, "I was wondering why you disappeared in broad daylight. It turns out you were hiding yourself."

Yu Shuai’s mouth twitched in pain, but unable to free himself, he could only say, "I found the missing guests, spare me, and I can tell you!"

"Lying?" Xu Huo lifted the sword slightly.

Yu Shuai quickly pressed down, saying hurriedly, "I’m not lying, I have completed Task One!"

"Then why haven’t I received any notification?" Xu Huo’s hand didn’t relent.

Yu Shuai’s baby face crumpled like a wrinkled bun, "Not every player’s clearance is notified to other players in the copy, it’s normal to have no notifications, don’t... don’t nitpick!"

Xu Huo barely believed his words, "Where are the missing guests?"

"Most of them have turned into white bones in the pond, but a few have been preserved very well, they’re in the closet inside the wall of He Pu’s bedroom, he turned them into dolls," Yu Shuai said. "If you don’t believe me, go and see!"

"You think I’m stupid, going to find He Pu now is a death sentence," Xu Huo sneered, "You say you’ve cleared it, so why are you still here?"

"I didn’t pass Task Two!" Yu Shuai knew when he entered He Pu’s bedroom that the boss of this instance was not to be trifled with, "Of course I want to complete the tasks and leave as soon as possible, but multiple submissions were useless."

"What is your truth?" asked Xu Huo.

Yu Shuai didn’t conceal anything, he told everything because there was no point in hiding, this wasn’t the real answer to Task Two at all.

"What’s wrong with the castle owner He Pu slaughtering players, and the butler Mr. Dong, and maid Hu Shan conspiring?"

"Maybe they aren’t in collusion," Xu Huo said.

"I’ve tried all other possible combinations," Yu Shuai had found the bodies in the closet the day before yesterday, he couldn’t just waste two days, he had surely checked all possibilities, he even tried other insignificant servants, but all to no avail.

"Maybe those bodies weren’t killed by anyone from the castle at all, but were just a means for He Pu to toy with the players..." Yu Shuai took a deep breath, "If you’re not planning to kill me, could you pull out the sword first?"

Xu Huo ignored him and asked instead, "Other than the Ma Family Couple, have any other players come to find He Pu while you were in the wall these two days?"

"No," Yu Shuai immediately said. "I spent most of my time on the second floor, no one escaped my eyes."

Xu Huo looked at him steadily for a moment before finally pulling out the sword.

Yu Shuai gasped and fell forward, his hand slightly reaching out, then retracted when he heard Xu Huo speak again.

"I think I know what the truth is," Xu Huo was saying.

"You know?" Yu Shuai took a curved needle and pricked it onto his wound, the needle automatically sewed the wound, a tug on the thread, and the bleeding immediately stopped.

Seeing Xu Huo looking, he added, "It’s just a temporary blood-stopping prop, the wound hasn’t healed."

Xu Huo nodded, "Can you still hide in the wall?"

"Of course," Yu Shuai’s expression was cautious, and he asked again, "You said you know the real truth, what are your terms to tell me?"

Xu Huo now believed that players wouldn’t notify each other after completing their tasks.

"Steal a corpse out," he said. "Tomorrow evening, after dinner, all players will go to the music room to attend the appreciation meeting. At that time, you bring a corpse over, complete task one, and I will reveal the truth."

Yu Shuai was half-convinced, "Are you so sure?"

"Do you have a choice?" Xu Huo retorted. "Tomorrow’s music meeting is clearly the last deadline given by He Pu. If we can’t clear the game before he makes his move, do you think we can live to see the day after tomorrow when the replica’s time limit expires?"

"You don’t think he hasn’t discovered you, do you?"

Yu Shuai showed a look of astonishment but quickly hardened his expression.

The first time he entered He Pu’s room, He Pu hadn’t played the kind of drum music that came with mental suppression, but afterward, no matter whether he was in the room, the room began to use shielding props to play drum music. It was inaudible from outside, but as soon as one got close, even within the walls, it was excruciating.

"Whether I’m right or not will be known tomorrow night. Anyway, you don’t have another way out, so you might as well try what I said," Xu Huo finished speaking, paused for a moment, and then added, "Don’t count on the other players, they are worse off than you, and right now, they are hunting down Mr. Dong. Besides, I’ve said that there are non-task players in the replica, others may not be trustworthy."

After a moment’s hesitation, Yu Shuai agreed.

"Someone’s coming," Xu Huo signaled for him to leave.

It was only after Yu Shuai had entered the wall that the door was knocked on. After knocking twice in a pattern, Hu Shan’s voice came from outside, "Mr. Xu, are you there?"

In the darkness, Xu Huo raised an eyebrow; he had entered You Qiwen’s room.

"Mr. Xu, I’m coming in." The other party obviously didn’t wait for his response and turned the doorknob directly–literally turned it off, as the whole handle was disassembled.

After Hu Shan walked in and tossed the metal handle casually, she stood in the dark and said, "You guests really aren’t well-behaved. Wandering around in the middle of the night, disturbing the master’s rest."

"You’re hardly any different," Xu Huo replied indifferently. "Aren’t you also running around without sleeping? Instead of helping your own ally, you’re picking a fight with me, a passerby. I’m a pacifist, I don’t trouble anyone; you see, I’ve stayed out of other players’ business."

Hu Shan’s figure slowly grew taller and bulkier, and a massive sledgehammer appeared in her hand.

"Tsk," Xu Huo made a noise, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it with a lighter, "Do you smell something in the air?"

Hu Shan didn’t move an eyeball, and her face covered in dimness appeared grim and lifeless.

As if ignoring her, Xu Huo asked and answered himself, "Of course, it’s alcohol."

"It’s great to be in a historic castle, isn’t it? There are lots of spirits stored in the wine cellar, along with a stock of fuel. All of those are flammable, just a spark could set the castle ablaze."

"Most of the castle’s structure is made of stone, so it definitely won’t burn completely, but no matter, many of the flowers and trees in the garden maze seem to have withered."

"Setting that whole area on fire would definitely draw quite a crowd."

Hu Shan’s expression changed, her flat face contorted with intense hatred, "Nobody can destroy the master’s castle!"

"Ding!" With a flicker of a lighter’s flame, the room’s bed caught fire, followed by the carpet and curtains. Bright flames filled the room; Xu Huo turned to look towards the maze, just as he raised the lighter, Hu Shan’s massive hammer swung at him from behind. He raised his Sword to block, and the hammer glided and smashed into the nearby sofa, which instantly petrified and showed cracks.

Xu Huo, with only a glance to assess the situation, was kicked into the corner by the close-quarters Hu Shan before he could steady himself. She appeared in front of him instantly, the sledgehammer pinning him down, her other hand reaching for his face!