Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 561: Burying the Entire City

Chapter 561: Chapter 561: Burying the Entire City

Accompanied by the explosion, the Sky Tower also began to sway.

The head of the administration bellowed in a fit of rage, "Do you think that by blowing up the bridge you can drag me down with you in a funeral pyre? I’m telling you, you better not even dream of letting those things out of the underground lair! Kill them!"

The last sentence was addressed to the players beside him. No sooner had he finished speaking than two players charged at Lang Lang and Xin Hui. Xin Hui pushed Lang Lang behind her but was sent flying by a chain from a gadget that struck her, and as the chain whipped towards Lang Lang, Xin Hui and No. 179 unhesitatingly threw themselves in front of her to block it. Meanwhile, another player threw something that looked like a carpet on the ground, freezing the three huddled together in their tracks!

The others holding hostages had already been killed, and it looked like Lang Lang’s situation could be quickly resolved as well. However, before the chains could hit the trio, a person who had burst in suddenly caught them, turning the Rank-C item to dust in his hands, while also creating a cut in thin air that bisected another player coming from the side!

As the corpse hit the ground and blood gushed out, Xu Huo stood among the pool of blood, smiling mockingly at the players across from him, "Isn’t it a bit despicable to resort to bullying by sheer strength and numbers?"

The next second, more than ten guns were simultaneously aimed at him. Xu Huo’s eyes darkened as he waved his hand, placing the "Severance Gate" in front of him, and then sliced through the front and back with the Crimson Sword. The floor of the Sky Tower, its metal supports already destroyed by his "Life Core," suddenly collapsed, causing him and the three with Lang Lang, along with the opposing players, to fall together.

The Sky Tower was built on top of the bridge with sufficient support. Xu Huo had not planned to destroy the entire bridge, merely making a hole in the floor, right above a section that was suspended in the air, allowing him to fall through.

Fortunately, the gadget from Yuan Cun didn’t seem to seal the floor, so Xu Huo didn’t need to use his super props. The instant he dropped, he didn’t use any gadgets to delay the fall but quickly killed three players. Then he caught Lang Lang and used a kite string to pull up No. 179.

But in that gap, 179, who was floating in the air, suddenly flipped backward, and after doubling over, hung limply in the air.

Xu Huo’s expression darkened as he placed "Emergency Shelter 101" above his head. After stepping inside, he swiftly pulled Xin Hui, who was nearby, in as well.

The shelter descended rapidly and would hit the ground in seconds, but as long as they maintained enough distance, the effectiveness of features and gadgets would be greatly reduced. Therefore, just before hitting the ground, Xu Huo retracted the shelter, replacing it with an "Upright Chair" which could land safely under any circumstances. He carried Lang Lang with him, using the guitar strings to ensure her safety, and for Xin Hui, he used the "Floating Balloon" to make her weightless just before they landed.

All three landed safely, but Xu Huo immediately felt an unusual force hit his "Absolute Safety Distance." Turning around, he saw that Yuan Cun had followed them down!

"Absolute Safety Distance" had a time limit. After a quick assessment, he positioned the "Severance Gate" in front of him and then slashed at the space ahead of him with his sword!

Yuan Cun, with an evolution rate far surpassing Xu Huo’s and exceptional speed, easily dodged the Sword Qi and appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye!

With nowhere to retreat, Xu Huo threw down the "Desert Pinwheel" and, taking advantage of the sudden sandstorm, hurled the "Unstoppable Direct Hit," and then began dismantling nearby buildings, hoping to buy some time.

To his surprise, however, as the building toppled, a large depression also appeared in the ground. As the building pressed down, the nearby ground began to collapse, and beneath the surface layer of metal, the ground in the area had been completely hollowed out, revealing deep and long ravines!

The subsequent events were beyond Xu Huo’s control. As the building collapsed, the ground started to lose its balance. After tilting, nearby buildings including the pillar bridge all began to lean toward the center. The overlapping structures effectively blocked the pursuing Yuan Cun!

Unfortunately, the time they bought was extremely limited. Just as Xu Huo turned to leave, Yuan Cun suddenly appeared in front of him with a few swift moves. Just as he was about to raise his hand, Xin Hui suddenly rushed out from the side and bumped into Xu Huo, both of them jumping into the crevice together!

Hidden by the sandstorm, the details were unclear until now. Below the rift was a growth of various fungi, distinct from the large white mycelium under the Mist Forest in the cleaning zone. The fungi below were of many colors, continuously expelling bright spores that were swept up by the wind and quickly spread to the surroundings.

Xu Huo and Xin Hui plunged into the crevice and were then covered by the arriving mycelium. Yuan Cun reached the edge of the rift and saw the flashing red light on his watch. His face turned slightly pale, and he immediately backed away from the edge of the crevice!

At that moment, his communicator began to blink. After connecting, the head of administration asked, "Is he dead?"

Yuan Cun spoke harshly, "You didn’t say before that underneath Clown City were Rank-A fungi. These things, let alone taking a breath of them, even a touch can cause an infection that’s beyond cure. You said I was only to help you catch someone—that I wouldn’t be taking such a huge risk."

The head of administration seemed to be aware of the collapse and instantly said, "Clown City has a strategy for this. Someone will be there soon. Those places that just exploded definitely have Xin Lang’s people. You have to capture them all; we can’t let them continue to destroy the ground!"

Yuan Cun looked towards another area where the powder was surging, "I think it’s too late."

"Then what are you waiting for? Move!" the head of administration urged urgently. "Does a high-level player from the Holy Sword Society only have so little ability? We can negotiate the price..."

Before he could finish, Yuan Cun hung up and glanced at the crevice for a couple of seconds before turning away and leaving.

Meanwhile, Xu Huo and Xin Hui were hanging on a rock projection over twenty meters above the ground. In the urgent situation, Xu Huo only had time to put on the "Oxygen Supply," inevitably getting some spores on the back of his hand.

"Don’t worry, Lang Lang can save you," Xin Hui said. "I’ve lived underground since I was a child. I’ve been infected by the fungi countless times and I’m still alive today."

Xu Huo was silent, "No side effects from the transformation?"

Xin Hui’s face tightened, and she said through gritted teeth, "My mom looks like this. It’s a genetic issue, not a fungal infection!"

"I’ll reluctantly believe you," Xu Huo said as he jumped to a nearby stone. Hearing noises above ground, he asked, "So your plan is to blow up the ground and bring the underground nest into Clown City? If everyone in Clown City is dead, this doesn’t make any sense, does it?"

"These fungi have created a perfect underground world," Lang Lang appeared in a tunnel nearby. "A single type of fungi might be deadly, but when they grow together, they can balance each other out. They can cause great suffering, yet they won’t let a person die quickly."