Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 647: Evolution of the Girl in the Painting

Chapter 647: Chapter 647: Evolution of the Girl in the Painting

Xu Huo was in a good mood, so he gave her back the money he had won. The joy of regaining what she had lost made the Girl in the painting twice as happy. When she noticed the car left outside the forest by the Special Defense Department players, she volunteered to drive so that he could rest.

Xu Huo did not object—the Girl in the painting learned as she went, searching for tutorials online and watching them as she drove. Initially bumpy, within a few minutes she managed to drive off smoothly, although the car zigzagged its way to the blockade area. However, when parking, she mistook the accelerator for the brake and crashed into a military truck blocking the road.

There were many cars parked nearby, with occupants arguing to be let into the city. The crash not only brought Special Defense Department players and armed police over with their guns, but journalists who had come for the Special Defense Department incident also swarmed in.

"Snap!" The Girl in the painting slapped a half-broken door, sending it flying several meters away. She swept her gaze over the gun barrels surrounding her before it settled on a rocket launcher, then took out her phone and frantically pressed it, the video explaining how to operate the launcher began to play.

The approaching Special Defense Department players turned pale, with props already in hand. "Who are you people...!"

Before he could finish, a point of white light flew through the air, heading straight for his face!

The player instinctively retreated while raising his Defense Prop to shield his face. After ducking to avoid the attack, he lifted his head to find that everyone around him had their guns pointed at him!

More precisely, at the person in front of him.

Xu Huo had blocked the Paper Knife thrown by the Girl in the painting. He turned to the other players and said, "Xu Huo, I need to get through the checkpoint. Contact Chief Wu."

The player who was attacked struggled to maintain his composure. "What does it matter if you’re Xu Huo? Special Defense Department orders: No one is allowed through right now. Plus, you attacked checkpoint personnel—I suspect you are spies from an enemy country!"

The Girl in the painting was an intelligent prop. Xu Huo had no obligation to control her, nor did he have the authority to do so. There was no responsibility between them. The Girl in the painting could do whatever she wanted; it was her freedom. He could not "order" her to do or not do something, but he could intervene.

However, the Special Defense Department wanted to utilize the Girl in the painting’s power, and they had indeed received her help. It was impossible for them not to take on some of the associated risks. Even players were a double-edged sword, let alone an intelligent Super Prop. Therefore, the rules of the Special Defense Department could only restrain those who could be bound by the rules. The Girl in the painting did not play by those rules, and neither did Xu Huo.

His eyes grew colder.

A journalist standing nearby shouted, "Xu Huo! Are you really Xu Huo? The internet says you’ve caused such trouble for the Special Defense Department and have been hiding without showing your face—is that true?"

"Are you returning from outside the city now because you know the Black Rain incident is nearing its end? You made it seem like you were prepared to confront the Twin Snakes Organization and other Cannibal Players, but there has been no progress so far—what do you have to say about that?"

"You said you provided the Antidote Fungus to the Special Defense Department, but there can’t be much of it, right? With so many people turning into Aliens, will you tell the Special Defense Department how to get more Antidote Fungus?"

"..."

The reporters blocked outside jostled each other to raise their microphones high, with each question sharper than the last, as if to extract shocking news from Xu Huo to compensate for their wasted trips.

"They are so noisy." The Girl in the painting came up behind Xu Huo, holding up her phone with an unhappy face and asked, "Can I just kill them all?"

The phone’s text-to-speech wasn’t good at controlling the volume, but it was very effective at controlling the atmosphere. The noise abruptly ceased.

"Buzz!" A player standing at the back of the crowd’s phone buzzed. He checked it before signaling the others, "Chief Wu’s orders, let these two in."

The person conveying the order was Zeng Tai. He and Jian Yuanjie and the others had returned and dispersed to different guard posts to stand watch. He was currently paired with Zhu Yuchan.

While urging the people nearby to step back, the two of them walked into the encirclement. Zeng Tai watched Xu Huo with a smile that did not reach his eyes, "Mr. Xu, why don’t you hurry and leave? These people don’t seem to have good intentions."

"They said they are going to kill all of us, yet you say we don’t have good intentions. What do you mean by that, members of the Special Defense Department!" a reporter angrily raised his camera towards him.

Zhu Yuchan snapped her fingers, and at that moment, all camera lenses on site were shattered by an electrical surge. With a stern face, she said, "Did anyone here say anything? Are you hallucinating from the black rain you’ve been exposed to?"

The reporter wanted to say more but was pulled back by a colleague next to him. The threat from the Special Defense Department was very clear now—they had the authority to detain suspected contaminated individuals. Mouthing off was one thing, but no one wanted to be detained indefinitely without knowing when they might be released!

The armed personnel dispersed, and Zhu Yuchan found a good car for Xu Huo, adding one more thing, "The Alien is hit and within the blockade now, the ground might not be easy to traverse, so if you’re not going in for business, you might want to wait for a helicopter."

"No need, thank you." Xu Huo took the driver’s seat and gestured for the Girl in the Painting to get in the car.

The Girl in the Painting, however, kept her eyes on the reporters. After two seconds, she pursed her lips slightly, and as she turned around, a few flashes of cold light passed by—the previously arrogant reporters were instantly killed with shots to the head!

Screams erupted, and both Special Defense Department players and armed personnel raised their guns in defense. However, the Girl in the Painting didn’t even look back, hands behind her back as she hopped cheerfully to the car. The others then noticed that she was still wearing a dress and high heels despite the cold winter; she stepped onto the car with one foot and twirled the other in the air, smiled at them, and then got inside.

The car quickly started and drove away, leaving Zeng Tai, Zhu Yuchan, and the others sweating profusely behind them. They turned to see the reporters still crying non-stop, "In the player era, saying the wrong thing can lead to a serious price to be paid."

Driving on the desolate road, Xu Huo listened to the constant game music from the side and after a while asked, "Why did you kill them?"

"They were really annoying." The Girl in the Painting tilted her head to look at him, "Don’t you find them annoying? It seemed like they were scolding you."

"They are rather annoying." Xu Huo lit up a cigarette and took a puff, "So if you find someone annoying, you should kill them?"

The Girl in the Painting hadn’t quite reached that level of reasoning; she seemed a bit perplexed, "I can kill them."

So she did, just because she could.

Motiveless whims are truly terrifying.

Xu Huo exhaled a breath of smoke, "Have you ever thought about killing those you’ve been with before?"

The Girl in the Painting shook her head, "They were all nice to me, although they did talk big. But I saw on my phone that you can’t take a man’s promises seriously... Are you really going to give me the house?"

Xu Huo couldn’t help but laugh, "Have I ever lied to you?"

The Girl in the Painting thought for a moment and then cheered up again, then pointed to the Alien bursting out ahead, "So many people!"

Xu Huo pressed the accelerator and turned into a side road, simultaneously freeing his hand to call Gu Yu, "Where are you? I’m coming to pick you up."