Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 684: Each Shows Their Skill

Chapter 684: Chapter 684: Each Shows Their Skill

"But having some people wake up means that the statue isn’t completely undefendable," Fu Danhong said, raising an eyebrow with a smile, "Whether you can survive depends on your own abilities."

Previously, players were restrained and dared not to confront the statue directly. Just now, it became apparent that the effect of the statue was very limited. As long as one is not bewitched into looking at it, blocking the line of sight makes it difficult to be affected. Didn’t you see that so-called god needing to control the town’s residents to break open the doors?

It’s clear that the key to clearing this instance lies in steadying the mind against bewitchment.

As for the player who started the fire earlier, it’s only their weak willpower to blame.

"We’ve all been somewhat affected; it’s hard to say whether we can last until the last few days, especially since the end of the month is coming up," Fang Penghui said gravely.

Fang Penghui and Liu Shiyen’s group had already been here for four or five days. By the end of the month, it would be around the time required by the instance. Compared to others, they were under less pressure. For instance, Liu Shiyen and some players felt that even by that time, they could endure a little longer and drag on until the end of the instance, given there were so many players.

With the upheaval that occurred tonight, the players calmed down, and even with the disappearance of the player who set the fire, they didn’t care too much and went their separate ways.

"I don’t think things will be that simple." On the way back, Yi Pei spoke in a low voice to Xu Huo, "It’s not a matter of whether you can see with your eyes or not. Before seeing the statue, the players were already bewitched, with only mild hallucinations and auditory illusions."

"You felt it, too?" Xu Huo asked.

Yi Pei nodded, "I was almost compelled to open the door, woken up by the noise outside."

To bewitch players there must be a medium. Now it seems that not only the worshipped statues are problematic, but also the wall carvings and carpets in the hotel are a test; all players staying there will be affected.

Of course, there were also those who never went to the hotel from the start.

Xu Huo glanced at the player in black who had walked into the courtyard.

Fu Danhong was right; this is a survival instance, and there’s no shortcut to clearing it. You can only rely on your own skills.

However, it’s clear that not everyone thinks defense should be the priority; less than half an hour after the players split up, a great fire suddenly erupted from the direction of the hotel, engulfing half the street in flames!

When the fire just broke out, not a single person ran out of the courtyards. Some players, troubled by their conscience, went in to rescue the victims, only to find them all lying on their beds with their hands crossed on their chests, unaffected by the heavy smoke and flames.

Some players began to carry people out, but Brother Shi, leading six players prepared to set a second fire.

"Stop!" Fang Penghui rushed over with his group to intervene, but the other side didn’t plan on reasoning with them. Brother Shi scattered a handful of nails on the ground, and those small props instantly burrowed into the earth. Moments later, they shot up from the ground, unexpectedly harming three players!

The three hit by the nails immediately became paralyzed, swept into a net of props prearranged underground by Brother Shi and dragged together like dead dogs!

"Corpse Separation!" Fang Penghui threw out an inconspicuous bookmark, the thin piece of paper spinning out like a blade, cutting through the net of props and attacking Brother Shi and his group horizontally!

"Ding! Ding!" After striking three Defense Props, the bookmark flew back to Fang Penghui’s hand. He then took out a book and opened it; the text on the pages began to recite itself. What started as a normal volume turned into a deafening alarm in just a few seconds, causing not only Brother Shi’s group but even Fang Penghui’s own teammates to look uneasy.

Fang Penghui’s expression remained unchanged as he tossed the book in his hand forward, and several pages flew out like inflated membranes, each sticking towards Brother Shi and his group!

The group tactically retreated, and at that moment, Fang Penghui shouted "Plot Adhesion", causing the pages that had swelled up to human height to chase after the players of their own accord!

A female player standing beside Brother Shi conjured an ice spear and sprayed it into the air; several pages were immediately frozen and were then shattered by pebbles flicked by another female player’s fingertips.

The ice spear’s effective range exceeded five meters. Two players on Fang Penghui’s side couldn’t dodge in time and had their hands and feet instantly encased in ice. Although it wasn’t fatal, the stones hit them, and their limbs broke off right away.

"Sunshine!" A player on Fang Penghui’s side raised a high-wattage light bulb, and its bright light instantly illuminated the entire street. Brother Shi’s players hastily retreated but were blocked by an invisible wall on their way back, and anyone who touched that wall was immediately bounced back!

"Not turning back until hitting the south wall!" A player wearing glasses jumped out from Fang Penghui’s camp, blocking Brother Shi and his team from the side. As the bright light passed, other players quickly filled in from the sides.

Brother Shi and his group, who hadn’t managed to break free from the encirclement in time, were trapped in the middle. Brother Shi smiled, "A bit of a misunderstanding, no need for such life-or-death hostility, right?"

"Misunderstanding?" A player with a square face shouted, "You didn’t say that when you were killing people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand in the air, "Face slap delivered to your doorstep!"

In an instant, Brother Shi broke away from his own team and involuntarily flew towards the square-faced player as if something was lifting him, truly embodying the idea of delivering oneself to be slapped in the face!

Several players, including Fang Penghui, made their moves at the same time.

Surrounded by everyone, Brother Shi saw no way out, but unexpectedly, he clapped his hands together and vanished from the spot. In his place appeared a female player who had been standing a few meters away, while Brother Shi appeared where the female player had just been standing!

The crowd was shocked, but he coldly sneered and reflexively scattered in all directions. The female player who had taken Brother Shi’s place erupted in raging flames, immediately charring her body and burning the backs of several nearby players—this fire was much deadlier than Xu Huo’s lighter!

"Interesting," Xu Huo arrived in a second, his Sword Qi sweeping across the sky.

Brother Shi lifted a Defense Prop in front of him, "Your Sword can only hit the first object, once seen through, it’s useless in real combat!"

However, in the moment he spoke, the Defense Prop in his hand was suddenly activated by an unknown force, and then he was pinned to the spot, unable to move!

Feeling someone behind him, but Brother Shi couldn’t escape in time to save himself. In the blink of an eye, he shouted towards Xu Huo, "Explode!"

"Boom!" The player standing behind Xu Huo instantly combusted, and Xu Huo, who had quickly moved away upon speaking due to his special ability, appeared twice beside him and blasted his head with a shot.

Brother Shi’s corpse hung in mid-air for a moment before falling to the ground. Xu Huo stood beside him, looking coldly at the several players behind him.

They were sensible enough not to rush to avenge their companion. Including the female player, they all stood silently in their spots.

They weren’t fools; Brother Shi had clearly been restricted by a prop that was invisible and inescapable. Even if it only worked for a second, it could cost them their lives. They weren’t tied by life or death. They had no objections to Brother Shi pushing the female player out to die in his stead, and they certainly wouldn’t be psychologically troubled watching him go to his death.