Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 736 Infectious Disease History Museum

Chapter 736: Chapter 736 Infectious Disease History Museum

Jie Ling and Xu Ruosi both glanced at Xu Huo without leaving a trace. Both of them, for different reasons, were particularly interested in his choice. The arrival of that group earlier was too coincidental to not arouse suspicion.

Xiao Ling said she met Yu Guangnan on the train— But to say that Xiao Ling completely trusted him just because she had saved Yu Guangnan twice would be naïve. In these times, friendships formed in adversity weren’t valued highly.

Take Jie Ling, for example. Although Xu Huo had saved her, it didn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t harm her later. Would she become a loyal ally of Xu Huo just because he had rescued her?

In the game, there was no one that naïve.

Xiao Ling was not as assertive as she had been when facing Liu Chengyi and the others. She was clearly hesitant, and the recent ambush had served as a wake-up call.

"I just heard some news," Yu Guangnan spoke up at this moment. "It’s probably because of this that those people chased me here."

"What news?" Xiao Ling asked first.

"I heard them saying they’re looking for an unclaimed high-level item in the instance," Yu Guangnan explained without waiting for others to ask: "When I heard it, I found it strange too. It’s possible for unclaimed items to exist when an instance is newly created, but generally, it’s impossible to know in advance about these items. Knowing there’s an unclaimed item yet not taking it—it’s absurd, isn’t it? Normally, the news wouldn’t spread."

"But from their tone, it seemed they were quite certain."

"Could it be they detected it with a special item?" Xu Ruosi pondered: "I know some items can search for other items in the vicinity."

"But such items generally have limitations," Jie Ling also said: "Lower-level items may be searchable, but not necessarily the high-level ones. How could they be so certain about the existence of a high-level item? Moreover, they all knew in advance. Why would they discuss it here instead of taking the item immediately?"

The focus then shifted back to Yu Guangnan, who quickly added: "I absolutely did not lie; you can perform a lie detection on me."

Xu Huo could observe his heartbeat and breathing. Indeed, when he spoke, there was no significant emotional fluctuation, so he probably wasn’t lying. However, the doubts from Jie Ling and company made sense—items that couldn’t be taken away... he immediately thought of the Wax Figure Gallery.

The entire Wax Figure Gallery might well be an item, but when he left in the morning, he had tried touching various parts of the gallery and did not trigger any game notification. Whether it’s because the item was particularly special or if the real item is hidden elsewhere was unknown, but there was definitely an item there.

Could that be what that group was after?

A high-level item was indeed worth fighting for, but he was more concerned that the information about the Perfect Potion may have spread too widely.

Dr. Deng, hiding in Zone 011, knew Dr. Wu had appeared in Zone 009; the source of that information was unknowable.

"Leaving the truth aside," he said, "the item is secondary. First, we need to find a way to clear the game."

"Right, if we can’t get out, everything else is useless," Xu Ruosi nodded in agreement.

The group exchanged glances, and their alliance was, for the moment, preserved.

It was not yet dawn, but Xu Huo planned to head straight to the next venue.

"Is there such a rush?" Xiao Ling scrutinized him. "We haven’t rested for two nights in a row."

"Even if we rest, it should be near the venue," Xu Huo said. "We might not complete six stages in seven days; if we can know in advance what dangers lie inside the venues, it would be beneficial for everyone."

To avoid unnecessary trouble, they crossed the main street directly and chose a vantage point to rest.

In the center of Museum City, venues were most abundant and varied in complexity. The cross-shaped venues typically were divided left and right, forming a more regular pattern, while the central ones were different—with strange shapes, intersections, and elevations both above and below ground.

For example, the Corpse-Hiding Hotel was located in the upper half of a central high-rise, while the entrance to the Styx Ferry was on the surface, with the actual venue underground. According to the exhibition map, the venue of the Styx Ferry was long and narrow with bends, running underneath the entirety of the central venues.

"Adult Psychological Therapy Room, the attic next door, Infectious Disease History Museum, Terror Scream, Depreciated Puppets..." Jie Ling looked at the names on the map. "Which one should we go to first?"

"The Infectious Disease History Museum and the Adult Psychological Therapy Room in front," said Xu Huo. From where they were, they could see the windows of those two venues opposite them. The partial view of the rooms through the windows seemed relatively normal.

Xiao Ling had a different opinion, "These smaller venues have little to do with the backdrop of the instance. It’s better to start with the bigger venues first."

Xu Ruosi and the others thought her reasoning made sense. Almost two days had already passed out of the seven, and it would be better to focus on the venues with higher potential.

The idea was good, but Xu Huo had no plans to change his decision.

"It should be safer after daylight. We could split up and act on our own," he suggested: "It is indeed quicker to search so many venues, but large venues may not always yield results. While other players may have depleted their resources last night, let’s try to understand each venue as quickly as possible."

"There may even be players coming around noon."

"In that case, doesn’t that make our cooperation meaningless?" Yu Guangnan said: "Being alone makes you an easier target."

"Just don’t stray too far," Xu Huo said calmly. "With a distance of about a hundred meters, if rescue is delayed upon hearing noises, we would be giving our heads to the enemy."

"Moreover, cooperation doesn’t mean we have to be bound together in our actions. The purpose is to use manpower to gain time and reduce risks."

"Do it your way," Xiao Ling said immediately: "I’ll go to the Styx Ferry below."

She acted together with Yu Guangnan.

"Then shall we go to the attic?" Xu Ruosi sought Jie Ling’s opinion.

Jie Ling had already bandaged her leg, and her mobility was temporarily unimpaired. She looked at Xu Huo, "Are you going alone?"

"The history museum and the therapy room are small; one person is enough," Xu Huo said.

After agreeing on a plan, they settled down to catch some rest.

Xu Huo closed his eyes and sat by the window. As the sky began to brighten, he noticed someone leaving the Adult Psychological Therapy Room. The person looked around first and then quickly left the street using an item.

He frowned slightly, took a look, and continued to rest. When the outside light rose, he crossed the street and went to the Infectious Disease History Museum first.

This was a regular venue, a little over a hundred square meters, with walls adorned with photos related to the theme—such as infected patients, treatment scenes, and group photos of patients and medical staff. These photos were all black and white, emanating a sense of despair on top of their antiquity.

Next to the photos were dates. Called a history museum, the gap between the events depicted was not large. Judging by the dates the photos were taken, these epidemics occurred within a decade.

Over the span of ten years, even though the medical staff changed shifts while clad in protective gear and face masks, Xu Huo took down one of the group photos of the medical staff and saw several rows of names on the back.