Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 840: Abnormality

Chapter 840: Chapter 840: Abnormality

Although he could not see the situation in the Dark Zone, Xu Huo still chose a position convenient for observation, so he could utilize his characteristics afterward.

However, as time went by, he began to feel that something was strange.

So much time had passed, yet no players from Zone 011 had come to assist, nor had any players led away by the Guile Sound Knights turned back.

That was too abnormal.

Equally abnormal was the Game Government Base; so far only Director San Yang had returned to the base.

Logically, the fifth floor of the base housed important items; even if they did not transfer these items immediately after the incident, some staff should have come to check on the situation. Could it be that, apart from those who went out on missions, there was no one left in the base? Even for the sake of protecting the base building, some players should have been left behind.

Shi Youzhi and his group had left too opportunistically.

Xu Huo had also traveled to and from Zone 011 several times, but only this time had almost all the squads been out and had not yet returned.

The Guile Sound Knights and the Holy Sword Society might have come to Zone 011 because of the Primeval Stone, but whether this Primeval Stone actually existed was another matter. If this information was false, then the current situation made sense—it was a trap set for either the Guile Sound Knights or the Holy Sword Society. With no players coming to the rescue, either they were waiting for more people to jump in, or they simply did not need that many players to help; there must be someone in control waiting behind.

The people at the base had left without a trace, making it hard to say they had not received prior warning.

"Has there been any major activity at the base recently?" Xu Huo turned to ask Wan Tingfang, "Like a large amount of goods moving in or out, or suddenly a lot more paperwork?"

Wan Tingfang was taken aback, then replied, "I... I don’t know, but I’ve seen that Director San Yang hasn’t been very busy lately. Probably not."

Xu Huo narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a second before turning his gaze back to the Dark Zone, "Shi Youzhi and his group left too opportunistically. When the incident happened tonight, there were hardly any people at the base, and up till now, neither the base nor Zone 011 has had more reinforcements come; this whole thing is very likely a setup."

"Have you heard about any Super Players in Zone 011?"

Wan Tingfang paused, "There actually are Super Players in Zone 011!"

Not only did Zone 011 have Super Players, but it also had Super Dungeons. If a game zone possessed a Super Dungeon, there would be no random instances, which was why Zone 011 was so stable.

Half of the Super Players Xu Huo had seen were wanted criminals, but there were also those who abided by the rules. The Super Player in Zone 011 was obviously "within the system," and it was impossible that he wasn’t informed if there was a big move in Zone 011.

Thinking back to the Weathering Zone he had passed by, he said, "We can’t stay here any longer, we need to leave first."

"Alright." Wan Tingfang nodded, "I might as well go into an instance."

By the time the two came downstairs from the building, Wan Tingfang had already disappeared. Xu Huo knew she hadn’t entered an instance, he glanced in the direction she had gone, then turned and accelerated toward Rose Castle.

But just then, a huge explosion suddenly sounded from the direction of the Dark Zone. Looking back, he saw the black top as if a hole had been blasted through it. As it receded in all directions, people flew out one after another, swiftly scattering towards different parts of the city. On closer inspection, one could notice a black smoke clinging to almost all their bodies.

The next second, Xu Huo heard players’ roaring—not normal human voices, but more like the howls of wild beasts!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Several figures smashed into the edge of the main city area, causing other players who were still watching the excitement to immediately retreat. A few other players also quietly moved closer to where they had landed. The fact that these players hadn’t emerged made others feel like there was an opportunity to seize.

These people were seeking death.

Xu Huo only looked back briefly, his feet never stopping, but just in that moment of looking back, he heard screams behind him followed by more commotion. A player panicked and shouted, "They are showing Alien characteristics!"

Xu Huo’s expression remained unchanged. For the base, inducing players’ regression was a tremendously effective tool; once players began showing regressive characteristics, even if they did not turn into Aliens immediately, the objective of "killing the attackers" had been achieved. Players beginning regression would only deteriorate and gradually lose human cognitive abilities.

No player could accept this reality; any other goal had to be secondary to saving their own life.

Therefore, at this moment, it was very difficult for the affected players to fiercely oppose the base—it was also a way for the base to relieve their predicament.

The most research and richest data on the Aliens were still held by the Game Government. They were currently the enemy, but perhaps in the not-so-distant future, these people would also turn to the Game Government.

Of course, it wasn’t necessarily done by the base, but the effect was all the same.

"Save me...!" Behind, someone screamed desperately for help from a comrade. The Advanced Player who caught him was a Red Player. Once his face showed degenerative characteristics, it seemed his sanity disappeared as well, as he bit through the player’s throat!

Blood sprayed out instantly, but before he passed, the Advanced Player tossed him aside and attacked the next person.

From the speed of the other side’s use of props, he hadn’t gone mad, it was simply an act of venting.

Two other players operated in the same way, but after killing several opportunistic players, they shifted their focus and looked towards the Dark Zone.

The darkness enveloping nearly half the city disappeared, the base building remained unaltered, but the other buildings in the city had almost been destroyed. The floating dust hadn’t completely settled, barely allowing a few silhouettes standing in it to be seen, and in the next second they also vanished.

The city’s wind stalled for a moment, followed by a light arc springing from the direction of the base. It instantly crossed the entire Base City, and when it reached the city’s edge, time stopped.

Xu Huo was not sure whether time had actually stopped; with his back to the base, he was frozen in place the moment the light arc flashed past. He couldn’t move at all.session=msg1, only a hovering advertisement not yet fallen to the ground visible in his view.

Though he couldn’t see, he could sense the spatial situation around him. The nearby players were frozen in place like him, further away—completely devoid of sound, likely the same.

However, it wasn’t long before there were sounds from a distance. Xu Huo tried to grab his ticket and found his body slowly becoming mobile. Regaining control, he turned back only to see the entire city as if the pause button had been hit. Rising dust, collapsing buildings, players in motion, all were frozen in a moment of action.

He also saw a few players like himself who could move, but at this time, there was no time to inquire about the reasons. He turned and ran towards the old city district.

Just as he moved, those players standing still exploded in succession, including several Advanced Players, like frozen corpses, shattered at a touch!