Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 841: The Stillness of Time

Chapter 841: Chapter 841: The Stillness of Time

Xu Huo hadn’t even seen where the player who had been killing people was; all he saw were people exploding one after another in his field of vision like fireworks, and even advanced players couldn’t escape this fate!

"Super Players from Zone 011 have arrived!" one of the advanced players recognized the opponent’s killing move, "The other side’s characteristics are related to time—we stand no chance, let’s get out of here first!"

While that was said, several strange rays appeared momentarily in the sky above the city—rays that should have been difficult to see. At least the advanced players in the distance didn’t react, but Xu Huo saw them very clearly, as if a wisp of air had folded, and one of them was heading right toward him.

However, those rays seemed fixed; he quickly sidestepped, and then looked back to where the ray had passed through. The ground showed no special changes.

A couple of advanced players in the distance had left, and while the rest were hit by the rays, they showed no visible changes on the surface; but two of them actually broke bones just by moving!

Afterward, several people left Zone 011, and soon Base City returned to normal from its time stop, but the vast city was no longer visible with players.

Xu Huo kept track of the rays in the sky, noticing they were moving toward other cities.

His gaze followed the rays for three seconds before he withdrew his attention, planning to leave, but he only took two steps before stopping.

There was someone to his left.

Xu Huo turned his head and saw a vague shadow standing on a skyscraper a hundred meters away, seemingly watching him.

He stood still, and a few seconds later, the shadow on the skyscraper disappeared.

Xu Huo let out a sigh of relief, turned around, and thanked Bai Kou, who had appeared behind him, "Thanks a lot."

Bai Kou glanced at him, "You’re pretty impressive too, being able to see the Time Rays. Do you have Super Props?"

Xu Huo frowned, "Why do you ask?"

"It’s not hard to avoid the effects of a Time Stop; just wear one or two decent quality props with space-time attributes. But to actually see Time Rays, unless you possess Super Props on you, super props are top combat powers in the game, with only a minute chance of being affected by characteristics or props, especially with space-time class props." Bai Kou examined him closely, "You don’t seem to have any."

Xu Huo hadn’t brought with him "Three Seconds of a Lifetime" to Zone 011; too many high-level players were there, and in case of danger, he’d prefer tickets. Using a Super Prop would likely cause more trouble and there was no need to waste a chance to rewind time.

"Maybe it’s because you’ve met Lawrence Lee," Bai Kou added. "He has a Super Spatial Artifact. If it had acted on you, there was a certain probability it affected your body, making some effects of space-time class props and characteristics ineffective."

"However, if one is wounded by spatial elements and still living, Super Evolution may occur."

She paused, with a meaningful tone, "But a Super Evolution of the mind is not included."

Xu Huo’s expression remained unchanged, aware of the reason why the Time Stop hadn’t affected him, but he couldn’t explain it clearly.

Bai Kou didn’t press the matter further, and simply said, "There’s not much of a point to today’s incident, let’s head back."

The old city district wasn’t affected, and the two of them returned to the castle without any problems.

Mr. Dong had been waiting at the entrance, and his expression visibly relaxed when he saw Xu Huo, "The master has returned."

Girl in the painting and Xiao Yuan were also up, immediately surrounding Xu Huo with concern.

Xu Huo smiled and said to Xiao Yuan, "You won’t be able to go to school for some time; study with Mr. Dong these next few days."

Xiao Yuan nodded obediently.

After giving Mr. Dong a hard time as usual, Bai Kou prepared to go back to her room, but Xu Huo stopped her, "Can we talk?"

The two proceeded to the study on the third floor.

"Do you want information related to Super Props?" Bai Kou sat on the sofa, leaning her head on her hand with a sly smile.

Xu Huo poured some tea and placed it in front of her, then sat across from her, "I’m more interested in Super Evolution."

"You can find information on Super Evolution on the game platform as well," Bai Kou’s interest waned, "Apart from having talent, the rest is about taking risks."

"But since you haven’t Super Evolved in other aspects, you probably haven’t been hurt by space-time elements. I would advise you not to try it."

"You’ve mentioned that space-time elements and ordinary props are of two completely different levels. I understand that carrying Super Props could avoid certain effects, but why can this phenomenon also occur on a person?" Xu Huo asked.

"It’s simple," Bai Kou sipped her tea, "because your body has already been modified."

"Within a space-time, whether it’s time or space, both are stable and have their own orders. People and ordinary props enter and become part of that order, but if you’ve experienced time reversal or your body retains traces from Spatial Artifacts, you’ve changed from an ordinary person into a speck in any space-time order."

"Most of the time, it doesn’t affect anything. However, when space-time class props act on you, they might fail due to different frequencies."

"Any side effects?" Xu Huo immediately asked.

Bai Kou let out a light laugh, "Of course there are also side effects, but knowing them wouldn’t benefit you. You might never live to see them."

"If I were to die early, He Pu wouldn’t find a second successor." Xu Huo smiled slightly, "I’ll try my best to stay alive."

Bai Kou put down her teacup, her smile fading, "Super Evolution isn’t easy, but since you have time residue on you, you might try changing the state of matter. The alteration in state is the most direct manifestation of time on matter, but reaching this level is extremely difficult. I don’t know much about it. You can ask your butler."

"In some sense, he also possesses space-time characteristics."

After she finished speaking and prepared to leave, Xu Huo stood up and suddenly called out her name, "Kou Kou."

Bai Kou stopped, frowning as she turned around.

"You’re using your real name as your player nickname?" Xu Huo said.

Her cold gaze met his, "Probing my identity brings you no benefits."

"Rest early." Xu Huo closed the door as she watched.

Once the footsteps faded away, he returned to his desk.

He had intended to use the "Completed Script" to review the battle once the incident was over, but to his surprise, a Super Player had shown up at the end and effectively ’whitewashed’ everyone involved. Moreover, because of the Time Rays, the opponent had paid attention to him, and moving alone in the ruins was too conspicuous, prompting him to choose to return to the castle instead.

Laying out a blank sheet of paper, Xu Huo began to use the feature "Completed Script."

"...Xu Huo didn’t notice that in the darkness, the safe house and the Nüwa Stone he was wearing resonated unusually, a resonance seemingly tied to the re-emergence of the safe house."

"Even shrouded in darkness, Xu Huo’s eyes still ’witnessed’ the Emerald being stolen, the process of Qing Cai chasing after it, and also ’witnessed’ a nearby safe house user—a player adorned with a Golden Sword Badge—who noticed him and Bai Kou, and made a gesture that seemed like a respectful nod toward Bai Kou."