Perhaps Yin Zhu had been standing in front of the school rules for too long, because some people in the live stream chat started to get annoyed again.

"Am I the only one who thinks this chosen one hasn't done anything useful so far?"

"Brother, you're not alone!"

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+2

"Have you guys noticed that he's a complete newbie? This guy probably hasn't watched a single live stream, so he takes forever to read the rules. He probably didn't know the rules before he transmigrated, right?"

"Huh? That's it? How much time will this waste?"

"This is so boring! I've read these school rules three times already! I'd be better off in there than him!"

...

The concerns expressed in the live stream were not unfounded, because anyone who has watched the live stream knows that the longer the rules of the game are delayed, the more dangerous it often becomes.

Aside from some unexpected first-time kills like knocking on the door and attacking the chosen one at the start, the world of rules isn't that "dangerous" at the beginning. Even if something strange happens, as long as you honestly follow the rules, you can avoid most instant-death situations and contamination in the early stages.

However, once the battle lines are drawn out, the world around the Chosen Ones will become like a cancer, constantly deteriorating, with the situation getting worse and worse, and strange things running rampant.

The one who persisted the longest was Ivan, the chosen one from the Russian Bear Kingdom. He was a high-ranking military officer who once persisted for a full month in the second instance world.

It was a bizarre mental hospital where the chosen ones played the roles of patients to uncover the truth.

From the very beginning, the supernatural will constantly tempt the chosen ones to break the rules; and from the seventh day onwards, the supernatural will gradually infect everyone and fill the entire hospital.

In this situation, Ivan managed to survive for fifteen days by using his excellent social skills and physical abilities, along with the help of some indigenous people, to hide in a basement with food and water, as if by some kind of bug.

But starting on the sixteenth day, this last safe house was mysteriously discovered.

The monsters didn't devour them immediately. Instead, they made Ivan watch as those who had cheered him on turned into monsters one by one. Their eyeballs popped out, horrific bloodstains appeared on their bodies, or a crack gradually appeared on their necks... But despite Ivan's horror, they continued to live their lives, chatting and laughing, and the other indigenous people didn't realize that something was wrong.

It was as if they had never become strange.

On the thirty-second day, the last native was also corrupted by the strange entity. The strange entities that had been coexisting normally suddenly stopped what they were doing and mechanically turned to Ivan at the same time.

"Didn't you say you were going to take us out with you?"

A series of hoarse, clear, and indistinct voices rang out simultaneously, and all the bizarrely transformed aboriginal people curled their lips into smiles, but their eyes remained devoid of any emotion.

"How did you turn into a monster first?"

Ivan felt a chill run down his spine. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed the concrete wall behind the strange creatures, which was now like a mirror, reflecting everything inside the room.

The difference is that he turned into a bloody, mangled monster, while the others looked normal.

However, whether in the mirror or in reality, the indigenous people all wore the same robotic smile, without making any movement. Watching this, Ivan himself began to laugh.

First he laughed loudly, then gradually became manic.

"I see."

"I am a monster."

His laughter abruptly stopped, the live stream screen suddenly turned blood red, and the next second, the system voice that many people would hear countless times in the future began to echo over the Russian country:

"Ivan, the chosen one of the Russian Bear Kingdom, has died. The dungeon 'Love Hospital' has four challenge attempts remaining."

While most people in Russia were still confused, the cold system voice sounded again, but this time it wasn't a notification from a single country, but a global notification:

"Ji Liao, the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom, has successfully completed the challenge. The Dragon Kingdom has become the first nation to clear the dungeon 'Love Hospital,' and is rewarded with +20 to the national fortune. The Dragon Kingdom has 0 remaining challenge attempts, which have been converted into personal rewards for the Chosen One."

With zero challenges remaining, isn't that a complete waste of time?

Yin Zhu even complained about it at the time.

After finishing her manuscript, she watched the live stream recording of the game. The "Love Hospital" dungeon is a cliché story about a ruthless mental hospital that secretly kills patients to harvest their organs for sale. To clear the dungeon, you have to confront the hidden problems of the hospital and address the root cause of the problem: the hospital director. Simply leading people to escape is useless.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. In a supernatural world where rules reign supreme, no matter where you hide, the supernatural will eventually find you.

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

However, ever since the Dragon Kingdom drew Ji Liao as the Chosen One on the last chance of the second instance, it's been like they've been cheating. While other countries' Chosen Ones are still clearing the game normally, Ji Liao is already able to clear it perfectly.

This greatly alleviated the losses of the chosen ones in various countries, giving them something to copy.

Although each country has five chances, the more times you draw, the higher your chances of being selected. Nobody wants their country's people to actually sacrifice lives to get a pass, so it's best to minimize losses.

If previously, even if countries copied each other's strategies, it would still require the deaths of three or four people, then with a chosen one who possesses the strategy guide, the number of casualties can be reduced to one or zero.

However, not every country could hold out until this point. Some smaller nations had already suffered five consecutive defeats, and the bizarre situation descended, creating several new forbidden zones on Earth overnight. Fortunately, the bizarre regions did not show any signs of expansion, but they were enough to put the entire planet on alert, forcing previously conflicting nations to help each other and join forces to overcome the challenge.

What the whole world knows, Yin Zhu naturally knows as well.

In a world governed by rules, you absolutely cannot afford to waste time; the longer you drag it out, the more certain your demise becomes. However, unlike video games, not all supernatural tales have a clear objective to achieve; at least, this world doesn't.

Standing in front of the school rules, Yin Zhu kept thinking about how she would write the ending if she were the creator of this world.

If family rules are still unclear, school rules are practically slapping the "green" label on the faces of the chosen ones. In particular, rule number 13 is almost a blatant warning: "The school is actually not safe; it will be taken over by the supernatural in the future."

"If I were the author, the most popular and clichéd ending would naturally be that after struggling through a crisis, humanity triumphs over nature."

Yin Zhu's pen twitched slightly.