Chapter 281: This copy has no rules
The moment the voice sounded, Zhong Mu shuddered with fear, then he froze in place and slowly turned his head to look at Yin Xiu.
"Brother Xiu...did you hear the dungeon announcement just now?"
Yin Xiu nodded silently.
Rule Town has always been the general name for this resting place used by all players. The numbers of the towns where all players are located are independent, and the 35th Plane Town is where Yin Xiu and his friends are.
Not to mention that the seamless connection between the dungeons is very annoying, which somewhat violates the players' traditional clearance process. The name of the dungeon, "35-Dimensional Town", which is a complete copy of Yin Xiu's residence, makes it hard for Yin Xiu not to be annoyed.
Either this is a new copy that completely imitates the 35-dimensional town, or... the entire 35-dimensional town has been thrown into the copy and made into a new copy.
With the former, Yin Xiu could still barely breathe a sigh of relief, at least it was directed at him alone, but with the latter, it was terrifying.
This is equivalent to the entire 35-dimensional town, where everyone is thrown into a brand new dungeon without a strategy. No matter whether they are novice or old players, they all face this new dungeon without a strategy.
Yin Xiu frowned and could only pray that it was a new copy.
But the prospect hint that followed shattered the possibility of Yin Xiu's conjecture.
You are a player who has just offered a sacrifice to the god you revere. You slay the sacrifice, opening the gate that holds the god captive. You return to your most familiar town, the 35th Plane Town, which has also been dedicated to the god and is no longer a safe place for you to rest.
[In order to meet the god as soon as possible, you have to explore this familiar yet strange place, kill more sacrifices, and then meet it.]
[No one can escape this area. You will all perish together, or be reborn together.]
[Rules for this instance: None.]
[Clearance conditions: Find the origin of all abnormalities.]
After the announcement, Yin Xiu stood there silently. This development was the worst possible outcome. The entire 35-dimensional town had become a dungeon, and this would be the place where all dungeon players would watch the next live broadcast.
"Brother Xiu... the sacrifice mentioned in the report... is it referring to the doctor from the last instance? What does it mean to open the gate that imprisons the gods?" Zhong Mu's face turned pale after hearing the report, and he was filled with worry. "The town is so quiet. Should we look for the others?"
Now the whole town is silent, which makes it easy for him to guess something bad.
"I'm not sure either. Let's go look for other people first." Yin Xiu nodded and just took a step forward when a row of blue words emitting a faint glow suddenly appeared on the wall beside him.
(I guess you're wondering what happened now.)
Yin Xiu stared at the line of words in silence. He was very familiar with the color of the font. On the rule sheet written by Ye Tianxuan in the Rule Town, there was a row of blue fonts under each rule. It was written by Empress Ye.
(We will not interrupt the player's normal clearance process, leaving the dungeon and then returning to the town, and you are now, not breaking the clearance process, you are back to your town, right?)
Yin Xiu frowned and said nothing. Yes, he did return to the town, but the whole town had become a copy. In order to seamlessly connect the copies, Queen Ye still had a trick.
(That mental hospital, as you guessed, was indeed a separate altar, and the doctor you killed was a sacrifice to open the door that imprisoned it.)
(Of course, the doctor's role is only to open the door, and more sacrifices are needed to satisfy it. Your entire 35-dimensional town is the best sacrifice.)
(And you who offer the sacrifice with your own hands will become a believer who meets the gods and will be the one assimilated the fastest. Can you feel the changes in your body?)
Yin Xiu could feel Empress Ye's smile between the lines. That sinister and terrifying smile was like a huge trap she had prepared. Watching Yin Xiu wandering around in it made her feel happy.
Yin Xiu silently ignored her, walked forward, and another row of words appeared on the wall beside him.
(Every time someone dies in the town, your mutation will intensify, and soon you will be able to see the one you most want to see.)
(Yin Xiu, should you be happy or sad?)
The blue words gradually disappeared from the wall. Yin Xiu was not sure whether Queen Ye could see him now, but the anger in his heart burned silently.
Someone who has been observing him for six years and is against him will be the most threatening and troublesome enemy.
Because Empress Ye understands him.
Yin Xiu took a deep breath. None of that mattered now. The most important thing was to find other players first. If one player died, he would mutate a little more. Then Queen Ye must have prepared monsters in the town that could kill players. Now that it was so quiet, he had a bad feeling.
The two men walked forward a few steps and caught sight of a figure in the dark and gloomy alley ahead.
Because it was too dark, they couldn't see who the other person was, so they could only ask cautiously, "Who are you?"
The other person's figure trembled, and then looked towards them, "Huh? Why are you here?"
It's the voice of 408.
Logically speaking, 408 would have left the dungeon directly after the previous one ended. They were not familiar with each other, and they each went their own way as soon as the dungeon end notification sounded. Zhong Mu didn't notice where he went afterwards. Logically, he would have gone to another dungeon to do what he wanted to do, but he appeared here.
"I was just about to ask you, why are you here?" Zhong Mu stepped forward and took a closer look. It was indeed 408. It was obvious that he had no idea why he was there.
"I really don't know. I left through a strange passage, but I didn't expect to come out here." 408 approached the two of them. Compared to Yin Xiu and Zhong Mu, his face was more confused. "Where is this place?"
Zhong Mu sighed helplessly, "Outside of the dungeon, the place where players rest, the town."
408 paused, looking bewildered. "How did a dungeon monster like me get into this town? Dungeon monsters can't leave dungeons, right?"
He scratched his head, lost in confusion.
Yin Xiu, who was standing by, was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "Since Madam Ye said it wasn't a normal dungeon but an altar, the only exit is probably the one that connects to the town. Perhaps Ling Feng couldn't get back to his town normally and ended up here."
The group fell silent.
"What about Li Mo and Yaya?"
"I'm not sure about them, but if this place turns into a dungeon," Yin Xiu took out the coin that had turned back into a prop from his pocket, "I think Yaya should be able to come over too."
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