Chapter 618 [(*^▽^*)]
If these NPCs can't be killed using the rules, they might eventually resort to real violence. After all, he doesn't know if the rule that the task of killing 500 participants while playing as an NPC stipulates that they can only be killed using the rules.
As a participant in the instance, you have a chance to obtain items such as rule invalidation cards, and I imagine the NPCs should also have a chance to obtain these.
After all, finding opportunities to kill other people is something everyone in the entire instance is doing. They are all trying to complete the tenth rule, but they may also obtain some items.
These items can protect them to some extent.
For example, the sixth rule states that you can only kill others by using the rules. Wouldn't someone who kills without using the rules die after committing the crime because they violated the rules?
If the culprit dies, what happens if the seventh rule states that those not killed by the rule can return as evil spirits to seek revenge?
The person is dead, and has returned as a vengeful ghost. Who is he seeking revenge against?
Therefore, those who know that a sixth rule exists but still kill with knives or other weapons must have ways or tools to circumvent the rule of death.
Lin Leyou thought about it more and more and felt that this dungeon was really not simple. He should cherish the first three days. As long as he stayed at home for these three days, there was a high probability... well, there was a high probability that nothing would happen.
After all, the current situation is quite different from what he had imagined. After taking a shower, he lay on the bed and continued to talk with Xue Rui about these issues that he hadn't realized before.
Xue Rui had just finished eating and was cleaning up the kitchen when he heard Lin Leyou's words. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. "So... there are residents in this city who play the role of NPCs. They have the identities and locations of five hundred people, and they have a way of knowing one of the death rules for each of them."
Lin Leyou said, "This is just my rough guess, and... don't you see that points six and seven contradict each other? I hadn't thought of this before..."
"If there were no card similar to the rule invalidation card, then with the sixth rule that only killing can be done by the rules, the seventh rule would be unnecessary, because if the evil spirit returns, the murderer would already be dead from violating the rules, and there would be no one to take revenge on."
Xue Rui finished packing up the last of his belongings, then wiped his hands and walked into the living room. "You're right, we overlooked such an obvious detail before, so..."
Lin Leyou said, "So even when we're at home, and there's a rule that we can't go to other people's homes for the first three days, we can't let our guard down."
Xue Rui hesitated for a moment before standing up. He then took out his vampire dagger and hid it in his wrist. While communicating with Lin Leyou through his ring, he searched the house thoroughly but found nothing unusual.
Just then, Lin Leyou suddenly said, "Be careful. If any residents playing the role of NPCs find out about the death rule that you can't eat sugar and can't go back in time, they might sneak into your house and put some sugar in your salt shaker. After all, someone like you would definitely cook at home just in case."
Xue Rui's eyebrows twitched, then he went to the kitchen and took out the salt spice box. He carefully examined the contents. The salt and sugar granules were different. Although they were both very small, they could be seen with the naked eye.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he found that there was nothing else in the spice box for the time being, but he also realized that his vigilance was not enough, because... he had not thought of these things at all before.
He thought the possibility of someone sneaking into his home was something he needed to worry about three days later, and he didn't even open the invalid card while eating.
It seems that no matter how safe it is in the future, I will definitely have to open the rule invalidation card and try a bite of everything before eating to make sure there are no problems before I can eat with peace of mind.
Lin Leyou: "Huh? Why aren't you saying anything? Did something happen?"
Xue Rui snapped out of her daze. "No, I was just looking at salt."
Lin Leyou hurriedly asked, "How is it? Is there any news?"
Xue Rui: "It's okay, they probably haven't come after me yet."
Lin Leyou said, “Be careful. The situation is special now. If someone deliberately tries to make you back down, you can try taking two steps back to let more people see. In that case, they will still push you back down. That person is probably a resident playing the role of an NPC.”
At this point, he added, "I wonder if the rewards for killing them will be different from those for killing ordinary NPCs."
Xue Rui: "That's worth a try. Let's go check out that shop you mentioned tomorrow."
Lin Leyou said, "No rush. We can focus on completing the tenth rule first. After that, we can go and cause trouble for these people. If they have a mission, they will definitely come to us on their own. We don't need to bother looking for them. We can just wait for them to come to us."
Xue Rui: "Sure, we're already prepared, whether we use rules or force..."
Lin Leyou added, "None of us will lose."
He's already lost a resurrection coin. If he fails again, he really won't survive. He might as well just admit defeat.
Lin Leyou: "Right now, all we need to know is how many residents are playing the role of NPCs in this instance."
Xue Rui said, "They've been given so many preferential treatments, the number of them can't be very large. I'd guess ten to twenty at most."
Lin Leyou, "Ten to twenty..."
Xue Rui said, "This number is actually quite large, considering that we only have a total of 500 participants, and not all of them will actually come out. They may just think that they can successfully pass the test by staying at home for seven days."
"Even if the rest manage to emerge, they will face a rule-based world fraught with danger, unfamiliar with the place and its rules, and will be missing even two out of the ten rules, not to mention their own unknown rules of death."
"I think there are no more than a hundred people who can get a rule invalidation card."
Lin Leyou said, "These alone could probably eliminate 80% or 90% of the participants, leaving only about a hundred. In that case... the number of NPCs played by residents will definitely not exceed ten."
Xue Rui, "Are you sure?"
Lin Leyou said he had never encountered such a situation before, but based on the current inferences, the estimated number should be correct.
Lin Leyou: "It's pretty close. Anyway, no matter what, the two of us can definitely pass the level."
Xue Rui, "I'm going to your house in the early morning of the fourth day."
Lin Leyou smiled slightly, "Okay, you can do it."
Xue Rui said, "Your neighborhood is very luxurious and has few people, making it perfect for these people to sneak over."
Lin Leyou smiled slightly, "By the way, have you made your plans for tomorrow?"
Xue Rui: "Go to that store."
Lin Leyou sighed helplessly, "Didn't I say? If anyone knows the rules for someone's death, we should kill those people first. It's best to complete the requirements of the tenth rule before going to find these NPCs. After all, we're at a disadvantage if we go now. How about the fourth day? We'll go after the time limit of the second rule is lifted."
Xue Rui did not refuse Lin Leyou's arrangement, partly because Lin Leyou's words made a lot of sense. Of course, according to his own thoughts, he still really wanted to go tomorrow.
"I'll listen to you."
Xue Rui understands the importance of the bigger picture. Since they'll have to face each other sooner or later anyway, he can just use the rule invalidation card to torture the opponent to death when the time comes. There's no need to rush.
Lin Leyou had no idea what bloody thoughts were going through Xue Rui's mind. "Time flies."
As he chatted with Xue Rui, it was almost eight o'clock before he realized it. He observed his ten mechanical spiders. The one furthest away was the one that had followed the person he had been watching in the mall. The person had now returned home, and his spider had taken the opportunity to sneak in. It was now hiding under the table, hanging upside down.
The remaining nine mechanical spiders were released after he returned home, and they have all found their own targets in the neighborhood. Of course, these targets were all selected by him personally.
After the spiders followed them back home, they settled down in a very inconspicuous corner, hiding without moving, allowing Lin Leyou to observe their subtle movements.
Just as he expected, these people became less vigilant once they returned home. Many of them muttered to themselves that they absolutely couldn't do certain things, that they needed to develop a habit of not making any unconscious movements, and so on...
So far, the nine little spiders in the same neighborhood have delivered the death rules to five people to Lin Leyou, some with two at a time, and some with only one.
Lin Leyou felt that if things went smoothly, he might be able to complete the task stipulated in the tenth rule today.
However, among these five people, there are some who share the same death rule. One of them is similar to Xue Rui, who cannot eat sugar, while this person cannot eat spicy food.
At this moment, the little spider was hiding in the corner of a cabinet in the kitchen. Although Lin Leyou could not see the person through the mechanical spider because of the obstructed view, he could hear the person muttering to himself.
"It's so hard not being able to eat spicy food! Why can't I eat spicy food? I want spicy food! I want spicy food! I want spicy food!"
He kept muttering to himself. Lin Leyou almost forgot the word "spicy." Since he wanted to eat spicy food, then let him have it.
He figured the other family definitely didn't have any chili peppers, so he decided to get some from his own place. He controlled the mechanical spider to slip out of the kitchen when the other family wasn't looking, escape through a crack in the bathroom window, and quickly moved along the outer wall back to his own window.
This person lived in the same building as him. Lin Leyou put some chili powder that he had prepared on all the spider legs of the little spider and stuck it on them. Then he released the mechanical spider.
The mechanical spider returned the way it came, slipped out of the toilet, and went to the kitchen. The person was still busy in the kitchen, with their back to the door. The little spider quietly went in and hid.
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