Chapter 36: Who is the Holder of Special Rules?

  Lianxi hesitated, picked up her phone and kept swiping on it. Should she call Qiaojia or not? Lianxi suddenly thought of the first time she saw the game rules, she and Qiaojia were together, there was no special rule for them, so Qiaojia shouldn't be that person... Lianxi stared blankly at her phone screen.

  "Ringing..." The phone suddenly remembered the ringtone and scared Lingxi. It was Qiaojia...

  "Hey, what's wrong with Qiao Jia?" Lian Xi's tone was very calm.

  "Wait a minute, I'm meeting Lan Yu at the coffee shop by my house, you come over too!"

  "Oh, okay." Qiao Jia hastily hung up the phone. Lian Xi sat up from lying down, woke herself up, and started packing to go out.

  "Ling Yu, you've finally arrived!" Qiao Jia ran over and grabbed Ling Yu's hand. "Let's go sit over there." Qiao Jia casually pointed to Zhou Lan Yu.

  "Is this our first formal meeting?" Zhou Lan Yu smiled and extended his hand, "Hello, I'm Qiao Jia's boyfriend, my name is Zhou Lan Yu."

  Lian Xi also stretched out his hand and grasped it, "Don't be sad, Lian Xi."

  "Alright, let's get down to business! I called you all here today to discuss the last game... and you're still introducing yourselves." Qiao Jia glanced at Zhou Lan Yu.

  "Qiao Jia, don't worry, some problems we can't figure out even if we analyze them. After all, Shadow is not here now. Some issues can be discussed but won't take too long, besides, we still have a week to explore. After all, the game starts in a week and we have plenty of time..." Zhou Lan Yu said gently.

  "How can I not be anxious! …" It's clear that Qiao Jia wanted to make a big fuss, but this time she controlled her emotions and didn't want to waste any more time.

  "Then let's talk about the rules of the game first." Lianxiang's memory was already extraordinary, so remembering all the rules wasn't a difficult task. She closed her eyes and carefully recalled...

  "Article 1 states that each round of the game is divided into thirteen sessions, with one session opening every week. If a player accumulates 100 survival points within the thirteen sessions, they can leave forever. If the thirteen sessions end and the player survives but fails to obtain 100 survival points, their score will be reset to zero, and the player will continue to participate in the next round of the game until they accumulate enough points or die."

  "It's not hard to understand. If the 13th round of the game ends and our score is less than 100, we'll be cleared to zero and continue with the next round. So, we need to not only find a way to survive in the remaining rounds but also strive to get 100 survival points!" Lan Yu's words were exactly what Lian Xi was thinking.

  "It's not easy to talk about, this is already the seventh round of the game, so there are only six rounds left. I've participated three times and only got 27 survival points. If it goes on like this..." Qiao Jia fell silent, not saying another word. This was exactly what Lian Xi was worried about.

  The current situation, if it really goes on like this, the only one who has a chance to get 100 survival points is Sheng!

  "If that's the case, I wouldn't have been able to get 100 survival points in this round..." Zhou Lan Yu's expression also turned serious. He had just joined in the seventh round, and this game rule was somewhat harsh for players who joined later, but the players who participated earlier had experienced even more terror, so considering that, the game was still fair...

  "Article 2: In the final game of each round, you can kill other players to get survival points, 5 points per person. If you die in the game, you will be erased from the real world! This rule is probably set so that we can accumulate enough points, but..." Lian Xi hesitated.

  "If it's like this, mutual destruction can't be avoided... It's just that I don't have the heart to do such a thing..."

  "But this rule is just telling us not to trust anyone in the final round of the game! And... maybe the shadow will be our greatest enemy! After all, both I and Qiao Jia have experienced it before..." Qiao Jia nodded in agreement.

  "Qiao Jia once told me that when she met that man named Ying this time, she indeed felt that his aura was not ordinary, but she didn't think he was as cold as you said... Moreover, he seemed to care about Lian Xi more than usual..." In fact, Lian Xi also had the same feeling, but she couldn't understand why.

  "We three definitely wouldn't have the heart to hurt others, let alone kill them. But Sheng is different... Even those who were killed by him didn't even have time to scream before being struck dead... I'm afraid that if we really manage to survive until the last round of the game, we'll also be done in by Sheng, without even knowing how we died..." Lian Xi thought differently from what Qiao Jia said. Lian Xi felt that humans are basically selfish creatures, and if killing others would allow them to survive, most people would probably erase their conscience... Moreover, killing one person can get you 5 survival points, which is much simpler compared to the evil spirit's game..."

  "Don't forget, it's not just a game, every round will have new players..."

  "So, why don't we just not tell new players about this game rule?"

  As soon as this was said, Lian Xi and Qiao Jia both looked at Zhou Lan Yu, and had to admit that this was indeed a good idea. However, if they didn't tell the other players, it would be impossible for them to leave this round of the game... At least they could avoid large-scale mutual slaughter, but who knows whether Lian Xi, Qiao Jia, Zhou Lan Yu, or Ying Si would go and kill other players...

  "We won't say it, will Shadow not say it either? And can't other players go to the Death Tomb?"

  "Qiao Jia, I think the game probably won't let new players find the Death Tomb again. The same task shouldn't appear a second time. Last time we four found it and didn't want to tell others, so we just won't say anything if we don't want to. As for Ying, it's hard to say...I think he also wouldn't reveal it since there's no benefit in telling for both us and him...Moreover, now it seems likely that he is a special task holder...If that's the case, he would be even less likely to let more people know about this secret..."

  "Holders of special game rules... I'd rather believe that the holder of a special task is not any one of us four! So, let's agree on this among the three of us first, none of us will reveal this secret, and try to be consistent with Ying in the next round...". Lian Xi glanced at Qiao Jia and Zhou Lan Yu, "Hopefully, Ying can cooperate with us..."

  After all, what will happen in the last game is not something to think about now, those are later stories. The problem facing them now is whether they can survive successfully until the last game. There are still five games to go before reaching the final 'battlefield'. There is still a lot of time to think and plan. It's just that these few games have been thrilling, with each one hanging by a thread, and only a minority have survived, how can they make it through?!