Chapter 221: More Than Just Humans Live in the Copy
Opening Chapter 221 of "Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!": Chapter 221: Chapter 221: More Than Just Humans Live in the CopyLike Jing City, Ting... Read on for more!
Chapter 221: Chapter 221: More Than Just Humans Live in the CopyLike Jing City, Ting City also saw a significant decrease in the number of people going out, but some shops were still open, following the nationâs callâfor after all, it was broad daylight, and patrol cars were still present on the streets.
When he arrived outside the residential area, Xu Huo took the flowerpot from the hands of the Girl in the Painting and handed her a card, "Buy whatever you want, but donât go over five thousand. Consider it overtime pay."
The Girl in the Painting wiped away her tears and turned her head to enter the shopping mall.
Carrying the flowers back to the rented apartment, just as he took out the keys, the door opposite opened, and Yuan Yao burst out, throwing himself at Xu Huo with open arms, "Brother Xu, youâre finally back!"
Xu Huo lifted his foot to keep him at bay, scanning his dark circles and sunken face, "Are you alright?"
"Iâm so miserable!" Yuan Yao cried on the spot, "I havenât eaten for days, and no oneâs delivering takeout. If you hadnât come back, I would have starved to death!"
Xu Huo unlocked the door and let him in. As soon as they were inside, Yuan Yao pounced on the fridge, taking out snacks and dry fruits.
These items were all bought for the Girl in the Painting.
Xu Huo poured him a glass of water and sat down to watch him eat.
Yuan Yao stuffed food into his mouth while speaking in an unintelligible mumble, "I took my parents to the countryside to escape misfortune. During those days when players from other areas invaded, I didnât even dare to sleep. After they finally left, it was time for me to enter the instance."
"I went in without any preparation, and the boss of that instance is a pervert who likes to eat the flesh of young men. I sold twenty-five pounds of my own flesh to barely survive until the end of the game..."
"The reason Iâm this thin is because of that. After I came out, I wanted to find something to eat, but before I could take two steps, I ran into a thiefâmy phone and wallet were stolen. Then I was targeted by others. In my condition, I didnât dare linger outside, so I had to come back."
"Luckily I had a spare key, otherwise I wouldnât have been able to enter at all!"
So, the people who had been lurking near the residential area were after Yuan Yao.
Xu Huo poured him another glass of water, "Didnât you contact any acquaintances to bring you food?"
After finishing the water, Yuan Yao took a deep breath before continuing, "Now, where are there any acquaintances? Everyone on the streets seems like they want to eat others. Let alone asking someone to come alone to a strange residential area, people are afraid to even arrange a meeting in a public place."
He paused before adding, "Besides, I was being targeted. I didnât want to involve others."
"Didnât you make a report call?" Xu Huo said, "You have a computer in your room. It shouldnât be difficult to contact people from the Ting City Re
Besides, players from other areas had disappeared without a trace in a very short timeâthey either left Zone 014 or went into hiding. They wouldnât expose themselves for a low-level player.
"At most, players from other areas would only stay in Zone 014 for less than two months," he added. "Unless they wanted to keep doing low-level instances."
Relieved by Xu Huoâs words, Yuan Yao let out a sigh. Xu Huo then picked up the phone and dialed the number he had seen on the patrol car, "...Yes, Iâve found three Cannibal Evolvers, their location is at..."
After hanging up the phone, he looked at Yuan Yao again, "Tell me about the instance in detail."
"Okay." Yuan Yao wiped his mouth with his sleeve, sat down, and started recounting his experience to Xu Huo.
This time, he entered a copy filled with ghosts and gods, where a small village worshiped a god he had never heard of or seen. This god held a scale in hand and required meat every day.
If it was the meat of livestock, a hundred pounds were needed, but only five pounds of human flesh were needed. The players were deceived by the villagers to go there, and at night, the god would come alive and demand meat. However, it claimed it was "buying meat." If the villagers traded with livestock, it would give them a bit of gold, but if it was human, selling the meat could exchange for a night of peace and safety.
Xu Huo looked at him, "The game lasts ten days, why did you sell twenty-five pounds of meat?"
Yuan Yao showed his embarrassment, "You canât blame me, I was deceived the first day, and then I was forced by other players and had no choice but to trade with the god."
"Were there other players who came out of the temple safe and sound, without any changes?" Xu Huo asked.
Yuan Yao thought for a moment, "There was a female player, I saw her when she came out with her chest and buttocks intact, she hadnât lost any weight."
"Were there any players who died inside?"
"No."
"When you were in the temple, did anyone die outside?"
"Yes," Yuan Yao honestly replied, "They died horribly, their flesh completely eaten, skulls thrown into the pigsty."
"It seems both inside and outside the temple are dangerous. The game gives two tasksâone is to survive ten days, the other is to explore the village."
"I wouldnât dare, just staying alive is good enough."
"Others didnât believe in curses, but they all died, even that fully-fleshed female player who came out of the temple."
"The game time is ten days, completing one task is enough to pass." Xu Huo said, "The one you traded with probably isnât the copyâs boss, the real cannibal is either a player or a villager, the main body of the copy is the village."
"Even so, I wouldnât dare not to trade with that thing in the temple." Yuan Yao said, "Who knows if itâll go mad and kill people if it doesnât get its meat."
"Youâre sure that wasnât a human?" Xu Huo asked.
"Definitely not human." Yuan Yao said solemnly, "Itâs just a statue that came alive."
"Its scale is like a straw, just a poke on a personâs body and it could suck the flesh away, efficient with no scars..."
Xu Huo looked at him steadfastly, and Yuan Yao shut his mouth.
Just hearing about the copyâs process, Xu Huo couldnât confirm his guess was correct. If the meat buyer was just a statue, then itâs very likely to be a special item like the Girl in the painting, at the very least.
However, a player can become the boss of a copy, and items can have special uses too.
It also reminded him that not only humans are alive in the copy, and the killers are not only players and aliens.
The Girl in the painting came back soon, bringing food with her.
"Younger Sister Li Chun, youâre so kind, knowing I havenât eaten and specially buying food for me!" Yuan Yao lunged to hug her, but was kicked squarely in the chest.
The homebody fell onto the couch, rubbing his chest and laughing, "It doesnât hurt, not at all!"
The Girl in the painting pouted and gave him some of the food, then served rice and set chopsticks for Xu Huo, before sitting down to wait for him to join her, looking every bit the dutiful wife and mother.
Under Yuan Yaoâs envious gaze, Xu Huo sat down at the dining table, picked up his chopsticks in an unhurried manner, "Deduct whatever you overspent from your pocket money."