The brief peace in the gaming world ended after breakfast.
At exactly eight o'clock that morning, after assimilation of the rust, the players received the third world rule issued by the Lord.
The third rule is blank space.
…
On the virtual screen in mid-air, the "player" who was forcibly pulled here finally couldn't bear it anymore and started cursing.
[I'm just here to watch the fun, what on earth does this damn game have to do with me!]
[Where is the game manager?! I didn’t choose a game experience, when will you let me out!]
[It’s a trap, right? Buying a skill card means paying with your life? Why didn’t you tell me at the beginning? ! Who would touch this crap if I told them? ! ]
[I bought the skill card on a legitimate company's platform, why does it count? Is it not okay to just bet and make some extra money?]
[Is it a game bug? Is it a game bug? Is it a game bug? ]
[Now that even the rules of the game are gone, is the game broken? If it is broken, just admit it! ]
[When will you let us go? I'll just accept my bad luck this time. I won't claim compensation. I just want to get out...]
Yu Tang returned to the table.
"Could it be that the big boss sensed something was wrong and wanted to escape?" the system said, "It gave up the game, leaving us with a world without rules..."
Yu Tang shook his head: "No."
The system asked: "Why?"
Yu Tang: "He is no longer qualified."
This is a book about the battle royale game. If the terminal is still the same as in the previous book, just hidden in the back, you can really run away as soon as you see the situation is not good.
But in this book, the terminal itself takes on the role of "game console".
The system was stunned.
Yu Tang held the popcorn he had found in the warehouse, walked to Zhan Chen who was pinching the popcorn, and sat down next to Zhan Chen.
Zhan Chen pretended to be confused: "What's the matter?"
"It rained yesterday, so it's damp." Yu Tang was holding a bowl of popcorn, and he seemed to have forgotten that there was an oven in the villa. "I have to use Feng Qing's skills."
Zhan Chen raised his eyebrows and casually peeled off the moisture from the popcorn.
He had been to this world as Feng Qing too many times and was more proficient in controlling his skills than Yu Tang.
After stripping off the water, Zhan Chen also analyzed all the particles in the bucket of popcorn and reassembled them together to form a giant popcorn as big as a basketball.
system:"… "
Yu Tang: “…”
"It won't be damp anymore." Zhan Chen cleared his throat and suppressed a smile, "Eat slowly."
Yu Tang held a giant popcorn in his hand and sat for a while before he couldn't help laughing.
He seemed to have finally confirmed that he was not immersed in a dream of his own making. He breathed a sigh of relief, broke off a piece of rice candy and put it in his mouth, waiting for the sweet bits to spread in his mouth.
Yu Tang relaxed, letting himself sit awkwardly on Zhan Chen, and gave the system one of the four popcorn balls: "This is a battle royale game. According to the rules, only one person can survive in the end."
There is a word game here.
"Only one can survive."
Yu Tang: "Is it that only one player can survive, or is it that only one character who enters the game can survive?"
Yu Tang: "Is the person in charge of the game considered a character? Is the game console considered a character?"
The system had never thought of this before, and was stunned for a moment: "Does this count as one of these?"
"I didn't agree at first," Yu Tang said, "until I dragged the person in charge of the game into the game."
Yu Tang: "We can now confirm that the person in charge of the game and Win Asteroids are just a cover, a false appearance created by the terminal to protect itself."
…
For example, in a game where a warrior kills the devil, no matter how the previous levels are set up, the last level is always the decisive battle between the warrior and the devil.
If you want the game to end and type "game over", one of the warriors and the devil must die.
However, with this setting of the game, the danger of the demon king is greatly increased. After all, no matter how powerful the demon king is, there is still a possibility that he can be killed by a warrior.
"The terminal has done something wrong here."
Yu Tang said: "It picked out a player as the person in charge of the game, and set up a reward of one asteroid at the second-to-last level."
Everyone was misled by the rules of the game, thinking that this was the final level, and that if they survived the game and got the asteroid, they would win the final victory.
"This is the book that the terminal left for itself."
Yu Tang said: "It must have used this book in many worlds and set the same trap in each one."
The warriors in each book are deceived by the rules and stop at the penultimate level, thinking they have won the game and become the only survivor and the master of the asteroid.
Some warriors fight for freedom, and after obtaining an asteroid, they quit the game completely and live their own lives in peace.
Some warriors, out of ambition, want to establish their own forces on this asteroid.
Some warriors were out for revenge, planning step by step, just to use this opportunity to kill the person in charge of the game hiding behind the scenes, but they became the new "evil dragon".
…
No matter which one, the demon king hiding in the last level can choose the time, come out calmly, get rid of the extra people together, become the only survivor, and successfully complete the book.
"But the terminal didn't expect that either." Yu Tang said, "Some warriors want to exchange for asteroids."
Zhan Chen's shoulders trembled and he couldn't help coughing.
Yu Tang avenged the popcorn, suppressed his smirk, and continued to speak: "The terminal didn't expect that this book would never be finished."
Yu Tang asked Zhan Chen: "Senior Zhan, do you always exchange and reverse the asteroids immediately after you get them?"
Zhan Chen cleared his throat: "...It should be."
He has no memories of himself in this book, but judging by the plot, he doesn't have much more time to waste.
Every time the book is reset, Feng Qing's body has to be reorganized repeatedly, and in the end it may dissipate at any time.
If Zhan Chen wants to reverse time, he must trade immediately every time without wasting any time, and he cannot wait until the ownership of the asteroid is transferred to Zhong San.
Yu Tang nodded: "Let us congratulate this warrior. He exchanged the asteroids so quickly that the terminal didn't have time to take action..."
Before Yu Tang could finish his words, a small, hot cake fresh from the oven was stuffed into his mouth.
"You hold a grudge like that?" Zhan Chen took his hand back and tapped his head. "Didn't I go to Electronic Storm to distribute flyers and ask for your help?"
Yu Tang held the cake in his mouth and mumbled: "…It's too late."
Yu Tang had wanted to bring up this old matter for a long time, but he never found the chance: "Senior Zhan, you should know that I only gave it to some particles in the Transmigration Book Bureau, why didn't you ask me for help at that time?"
Zhan Chen was speechless: "It's dangerous in here after all... I'm worried."
"How can I be in danger?" Yu Tang was very dissatisfied with this answer, "At most I will sleep a little longer, and I will wake up sooner or later..."
Zhan Chen sighed lightly, put down the particles that had just formed in his hand, and said seriously: "I can't bear to part with it."
Yu Tang paused.
…
The big ball of light that was bringing up old issues with a righteous attitude suddenly lost its temper, and flashed uncomfortably, and its ears began to feel slightly hot.
"I can't bear it, and I can't afford the gamble."
Zhan Chen said: "It was not until I failed the test that I realized that it was the terminal that captured the electronic storm."
… That was the first time he began to regret it.
It was he who taught Electron Storm humanity, and it was he who gave Electron Storm weaknesses.
If it wasn't for looking for him, Yu Tang would never have found an opportunity to sneak into the bookstore and trick the stripping particles.
"It is indeed relatively safe to enter the Transmigration Book Bureau and become a host, but it will also bind you to this dimension."
Zhan Chen looked at him: "I hope you can be freer, go to any dimension, any world, and meet anyone you want to meet."
Yu Tang wanted to retort, but when he remembered Zhan Chen's temper, he swallowed his words back: "Senior Zhan, what made you change your mind?"
Zhan Chen paused and shook his head gently: "I don't remember."
"I must have died in this world. This matter is very important, so important that I must find a way to find you."
Zhan Chen said: "As the host, I left a message to the person in charge of the mall."
The host did not allow the mall manager to have any communication other than transactions. Zhan Chen was punished and asked to distribute flyers, and the message was forcibly deleted.
The world is reset, and the host's memory is completely wiped out when the time is reversed.
"I don't remember why." Zhan Chen said, "but I have to find you..."
He paused, met Yu Tang's gaze, and changed his words: "... I was wrong."
Zhan Chen reached out his hand, pulled Yu Tang into his arms, and stroked the little boy's soft hair.
"We are together." Zhan Chen said gently, "This is something that cannot be changed."
Zhan Chen: "No matter what, I must find you."
The game's message board was in chaos until late that night.
Those VIP guests and spectators who forcibly quit the game were initially full of anger and cursed loudly. They tried every means to appeal to the game authorities and wanted to forcibly quit the game.
After discovering that the person in charge of the game had completely disappeared and that no matter how they struggled, they finally came to realize the truth and disappeared from the message board, with only a few messages of surrender and help appearing occasionally.
The area with the most messages is the visitor area, which allows non-registered users to speak freely.
"These are the people with special abilities who were originally players and entered the game."
Zhan Chen explained to Yu Tang: "They have initially organized a group of forces of their own, communicating with each other and trying to figure out the rules of the game world."
In order to prevent the "rust" from continuing, everyone has to isolate themselves from this world as much as possible to avoid mutations caused by the environment.
Fortunately, the expansion of the game world has extended its scale from the jungle to include the city on this asteroid.
So far, people have basically found their hiding places.
Zhan Chen supported Yu Tang's chair and looked at the computer screen with him, showing the message that had been maintained on the first page: "This is the survival guide they have summarized."
Yu Tang clicked on the post, and the red words immediately jumped out prominently.
Survival Guide (1st Edition)
[The assimilation process is complete, but if it remains stationary for a long time, the rusting process will still be accelerated.]
[Second, try to lock doors and windows tightly and stay in a closed room.]
[3. When humans rust, the changes they experience are basically the same as common sense about metal rust, namely, "restricted movement, erosion and peeling."]
[Fourth, the treatment method is common sense, try to completely remove the rust and prevent new rust from occurring.]
[5. Rust will continue to grow and expand in outdoor environments. Once rust is found indoors, it means that the air is no longer airtight. You must immediately remove the rusted items, re-seal the air completely, or find a new hiding place.]
[Sixth, in a completely enclosed space, rust will stop growing.]
"Healing and purification abilities are now scarce."
Zhan Chen said: "Team doctor Sui sent a message asking if there is any way to make a treatment card."
Yu Tang nodded, but didn't give a clear answer right away: "How do they understand 'rust'?"
"There are all kinds of interpretations." Zhan Chen opened another page of posts, "There are also many people discussing this... They are trying to guess the content of the third blank rule."
There are still many new players who were forcibly brought in and are expecting that everything will end here.
These people deceived themselves into believing that a blank in the third rule meant the collapse of the game, and that as long as they hid in a closed space with closed doors and windows until a certain time limit, the game would automatically end and everyone would be released.
In contrast, those psychics who had been forced into the game several times and knew the rules well had long since given up on such overly optimistic delusions.
"Some people think that assimilation and rust are a metaphor."
Zhan Chen glanced through the content: "Assimilation refers to the conservatives who are being wooed, and rust refers to those who are wavering, tempted, and have their hands in the card pool. These people didn't want to do this originally, but were confused at the time and were swept away by the environment..."
Yu Tang bit his lollipop and asked, "Was this post sent by the director of the Secret Service?"
Zhan Chen coughed lightly, suppressed the smile on his face, and rubbed Yu Tang's hair twice.
"Some people also speculate that assimilation and rust are the ways the game world devours players." Zhan Chen said, "First, assimilate those that can be assimilated, then rust those that cannot be assimilated, and use the players as nutrients for this world."
Zhan Chen: "They are worried that the next rules may be related to air, and even closed air can no longer guarantee complete safety."
The system tried to understand: "Host, host, this sounds reasonable..."
Yu Tang applauded it: "The person in charge of the game thinks so too."
The system guessed correctly for the first time, and flashed its little red light twice in great joy: "Really?"
"Really." Yu Tang nodded, "It's a pity that he doesn't have the final say in the game."
system:"… "
Yu Tang met Zhan Chen's gaze, walked to the window and pushed it open.
The system was startled: "Host! If the air is not sealed, it will rust—"
Yu Tang stretched his hand out of the window, grabbed a bunch of particles and spread out his palm.
The system quickly closed the window, turned around, and saw the rusty particles floating in Yu Tang's palm, and was stunned for a moment.
"These are the particles that cause rust." Yu Tang said, "Senior Zhan, I need a small simulated magnetic field area, like the space outside the central star of this interstellar space."
"..." The system couldn't help but say: "Host..."
Zhan Chen showed some smile in his eyes, nodded, and agreed in a gentle voice: "Okay."
system:"?"
… In the next few seconds, the miniature magnetic field simulated by the film unfolded in front of them.
The magnetic field was originally invisible, but this small piece of virtual magnetic field even marked out the magnetic lines of force, which slowly rotated with the virtual shadow of the central star.
The system rounded the camera.
"After Luo Ran bought World Geography, he sent me several of their magazines. The latest issue talked about the aurora."
Yu Tang said: "They made a 3D animation demonstration, which can be viewed on the official website by scanning the QR code... I have seen it and plan to give it a try."
"This is the magnetic field of the central star, these are the magnetic field lines, and this is the upper atmosphere."
Yu Tang: "These are high-energy particles in the electron storm."
The system looked at the rust in astonishment: "… What?!"
Yu Tang: "This is a gust of wind."
At the end of his words, those seemingly rusty particles suddenly spun and flowed, hitting the magnetic field simulated by the piece of paper at high speed.
Accompanied by an indistinct popping sound, a brilliant aurora mysteriously bloomed out of nowhere.
…
"After reading this book, I have been looking for Feng Qing's knowledge."
Yu Tang said, “But I have no clue.”
Feng Qing's ability is the analysis and reorganization of particles. Logically speaking, his particles should be the easiest to find - if it is handed over to Yu Tang, Yu Tang can even guarantee that he can reorganize them seventy times and all the particles in his body will be intact.
But no matter whether the host was him or Senior Zhan, Feng Qing's consciousness had never awakened in this body.
All that was left to them was an empty, senseless shell.
"Where did Feng Qing's consciousness go?" Yu Tang asked, "For a particle-level supernatural being, after completely dissipating, will he die or transform?"
The system was horrified: "What do you mean by transformation?"
"It's a literal interpretation." Yu Tang said, "Feng Qing's rating is wrong. The reason why his particles keep escaping is because he has become an S-level mutant."
All psychics who have left the C-level will initially emerge from the "field".
When reaching level A, the psychic can set rules for the domain.
S-level psychics have not appeared in official records so far.
"There is no record because the existence and consciousness of all S-level psychics have been swallowed up by the domain's reflection."
Yu Tang said: "All of us are in the realm of an S-level mutant."
The system was so surprised that it was speechless and stood there in a daze.
"The terminal not only tricked me into stripping off a bunch of particles."
Yu Tang said: "They also managed to steal my core particles, resurrected Feng Qing three years after his death, and reshaped Feng Qing's domain."
"Electronic storms can produce rain, and this rain is dangerous to humans."
"If humans enter the surface area of the electron storm, they will be assimilated and become a particle state like us."
"In the middle layer of the electron storm, the particles begin to become corrosive, corroding anything that enters rashly."
"The core area is also called the eye of the storm."
Yu Tang said: "There is nothing in this area, it is 'blank'."
The system remembered the third completely blank rule and was shocked.
"This is why Senior Zhan is in such a hurry to find me."
"It's not the mutant that's transformed, it's the domain."
"Feng Qing's consciousness was swallowed up by this realm - or rather, he is this realm, this game world."
“The eye of the storm is connected.”
Yu Tang said: "If this area is completely transformed, it will become a new electronic storm that is powerful enough to counterattack and devour me."