Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Chapter 2364: Drawing Lots on a Hundred Floors

We’ve spent so much money on Dr. Deng, there should be some results. At least this pesticide is quite effective.The Black-Toothed Player seemed like he wanted to release more poisonous insects, but was interrupted by two players next to him, one of whom used a prop to knock out all of his teeth, disgruntled, "Do you want to ruin things for everyone?"

Having angered the crowd, the Black-Toothed Player dared not linger on this floor any longer and turned to flee downstairs.

Xu Huo put away the pesticide and nodded slightly to the player who spoke, but seeing the other party not responding, he didn’t mind and walked away with the Girl in the painting.

It’s almost time for the celebration, and there are quite a few players just coming out in the hallway. Encountering strangers, especially someone as eye-catching as the Girl in the painting, inevitably invited some unwelcome stares.

However, these people still had some sense; they neither panicked being under the players’ gaze nor walked leisurely through the hallway as Xu Huo and the Girl in the painting evaluated their own strengths, leaving some to subside.

"You’re dressed too beautifully." As they passed by a room, a female player standing at the door spoke to the Girl in the painting, "In the Fish Banquet, there are not only players, but others as well."

She spoke with an implied hint, pointing to the ceiling.

The Girl in the painting looked up and asked her, "What’s up there?"

The other did not answer her, but closed the door and walked in another direction.

At this point, another player kindly explained, "The venue for the Fish Banquet is special, there are surveillance instruments appearing from time to time, monitoring us without our knowledge."

"Exceptional people sometimes disappear inexplicably."

This player clearly didn’t want to talk much with them, and rushed away after speaking, as if avoiding something.

"What’s up there?" The Girl in the painting caught up with Xu Huo, "I didn’t see any surveillance equipment."

"It could also be a prop." Xu Huo said, "Besides powerful players, there are people with backgrounds entering the Fish Banquet, along with those who host it. It’s not strange for there to be a group of people with power here."

Otherwise, why would that woman named Attracting Wealth and Treasure select beautiful people from outside to bring into the Fish Banquet, not needing an invitation and even having special escorts?

"But that has nothing to do with us." Xu Huo said, "Just don’t go upstairs."

Along the way, he encountered several players again and found two who were well-informed, exchanging contact details with them. The information he needed wasn’t particularly special; it was mainly to avoid dangerous places which is a necessity for Fish Banquet players, as many inquire about information to avoid getting caught in battles among strong players as cannon fodder.

People like the round-faced player mainly survive here by relying on their ability to obtain information, though there are indeed some who have connections and can even determine which floor and room at what time pose danger, advising others not to open them.

As for this kind of danger, it typically refers to existing threats within the Fish Banquet Building, not outside players.

Xu Huo chatted a bit more with a player who traded in information, learning from them that the rooms in the Fish Banquet Building actually hide existence similar to instance bosses, not real people, naturally born in this building. The reason the Fish Banquet Building has so many changes and surpasses other locations’ props in strength is because it’s actually constructed from an instance, where the instance boss hasn’t disappeared or died but is raised in the building.

"Raising an instance boss here, isn’t that too dangerous?" Xu Huo said, "Aren’t the Fish Banquet people afraid of opening the wrong door?"

The other person wore a black mask, but their eyes clearly showed disdain for the Fish Banquet, "Someone capable of hosting such a banquet can’t be a good person."

"Look at those waiters, with chips implanted in their heads, completely unable to divulge information about the Fish Banquet. If caught, they die without any remorse."

"From this point, it’s clear they don’t even regard players and ordinary people as humans; we’re all consumables."

The masked person paused and looked at Xu Huo again, "I saw you were generous with your money, so I told you more. Don’t think the Fish Banquet doesn’t care about the fate of waiters and go interrogating them. If too many waiters die because of you, the Fish Banquet will definitely find a way to deal with you."

"Though this isn’t made explicit, anyone staying in the building long enough knows."

"Disappear silently?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow.

"That’s natural." The masked person laughed, "Maybe they’ll even arrange a lottery spectacle, inviting everyone in the building to kill you!"

Xu Huo pondered, "Has this happened before?"

"Yes, just a month ago. I experienced it myself, quite thrilling." The masked person was rather talkative, "Initially, we heard a fight broke out among the higher levels, killing people across two floors, then it quieted down. But by evening, there was a special lottery from floors one to a hundred, ten lottery barrels, each drawing the same pattern. The Whales even announced an Easter egg, trade a lottery mask for an advanced prop for killing one. The stronger the killed person, the better the prop." The masked person recalled with excitement.

"That could be considered a different kind of celebration." Xu Huo remarked.

"Indeed." The masked person said, "Unfortunately, I wasn’t strong enough; I just hid that night."

"What happened later?" Xu Huo pursued.

"What else? After the celebration, everyone went about their business." The masked person said indifferently, "The Fish Banquet Building still remains the same as before, doesn’t it?"

Xu Huo remained silent.

For now, he couldn’t confirm if the celebration described by the masked person was the same as the event involving the "Gourmet" captured in that video, but if it indeed caused such a commotion, the Gourmet would certainly alter their appearance upon returning, even swapping frequently used props, making it harder to identify them.

But if the Gourmet did return to the Fish Banquet Building, it’s unlikely they’d merely come for tea, so heading to places where things were happening would be the only way to try their luck for now.

Later, he and the Girl in the painting went up two more floors and acquired some different information from another player.

"Talking about that time, it was because the Cannibal Player in the building went too far." A short female player said while counting White Notes, "Though hunting here is free, it can’t become a theme park for Cannibal Players, can it? With too many arriving, it inevitably needed dealing with."

"What happened to those Cannibal Players later?"

The female player glanced up at him, "What else could happen? Most of them died... You’re not finding this out because you’re a Cannibal Player, are you?"

"Who are you calling a Cannibal Player!" The Girl in the painting raised her communicator.

The female player chuckled, "Don’t be so tense, I don’t discriminate against Cannibal Players. But if you truly want to know about that day, you might ask the waiters."