Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Chapter 2449: Considering Another Possibility

Chi Cai was slapped loudly by the Big Man, but after dodging him, she just smiled and did not respond further to this comment.The Big Man wasn’t clueless, and soon he turned his attention to others, saying, "You all must be instance players, right? Quite a lot of people here."

"My name is You Daqian, pleased to meet you all!"

With such an intimidating physique and overly aggressive gaze, it was hard to feel any friendly vibe from him. Even though he was polite, the others still focused on the poisoned Yang Tian and didn’t pay him any attention.

The Girl in the painting, who never cared about the atmosphere, immediately said over the communicator, "We, we’re not players of this instance."

The Big Man looked at her and the direction she pointed to Xu Huo, nodding, "Non-instance players can leave anytime, you’re quite safe."

That’s indeed the case, this is not a closed-instance venue, so non-instance players interfering wouldn’t end up trapped, which is why others didn’t believe Xu Huo; him staying there was unnecessary if he wasn’t an instance player.

But they didn’t force themselves to expose him, whether he was or wasn’t they just treated him as one.

"Where did you find him?" Chi Cai was more concerned about Yang Tian, "There are many poisonous things in the forest, but players wouldn’t easily be affected. Were there others around when you found him?"

The Big Man exclaimed, "If there were others around, wouldn’t he be dead by now? He’s still alive which means he got lucky, and bumping into me he got even luckier. If it were other players, they’d definitely grab a head!"

That was the truth.

So the group changed their discussion place to the wooden house occupied by the Bubble Bean, and Xu Huo as a "non-instance player" naturally didn’t go with them, so he and the Girl in the painting returned to their own cabin, while Chi Cai took the unconscious Yang Tian with him.

Regardless of the information exchange among other players, Xu Huo was somewhat puzzled by the current situation.

What was most peculiar was the middle-aged man, if he was controlled, receiving instructions to deliberately leave the group, then it diverges significantly from the "Hidden Friend" event in rumors, even though only the involved parties might see the process of "Hidden Friend" taking away "Friend", the disappearance status of "Friend" was completely different from locals.

Locals aren’t players, they don’t have spatial teleportation devices, and as "Friends" taken away they suddenly disappear at some stage evidently indicating "Hidden Friend" possesses quick transfer methods for them, considering that specific scientists investigated when the incident first appeared, if simple mutant plants dragged people underground or into trees, the truth would be easily revealed, and this legend wouldn’t continue till today.

The middle-aged man, however, used a prop himself, seemingly deliberately avoiding other people’s sight.

If he were fully influenced by mental interference, him leaving wasn’t odd, but the issue was during the entire process, Xu Huo didn’t feel strong psychic power interference, even for interference modes like Goddess’s, traces would be left, not fully controlling Rank-B player without a single trace.

"Hidden Friend" has its behavior pattern, if it doesn’t target ordinary people and players with different approaches, then it means Xu Huo and they are all under its behavioral pattern but have entirely missed it.

The only issue is, the middle-aged man may have truly left on his own.

Chi Cai mentioned Yang Tian vanished while returning to Zhongmu Village, coincidentally rescued by "You Daqian", still alive, he perhaps didn’t want to go on his own but encountered some accident on his way back.

The middle-aged man’s situation was quite similar too, he returned during the day with wounds but didn’t clash with any players in the village, suggesting the attacker wasn’t villagers’ players or simply wasn’t human.

Both these individuals were alone, and both encountered mishaps causing the other players to be completely unclear about the situation.

Xu Huo stood by the open window, gazing over the fog-immersed forest outside at a distance, beginning to consider the possibility that "Hidden Friend" isn’t a particular instance boss.

Chi Cai returned, he and Xu Huo discussed moving all players into the same venue prop to ensure everyone’s safety and have quick responses to incidents, especially for Yang Tian, who hadn’t woken up yet, previously clashed with the eyebrow-pierced man, hesitant to leave him at Bubble Bean’s, but Bubble Bean’s group opposed Yang Tian staying in Xu Huo’s place.

"You decide on your own, no need to call me." Xu Huo said indifferently.

Chi Cai, however, tried hard to convince him to agree, "You have only two people, safer with everyone..."

He paused, then added, "Actually, I understand, Bubble Bean’s group is quite wary of you, if you’re present they likely wouldn’t dare to act recklessly."

"I know you’re not an instance player, not wanting to stir trouble, but the situation is as is, you’re not planning to leave temporarily, better to move with everyone for easier information access."

Xu Huo looked at him, "Do you dare to trust a stranger easily? In my understanding, only two types of people easily give trust."

Chi Cai made a "I’d like to hear more" expression but waited for a few seconds without further words, then simply said, "I have no choice, they’ve formed alliances individually, worried about being alone."

Xu Huo chuckled, agreed to his suggestion.

The new venue prop was Chi Cai’s, unlike other venue props with certain defense abilities, his new prop had no walls, merely a small, open pavilion. The benefit is the pavilion can expand within a range sufficient to accommodate everyone, and since it’s not enclosed, players can freely enter and exit.

"What use does this prop have?" The Big Man asked curiously, "Can at most be used as an umbrella."

Chi Cai replied, "The use lies here, as long as it provides convenience to more people."

The Big Man chuckled twice, gave him a meaningful look then went to chat with the green-haired female player.

Before the night had completely passed, Yang Tian woke up; upon discovering his legs lacked sensation he even ignored the few pairs of spiteful eyes around, hurriedly injecting himself with antitoxin, yet after several shots had no effect, he couldn’t help but yell at Chi Cai and the others, "What did you do to me!"

"What could we do to you?" Yin Yang Master said, "Saved you then somehow caused trouble, you’d rather have died in the grove."

Bubble Bean interrupted him directly moving to the point, "What really happened after you and Chi Cai split, why ended up so far from the village?"

They’d already checked positions with Big Man, estimating the range by action time, if Yang Tian was only returning to the village, it wasn’t possible to end up there.