There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

Chapter 231: Chapter 223: “In the face of absolute violence, disguise is useless.

This ancient castle had clearly been abandoned for a long time, covered in a thick layer of dust.

The traces left by these players after breaking in were a bit too obvious, like the several large handprints on the medieval armor statue beside him, practically shouting “There’s someone hiding in here.”

Perhaps Tuberculosis Rabbit had stood here too long, which the player inside the statue noticed.

“Stop fucking standing here. Go find a place to hide, and don’t drag me down.”

The player hidden inside the medieval armor statue, although unable to see the outside world, still sensed the commotion and spoke in an annoyed and embarrassed tone.

“Oh.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit silently nodded.

Chen Yi took a quick glance at the interior of the ancient castle, then took out a few small mirrors from his bosom, hiding them in the floor’s interlayer, beneath the door gap, and other places before stepping straight into a mirror.

It was like entering a portal, he stepped through smoothly.

He had a skill that allowed him to pass through mirrors into the Mirror World.

It was a skill he obtained a long time ago, but he had only used it once during the Insect Tide and hadn’t had the opportunity to use it since. Now, using this skill to hide in the Mirror World seemed like a good idea, for what could be used to search for him?

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The only thing he was somewhat uncertain about was whether, besides the copper mirror in the first-floor hall of the ancient castle, there were other mirrors in various rooms.

Logically, there should be, but after being deserted for so long, no one knew for certain what the situation was like.

If it turned out that this was the only mirror in the entire castle and a Cat player happened to consume this mirror, then they would be trapped in the Mirror World, unable to leave.

There was a significant restriction to using this skill, which was that he must leave the Mirror World within 10 minutes, or else he would be stuck there permanently.

A mirror is still a mirror, even after it’s shattered.

He wasn’t worried about the other players smashing the mirror; his concern was if a player who had nothing better to do swallowed the copper mirror in one bite and digested it instantly. Although the chances were slim, even a small probability posed a great risk.

So, to be safe, he hid several small mirrors throughout the ancient castle.

That way, even if some lunatic player did swallow the large copper mirror in the first-floor hall, they wouldn’t be permanently trapped in the Mirror World.

“Wait for me, Yi.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit hurriedly followed after him, disappearing in a puff of smoke.

Soon, the two of them vanished in front of the copper mirror, without a trace.

…

“Hmm.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit, staying in the Mirror World, supported his chin in thought and looked through the mirror at the ancient castle’s hall outside: “This skill really has strong voyeuristic qualities. Lucky it’s in your hands, Yi. If it fell into the hands of some crook, it could be pretty bad.”

Although Chen Yi maintained a calm expression, he still nodded in agreement.

The voyeuristic aspect of this skill was indeed a bit too strong.

The Mirror World was pitch black.

There was a feeling of solidity beneath his feet, yet he couldn’t see anything, and the mirrors were like skylights in a dark room, allowing a clear view of the ancient castle’s interior through the mirror.

But the people outside the mirror couldn’t see into the Mirror World at all.

If… some sicko decided to hide inside the mirror on a girl’s dresser to peep, well, there would be nothing one could do about it.

Especially since some bedrooms have a big mirror installed on the ceiling, it would offer a perfect immersive angle for their enjoyment.

It wasn’t long before—

The one-minute countdown ended!

The players acting as Cats had already rushed in to catch people!

“Ding, player Li Ping has been eliminated first!”

Almost immediately as the Cat players broke in, a player wielding a huge axe chopped down the player hiding at the entrance inside the medieval armor statue!

Not much time had passed since the start.

A brutal, immediate death.

“See.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit clicked his tongue with a hint of emotion: “I told you that spot was too eye-catching. It’s like they were begging to be found.”

Then.

The fireplace inside, broken interlayers in the floor, the recessed secret compartment above the entrance door.

The players hiding there were also successively discovered, as normal people would feel these spots were possible hiding places upon first glance and naturally wouldn’t pass up searching them thoroughly.

In just 5 minutes of the official pursuit.

11 players had been eliminated.

Only 9 players were still hiding.

Among these 9 players, Chen Yi and his companions accounted for three.

By continuously moving in the Mirror World, they also discovered that the ancient castle was filled with many mirrors, so they were not worried about the time limit or finding a mirror to leave the Mirror World when necessary.

At that moment.

They were in a conference hall on the second floor of the ancient castle.

The hall looked like a wax figure exhibition.

About twenty or thirty wax figures were crowded inside.

At that moment, three players disguised as cats were chopping away at the statues with their weapons, one by one.

Indeed.

This map had many rules, but it never said that players impersonating cats couldn’t destroy the environment.

So these players didn’t even bother to distinguish whether any of the wax figures hid new players—they simply hacked at each one.

It was exceedingly crude and simple.

“Ding, player Wu Ermao has been eliminated.”

Another player was eliminated.

“Tsk.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit shook his head with some regret, “Actually, that player’s disguise was pretty good; I couldn’t tell which were wax figures and which were real people just now. But it can’t withstand indiscriminate attacks.”

“In the face of absolute violence, disguise is useless.”

Now, only 8 players remained.

The number of hiding players was dwindling, step by step.

…

Meanwhile, in the sky above the castle, 12 players who had been eliminated were engaged in discussion.

“Chen Yi is in the same map as us?”

“I saw him, he and Tuberculosis Rabbit seem… to be hiding inside a mirror? They must have used some prop, I always knew that for players of their level, such a difficulty map couldn’t possibly challenge them.”

“Then there’s Sword Without End, also a member of Chen Yi’s team. That guy’s been moonwalking like Michael Jackson outside the castle the whole time, continuously sliding backward and staying invisible. Those people haven’t noticed him at all.”

“Isn’t that obvious, if he’s invisible, how could they notice.”

“The few people on Chen Yi’s team, two are hiding inside a mirror, and one is invisible; it feels like they are using props designed for peeping.”

“Eh? What about that person in the backyard?”

A voice drew everyone’s attention there.

In the backyard of the castle, on the grassy grounds, there was a hole about half a meter deep.

In the pit at that moment, a player disguised as a Rat was laying flat, sticking close to the ground inside the hole.

Around the pit, three or four players impersonating Cats stood with faces full of confusion and speechlessness, somewhat at a loss for what to do.

…

“How do we handle this?”

By the pit in the backyard of the castle, a player impersonating a Cat squatted in front of the pit, poking helplessly with the long sword in his hand towards the Rat player lying face-down inside, his eyes filled with frustration.

They had found him, but they couldn’t kill him.

According to the game rules, they had to kill this player for the capture to count.

But their swords, which normally could kill a Minotaur Monster with a single stroke, were completely ineffective against the player lying in the pit.

New rules for August.

All players couldn’t harm those who had their backs towards them.

The player in the pit laid there so brazenly, without a way for them to do anything; any attack was unable to harm him.

They did try to pull the player out of the pit.

If they couldn’t attack, surely a little pull wouldn’t hurt, right?

It turned out to be feasible.

But the problem was, the Rat player in the pit must have used some prop that made his body as heavy as a thousand pounds; they simply couldn’t drag him out.

Unless… unless they dug a deep hole next to it, then tunneled through, the tunnel’s exit coming up right under the player’s belly.

That way, they could successfully attack him.

But the issue was… with only 6 minutes left until the end of the first round, there definitely wasn’t enough time for them to do so.

“Bury him.”

After a moment of contemplation, another Cat player standing by provided a solution. Since they couldn’t harm or forcibly drag him out, why not just bury him directly? This didn’t violate the August rules.

They hadn’t attacked the player in the pit.

They simply shoveled a bit more dirt onto his body.

“Ding, player…”

“Another one down.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit clicked his tongue with some regret, about to say something, when once again, a prompt sounded in his ears.

“Ding, in 30 seconds, there will only be five minutes left for capture time.”

“Players impersonating Rats can choose to transform into any of the items displayed on the panel in front of them during this time.”

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