Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 114 Increased Fame
After eliminating more than a dozen thugs, Guan Tong was no longer sleepy.

He knew that in the era of apocalyptic rules, this kind of thing was bound to happen, it was just a matter of sooner or later.

And there may be even more of these happening in the future.

Just like the "First Ascended Challenge," the Ascended who died in that competition were only eliminated, not actually killed.

What if you die in the game and then you're really dead?
Does that mean Guan Tong won't compete for the Holy Grail? He still will.

Therefore, having been mentally prepared, he did not experience much psychological fluctuation even after manipulating his shadow to kill more than a dozen people.

Guan Tong is sitting at her desk and has turned on her computer. There are already quite a few people discussing Sound Hunter online.

Many people have discovered its stealth properties.

Furthermore, some people online believe that it must be quite small.

Because some of the victims were in shelters, but after the rules were announced, all the shelters were closed.

How did the sound hunters get inside and attack the person making the sound without the gate being damaged?
It could be teleportation that ignores spatial limitations, or it could have the ability to penetrate walls in addition to being invisible, or it could simply be small enough to sneak into places like ventilation ducts and drainpipes.

People are more willing to believe the third one.

Because the first two are too terrible.

However, no one has been able to give a definitive answer regarding the specific facts.

Even Guan Tong himself, who witnessed the bearded man being killed by the Voice Hunter, could only confirm that the Voice Hunter could become invisible.

He tried to make the shadow split into countless tiny tentacles to cover the surroundings, hoping to make tactile contact with the sound hunter, but he failed.

But this failure left him unsure whether the Sound Hunter was simply too fast or had "teleported" away after killing someone.

There is a fundamental difference between the two.

If the speed is high, there is still a possibility of "chasing". If it teleports away without ignoring spatial distance, then it is impossible to catch up.

Guan Tong opened her "Home of Ascended" website.

In the "Intelligence" section, many people are posting discussions about these rules.

Help needed: How can I ensure I don't make any noise?

Does anyone know how to survive an attack by a sound hunter?

Here's a notice from the official shelter for those outside to see.

Because this forum has a rule that "one-sentence posts are prohibited", there are very few irrelevant posts in this forum. Most of the posts are serious discussions. Most of the casual posts are posted in the "casual chat" forum.

Guan Tong browsed through the posts and found one that was very popular.

"I have a crooked way to bypass the rules this time, aren't you envious?"

Guan Tong saw the words "Unorthodox Way to Pass the Level" and noticed that the post already had several hundred replies, so she clicked on it out of curiosity.

The poster's ID was "吾本良人". Guan Tong felt that the name looked familiar, but she didn't think about it and decided to read the post first.

I am a good man: "To my shame, my mental power tool is a 'hypnosis app.' As the name suggests, it can hypnotize others or myself for 24 hours."

After the prop is successfully used, the hypnotized person will enter a deep sleep state, unable to talk in their sleep or suddenly wake up. In other words, I can complete this challenge by self-hypnotizing myself once every 24 hours, remaining in a deep sleep throughout.

Guan Tong was speechless for a moment after reading the post.

It must be said that what "I am a good man" said is indeed true. If he keeps hypnotizing himself, he can easily pass this rule in a deep sleep state.

The first reply below the post reminded him why the poster's name looked familiar.

"I am a good person? This ID looks familiar. Isn't it that amazing person who posted about staying sober with the help of a spiritual guide during the first rule?"

"It really seems to be him. I remember that post got over 100,000 replies back then..."

"Ryoko is still alive?"

"How can you talk like that upstairs? Just based on the fact that they only export goods and don't actually ship them, you can see that they have huge potential!"

"Ryoko? Ryōgami!"

"A hypnosis app? As expected of Ryoshin, the tools he got are perfect for you..."

"Hey bro, send me the app, I want to hypnotize myself too!"

"Are you sure you're trying to hypnotize yourself upstairs?"

"I'm not kidding, Liangren's tools are actually quite useful this time. And since they can hypnotize people, I think we should take advantage of this to make some money, right?"

"I agree with the comment above. Those with power and influence definitely have this need, and now is the perfect time for you, Good God. At other times, if you use this tool to hypnotize someone, you're lucky if they don't kill you... But now, if you use it, they won't just thank you, they'll give you benefits!"

"Good God, where are you? I want to come to you for a hypnosis session! I'm a chatterbox, and I usually talk so much that my mouth gets so dry that I have to drink several liters of water a day. This new rule is going to kill me. I don't think I can last a month!"

This post has generated a lot of discussion. Some people are envious, some want to be hypnotized, and others are giving the poster advice on how to use this tool to make money.

After reading it, Guan Tong felt that this was indeed an opportunity for Wu Benliangren. However, there were still risks involved in actually hypnotizing others.

The author, Wu Ben Liang Ren, also replied in the post: "Many people have contacted me, wanting to exchange gold or sublimated coins for hypnosis. But after consideration, I decided against it. Fate is unpredictable and people's hearts are hard to fathom. I'm afraid of being scammed or coerced by unknown organizations... If it's an official department that needs it, I'm willing to assist after verifying my identity." Upon seeing this reply, many people were moved to tears.

"Sir, you are righteous!"

"This time it really is a good god."

"Good God, I beg you, activate infinite hypnosis, and let everyone in the world fall into a deep sleep to pass this rule!"

The subsequent replies became increasingly absurd and off-topic, so Guan Tong stopped reading them.

After thinking for a moment, he also posted a thread using his website administrator account.

Some information about the Sound Hunters

The post content contains the two points mentioned in the hidden rules.

First, although sound hunters are extremely dangerous, they can be eliminated.

Secondly, after eliminating them, you will receive a reward of Ascension Coins and have a chance to obtain a tradable call scroll.

Guan Tong decided to release this information because this hidden rule is somewhat similar to the "Mother Transformer" information in the Living Dead rule.

Guan Tong didn't go public that time because there was no safe way to do so. If there had been, he would have chosen to go public as well.

The reason is simple: there is only one "mother converter" in a region. No matter how strong Guan Tong is, he cannot eliminate converters in multiple regions by himself.

Therefore, once the news is made public, powerful individuals from other regions can search for and eliminate them. This way, they receive rewards, and the survival rate of ordinary people will increase. It's a good thing.

The same rule applies now. Even if Guan Tong has a plan to eliminate the Sound Hunters, there are clearly more than one Sound Hunter. Therefore, he is willing to make it public and let capable individuals try.

Moreover, this has another advantage: it further increases the influence of him as the site administrator and the website "Home of Ascension".

He had already searched online, and no one had mentioned "eliminating Voice Hunters has a chance to drop a call scroll" yet. Whether no one had discovered it, or someone had discovered it but the authorities had blocked the information... his post would be the first one to be publicly available.

After the post was published, Guan Tong watched helplessly as the number of replies surged.

He only refreshed the page once, and there were already dozens of replies. He refreshed it again, and the number exceeded one hundred.

When I clicked in, the first few comments were all expressing shock.

"Station Master! Arrest him!"

"Holy crap? The site administrator killed the Sound Hunter?!"

"??? How did the stationmaster manage that?!"

"Please teach me! Please teach me! Please teach me!"

"Can it drop tradable call scrolls? Wouldn't the price be sky-high?"

"Is the information reliable?!"

"Aren't the Sound Hunters supposed to be invisible? How did the site administrator take them down? I really need help!"

There were some dissenting voices in the replies, but not many. Most people believed the site administrator was telling the truth and wanted to know exactly how to kill the Sound Hunter.

Guan Tong saw these inquiries but couldn't answer them.

Everyone assumed that he knew what drops from eliminating a Sound Hunter because he actually did it.

In reality, he can only see the hidden rules, not actually eliminate them, so he can only remain silent and won't give any advice.

However, he underestimated the virality of the post; within an hour of its publication, it had received thousands of replies.

Furthermore, many website users forwarded the post to other social media platforms, sparking huge discussions and attracting many new users to register on the Ascendant's Home website.

In no time, the phrase "House of Ascended" topped the trending charts on many social media platforms, greatly increasing its popularity.

This directly led to the discovery of the website by official internet monitoring departments, who quickly found that the website was not registered at all.

Soon a series of investigations were launched, and some cybersecurity experts attempted to penetrate the network, but all failed.

The message was quickly reported and arrived at the Countermeasures Research Office in the early morning, where it was placed on Gao Liangwei's desk.

Upon reviewing the document, he was astonished and immediately convened an emergency meeting with relevant experts.

Gao Liangwei: (Look, everyone! Our test of the Sound Hunter hasn't even officially started yet, and someone's already explaining what you'll get after killing it!)
An expert in charge of preparing for the test was also somewhat bewildered after reading it: (This... is the information on the forum really credible? Or is it just made up?)

(Relevant departments have reported that this "Home of Ascendants" website is not registered and its creator is unknown. Furthermore, the website appears to use some kind of special security technology that is currently unbreakable.)
(Could we try to contact the administrator of this website? If the content of the post is true, then this person may know more about voice hunters than we do, and may have the methods to eliminate them, which is undoubtedly very important.)
Gao Liangwei typed: (After the meeting, I will have someone try to make contact. Also, I looked at this website, and some of the content is very dangerous; according to regulations, it shouldn't be allowed to spread.)
A network expert typed: (Our AI-powered keyword filtering system, known as the "One-Way Mirror System," seems to be malfunctioning on this website. That's strange; normally, the system should automatically collect information from the entire internet.)
(You mean the AI ​​system you developed is unable to collect information from this website?)

(Yes, that's why it's so strange, because this AI system is currently the most advanced in the world... The website's security technology is extremely unique, and it's very likely that it uses psychic-related tools for setup.)
Gao Liangwei paused for a moment: (Is there really nothing we can do about a website set up using mental power tools?)

Network expert: (Unless someone possesses similar tools or abilities, it might be possible to attempt a hack.)
(Then immediately check the ability and item registration databases of major cities, find out who possesses such abilities or items, and report them!)

　Day 12 of daily check-in.

　　Have a great weekend, dear readers.

　　Additionally, Qidian is currently running a "Character IP" event. Searching for characters within the book using summoning scrolls can earn you Qidian coins, avatars, outfits, physical gifts, and other rewards. Those who haven't participated yet should definitely give it a shot; you might just win a big prize!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)