Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 124 Rules End...

After Guan Tong realized that the official commission was a trap to lure her into a trap, she withdrew her shadow.

Shortly thereafter, he posted a statement on the website, expressing zero tolerance for deception, false commissions, and transactions.

As an example, he directly banned the client "Feixiao" and the previous account that claimed to be a warehouse manager.

The post immediately garnered a surge in replies.

"What's going on?"

"So these two were running a fake transaction. I knew it was too audacious of them to resell food from the supply warehouse for a few Ascension Coins."

"Good riddance! We finally have a platform where we can communicate normally, we can't let these scammers run rampant!"

"I support the website owner. It would be best to ban the IP addresses as well, so they won't register new accounts."

Users overwhelmingly support Guan Tong's decision. As the rules of the apocalypse deepen, relationships between people are becoming increasingly strained, and tolerance for scammers is decreasing. There is a strong desire for a trustworthy and reliable platform.

After the two accounts were banned, the official network department personnel discovered it immediately, and the message was relayed to the first squad who were still waiting at the trap camp.

Captain Longhun was somewhat taken aback when he learned of this, wondering how the station chief had discovered it.

If they were there to scout the location, there's no reason they wouldn't have noticed.

Because the camp is equipped with various electronic detection and scanning devices, the team member "Night Owl" also has a special reconnaissance ability that allows him to sense the "line of sight" of others within a certain range.

They were puzzled when the trap was discovered in this situation.

However, they soon had no time to dwell on this issue, as Dr. Zhang sent an urgent message.

(The fifth squad has encountered danger 17 kilometers away from you. Proceed to their aid immediately!)

Upon seeing the message, Longhun immediately led his team members into the vehicle and headed to the target location without hesitation.

At this moment, on the battlefield between the Fifth Squad and the Green Plum Team, both sides suffered casualties after a round of fighting.

After being severely injured by the young man with headphones, Lao Tie, the breakthrough player of the fifth squad, was killed by the Sound Hunter.

The young man with glasses in the green plum team was killed by a saturation attack from offensive props.

Both sides now have four players left, seemingly evenly matched, but that's not actually the case.

Xu You stared at the person opposite him; his mental energy had been almost completely drained by the young man with the headphones. Moreover, judging from the latter's performance, he was able to switch between the states of "absorption" and "release."

When the pupils are black, it can absorb mental energy through eye contact, and it can even absorb not only people, but also mental energy-related attack energy.

When the pupils turn white, it means the mental energy is released in the form of "inch beams". Old Tie himself is tough and has several defensive items, but even he couldn't withstand it and was seriously injured and almost killed, which shows the amazing power of those inch beams.

Such a bizarre and powerful ability was truly a headache for him.

Of the other three, Gu Fei is fast and has amazing close-combat skills. Without Lao Tie, if he gets close to them, they, Zhang Qian, and Liu Ze will be in great danger.

And that boy in the sweater can combine building blocks into multi-form weapons; judging from his ability to hold off Xu Wei, he's quite strong.

And then there's that little girl...

Xu You frowned as he looked at the girl standing by the car behind him, who looked to be in elementary school or junior high school.

The girl hasn't made a move yet, so we don't know her abilities. She might be a support staff member, but we can't let our guard down until we're certain.

At this moment, the young man with the headphones turned from white to black. The four members of the fifth squad immediately looked away to avoid eye contact, which would cause their mental energy to be absorbed.

Xu Wei gestured to Xu You, asking what to do now.

Xu You's decisions on Holy Grail Island last time led to the near annihilation of his team. This time, he wouldn't repeat the same mistake. Unable to crack the young man's abilities, he had no choice but to retreat.

Otherwise, if the fighting continues, we might be able to eliminate some of the enemy's personnel, but we will also inevitably suffer casualties, which would be a losing proposition.

He gave the signal to retreat, and the other three, though unwilling, immediately obeyed.

Xu Wei, using some unknown ability, suddenly became incredibly fast, picked up Lao Tie's corpse, and carried it to the car. She and her teammates then drove away.

Seeing this, Gu Fei was about to give chase, but after running two steps, he turned back to look at the young man with the headphones. He saw the latter pick up his phone and glance at it, seemingly having received a message.

The young man with the headphones then held up his phone, which displayed a message sent to him: (The official first team is on its way to reinforce you. Stop bothering us.)
Gu Fei's heart skipped a beat when he saw the message: What kind of organization was this that he had joined, that it could even detect the movements of the first squad?
He knew that the first squad was different from the other four squads. The members of the other four squads came from different backgrounds, but most of them were selected from registered civilians.

The five members of the first squad, led by Dragon Soul, are all from the military. They have the most reliable backgrounds, the strongest abilities, and have received the most resources and training.

If we really had to choose just one team from the five to represent the North Star Kingdom as its national team, then it would definitely be the First Squad.

The team's operations were highly classified. Gu Fei had heard Dr. Zhang mention when he was still the captain of the third squad that, besides him, only the person in charge had the right to know about the first squad's operations. The few other people authorized to know were all outside the base.

Could it be that the organization I joined is related to one of these people?
Before Gu Fei could think any further, the rest of the team had already gotten into the car. At the young man's signal, he stuffed the unfortunate bespectacled man's body into the trunk, then got in and drove away.

Before long, the retreating fifth squad encountered the first squad that had come to their aid.

After the two teams reunited, they returned to the scene of the battle, but the enemy had already vanished.

The five members of the Dragon Soul Squad had already obtained some intelligence in the vehicle. They also inspected the battle scene, collected the remaining enemy blood on the ground, and planned to take it back for DNA comparison and verification.

The two teams then abandoned their original plans and returned to their base together.

……

The rule period has ended.

At 9 a.m. the following morning, the month-long "nationwide censorship" was finally lifted with the sound of the fire-stealer's voice.

[Congratulations on passing the test of the seventh rule of the apocalypse!] [Rewards have been sent to your storage box]

The eighth apocalyptic rule will be released in thirty days.

After listening to the fire thief's announcement, Guan Tong felt that this time it was exceptionally concise.

Upon careful reflection, he realized that the Shenghua Store had not added any new items this time.

That's a bit strange. Could it be that the eighth rule is special?
But that's a month from now, so there's no need to think about it too much now.

After finally being able to speak freely, Guan Tong removed the bindings made of electrical tape and cloth, feeling that her mouth was a little numb.

"Coal... coal briquettes."

After not speaking for a month, Guan Tong's voice sounded somewhat unfamiliar when she opened it again.

Moreover, although a month may not seem like a long time, he clearly felt that he was having some difficulty speaking.

This reminded him of news he had read before, about how some people's language skills deteriorated due to prolonged silence, which in turn led to a certain degree of rigidity in their thinking.

...It's fortunate that the rules only last for a month. If they had lasted for six months or a year, it's estimated that after they ended, everyone would need a long time to adjust just to speaking.

"Meow?"

Coal Ball, who was scratching a tree and sharpening its claws, heard Guan Tong's voice and quickly ran over, making a sound that seemed to be questioning, its big green eyes staring at him curiously.

It must have been quite strange for Guan Tong, who hadn't called it for a month, to suddenly speak now, given its small brain capacity.

Guan Tong rubbed Coal Ball's head: "This rule is finally over... I bet a lot of people were tortured to death."

Although he lived in the mountains, he was not isolated from the world.

Once you log on to the internet, you can see everything that's happening in the world.

Over the past month, especially in the latter half, many people have posted that they can't take it anymore, or that someone in their gathering place or shelter is having a mental breakdown and yelling, or that someone is committing suicide.

On Guan Tong's own website, a user with the nickname "Free Cloud" posted a rant. The last update he posted was that he was completely desperate about the world and wanted to leave it.

Many people initially thought he was joking, but later, someone from the same shelter as him revealed that his real name was Wu Yun, and that he did indeed commit suicide in the shelter's bathroom.

After the news broke, many people expressed their condolences in the comments section of the post, and Guan Tong also posted "Rest in peace" using the site administrator's account.

After he posted his reply, some users commented below, saying that it was fortunate that he had set up the "Home of Ascendants" website, where they could chat about related matters and vent their emotions in the casual discussion section, otherwise they might have gone down the same path.

There were many similar responses, as many users discovered that on some other social networking sites, topics related to "suicide" seemed to be blocked, making it impossible to view or discuss them.

In Guan Tong's eyes, this seemed like a way to prevent people from going to extremes in the post-apocalyptic world, but in reality, it was somewhat of a cover-up. After all, covering up a problem doesn't mean it doesn't exist; to solve a problem, you must first acknowledge its existence.

Moreover, Guan Tong believes that the harm this new rule inflicts on humanity may be long-lasting. Like a wound that leaves a scar, it's not something that's truly healed and forgotten.

"Personal Panel"

Guan Tong opened the panel. Normally, she would silently recite it in her mind, but now that she could finally speak, she recited it aloud as a form of compensation.

Name: Guan Tong

[Nickname: Administrator of the House of Ascendants]

[Title: Winner]

[Psychic Power: 145 (145) (2950)]

[Ascended Coins: 413620]

Overall Bioinformatics Evaluation: Excellent

The increase in mental power is stable, increasing by 4 points compared to before the rules were implemented.

The increase in the value of Ascension Coins was a super leap, jumping directly from three digits to six digits. Undoubtedly, this was all earned through selling call scrolls.

With over 400,000 Ascension Coins, Guan Tong finally had the confidence to shop in the terminal market. But there was no rush now; she'd activate the rewards first.

Open the storage box; inside is a Silver-level Survival Chest that passed this rule test. Open it to obtain a ring.

[Storage Ring]: Provides 1 cubic meter of storage space, allowing you to store items related to both mental and non-mental powers. Tradeable.

"Isn't this a storage ring?" Guan Tong was somewhat surprised when she saw the item. "However, it's only 1 cubic meter in volume... It's a silver-grade box, so I can understand."

One cubic meter isn't small; it can fit three or four adults inside and hold a lot of things. But Guan Tong thought that his supplies could actually be kept in the shelter.

The only problem is that summoning a shelter consumes a lot of mental energy, while this ring can be used to put in and out items without consuming mental energy, so you can put frequently used items in it.

Guan Tong thought for a moment, put on the ring, and then put her "Silver Hunter" gun inside.

He used this gun a lot, but since putting it back into the "Wordless Book" would empty the bullets, he always carried it with him. Now that it's in his ring, the bullets are still there when he takes it out.

Buzzing... Buzzing...

He had just finished testing the ring's receiving function when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He pulled it out and saw that the caller ID was Wang Yan.

　这是中午12点那一章，下午5点和晚上9点的两章会延后约1-2个小时发……

　　The next rule is going to be quite interesting, at least that's what I think. Please look forward to it!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)