Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 237 The Show "Final Battle of the Ascended" and the Night Ambush
On August 16, a message spread throughout the college.

Many television sets were delivered to the school.

It was definitely a television set; many students saw it with their own eyes, which sparked a spontaneous discussion among many people on the online community.

(Why bring so many TVs here? We can't use the internet, so we can't watch anything.)
(Someone asked around and said these TVs are different; they come with a CD drive.)
(CD drive? What is a CD drive?)
(Is it one of those TVs that can play DVDs?)

(CDs? Those are ancient relics from so many years ago!)

(A CD is probably a storage device, so does that mean I can watch videos on this kind of TV?)

The students' questions were quickly answered.

The college posted a notice that every four student dormitories could collectively receive an old-fashioned television set.

This older model of television doesn't have any internal network module, so there's no need to worry about violating any rules when using it. It also comes with several CDs.

These discs contain compilations of movies and TV series, as well as variety shows.

The notice also specifically mentioned that the world's first Ascendant variety show, "Clash of Ascendants," produced by the "Countermeasures Research Office," has completed its first episode and has been burned onto a disc.

Students can receive televisions and DVDs to entertain themselves by watching these contents, thus reducing the pain of not being able to use the internet.

The students were overjoyed when the notice was posted.

The lack of internet access for the past two weeks has driven many people crazy with boredom.

While some people can distract themselves through exercise, many more dislike physical activity and prefer digital entertainment. Some even prefer controlling in-game characters to play ball games, while never actually touching a ball in real life.

So now that televisions and DVDs have arrived, there's at least one more form of entertainment.

Moreover, the variety show about Ascended Individuals has long been highly anticipated. After an insider leaked information on the Ascended Individuals forum, the anticipation and discussion surrounding the show have never ceased.

Now the program has finally been created, and it just so happens to be coming out during this period of digital withdrawal and with very few forms of entertainment, which is perfect for getting through this time.

The students went out as a group, with students from several dormitories forming a group, and collected the television set and CDs.

Not only students, but also faculty and staff have them. And unlike students who share one machine across several dorm rooms, each faculty and staff member has their own.

Guan Tong also received a TV and DVDs, which she put in her dormitory.

After setting it up, he put the disc containing the first episode of "Clash of the Ascended" into the CD drive.

After the CD drive is retracted, the TV will automatically play the video.

The opening sequence features a lively sound effect, accompanied by a montage of scenes showing several Ascended beings sparring and fighting.

Guan Tong even spotted a familiar figure in those fragmented clips.

To be precise, it's "camera shadow".

Several scenes feature a pink and white mech, which is the "Snowflake" that he fought on Grail Island.

"I never expected to become a guest on a variety show... I bet you've already decided who will win, right?"

Guan Tong glanced at the DVD's packaging, which contained an introduction to the program. The gist of it was that "Battle of the Ascended" aimed to showcase the fighting prowess of outstanding Ascended individuals, as well as another side of their lives.

If the content mode is a competition, then he really thinks that the Snow White is extremely competitive, and the pre-determined champion is no joke. This may also be the reason why it appears more often in the opening sequence.

Once the main program begins, the content is similar to the name, mainly focusing on the competition between different ascendants.

Of course, following the rhythm of a variety show, they won't start fighting right away. Instead, they'll introduce the characters first, give introductions, and so on.

After watching for more than ten minutes, Guan Tong picked up the remote and turned off the TV.

It's not that it's bad; on the contrary, you can tell from the beginning that the planners are very experienced, with excellent pacing, taking the safest approach of telling a captivating story in a gentle and engaging way.

Guan Tong has more important things to do right now, so this kind of program is more suitable to watch before going to bed at night.

He glanced at the time: 5:10 PM.

"almost."

He got up, left the dormitory, went out of the campus, and arrived at the supply distribution department building at 6 o'clock sharp.

A short while later, Xu Xiaotian ran out, holding a folded piece of paper, and handed it to Guan Tong.

"Brother Tong, I've written down the locations of the Sisyan gathering points in Pinglu City. I don't know if it's complete, but any area that receives our supplies will definitely be listed here."

"Okay, thanks, you can go ahead and get back to work."

"Okay, if you need anything else, just come to me!"

Xu Xiaotian jogged back, and Guan Tong unfolded the paper in her hand, on which several locations were marked.

His more important task, of course, was to resolve the threat of death.

He had learned from Yelena that the people were sent by her own brother, and according to her, the operatives would be located at the Sisya gathering point in the city.

This is because the Sisyans have distinctive features that make them easily recognizable and stand out among other groups.

Guan Tong also believes that the people of this country have a cold personality and find it difficult to connect with people from other ethnic groups. They basically only stay within their own ethnic circle.

So yesterday, Guan Tong found Xu Xiaotian and asked him to make a complete record of the Sisyan people's gathering places.

Xu Xiaotian's supply department was responsible for transporting supplies to all personnel in Pinglu City, so naturally they knew exactly how many people were in each area and what kind of people they were. It could be said that the department with the clearest knowledge of a region's population wasn't the Public Security Bureau or the Archives Department, but the Supply Department. Because without knowing the specific population, the Supply Department's "anti-waste" policy couldn't be implemented—how could you prevent waste if you didn't even know how many people needed supplies?

After Guan Tong obtained the location map, she went to investigate each location one by one.

If it weren't for the rules of digital withdrawal, it wouldn't be this complicated; all we would have needed to do was investigate the security cameras near the college.

However, this rule also means that camera data cannot be accessed. Since modern cameras are all connected to the internet, viewing their content would risk violating the rules.

Guan Tong's method of investigation was definitely not questioning. His method was to deploy a large number of shadows in every location to monitor the living areas of these Sisyans.

In this way, he could detect any action taken by someone in a timely manner—his basis for believing that there would definitely be action was that he was continuing to teach Yelena.

That's right. What should someone do next if they make a death threat and find that the other party is not intimidated and continues to make the threat?
If a threat cannot be made to materialize, then the threat itself is meaningless.

Guan Tong was almost certain that Ye Lianka's brother's threats were not just empty threats.

If he ignores the threats and continues to do as he pleases, her brother will definitely give his men the order to carry out the threats.

Back then, if Guan Tong noticed anyone making unusual moves, she could strike first.

While he could do nothing and simply wait for the enemy to come to him, that wasn't his style. Even though he was confident in his abilities, he preferred to take the initiative rather than wait passively.

Once everything is arranged, all that's left is to wait patiently.

To Guan Tong's surprise, before he could even test his patience, the fish took the bait.

That evening, he discovered unusual activity while setting up surveillance lines in one of the Sisyan settlements.

The three Sisyans left the gathering point together after 11:30 p.m., heading towards the academy.

The three were completely unaware that they were being watched, and even discussed taking action on the way.

"After we warned him, the teacher made contact with the target alone again. As per the master's orders before we came, since the warning was ineffective, we were to eliminate the teacher."

"According to the information that has been leaked, there are now Beixing soldiers guarding the dormitory building where that teacher lives. We need to be careful and not make too much of a commotion."

"That's right, just kill them. If this gets out of hand, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

"Kill the person first, then we'll leave the city immediately to avoid trouble. In any case, the murder of a teacher that Beixing values ​​will definitely be investigated thoroughly."

As the group discussed the details of their operation, they suddenly realized something was amiss and stopped in their tracks.

Why is it getting darker?

They didn't know when it started, but the streetlights were getting dimmer and dimmer. At first, they thought it was because there were fewer streetlights, but that wasn't the case at all.

"Oh no! We've been infected!"

"There is an enemy!!"

The three then realized that they had fallen into some kind of special situation.

Everything around us was being rapidly swallowed by a terrifying darkness, which was definitely not a natural occurrence.

"It's a barrier! The enemy has used a barrier artifact!"

"Break through together!"

The three of them attacked together, using their abilities and tools to strike the same dark spot, but it seemed to have no effect.

"what happened?"

"Impossible! My item can unleash destructive power exceeding a thousand points of mental energy. There's no reason it can't break through ordinary barrier items!"

"Don't panic, the enemy has only trapped us. These kinds of barrier items have a very short duration, so as long as we don't lose our composure, we'll be fine."

The three calmed down and stood back to back, wary of each other's surroundings.

They stared wide-eyed, trying to see clearly, but they couldn't see anything.

It was too dark. They tried using lighting equipment, but it only illuminated a small area around them. Anything further away was completely swallowed up by darkness.

"Damn it, who are they? And how did we get exposed?"

"You cowardly bastards! Do you dare to come out?" one of them shouted in the Northern Star language. The other two frowned, thinking it was useless.

Surprisingly, the other party actually responded.

"You go to someone's house without saying a word, slip notes in, and throw away trash. Do you even have the right to call them timid and cowardly?"

The three heard the somewhat ethereal voice and tried to pinpoint its location in the darkness based on the sound, but they couldn't determine it at all.

Let him say a few more words!
The three understood each other perfectly and were about to speak when they suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Mental power..."

The strange feeling of weakness made the three of them think of something, and they all opened their terminal panels.

Seeing the slowly decreasing mental energy reserves on the panel, all three were filled with horror: "Mental energy is decreasing! What's going on?!"

(End of this chapter)