Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

The pig's snout stretched all the way to its ears, as if something had happened that excited it greatly.

His eye sockets were completely black, with no eyeballs.

But there were black lines-like things in his nostrils, mouth, eyes, and ears.

These black lines surged rapidly from the pig's seven orifices and crawled toward Jack.

Jack's mind went blank. A yellow puddle of water had appeared on the ground, emitting a foul odor.

When he realized what had happened, he covered his eyes with his hands and screamed in terror.

There's no escaping it now.

But when my throat became hoarse, the expected pain did not come.

He slowly removed his hands from his eyes and found that his father pig was no longer behind him.

And Peppa's bedroom gradually turned into a mosaic.

Then the mosaic fragments gradually dispersed and disappeared, followed by a beam of light that rushed toward him.

A cold, mechanical voice rang in his ears.

[Jack, the chosen one of the Ugly Kingdom, was forcibly sent back to Earth after being defeated in a ghost story instance.]

Upon hearing that cold, mechanical voice, Jack's first reaction was one of immense relief.

He kept rubbing his chest, panting heavily.

The ensuing confusion was that the ghost story dungeon had actually been cleared; this was the first time I'd ever heard of such a thing.

Can the ghost story dungeons still be cleared? Isn't the only way to survive?

But time didn't give Jack a chance to think much. A flash of white light, and Jack was back at the position he had been before entering the ghost story instance.

That is, in front of the desk of the Ugly Country Ghost Stories Command Center.

The leader of the Ugly Country in front of him had a gloomy face, his fingertips tapping incessantly on the table.

"Jack, what's wrong with you this time? We actually have to rely on the Dragon Kingdom's Chosen Ones Strange Tales to barely survive."

"Although there was no punishment, there was also no reward for this ghost story."

"More importantly, those small countries that cooperate with us and rely on our rules for survival have turned around and started to curry favor with China."

Do you know how much benefit we've lost?

"Fine, do your best in the next dungeon, and don't let me see your cowardly side again."

After the leader of the Ugly Kingdom finished speaking, Jack remained standing there.

He was pale and did not respond to the leader of the Ugly Kingdom's words, seemingly still recovering from the previous strange tale.

The atmosphere in the office became somewhat heavy.

After a long silence, Jack sighed and, meeting the gaze of the Ugly Kingdom's leader, spoke humbly.

"Mr. President, I don't want to go to the next Rule of Tales event."

After he said that, the atmosphere returned to its previous deathly silence.

The leader of the Ugly Kingdom stared directly into Jack's eyes, his gaze sharp as a blade.

Jack lowered his head, avoiding eye contact with him.

After all, he knew the president's methods.

But this S-class ghost story made him realize that humans cannot defeat the supernatural.

So even under pressure from the president, he refused to enter again.

The scenes in the ghost stories nearly drove him to a mental breakdown. He no longer dared to dream of challenging all the ghost stories in order to give himself and his daughter a better life.

He now only hopes to spend more time with his daughter before ghost stories take over human society.

He now understands that every moment he spends with his daughter is precious.

Moreover, the rewards from the countries that had allowed him to survive the previous ghost story instances were enough to cover his daughter's medical expenses and ensure his livelihood for the rest of his life.

After a long while, the authoritative voice of the Ugly Kingdom's leader reached Jack's ears, breaking the silence.

"Putting aside whether we can find someone to replace you, secondly, if you don't go, the selection of the chosen one afterward will be random."

"Leaving aside whether they can extract good talent or have a calm mind, even if they do, they don't have your rich experience. The chances of winning the Ugly Kingdom Tales will be greatly reduced."

"You need to understand that every failure in the Ghost Story instance comes at a heavy price for our country. Do you think the nation is something you can play around with?"

Jack understood the president's meaning, and his expression turned somewhat grim, but he still forced himself to speak.

"Your Majesty, all I want now is to spend my last moments with my daughter."

"Besides, you can't force me to enter the ghost stories. After all, whether or not I enter again is determined by my personal subjective will."

"Very good...you are very good."

The leader of the Ugly Kingdom's expression twisted for a moment, but after thinking for a moment, he put on a calm smile again.

“I can’t force you into the world of ghost stories, but I can make all the hospitals refuse to treat your daughter.”

"As far as I know, your daughter doesn't have much time left without those medications."

Jack's face turned pale for a moment upon hearing these words.

"President, you..."

"You can't do this. We are a country that promotes freedom and equality. You can't force me like this..."

The leader of the Ugly Kingdom looked at Jack with amusement, his voice laced with sarcasm.

"Oh? You're almost 40, and you're still so naive?"

"When has life ever been equal? ​​Like right now, I'm sitting in front of you, while you can only stand."

Then he waved his hand, signaling Jack to leave.

"Alright! You know what you should choose. Let's call it a day."

Jack clenched his fists; he knew he would be forced to participate in the next ghost story.

He walked out of the office without a word, his eyes dark and brooding.

On the Dragon Kingdom side.

A mechanical voice rang in the ears of everyone in the Dragon Kingdom.

[The Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom is silent; SSS-rank clear of the Peppa Pig Strange Tales dungeon; all Peppa Pig Strange Tales dungeons have disappeared.]

[Reward: All previous penalties imposed on the Dragon Kingdom are nullified, all resources increase by 2%, and the average lifespan of the entire nation increases by 2 years.]

[Hidden quest completed without sound: Find the non-native inhabitants of this instance.]

[Reward: Someone's soul.]

The people of the Dragon Kingdom cheered.

"I told you the God of Sound could do it, he even completed the hidden reward. Let's see who dares to say that China is bad now."

"My grandma was in the ICU yesterday, but she can actually walk today! Thank you so much, Yin Shen! If anyone dares to say a bad word about Yin Shen in the future, I'll beat them to a pulp!"

"Haha, I bought 100g of gold yesterday, and when I weighed it today, it was 102g! I made a net profit of 2000."

"Is the person upstairs a real seer? A werewolf came and killed him!"

Chapter 35 It really is my own little sister

Meanwhile, inside the university's male dormitory, a flash of white light appeared, and Wuyin returned to the chair he had been sitting in.

"What?! What is someone's soul?"

Wu Yin found it strange. He opened the information panel to check the information about the items he owned.

Someone's Soul: A soul that has been trapped in the Ghost Story instance due to a game bug and has not become eerie. It cannot touch any objects, but can explore information within the instance (but be aware that in some cases, even a soul is doomed to die).

The image displayed by this prop was actually of Li Fan.

Before I could be too surprised, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong."

Wuyin stood up and called out.

"Who?"

Seeing that no one answered the door, he went over and opened it.

When he opened the door, the scene outside startled him.

Leading the group was Commander Hong, followed by several experts from the Ghost Stories Group, and a row of special forces soldiers standing beside them.

The Red Commander extended his right hand, a slight smile on his face, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Mr. Wuyin? Hello, I am the Red Dragon Commander of the Dragon Kingdom Strange Tales Command Center."

"As expected, heroes emerge from among the young. In this strange tale, you fought a very brilliant victory for the Dragon Kingdom. You are remarkable."

Wuyin also extended his right hand, shook hands with Commander Hong for a few seconds, and then spoke politely.

"These are things I should do, no need to be so polite."

Commander Hong's smile remained unchanged.

"Do you have time now? Come to the command center to see your sister. She misses you a lot."

Wuyin nodded, her expression unchanged, but she felt a little strange inside.

She misses me, are you sure?

Is this still my sharp-tongued sister?

Commander Red had no idea what Wuyin was thinking; he simply wanted to get Wuyin into the large villa near the Ghost Story Command Center as soon as possible.

Wuyin followed Commander Hong and the others downstairs.

He saw that the commander was followed by rows and rows of special forces soldiers, which he found somewhat exaggerated.

Do you need so many bodyguards for just one trip?