amaotonovel Chapter 326 "Getting on the Bus"
Chapter 326 "Getting on the Bus"
A soft female voice echoed in Jiang He's mind. She glanced at the increasing points on the leaderboard and smiled slightly.
Hidden rule: Cultivators who die according to a causal relationship may have their points deducted.
The hidden rule is ambiguous in its literal meaning, but in short, it means that cultivators entering the instance can indirectly kill others through the hands of others.
Jiang He's sword did not kill the nine cultivators, but instead used the zombies she attracted to eliminate them.
This relates to rule number three: Beware of zombies around you.
Jiang He guessed that if a cultivator in the instance was bitten by a zombie, he would either be assimilated into a zombie or die immediately, which would mean elimination.
If the former cultivator survives, it corresponds to the final mission; if the latter speculation is correct, then Jiang He can use the zombies to eliminate the people she wants to eliminate, regardless of whether they have points or not. The more cultivators from other academies are eliminated, the more advantageous it will be for her.
Kill someone using Rule 3 without violating Rule 1.
This was Jiang He's true purpose.
When these ten people came to her for help, Jiang He noticed that one of them walked in a manner almost identical to that of an NPC in the instance world. Nine of them showed signs of cultivation in their posture and movements. Jiang He searched for the faces of the cultivators in the diary and finally identified them as Ling Qing and cultivators from Mingyue Academy.
However, she didn't expect to trigger a hidden rule and earn several thousand points for nothing.
With a clear idea in mind, the next course of action became much clearer.
To complete the final mission, one must also kill.
Jiang He turned on her fully charged phone and switched it to super power-saving mode.
She downloaded a city map while she was away from school. The city was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and could be considered the edge of the city. The only area left that was besieged by a large number of zombies was the southern part.
There is a large bridge in the south. Crossing the bridge or the river will take you to another city. Jiang He doesn't know how far the zombie outbreak has progressed.
For those infected, basic functions remain intact, and they cannot transcend reality.
For example, zombies that were originally ordinary people cannot fly on swords, and conversely, there are not many zombies that can swim.
The only way for these zombies to besiege the city is to cross the bridge.
If a cultivator wants to complete his mission and guard the city's edge, this bridge is indispensable to his work.
Jiang He planned to ambush the enemy at the bridgehead beforehand; his backpack contained various weapons, including firearms and ammunition.
[Ah, did I read that right? Jiang He lured the zombies over so they would infect these cultivators, then nine cultivators were eliminated, and Jiang He even got some points. What kind of logic is that? Isn't this just indiscriminate killing?]
If it's not an indiscriminate killing of innocents, then the rules are established, but they don't conform to the rules of the competition. I remember that you have to personally kill a cultivator to get 100 points and inherit all the points of the deceased.
The fact that Jiang He didn't die means that she didn't violate rule one. This means that Jiang He didn't kill these nine cultivators with her own hands, but rather used zombies to eliminate them. Logically speaking, the points shouldn't have gone to Jiang He.
: Oh right, I saw that the points have already been added to the leaderboard. So, does that mean the kills are being counted as Jiang He's?
:? This is confusing me, let me sort it out.
Stop guessing, there are hidden rules. Just watch the live stream.
The hidden rules have all been revealed: cultivators who die according to a causal relationship can have their points deducted. So, because Jiang He was involved, the points for the nine cultivators who were ultimately eliminated were counted against her, right?
Yeah, I'm more interested in this hidden rule. Doesn't that mean we can kill cultivators half to death first, then throw them at zombies to trigger the third rule for elimination, just like Jiang He did? That way, we can kill people again.
Haha, you guys are way too obsessed with killing people!
Oh dear, the university competition is no fun without fighting. There's still a long way to go before the final 400 finishers are all gone.
The planners haven't changed their ways at all; they're secretly implementing hidden rules, so it's essentially still an elimination system.
That's right, but everyone seems to have overlooked a crucial point: the hidden rule was discovered through trial and error. Jiang He only triggered the hidden rule after using Rule Three to kill someone. If Jiang He hadn't done that, we wouldn't have known at all.
Tsk tsk, I'm starting to wonder where the planners for this year's university competition went for their advanced training. So many twists and turns, all sorts of tricks and schemes—I feel like I could easily get tricked.
Who says otherwise? It has to be Jiang He. There are quite a few smart people in the university competition; it was so enjoyable to watch.
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A car crossed the embankment and, thanks to the driver's skillful maneuvering, sped into the vegetable field and onto the main road.
Those who find the way first are usually cultivators familiar with the road conditions, and Zhong Liyu was among them. He crouched down and skillfully moved through the fields.
The sound of a car speeding by came from behind, and Zhong Liyu watched as an ordinary tram, which was not suitable for off-road driving, flew off the embankment.
In an instant, a cloud of dust appeared before Zhong Liyu's eyes. He remembered these two cars clearly; as soon as they came out, they were teased for not knowing how to cut corners in their first attempt at car manufacturing.
Zhong Liyu has paid a deposit, but hasn't received the car yet.
He hadn't expected to see it in this instance.
The sleek, purple-hued car came to a smooth stop on the national highway.
While Zhong Liyu was still in a daze, a familiar voice rang out:
"boarding."
The car window slowly rolled down, and Jiang He, sitting in the driver's seat, called out to Zhong Liyu.
Looking up from Zhong Liyu's perspective, she saw a plump girl.
Zhong Liyu looked at Jiang He warily. Everyone in the dungeon looked different from before. The woman in front of her could drive, so she was probably a dungeon NPC.
Zhong Liyu took a few steps until she reached the car before she recognized Jiang He's identity:
"Jiang He!"
Upon seeing that it was Jiang He, Zhong Liyu opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat without waiting for her to speak.
"How did you get this car? It's so cool."
Zhong Liyu looked around the car's interior in amazement. Just from Jiang He's kick just now, even a non-SUV could be considered an off-road vehicle.
"Luckily, the owner hadn't taken the keys out of the car, so we went to ambush them at the bridgehead."
"Okay, but it seems like we can't kill people. Shall we fight zombies instead?"
"There's a hidden rule in the fight..."
Jiang He briefly explained the triggered hidden rules to Zhong Liyu.
The instance map is not small, but since everyone is gathered on the edge of the city, it doesn't seem that big.
The targets are clustered in a point-like pattern; by excluding teammates, the first batch of cultivators can be eliminated.
Both of them have entered the Qi Refining stage and can use weapons. Jiang He gave Zhong Liyu a gun.
In this map, you can use cars for mobile shooting.
Jiang He taught Zhong Liyu the essentials of using a gun. Both of them had relatively clear eyesight compared to ordinary people. Even if a beginner's aim was not good, with the great advantage of cultivation, they could see clearly and would not miss.
Soon, Zhong Liyu was able to shoot while moving.