If an ordinary person were locked in here for a day and a night, without a mobile phone, television, or even a book, they might truly go mad.
Meng Fei, however, did not care at all. He climbed onto the bed, covered himself with the quilt, and slept soundly.
Meng Fei had not even closed his eyes once while in the Instance, and on top of that, he had not slept for two days and three nights before entering the Rules Anomaly World.
Right now, Meng Fei was sleeping extremely soundly.
Meng Fei slept for a full day and night in one go.
When the shrill ringing sounded, Meng Fei's room door was knocked upon.
"Please board the bus and head to the next Horror Story location."
Meng Fei, with his hair a mess, walked out of the room and stepped directly into the bus.
The next second, Meng Fei's feet landed on the filthy floor.
A foul, fishy stench entered his nostrils, and Meng Fei frowned.
Meng Fei pinched his nose and looked around at the dim, damp bedroom.
The wallpaper on the walls was rotting, revealing the charred wall surface underneath.
A single bed, a desk, a chair, and a wardrobe.
Meng Fei: "Is this the standard configuration? Would it kill them to add a few more things?"
"It really looks just like a mental hospital room, bad luck!"
After Meng Fei muttered this, he began to look for clues.
The most annoying thing about the Rules Anomaly game is that it occasionally hides Rule Slips.
In the Rules Anomaly game, there could be anywhere from one to dozens of Rule Slips, but it looked like this was another single-player Horror Story.
"A single-player Horror Story, huh? Interesting." Meng Fei pondered that this Horror Story would likely be harder than the previous hotel one, and it would probably feature intelligent eerie creatures.
Meng Fei scratched his head, preparing to first search for information in the room.
"Since the rules aren't placed right in front of me, there should at least be fifteen minutes of safe time."
Meng Fei talked to himself, while Zhao Qi could not help but become serious, directing the other researchers: "Remember this! From today on, everything Meng Fei says must be recorded!"
Meng Fei saw the notebook on the table at a glance; it was a school exercise book, somewhat worn.
On the white cover, there was a small, blackened smudge, along with a few simple drawings of small flowers and butterflies.
Meng Fei nodded, "Quite a talent for art."
Meng Fei sat on the chair and opened the exercise book.
It was a common primary school exercise book, yes, the kind with yellow paper and black lines for language arts. Upon opening it, he saw that many pages had already been torn off, and the page in front of Meng Fei contained the rules.
【Welcome to the House Game Rule Horror.】
【You are the expected Older Brother; please play the role of the Older Brother well.】
【Horror Story Clear Condition: Leave this home alive.】
【The following are the Official Rules; please read them carefully. The Official Rules are absolutely correct.】
【Please follow the rules below. For your health and safety, please pay attention to your SAN value. Believe me, you do not want to know the result of losing all your SAN values.】
【Rule One: There are six family members in the house; please note, there are six family members in the house.】
【Rule Two: Grandma favors boys over girls, so she values her grandson very much. Any existence that harms her grandson will be met with Grandma's madness.】
【Rule Three: Grandpa and Dad generally will not interfere with your actions, unless you have a conflict with family members.】
【Rule Four: Mom is a gentle person, but please do not enter the kitchen.】
【Rule Five: Absolutely do not let Him discover that you want to leave this home.】
This time, the rules had no changes, no font changes, and no scribbles.
Except—there was one small surprise.
Meng Fei looked at the words below Rule Five; they were in a very cute, very childish font, crawling on the paper like little ants.
At the end of this line of text, there was even a small flower drawn.
【Rule Six: Older Brother is a good Older Brother; Older Brother must love Younger Sister, and Older Brother must listen to Younger Sister.】
Meng Fei's fingertips stroked the line of text, and he murmured: "So, Older Brother, Younger Sister, Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom—six family members, huh?"
"The six family members in the house were repeated twice, so, does the house occasionally have others appear?"
"Grandma will provide protection for me?"
"Dad and Grandpa are background characters, unless I have a conflict with the family? Who would I have a conflict with?"
"Cannot enter Mom's kitchen."
"Do not let Him discover that you want to leave this home?"
Meng Fei voiced his understanding.
"We aren't blind, Meng Shen."
"A chatterbox, a pure chatterbox. Does such a simple thing need to be said out loud?"
"I suddenly feel like my IQ has caught up to Meng Shen."
"A lunatic is called a god? You've only passed one Horror Story and you're already giving him so much face? Hilarious."
"What are you saying? We are using an abbreviation: Meng the Lunatic, abbreviated as Meng Shen."
"Feels like this Horror Story is so simple. Is it possible that as long as you aren't discovered, you can just sneak out of the house?"
"Probably, sneak out in the dead of night?"
"It can't be that simple, right?"
"It's possible. Wasn't there a Horror Story before where you could pass the level just by not being discovered and holding out for one night!"
The people of China watching the live broadcast could not help but discuss it.
The members of the Rule Horror Research Group also breathed a sigh of relief.
"At the very least, as of now, it doesn't seem very difficult."
"Hold on, just leave the house casually, right?"
"It should be about playing the role of the Older Brother well, and then leaving casually. There should be many opportunities, right? Like going out to buy groceries with Mom."
"And Grandma seems to be a friendly character."
The person selected from the Little Idiot Country this time was still a man who had studied detective dramas thoroughly, Furukawa Daichi.
Furukawa Daichi was new to the Rules Anomaly, but this Horror Story looked truly simple.
"The last Horror Story was too difficult, which is why Xiang Tianzhiyong died, but this Horror Story seems very simple."
"According to the rules, we should build a good relationship with Grandma, obtain Grandma's protection, and then use Grandma's protection to leave the house."
"Yoshi, the analysis is absolutely correct!"
Furukawa Daichi was even a bit disappointed, "Is this a Horror Story? It's far less difficult than I imagined. Oh well, luck is also a form of strength."
Players from other countries also seemed to feel that the rules this time were very simple, and some were even so moved that they burst into tears.
Of course, there were also those who were disappointed, feeling the difficulty was too low and that it lacked any challenge.
Ivan from Bear Country, after reading the rules, simply collapsed onto the bed and started Lying Flat.
The citizens of Bear Country watched anxiously, and the Livestream Room was filled with curses.
Ivan was not affected at all and slept soundly.
Meng Fei, however, sat on the chair, staring at the exercise book in front of him, and fell silent.
"Something isn't right."
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