Staring at the glass of milk in front of him,
Even Yang Fan felt a chill crawl up his spine.
The more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen!
He summoned his status panel.
Current Mental Value: 48 (Below 50, Simulator cannot be activated!)
"Damn it!"
"Looks like I need to save up Mental Value for emergencies next time!"
Yang Fan frowned deeply. This time, he could only rely on himself.
"I just drank some milk, I don't want any more."
"Besides, we're about to be late for school."
"Mom really doesn't like it when we're late. Do you want to make her angry?"
Yang Fan forced down the unease in his heart and tried his best to sound calm.
At the same time, he wanted to test whether the rules only applied to him, or if other members of the household were also affected.
"No!"
"We can't make Mom angry!"
"Let's go! We're going to be late for school!"
His little sister seemed genuinely afraid of their mother.
She quickly set down the milk and even urged Yang Fan to hurry up, or else Mom would get mad!
Children being afraid of their mothers was normal—
But to this extent? That was not normal.
The very first rule on the third note was: Do not make Mom angry!
Apparently, this rule applied to the sister as well.
And clearly, Mom had the biggest problem.
So, Yang Fan thought, while his hands never slowed down.
He grabbed the old Pocket Watch left behind by Grandma and held it in his hand.
He still didn't have enough information, but as long as he followed the rules exactly, things should be fine.
As for the secrets behind the rules—
He had to stay alive first, before he could investigate and understand them.
"Ding! Host has successfully passed the scenario using personal judgment and rule compliance. Mood greatly improved. Mental Value +30. Current Mental Value: 78!"
Just then, a system prompt suddenly rang out in his mind.
"It works like that?"
Yang Fan was pleasantly surprised—
This system seemed to be quite considerate after all.
Meanwhile, among the viewers watching the livestream—
Especially those whose national Challengers had already failed and had switched to watching L Country's Challenger—
They all let out a long, heavy breath after seeing Yang Fan successfully defuse the crisis.
That scene just now had been terrifying!
They had just read Rule 4:
"No matter what, do not drink the milk handed to you by your sister."
Then his sister came in—
Holding a glass of milk.
If he had actually drunk it,
Who knew what kind of horror would have followed?!
The most terrifying part was that he only had one life—
There would be no second chances!
That's the true terror of a Rule Horror.
This fear wasn't felt by Yang Fan alone.
The audience watching the stream felt it deeply too.
In the past few years, as Rule Horror kept invading,
Countless people had died because of them.
The global population, originally ten billion,
Had dropped to less than two billion!
Massive territories had been consumed by the Tales,
And humanity's living space had been brutally compressed.
Survival conditions were worse than ever.
The scariest thing was—
Many people died without ever knowing why.
They had no idea which rule they had broken.
These tragedies were common.
Over the years, the authorities had shifted all focus toward resisting these Horror Tale invasions.
Because to develop—
You have to survive first!
Survival is the first requirement of civilization.
It is the First Law of the Universe.
Fortunately, Yang Fan had solved the problem.
If similar situations occurred in the future, people could follow Yang Fan's method.
Some officials even suggested naming this approach—
This philosophy of "If you can't beat the rules, blend into the rules"—
Something like The Yang Fan Principle of Survival.
Back to Yang Fan.
After walking out of the room, he deliberately glanced at the wall clock.
10 minutes past 7 a.m.
Then looked at the Pocket Watch in his hand.
6:57 a.m.
The Pocket Watch and the clock differed by thirteen minutes!
Even Yang Fan felt his scalp go numb.
The audience that had just sighed in relief now held their breath again.
The most dangerous—most complex—situation had arrived!
"Brother, come on! We're going to be late!"
Mom, seeing Yang Fan frozen in place, furrowed her brows and called out.
"Coming!"
Yang Fan forced himself to respond and tried to move his stiff body forward.
They lived on the 18th floor, so they had to take the elevator down.
Once inside, Yang Fan pressed himself into the farthest corner of the elevator.
Then, choosing his moment—
He activated the Simulator again.
{Simulation Start!!!}
{At the 4th floor, a Two Meter Tall Woman enters the elevator. You glance at her in surprise. You died!}
{Simulation ended. Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds. Current Mental Value: 70}
"???"
Yang Fan was full of question marks.
This simulation was supposed to show him what to do after getting in the car to survive.
Yet he died in the elevator!
In his previous two simulations, he had also taken the elevator,
But nothing had happened until after he got in the car.
According to the third note,
The previous deaths were likely caused by choosing the wrong car due to not checking the Pocket Watch.
But this time, the elevator hadn't even reached the ground floor—he hadn't seen any car—
And he already died?!
Could it be that each simulation wasn't identical—
That the results would change depending on time, environment, or location?
Or maybe because he now carried the Pocket Watch and had found the third rule note—
Some new factor had been triggered?
Yang Fan shook his head hard, forcing himself to focus.
Now wasn't the time to get lost in thought.
Getting down safely from the elevator was his top priority!
The elevator had already reached the 11th floor.
Only seven floors away from the fatal 4th floor.
"Activate Simulator!"
Yang Fan whispered in his mind.
{Simulation Start!!!}
{At the 8th floor, you suddenly realize you forgot your textand go back for it.}
{Mom scolds you for being careless, and the two of you get off the elevator at the 7th floor to return to the 18th.}
{Urged by Mom, you rush back to the room, grab the text and return to the elevator where Mom is waiting.}
{You enter the elevator. It descends to the B1 level. You died!}
{Simulation ended. Duration: 6 minutes. Current Mental Value: 60}
"There's something wrong with the B1 level too?"
Yang Fan frowned hard.
What was with this place?!
But then he froze—
His pupils contracted.
This elevator didn't even have a button for the B1 level!
Which meant… B1 probably didn't exist at all!
The elevator had just reached the 8th floor.
There was no time left!
Yang Fan yanked himself out of his thoughts and began rummaging through his bag.
Then, with feigned nervousness, said,
"Dad, I forgot my text"
Mom frowned and scolded him for being so careless.
Dad quickly pressed the button for the 5th floor, telling Mom to take the sister down first,
While he and Yang Fan went back to retrieve the
At the 5th floor, Dad and Yang Fan got off the elevator,
Waiting for the next one going up.
Suddenly, strange noises began echoing around them.
Another incident was about to happen.
The elevator was still on the 2nd floor.
"Activate Simulator!"
Sensing something was off, Yang Fan quickly started the Simulator again.
{Simulation Start!!!}
{The elevator arrives. No one is inside. You and Dad enter. You died!}
{Simulation ended. Duration: 44 seconds. Current Mental Value: 50}
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