"Huff!"
"Huff~"
Yang Fan was panting heavily, feeling mentally exhausted and completely drained.
But thankfully, he had succeeded.
Even though his death this time had come suddenly,
This simulation had lasted the longest so far.
More importantly, he had successfully cleared and verified the most complex rule.
And most critically—he had uncovered another new death rule:
Staying home during a blackout would also lead to death!
"What's wrong?"
"Did you see that woman again?"
His parents, sitting in the front seats, glanced at the tense Yang Fan in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Then they looked around warily but didn't see anyone suspicious.
Yang Fan didn't speak, nor did he look up.
He just kept staring at his backpack and gave a slight shake of his head.
His parents' faces were filled with worry,
But they had no idea what to do.
Meanwhile, viewers watching the livestream were also deeply concerned.
"Yang Fan doesn't look right!"
"Anyone would be shaken after facing the most complex rule!"
"It's already been 23 minutes. Why hasn't Yang Fan jumped out of the car yet? The rule clearly says he must jump within 30 minutes!"
"If only he hadn't wasted so much time with the elevator—over ten minutes just going downstairs! Honestly…"
"Am I the only one wondering why Yang Fan suddenly refused to take the elevator and even chose to climb stairs instead?"
"Didn't he say he saw the Slit-Mouthed Woman?"
"Upstairs guy, did you actually see the Slit-Mouthed Woman? We're watching from Yang Fan's POV—we didn't see anything!"
Compared to the people of L Country,
Citizens of countries whose own Challengers had already failed were the most panicked at this moment.
The Three-Member Family Rule Horror had already invaded their nations.
Many civilians were currently living through the Tale themselves.
To them, Yang Fan and the remaining Challengers were their only hope of survival.
Some viewers were even secretly watching or listening to the stream while personally enduring their own Rule Horror.
The adrenaline rush, the feeling that their hearts might explode—
There were no words to describe it.
At the same time, research teams across various countries were no longer solely focused on the livestreams of their own Challengers.
Professional war correspondents were being sent deep into the territories invaded by the Three-Member Family,
To collect the latest on-the-ground information.
After all, no one could be certain when their own Challenger might fail.
And once that happened, the Three-Member Family Rule Horror would invade their country too.
So all the information collected now could become key intelligence—
Vital for increasing the survival rate of their citizens.
Of course, the most specialized teams were still monitoring the live feeds of the Challengers.
These Challengers were the first to face the Rule Horror.
From a timing and progression standpoint,
Challengers always encountered the latest versions of the Tales—
Making them the most valuable information sources.
While the Rule Horror Invading the Real World could offer data from large sample sizes,
Occasionally surfacing previously overlooked details,
It was still limited to the small amount of information the Challengers had missed.
But as more Challengers failed and died,
The volume of missed, useful information was also increasing.
Which meant that real-world data collection would become more and more important.
In fact, humanity had survived until now largely by paying for knowledge with blood—
Dying to the Tales in the real world,
Then slowly deciphering them.
And for the moment,
This was humanity's primary method for cracking the Rule Horror.
…
In the L Country Rule Horror Research Center,
While nearly all Researchers were fixated on Yang Fan's every move—
Suddenly, a string of alarms blared.
The staff monitoring the other countries' Challengers began shouting out rapid-fire reports.
"W Country's Challenger died when the elevator stopped at a non-existent B1 floor!"
"F Country's Challenger died riding an empty elevator alone!"
"A Country's Challenger died riding an empty elevator with his father!"
"I Country's Challenger died after glancing at a Two Meter Tall Woman who entered the elevator halfway through!"
While the Researchers reported,
The supervisor was calculating—fast.
And as the tally grew, cold sweat started to bead on the supervisor's forehead,
Soaking through his clothes in a clammy chill.
Just from this everyday act—
Taking an elevator—
Nearly 130 Challengers around the world had died!
When the final numbers came in,
Only 23 Challengers were still alive.
When this news was made public,
People around the world were utterly stunned.
Those who were about to take elevators themselves—
Bolted out of them like frightened rabbits the moment they heard the news.
…
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