[Elevator Chapter]
[1. Do not enter an empty elevator; do not enter the elevator alone with your father. If you hear strange noises while waiting for the elevator, do not enter.]
[2. After the doors open, wait for the elevator to arrive before entering; double-check the floor before exiting.]
[3. Remember, the only basement in your apartment complex is on B2!!]
[4. Do not stand in the center of the elevator!! (The words "in the center" have been crossed out.)]
[5. There is no Two Meter Tall Woman in your apartment complex.]
[6. If the elevator shakes violently, remind yourself: the elevator is operating normally.]
When these new rules appeared, the people watching in the real world were even more thrilled than Andrew.
The previous deaths of numerous challengers in elevators had truly traumatized the public.
Some countries even outright banned elevator use.
No matter how many floors people had to go, they had no choice but to climb.
The Three-Member Family Rule Horror hadn't yet descended on L Country due to Andrew still actively challenging it.
Even so, L Country's citizens refused to use elevators.
They were afraid that if Andrew triggered a death rule while they were inside an elevator.
They might end up trapped with no escape, helpless and doomed.
This wasn't mere paranoia.
Incidents like this had happened too many times.
And given that L Country had a strong sense of crisis and prioritized prevention, the government didn't intervene or try to reassure the public.
The official stance was:
"A little extra effort is fine, safety comes first."
It wasn't until the elevator rules were released that people finally understood why the Challengers had died and how to ride an elevator without triggering a rule.
Only Rule 4 was ambiguous: "Do not stand in the center!!"
Since "in the center" had been crossed out, no one could be sure.
Was it safe or not?
But that didn't matter too much.
Just don't stand in the middle, problem solved.
Only now did some people dare to try taking the elevator again.
Still, most preferred to stick with the stairs.
After all, stairs still seemed much safer overall.
Because of this, many once-coveted high-rise apartments were now unwanted.
A surge of high-floor listings flooded the secondhand housing market, and many high-rise office spaces were being sold at below market prices.
…
Compared to the major shock this caused in the real world, Andrew himself didn't find the elevator rules all that surprising.
Through the Simulator, he had already figured out most of the elevator rules on his own.
The discovery just confirmed his suspicions—a useful bonus.
Besides, Andrew had already decided:
He would never ride an elevator again unless absolutely necessary.
What he was more concerned about now was the wedding in the neighborhood and the blackout.
His intuition screamed that the wedding was deeply tied to the truth behind this nightmare.
Otherwise, his parents wouldn't have reacted so strongly when it was mentioned.
And based on his experience, especially the elevator incidents, having advance knowledge of the rules was extremely important.
If Andrew had known the elevator rules earlier, he wouldn't have been so passive and panicked.
To turn passive into active, he needed to discover as many rules as possible.
So now, Andrew resumed searching.
But this time, even after thoroughly checking his room again, he found nothing.
No new Rule Horror.
"Looks like I'll have to search outside."
Andrew quietly opened his door, doing his best not to alert his sister.
But as soon as he opened it, he saw his sister standing right there, staring at him with her big, round eyes!!!
Even after experiencing multiple deaths, Andrew was still startled.
The viewers in the Live Stream Room, especially the researchers, were completely horrified, many screaming out loud.
Some even cursed or literally wet themselves.
Too sudden. Too terrifying.
Andrew had been carefully sneaking around.
Who would've thought his sister would be silently standing at the door watching him the whole time?
"I couldn't sleep, so I came to get something to eat!"
Andrew blurted out a random excuse.
His sister stared at him for a few seconds, still clearly suspicious.
Then her expression changed.
She smiled.
"Brother, let's play hide-and-seek!"
In the earliest Three-Member Family survival notes, there was a line: "Your sister loves to play hide-and-seek with you."
Andrew almost instinctively agreed.
As long as she didn't interfere with his search, it'd be fine.
But something felt off.
His Mental Value had recovered to 53.
Andrew immediately activated the Simulator.
{Simulation Start!!!}
{You agree to play hide-and-seek. Your sister happily hides and tells you to find her.}
{You ignore her and continue searching for rule notes in the kitchen and living room.}
{You open your parents' wardrobe… and find your sister hiding inside. You died!}
{Simulation End. Duration: 15 minutes. Current Mental Value: 43!}
"A trap after all!"
Andrew broke into a cold sweat.
If he had agreed to play hide-and-seek, he might've died on the spot.
He had clearly seen her go into her own room.
Yet somehow, she ended up in his parents' wardrobe?!
Then he died.
It was obvious that playing hide-and-seek with his sister was deadly.
"Brother, brother, play with me, please."
Seeing that Andrew wasn't budging, his sister started whining and acting cute.
"What did Mom say before she left?"
"She told us to rest at home and not disturb each other, remember?"
"Do you want to make Mom angry?"
Andrew brought up their mother again.
His sister flinched instantly.
Then she huffed angrily.
"Hmph! Fine, if you don't wanna play, then don't! Why do you have to bring up Mom to scare me?"
She stomped back to her room and slammed the door.
Andrew let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Crisis averted.
"Ding! Host used personal reasoning and rules to clear the scenario. Mood: Pleasant. Mental Value +20. Current Mental Value: 63!"
The system notification rang out.
But this time, the bonus was only 20 points.
And the mood was "pleasant" instead of "great".
Was it because he used the same tactic again, and its mental benefits diminished?
Andrew frowned slightly, but it didn't bother him too much.
Any increase was better than none.
More importantly, he still needed to find more rules.
Because of the previous simulation, Andrew deliberately avoided opening any wardrobes big enough to hide someone.
He couldn't be sure what was inside.
Clothes… or his sister.
Like Schrodinger's Sister, every wardrobe held a deadly unknown.
So best to leave them untouched for now.
After some searching, Andrew finally found a new Rule Horror in the kitchen.
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