[Congratulations, you have passed the test of The Fourteenth Apocalypse Rule]
[The reward has been distributed to the Storage Box]
[The Fifteenth Apocalypse Rule will be released in fifteen days]
At nine in the morning on January 1, near the border between North Star and Yingqi, Guan Tong heard Fire Thief's voice without much reaction.
Over the past month, he had remained vigilant almost constantly, using his brain's metacognition to monitor the spores' effects on himself. Whenever he noticed signs of the parasitism deepening, he swiftly snuffed them out.
That was right. He knew that since he had left the shelter and moved about outside, he would inevitably be parasitized by spores as well. But as long as it did not progress into deep parasitism, it would be fine.
"You passed too, right?"
He turned to look at Shangyuan Zi and Suzuki beside him.
The two of them had stayed with him, waiting to meet Silver Fox and Chen Na.
As agreed, they would arrive today.
"Mm, I passed." Shangyuan Zi nodded.
Because she had been with Guan Tong during this period, and under his supervision, she had also remained especially wary of the spores and had not allowed the parasitism to deepen.
"What about you?"
Guan Tong looked at Suzuki. She seemed not to have heard him, staring blankly into the empty space ahead.
"Suzuki?" Shangyuan Zi called to her.
"Huh? Oh, of course." Suzuki came back to herself. "I passed too."
"..."
Guan Tong watched her for a moment before withdrawing his gaze.
Before long, Silver Fox and Chen Na appeared on the opposite bank of the river.
After the five of them met up, they briefly introduced themselves to one another.
Guan Tong looked at Chen Na's flushed cheeks and smiled as he rubbed her head. "Xiao