462. Rules ①

"He's dead???"

Xiya looked at Lu Ban, who had been torn to pieces, and was somewhat surprised.

But for some reason, she didn't feel worried, as if she knew Lu Ban was alright.

"He's not that easy to kill. At least if I'm still standing here, he'll be fine."

More eyeballs sprouted from Feng Yu's body, staring intently at the Time Worm, preventing it from attacking Feng Yu and Xiya.

Won't it run away?

Xiya felt uneasy.

"This is a bit hard to explain. Time Worm are extremely hostile to anything that knows of their existence. If they are not able to hide themselves and clean up, they will continue to attack their targets."

Feng Yu offered an explanation, then watched the trolley head towards the restaurant.

"The ultimate goal of these creatures is probably to disappear from all memories of all alien realms, to completely erase their own existence. In this way, even pollution and those Great Being will ignore them, allowing their race to survive."

"But the other world is vast, and their stories have still been passed down."

Xiya sighed, then saw the staff member in red push Lu Ban into the souvenir shop next to the restaurant.

"Should we go over and check on the situation?"

She was still a little worried.

"It's not a big problem."

Lu Ban's voice suddenly came from behind Xiya, startling the girl.

How could you?

She clearly saw Lu Ban being torn to shreds and pushed into the restaurant, so how did he suddenly appear here again?

"While it can't completely prevent death, this thing can still keep me from dying suddenly in the short term."

Lu Ban pulled open his collar, revealing that his flesh was still in the process of being stitched together. Green grass and trees were constantly intertwining and stitching his body together, while the words on his skin were gradually fading. For humans, the effect of the "Last Words" was not that strong, and even if they were written on Lu Ban's body, they would fade away over time.

"How about it?"

Feng Yu seemed to have known all along that Lu Ban was alright, and she asked.

"I was trying to leave when a staff member said I hadn't done all the rides and then he attacked me."

Lu Ban explained, then thought for a moment.

"Xiya, you stay at the entrance and don't let any tourists leave, even if you have to use force."

"Good."

Xiya nodded.

Lu Ban then headed towards the haunted house.

"It looks like we have to do all the attractions before we can leave, and that's what the mission requires. I don't know if we did these attractions after we encountered the Time Worm, but judging from the situation, 'I' should be in a state where I haven't done those attractions yet."

As Lu Ban walked, he wrote a line on a sticky note with an ordinary pen.

Rule 1: You must experience all the rides before leaving the Amusement Park.

As Lu Ban wrote this, he thought of the Time Worm again. Perhaps it was because of this rule that it could not leave the Amusement Park. If other tourists who had accidentally entered the Amusement Park left rashly, it would only result in the Amusement Park being empty of people, or tourists leaving after experiencing all the rides.

Therefore, in order to prolong its existence, the Time Worm steals time. So, just as each visitor is about to leave the Amusement Park, it steals their time, leaving them stuck in the Amusement Park.

Because the Time Worm cannot understand the strange rules, it cannot stop the strange killings, and does not know under what circumstances tourists will leave normally, or how they will die.

But whether it leaves normally or dies, it's not good for the Time Worm.

Therefore, the Time Worm and the rules of the Amusement Park have now formed a vicious Loop.

Visitors cannot break the Amusement Park's rules to leave, nor will they die; they will simply continue playing in the Amusement Park forever.

The eeriness of the Amusement Park continues to attract outsiders, who, once inside, become trapped and unable to escape.

Of course, now that the Time Worm is under control, some tourists will inevitably try to leave. To prevent any accidents from happening to them, Lu Ban had Xiya block everyone.

After playing in the haunted house with a blank expression, Lu Ban went on other rides such as the Ferris wheel. According to the manual, all that was left was the grand parade in the evening.

He decided to go back to the Amusement Park entrance first.

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However, when Lu Ban arrived at the door, he noticed something was wrong.

In front of Xiya, a dozen tourists lay unconscious and unable to move.

"These were tourists who were about to leave, and I persuaded them with great effort."

Xiya clenched her fist.

Hopefully she persuaded him with magic rather than physical means.

The commotion in the Amusement Park was initially thought to be related to a performance by Xiya, but as more and more people lay down, the visitors panicked and some even called for staff to confront Xiya.

"Miss, please don't disturb the other guests."

The staff member wearing yellow was knocked unconscious by Xiya's punch and fell to the ground.

"Turns out it can be hit."

Xiya pouted. If it can be damaged, it means it has a health bar. If it has a health bar, then things will be easier.

"Wait a moment."

Lu Ban dissuaded Xiya and woke up the staff member in the yellow shirt.

"Hello, I'm actually a fan of your Amusement Park. I really, really want to see the grand parade. Can you arrange for it to start right away?"

Lu Ban said in a kind tone.

At the same time, Xiya behind him clenched her fist.

"No, no problem, I'll arrange it right away!"

The staff member scrambled through the crowd and ran into the distance.

Not long after, the announcement that the grand parade was about to begin came over the loudspeaker.

The tourists who had been watching were intimidated by Xiya's fists and left to watch the grand parade.

Lu Ban was standing on the side of the street watching and saw that, apart from the Teddy Bear, all the other performers were working very hard.

He wasn't sure if these staff members were part of the supernatural phenomenon.

After the grand parade ended, Lu Ban arrived at the entrance of the Amusement Park once again.

He took two steps forward and saw staff members in red uniforms stop him.

"Hello, are you going home now?"

The staff member asked with his signature smile.

"Yes, I've completed all the attractions and am ready to leave."

Lu Ban answered and took another step forward.

At that moment, the staff member in red suddenly grabbed Lu Ban's shoulder.

"Sir, you haven't experienced all the attractions yet. Would you please do so before leaving?"

"I've tried all of them."

Lu Ban glanced at the visitor guide; he had already visited all the attractions listed.

"Please enjoy all the rides before leaving and have a wonderful time at the Amusement Park."

The staff member in red, with a businesslike smile, tried to dissuade him.