Forbidden Zone Rules

"The Kamishiro Family has encountered a caravan of Wilderness People."

"The Kamishiro Family activated their escape mode and deployed drones in an attempt to stop them using self-destruct mechanisms, but the Wilderness People's counter-attack guns locked onto their drones in advance."

"It's confirmed that the convoy from Huotang has appeared. There seems to be A-Class Elder among them, and it's very likely that they are mental control experts."

The presence of a fire pit here is already unusual, and having an A-rank member in the team is even more unusual.

"The Kamishiro Family convoy fell apart, and the members of the remaining vehicles began to shout 'Suicidal Attack' and launch a suicide attack on the Wilderness People. Only the vehicle with Kamishiro Seisho escaped the pursuit."

Only then did Xiao Gong's drone team quickly leave the battlefield and fly back to the vicinity of their convoy.

If we return too late, Wilderness People.

Before this, he had been broadcasting the battle situation live to the entire team via walkie-talkie. It wasn't that the battle situation was that important, but mainly because the spoiled young men in the Autumn Hunting Team loved to hear it.

Nowadays, spoiled brats are no longer satisfied with ordinary entertainment. Some perverts like to have cruel virtual life videos recorded, slightly more perverted ones like real-life fighting, and others like cat and dog fighting.

They spend a lot of money to have rare, large dog breeds brought back from the wilderness, then put them in Octagon Cage to watch the two vicious dogs fight fiercely. This gives them excitement and a thrill that is hard to find in the city.

Autumn hunting is also a way to release suppressed emotions.

What could be more exciting than experiencing combat firsthand?

However, these spoiled brats don't have any real skills. They just enjoy listening to the live stream, especially since the Kamishiro Family is getting thoroughly thrashed.

Within the conglomerate, there are pro-war and conservative factions regarding the Age of Gods. However, even the conservatives feel that declaring war on another conglomerate is not worth the risk, and that other conglomerates might take advantage of the situation.

Everyone would be very happy if a meteorite could destroy Kamishiro and Kashima.

Li Yinuo said in the walkie-talkie channel, "Xiao Gong, your live broadcast skills need improvement."

Xiao Gong calmly replied, "I understand, Miss Yinuo. I will explain it more vividly next time."

But at that moment, an unfamiliar voice came through the walkie-talkie and asked, "Next time? Is it when I kill you all? This time, when I return to the hearth, I will surely receive the ancestral reward, which will make me even stronger."

The voice was hoarse, and the speaker sounded to be over 40 years old.

Li Yinuo suddenly turned around and looked behind her. Their encrypted walkie-talkie had been deciphered by the Wilderness People!

Li Yinuo glanced at Li Shutong, but did not ask for help.

She knew very well that asking an elder of this caliber for help was like depleting the goodwill she held in their heart; every time she helped, that goodwill might diminish a little.

Of course, Li Shutong would at least not watch her die at the hands of the Wilderness People; until then, she would have to rely on herself.

"Xiao Gong, Wang Bingxu," Li Yinuo switched to the backup encrypted channel, "Head straight to Forbidden Zone No. 002, we'll play with the Wilderness People there!"

They are very close to Forbidden Zone No. 002!

Countdown: 115:00:00.

5 a. m.

When suddenly a ray of light burst forth from the east in the sky.

Everyone in the Autumn Hunt Convoy saw a dense, lush forest appear in the far distance of their field of vision.

The forest was incredibly dense; from a distance, it looked like a green blanket covering the earth, with hardly any gaps.

But what is most astonishing is that, deep within that forest, there grows a towering tree that reaches straight to the sky.

Qing Chen swore he had never seen such a huge tree, just as he had never heard of a blue whale that was several kilometers or even tens of kilometers long.

All of this seems to exist only in myths and legends.

It's as if a page from the Classic of Classic of Mountains and Seas has suddenly been placed here.

That towering tree was taller than the mountain range, its crown reaching above the actual clouds like a cloud.

The overwhelming sense of vicissitude and the bizarre and fantastical atmosphere evoke a certain inexplicable longing in people.

That is a yearning for things beyond ordinary life.

"Teacher," Qing Chen said softly, "Will there come a day when the Forbidden Zone expands to completely cover the entire world, and ancient myths become reality, and all the divine beasts recorded by the ancients reappear in this world? Qiongqi, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu..."

This scene was so shocking that Qing Chen was somewhat incoherent.

Li Shutong looked at his student with a smile, "What you said might really happen one day, when humanity is no longer the master of this world, and the world is splendid again. But it's fine to admire it, but while you admire and yearn for it, remember that it's very dangerous there."

Qing Chen said in a low voice, "Teacher, there are myths in the Outer World that describe Pangu creating the world. The myth says that his left eye became the sun, his right eye became the moon, his teeth became metal and stone, his bones became trees, flowers, and mountains, and his blood became rivers... Don't you think this is very similar to the reason for the formation of the Forbidden Zone?"

Li Shutong thought for a moment, "Then, does this Pangu... have uneven eyes?"

Qing Chen: "???"

I'm talking to you about serious business, why are you throwing around some jokes?!

Li Shutong laughed and said, "However, this myth does have some similarities to the formation of the Forbidden Zone."

"What kind of extraordinary being could create such a tree?" Qing Chen asked.

"Oh, this tree wasn't created by anyone. It's a being that transcends species itself," Li Shutong explained. "It was here before this place became Forbidden Zone. Oh, no, it's said that in the previous era, the location where it is situated was hit by a nuclear bomb. That nuclear bomb destroyed an entire city. Perhaps the nuclear radiation or some entity from that city nourished that strange land."

Qing Chen asked curiously, "Does everyone think the Forbidden Zone is dangerous because the creatures inside have evolved to the point of threatening humanity? Will they actively attack humans?"

"Well, yes," Li Shutong said. "That's not quite accurate. It's actually a complete ecosystem inside. Once you enter, you'll either become the hunter or the prey, but it won't attack you just because you're human. You're just a part of its body."

"But the Forbidden Zone is like Forbidden Item; it has its own rules. If you violate its rules, it will become a whole and kill you. At that time, even a flower might be able to kill you."

"Like the Forbidden Item ACE-089, it will kill anyone who sings in front of it. It cannot be destroyed, it is difficult to stop, and even if it is stopped, it will still kill its former target when it regains its freedom one day. It is a Forbidden Item that holds a great grudge... Now, it should be contained in a sealed, soundproof metal box by the Tribunal of Taboos, and remain motionless."

"How did you know about this Forbidden Item?" Qing Chen asked curiously.

"Oh," Li Shutong explained, "There was a B-Class superhuman who was quite old. The Tribunal of Taboos was worried that his unexplained death would create a new Forbidden Zone, so they wanted to contain him early. However, when they tried to contain him, he hid. The Tribunal of Taboos then played an audio recording of him singing for ACE-089. So ACE-089 ignored all the rules, came to the superhuman, and killed him. God knows how the Tribunal of Taboos obtained that audio recording. This was considered bizarre news at the time."

"These are the rules for Forbidden Item, so what are the rules for Forbidden Zone?" Qing Chen asked.

"All sorts of strange things," Li Shutong said with a smile. "I'm not exaggerating; they really are all sorts of strange things. Of course, there's one rule that applies to all: don't tell anyone about the rules of this Forbidden Zone while Forbidden Zone."

It doesn't like people discussing it.

Two days until it goes on sale.

Looking forward to the early morning of June 1st!