"Well, there's no reason I can't tell you."
"Based on how deeply we control rules, we rule-type weirds fall into three levels."
"The lowest level is rule manipulation. At this level, we can borrow rules to deal with a target, but we are also bound by those rules ourselves."
"For weirds at this level, rules are like a double-edged sword. A beginner wielding a sword can easily hurt themselves as well as others. Over ninety percent of rule-type weirds are at the rule manipulation level."
"That fellow just now was at this level."
Listening to the Weird Bride, Luo Fan nodded silently. By that reckoning, all the rule-type weirds he had encountered so far seemed to have been at this level, didn't they?
"Then you're at a higher level, honey? Right?"
Clearly, the Weird Bride's rule level was higher than that of rule-type weirds at this level. Otherwise, she would not have been able to kill that one instantly.
"Yes. My level is rule mastery."
"It's like a swordsman whose swordsmanship is already very advanced, who can hurt an enemy without hurting themselves."
"Unlike weirds with rule manipulation, those with rule mastery can use rule power directly against enemies without needing any triggering conditions."
"For example, I can directly deploy the aging rule I've mastered against enemies without worrying about others using my aging rule against me."
The Weird Bride nodded and continued explaining.
Hiss...
Hearing what the Weird Bride said, Luo Fan could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
The rule-type weirds he had encountered before, whether it was the little girl holding a bomb balloon, the female ghost hosting a meal where everyone split the bill, or the weird merchant selling uncanny artifacts...
When they triggered their rules, they really did enter the game themselves and were