Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start!
Chapter 19

[Happy Kids Swimming Pool 7] Chen Han Pointed Out the Key to the Race, and Blondie Disappeared

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Just as the entity was about to take its final step.

Blondie suddenly took the lead and stepped forward.

He stumbled a little as he took that step.

Seeing that someone was willing to come forward and race it, the entity seemed a little disappointed.

But it still returned to its previous state, wearing that eerie smile.

"All right, I'll race you."

In truth, Blondie had absolutely no idea what had happened.

How had he inexplicably stepped forward?

He hadn't volunteered at all. Someone had pushed him out.

Blondie immediately felt fury burning inside him.

He looked over toward the middle-aged woman.

If he remembered correctly, the shove that had sent him stumbling out had come from that direction.

"Why did you push me?!"

The woman immediately put on a deeply aggrieved expression.

As though she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.

"Who pushed you? I'm telling you, young man, don't go making baseless accusations!"

Blondie was just about to argue back when he discovered that his body was already moving beyond his control, walking alongside the entity toward the far end of the shallow section.

Blondie immediately panicked.

He was now nothing more than a puppet on strings. Only his eyes remained under his control.

He stared at the woman without blinking, his gaze venomous.

His stare made her skin crawl, and she unconsciously curled her lip.

It was all that young man's own fault for being careless. What did it have to do with her?

Naturally, the livestream viewers had caught every detail of the woman's little maneuver.

She had taken advantage of the young man's inattention to give Blondie a shove.

"That woman is disgusting. She even sold out a teammate."

"Why is chat full of bleeding hearts? In a rules horror game, it's always kill or be killed."

"Exactly, exactly. You can tell the bleeding hearts are at it again."

This time, most of the chat actually sided with the woman. Perhaps it was because the entity's oppressive presence just now had been far too intense.

Because she had put an end to that oppressive feeling, everyone's favor had actually swung toward her.

The girl with the high ponytail was also extremely nervous now.

The woman had sold Blondie out this time. She would be next!

What should she do? She didn't want to die again!

The ponytailed girl's expression was grave.

Meanwhile, Fang Lei clenched his fists tightly.

Not out of anger, but because he was worried that the woman might come after him next.

At that thought, he cautiously glanced at Chen Han to check his reaction.

To his astonishment, the big shot Chen Han still showed no reaction at all. In fact, the corners of his mouth had turned upward.

Could it be that seeing Blondie tormented by the entity didn't frighten him at all, but actually excited him?!

Fang Lei rubbed his face.

Why did it feel like the big shot Chen Han was even harder to figure out than that woman?

If the woman was the sort to quietly get someone killed, then Chen Han was the sort to dismember someone with a beaming smile.

Fang Lei reconsidered.

Fortunately, he had sided with the big shot Chen Han from the start. Otherwise, who knew how horribly he would have died?

In reality, Chen Han was scared half to death.

Why was this entity getting closer and closer to me?!!!

Although it claimed it was going to race a player, no matter how he thought about it, this couldn't be a proper swimming race.

Could it be planning to torture Blondie in front of the players in a moment?

Chen Han's expression almost crumpled.

But he still maintained his composure. Smiling at a time like this helped keep his mood stable.

Under the entity's control, Blondie arrived at the starting point of the swimming race.

The entity stood right beside him.

Then the entity suddenly raised its right hand.

A shrill whistle rang out.

Chen Han looked toward the sound and saw that the lifeguard had also raised his right hand.

Did this race require the lifeguard to act as referee?

The entity looked at the trembling Blondie.

It spoke mechanically.

"We'll race fifty meters to the other side. Whoever is faster wins. The loser will receive a severe punishment..."

What was the severe punishment?

Blondie's teeth began to chatter.

For some reason, he felt that he absolutely had to win this race.

This race could determine whether he lived or died!

The instant the rules were announced.

Red lines appeared between Blondie and the entity, as well as on either side of them.

Three in total.

The red lines extended straight from the starting point to the finish.

At the same time, a small blue triangle appeared above Blondie's head, while a red triangle appeared above the entity's.

The race had clearly divided the two of them into the red and blue sides.

The other entities also left the racing area of their own accord.

Instead, they watched Blondie with intense concentration.

They watched Blondie alone, paying no attention to the entity racing him.

Blondie stared at the water before him without a word.

The race gave him no more time to prepare.

Huge numbers appeared ahead, wreathed in black mist.

A three-second countdown.

3.

2.

1.

The race officially began!

Chen Han actually hoped Blondie could win this time.

Because if Blondie came back alive, the woman would be the first to suffer.

That way, he could use Blondie to get rid of her. Wouldn't that be perfect?

Fang Lei watched the enormous numbers before him, feeling uneasy.

"Boss, do you think Blondie can beat the entity?"

Chen Han paused for a moment.

"He'll only stand a chance if he can get past the deepest hurdle."

What did he mean by the deepest hurdle?

Fang Lei was utterly baffled. He didn't understand what Chen Han meant.

But since the big shot Chen Han was willing to respond to him, that proved Chen Han already understood this race inside and out!

Chen Han's remark also sparked heated discussion in the chat.

"What does Chen Han mean? Where's this deepest hurdle? Why can't I see it?"

"How did he figure out the real way to clear this race?"

"Holy shit, he's the real badass here. He's being so cryptic!"

"Why don't I understand any of this? Could he just be making it up?"

"Once the race is over, we'll know whether he's right!"

What Chen Han had just said was actually his deduction about the swimming pool.

From the start, common sense had told him that the deep end would generally have a two-meter-deep drainage area.

The drainage area was the most dangerous place in the entire pool.

So after weighing his words, Chen Han still thought it was best to put it that way.

In truth, Chen Han had absolutely no idea how to win this race.

Now both sides had officially started racing.

Blondie swam with all his might.

His swimming could be considered quite good. Against ordinary people, he would have had no problem winning.

The entity beside him didn't seem anxious at all.

It merely swam at an unhurried pace, as though it regarded this race as nothing more than an ordinary game.

Blondie couldn't suppress his secret delight.

Looks like this entity isn't that good at swimming after all.

It had approached so aggressively earlier that Blondie had thought it was certain of victory.

Now he was sure to win.

At that moment, seeing Blondie take the lead, the woman's expression shifted slightly.

She hoped Blondie would die during the race. After all, if he came back, she would be the first person he came after.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened!

Everyone discovered something jaw-dropping.

At some point, Blondie had disappeared!

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