Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start!
Chapter 30

[Happy Kids Swimming Pool 18] The kid made things difficult, but Chen Han deftly resolved it!

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If Chen Han had known what Fang Lei was thinking just then, his jaw would probably have dropped.

There was only one thing on Fang Lei's mind.

Boss Chen Han was absolutely fucking awesome!

He had reminded Fang Lei to wait until the next time to help the kid who was being beaten, and after Fang Lei got out of the pool, he had actually obtained the rules!

What else was there to say? All he could say was to follow Boss Chen Han.

Nothing could possibly go wrong!

Even now, Fang Lei had no idea how Boss Chen Han had considered so much in an instant, but he understood one thing.

Whatever Boss Chen Han said, he would do!

As soon as Chen Han got out of the swimming pool, he sneezed.

It was so fucking cold!

It was only early morning, yet it felt like the dead of winter.

To him, the temperature felt at least below freezing.

And he could still feel the temperature changing.

It was getting colder and colder.

The kid handed Chen Han and Fang Lei a flashlight each.

"These can help us see the path in the dark."

Chen Han froze for a moment when he was offered the flashlight, then hurriedly took it.

This NPC was pretty nice.

He had even given them two flashlights.

When he took the flashlight, Chen Han actually felt that as long as he followed this kid...

Perhaps he could get out without having to think about anything.

But it definitely couldn't be that simple!

If getting out really were that easy, why would there be such complicated new rules?

Every new rule was downright baffling!

There were so many restrictions!

All those restrictions boiled down to this:

He couldn't upset Kid Bro, who was guiding them; he couldn't let Kid Bro stand behind him, couldn't refuse Kid Bro, and couldn't trust Kid Bro.

Every restriction concerned the kid in front of him.

So this kid had to be a very important NPC. As for whether he was an NPC who could genuinely help the players, that remained a question.

What exactly did the restriction against trusting Kid Bro mean?

Kid Bro was already showing them the way, yet they couldn't trust him.

Didn't that mean Kid Bro might deliberately lead them the wrong way?

There were also three additional rules.

They couldn't let those things catch them, but those things could also save them at a critical moment.

Chen Han had heard Kid Bro mention those things before.

They were the ones who beat him, the group with the kid in red.

There was just one rule whose purpose Chen Han couldn't figure out.

Children liked to stay where flowers were in full bloom.

What did that mean?

Was it asking Chen Han to give the kid flowers?

Even this rules horror was getting romantic.

But none of that was Chen Han's biggest concern right now.

It was just too fucking cold!

The kid likewise led Chen Han and Fang Lei onto the weed-choked path.

Chen Han shivered from the cold, keeping his eyes on the weeds.

Rule 6 had said that players needed towels.

Anyone without a bath towel would freeze to death.

But where was he supposed to find a bath towel now?

Chen Han hadn't seen so much as a trace of one.

He really didn't know what to do.

At the same time, Chen Han had to keep watching the kid ahead.

He had to make sure the kid didn't walk behind him!

He remembered that the first set of rules had said they could ask Kid Bro about anything they didn't understand, hadn't it?

He might as well ask him directly where the bath towels were.

It really was strange. Kid Bro was wearing nothing but a short-sleeved shirt.

Yet he still walked quickly, as though he wasn't cold at all.

Chen Han finally understood now. Many of the rules targeted the players.

Not the supernatural entities!

"Hey, Kid Bro, do you know where I can find bath towels?"

Kid Bro seemed especially happy to hear someone talking to him.

He turned to look at Chen Han.

"I do, because I have the bath towels right here."

Chen Han looked Kid Bro up and down very carefully.

He couldn't see the bath towels Kid Bro was talking about anywhere.

Suddenly, the kid pulled two bath towels out from behind his back.

The bath towels appeared out of thin air.

Chen Han nearly turned to stone, but at the same time, he hurriedly wrapped a bath towel tightly around himself.

Then he handed the remaining bath towel to Fang Lei.

Fang Lei was stunned when he received it, too.

He hadn't expected that they could actually get bath towels from a supernatural entity!

Boss Chen Han really was a genius.

The sight of Chen Han and Fang Lei trembling also made the livestream viewers laugh.

"Hahahahaha, just how cold is it?"

"Boss Chen Han's about to freeze to death. That reaction is hilarious."

"Suddenly, I think the boss is so cute!"

As soon as Chen Han wrapped himself in the bath towel, he found that the cold disappeared along with it.

It seemed the sensation of cold was entirely something the rules forcibly imposed on players.

It was exclusive to players.

The cozy atmosphere didn't last long.

Soon, a new situation arose.

Kid Bro looked pitifully at Chen Han.

"I suddenly feel so cold, too!"

"Can you give me your bath towel?"

At those words, Chen Han nearly passed out on the spot.

Could he say no?

The rules stipulated that players couldn't refuse the kid's requests.

But a player without a bath towel would also die.

So if Chen Han refused the kid's request, he was done for.

If he didn't refuse the kid's request, he was still done for.

Wasn't this certain death?

Chen Han wanted to cry, but had no tears.

The few sharp viewers in the livestream also realized that Kid Bro was setting a trap for Chen Han.

"He's screwed. What's Boss Chen Han supposed to do now?"

"Why not knock Kid Bro out and run? At least that's better than freezing to death!"

"Exactly!"

"Are you people above insane? He's a supernatural entity, not Kid Bro. How could Chen Han possibly knock him out?"

"The atmosphere's getting tense!"

Fang Lei, who had been walking silently behind them, heard what Kid Bro said.

He was startled, too.

Why did it feel like Kid Bro had bad intentions?

Although he had led Chen Han and Fang Lei out and given them flashlights...

This request was clearly making things difficult for Boss Chen Han.

Just a moment ago, he had been striding along in short sleeves, looking as though he wasn't cold at all!

Why the hell was he pretending to be cold now?

Fang Lei swallowed.

Cold sweat broke out again.

Something was wrong with this kid!

What were they supposed to do now?

Was Boss Chen Han really going to give this kid his bath towel?

Fang Lei stared wide-eyed.

He watched Chen Han slowly drape the part of the bath towel hanging over his own left shoulder over Kid Bro's right shoulder.

The movement was very slow, but a close look still revealed a slight tremor in Chen Han's wrist.

Just as Fang Lei thought Chen Han was about to take the bath towel off his right shoulder as well...

Kid Bro suddenly spoke.

"Do you want to share the bath towel with me, big brother?"

"That would be wonderful!"

For a moment, Fang Lei felt as though he had been struck by lightning.

He was stunned!

They could actually do that?

Boss Chen Han hadn't been planning to take off the bath towel after all. He had wanted to share it with the kid!

Fuck!

Once again, Chen Han had completely reshaped Fang Lei's understanding of rules horror!

It turned out that the rules didn't necessarily have to be followed to the letter. Sometimes, they could skirt the edges!

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