There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

Chapter 101 "Looking at the situation, is the map difficulty not small?

And at this moment—

In the distance, one could already see the swarm of Insect Race monsters pouring in like a tide, carrying with them a pungent stench that drifted toward the group.

Sand and dust filled the sky, spreading into the air.

Outside the city wall was the Wasteland, with cracked ground and brown, dried bloodstains everywhere.

The city wall they were facing measured about 10 meters in length.

The other three walls were of the same size, but they were unguarded, with no Insect Race monsters charging at them.

It seemed that this map didn't require players to defend the three walls, only the one beneath their feet.

The map rules were simple.

But not without things that could give one a headache.

There were a total of 7 players in this map.

Aside from them, there was Zhou Ping and his group.

"..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit glanced strangely at the middle-aged man next to her and spoke in a low voice, "Yi, are they not right in the head? Isn't the reward on this map based on the number of monsters players kill?"

"Aren't they just handing us rewards by doing this?"

"Why are they so happy?"

"Is there something wrong with their brains?"

"Let's not worry about them for now."

Chen Yi glanced at Zhou Ping and his group, then stopped talking and turned his gaze to the beast swarm charging toward them in the distance. The urgent matter at hand was to deal with these monsters.

As for Zhou Ping, let him jump around for a while.

Since the map didn't allow players to attack each other, there wasn't much he could do.

However, there might be some rule loopholes he could exploit, like throwing Zhou Ping into the swarm of monsters and letting the creatures attack him. He wondered whether that would count as player-on-player violence.

But he still didn't plan to try it, in case there were any unknown penalties, which would be very unfortunate.

Moreover, he had a better plan in mind.

If he couldn't attack on the map, then simply don't attack. He could always attack on Blue Star, right?

What does the concept of a sleigh at a speed of a thousand kilometers per hour imply?

If he wished, he could arrive at any location on Blue Star in no time at all.

That was the idea.

After he got out, he would just find the person and take care of him then.

People who jumped around like this might cause trouble in the future, so it was better to deal with them sooner rather than later. Unbeknownst to Zhou Ping at the moment, Chen Yi had already begun to silently start a countdown on his life.

For now, it was okay to let the other side have a little advantage in talk.

After all, the words of the dying are always kind.

There was no time for further delay.

By this time, the Insect Race monsters were already less than a few hundred meters from the city walls.

The crimson Frozen Throne rose, and armored soldiers lined the walls like guards, swiftly filling it.

Meanwhile, not far away, Zhou Ping and his companions exchanged glances, sneered, then jumped behind the wall, sitting near the Activation Point, ready to enjoy the show.

Luxuriating in others' work was simply too enjoyable not to do.

The monsters quickly charged up the wall, but were all chopped down one by one by the armored soldiers.

Without emotion, without fear, with strict military discipline.

If these armored soldiers were in the era of cold weapons, they would have been the most perfect defense force, second to none.

And these monsters were not like the two-meter tall mantis-like creatures seen in movies; instead, they resembled grasshoppers, not very tall at just a few centimeters, but long in shape.

The first wave of monsters was quickly slaughtered to the last.

After a five-minute break,

the second wave of monsters arrived.

The voices of Zhou Ping and others behind the wall grew louder and louder, full of sarcasm towards someone, nearly calling names directly—perhaps because the map's regulations stated players couldn't attack each other, they spoke with exceptional volume.

Chen Yi glanced at the time.

It was now August 11, a little past 6 PM.

Their meal had been at 6 PM, since the June regulations required three meals a day per person: one at 8 AM, noon, and 6 PM.

They'd have to sleep from 9 PM to 10 PM.

Finding Zhou Ping and the others after leaving the map would be a bit challenging.

But fortunately, Black Trench City wasn't too far from Yancheng.

If they were quick, they should manage to make it in time.

This map might indeed be challenging for the average player, but for Chen Yi, who possessed the Frozen Throne, facing this sort of wave assault would just cost a handful of Points to resolve everything.

And he wasn't exactly short on Points now; the Wasteland map had given him quite a lot.

Moreover, summoning a heavy-armored soldier only cost 10 Points, so the cost wasn't very high.

Before long,

Chen Yi and the others faced the 10th wave of monsters, and from start to finish, not a single monster had crossed the wall to reach the Activation Point.

As the map neared its end,

Zhou Ping, sitting near the Activation Point on the ground, suddenly stood up, his face cold as he stated word by word, "This matter isn't over."

"I gave you face, and you didn't want it."

"Since you don't want it, then we'll play this out slowly."

"Don't worry, you'll hear my name again soon, I have plenty of time to play with you."

No sooner had his voice faded,

than a notification sounded in everyone's ears.

「Ding, congratulations to all players for successfully resisting 10 waves of monsters, rewards will now be calculated...」

As the notification sounded,

Chen Yi and his companion felt a flash of white light before their eyes and when they came to their senses again, they were already back in their rented room.

It was now half-past seven.

Time for bed soon.

Chen Yi glanced at the rewards summary and prepared to activate the sled to head to Black Trench City.

But just as he arrived at the rooftop, he found a familiar figure squatting there.

"Sword Without End?"

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow with some surprise as he looked at Sword Without End squatting on the rooftop and only after a quick glance at his condition, he spoke, "Jiaye mentioned you were looking for me, saying we should tackle some map with a bit of difficulty next."

"Judging from your state, this map is no walk in the park, right?"

At that moment, Sword Without End's Tang suit was covered in bloodstains, and even his hair was a mess, like a crow's nest, squatting by the edge of the rooftop with a creased cigarette between his fingers, his state looking somewhat downcast.

For someone like Sword Without End, who valued his image and face, it was inconceivable to appear before the public in such a disheveled state.

Unless there was something so pressing that he had no time to care about his appearance.

Sword Without End turned his head towards Chen Yi, his left eye covered with a bloodstained eyepatch, he stared directly at Chen Yi with a raspy voice, pronouncing each word clearly.

"This map is different."

"Unlike any other map we've been to, unlike any you've been to."

"Have you ever encountered other people inside any map you've been to before?"