There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

Chapter 224 They are actually in the same map with this perverted new player.

As this prompt faded.

Darkness suddenly enveloped everyone's vision.

The players acting as cats stayed put in pitch-blackness and were all teleported to the entrance of the ancient castle, unable to make any moves for 30 seconds.

Meanwhile, players acting as rats were presented with a series of items to choose from for their disguise.

Some chose to become a piece of chewing gum, which, despite being out of place in the medieval-style castle, was so tiny that it was virtually impossible to find when hidden in a secluded corner.

Others transformed into a load-bearing wall and hid inside a room, mumbling to themselves that "the bigger, the more reasonable."

Even more audacious was the player who turned into a towering tree, even taller than the castle, planted just outside the fortress walls.

And so—

A game of cat and mouse, a playful hide and seek, began.

As for Chen Yi...

Chen Yi looked at one of the options with a peculiar expression.

"Disguise Option - Play as the player acting as a cat."

Choosing this option would allow one to disguise as one of the players acting as cats, infiltrating the enemy's ranks.

For other players, this option might be viable.

But for him,

This disguise option was no different from a trap.

After all, the titles above his head were like beacons, clearly visible even in the darkness of night, and his face—well-known to almost every player in Blue Star, if not etched into the memory of all of them.

Under these circumstances,

Choosing this disguise option was tantamount to seeking death.

Yet, he still chose it.

There was one reason for that.

Below this option was an additional line of text.

"After choosing this disguise option, you will possess the ability to use offensive props or skills."

And when Tuberculosis Rabbit saw Yi choosing this disguise, he also couldn't help but crack a smile and silently followed along.

...

30 seconds quickly elapsed.

Sword Without End became a Cangtian Giant Tree, eyes tightly shut, standing at the entrance of the castle, his mind full of the sage words of a hide-and-seek champion he once knew!

The bigger, the more reasonable, the bigger, the more reasonable!

"We're back!"

All the players playing as cats, who had been teleported to the entrance of the castle, grinned wickedly and rolled up their sleeves. After exchanging glances, they prepared to enter the castle to root out those rats disguised as objects!

However, it was in this glance,

Some sharp-eyed individuals thought they noticed something odd.

"Uh... do we have a player with so many titles on our team?"

A player, puzzled, tilted his head to look at the player by his side, whose nearly 20 titles were so high that it made his neck sore from craning. Meanwhile, the other players, hearing his voice, all turned to look at this player with the 20 titles.

"Isn't that Chen Yi?"

Someone quickly recognized Chen Yi.

"Is Chen Yi on our team?"

Before these players could fully grasp the situation,

Chen Yi, leaning on his cane with one hand, slightly lifted the corners of his mouth and began to smile kindly.

The next second—

A massive Crimson Ice Palace crashed from the sky, enveloping all the players in front of him.

"Boom!!!"

The thunderous impact resounded in every player's ears!

The ground itself couldn't help but tremble several times.

Paste-like flesh and blood slowly seeped out from beneath the palace.

"Tsk."

And with them, sprays of blood.

Everything... went quiet.

'Ding, detection of the complete death of the team playing as Rats, hence, the team playing as Cats wins the first level.'

'This level's MVP is the player Chen Yi!'

'Now playing your MVP triumphal march knock2—Impact Star* (StatTrak)*'

...

All the players once again gathered at the entrance of the ancient castle.

Tuberculosis Rabbit glanced sentimentally at the player who had just made big claims and was now utterly baffled. If these kids had just hidden, they would have needed to spend some time searching for them, but they dug their own graves instead.

Really... so thoughtful.

He suddenly realized there was an extremely sinister aspect to the August rule.

Attacking a player's back is not allowed, and all hits landing on a player's back would be ineffective.

It sounded very powerful.

Basically, all players, when encountering danger in August, would likely instinctively lie down on the ground to avoid other players' attacks.

But if at that moment, a player happens to have a prop or skill that allows them to attack from below the ground.

Then basically... it would be a sure hit.

Chen Yi looked around without much reaction. The map was rather boring, and the rewards were mediocre. If it hadn't been for Sword Without End's invitation, he wouldn't have come to this kind of map. It felt like playing with little kids.

And at this time—

'The third round officially begins!'

'All players will play as the Rats, and some NPCs familiar with this map will act as Cats to catch the players acting as Rats.'

'NPC transfer in progress!'

As the voice ended,

Several beams of white light suddenly flashed before them!

Before seeing anyone, a sinister laugh rang out.

"Finally, I've managed to snatch this NPC slot on the map where we bully the newbies again."

"Exactly, getting beaten up outside every day, only by bullying newbies can we find any pleasure."

"Go hide, newbies, but just a kind reminder, we are very familiar with this map. No matter where you hide, we will find you."

"Hehehe, no wonder the villains in novels like to laugh like this; laughing this way really feels great."

Following this, seven NPCs appeared in front of them, dressed in various outfits. Three of them even had lizard heads.

The NPCs who were previously sneering froze upon seeing the title above Chen Yi's head.

The first reaction.

This newbie player has quite a few titles above his head.

The second reaction.

Let me see what worthless titles there are... one 'One-Man Exterminates a Clan,' one 'Violators, Annihilate Nine Clans.'

As expected, they're all... Huh?

The third reaction.

That face looks familiar, like I've seen it in a live stream somewhere.

The fourth reaction.

"..."

The seven NPCs that had just landed turned pale in an instant, their mouths twitching crazily, bodies involuntarily stepping back, their eyes filled with extreme fear as they looked at Chen Yi standing in the front of the crowd!

Isn't this the new player freak who just wiped out a clan not long ago?!

They considered themselves old players!

But it was the first time they heard of a clan being wiped out!

And it was done by a new player.

What's terrifying is that they ended up in the same map as this freak of a new player.

What's even more terrifying is—

They were on the opposing side.