Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 61 - 58: Rules and Loopholes

Chapter 61: Chapter 58: Rules and Loopholes

Chen Xinyi’s face turned pale, and her hands clenched into fists unconsciously.

She seemed to see in the Time River, countless ancestors groping and struggling step by step in the darkness, only to be slowly swallowed by the Abyss, ultimately leaving behind no name at all, forgotten by humanity.

In the vast unknown, human civilization was but a fragile leaf on a duckweed, battered by wind and rain, always on the verge of capsizing.

Only life—for the cost of life, could a small safe area be explored within the darkness.

Humanity, facing the Etheric Abyss, was really too insignificant.

Lu Tianming continued, "The ’Blood Demon’ is not its real name, its abilities are very complex: it could be life transfer, capable of forcibly transferring one person’s life into another."

"It often seduces humans with longevity, leading to fratricide and thus gives rise to various inconceivable abnormal phenomena."

"It fueled the legend of the Elixir of Immortality, often requiring a human heart as a catalyst; it also caused the legend of the Blood Ginseng, leading to the downfall of Li Family Village, and subsequently to the destruction of many more villages."

"The Blood Ginseng, is merely a small projection of the Blood Demon’s power, a minor branch that is."

Chen Xinyi had many questions in her mind, but she dared not ask a word, only daring to listen quietly.

"In recent times, in the Western region, there are legends of Vampires, extending their lives by consuming human blood, gradually forming a new intelligent race. If this continued, humans would become livestock bred by Vampires. Thus, the Western Demon Hunters and Vampires waged war for hundreds of years, and finally, with the help of firearms and modern technology, humans managed to defeat these Vampires."

"There are also tales of the Blood Exchange Technique, which by transfusing young people’s blood, sought to alleviate the decrepitude of old age. Some cults, believing in the Blood Demon, are now emerging with the aim of achieving human immortality."

"Vampires truly exist? Did the Westerners fight for hundreds of years?" Her entire worldview had been overturned!

Well, it had overturned many times already, so she wasn’t scared of one more overturning.

"Of course, this is just a projection of the ’Blood Demon’s’ power, a Subordinate Demon God that can turn the world upside down."

Lu Tianming was vigilantly aware of their surroundings, his voice still mechanical and electronic.

"Growing old is the destiny of everyone, and a helplessness that can’t be avoided in one’s heart. Even joyful and radiant young people, when they think of their desolate and lonely old age, can’t help but feel a sense of horror and helplessness."

"It’s always like this with people, wanting longevity but fearing old age. Not daring to face their own aged faces. That’s why old people fear looking in mirrors. When they see their once black hair turned white, they inevitably lament the cruel and relentless passage of time. It was the same in ancient times as it is today."

"The Blood Demon not only beguiles high-ranking members of society but also the ordinary person; we call this temptation the ’Curse of Immortality.’"

"It has been identified as a top-level threat worldwide."

"Its real name is..."

...

...

The two of them in the Game Training Camp, silently, kept silent.

After all that had been said, in theory, they had come into contact with the rules of the ’Blood Demon.’

But after waiting for half a day, there seemed to be not much of a reaction?

Chen Xinyi even used the detection equipment in the training camp to check her own physical condition.

"It seems normal! Mr. Number 12, you worried for nothing, the ’Game’ is stronger than we imagined, completely able to protect us from other Demon Gods’ attacks."

Lu Tianming was somewhat reassured, "It seems that the high-risk experiment did indeed pass a part of it."

Thinking about it, it wasn’t surprising—if the few of them were killed by the ’Blood Demon’ within the Game Training Camp, it would only mean that the Game’s rules had massive loopholes, and it would be a weakling full of strength but devoid of wisdom.

The chance of a true Demon God having such rule loopholes was not high.

She tilted her head, pondering, "Did they fight each other? What is the meaning of this experiment?"

Lu Tianming shook his head, "Fight? Of course not."

"I think that the ’Game’ may be shielding our conversation from external scrutiny, without any consumption.

For example, divination; our current state of existence cannot be determined through divination, meaning the Game has quite complete shielding rules."

Chen Xinyi suddenly asked, "But your Conch Headphones, how do they transmit information out? The Conch Headphones can transmit information, right?"

This question stumped Lu Tianming; although the Conch Headphones were Strange Objects, they were not highly powerful. How could they penetrate the shielding rules?

After a long silence, he finally shook his head, "I don’t know... Perhaps it has relaxed restrictions for Guests, or maybe it’s another reason."

Some doubts arose in his mind.

Lu Tianming frowned, always having the feeling he was a puppet on strings.

"In any case, if the ’Game’ incurs any consumption, I have no doubt it will find us and demand compensation."

"As for the meaning, it’s huge!"

At this, Lu Tianming relaxed slightly, "It means within the training camp lies an extremely safe, completely enclosed place for communication! Many powerful anomalies, as soon as you communicate with them in the real world, it means you’re triggering their murder rules. They will try to remotely attack you."

"Not being able to communicate, doubtlessly increases the difficulty of containment."

"But now we have a safe place for communication... what this means, I trust you can understand."

"Mm-hmm! Being able to discuss, naturally we can pool more wisdom!"

"Of course, the experiment isn’t over yet, I need you to return to the real world now, to see if the ’Blood Demon’s’ attacks are triggered, especially the act of looking in a mirror, which might be particularly dangerous."

"I understand."

Chen Xinyi nodded. The next second, she closed her eyes and returned to the real world.

In the special training camp, she existed only in a spiritual state. Meanwhile, her physical body lay in an isolation room at the Black-clothed Guard headquarters.

After returning to reality, she felt a slight dizziness, which was the result of her soul being enhanced in the training camp and feeling unaccustomed to her physical body.

She cautiously opened her eyes; ceiling, single bed, a monitoring device—it was the same familiar scene.

A neutral electronic voice transmitted from the screen on the wall, "Ms. Chen, hello. The high-risk experiment involving the ’Blood Demon’ is ongoing, and we need to constantly monitor your personal health. Now, please go to the bathroom and look in the mirror."

"Okay, I understand."