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Chapter 555 The Overlooked Rules
Don't sleep.

Wu Chang pondered Dylan's suggestion and asked:
What happens if you fall asleep?

Dylan looked tired and said:
“Every time you fall asleep, your body and mind undergo changes. Everyone’s experience is different, so I can’t give you a definite answer.”

"But one thing is certain: once a person falls into a deep sleep, he will become a monster."

Wu Chang glanced at Dylan's dark circles and seemed to understand something.

No wonder Dylan could tell at a glance that they came from outside Jacques City; it turned out they had been sleeping too much.

During their eight-day journey to Jacques, they traveled only during the day and rested in deserted houses before nightfall each time.

Under high pressure and in a state of escape, their sleep was light and not relaxing enough, but compared to Dylan's standard of 90 minutes of sleep every two days, that sleep was far too plentiful.

If a person falls into a deep sleep, they will turn into a monster.

This change naturally reminded him of the supermarket monster. Could the changes that happened to Ina be related to the sleep taboo that Dylan mentioned?

He asked tentatively:
"Could it be that sleep causes the biological recognition network to go out of control?"

Dylan gave Wu Chang a deep look and said in a slightly surprised tone:

"It seems you've already seen those monsters. Yes, sleep can cause mutations in the biological network, but natural humans who haven't undergone surgical modifications will also be affected."

"All you need to know is that if you don't want to become that kind of monster, don't sleep, especially the three of you shouldn't fall asleep at the same time."

“Even if you really want to die, don’t die in this building. I will patrol every hour to check on your condition. To avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings, I hope you can make good use of the time and cooperate with me to complete the inspection.”

After Dylan finished speaking, he picked up the two suitcases on the ground and left Wu Chang and the other two's room.

Wu Chang pondered Dylan's words. Dylan's advice not to sleep must be related to the dungeon rules of staying up all night.

All instances of the Realm of Reason have their own corresponding instance rules, and Gamma-level instances are no exception.

In his previous battle with the supermarket monster, the reason he sought out the monster's true form instead of overwhelming it with force was not only to capture it alive, but also to use the supermarket monster to observe the entire plane.

The effect of the instance plane rules applies to everything that exists within that plane; you can see a lot by observing the actions of the supermarket monsters.

However, during the battle with the supermarket monster, he discovered that his own strength and energy were unaffected, and his attacks were not negated by the rules.

Unlike the Base 45 and Plague Source instances, the rules of the Sleepless Night instance do not directly modify the combat.

The only thing that caught his attention was the supermarket monster's ability to turn corpses directly into merchandise; that ability was extraordinary, yet also not extraordinary.

He originally thought that was a loophole in the rules, but he never expected that the name of the Sleepless Night instance itself was a loophole in the rules.

He looked at the raven and asked:

Can you discern the dimensional rules here?

The raven said:

"This plane has more than one plane rule, but I can only analyze one of them at the moment."

Wu Chang asked curiously:
"What rules did you analyze?"

The raven said:

"This plane will weaken the life essence of those who enter, making them fragile. No matter how strong their attributes are or how powerful their origin is, they will experience hunger, fatigue, and drowsiness just like normal people, and must follow the rhythm of ordinary people to survive."

"If this rule is violated, the damage and effects it causes will be directly reflected in the body of the person who enters it in equal proportion."

From the moment they become players of the Abyss game, they have already transcended the realm of normal people.

Every attribute makes a player different from ordinary people.

A high amount of health will increase a player's vitality, immunity, and resistance to various attributes; the stamina attribute will increase a person's energy, stamina, and stamina recovery, and reduce the consumption of stamina and energy.

With the boost to various attributes, players, thanks to their abundant vitality and stamina, can easily maintain peak condition for ten or even dozens of days without sleep, food, or water, even when not in combat.

Unless the battles are exceptionally frequent and exhaust their stamina and energy, players rarely rest or resupply while tackling dungeons.

The rules of the sleepless dungeon are designed to target players' superhuman physiques. Players' health and stamina will not change during combat, and these attributes are just attributes; they will not provide any additional boost to overall health.

Players are like ordinary people; they need to eat, drink, relieve themselves, rest, and sleep. They may even get sick if they are not careful.

This significantly increases the difficulty of conquering dungeons, greatly reduces players' mobility and time, and more importantly, makes players feel tired and sleepy.

When you feel tired and sleepy, you should go to sleep.

If you don't sleep and try to tough it out using various methods, you'll end up like Dylan and other residents of Jacques City: listless, thin, and slow-witted.

If you sleep, you will be affected by another rule and turn into a monster.

The two rules combined create a deadlock.

Wu, Chang, and the other two became natives of the instance through the "True Traveler" system.

They were three researchers who had not yet left the ivory tower. They had just experienced eight days of escape and were on the verge of physical and mental exhaustion. Logically speaking, Wu Chang should have discovered this rule long ago.

But the problem is...

Wu Chang spread his hands and looked at Eileen, saying:
"Eileen, are you feeling tired?"

Eileen narrowed her eyes, carefully sensing her physical condition before shaking her head.

"I haven't felt any change."

The rules of the Realm of Reason instance are equivalent to an enhanced version of the Power of Origin. They can affect the vast majority of Realm of Reason players, but cannot affect divinity.

Divinity is formed by the "enlightenment" of the Primordial Spiritual Pivot from the power of origin. The rank of divinity is higher than that of the power of origin and is not affected by the power of origin.

Only rules beyond the power of origin, such as the hierarchical rules of the Desolate Realm and the Realm of Reason, and the rules and powers of divine kingdoms with divinity, can be effective against gods.

Clearly, a mere gamma-level instance cannot possibly involve this level of ability.

Even demigods with divine nature can resist the rules of the plane to a certain extent, let alone someone like Eileen who is only one step away from becoming a mid-level god.

The rules of the Sleepless Night instance have no effect on Eileen; it doesn't have that ability.

Wu Chang looked at the raven and asked:
"Raven, can you feel tired?"

Raven also shook her head, indicating that she could sense the rules but was not affected by them.

Although Raven has lost all her memories of herself and is temporarily unable to become a combatant, in terms of life level alone, Raven, who was able to absorb the Primordial Spirit and revive through it, is no less than Eileen, and is naturally unaffected.

As for Wu Chang, he has the title of "Violator," which allows him to resist the restrictions imposed on him by the dungeon rules based on his contamination level.

Sleepless Night is a dungeon on the verge of spiraling out of control; the dungeon rules only apply to him at half their original level.

His current stats are 338 health and 203 stamina. Even if he retains half of those, his stats are still higher than 90% of players who don't have health and stamina bonuses, which makes him feel no fatigue.

All three of them ignored the presence of fatigue, which is why Wu Chang didn't notice such an obvious rule.

Having confirmed that this rule had no effect on him, Wu Chang continued to ask Raven:
"Is Dylan's advice not to sleep related to other rules of this plane?"

Raven did not respond immediately to this. After a brief moment of thought, she said:
"I can vaguely sense the connection between slumber and the rules, but we need to observe other people entering slumber to make a judgment on the specifics of the rules."

Wu Chang nodded. In other words, to determine what would happen after the raven went into slumber, they needed to find an observation sample for the raven. For a moment, he considered using his high attributes to volunteer to become that observation sample.

But upon closer reflection, this was, after all, the first instance he was conquering in the Realm of Reason, and since it was a Gamma-level instance, he should give it the most basic respect, so he dismissed the idea.

However, this did not stump him. According to Kruger, the Federation sent more than 20 squads this time, each with a standard team of seven people, and nearly 150 players entered the instance. These players were excellent observation samples.

He drew back the curtains and looked outside. He saw that the windows were boarded up, and through the boards he could see that it was completely dark outside.

Dylan said it was best not to leave the room at night or look out the window, and that he would check on us every hour.

He didn't want to appear too unusual for the time being and sever the connection with the indigenous people on the survivor side, so he had to use his true self to collect and observe samples.

As Wu Chang's main body entered the survivor's stronghold, his true self had just seen Kruger off and was moving towards Jacques City with Sword Star and the other two.

The federal investigation team was deployed to different locations in Jacques to ensure that their investigation covered the entire city in the shortest possible time.

The direction in which the true self enters Jacques City is located to the north of Jacques City, opposite to the south where the original body is located, exactly at the two poles of Jacques City.

Compared to the relatively safer south, the north of Jacques is much more dangerous and chaotic.

According to survivors, both Professor Eugene and the Howler last appeared in the northern part of the city.

Wu Chang and his team will be assigned to this direction because they are a non-modified squad handpicked by Kruger and are highly regarded by the military leadership. As the most elite, they are naturally responsible for handling the most dangerous troubles.

He led Jianxing and the others into Yake City, with a bald man named Tank and two others following closely behind. The three of them were separated by a road, making it seem as if they were not simply following, but rather driving side by side.

The survivors who have made it to the city are all well-versed in the survival methods Dylan spoke of; no normal person would risk going outside after dark.

The streets of Yacco were deserted, with only Wu Chang and his group visible, making them stand out conspicuously.

As veteran players of the Abyss game, everyone knows that being so conspicuous is not a good thing.

This is a gamma-level instance on the verge of going out of control, not some child's play projection instance. One wrong step and you're doomed. No one dares to gamble their life on their luck.

As they walked, Tank and the others kept an eye on their surroundings, looking for a safe place to spend the night.

The three of them, including Jianxing, were even more flustered. If it weren't for the fact that Heping hadn't yet made a statement, they would have already crawled into any building and waited for dawn.

boom!
Not far from them, the faint sound of an explosion could be heard, and a green light shot into the sky from the direction of the explosion, which was particularly conspicuous in the night.

That green light clearly came from players in the Abyss game, indicating that some players had already engaged the flesh and blood monsters before them.

Judging from the light, the place where the battle broke out was no more than two kilometers away from them in a straight line.

Tank was somewhat tempted and wanted to join in the fun, hoping to recruit more players into his team.

He hadn't expected the dungeon he was assigned to to be so difficult, and with only three people in his team, he felt very insecure.

He had some reservations about bringing two companions with him.

Releasing such a blatant attack at night is clearly a last resort, an attempt to win in one fell swoop, or a way to escape.

This is, after all, a gamma-level instance on the verge of going out of control. If the players in the midst of the battle are at a disadvantage and are frantically trying to escape, his rash approach might make him a scapegoat for them.

When being chased by a lion in the wild, if you want to escape, you don't need to outrun the lion, but outrun your companions.

This statement also applies to the Abyss game. If you see them arrive and the other side shouts, "If you eat them, you can't eat me," then you're in trouble.

Tank thought for a moment, then looked up at Wu Chang. If they could just call on them, the problem would be solved.

That newcomer named Peace is incredibly powerful, and he can't figure out his strength. With Peace's help, they can put up a fight against the flesh-and-blood monster.

If they can't win, they'll have to rely on their own abilities to escape. Peace, who's been targeted by monsters, can't teleport people, so they can outrun the other three newcomers.

With this thought in mind, he called out to Wu Chang:
"Go over and take a look?"

Wu Chang was also curious about what had happened over there. Since something seemed amiss, he could teleport away with Jian Xing and the others, so he nodded and said:

"can."

Tank's cheek twitched slightly as he listened. He had clearly extended an invitation, but the newcomer on the other end sounded as if he were asking for permission.

Never mind that right now, he gave his companion a look, and the three of them quickly moved toward the location of the explosion.

Wu Chang opened his spatial domain and sensed that Tank and the other two were about to arrive. He then slowly activated the teleportation, bringing Jianxing and the others to the rooftop of the building closest to the green light.

The building beneath their feet was also a six-story building, and with their eyesight, they could easily see the view below.

The green light they had just seen contained a large amount of energy, and they could still feel the residual energy, which was concentrated at a T-junction.

There were no signs of combat near the T-junction, and no players could be seen, suggesting they had already left.

In the entire area, only one food truck with a hot dog sign remained parked at the intersection.

Wu Chang and the others could clearly see that the food truck owner was stewing a pot of meat sauce. He put a sausage on a piece of toasted bread, scooped on a spoonful of meat sauce, and then poured on a lethal amount of tomato sauce and yellow mustard.

The food truck owner took a bite, a smile spreading across his face as he chewed, as if to say, "This is the taste!"

The boss swallowed the hot dog in a few bites, then looked up at Wu Chang and the others. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Tank and the other two rushing over.

On a deserted street at night, a strange food truck suddenly appears. Anyone who sees it knows something is wrong, especially since a battle had broken out there before.

Tank and his two companions could naturally sense something was amiss. They immediately went on high alert and, together with Wu Chang and his three companions on the rooftop, formed a pincer movement, surrounding the food cart.

Tank put on a pair of red knuckle dusters, and the white-robed priestess took out a two-meter-long black wooden staff and began to apply buffs to Tank and the mage. The mage then took out a weapon somewhere between a longsword and a short staff and began to chant.

The three men glared menacingly, ready to overturn the food cart at the slightest provocation, but the cart owner seemed oblivious to their hostility. He lifted the lid of the pot of stewing meat sauce and asked warmly:
"Would you like a hot dog? It has my family's secret meat sauce in it, the taste is absolutely top-notch."

“Back when I opened my shop in the Metropolitan area, it was recognized as a star-rated restaurant by tire professionals, and many foreign customers would fly in specifically to eat my hot dogs.”

The moment the lid was lifted, a strange aroma rose from the pot, so strong that even Wu Chang and the others standing on the roof could smell it.

The moment they smelled the aroma, both Tank and Sword Star seemed to be bewitched, their eyes fixed on the mobile food truck.

Only Wu Chang remained clear-eyed, squinting at the mobile food truck.

As expected of a Gamma-level, near-out-of-control dungeon, it's truly teeming with Grandmasters, and yet another Origin-level monster.

The aroma emanating from the food truck was not ordinary; it was a special kind of fragrance, more sophisticated and more potent than that of the Supermarket Monster.

His inspiration told him that the essence of this aroma was to stimulate people's appetite. Once their appetite was aroused, they would unknowingly fall for it and be attracted to it.

Enticing desires targets inspiration, while suppressing desires requires willpower. Most players won't invest in attributes like inspiration and willpower. At the same time, the root power targeting inspiration and desire is undoubtedly one of the most difficult roots to deal with.

In other instances, players could suppress their appetite indirectly by relying on their physical strength. However, the rules of the Sleepless Night instance suppressed everyone's vitality, causing them to be affected on the spot.

Besides Wu Chang, Tank was the strongest in the room, but he was also the first to succumb to his desires and was controlled by the food truck owner.

Tank used to be a bodybuilder with a huge appetite, used to eating six meals a day. When he first entered the Abyss game, he spent a lot of time just finding enough food in the dungeons.

It wasn't until his life attribute points were high enough that he was able to suppress his body and muscles' thirst for energy.

Because of the rules of the sleepless night dungeon, he was already hungry. When he was lured by the aroma, his stomach took over his brain. A thunderous rumble came from his stomach, and he walked towards the food cart with a blank look in his eyes.

The food truck owner smiled as he stirred the meat sauce in the pot with a large ladle. As the sauce churned, a head floated up and down within it, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

(End of this chapter)