Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

Qi Tong finally had some peace and quiet. She looked up at her watch and saw that it was already past 11 p.m.

Time passes much faster here than in the real world. The 72-hour survival time likely refers to the game world. That means they only have one day left.

Based on the experience from the last game, the monsters would become even more demonic, but there were no monsters in front of her.

Currently, both Xu Ning and Qin Yu still have one mystery left.

Even Chen Guodong, the man with the chrysanthemum tattoo, was reduced to a ghost, but he had far more wounds than Xu Ning and Qin Yu.

Tan Xue is in a more dangerous situation. She's been crying the whole time, and since she doesn't have much experience, she's always been carried along.

There was another man who looked very simple and honest. He had also solved all the strange occurrences and was now sizing up Qi Tong.

Qi Tong withdrew his gaze and looked down. The Analects that had been on the table was now an untitled book. He opened it and found that there were no words inside. However, when he shone a candle on it, words appeared on the page.

dead.

Qi Tong closed the book expressionlessly and handed it to the librarian.

The candles were almost burned out, so Qi Tong replaced them with the last one. The day for this proof had come to an end.

"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."

The clock struck midnight, but there was no clock striking midnight last time.

Is this some kind of warning?

The dull chimes echoed, causing unease to set in among the players.

Tan Xue couldn't help but cry out. The monsters in front of her were the most numerous. After midnight, the monsters became even more demonic. They dropped equipment as they were supposed to, and they even had a smell as they were supposed to be bloody.

Tan Xue was so frightened that she dared not open her eyes, but a strange creature suddenly appeared behind her and pried open her eyes tightly. She kept biting her lip to keep herself from making a sound.

The next second, she seemed to enter a hallucination, her eyes glazed over, and suddenly, as if seeing something, her eyes widened and tears streamed down her face, her lips repeatedly murmuring, "No...no...don't die..."

"I will let you live..."

She took out the library card with tears in her eyes.

The strange phenomenon before them was immediately taken away and destroyed.

The librarian also appeared beside her.

"You no longer have a library card. You cannot stay in the library without a library card. Please leave."

Tan Xue stood up numbly, walked to the door, opened it, and took a step outside.

He had just stepped out with his left foot when he froze in place, his consciousness snapping back to reality.

She...she actually gave him her library card to save Zhao Haiyang!

Tan Xue wanted to turn back, but how could the administrator let her go? He pushed her and slammed the door shut, the bell on the door ringing again and again.

Tan Xue's screams could be heard from outside, blending with the sound of the bell to create a mournful melody.

"Xiaoling, rein in your strength..." came the old, hoarse voice; it was the shop manager.

"Yes, store manager." The manager stood still, bowing slightly, showing absolute obedience to the store manager.

Qi Tong kept staring at the spot outside the door, where there was a blurry figure.

The figure stood still until it heard the bell. It wasn't very close, so Qi Tong couldn't see it clearly, but from the figure's action of covering its ears and crouching down, Qi Tong guessed that it must be in pain.

Why the pain? Is it because of the bell?

The other two administrators walked up to Fang Hao and Qi Tong, respectively.

Fang Hao is another honest man who has solved all the strange things.

"Dear Midnight Library member, we now need your help to organize our books. Would you be willing?" the librarian said in a sinister tone, his eyes fixed on Fang Hao.

Fang Hao remembered the rule: librarians cannot refuse reasonable requests.

Organizing books is a reasonable request.

Fang Hao stopped thinking and said, "I'm willing."

The librarian immediately flashed a standard eight-tooth smile and led him away.

The same problem exists in Qitong.

Qi Tong thought for a moment and replied, "I'm willing to help you organize the ordinary books, but I'm too clumsy to handle the special ones and I'm afraid I'll damage them."

The administrator also smiled, but the smile looked sinister no matter how you looked at it.

Fang Hao and Qi Tong were taken away.

Xu Ning and Qin Yu also started to get anxious. Why was the last mystery so difficult to deal with?

Just as they were getting anxious, a scream interrupted them.

Chen Guodong was leaning back in his chair, his lower body gone. The chair and the floor were covered in blood, and his intestines were slowly flowing downwards. Chen Guodong reached out to the two of them, begging to save his life. He had no more props in his hands.

Because his younger brother is in a very powerful guild, he has a lot of items given to him by his younger brother, and he has been relying on these items.

However, this game only asks you questions, and you will be attacked if you answer them poorly or violate the rules.

How could someone as ambitious as him possibly answer well, or even consider other people's perspectives when answering questions?

The low-level props are useless, and the high-level ones... are few and far between.

He has already used two S-level items, one to save his life and the other to transfer the damage to Liu Weiyi.

Poor Liu Weiyi was made a scapegoat and died without even knowing why. He had been prepared for this woman to take the fall for him. The moment he first placed his hand on Liu Weiyi's shoulder, he had already planted the twisting mark of the prop.

"Save...save me...I'll let my brother..." Before he could finish speaking, Chen Guodong had already breathed his last.

The next second, it exploded into a bloody mist and vanished without a trace, leaving only the stench of blood permeating the entire library.

[Holy crap, he just died like that? Wasn't this guy pretty arrogant just now?]

The item-based strategy simply doesn't work in this question-and-answer format; a good brain is essential.

Is nobody paying attention to that girl named Tan Xue? Her death was so tragic...

Xu Ning and Qin Yu exchanged a glance before looking away; she hadn't originally planned to save them.

Save him? The prop is for my own survival.

This kind of person can use Liu Weiyi as a shield, and they can use her as a shield too. They won't be grateful for being saved; they'll only resent you for not saving them sooner.

She's seen people like that before.

She came here for what she wanted, which is why she's been working so hard, entering the game again and again. It's the last day of this instance, and she absolutely cannot give up here!

The red-clad female ghost opposite her kept pestering her. You tried to resolve the issue for her, but she wouldn't speak. If you didn't speak, she would keep asking you questions, but she wouldn't ask anything serious. Xu Ning realized that this eerie creature was trying to wear her down!

Time is running out, and who knows what other unknown dangers may lie ahead.

Xu Ning purchased an automatic binding rope and a "one-hit kill" powder (for the eerie type) from the store, and also used the item "Come have a cup of lemon tea".

They tied the female monster up, soaked her in lemon tea, sprinkled in some lethal powder, stirred it, and immediately put the lid on.

The "Come Have a Lemon Tea" item can save your life or trap enemies; it's an A+ item. While it can't directly kill someone or save your life, it buys you some time and ensures your safety.

The lemon tea dissipated in no time. This proved that there was nothing left inside, and the eeriness had been eliminated.

Qin Yu, seeing Xu Ning's actions, was also considering their feasibility.

The next second, the librarian came over and asked Xu Ning the same question, and Xu Ning's answer was exactly the same as Qi Tong's.

As the administrator led Xu Ning away, Xu Ning connected with Qi Tong.

"What's going on? I'm on my way there now."

Qi Tong was holding many books and organizing them.

"It's nothing, I'm just organizing books. The man who came with me isn't here. I feel like we went to different places because of how we answered him, and it seems like he went somewhere dangerous."

"Hmm, shall I go take a look?"

"Is it okay? How will I find you if there's danger?"

"The Bridge of Hearts prop allows two people to meet. If you think of me, a red arrow will appear in front of you. Follow it to find me."

"OK, I'll get ready and head over there as soon as possible," Qi Tong thought to herself, her hands moving faster and faster.

Xu Ning looked up and called out to the administrator, "Excuse me, administrator, I don't want to organize ordinary books anymore. I'm a meticulous person, so I should be able to handle the task you assigned me."

Upon seeing this, the administrator was as happy as a bull or horse that had achieved good results.