Chapter 1: The Rules Come
Night.
A full moon hung high in the sky, and the whole earth, except for the slightest ray of moonlight, there was no light. The light of the moon was not the usual silver-white, but with a hint of blood. makes this world look particularly terrifying.
The brilliant neon and the noisy streets are all gone. All that was left was the blood-red glow, and the terrible silence.
Time, it's spring.
Ye Luo wore a thick down jacket and wrapped himself in the quilt. But Rao was like this, she was still shivering in the cold.
Ten days ago.
April 1, 2025, April Fool's Day.
A voice sounded in the minds of all mankind.
"Discover E-level civilization and conduct civilization assessment."
"The assessment is on."
"The first round of rules is now released as follows."
"1. The day disappears, and only the night remains. Only the moonlight is pure, please avoid other light sources to avoid contamination.
2. The global temperature is adjusted to a uniform 30 degrees, and after that, the temperature will drop at a rate of five degrees per day.
3. Human beings shall not use any way to communicate with each other.
After three minutes, the rules will officially come into effect, so be prepared. ”
The voice disappeared, and three minutes later, the blood moon rose, and the whole world was plunged into a blanket of blood.
When terror comes, it's night. Many people are turning on the lights, or lying in bed, leisurely scrolling through their phones.
When a blood moon falls, the world is in a state of panic.
People who reacted quickly turned off the lights as soon as possible. After all, the first rule is to avoid other light sources!
Some people who didn't react fell into a state of madness after a few seconds of being illuminated by other lights. If you continue to be exposed to other lights, the symptoms of madness will become more and more severe. When many people finally die, there is no whole piece of flesh on their bodies: this is scratched out by their own madness.
In addition to the lights that everyone thinks of first, other lights include the light on the screens of various electronic products, and even the light of cooking fires.
And behind these experiences, there are all fresh lives.
According to statistics.
Just the first day. More than 300 million humans have died under the first rule.
And in such an extremely depressing situation, the third rule even prohibits human communication.
On the day the rules fell, countless people let out cries of terror.
And as long as they have someone around them and they respond.
It is regarded as mutual communication, and the two who violate the rules will die violently on the spot.
Day 1. More than 200 million humans died under the rule of the third day.
Later, as humans gradually figured out the rules, the number of humans who died under these two rules began to slowly decrease.
Over time.
The third rule shows its power.
It drops by 5 degrees a day, and since the initial temperature is 30 degrees, the temperature is quite suitable for the first few days.
Six days later. When the temperature reaches below zero, it is not so comfortable.
Ten days have passed now.
The temperature has reached minus 20 degrees.
On the streets, no one has gone out.
All wore the thickest clothes and wrapped themselves in quilts all day long.
And this temperature ...... It will continue to decline.
The whole world.
There was an air of despair.
Humans, how long can they last?
Twelve o'clock in the night. Obviously he was already very sleepy, but Ye Luo closed his eyes, but he couldn't sleep.
She counted the inventory in the villa over and over again, and the food was ample for the time being. In order to avoid violating the first rule, the government cut off electricity in most areas a few days ago. However, she also has a generator and diesel fuel, and if the temperature continues to drop, she can use the generator, and the heating equipment will still work, and she will be able to hold on for a while.
Ye Luo was thinking again.
The voice said.
First round rules.
So, will there be a second round of rules? The rules for the third round?
When the time comes, will the human situation be even more difficult than it is now?
She was born with a slow mood, and this time the horror struck, and most people were trapped in deep fear.
She didn't have panic-like emotions, but she knew.
She had to live.
But according to this situation, how long can she live?
In other words, how long can all human beings live?
Right now.
The voice that appeared ten days ago came to mind again.
Ye Luo suddenly opened his eyes.
"Congratulations on living for ten days. The initial quest is ready, and the quest name: Dark Forest. Duplicate fatality: 77%. ”
"Those who pass the quest will gain a hardy constitution and, randomly."
Next, please select. To participate in the copy, or not to participate in the copy. Make a choice, meditate in your mind. ”
Copy!
Dark Forest!
The real world has gone dark.
The dungeon turned out to be still black!
Ye Luo's pupils shrank, she didn't hesitate, and immediately responded in her heart.
"Take the dungeon!"
Not to mention this random ability, this hardy physique alone is worth Ye Luo's gamble.
The rule that the temperature will continue to drop is not yet known to end in the future.
Ye Luo can't bet on the change of rules, she can only seize every opportunity and survive.
This hardy constitution.
Maybe it's the key to survival.
"Choose a time countdown."
"Ten...... Nine ......"
"Three...... Two...... One ......"
"The countdown is over. The number of people who opted in to the copy was combined into 2080003240. ”
Ye Luo counted it, and the number of people was about two billion, nearly 2.1 billion.
It seems that there are many people like her who want to fight.
"Each person can make one choice before entering the dungeon.
Please make your choice.
1. A doll can take a fatal injury instead of you.
2. An ordinary flashlight.
3. You can know a copy rule in advance. (Whoever chooses this one, knows, will be the same rule.) And this rule cannot be communicated to others. )”
Subsequently.
The voice in my head began to count down again.
Ye Luo thought quickly.
With a mortality rate of 77%, this copy is certainly very dangerous.
This first option, which can directly avoid a fatal injury, is extremely tempting.
Third, know a rule in advance.
This proves that this copy may also have the same rules as the real world, and the rules are still hidden.
In this case, knowing the rules in advance may be able to avoid multiple fatal injuries.
But here's the problem.
There is only one rule that can be known in advance.
And listening to this meaning, there must be more than one rule in the copy.
The limitations are still too great.
Ye Luo finally looked at the second one.
"An ordinary flashlight."
She narrowed her eyes.
Because of the existence of the first rule in the real world, things like flashlights have long been sealed in the dust.
In the past ten days, Ye Luo has not seen any other light except for the moonlight.
Right now...... The option of a flashlight suddenly appeared......
Think only for a moment.
And the countdown has come to an end.
Ye Luo at the last moment, directly silently recited: "Option 2." ”
She opted for a flashlight.
"The copy is on. Welcome to the Dark Forest Quest No. 187663. This copy is for 1,000 people. There is a lot of laughter and fun in the dungeon, may you have a great time. ”
Speaking of laughter and fun, the originally mechanical broadcast voice actually carried a hint of malice.
The next moment.
After a burst of vertigo, Ye Luo found that he was located in a huge square.