novelraw Chapter 127 : New Rules
Chapter 127 : New Rules
Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
In the end, this round could be considered finished.
Unfortunately, my solo mission only earned me fifty points.
The reason given by the APP was “interference from others,” which resulted in a deduction of points.
As for the mirror factory monster, because I devoured one-third of it, I was also awarded fifty points.
Since the game ended halfway through, a bonus of one hundred points was given this time, but only to me and Lu Haochen.
Adding the base mission reward, this round of the game earned me three hundred points.
Lu Haochen also received three hundred points—one hundred from the System, one hundred for the early game completion, and one hundred as a newbie bonus.
According to Lu Haochen, his shadow parasite could interfere with some aspects of the mirror space, and after I entered the Mirror World, he observed my situation through that mirror.
However, what he saw was mostly blurred images, since he was different from me.
My night vision worked in the Mirror World, while his vision, though decent, was still on a human level.
So, he followed those blurry scenes and kept chasing after me.
From his description, it seemed like I was running down the street the whole time.
Strangely, the mirror’s reflection showed completely different things.
The monsters I encountered appeared to him as clumps of dark, fuzzy shadows—completely unrecognizable.
According to him, as time slowly passed, my figure also began to be tinged with a faint black blur.
This aligned with my theory of “being assimilated.”
Lu Haochen only saw some black shadows chasing me, while I kept running down the road.
In the end, it was his shadow monster that pointed him in the right direction, and he jumped into the water to pull me out.
Though this process sounded long, it actually took less than half an hour.
This guy had sprinted twenty kilometers at full speed. Xu Han and Jiang Yulong were almost dead from exhaustion trying to keep up.
You could say Lu Haochen sprinted the entire way, so it’s no wonder he was completely wiped out after pulling me out.
All things considered, I was quite grateful to this guy. At least he understood the concept of repaying a debt.
Because of me, he not only survived but also obtained a monster.
As repayment, he risked his life to save me—so I guess we’re even now.
At least from my perspective, we’re even.
After bidding farewell to the group in deep exhaustion, I barely managed to walk the last stretch of road.
I climbed over the wall and returned to my bedroom on the second floor.
The moment I entered the room, half of my strength seemed to vanish.
My legs gave out and I nearly collapsed to the floor.
Forcing myself to stay upright, I shoved the shredded leather jacket and T-shirt from the Mirror World under the bed to avoid being found by Shao He and Reina.
Then I took off my pants and stuffed them under the bed as well.
Once I was completely naked, I was so tired I could barely keep my eyes open.
Sha Ha had been waiting for me at home all night.
After I left, it seemed like it didn’t sleep at all, just lay on the bed waiting.
When I climbed in through the balcony, Sha Ha happily rushed to greet me.
But I was too exhausted to respond.
Climbing into bed, I barely managed to put on my pajamas.
Lying on my side, I patted the empty spot in front of me.
Sha Ha quickly snuggled into my arms as usual.
Hugging the fluffy Sha Ha, both my body and mind finally relaxed.
My eyelids couldn’t hold up any longer and gently closed.
Just before I completely lost consciousness, I suddenly seemed to remember something.
Crap, I forgot to pull up the blanket. I’m going to catch a cold tomorrow…
I instinctively tried to reach for the blanket, but just as my hand lifted halfway, I lost consciousness completely.
Yet at that moment, I seemed to hear a ‘smack’ sound and felt my palm make intimate contact with my butt.
"That… was really loud..."
When I woke up the next day, unsurprisingly, I had caught a cold.
And it was a pretty bad one.
In the morning, Reina was calling me.
Even though I could hear her, my head remained groggy, and I couldn’t open my eyes…
Dazed, I felt someone helping me get dressed.
I barely managed to open my eyes and saw Shao He and Reina beside me.
Looking down, I saw that I was already wearing soft cotton underwear.
The fatigue made me shut my eyes again.
When I regained consciousness again, it was because of a sharp pain on the back of my hand.
I instinctively opened my eyes and saw a female doctor beside me inserting an IV needle into the back of my hand.
Shao He and Reina were standing at my bedside, looking at me with concern.
For the next few days, I basically spent all my time lying in bed.
Normally, my body shouldn’t be this weak, which made me wonder.
But looking at things now, it seemed that my once infinite stamina had vanished.
Although my strength hadn’t decreased much, my stamina seemed to have been forcibly reset to a normal human level.
I thought about it for a long time and couldn’t figure it out.
I could only roughly deduce…
My freakish stamina might’ve been harmonized by the world.
As mentioned before, the Mirror World and Surface World were placed on a balance.
After being pulled into and out of the Mirror World, my body might have undergone some special transformation.
Later, I checked the APP again and basically confirmed this.
The APP’s display was simple—a single line: “Due to forced exit from the Mirror World, unpredictable consequences may occur.”
It was in small font.
If I hadn’t looked closely, I might’ve missed it.
In other words, my body underwent some change in the Mirror World.
And because my exit wasn’t according to the normal rules, I didn’t have time to fully break free from assimilation before I was yanked out.
So, that assimilation remained.
This was the only theory that somewhat explained why I had weakened.
Actually, I wasn’t exactly weak.
My body just returned to normal human standards—maybe slightly stronger than average.
After finishing lunch, which was just some porridge made by Reina, I lay down on the bed and slowly closed my eyes.
Though my body had mostly recovered, the sudden loss of stamina made it feel heavy.
Combined with the lingering cold, I had already rested at home for three days.
If this continued, I might end up resting for five days.
Sigh…
“What’s the point of even going to school…”
“Miss, please recover quickly, so you can go back to school.”
Reina said this while clearing away the dishes.
I didn’t respond.
I just hugged Sha Ha and slowly closed my eyes.
I didn’t know how long I slept.
In my dazed state, I heard a buzzing sound near my ear.
Hearing the vibration, I instinctively opened my eyes and reached out.
“Hello?”
Seriously, I was barely awake—who’s calling me at this hour?
I raised my hand and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
Looking at the pitch-black surroundings and the silence outside, I knew it was nighttime.
On the clock, I clearly saw both the hour and minute hands pointing straight up.
Midnight.
"Seven days later, I’ll come for you... Seven days later, I’ll come for you... Seven days later, I’ll come for you..."
There was a brief pause on the other end of the call.
Just as I was growing impatient and about to ask again, suddenly, a hoarse male voice came through.
This voice carried a layer of electronic noise and static.
“Huh?”
I froze for a moment and instinctively looked down at my phone.
The screen lit up, and when I saw the displayed phone number, a chill ran down my spine!
144444444444
The moment I saw that number, I instantly sobered up.
The Evil Spirit Form flipped out from within my body.
I scanned the surroundings.
But… nothing.
The room was empty.
Aside from Jiaoza perched on the bird stand and Sha Ha lying next to me, there wasn’t a single living creature or moving thing.
After carefully observing my surroundings and confirming there was no sound, I focused back on the phone.
Amazingly, the call still hadn’t ended.
Through the receiver, that voice kept repeating.
"Seven days later, I’ll come for you..."
“Who!!”
The Evil Spirit Form spat out a voice.
That sharp female tone mixed with the hoarse male voice created an unbelievably eerie feeling.
On the other end of the call, it seemed to pause for a moment after hearing my Evil Spirit Form.
Then—
Click!
The call was hung up!
I continued observing my surroundings.
But… still nothing.
The next second, my phone suddenly vibrated.
Instinctively, I looked down at the screen.
Just one glance—and I felt my scalp go numb again.
In the phone’s notification bar, a message flashed by.
Just six characters, but it made my heart skip a beat.
【Permanent Mission Released】
Glancing once more at the familiar room around me, at that moment, everything suddenly felt strange.
Every corner of the room exuded an endless sense of eeriness!
The Evil Spirit Form hovered in midair for nearly thirty seconds, then shook its head.
This increasingly eerie feeling wasn’t because of something external—but because I was getting too paranoid!
Still...
I slowly returned the Evil Spirit Form to my body.
After all, keeping it outside for too long could lead to losing control.
Unless things were truly dangerous, I really didn’t want to pull it out.
I opened my eyes.
There was no time to experience the slowly recovering senses.
I turned my head and immediately grabbed my phone, opening the APP.
【Permanent Mission Released:】
【Notification: All items are unusable in this game.】
【Notification: This game is limited to seven days.】
【Hint: Please find him/her/it.】
【Special Rule: (Only applicable to specific players) In this mission, monsters can be devoured. One bite doubles the reward. Two bites, doubles again. Stackable up to 2000 points. If unable to devour, no points will be deducted.】
This mission release clearly differed from previous game rules!
First, the earlier parts were labeled as notifications.
Second, the final special rule...
Was absolutely spine-chilling!