PFRG: Chapter 109

If the previous simple observation didn’t reveal anything unusual, then when these threads touched the skin, it was found that they obviously weren’t the wool threads usually seen.

Faintly, there seemed to be dense velvet covering every corner of these threads.

The wet feeling was accompanied by a distinct sucking sensation, as if countless tiny and dense suction cups were exploring every inch of the pores on the skin, eager to penetrate.

Rather than thinking that they were alive as one might initially think, it was more like these threads themselves were a type of living organism.

The tingling feeling on his scalp seemed particularly clear at this moment. There was a feeling of nausea deep in his heart. If it was the past, Yue Ren would’ve probably chosen to end this game that made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Yes, if it was before.

But not now.

Now, as the starting player of the team, he needed to pave the way for Chi Ting, who would come on later.

This realization made the man behind the helmet reveal a deep sense of helplessness.

As expected, once he was restrained, he was no longer as free as before when he could do things according to his mood. But…

After a helpless look flashed across his face, a distinct smile appeared as a figure flashed through Yue Ren’s mind.

This feeling of being bound made him feel—it was very pleasant.

Yue Ren’s eyelids lowered slightly.

Under the mottled light that was retreating madly, the shadows dancing wildly under his feet suddenly climbed up to his ankles.

The black tentacles, as sharp as knives, swept past neatly. All the threads that tried to stick to his feet were cut into countless small segments in an instant.

The pink threads fell under the seat one by one, still struggling unwillingly. Then the black shadows continued to extend around, penetrating straight into the torn car body. Without warning, they faced the thin threads connecting various parts.

The continuous breaking sounds were soon drowned out by the whistling wind.

This scene was seen by several people in the viewing area through the surveillance screen, causing Ji Xingque to exclaim in surprise, “F*k, why would he cut those threads for no reason? Is Yue Ren crazy?”

“He is indeed a madman.” Chi Ting agreed with Ji Xingque’s evaluation. His eyes were fixed on the screen. For a moment, not much of an expression could be seen in his usually gentle demeanor.

Of course, he knew what Yue Ren was planning right now. Even though there were so many different methods available, this guy was willing as ever to choose the most reckless one.

It was as if this man could only feel more passion from the strong stimulation of putting himself in a dangerous situation where he could be doomed at any time.

As the shadows moved crazily, the car body looked increasingly precarious as the threads gradually broke. The violent shaking could carry the person in the car off the track and into the abyss at any time.

The car body seemed like it was about to collapse and disintegrate along with the threads cut by the shadows. But every time the last few threads were completely cut off, they would always be reborn in an instant. They would stubbornly pull the parts back again and again when they were on the verge of being completely scattered.

It was obvious that the player called Yue Ren was tirelessly trying to dismantle the car, but the threads were trying hard to maintain the integrity of the car. This scene seemed like an identity swap and was full of a strong sense of separation no matter how they looked at it.

However, as the connections between parts were cut one after another, more and more continuous new threads held tightly to the critical point of collapse and prevented the car body from being completely dismantled.

The go-kart was still speeding along.

Finally, the car body, which seemed like it was going to fall apart at any time, plunged straight into a deep hole after passing the last curve.

The darkness that completely enveloped the area briefly lost all the surrounding light. All the shadows squirming under Yue Ren were completely swallowed up.

After a few seconds, the surroundings lit up again. The lights and flat track appeared in front of him, so calm that it seemed as if what he had just experienced was an illusion.

He lowered his eyes to scan the completely restored red go-kart without a single crack on its body. The corners of his mouth, hidden under the helmet, curved up in a playful manner.

As mentioned in Rule 5, the go-kart will absolutely not break down during the race.

The stubborn threads would rather fight to such an extent than let this broken car be completely dismantled, probably for the sake of not violating the content of Rule 5.

From this perspective, the content of Rule 5 had been verified to be correct.

At least, the point mentioned in the first half was entirely correct.

The pleasure brought by going crazy occasionally relieved Yue Ren’s disgust due to the threads.

He glanced around calmly. Finally, he saw the Jazz team’s blue go-kart again in his field of view.

The two competing cars had returned to the same route.

The normal racing scene of chasing each other was restored. In the monitoring room, Ji Xingque finally sighed with relief.

He was really worried that Yue Ren would get himself into trouble with this move. Even now, he was still holding his chest with lingering fear. “Oh my god, I was really scared! So this is really possible? Then I…”

Chi Ting interrupted him. “Don’t let your imagination run wild. Don’t learn anything from him.”

“Hey, why?” Ji Xingque asked without thinking. But just as he said this, he sensed that the captain’s tone was a bit too low. He raised his eyes carefully and took a look. “So, Yue Ren was really messing around just now. Captain, are you angry?”

“No, I’m not.” Chi Ting obviously noticed the seriousness of his expression. He paused for a moment, letting his expression ease a bit before repeating, “I’m not angry.”

As far as he could remember, he hadn’t felt angry for a long time. In this situation, he could only be considered unhappy at best.

As for the reason for feeling unhappy…

There was a brief silence before Chi Ting resumed his usual calm tone, “However, Yue Ren did have his reasons for doing this. He proved something very important.”

“What is it?”

The flickering light of the screen hit Chi Ting’s face, and the corners of his mouth curved up a bit.

“The threads are so desperate to protect the car body. It seems that if the instance fails to ensure that the correct rules run smoothly, it will also face very serious consequences.” Chi Ting had a thoughtful demeanor and couldn’t help thinking about a very interesting thing. “Say, for the same punishment of violating the rules of the game, which side will be more severe? Is it us or the instance NPCs and the mysterious force behind them maintaining the instance?”

Such meaningful words obviously didn’t really need to be answered. However, the series of associations caused by this discovery suddenly gave Chi Ting a new expectation.

If he had the chance, he might consider testing it out.

As each word fell clearly into his ears, Ji Xingque’s gradually changing expression seemed to be shocked.

Song Xuefeng was also lost in thought when listening to Chi Ting’s words. He glanced at Ji Xingque’s expression and couldn’t help asking curiously, “Do you understand?”

“No.” Ji Xingque shook his head, but his admiration didn’t change. “But it seems like the Captain is really powerful.”

Song Xuefeng: “……”

The corners of his mouth slowly moved. Finally, his eyelids lowered as he closed his eyes and stopped looking at this smart guy.

At the same time, the barrage of comments in the Jazz team’s live stream was scrolling rapidly.

Since Chi Ting was still in the monitoring area and couldn’t see Yue Ren’s main perspective, many frugal viewers temporarily jumped to the live stream room next door to watch the details. It was at this time that the live stream room was turned upside down after witnessing Miao Zhou’s entire experience.

[Is it possible to play like this? Sell a life to clear the game?]

[I got goosebumps. Those threads are really disgusting.]

[Miao Zhou has two lives but we don’t. If we encounter this, is there any chance of survival?]

[It will be difficult for the Jazz team this time. They have just started and already used up a life. It will be hard to deal with things later.]

[Didn’t the person from the Dawn team come out? D*mn, if he wasn’t a mosaic, I would really like to see how he did it. When will this bug be fixed?]

[It seems that Miao Zhou’s condition isn’t very good. His personal skill consumes so much energy. Will he…?]

[It is only one lap. He just has to grit his teeth and hold on. Now the speed of both sides is around the same. The outcome is still uncertain.]

[The guy next door didn’t have an extra life but still managed to survive. The Jazz team is already like this. I think Dawn can win this time.]

Qu Leng couldn’t see what was happening in the live stream room, but he could almost guess the grand scene in the barrage.

In the short span of a few minutes, Miao Zhou used his personal skill ‘Death Substitute’ to avoid a fatal situation, allowing him to escape from the series of curves. This meant that no more mistakes were allowed for the rest of the race.

Originally, the Jazz team arranged for Miao Zhou to lead the team due to the trial and error opportunity brought by his personal skill. They never expected that he would waste the crucial opportunity right at the start. Most importantly, after returning to the main route, the red go-kart of the Dawn team appeared again. It wasn’t known how their team member got through the difficulty, but in this way, it meant that their team member no longer had the advantage in the first lap.

Qu Leng glanced in the direction of the red team’s monitoring area. He rubbed his temples that were aching with a headache, and asked, “How much progress has been made with the first lap?”

The team member next to him answered, “Just over 45%.”

Qu Leng frowned slightly.

After such a thrilling series of curves, the first lap wasn’t even halfway through. This obviously meant there was at least one more level, or even more, waiting for them in the next part of the track.

What could it be?

Such a thought emerged in his mind, and Qu Leng’s eyes were fixed on the screen without moving away.

Once the first lap was over, players participating in the second lap needed to go directly onto the field. This made every detail in the first round of the competition crucial.

Through the surveillance footage, he could see a very eye-catching road sign suddenly appear not far in front of the players on the field.

Then came the second and the third.

The words on each of the signs could be combined to form a sentence.

[Congratulations on passing the S-curve test.]

[Next.]

[Please be prepared to accept the next project.]

[Passing a unilateral bridge.]

“So the previous project was called the S-shaped curve, and this one is the unilateral bridge…” Qu Leng always felt that these two terms had a strange sense of familiarity.

At this moment, a team member next to him suddenly realized and exclaimed, “Isn’t this the second subject of our country’s driver’s license test?”

Qu Leng’s expression paused slightly. “.”

It really was the case.

The netizens in the live stream room also reacted. The comments were rushing in.

[Does it have to be so real? You need a driver’s license just to play go-kart?]

[The memories of the dead are suddenly attacking me…]

[It really is a memory of the dead. We have already come to this unlimited world. Is it necessary to kill people and destroy their hearts as well?]

[Speaking of subject two, I failed it four times. Can you believe it?]

[My mother asked me why I burst into tears just by watching a live stream.]

[Hey, the S-curve just now was so abnormal. I feel that this unilateral bridge won’t be much better. I wish them a safe journey.]

[If nothing else, people who can’t drive are really likely to die if they come to this project.]

Compared to the comments in the live stream room that completely exploded due to excessive resonance, the red team’s monitoring area was completely different. Chi Ting fell into deep thought due to the content on the signs. “Passing a unilateral bridge? What is that?”

Ji Xingque thought for a moment. “Could it be that it is only half a section of a bridge?”

Song Xuefeng wondered, “Only crossing a bridge from one side of the track?”

The three people from the apocalypse, who knew nothing about traffic rules, made eye contact and fell into a long silence.

After a long time, Chi Ting cleared his throat softly and said in a very casual manner, “It doesn’t matter. We will know when we see it later.”