PFRG: Chapter 113

After driving forward a certain distance, a cheerful and pleasant song suddenly sounded on the quiet track.

“You clap once, I clap once. Don’t be too anxious when crossing the road. You clap twice, I clap twice. Don’t carry others with you when riding a bicycle. You clap three times, I clap three times. It is only when you walk on the sidewalk that you can feel at ease. You clap four times, I clap four times…”

The child’s voice, accompanied by a positive tune, seemed to speed up with the frequency of the flashing of the surrounding lights.

However, this type of music didn’t relieve the tension at all. Instead, it made everyone feel that the blood in their bodies seemed to stagnate slightly. This was until this abrupt and creepy background music suddenly stopped. After looking again, one could find that a new road sign had appeared in the distance.

[1]

[When passing through an intersection]

[If you find that the traffic light is flashing with a red light, you should—]

Chi Ting quickly scanned the first question he encountered, and a slight smile flashed in his eyes.

It just so happened that Yue Ren had told him about this, so he understood the meaning of the sign at the fork in the road and chose the right road with the answer ‘wait where you are’ without hesitation’.

As he passed by, the nursery rhyme in his ears continued to ring.

“You clap four times, I clap four times. You go down first and then up. You are so sensible. You clap five times, I clap five times…”

The second fork in the road soon came again.

[2]

[When driving on the road]

[If you see someone crossing the crosswalk, you should—]

Chi Ting stepped on the accelerator again and chose the right road with the ‘stop and give way’ sign on it.

After a short nursery rhyme, he came to another fork in the road. This time, he chose the right again.

He passed the forks one after another. The audience in the live stream room sighed with relief at the smooth progress and started discussing it on the barrage.

[See, I told you that he is really lucky. No matter how you look at it, this lap is much easier than the first one.]

[It is okay. The questions that have been asked so far are quite simple. You can guess the correct answer without knowing it.]

[Is this round considered a welfare level? If he continues at this pace, he should be able to pass this round smoothly soon.]

[Oh no, did you notice that there is a problem with this question?]

[Huh? Is there a problem? It seems that there is no problem. Isn’t it obvious that you should choose the answer on the right?]

[Are you sure it is the right?]

[What’s wrong? Is there any problem?]

[Of course, this would be fine if it was outside, but think about it. The streamer is now in an instance.]

[F*k, I understand what you mean!]

On the field, Chi Ting had passed four forks in the road in a row.

The first four questions seemed quite simple. Basically, even if he didn’t know the answers, he could pass easily just by relying on his upright moral views as a good citizen.

At this moment, with the arrival of the fifth fork in the road, another question clearly fell into his field of view.

The always calm demeanor showed a slight fluctuation at this time. He slightly raised an eyebrow.

[5]

[If you learn that a good friend has been in a traffic accident and their fate is unknown, you should—]

Right: [Rush to the accident scene to carry out a rescue.]

Left: [Stay where you are and wait quietly.]

Due to the transition of the previous four questions, the appearance of this fifth question seemed very logical. The answer seemed to be placed directly in front of his face, ready to come out.

But the moment when he was about to subconsciously make a choice, Chi Ting’s keen intuition told him that there was something wrong with this question. After quickly re-reading the question and the answers, he finally found out where the problem lay.

From the moment they entered the go-kart project, the existence of traffic rules was specifically emphasized to them and left a deep impression of this concept in their minds.

There would be no problem at all if this happened in the real world, but this was the world of unlimited games. There might be humans from peacetime that he had seen here, but there were also supernatural beings from the apocalypse, such as their Dawn team. In addition, there were other time and space existences among the players whom he hadn’t met yet. Even if there wasn’t this, the content of the traffic rules was destined to have no unified answer just because the players were from different countries and regions.

So what was the basis of the so-called compliance with the rules in this game project?

There was only one conclusion that could be drawn.

They were the rules that belonged to this Death Go-kart project.

Rule 6 of the go-kart racing rules at the entrance clearly stated that a substitution was allowed only when a participating player was injured and confirmed to be unable to continue the race.

There was only one situation in the instance where it could be confirmed that the game couldn’t be continued, and that was ‘death.’ In this case, where life or death was still uncertain after a so-called traffic accident, the other players must not take the risk of going directly into the game. Then the only thing they should do was: Stay where you are and wait quietly.

The straight section of the road was about to reach the end. Just as he was about to pass the fork in the road, Chi Ting turned the steering wheel neatly.

With a very beautiful arc, the go-kart turned neatly and rushed onto the left road.

[6]

[If you are traveling alone and find that your vehicle might break down, you can choose to—]

Right: [Stop and get off to check the situation.]

Left; [Continue towards the destination.]

Rule 5 stated that the go-kart wouldn’t malfunction during the race, so they shouldn’t stop by the roadside to get off.

Chi Ting turned the steering wheel to the left.

[7]

[If you feel shortness of breath or other physical discomfort while driving, you should—]

Right: {Adjust your motions and adapt to the surrounding environment.]

Left: [Remove any restrictions and ventilate as much as possible.]

Rule 9 gave the reminder that they couldn’t remove their helmet at any time.

The red go-kart headed towards the road on the right again.

Once he successfully compared the content of this test item with the rules in the competition and strictly followed the content of the rules, the answers to the choices were obvious.

Every time he passed a fork in the road, the wind whistling in his ears suddenly accelerated.

Under such smooth driving, even the audience in the live stream room was already very optimistic about the end. However, Chi Ting’s eyebrows under the helmet were slightly twisted.

It was quiet.

It was a bit too quiet.

Since he had always focused on the choice of route, he didn’t notice when the child’s song that appeared between every two forks in the road had gradually become so distant.

It was only by paying close attention that he could catch a hint of the music’s tail end amidst the sound of the wind constantly hitting the helmet.

The next fork in the road that Chi Ting was waiting for never came.

A quick glance around revealed that even the lights at the top had become much dimmer, making the straight track in the distance seem to be completely shrouded in darkness as if quietly waiting to swallow him up.

Had he successfully passed the test of this traffic rules project or… was he lost after all?

If this was true, it meant he had another choice to make.

Action to Rule 3 of the race rules, if he accidentally deviated from the track during the race then he needed to press the communication button and the staff member would lead him back to the race route. Judging from the clear writing of this rule, unless the rule was wrong, continuing to drive without taking any action after deviating from the track might he would likely be trapped in this track area forever.

Chi Ting narrowed his eyes calmly as he scanned the lonely and desolate darkness at the end of his field of view.

Just thinking about being trapped on an endless track for eternity could make people feel extremely desperate.

However, as stated in Rule 4, he wasn’t allowed to press the communication button when the car wasn’t deviating from the course. Once he made a wrong judgment and did something inappropriate in a wrong situation, he might face even more complete despair.

Chi Ting couldn’t help letting out a low ‘tsk’ in his heart.

It seemed like this was another psychological warfare.

The red go-kart appeared particularly small on the boundless track.

100 meters, 200 meters, 300 meters.

As the car sped along, the friction between the tires and the ground produced a faint vibration. However, the road in the distance seemed to have no end, stretching endlessly…

Keep going, keep going.

Chi Ting’s hands were still steady as he operated the steering wheel. If one could see his expression below the helmet, they would find that his gaze into the distance showed no fear at all but rather a hint of boredom and distress.

He couldn’t help muttering in his heart, ‘It is like a temptation. There is really no end to it, right?’

Chi Ting was bored, but he didn’t know that others were anxious. The barrage in the live stream room was surging wave after wave.

[Why is he still driving here? The road had become like this. Isn’t it obvious that he is off the track? Why isn’t he pressing the communication button to ask for help?]

[Do you know he must’ve deviated? What if he didn’t?]

[Can’t you tell just by looking? The child’s song at the beginning was clearly a signal, and it is now almost inaudible.]

[Indeed, the child’s song should be played on the main track. It should be a reference left in this instance, right?]

[Has he discovered something?]

[Heh, discovery? I think he is either too arrogant or doesn’t have the guts to press the communication button out of fear of making a mistake. He came from a new area like the 13th World, and is still inexperienced. Does he really think that if he does less, he will make fewer mistakes? Sometimes, not daring to do anything is the real mistake!]

[This… he won’t keep driving on this road, right? I’m not in a hurry, but this charging rate… D*mn, I’ll hide for a while.]

[Wait! What is that over there? A fork in the road? Finally, a fork in the road has appeared again!]

In fact, there was no need to remind them. The audience in the live stream room also saw the fork in the road that finally reappeared.

However, there were no question options this time. The two lonely forked roads suddenly appeared before their eyes, and it was enough to make them feel cold all over.

Chi Ting’s drowsy state finally eased a bit at this time.

The moment he saw the fork in the road, he turned the steering wheel to the left without hesitation.

Rule 4 stated to take the left fork if there were no road signs.

The first left turn.

Turn left a second time.

Continue to turn left a third time.

From continuous straight driving to constant forks in the road, the only thing that remained unchanged was Chi Ting’s absolute patience.

He was still waiting.

In any case, there was no penalty for waiting in this project.

In that case, he might as well take advantage of this and wait for the instance to reveal its flaws.

Finally, after turning left at the fork in the road countless times, a familiar sign appeared in his field of view again.

Chi Ting stared at the number displayed: [1.]

Was this the sign that appeared at that time that represented the first question?

So, after a long journey, had he returned to the starting point?

This thought only existed in Chi Ting’s mind for a brief moment.

He saw the words on the next sign.

[When you come to a fork in the road without a sign and are unsure about whether you are lost or not, you should—]

Right: [Take the left fork.]

Left: [Take the right fork.]

Originally, the first question of this project should’ve asked questions related to traffic lights. Now it was obvious that the content had been completely changed.

[Oh my god, is this the original intersection?]

[It isn’t like that. It is more like hitting a ghost wall!]

[What does this mean? Back to square one but the content has changed?]

[Or perhaps he didn’t return to the starting point, but entered a new answering area.]

[No, that isn’t right! Look at the tree next to it! I remember that tree. This is the original starting point!]

[Yes yes, the broken lamp next to it is exactly the same.]

[Is this a space loop or something else? Oh my god, my goosebumps are coming back.]

Chi Ting’s gaze fell on the sign for a long time. He squinted slightly under the mottled light of the street lamp. The smile on his face deepened a bit. “It is still quite interesting.”

Even he had to admit that this new question was a bit appropriate. What was asked almost completely matched the embarrassing situation he was in at the moment.

Of course, if he was completely unsure of the direction then he should make another choice.

So this time, should he go left or right?

It did make people feel a bit distressed.