The female instructor blinked in confusion.
“What?”
But she quickly realized.
“Wait, could it be...”
An Wen chuckled. “Yes, it's exactly what you're thinking.”
“A Domain Rule!”
“Domain Rules are incredibly diverse, and one category is directly related to the type of rule Zuo Lin'an described.”
“Those trapped within a domain can be killed without ever needing to trigger a Death Rule.”
“If he truly manages to become a Human-Specter Symbiont, with this rule at his disposal, almost no players will be able to escape once he opens a dungeon.”
“As you know, people from other worlds captured by us get a chance to draw a talent after becoming players.”
“Some of those talents can remove or transfer the Death Lock on them, and sometimes specter items that remove or transfer Death Locks can also be found in dungeons.”
“But once his rule is in play, those kinds of talents and specter items will be completely useless.”
An Wen grew increasingly pleased as he spoke.
“And the more players he kills, the greater his merit will be. It might not take long before he can apply to the higher-ups for a Rule Sublimation Stone!”
“When that time comes, his Death Rule of randomly killing one person on the hour could very likely evolve into an even stronger Domain Rule—and a time-related Domain Rule at that!”
“Just imagine: a group of players trapped in his domain, and every time the hour strikes, he can randomly kill one-tenth of them. It might not even take a day to wipe them all out!”
The female instructor was shocked.
A Domain Rule!
Who wouldn't want such a powerful rule?
But she quickly snapped out of it.
“You make a good point, and this rule indeed has immense potential. But in the end, whether it succeeds or not still depends on whether he can become a Human-Specter Symbiont.”
“But... speaking of the Rule Sublimation Stone, even I'm quite envious.”
An Wen secretly rolled his eyes.
“Envious my foot. Rule Sublimation Stones are only useful for artificially created Human-Specter Symbionts. They are completely useless for naturally evolved specters and naturally converted Human-Specter Symbionts!”
“Because they evolved naturally, all their rules are completely fixed. Unless they merge with the world core like the current World Master, it's impossible to change them again.”
“These artificially created Human-Specter Symbionts are different.”
“Although their first Death Rule is usually inferior to those of naturally evolved specters due to limited resources in the early stages, their potential is limitless!”
“In the later stages, they can even rely on their merits to return to Sin Hunter City and add other rules to themselves.”
Of course, one was not allowed to bring their specter body into Sin Hunter City.
If Zuo Lin'an really had the chance to return, he could only enter in his living body.
An Wen added, “In addition to adding rules, they can also apply for Rule Sublimation Stones to sublimate their original rules, making them even stronger!”
“If Student Zuo Lin'an can truly take the first step to becoming a Human-Specter Symbiont, he will inevitably grow into a Regional Dungeon boss in the future.”
Regional Dungeons were super-large dungeons that opened only once every six months.
Every time one opened, there would be at least several hundred players, and at most... there was no upper limit.
However, the Regional Dungeon with the highest recorded number of players entering at one time in the supernatural world was over 19.23 million!
It was said to be a certain world eroded and assimilated by the first World Master.
In the end, due to overconfidence, the players successfully cleared this Regional Dungeon, which ultimately led to the failure of the assimilation, wasting a massive amount of energy for nothing.
The female instructor stretched and stood up.
“Alright, I know you're happy, but it's still too early to talk about this. Let's go grab some food first. We can get off work after eating.”
An Wen checked the time.
“It's indeed about time. Let's go.”
The two left together and headed toward the cafeteria.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the cafeteria.
Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou had specifically found an empty corner to eat and chat.
“Hey, Brother An, do you really think that rule suits me?”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“That's what I think.”
“However, this is your own rule, and the final decision is in your hands. Whether you want to establish a rule like mine is entirely up to you.”
Xu Youyou pondered for a moment. “If I use your rule, you really won't be angry?”
Zuo Lin'an didn't mind.
“What is there to be angry about?”
“We'll each be in charge of our own dungeon anyway, so we won't get in each other's way. Besides...”
Zuo Lin'an's gaze fell on his face.
“Besides, there is no competition between specter dungeons.”
Xu Youyou thought about it and realized he was right.
“Then it's settled—I'll go with the Death Rule about responding!”
Zuo Lin'an paused his eating.
“Have you really thought it through?”
Xu Youyou nodded solemnly.
“Yes. Actually, you're right. I really do talk a lot, and this rule suits me well.”
“Back then, during those twelve years in the abandoned dungeon...”
“Forget it, let's not talk about that.”
“Anyway, once I have my own dungeon, I'll definitely disguise myself as an NPC or a player and have a good chat with those players!”
“Hehehe!”
“By the way, there should be several ways to define a response. What if I run into players who are deaf, mute, or blind? If they can't see, hear, or speak, wouldn't that mess things up?”
“So, I have to prepare for this in advance.”
Zuo Lin'an suggested, “Then refine the rule to: 【Those who respond to you in any way shall die!】 How about that?”
“In any way?”
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up. “That's great!”
“A response means I have to take the initiative to strike up a conversation first, so the upper hand is still in my control.”
“If I run into some cold, uncommunicative types, or people who can't respond verbally due to various disabilities, they can still trigger my rule through eye contact, body language, and so on.”
“Awesome!”
“This is great, I love it!”
Looking at his excited expression, Zuo Lin'an felt as if Xu Youyou couldn't wait to go kill a couple of people right now just to celebrate.
Truth be told, Zuo Lin'an still preferred his own rule.
But he also knew that an active personality like Xu Youyou's didn't match the rule he had conceived at all.
Zuo Lin'an said, “Then our rules are set.”
Xu Youyou nodded, but then spoke up again.
“Oh right, are you really only going to kill one person at a time? Why not add one or two more so you can kill more of them?”
Zuo Lin'an shook his head.
“Don't bite off more than you can chew. You have to take things one step at a time; slow and steady wins the race.”
Killing one person on the hour was actually already very formidable.
There are twenty-four hours in a day.
That meant he could strike twenty-four times a day.
And as Instructor An had said earlier, One-Star difficulty Daily Dungeons didn't have many players—usually just a few, at most a dozen or so.
This meant that unless the players entering his dungeon had items specifically targeting him, he could wipe them all out within a single day.
So increasing the number of kills by one or two each time was completely unnecessary. Instead, it would exponentially increase his hunting difficulty in Sin Hunter City.
The losses would outweigh the gains.
To his surprise, Xu Youyou gave him a teasing look and leaned in with a cheeky grin.
“Hey, Brother An, don't tell me you just can't handle killing that many?”
“Well, that makes sense. With those skinny arms and legs of yours, killing one at a time is probably already your limit.”
Veins bulged on Zuo Lin'an's forehead.
This bastard really shouldn't have been born with a mouth!
Rate on N.U.
