Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of Rule-Based Urban Legends!

[The Rules Horror game has begun. Each country will select one "Chosen One" to enter the game world of Rules Horror.]

[If a Chosen One dies, a horror will randomly descend upon a city in that country.]

[If a country fails ten consecutive times, the horror will engulf the entire nation.]

[The Horror World is initializing. Current instance: 'Midnight Wax Museum'.]

[Current difficulty: Two stars.]

[In the Horror World, you will play the role of a security guard. Please keep a clear head, find the rules within the instance, and use them to survive.]

Looking at the rules before him, Zhang Yangqing fell into deep thought.

"In other words, I am the Chosen One?"

Two years ago, Zhang Yangqing transmigrated into this world, became a young Taoist priest at Longhu Mountain, and gained max-level comprehension.

After two years of cultivation, Zhang Yangqing had earned the recognition of the previous Celestial Master and inherited the title.

The moment his master passed the title of Celestial Master to him, his master ascended to the heavens.

But it was on that very day that a strange red moon appeared in the sky.

Rules Horror descended upon the globe.

If the Chosen One succeeds in clearing the instance, their country is rewarded with national luck and resources.

If the Chosen One fails, the horrors from the Horror World descend upon the real world.

During this period, more than ten Chosen Ones from the Dragon Kingdom had already been transported into the world of Rules Horror.

At the beginning, the difficulty of the Horror World was low, intended to let everyone understand the rules, and the clearance rate was relatively high.

It gave many people the feeling that "I could do that too."

But later on, the difficulty of the Horror World increased, casualties among the Chosen Ones began to rise, and some rounds even resulted in total annihilation.

Millions of people worldwide have already lost their lives due to the descent of these horrors.

Many countries fell into panic.

Currently, the Dragon Kingdom’s Chosen Ones have failed eight times in a row.

If they fail two more times, the horrors will cover the entire country.

For a time, the atmosphere within the Dragon Kingdom became extremely bleak.

During this period, some began to train harder, thinking that if they were chosen, they would have to give it their all.

Not to mention anything grand, they at least had to try to survive.

Others chose to give up and lie flat; after all, there were so many people in the Dragon Kingdom, they might not be chosen.

Still others began to immigrate to countries with higher success rates.

And today, the Dragon Kingdom failed again; this was the ninth one.

The people of the Dragon Kingdom began to feel despondent, and someone even started a trending topic online

#Is there really any hope left for the Dragon Kingdom?#

The comments below were also very heavy.

I hope the next one is a special forces veteran, otherwise we really have no hope.

Wuwuwu, why is it that other countries have athletes or fitness experts, and look at what we keep picking!

Damn it, the fifth one had a good chance of clearing it, but he had to show off right at the end and ruined us all.

Another Chosen One failed, that’s the ninth one. Is there really no expert left in our vast Dragon Kingdom!

Hehe, the Dragon Kingdom’s business is none of my concern. I’ve already got my visa for the Sakura Kingdom and I’m flying out tonight. Bye-bye, you poor souls.

Go to hell, the Sakura Kingdom has already failed six times in a row. Don't come crawling back with your shameless face if our Dragon Kingdom produces a god-tier player.

Don't get angry at idiots like that. I actually think the more of these idiots leave, the better; it raises our quality. I believe in the Dragon Kingdom!

I am willing to live and die with the Dragon Kingdom. I would rather die singing in the rain than live a cowardly life under the eaves!

The tenth candidate from the Dragon Kingdom was soon forcibly transported in.

This person was none other than the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Yangqing.

He had been in the middle of fortune-telling for someone when he inexplicably appeared in the world of Rules Horror.

What met his eyes was a cluttered room with somewhat yellowed walls.

Except for the path leading to the door, every other surface was covered in a layer of dust.

Beyond that, there was an old desk in the security room and a rusty iron cabinet.

On a coat rack hung a security guard's jacket; even from a distance, it smelled heavy, as if it hadn't been washed in a long time.

At this moment, Zhang Yangqing was already dressed in the security uniform, standing in the security room.

The night was deep, and outside the window, it was pitch black. The lightbulb in the security room was likely dimmed by years of smoke.

Occasionally, birds and beasts would flutter past outside the window, startling many of the Chosen Ones, some of whom even slammed into the walls behind them.

Unlike watching others clear the instance on a big screen, being alone in the pitch-black night, transported to such a strange and eerie place, and facing various supernatural events was different.

One slight mistake could lead to instant death, and ordinary people would have already been terrified out of their wits.

Those with weaker nerves had legs that were trembling so hard they couldn't move.

Those with even weaker nerves had already briefly fainted.

Some Chosen Ones were even curled up in corners, clutching their heads and whispering.

Facing such a terrifying atmosphere, their mental states were unstable; their eyes were hollow, and they kept muttering, "Why me," "Am I going to die," "Damn God."

When all the Chosen Ones had entered, people from various countries began to watch their own national channels on the big screens.

They hoped that this time, their country would randomly select an expert.

Because the difficulty of this instance, 'Midnight Wax Museum', was two stars.

The previous instance was one and a half stars, and out of two hundred countries, only seventeen cleared it.

With two stars this time, I'm afraid the number of people who clear it will be in the single digits!

When the chosen person looked physically strong, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At the very least, such a Chosen One would have better physical capabilities and be more likely to fulfill the rules.

When the chosen person looked exceptionally wise, everyone’s confidence increased.

These types of Chosen Ones were the easiest to clear the instance, like the "Muscle Doctor" from the Eagle Kingdom, who used the rules perfectly to clear the game.

As for the others, they were somewhat abnormal, and the viewers from the Dragon Kingdom and some other regions looked dejected.

Because the Chosen Ones their countries had drawn were somewhat abnormal.

Especially the Dragon Kingdom's Chosen One; he looked handsome and had an extraordinary appearance.

If this were a talent show for idols, his looks would definitely be popular.

But this was a competition concerning the fate of the Dragon Kingdom; why send a "pretty boy" up there?

The clearance rate for "pretty boys" in the world of Rules Horror was as low as 0.1%; basically, one goes in, one dies.

This was supported by official data.

In contrast, those with fierce expressions—especially the hardened criminal from the Bear Kingdom who was pulled from prison—perfectly displayed their cunning and ruthlessness, capable of turning the tide even in adversity.

Seeing this, the hearts of the Dragon Kingdom's viewers sank.

The last one is this kind of pretty boy; how is this any different from sending him to his death?

The viewers expressed their grief one after another.

Why is the last one this kind of person? It would have been better to send the previous one. Is heaven really trying to destroy our Dragon Kingdom!

I think I’d be better than him; at least I have a ten percent chance of clearing it.

Why must our fate be held in the hands of such a person? I refuse to accept this!

If you had randomly picked a soldier king or something, I would accept the failure, but this... I won't be able to rest in peace!

Hey, everyone, don't panic. I don't know why, but I feel like this guy isn't afraid, and he's even smiling...