Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

[Rule Five—Do not refuse a child's request to play a game.]

Huang Miu clearly remembered this one, he looked at Zhou Baiyu, and anxiety flooded his heart.

Only when the child holding the lollipop approached did he realize how sinister this kid looked.

Thankfully, in the next second, Zhou Baiyu moved closer to Huang Miu:

"Of course, we are willing to play a game with you."

The little boy was taken aback.

It was his first time seeing someone who actively wanted to play a game with him.

However, he quickly showed a childlike smile:

"Three people to play together? I originally wanted to play hide and seek. Then let's change it to another game."

After the little boy finished speaking, Huang Miu and Zhou Baiyu had a new rule added to their minds—

[Congratulations, you have discovered a hidden new rule.]

[Rule Eleven, you cannot lose the game with the little friend, otherwise, you will die.]

[Rule Twelve, after you have won twice in a row against the little friend, you can actively let the little friend play a game of your choice with you.]

[Rule Thirteen: Explanation of the hide and seek rules, you can hide anywhere, but once the countdown ends, you cannot make any other movements. The game ends when your shoulder is tapped.]

Instantly, Zhou Baiyu broke out in a cold sweat.

Rule Eleven seemed simple, but in reality... it concealed danger.

"That was close, Huang Miu almost didn't make it. It looks like... the game of hide and seek depends on the number of people when initiated."

"It's good that I came in time."

Zhou Baiyu had already started to analyze the little boy inside.

The little boy was likely a boss, and his various skills were the different games.

And hide and seek was definitely his finishing move.

Because according to the rules, neither he nor Huang Miu could leave this train carriage.

That is to say, their hiding space could only be inside the carriage. It was basically impossible to hide effectively.

Once found by the little boy, Huang Miu's death was certain. Of course, Zhou Baiyu also had his own trump card.

Huang Miu also realized this immediately, looked around the carriage, and saw no place to hide, which sent a chill down his spine, as if he had been sunstruck.

"So Rule Five is also true, and the added Rules Eleven and Twelve are true as well."

Zhou Baiyu continued, "Little brother, how about this? The two of us will first play other games with you, and then I will play hide and seek with you alone."

Upon hearing this, Huang Miu was astounded.

"Are you... are you listening to what you're saying?"

Knowing that hide and seek was almost certainly a death sentence, Zhou Baiyu's words sounded as absurd to Huang Miu as his name.

Even the little boy found it strange.

It was the first time someone had taken the initiative to join the games, and he had begun to take a liking to Zhou Baiyu.

And it was also the first time that Zhou Baiyu had actually suggested playing hide and seek, which nobody liked to play.

That was just too fantastic!

The little boy nodded adorably:

"Big brother is a good person, thank you for playing with me, I like you."

"I like you too, little friend." Zhou Baiyu said, affectionately ruffling the little boy's hair.

Huang Miu suddenly realized... he might be teaming up with a madman.

Just like with the Nightmare Bridge that day, these were people who didn't value their own lives.

However, often these madmen were able to unleash immense power in desperate situations.

Zhou Baiyu seemed to have gained the little boy's favor.

But the cost was a bit high, because now, he had to face two rounds of games.

The little boy smiled even more innocently: "Then let's begin. The first game, 1, 2, 3, Woodman."

As the little boy mentioned the name of the game, a supplementary rule appeared in Zhou Baiyu and Huang Miu's minds.

[Rule Fourteen: Woodman game explanation: continue to make non-repeating movements that are different from others until you hear the words 'Woodman', then enter a static state, but the duration of stillness is variable.

Note, only in the aisle can you avoid the harassment of rule passengers.

After four consecutive rounds, the game ends.]

Zhou Baiyu quickly realized the key to this game—it was the route.

"Let's get started."

The little boy turned his back.

At that moment, Zhou Baiyu and Huang Miu both began to move.

"Huang Miu, how is your arm strength? After being single for so long, surely you don't lack it?"

"What the hell?"

""Next, whatever movement I make, you do the opposite direction, and maintain a body-length distance from me, got it?"

"Understood, understood"

Zhou Baiyu actually wasn't worried about the non-repetitive movements, because in the real world, he had done plenty of bizarre movements numerous times.

Transformations of a beautiful girl, Ultraman transformations, the Eighth Set of National Broadcast Gymnastics...

The difficulty of this game wasn't here, but in choosing the route.

"Wooden man!" The little boy shouted excitedly.

In this moment, Zhou Baiyu and Huang Miu both remained still. Zhou Baiyu had lifted a leg towards the left.

Huang Miu lifted a leg, towards the right.

Huang Miu had to say, this movement was really ugly, just what was Jiang Xianwu thinking when he thought of this movement.

Zhou Baiyu, however, felt a bit emotional. After becoming a Level Three Mutator... his physique was really strong; he felt he could hold a position without moving for an hour.

He had already planned the route, this game was without suspense.

"If you walk through the aisle, you can avoid all rule-abiding passengers."

"But this is a trap. There are carts on the aisle. The wooden man's time is uncertain, we might need to hold still for a long time, causing the cart to hit us, and if we are moved by the collision, then the game is over."

"Hence, we can't take the aisle, but to avoid those more dangerous rule-abiding passengers—the old grandma, the long-legged woman Carolyn, and that baby..."

"I can't choose the seating area either. Therefore, there's only one solution to this game."

Actually, it wasn't the movement Huang Miu found most absurd; what was most absurd was that he found Zhou Baiyu was really... very good at finding loopholes.

The two chose above the aisle.

This was also why Zhou Baiyu asked Huang Miu if his arm strength was good, relying on the balance bars above the aisle—

Both of them used their arm strength to secure themselves.

In this way, even if the cart passed by, it couldn't hit them.

Because of the height difference.

By utilizing the extra dimension, the peril of the little boy's game posed no threat to Zhou Baiyu.

The game of four rounds ended quickly.

Zhou Baiyu discovered that Huang Miu had strong arms. This was not the strength of someone malnourished from an apocalyptic world.

He vaguely sensed that whether it was Huang Miu's persona or physique, there seemed to be something held back.

But for now, Zhou Baiyu didn't intend to delve deep into what kind of person Huang Miu really was.

The group that survived Nightmare Bridge, what kind of secrets were they hiding? Were they some sort of backup from new gods or old gods?

Or were they humanity's ultimate weapon against the apocalypse?

These questions could only be slowly uncovered later.

Now, Zhou Baiyu began his solo moment.

"Big brother is so amazing, playing games with you is really fun. Next, it's time for us to play hide and seek together."

Every rule-enforcing passenger hoped that their rules could begin to affect these regular passengers.

But Zhou Baiyu's performance so far had also aroused the curiosity of these rule-enforcing passengers.

After all—there's no loophole to exploit in hide and seek.

They didn't kick him while he was down, instead, they were all curious about how this passenger was going to finish this game.

Huang Miu also started to panic.

Without Jiang Xianwu along the way, he would have been long dead.

Even though he was sure this kid had vast Divine Skills, Huang Miu wasn't foolish, after understanding the game's difficulty, he also knew this was essentially a murderous game.

"You... have a way?"

Zhou Baiyu ignored him, still very tenderly patted the little boy's head:

"Sure, I'm having a lot of fun too, I'll buy you a lollipop later."

"Then big brother, you have to hide well, don't let me... touch you."

After the little boy finished speaking, he started to cover his eyes.

"I'll start looking for you after I count to ten."

Ten counts, about ten seconds or so, there really wasn't much time to work with.

Huang Miu's heart leapt to his throat.

This Jiang Xianwu... just what was he going to do?

"Ten."

"Nine."

"Eight."

As the countdown continued, several rule-enforcing passengers slowly turned their gaze towards Zhou Baiyu.

But Zhou Baiyu... didn't seem to be in a rush to act.

(Finally managed to write a chapter, my throat still hurts, but it seems to be not feverish anymore. Updates will be erratic for a while; once I'm totally better, I'll update regularly at ten in the evening.)