Chapter 133: Chapter 123 The Unfair Tug of War, Added Rule [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]

“The next round is the decisive one,” will it be your Contractor Team that wins, or these ordinary people? Or perhaps, will you end up in a draw and all be eliminated together?”

“Ha ha, I’m so happy, my luck is really good today. I can’t believe I get to be a judge in this game.” The obese Abnormality burst into laughter, seemingly in extreme joy.

It was just as the obese Abnormality finished speaking that a notification sounded in the minds of Mu Rufeng and the others.

[You have joined the Contractor Team, please proceed to the Contractor area immediately, you will have half an hour of rest time.]

Mu Rufeng looked at Zhou Wen, and Zhou Wen nodded at him, then the group quietly walked towards Tianbu and the others.

“Alas, you shouldn’t have come.” Tianbu slumped on the ground, looking at Mu Rufeng and the others and sighed.

The group didn’t speak either; they just sat down beside them.

“Tianbu, I know you don’t want those ordinary people to die, but do you think they can survive the next level?”

“Yes, even if they do survive, what about the next after? And the one after that?”

“We now have eight more Contractors on our side. I just don’t believe you really want those ordinary people to win,” a group Contractor said coldly.

“Hey, do you have to be so heartless? Who says we can’t survive?”

“That’s right, that’s right. If it weren’t for you guys showing up, with so many of us, we would definitely be able to survive.”

“You are human beings, does that mean we are not?”

Over at the ordinary people’s side, voices of reproach and anger erupted once more.

“Shut up.” Another group Contractor, who had been silent, suddenly shouted angrily.

A terrifying aura swept over, filling those ordinary people with fear, silencing their words, and they quickly closed their mouths.

“Tianbu, I trust you have your own judgment, and, presumably, you have already reached a decision,” this group Contractor turned to Tianbu and said slowly.

“Alas!” Tianbu sighed again.

If it was hard to make a decision before, then the moment Mu Rufeng appeared, he had made his judgment.

It was just that he couldn’t bring himself to say those words.

“Wait, Liu Zheng, you… How did you come back to life? And Hu Zhong? Zhang Xin???” Lao Hei suddenly shouted.

“Hm?” At this moment, Tianbu finally reacted as well.

His gaze fell upon Zhang Xin, Hu Zhong, and Liu Zheng.

“You… You three didn’t die? Hm? Zhou Wen, was it you who resurrected them in the first level?”

“Yes.” Zhou Wen nodded.

“That’s great, really great.”

The originally gloomy faces of Tianbu and Lao Hei now squeezed out a bit of a smile.

“Sigh, it’s just that the current situation… I…”

Watching Tianbu struggle to speak, Mu Rufeng didn’t want to force him to say it, and immediately spoke up, “Tianbu, don’t worry, this time, no one will die.”

“No one will die? How is that possible? My heart is in agony. We’ve been through two rounds, and the next one is the third round. Both sides must decide a winner and a loser,” Tianbu became a bit despondent.

“Tianbu, trust me, it’ll be alright,” Mu Rufeng said, glancing at the judge Abnormality and speaking again.

The judge Abnormality had been watching them, seemingly very interested in their conversation.

“Tianbu, trust Mu Rufeng, he won’t let you down,” Zhou Wen also gave an affirmative answer.

“What does this mean?” Tianbu asked, puzzled.

Zhou Wen didn’t speak; instead, he glanced at the judge Abnormality.

Tianbu immediately understood, fell silent for a moment, and then said, “Alright, let’s wait for the game to start.”

Tianbu didn’t ask further; obviously, he knew their words shouldn’t be heard by the judge Abnormality.

The two group Contractors seemed to understand a bit too and stopped talking, sitting on the ground, beginning to close their eyes and rest.

To be honest, if it were possible to attack the judge, they would have wanted to act against that judge Abnormality.

Of course, even if they could act, they feared it would end in their group being wiped out.

Because that judge Abnormality was actually a Level 5 Abnormality.

In the first and second levels, the Abnormality’s level was calculated according to the highest level among them.

But by the third level, they had raised the level cap by one.

This made them wonder if the level of Abnormality would go up by two in the fourth level?

Half an hour passed quickly, with Mu Rufeng sitting there, eyes closed, resting, without conversing with others.

“Half an hour of rest time is over. Now, we will proceed to the third round of the game competition. Please, everyone, take your positions!”

The judge Abnormality stood up and announced.

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up immediately and picked up the ropes on the ground.

“Ready~~3~~2~~~hoooo~~!”

At the sound of the whistle, the group of ordinary people exerted all their strength as if they wanted to pull the knot over instantly to win.

However, the two group Contractors were on their guard; their Ghost Power surged, grabbing the rope firmly, and giving no opportunity to the other side.

It was unclear what abilities they had, but they gradually started pulling the rope towards their side.

“Tianbu, please keep the situation stable like the last two rounds,” Mu Rufeng let go of the rope and said.

“Alright.” Tianbu didn’t say much, applying a strong force with his hands, he shook the two group Contractors away, holding onto the rope by himself.

Suddenly, both sides stood stationary on the spot, unable to pull the other side, while this side remained utterly motionless, mirroring the previous two rounds exactly.

“Field-Head, what on earth are you planning?”

“Field-Head, don’t you already have the answer in your mind? What are you doing now?”

The two Contractors from the corporate groups turned their heads and looked back at Field-Head.

“Shut up, both of you; just watch,” Old Black commanded with a rebuke as he glanced at them.

“Don’t worry, we will all be fine this time,” Zhou Wen said with a faint smile.

“Yeah, Field-Head, hehe,” Cheng Youlin said with a chuckle.

Contractors like Zhao Rong and Zhang Xin also revealed smiles on their faces.

“What kind of secret are you all selling? Spit it out,” Field-Head sensed something and turned his gaze to Mu Rufeng.

“Xiao Mu, start,” Zhou Wen said to Mu Rufeng.

“Mhm,” Mu Rufeng nodded, silently reciting “Rule modification.”

The next moment, a white paper and a pen materialized in the palm of his hand.

“What is this?” Even Field-Head noticed the items that appeared in Mu Rufeng’s hands.

“This is a nifty item,” Mu Rufeng commented with a smile, then began writing down the rules.

He had long considered what needed to be changed.

Immediately, a brand new Rule appeared on the white paper.

[8. Eliminated players will be sent to level L2 to participate in the first challenge of the sack-throwing game.]

Since no one had died in this challenge, Mu Rufeng didn’t need to write any rules about reviving eliminated players.

And this Rule, given the current situation, was exceedingly apt.

Mu Rufeng stared intently at the Rule.

Several seconds passed, and the Rule wasn’t erased, implying that the game accepted the Rule that Mu Rufeng had written.

As the game’s eliminations inevitably lead to death, sending them back to level L2 to revisit the first challenge was a fate even worse than death, and thus in keeping with the Rules.

“Haha, no problem now,” Mu Rufeng showed the new Rule to everyone.

“Alright, we’re set now,” Cheng Youlin said with a grin.

“Mr. Mu is impressive, thinking of adding this Rule,” Wang Tianlong praised.

Zhou Wen and the others also broke into smiles.

This Rule was indeed very appropriate for the current scene.

They had won, so they could move on to the next level.

The losing side, with over a hundred people, naturally would go to level L2 to play the sack-throwing game from the first challenge.

Since the first challenge had been completely controlled by them, their safety was no longer an issue.

“This… what is this?” Field-Head also saw the Rule clearly, but he was somewhat uncertain.

“Hey, Xiao Mu, you didn’t modify the rules, did you?” Old Black swallowed hard as he said.

“Is that even possible? Modifying the rules within the instance?”

The two corporate Contractors expressed their disbelief at this revelation.

“No modification here; just an addition,” Zhao Rong interjected, kindly correcting their words.

“Indeed, even the first challenge has been halted by us,” Cheng Youlin said cheerfully.

“Of course it’s true; if you don’t believe it, just look, that guy’s about to make his move on us,”

Mu Rufeng said, smiling as he pointed towards the referee Gu.

The referee Gu, through their conversation, also immediately went to confirm the Rule.

He was startled upon checking, the Rule was indeed altered.

No, no, it wasn’t altered, but rather, an additional Rule had been added.

He had never heard of a Rule that could be modified or added.

Though the eliminations meant re-entering the first challenge, this did not serve his interests.

Eliminated players were his snacks; how could he willingly let food delivered to his door walk away?

“Kid, I’ll give you a chance. Hand over the item that allows you to add Rules, and I’ll let you leave the instance,” the referee Gu demanded, his massive eyes fixed on Mu Rufeng.

He didn’t believe that the ability to add Rules was inherently Mu Rufeng’s; it had to be due to a Rule Item that he possessed.

He coveted the powerful Rule Item, as obtaining it would make him formidable.

“Give it to you? Dream on! Field-Head, hurry up and clinch this victory,” Mu Rufeng sneered and then addressed Field-Head.

“Okay,” Field-Head responded, now prepared to pull the knot over to their side.

Just then, the referee Gu attacked Mu Rufeng without any hesitation.

During the game, the referee Gu was allowed to intervene, but if the game ended, he could not make a move.

Mu Rufeng watched a fist larger than his head hurtling towards him, his expression unchanging.

He simply placed his arms in front of his body.

With a “thud!” a strong burst of qi dispersed, blowing their hair in all directions.