Free Web NovelChapter 131: Chapter 131: I Don’t Know...
Ever since Fei Hu arrived in this land, she was prepared to study the rules.
More people were transported here, batch after batch, and while they boarded at seemingly different times, their arrival here was astonishingly synchronized.
She boarded several trips after Liu Hong, yet when they reached the final stop, she found Liu Hong not far ahead of her.
She stood frozen in place, quietly observing the situation.
"Ticket." Ahead, a row of people were stopped by a stake, which extended a hand and asked them for tickets.
Liu Hong, standing at the front, pulled from his pocket a finger—white and drained of blood—and handed it to the stake in front of him.
His left hand was missing a finger.
He had already ripped a few strips from his clothes to wrap the wound.
Compared to others, only the first batch of people, like them, naïvely used their own fingers.
Fei Hu stayed in the back, not making any move yet.
This is how she operates—no matter what happens, she never wants to be the first to jump into trouble.
Liu Hong and the others exchanged glances at the front and handed their fingers over.
"No wonder tickets weren’t collected on the train—it turns out they check them after getting off."
"Lots of high-speed rails have you check tickets on departure now, it’s normal."
But the stake didn’t let them pass; it still blocked the way, repeating in a cold, mechanical voice, "Please present your ticket."
Liu Hong and the others looked grim—could it be that boarding required one ticket, and getting off needs another?
"Do we need another?" someone asked quietly, and people began picking up their weapons, ready to attack whoever was next to them.
This time, everyone was cautious, with no one caught off guard by their neighbors.
"Heh, folks, there has to be a sacrifice. Why not stick together?" He looked at a random ordinary person beside him as he spoke.
"Honestly, ordinary people shouldn’t try their luck in SSS-level Dungeons—sometimes luck just isn’t for everyone."
The other Survivors were silent, but their tacit approval was clear.
Many ordinary people had reached the destination. Sacrificing one in the first batch had allowed ten through; now, naturally, everyone thought, sacrificing another could let ten more pass.
Fei Hu immediately sensed eyes turning toward her.
The difference between ordinary people and those with powered ranks was obvious.
A little sensing revealed the energy field on both sides was not the same.
As an ordinary person, Fei Hu was now spotted.
She didn’t hesitate, pulling a slab of C4 from her backpack.
One hand on C4, the other on her pistol.
No hesitation. She fired straight at another ordinary person not far from her.
"Everyone, I’ve already paid my ticket." Fei Hu holstered her still-smoking gun.
The crowd fell silent, shocked at how ruthless Fei Hu could be.
The area here was tiny—if Fei Hu detonated the C4, most of those present lacked the stamina to survive; they’d be reduced to mush.
"I’ve heard Lady Fei Hu is a hard ass, but now I see it for myself."
"I suggest you all don’t mess with Lady Fei Hu—not whether she can kill, but because, in a rule Dungeon, nobody has a higher clear rate than she does."
"Lady, what’s the plan now?"
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Seeing the others no longer intent on attacking her, Fei Hu exhaled softly.
She wasn’t exactly discreet in daily life; even streamed live sometimes. Being recognized here wasn’t unusual.
Fei Hu would never set herself up to be humiliated.
She’d read plenty of novels about heirs from powerful families—most died because no one recognized them, so they got killed.
Even when their families issued hundred-day kill orders after the news, the dead weren’t coming back.
So from the start, she decided: she wanted everyone to know who she was.
"Thanks for looking out, everyone." Fei Hu didn’t bother with pleasantries.
"That finger—I’ll just take one." With that, she pulled a small blade from her calf, and with a quick slice, severed a finger.
Holding two fingers, she stepped up ahead toward the stake.
Fei Hu knew very well: now deep inside the Dungeon, nobody cared about her Lady Fei Hu status.
Life and death are uncertain in the Dungeon; no one knows if they’ll make it out.
Now, Fei Hu’s goal was to show her worth as Lady Fei Hu inside the Dungeon.
Like an unbeatable Dungeon strategy machine.
If she didn’t display value—even armed with C4—these people had plenty of tricks to neutralize her explosives.
All she could do now was to move faster than everyone else, and try for the exit strategy first.
Fei Hu nervously handed over two fingers.
"Here. Ticket."
The stake didn’t even look at her, instead staring at the corpse behind her.
"Ticket collection successful."
A crimson light hit the corpse she’d just shot; under the red glow, the body started sinking into the earth, bit by bit.
The stake moved aside, opening a path for just Fei Hu alone.
Fei Hu took a deep breath, eyes full of terror.
She never expected that the final ticket collection would cost a life.
Fei Hu frowned, because in every way, this did not match the rules a rule Dungeon should have.
She stepped through the passage first: thinking would come later—right now, she had to leave, fast, to avoid being killed out of hand.
Sure enough, the moment the corpse vanished, everyone behind was stunned.
All their pupils contracted, especially those reaching for the other nine fingers; their hands couldn’t even touch, and the corpse melted away.
Fei Hu kept quiet, but the people left at the stop seemed to get it instantly.
Blades flashed, gunfire roared—one corpse after another melted into the black-red earth.
The stake let people pass, one after another, but it was just the first checkpoint—just exiting.
Already, half of them were gone.
Liu Hong’s corpse disappeared as well—he, too, became one of the sacrifices.
Fei Hu took another deep breath, frowned, and said nothing.
"Lady Fei Hu, what’s next?" Someone at the exit turned and looked at her.
No pointless slaughter anymore: once the checkpoint was cleared, everyone was allies.
"I don’t know." A hint of confusion flashed in Fei Hu’s eyes.
After coming out, she could see the world more clearly. "This isn’t how I remember the records."
"And what just happened, doesn’t feel like a rule Dungeon at all." She frowned.
From what she knew about rule Dungeons, rules were fixed. Breaking them might be hard to imagine, but it was never as chaotic as just now.
