Bai Ye pressed onward.
Traversing the Red Clay Swamp was no easy feat, but for Bai Ye, it was not a problem.
In his past life, the Red Clay Swamp was a region where Bai Ye spent a considerable amount of time, and it was here that he eventually obtained his spiritual body. Therefore, Bai Ye was extremely familiar with the Red Clay Swamp, understanding the distribution of spiritual monsters within it. He even knew the habits of many of these monsters like the back of his hand.
Approximately an hour later, Bai Ye had already crossed the Red Clay Swamp region, and ahead of him, some buildings began to appear.
These buildings possessed a strong Gothic style, exuding an aura of gloom.
As he continued forward, the buildings gradually became more numerous.
In fact, the Red Clay Swamp was originally a small town, a place of quiet and peaceful life. This lasted until twenty-four years ago when an incident occurred at the amusement park outside the town. A group of children from the town were murdered in the park's haunted house. Subsequently, the enraged townsfolk, disregarding the town police's warnings, stormed the amusement park, killed the staff, and set the park ablaze.
This shattered the once quiet and peaceful town. Some residents were arrested and sent to prison, while others moved away from the town that held such painful memories. Ultimately, the town was completely abandoned.
And the forbidden zone of the Red Clay Swamp might be one of the easiest to find: that very…
Amusement park!
However, Bai Ye felt this was somewhat related to the Red Clay Swamp. If one were to visit the Red Clay Swamp for the first time, it would be quite dangerous, as evidenced by the massive spiritual monster that swallowed Dr. Hard whole. Therefore, whether the forbidden zone was hidden or not held little significance. The difficulty in reaching the forbidden zone lay in safely navigating the Red Clay Swamp.
Of course, for Bai Ye now, the forbidden zone was already within reach.
Upon entering the town, everything became eerie.
The sky was perpetually overcast, a murky gray, with no sun or moon, making it impossible to discern day from night.
After passing through the abandoned town and continuing for about half an hour, Bai Ye looked up and saw a massive Ferris wheel. As he drew closer, he also spotted multiple broken sections of roller coaster tracks.
Soon, Bai Ye arrived at the main entrance of the amusement park.
A colossal iron gate. As Bai Ye stepped through it…
"As a participant has discovered and entered the Death Amusement Park, all participants currently in the Red Clay Swamp region will be transported to different locations within the Death Amusement Park in three minutes."
"In three minutes, the rules of the Death Amusement Park will be announced."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 1: Successfully escape the Death Amusement Park. Reward: Tarot Card of the Malevolent Spirit x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 2: Find the murderer of the haunted house killing incident. Reward: Corrupted Cross x1."
"Forbidden Zone Mission 3: Kill the malevolent spirit and burn down the Death Amusement Park. Reward: Spiritual Body x1, Shard of the God's Stone x10."
"Gentlemen, to survive, please dance with abandon."
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As the discoverer, Bai Ye had the advantage of not being randomly teleported like others. In other words, Bai Ye had three minutes of priority action.
However, within the Death Amusement Park, three minutes of priority action was not particularly important, as the Death Amusement Park was not an exploration-type forbidden zone like the Umbrella Corporation's underground base, nor was it a challenge-type forbidden zone like the Tomb of King Huai Nan.
It could be observed that the Death Amusement Park had a distinct difference from those two forbidden zones: the rules of the Death Amusement Park would be announced to everyone who entered after three minutes, something neither the Umbrella Corporation's underground base nor the Tomb of King Huai Nan had.
Therefore, Bai Ye did not venture too far. He found a building resembling a tent, went inside, and pulled the curtain shut, waiting silently. He needed to first confirm if the rules of the Death Amusement Park were the same as in his past life.
Three minutes later, everyone in the Red Clay Swamp region was transported into the Death Amusement Park, and a light screen automatically appeared before all of them. Soon, lines of small text began to appear.
Death Amusement Park Rule One: After the Death Amusement Park opens, supervisors will appear in non-architectural areas, hunting all humans.
Death Amusement Park Rule Two: After the Death Amusement Park opens, each person will receive a card, divided into Human Cards and Ghost Cards. Every hour, the cards held by survivors will be randomly replaced.
Death Amusement Park Rule Three: Holders of Human Cards cannot kill other Human Card holders. Doing so will result in punishment, being pursued by a vengeful spirit for three minutes. Holders of Ghost Cards can arbitrarily kill humans holding Human Cards, and can also kill Ghosts holding Ghost Cards. They can move freely and will not be hunted by supervisors. Three Ghost Cards will be generated each round.
Death Amusement Park Rule Four: A holder of a Ghost Card who accumulates seven human kills will receive a Shard of the God's Stone. A Human Card holder who kills one ghost will receive a Shard of the God's Stone.
Death Amusement Park Rule Five: The Death Amusement Park will be open for twelve hours. After twelve hours, the Death Amusement Park will close. The next opening will not occur for forty-four days.
Death Amusement Park Rule Six: Under normal circumstances, after the Death Amusement Park opens, no one can leave within twelve hours. Attempting to leave will result in punishment, being ensnared by vengeful spirits and dying instantly.
Death Amusement Park Rule Seven: When the Death Amusement Park closes, the Ghost Town will open. If you wish to participate in the next Death Amusement Park, you can rest in the Ghost Town. All participants who have attended the first Death Amusement Park will receive a permanent 20% discount on all purchases in the Ghost Town.
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Bai Ye only skimmed through the rules, as he already knew he was merely confirming whether his memories from his past life were accurate. And the news he received was good: the rules of the Death Amusement Park were exactly the same as in his past life.
The rules were not difficult to understand. On the surface, it was a hunt between humans and ghosts. This time, rather than acting alone, it was about humans needing to cooperate and ghosts needing to cooperate, but in reality, it was not that simple.
The reason was simple: although cooperation was encouraged from a faction perspective, the rewards were individual. Therefore, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn't be selfish intentions during cooperation, and the rewards for hunting were Shards of the God's Stone…
This was a tremendous temptation!
However, Bai Ye knew it was not as simple as it appeared. Within the rules concerning Human Cards and Ghost Cards, there was a very important point: Ghost Card holders could move freely in non-architectural areas without being attacked by supervisors.
And what was the core of this rule?
It was very simple!
Those who obtained Ghost Cards had a greater chance of completing the forbidden zone missions.
The Shards of the God's Stone were very tempting, but don't forget, the rewards for the forbidden zone missions were even more enticing, and they also included ten Shards of the God's Stone.
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