Chapter 312 - Journey Proble (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

As the administrator explained the rules, Wei Huo checked the two shafts and the two black ropes. The two shafts were very hard and technologically advanced, but the two black ropes were stronger.

Wei Huo touched a black rope with his hand and felt as if he was touching a glass surface. The black rope was very smooth and straight. Wei Huo knocked it lightly, but it did not shake at all.

He understood at that moment. This was a black rope made of materials with an asymptotically zero friction force. The wheel would not make any sound when it slid on the rope. As long as a slight force was exerted on the wheel, it would move forward without end until it hit the pole on another platform.

This meant that if someone slid over from the other end of the black rope, it would be difficult for the person on the other end to discover them.

However, given Wei Huo’s current strength, he could naturally destroy the black rope. He could see the platform in the distance with his Eye of Illusion Destruction, but he did not do that.

He wanted to know the real reason the Volcano King was whistleblowing this deathly game. If it was just to enjoy watching low-level people survive, these Legendary creatures would be too bored.

Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that the higher-ups were looking for stimulation. After all, it had been over 10,000 years, and the Atlanteans had not encountered any powerful opponents. Under the circumstances, how could he let the higher-ups vent their excess energy?

Anyway, bottom-level Atlanteans did not need to vent their anger, as they got tired just by trying to survive. They did not need any additional stimulation.

Boom!

At that moment, a deafening sound came from Wei Huo’s left. Soon, the black rope on his left snapped.

The administrator’s voice came on cue. “Hmm? Someone has successfully arrived at someone else’s platform. He’s very brave, as he triggered the hidden rules.”

The administrator’s voice served as a notification. The others had yet to understand what had happened, but Wei Huo instantly understood that someone had successfully arrived at someone else’s platform and triggered the hidden rules.

The so-called hidden rules should dictate that once someone successfully reached another platform, the two black ropes connected to the platform would immediately break.

Simply put, if one didn’t leave before someone else reached one’s platform, one would be doomed.

“Ah!”

Another shout came from the bottom left. It seemed like someone had fallen into the abyss.

One person had survived, but the other person had been eliminated.

At that moment, a person on Wei Huo’s right quickly approached while pulling on a pulley.

Wei Huo saw him. He was a bald middle-aged man covered in fat. The man told Wei Huo arrogantly, “You’re finished. As long as I step onto your platform, I’ll survive and you’ll immediately fall into the abyss!”

Wei Huo walked to the edge of the platform and waited quietly for the bald middle-aged man to approach. Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man said, “Are you trying to stop me? Don’t be naive. As long as you touch me, the ‘collision’ condition will be met. Then, the black rope will immediately break!”

Wei Huo smiled. “So what?”

So what if the black rope broke? Wei Huo could disguise himself as an Atlantean. He could jump into the abyss and forge a path through the pile of the dead.

Wei Huo’s expression made the middle-aged man panic. The middle-aged man said, “Are you going to die with me? No, you can choose another black rope. You…”

At that moment, he suddenly saw that there were no longer any black ropes on the other side of the platform. The black ropes had already broken.

The middle-aged man immediately reacted. “This is the hidden rule mentioned by the administrator!”