Chapter 596 - 291 Special Training_2
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After dealing with Phantom issues, Lin Ma spent the entire week at the Royal Cinema. Maya’s Knife Method reached level three, with a combo rate of 25% and a Beheading rate of 15%, clearly her usual kitchen knife was not the lightest one available.
In that time, Lin Wu rummaged through cupboards and smashed cars to find quite a few things, but there were no firearms, nor any pragmatic items that could aid Hong Yi and the others. As a result, each day when they returned to the base, they had to detour to hunt and bring some game home.
After back and forth, the annual Hardcore Event finally arrived: Escape from the West.
hours before the event started, the system delivered an event manual to each player.
This event was limited to Hardcore players. If one chose not to participate, they would automatically be switched to non-Hardcore Mode at the end of the month. Death during this event would result in leaving Hardcore Mode, but beyond that, there were no additional penalties for dying; one could even be revived immediately.
The event’s setting was the Western part of a certain country in the latter half of the 19th century. Players were not allowed to bring any items into the event, including exclusive items. However, items related to skills were exceptions. For example, Lin Wu could bring Wai, which was summoned through skills, into the event, but could not bring Phantom, lucky outfits, etc. Additionally, drones and personal computers, considered exclusive items of the system, could not be taken into the event. There was no need to even think about handguns or painkillers.
The event recommended a minimum of three participants, with no upper limit. Players could form teams with allies to enter the event together.
The event involved player teams driving a coal-fired train. The total distance traveled by the train in seven days was the participants’ score in the event. Of course, there were additional factors that could increase or decrease the score, which are specifically mentioned because the total distance covered by the train was the base score, the fundamental concept of the event.
Players could choose to have the train stop at stations or in the wilderness to gather resources and route information. How to allocate time was entirely up to the players. However, when the train stopped, it might be attacked by zombies and bandits, and Blood Mist could also start surrounding the train as the stationary time passed.