Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1294: Chapter 725: Shadow Killer

Countdown 56:00:00.

Qing Chen and the others trekked for a day, finally moving beyond the operational range of the Chen’s Air Force.

Otherwise, everyone would always feel uneasy, afraid that Chen Yu might suddenly disembark from the ship and kill them all…

The group rested against a tree, Xiao Yu sleeping soundly with his head on Qing Chen’s lap, while Qing Chen had just clipped off his silhouette to stand guard.

I have to say, silhouettes are extremely useful for keeping watch, receiving them once every 24 hours, never tiring.

Most importantly, these things are really black, making them hard to spot when hidden in the woods.

Qing Chen closed his eyes to rejuvenate himself, contemplating the rules here in his mind.

Known rules of Taboo Land 008:

The first rule is that nostril hairs cannot exceed the length of the nostril.

The second rule is you cannot ride vehicles with more than two wheels, but bicycles are allowed.

The third rule is no wearing fur.

The fourth rule is no cleaning activities, including brushing teeth, washing face, or bathing.

The fifth rule is body fat percentage cannot exceed 30%.

These five rules are known to the Federation—meaning all major financial groups basically possess them—or can be bought on the black market.

Qing Chen knows them as well.

And yesterday, while playing the Chen Corporation Army, he learned six new rules through the death of a wilderness man:

The sixth rule: You cannot walk with your left arm moving with your left leg, known as cross-stepping.

The seventh rule: No crawling, with all four limbs touching the ground simultaneously.

The eighth rule: No spilling water on the ground.

The ninth rule: Fingernails cannot exceed 5 millimeters.

The tenth rule: Every sentence must contain at least two characters, if only uttering “um” or “okay,” you violate the rule.

The eleventh rule: Cannot ignore someone’s cry for help.

However, even having discovered eleven rules, when Qing Chen went to find the Mimosa Plant, it still turned into sharp needle leaves.

This indicates Qing Chen still hasn’t learned all the rules.

Qing Chen imagines, taboos likely relate to the transcendent’s abilities before living, while a taboo land is likely connected to the transcendent’s deep-seated obsessions before dying.

For instance, Luo Xinyu’s unrequited pursuit of Qing Zhen ultimately led to the creation of a rule of “only single people allowed” in her taboo land.

And the rule manifestations of Taboo Land No. 008… are cruel.

Qing Chen saw old photos of test subjects at Li’s School. Although human-like, they crawled on the ground, skin gray-black, nails sharp.

Back then, an entire city was overrun by countless test subjects, and everyone fled for their lives, hiding, like the disaster in City 10.

There were calls for help, but no one offered aid.

It was a real catastrophe.

Just then, Da Yu, who was dozing on Qing Chen’s lap, slowly opened his eyes and locked eyes with Qing Chen.

The atmosphere reached a peak of awkwardness.

They stared wordlessly at each other.

At some point, Da Yu wanted to impersonate Xiao Yu and shout “Big brother Qing Chen,” so he could later blame today’s things on his brother.

Yet those four words stuck in his throat…

Da Yu couldn’t fathom how Xiao Yu’s relationship with Qing Chen has developed to such a degree. He needs to write a letter to Xiao Yu advising him to stay away from Qing Chen; Knights are never good people.

He slowly sat up, selectively ignoring the previous scene.

Zard reminded: “We are in the 008 Taboo Land now; after you woke up last time, we got surrounded by Chen’s Army. We only just shook them off yesterday.”

“Understood,” Da Yu, being a smart man, knew that since they were in the taboo land, discussing rules wasn’t an option; better to just follow Qing Chen, Zard, and the others’ lead without acting recklessly.

He understood what Taboo Land No. 008 stood for.

Qing Chen coughed twice: “Since it’s Da Yu awake, we can take the opportunity to closely observe Chen’s Army and see if there’s a chance to strike before retreating far away.”

“Boss, are we going to wipe them out?” Zard asked curiously.

“Of course not,” Qing Chen said with a smile: “Let’s first see if they really believe our acting skills, and kill a few along the way. Set off now, expected to locate Chen’s Army before midnight.”

“Wait a moment, why should I help you kill the Chen Corporation army soldiers?” Da Yu asked puzzled: “I’m friggin’ part of the Chen Corporation, alright?”

Qing Chen looked at him: “You must be at odds with Chen Yu, right? I’m guessing you’re from the Family Head’s line who’s been secretly resenting Chen Yu’s line for a long time. After all, with the Family Head treated as a puppet, having a Great Emperor overhead, it’s unbearable for anyone. You already took actions outside Taboo Land No. 002, so why hesitate now? Whatever Chen Yu wants to do, you should stop it.”

Da Yu said no more; this guy was too smart, he didn’t want to give any basis for the other’s guesses.

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Chen’s Army didn’t all enter at once but first dispatched a regiment of 1500 soldiers, spreading out their formations, exploring, and mapping Taboo Land No. 008.

In this regiment, the engineer battalion carried numerous mapping tools, half of which were static three-dimensional capture systems for creating holographic maps.

The Chen Corporation army intended to pass through here, a complete map was indispensable.

At midnight, the soldiers advanced wearing searchlights.

Qing Chen and Zard were crouching in the underbrush from afar.

Da Yu reminded: “My ability is too conspicuous; once used, my identity would be immediately recognized, so if you want to fight, you fight. I’m definitely not using my ability.”