Rebellious Game C2.2

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Chp2. part2

She turned on her computer, opened the official website, and checked everything one by one, quickly finding an explanation of the accident’s cause.

This accident was both a natural disaster and a man-made catastrophe.

As suspected, to save money, the owner, Wang, cut corners and failed to strictly adhere to safety standards during the installation of the sugar storage tanks.

To further reduce costs, he secretly built the sugar storage tanks in a residential area.

Even worse, the capacity standards were violated. The syrup, which should have been stored in two separate tanks, was crammed into a single tank. This caused severe damage to the storage tank, making it prone to cracking.

On the day of the accident, the temperature suddenly rose at noon. The sugar tank produced a large amount of carbon dioxide, which damaged it, causing all the syrup to spill out and creating a wave over 10 meters high at its peak, leading to the tragedy.

Ultimately, the accident was treated as an accident.

The relevant departments severely criticised Wang for his shameless behaviour of cutting corners, disregarding safety standards, and jeopardising public safety. Wang was ordered to compensate all victims for their economic losses and bear corresponding legal responsibility.

“An accident,” Yun Xin murmured.

If she had never seen the transparent panel, if she had never known of the Evolution Game, perhaps she could now accept the investigation results, leaving the syrup accident deep in her memory to slowly fade with time.

However, now, she repeatedly read the explanation of the accident’s cause, her gaze finally settling on the words, “On the day of the accident, the temperature suddenly rose at noon.”

“The sugar tank, inherently unsafe, combined with the sudden temperature rise, became a perfect escape scenario. No matter the investigation afterward, it would always be classified as an ‘accident,'” Yun Xin pondered. “Was the sudden temperature rise caused by the Evolution Game? Or was the area around the accident site only designated as a ‘dungeon’ by the Evolution Game when the sugar syrup broke out?”

The time to investigate is too short and there are not many clues, she couldn’t understand.

What was even more annoying was that even Level A only knew of the Evolution Game’s existence.

She asked, “How do I end the Evolution Game?”

or, “How many players are currently participating?”

It didn’t respond.

After a moment of contemplation, Yun Xin closed the official website and searched for related news in the search bar. Upon opening it, a new discovery was made.

It was a short, very poor-quality video, and the screen was constantly shaking.

The video began to play. A massive, surging wave of syrup engulfed the village and rapidly spread outwards.

The camera moved, and at the edge, a man’s ankles were encased in syrup. His expression was grotesque as he struggled desperately, unable to break free.

At this moment, the person filming’s voice can be heard in the video.

“That syrup is scalding hot! It can burn a layer of skin off!”

“Some people have been burned to death, and others have turned into sugar sculptures.”

“Some people are stuck to the ground, unable to move, like rats stuck to a chopping board.”

In the video, a man with his ankle stuck to the syrup looks up in terror at the churning syrup in the distance. Unfortunately, the video abruptly ends before the viewers can see the ending. It’s unclear what difficulties the filmmaker encountered during filming that caused the interruption.

Although the video ended, that terrified face left a deep impression on Yun Xin.

For a fleeting moment, she seemed to see a microcosm of ordinary humanity. Caught completely off guard by the sudden disaster, they trembled with fear.

After turning off the video and shutting down the computer, Yun Xin prepared to regroup and rethink her situation. In a flash, a terrifying hypothesis surfaced in her mind.

“Dungeon number 111679—’ The Honey Tragedy,’ if the numbering starts from 1, each instance is equivalent to an accident…”

“Only by achieving an ‘A’ grade (or higher) in the completion evaluation can a player learn of the existence of the Evolution Game. What if I participated in the Evolution Game unknowingly before obtaining an ‘A’ grade…”

“What if the ‘I’ in this scenario could be replaced by anyone in the world…”

“Then, is it possible that at some point in the past, everyone was already involved in the Evolution Game without their knowledge?”

The difference is that some people perform exceptionally well, obtaining an A grade after completing a dungeon and thus learning the truth about the world.

Most people perform mediocrely, occasionally lamenting the frequent accidents and the hardships of the world, but never knowing they are in the Evolution Game.