Yes, this rule was designed to protect players like them.
If a player struck at the abnormality, then that rule would become void, and the abnormality could retaliate against that player.
Hence, the Long-necked Monster was anticipating Mu Rufeng's strike.
Just this rule alone, no one knows how many lives were lost before it was figured out.
The rules on the Bloody Train weren't obvious; they had to be discovered by the players themselves.
And it was precisely this factor that contributed to the terrifying death rate on the Bloody Train.
The Bloody Train instance had occurred many times, and even during the times with the lowest death rates, it reached fifty percent.
At its highest, the death rate shot up to a chilling ninety percent, making it a true slaughterhouse by name and by nature.
It seemed the Long-necked Monster deduced that Mu Rufeng had no desire to act. Instantly, its eyeballs turned as its neck stretched out once more, aiming for Mu Rufeng's neck.
