After their eyes met, there was a strange silence for three seconds.
Song Yang entered the dungeon alone this time.
Jia Qing's current level is not enough to reach three stars, so Song Yang and Feng Shi usually take turns to help him gain experience.
It happened to be the "sealing shift" today, so Song Yang picked a three-star copy to come in.
Unexpectedly——
He slowly narrowed his eyes and stood up straight.
However, before he could say anything, the last two players appeared in the aisle of the carriage, looking like a couple.
When all eleven players gathered, the bright spring sky outside the train suddenly darkened and turned into an inky black night in an instant.
The train made a loud whistle and started with a rumble.
Everyone was on guard.
The copy has officially begun!
Xia Jing turned back and pretended not to see Song Yang's reaction, but there was a hint of teasing in his eyes.
I didn't expect their "see you next time" to come so soon.
The train broadcast sounded at this time, with a polite male voice.
"Ding Dong!"
"Hello everyone, welcome aboard the Smiley City DEAD train No. 666. I am the conductor of this train. Please call me Ah Huo."
"This train runs from the human world to hell. The journey is estimated to take 12 hours and cover a total distance of 1,800 kilometers. The number of stations it passes through is unknown, and the number of times it will visit each station is also unknown. No water or food will be provided on board the train, so please provide them on your own. However, please do not wander around between carriages to prevent accidents."
"I hope all passengers enjoy this journey," the man said, then paused. He smiled strangely and slowly uttered four words with ill intentions, "It's time to get off the bus."
After the announcement, the expressions of all the players changed immediately.
The couple who logged into the dungeon last looked at each other and asked in surprise, "12 hours?"
A shifty-looking man jumped up and said sinisterly, "What's the meaning of this? We only have 12 hours to clear this dungeon?!"
Among the two girls sitting behind Xia Jing, one of them had curly hair and looked cute and sweet.
She was obviously panicked: "Even the most stingy copy would at least give three days!"
The adjective "stingy" made everyone choke.
Seeing that the train had started to move forward, they were about to face the unknown, but they were like a pile of loose sand among each other. A man in a suit and tie, who looked to be about forty years old, coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.
He said politely, "Time is tight, so let's be brief. The first few of us who arrived have already met each other, but there are three new partners. To facilitate future collaboration, we should all take this time to introduce ourselves. My name is An Ruming. I've been stuck between one- and two-star dungeons, and today is my first time trying a three-star dungeon. Please bear with me."
Three high school boys in school uniforms were squeezed into a corner at the front of the carriage.
A thin boy sat there huddled together.
The other two boys, one very tall and the other very strong, surrounded the former and no one knew what they were doing before.
An Ruming introduced: "There are three children over there. The two standing there are called Ma Qiu and Cheng Jiayu."
The tall boy Ma Qiu glanced at Xia Jing and the others absentmindedly.
The sturdy boy Cheng Jiayu looked very nervous, with a fierce look on his face. He suddenly grinned and picked up the thin boy on the seat. His rough action made several people frown.
The thin boy didn't dare to resist at all, and kept his neck shrunk, allowing Cheng Jiayu to tease him.
Cheng Jiayu hooked his arm around his neck, as if to vent his nervousness, and said with a sly smile, "This kid's name is Wang Zhi. The three new brothers and sisters can also call him Prince. He's amazing. He can do anything and never die. If you need anything dangerous, you can come to him. Don't be shy!"
Wang Zhi clenched his hands into fists at his sides, his face tense, but he didn't dare to say a word.
Several adults saw this, some looked disdainful, some frowned, but due to the special circumstances, they had no time to educate the children.
An Ruming changed the subject and said, "The handsome guy standing in the back is called Song Yang."
This group of players didn't seem to react to the name Song Yang.
When mentioning him, An Ruming looked calm.
At this point, the two girls across from Song Yang took the initiative to stand up. Yang Maojuan nodded to everyone and said a little stiffly: "My name is Fei Shengxiao, hello."
She is quite tall for a woman, about 1.75 meters tall.
The companion next to her was very cool-looking and was the same height as her.
They both looked like models, but this companion had long hair tied up, looking very capable: "My name is Li Mian."
Finally, the man with shifty eyes said, "My name is Ye Xiang."
After the introduction of several players who logged into the dungeon earlier, it was the turn of the three newcomers.
The husband of the couple was shorter, but his muscles looked very strong and his expression was relatively calm. He said politely, "My name is Sha Yu, and my wife is Yang Leliu."
Finally, everyone's eyes were focused on Xia Jing——
Xia Jing's face is so "dazzling" that it is hard to ignore.
Xia Jing also felt a gaze coming from behind him.
The gaze subtly fell on the back of his neck.
Xia Jing slowly curved his eyes and smiled, "My name is... Dong Jing."
An Ruming was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Dong? Which dong?"
After he asked, Song Yang lazily said, "Which Jing is Jing?"
Xia Jing lowered his eyes and chuckled.
This time, his voice had a nasal tone and sounded indescribably sticky.
Xia Jing tilted his head and curled his lips and said, "Dong is the dong of winter, and jing is the jing of scenery."
After he finished speaking, an ambiguous laugh came from the man behind him.
An Ruming now realized that "Dong Jing" was probably a pseudonym.
There are many people who use pseudonyms in the dungeon game. Some of them are indeed top-ranked bosses, while others are just self-righteous minions.
I don't know which one this one is.
After everyone finished introducing themselves, An Ruming said, "Before the game started, all the doors couldn't be opened, so we didn't have a chance to check the entire map. Now every door should be open. How about everyone split up and check the entire train as quickly as possible?"
The others had no objections. Ye Xiang said sinisterly, "But the announcement just now reminded us not to walk between cars."
"There's no dungeon that can be cleared without exploring the entire map," Song Yang withdrew his attention from Xia Jing and said lightly, "I'll go check out the back."
After he finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the next carriage.
With Song Yang taking the lead, the others looked at each other and quickly took action.
Ye Xiang curled his lips.
…
Xia Jing put his hands in his trouser pockets.
He arrived late and had not had time to observe the carriage they were in, so he did not rush to walk to the back with Song Yang, but looked around first.
Xia Jing has never set foot in the real world.
However, judging by the reactions of other players, the carriages of this train should not be much different from real trains.
There is an aisle in the middle, with two seats next to each other on both sides.
The windows of the train are quite large, so you can see the scenery outside clearly.
At this time, the train was traveling across a field. In the distance, there were only dark, rolling mountain shadows and nothing else.
The other thing is...
Xia Jing stopped and looked up.
Inside the carriage, two square metal pipes are hung on the top of the left and right sides.
The existence of these two pipelines is very abrupt.
The silver-white metallic pipe itself is very thick, a bit like a fume duct.
However, these two pipes extend from the driver's cab all the way to the carriages behind. In addition, the broadcast just now has indicated that no food is provided on the train, so the "fume pipe" option is absolutely impossible.
So what is the function of these two pipelines?
Xia Jing looked towards the cab at the front.
Three high school students were crowded outside the cab door, peeking inside through the small window on the door.
Apparently, the train conductor also only appeared after the dungeon started.
The three high school students were startled.
The sturdy boy Cheng Jiayu laughed in surprise, "The conductor speaks Chinese and has blond hair. Is he a foreigner? This setting is a bit messed up."
The tall Ma Qiu was startled by what was inside: "Why is he smiling at us?"
Cheng Jiayu swallowed hard, trying not to be afraid, and said with a chuckle, "He's saying hello to you. Maybe he's a monster and has already set his sights on you, hahahaha!"
Ma Qiu cursed, "Stop giving me such bad words!"
Xia Jing's gaze passed through the small window and fell on a foreigner's face vaguely visible in the cab.
The train conductor "Ahuo" was a very handsome foreigner. He noticed him and winked at him.
Xia Jing calmly withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked back.
The door connecting to the second carriage has been successfully opened.
The couple, the sisters and Song Yang all gathered here.
At this moment, their expressions were a little strange.
Xia Jing glanced at the carriage behind him and raised his eyebrows.
The light in the rear carriage was dim.
There were no windows, no seats, only square pipes extending from the cab and the first section of the car.
——The winding, twisting and winding roads occupy most of the carriage space, as if forming a three-dimensional maze here, which is quite spectacular.
Yang Leliu, the wife of the couple, was shocked and said, "What on earth is this? What are these pipes used for?"
Her husband Sha Yu slowly scanned the pipes with his gaze and shook his head: "I don't know."
The cold and beautiful Li Mian fixed her gaze and said, "Look, there's another door at the back of this carriage."
——So there is a third carriage?
How long is this train?
If it were really as long as a real train, then finding clues would become a very difficult task.
Song Yang took the first step and walked inside.
Li Mian is obviously a girl who likes to take the initiative to do dungeons.
Without waiting for anyone else to react, she decisively took out a dagger from her space bag and whispered to Fei Shengxiao, who looked worried, "Shengxiao, stand here and don't move. I'll be back soon."
After he finished speaking, he followed Song Yang inside.
Two people had already gone out to check, and the rest stayed outside to prevent chaos.
They kept an eye on the surroundings for the two of them, ready to alert them of danger at any time.
It is difficult to pass through those twisted square pipes.
Song Yang and Li Mian were like the agents crossing the X-ray in the blockbuster movies, sometimes jumping up and climbing, sometimes lying down and crawling. To be cautious, they had to be careful.
It took several minutes to finally reach the end of this carriage, and by then I was already sweating a little.
Song Yang also took out a dagger and held it in his hand.
Xia Jing stood at this end of the carriage, staring at the man as he placed his hand on the handle of the sliding door. He exchanged a glance with Li Mian - after confirming the timing, he suddenly pulled the door open.
Everyone was stunned.
The strong night wind rushed in, blowing up everyone's clothes.
——Behind the door was not the third carriage, but a small open platform at the tail of the train.
Unexpectedly, the train ended here.
Song Yang walked out and looked around, then turned around and looked up.
Soon, he said to the people guarding the door: "There is nothing else here, only a ladder that can be used to climb to the top of the train."
Sha Yu and Yang Leliu were obviously relieved.
Nothing else would be fine.
This way, they only need to focus on the two carriages.
Song Yang and Li Mian carefully confirmed the situation of the last platform again before closing the door and walking back.
Li Mian trusts her intuition more. When she first met Song Yang, she could feel that this man was not simple and should be someone she could cooperate with.
So on the way back, she thought for a moment and whispered, "So, it seems the most suspicious person right now is the train conductor? After all, he's the only living thing on the train."
They had just reached an area where the pipeline was most twisted.
Song Yang leaned down and replied, "Well, but the train conductor is too obvious a target. Don't forget that the main monster may not be disguised as a human."
However, there are so few elements on this train. If the monster is disguised as an object, what could it be?
Li Mian was thinking and stood up——
The next second, Yang Leliu's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted in a low voice: "Wait! There's something in the square pipe!"
Song Yang and Li Mian stood still, and the others had not yet reacted. Only Sha Yu quickly took out the knife from the space bag, pulled Yang Leliu behind him, and stared at the pipes as if facing a great enemy.
Noticing the commotion here, Ye Xiang, An Ruming, and three high school students hurried over and asked nervously, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Yang Leliu and Sha Yu.
Sha Yu's voice was tense: "...Le Liu has very good hearing. As long as he concentrates, he can hear 'inhuman voices' that are difficult for ordinary people to hear."
Xia Jing's eyes moved and he glanced at Yang Leliu.
Many people's eyes on Yang Leliu also changed.
——Is she a superpower?
Recalling her previous reminder, An Ruming quickly extended his hand and said, "Mr. Song, Ms. Li, you, you guys, please stop where you are and don't move."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
It sounds like this is for Song Yang and Li Mian's own good, as they are afraid that they will continue to attract the monster's attention. But in fact, isn't it also because they are afraid that if the two of them move again, the monster will be attracted to their side?
At this moment, An Ruming and the others looked at Song Yang and Li Mian with eyes full of pity and fear, as if they were looking at poor creatures trapped in the mouth of a monster.
However, Song Yang and Li Mian had already stopped before An Ruming opened his mouth.
But unlike some people outside the door who were nervous and alert, the two people surrounded by the winding pipes were still relatively calm.
Li Mian looked carefully above him and listened attentively.
Song Yang calmly asked Yang Leliu, "What did you hear?"
Yang Leliu closed her eyes, her beautiful brows furrowed in a knot. After a few seconds, she opened them, shook her head, and said, "It's gone now, but just now I heard... right in your direction, something moving in the pipes, rustling!"
What else could be moving in the pipe except a monster!
An Ruming, Ye Xiang, and the three high school students each took a step back and opened their mouths to speak—
Xia Jing tilted his head and said, "Let's cut it open and see."
If the pipe is cut directly and there is nothing inside, the player will most likely be locked up in a small dark room for "maliciously destroying the dungeon environment."
It is safer to make a cut first to see the situation.
An Ruming's face changed drastically after hearing this: "What are you talking about? There is a high possibility that there is a monster in there. We should close this door now-"
"-Lock him up, and then what?" Fei Shengxiao looked well-behaved, but he was the first one to get angry after hearing this.
"Feed Mianmian and that handsome guy to the monster? Uncle, have you forgotten how we can pass the level? We have to kill the monsters, not feed them! And this pipe is connected to the first carriage. Do you think you will be safe if you close the door here?"
Fei Shengxiao's blunt criticism made An Ruming's face turn pale and red.
Fei Shengxiao rolled up his sleeves and said, "Wait a minute, Mianmian. I'll come in and help you—"
Li Mian shouted: "Don't come over here!"
For players wandering in one-star dungeons, killing monsters is the biggest difficulty they face.
But for players in dungeons of two stars or above, killing monsters is already the simplest task.
If they could really face the main monster of the dungeon directly at this time, then today would even be considered a lucky day.
The question is, will they be so lucky?
Song Yang said, "Just in case, you should retreat a little."
An Ruming, Ye Xiang and the three high school students quickly took three steps back as instructed, but Xia Jing, the couple and Fei Shengxiao never retreated a single step.
The difference between the two made An Ruming and the others feel a little embarrassed.
Song Yang glanced at Xia Jing outside the door.
The latter's gaze fixed on this place fully revealed his eagerness to try. Perhaps he heard that there was a monster and could not move anymore.
Song Yang laughed.
Winter scenery?
hehe.
He also has spring and autumn scenery.
Song Yang replaced the dagger with an axe, restrained his expression, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he swung his arm vigorously.
In a blink of an eye, the axe was deeply embedded in the pipe!
An unbearable stench quickly spread.
"vomit--"
The three high school students were the first to vomit.