Under the vast night sky, the train rushed out of the wilderness and drove into a deep black sea.
The track floated on the sea, rising and falling with the waves, and the people in the car began to feel the shaking, as if they were on a pirate ship.
In this state, people are prone to dizziness, but at this moment everyone's attention is not here -
They stared at Xia Jing, trying hard to understand what he said.
After a moment, Sha Yu swallowed and said in disbelief: "You, you mean..."
——They have to be swallowed up by the train conductor and digested by the train before they can find a way to exit the game...?
Several people gasped.
Li Mian immediately stood up and said with a tense face, "I disagree. This is just your guess. We can't die just for your guess!"
Fei Shengxiao trembled, staring blankly into the void, his whole body stunned.
Wang Zhi retreated to a corner, and his refusal was obvious.
"This, this is too risky. In this case, we must let a partner into the cab, and we can't even let him resist..." Yang Leliu said in panic.
Xia Jing calmly stated the crueler truth: "One might not be enough. After all, success isn't guaranteed in just one try."
Sha Yu's eyes widened: "This is too crazy, no, this method absolutely won't work!"
Yang Leliu also advised: "Is it possible to find another way?"
Wang Zhi cried out, "I won't go in. I won't go in anyway!"
Song Yang glanced at the time.
After the announcement on the train, time kept moving forward and they didn't have much time left this round.
Song Yang was silent for a moment and made a decision: "Let's let Train Destroy reload the game for this round. If we reload the game again, the candidates will be different. If I can go in, then I will go in."
If possible, Song Yang would certainly prefer to force his way in and force the conductor to swallow him.
However, when he and Sha Yu broke into the cab just now, although the conductor was torn apart, he only attacked them and had no intention of swallowing them.
I guess players who are not selected by the train still can't do it, they have to follow the wishes of the train monster.
After hearing what he said, the others were stunned.
What Song Yang meant by this was... he also agreed that this method was their only way out?!
Fei Shengxiao clenched his hands tightly.
Her breathing became a little rapid.
After checking the time, she stood up suddenly and said through gritted teeth, "I'll go!"
Li Mian's expression suddenly changed: "Sheng Xiao!"
Fei Shengxiao's eyes turned red.
She was not a very special girl. She was afraid of any copy of Smiley City and was extremely afraid of death.
Unlike her, Li Mian is much braver than her. They met in college. Since then, Li Mian has always stood in front of her to protect her, even after being sucked into the Smiley City.
In the past, Fei Shengxiao always felt that there was nothing wrong with being protected by Li Mian for the rest of his life.
She liked to look at Li Mian's resolute and secure back. She thought Li Mian was so cool, and she worshipped Li Mian like an idol.
However, it was not until he was actually faced with life and death that Fei Shengxiao woke up as if he had been slapped in the face.
She realized that this wouldn't work... If she continued to rely on Li Mian like this, one day she would drag Li Mian to death!
She doesn't want this!
She refused Li Mian's request to take her through all the dungeons and began to try to do it on her own.
If she didn't have the ability to clear the high-star dungeons, then she would clear the one-star dungeons a few more times. As long as she still had a breath left, she would crawl back to Li Mian alive and tell her that it was okay and she could do it.
Stop worrying about her.
This was actually her first time to enter a three-star dungeon.
Li Mian was still worried about her, and Fei Shengxiao also felt that he couldn't be too reckless on his first attempt at three stars, so he followed her.
She didn't expect to face such a situation when she first entered Samsung.
But once it happens, it happens. Sometimes people's luck is just not good enough, isn't it?
At this moment, she knew that Li Mian didn't necessarily disagree with the statement of the young man named Dong Jing. It was just because she was among the people selected in this round that Li Mian reacted so strongly.
But Fei Shengxiao has decided to bravely face everything he has to face in the City of Smiles, and this time is no exception!
Li Mian grabbed her hand and said sternly, "No, you can't go. Even if this is the only feasible way, do you know what to do after you get in?!"
Fei Shengxiao said, "After being swallowed by the train conductor, it depends on when I can enter the train's consciousness and find clues before I die. If I can call up the game panel, I will do so and press the exit game button!"
Fei Shengxiao's clear and logical words left Li Mian speechless.
Fei Shengxiao smiled with red eyes. She said, "Mianmian, I can't always be protected by you... In other words, if I get away with this round and the conductor chooses someone new in the next round, do you think I can just sit back and watch you take risks?"
"None of us can live with a clear conscience—to be frank, we would all be guilty of having anyone else die in our place."
The carriage fell into silence.
Sha Yu and Yang Leliu's eyes were red.
Fei Shengxiao's expression became firm. "So don't stop me. Just think of this as a way to get everyone out of this instance quickly. I can't waste this opportunity."
Li Mian's emotions were a little out of control: "But you will die. After you die, what should I do?!"
Fei Shengxiao's tears were about to burst out. She tried to deceive Li Mian: "Actually, I may not die. Didn't Song Yang say that Ma Qiu might have been swallowed whole? He was still alive when he was first stuffed into the pipe..."
Fei Shengxiao felt that in order to control the train's consciousness, she would have to be completely digested.
She said this to Li Mian just to give her a slow process of accepting her death.
Unexpectedly, Xia Jing looked at them thoughtfully for a while, lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Actually, it doesn't have to go this far."
"We don't need to succeed right away. We can just make use of the remaining nine resurrection opportunities and piece together the information bit by bit. This also means that those who go in won't have to stay there for too long."
"The roundworm was hacked to death shortly after swallowing An Ruming, but the train still managed to survive the previous disaster. This proves they digested their prey immediately," Xia Jing paused and said slowly, "As part of the train like the roundworm, we can assume the train conductor has the same digestive function."
"In other words, perhaps when the train conductor swallowed the human and 'swallowed' the prey into the fleshy tube constructed by his body, he had already begun digesting the prey and transferring nutrients to the train."
Following Xia Jing's words, everyone thought - yes, there are also two tubes below the conductor's legs!
Xia Jing's voice was gentle: "This way, we don't even have to wait until Fei Shengxiao is stuffed into the square pipe."
Li Mian and Fei Shengxiao stood there in a daze.
Xia Jing glanced at the time on the advertising screen and said, "As long as we destroy the locomotive before the disaster is over and force the train to reload and restart, that will be enough."
Everyone was immediately cheered up.
Sha Yu excitedly said, "Yes! As long as we can reload the game, the tip can even be intact!"
Hope rekindled in Fei Shengxiao's eyes.
Li Mian pursed her lips. Although her face was still stern, a hint of hesitation appeared on her face.
Song Yang agreed with Xia Jing's speculation and said, "That's right. Reloading the file is aimed at the train itself. No matter whether it is a disaster or other external forces, as long as the train dies, it will be resurrected. If you treat it as a living thing, the easiest way to kill it is-"
Behead!
Directly cut off the cab and the train car!
This made Fei Shengxiao even more determined. Li Mian moved her lips, as if she still wanted to dissuade him, but Fei Shengxiao immediately tried to persuade her until she was speechless.
Li Mian is actually not a very talkative person.
Fei Shengxiao knew this and took advantage of it.
She felt that she was somewhat cunning, but her faith had never been so strong.
She hugged Li Mian and whispered, "Mian Mian, I don't want you to protect me all the time anymore. I hope I can protect you too. So... just let me go, okay?"
All of Li Mian's words were stuck in his throat.
After everyone reached a consensus, they quickly took action.
There is not much time left!
Yang Leliu shouted, "I can already hear the sound of the waves. This disaster is likely to be a tsunami!"
The group quickly came to the door of the cab.
Fei Shengxiao kept taking deep breaths.
Although Song Yang and Xia Jing both said so, there is no 100% guarantee that nothing will go wrong. This is still a very dangerous operation.
Song Yang reminded her, "If you're really scared, just wait until the next round for us to come in. This plan isn't fatal, so you don't have to feel guilty about us."
Li Mian held Fei Shengxiao's hand tightly.
Yang Leliu had been paying attention outside. She shouted, "Three stars appeared!"
Three!
Everyone was shocked.
They were used to seeing all the stars disappear, so this time only three stars rose, which caught them off guard.
After playing this game for so long, everyone pretty much understands the rules.
The save and restart mechanism is activated based on the life or death of the train. However, without human intervention, the survival of the train is indeed tied to the player.
In a natural disaster, if all players are killed, the train will be completely destroyed.
If a few players can still survive, it will be the same as the first round of the game. The train will at most be mostly destroyed, but not completely "dead".
This also means that if this round of dungeon decides to kill only three players, then even if they wait for the disaster to come, they will not be able to wait for the reload mechanism!
In any case, they can only destroy the locomotive manually!
Fei Shengxiao held Li Mian's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm going in, Mianmian!"
After she finished speaking, she pulled Li Mian's hand away, and without waiting for Li Mian's reaction, she resolutely pushed open the door of the cab and was sucked in instantly!
The door of the cab closed again, and Fei Shengxiao's exclamation was heard from inside!
Then, a red-white, grainy block of color appeared inside the small window glass - that was the tongue of the monster conductor!
Li Mian didn't say anything. Her eyes turned red as she drew her sword and shouted, "Everyone retreat!"
Everyone retreated into the carriage, and Li Mian stood alone at the junction of the carriage and the driver's cab.
She gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, raised the sword high, and without thinking, swung her arm fiercely, intending to chop it down!
However, the moment she took action, she recalled Fei Shengxiao's back as he left without hesitation, and her sword froze in mid-air.
…She couldn't waste this opportunity Sheng Xiao had risked his life to gain. She had to give Sheng Xiao as much time as possible to find clues…
Li Mian closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and asked through gritted teeth: "Is the wave coming?!"
Song Yang saw Li Mian was about to take action and wanted to stop her in time, but fortunately, Li Mian stopped herself.
Song Yang glanced outside and frowned, "Wait a moment!"
At this moment, everyone's heart was beating fast!
Outside the train, the sea surface suddenly became turbulent. The train was like a leaf, rising and falling with the waves, as if it could be overturned at any time!
The train began to tilt——
Song Yang and the others all grabbed the backs of their chairs to ensure that they would not slide to the other end of the carriage!
Li Mian leaned one foot against the left seat, standing there motionless, staring at the door of the cab, like a wolf eager to rush forward and tear its prey apart!
Wang Zhi screamed and fell to the other side of the carriage, then fell back again as the train tilted in the opposite direction, tossing back and forth like a rag!
Yang Leliu trembled and said, "The biggest wave is coming!"
Everyone looked out the window and saw a huge wave crashing towards them. The wave was so high that it almost covered the sky and the moon. Just one look at it made people feel suffocated!
At this moment, they suddenly heard a "bang" sound. Looking back, they were shocked to find a huge bulge on the opening of the square pipe!
——This time, the train conductor actually stuffed the prey into the pipe in advance!
Song Yang and Xia Jing quickly turned around and looked towards the driver's cab, only to see the blond train conductor smiling meaningfully at them through the small window glass.
Song Yang roared, "Li Mian, chop!"
Li Mian's eyes were red, he roared, and turned around without hesitation. Silver light flashed across the top and bottom of the carriage, and a crack was created with one move!
The sword energy attacked to the left and right, shattering the side walls on both sides!
In an instant, the train's front and carriages separated, and were hit by huge waves, each of them fell off the track and were completely submerged under the deep sea!
…
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The train clattered across the dark field.
The interior of the carriage was filthy, with the ceiling, floor, and seats all covered in yellow-white insect slurry and debris. The upper half of An Ruming's body was lying in the aisle, and the lower half was hanging on the back of a seat.
Yang Leliu and Fei Shengxiao huddled in the corner, their faces pale, their eyes red and a little staring.
Wang Zhi only had his head sticking out between the seats. He held his head and trembled.
Li Mian and Xia Jing, one standing at the front and the other at the back of the train...
The train was very silent at this moment.
But at this moment, these five people trembled and their eyes changed rapidly.
After Xia Jing's eyes became clear, he turned to look out the car window, then turned back to look at the driver's seat.
The eyes of the other people changed from fear to confusion, and from confusion, their eyes gradually became clear.
Yang Leliu and Fei Shengxiao quickly got up.
They looked at each other and said excitedly, "We're back... We're back!"
At the same time, the door of the cab was suddenly opened, and Song Yang and Sha Yu walked out covered in blood.
In the cab behind them, the train conductor was lying on the control panel, his whole body split in two!
——They all returned to the beginning of this level!
Li Mian dropped his sword, rushed over and hugged Fei Shengxiao.
——The moment she saw Fei Shengxiao coming out of the pipe, she almost thought it was too late!
She thought she had done something wrong, she shouldn't have waited, and this wrong decision would make her lose her best friend for life.
Fei Shengxiao was also terrified. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she was still comforting Li Mian: "It's okay, it's okay. I'm still alive. Don't be afraid, Mian Mian!"
Time was tight, so Song Yang immediately asked, "How is it? Did you get any clues after you went in just now?"
Everyone gathered together, Fei Shengxiao wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly.
She danced excitedly and gestured, "I felt like I really entered the train's consciousness for a moment."
"Not long after being swallowed, I heard some voices. Those voices seemed to be in a different dimension from us. They were speaking something I couldn't understand. The pronunciation was very strange, like another language!"