Chapter 95: Do I look good?
Unlike the previous projects, the Crazy Little Train project had no rule board hanging on the door, which made it impossible for people to guess the game mechanism.
The staff member in a tortoiseshell cat costume shook their head and said, “Welcome to Fantasy Amusement Park! Here is the latest special project in our amusement park, Crazy Little Train. Would you like to try it?”
It pointed to a sign on the side:
“Each ticket costs 10 coupons!”
Wen Jianyan nodded, “Five tickets, please.”
He counted out 50 coupons from the 120 he had just grabbed and handed them over.
As a rich man who had just successfully robbed, it would be unethical to ask his teammates to pay at this time, so Wen Jianyan was very generous to buy the tickets this time.
“Okay! Have a good time!”
The tortoiseshell cat took the coupons and handed five tickets to the five people in front.
Rumble——
The railing door of the crazy little train lowered behind him. Wen Jianyan lowered his head, looking at the ticket in his hand.
He saw a cartoon train printed on the gaudy paper ticket. The face of the train was steaming, and the name of the project was marked in big, colorful fonts:
Crazy Little Train: Give you a crazy and exciting experience!
The word “crazy” was an eye-catching red, which could make one’s scalp tingle.
Wen Jianyan turned the ticket back.
Unexpectedly, there was no word on the back of the ticket.
The other four people turned their gazes to him, and Wen Jianyan shook his head slightly, indicating that he hadn’t gotten any clues yet.
He said, “Come on, let’s go in and have a look first.”
Walking into the gate decorated as a ticket office, they found that there were already seven or eight players waiting there.
Seeing the newcomer coming in, the rest of the people turned their heads to look over, casting unexplained gazes in this direction.
Wen Jianyan raised his eyes without a trace.
He saw an old-fashioned clock hanging above his head, showing a countdown that was slowly decreasing.
The cat in charge of ticket checking at the gate raised its voice and said: “The next round of Crazy Little Train is about to start in five minutes; please wait patiently!”
This project was really different from the ones they had experienced before. It didn’t have a limit on the number of people, but it determined when to start according to the time.
Moreover, while waiting, the rules would not be released.
Wen Jianyan looked around but didn’t find anything written that could be said to be a rule in this room.
That being the case, they could only wait patiently.
As the time passed, players from different teams gathered together. They whispered in low voices, as if they were discussing the next action plan.
Before the countdown was about to reach zero, the door behind them opened again.
A team of four anchors appeared at the door.
The yellow-haired man timidly hid at the end of the team; his eyes dodged, and he secretly raised his head behind Hui Cheng, looking carefully at the target person.
As soon as he looked over, he met the eyes of the young man who happened to be looking over casually.
“…!”
The yellow-haired man was startled, and he hurriedly lowered his head to hide his overly nervous expression and rapid heartbeat.
“Dinglingling——”
The electric bell for the departure of the train rang.
The electronic screen that was always black on the side flickered and then slowly lit up:
The park has launched a new exciting adventure shooting game: [Crazy Little Train]!
Wen Jianyan was stunned.
Shooting game?
An introductory film began to play on the screen.
A howling train passed through the night, and there were many rotting zombies squatting on the outer wall of the train.
A strong male voice sounded in the background:
“You and your friends took the train to a fairy tale town to start a holiday trip, but on the train, you accidentally encountered a zombie virus outbreak! So, in order to survive this dangerous journey, you pick up your guns and fight for your survival!”
On the screen, several blood-stained people stood back to back in the carriage nervously, holding guns in their hands. The muzzles of the guns spat out bright red flames in the dark, shooting the zombies that were rushing over on the head with a single shot.
“Your mission is to live until dawn!”
A cat in uniform came over: “Welcome everyone to the crazy little train. I am your train conductor this time. Welcome everyone to take this train!”
It pulled out a board with its furry hands and wrote a few lines with chalk on it:
[Crazy Little Train Game Rules]
This project will strictly guarantee the safety of players. In order for you to obtain an excellent gaming experience in absolute safety, please carefully read the following rules:
1. This project will pass through the tunnel three times. Every time you pass through the tunnel, darkness will come. Zombies will attack at this time. Please aim for the head and shoot.
2. After leaving the tunnel, you can look for ammunition and supplies on the train.
3. If you are accidentally infected by the virus, please find the serum before the next tunnel to get rid of the infectious state.
4. In case of an accident, please go to the train conductor’s room to find the staff for help.
5. Do not lose your gun.
6. If the number of zombies killed reaches more than 50, you can receive an exquisite gift after the end of the project.
It seemed…it was indeed a very common shooting game.
The cat who claimed to be the train conductor came over and began to distribute guns to the crowd—it was a red and black toy gun filled with five rounds of ammunition, and it seemed unable to hurt people.
“Okay, when everyone is ready, let’s check the ticket and get on the train!”
The cat train conductor clapped its hands, turned around, and walked into the ticket gate.
The anchors looked at each other, and then they began to walk toward the ticket gate in order. The attendant cat at the door was very dedicated to checking the tickets for each anchor. After the last anchor entered the ticket gate, it stood up and slowly pulled on the long iron chain to seal the entrance.
Wen Jianyan withdrew his gaze and followed the others into the darkness.
Soon, not long after, his eyes lit up again.
He realized that he was now standing in the middle of a very real-looking train. In the old-fashioned train, the red train seats looked old and even faded, and the stained curtains were hooked up by the hasp. The passage extended straight into the distance.
The light in the carriage was very bright, so everything was clearly visible; there were backpacks and clothes hanging on the seats.
There were still cigarette butts on the table, as well as all kinds of garbage that hadn’t been cleaned up. Not far away, the attendant pushed a vending cart and stopped in the middle of the aisle, where there were a variety of goods for sale.
It was as if all the passengers disappeared in an instant, leaving only the empty train, as if frozen in time.
“Ding, ding, ding!”
The bell rang to start the train.
Wen Jianyan felt the carriage under his feet tremble, and the next second, the engine was running, and the feeling of mechanical vibration came from the bottom of his feet, and the scene outside the window began to slowly move and change.
The train departed.
“Find the ammunition first.” Wen Jianyan turned his head and whispered to his other teammates.
Yun Bilan, Wen Ya, and the others nodded.
Although this project looked like an ordinary shooting game, who knew if it would pit the anchors? In any case, before the first tunnel came, it was best to play the game according to the rules.
Obviously, the anchors of the other teams thought so too.
Although everyone was wary of each other, there was no reason for conflict after all. All the anchors had dispersed, tacitly rummaging in the carriage, looking for the “ammunition replenishment” mentioned in the rules.
The four-member mercenary team kept a close distance from Wen Jianyan.
“This shooting project is a good time for us to do it.”
Hui Cheng did not change his expression and said in a low voice: “Don’t act rashly in the first tunnel; we must first find out the rules of this project. When entering the second tunnel, when the darkness falls, we’ll do it.”
He looked at the yellow-haired man who was cowering and said, “You are responsible for keeping an eye on the target person, whether it is before or after the darkness falls, you must always confirm his position, understand?”
The yellow-haired man nodded and whispered: “Understood, I understand.”
“Okay, let’s spread out to find ammunition now, but don’t be too far away. It’s best to always stay in the same carriage as the target person.”
Hui Cheng Looking at the other teammates: “Got it?”
The teammates nodded and scattered.
“Drip drip, drip drip.”
The subtle sound of water mixed with the mechanical sound of the train running attracted Wen Jianyan’s attention.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, searching for the source of the voice.
Soon, Wen Jianyan’s eyes fell on the cart lying in the middle of the corridor, not far away.
The iron door under the cart was closed tightly, and transparent liquid seeped out from the gap and fell drop by drop on the ground, where a small puddle of liquid had already accumulated.
Wen Jianyan stepped forward and carefully opened the cabinet door.
A damp and fishy smell rushed toward him.
The rusty iron door opened little by little, revealing a cramped cabinet.
Wen Jianyan choked for breath.
Filling the cabinet was a dead body.
It was soaked with water all over; its clothes were wet, and its skin was swollen and whitish, like a steamed bun soaked in water. Its gray eyes were widened, and its facial features were swollen. Its facial features were crowded because of swollen skin, so that the outline couldn’t be seen, and its limbs seemed to be broken off. The person was obviously an adult, but they were easily stuffed into the small cabinet.
“This is—”
Wen Ya, behind him, was also stunned.
Wen Jianyan exchanged gloves from the system store and handed the other party a pair: “Help me.”
The two of them worked together to pull the corpse out of the cabinet.
The swollen corpse lay limply in the middle of the ground, and the wet smell spread in the carriage.
“It should be the player from the previous round.”
Wen Jianyan picked up the corpse’s clothes with his gloved hand, observed them carefully, and concluded.
“In that case…”
He squinted his eyes, reached out and groped in the wet pocket of the other party, and quickly found a handful of ammunition—a total of four rounds.
Really.
Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. He stood up, turned his head, and said to his teammates: “First find all the places where the corpse can be hidden.”
Soon, the others also found the pattern.
Under the seat, on the luggage rack, in the toilet…
and so on.
“I found it.”
“Here!”
“Here too!”
The yellow-haired man bent down and searched under the seat with difficulty.
Suddenly, he felt his shoulder being poked: “Hello.”
An immature and hoarse voice sounded from above his head.
The yellow-haired man was startled, then raised his head subconsciously and looked in the direction of the sound.
The boy with amber eyes stood in front of him, his eyelashes lowered, and the changing light and shadow outside the carriage window passed over that overly pretty face.
He looked over with a smile: “Uncle, can you do me a favor?”
“!!!”
At that moment, the yellow-haired man felt the hairs on his back twitch, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.
He bounced off the ground and subconsciously turned his gaze to his teammates not far away.
Hui Cheng and others were still searching for ammunition, and they didn’t seem to notice this side at all. Even if they noticed, they probably wouldn’t approach this side in order not to startle the enemy.
“……”
In any case, he had to face this target person alone.
The yellow-haired man swallowed hard and asked tremblingly: “Wh-what’s the matter?”
Wen Jianyan pointed to the luggage rack that was opened not far above his head. A dark green bag was hidden in the depths, and water was slowly oozing out from the zipper:
“Can you pull it out for me?”
He compared his size and blinked:
“Look, I’m not tall enough.”
“If there is ammunition in it, let’s split it halfway. How about it?” The corners of the young man’s lips curled up indistinctly, and his eyes were filled with shattered light.
“En, okay.”
The yellow-haired man forced himself to calm down so as not to reveal any excess emotions on his face. He stretched out his arm and pulled off the luggage bag designated by the target person.
With a heavy “plop”, the bag hit the ground heavily, and more water seeped out of it.
Wen Jianyan bent down and quickly opened the zipper.
A soaked, swollen, and unrecognizable corpse appeared in front of him.
Like other corpses, it shriveled and withered as soon as it saw the light. In the end, only a layer of wet skin remained. Wen Jianyan groped in the depths of the bag and quickly took out a handful of ammunition.
A total of seven rounds.
“Seven rounds.” Wen Jianyan nodded at the bullet in his hand and whistled happily: “Not bad.”
The young man raised his head and leaned over slightly. The clear and beautiful face with soft lines was slightly enlarged in front of his eyes, and there was a slight smile in the amber eyes.
The yellow-haired man took a breath.
He didn’t know why, when he was stared at by those eyes, he always had a terrible feeling as if his whole body was completely seen through.
While he was in a daze, something hard was stuffed into his hand.
The yellow-haired man lowered his head and stared blankly at his palm.
That was four rounds.
“Thank you.”
The other party blinked slyly: “Happy cooperation.”
After finishing speaking, the boy turned around without hesitation, walked leisurely toward the next carriage, and returned to the middle of his team.
Taking advantage of the other party’s turning around, several people, including Hui Cheng, quickly surrounded him.
“What did the target person tell you? Why did he look for you? Did he find us?”
A series of inquiries stunned the yellow-haired man. He held four bullets and shook his head in a daze: “No, I… I don’t know…”
Hui Cheng told the others to shut up:
“You guys, be quiet.”
He looked at the yellow-haired man: “So, what happened just now?”
The yellow-haired man focused his mind and explained what had just happened.
Hui Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and confirmed: “There were seven shots in it?”
The yellow-haired man nodded.
“So…he gave you four bullets just because you helped pull off the duffel bag?”
Hui Cheng asked.
“…?!”
After hearing the other party’s words, the yellow-haired man was shocked.
He seemed to have suddenly realized the danger and hurriedly explained: “Indeed, it is indeed the case. But I don’t know why, I promise I didn’t say anything—”
The yellow-haired man’s eyes widened slightly, and a burst of chill slowly climbed up his spine:
“He…he must have found us!”
Yes, there was only one possibility.
Recalling the feeling of being noticed in turn when he first peered at the other party, the yellow-haired man suddenly felt chills all over his body, and his hair stood on end: “That’s why he tested me! That’s why he gave me the bullet. He hopes you don’t trust me! It must be like this!”
“How many times have I told you…”
Hui Cheng frowned impatiently:
“It is impossible for you to be found at that distance!”
They were separated by a hundred meters and a dense jungle and the other party was still fighting with other people. None of them had taken any action. To the target person, they were at best another team of anchors standing a hundred meters away.
Even if they revealed some flaws, it could also be because of something else.
Hui Cheng pondered for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at the anxious yellow-haired man and asked, “Did he whisper something in your ear just now?”
“He…he just said, thank you.”
The yellow-haired man murmured.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but the eyes of his teammates around him made him uneasy, and he shrank subconsciously: “Really, that’s all…”
Hui Cheng: “Okay, don’t be nervous. We didn’t doubt you.”
“……”
The yellow-haired man’s face was pale. He opened his mouth and finally didn’t say anything.
“In short, although we don’t know the reason, the other party may suspect us.” Hui Cheng pondered for two seconds and made a decisive decision: “In this case, we can only start in the first tunnel!”
“What?”
The others were stunned: “Why?”
Since the other party was suspicious, shouldn’t they stop their actions first and wait until the other party’s vigilance was lowered before attacking?
“If he has really discovered us, it means that this guy’s vigilance and sensitivity are ridiculously high. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for us. If we don’t find a chance to start this project, don’t think about it after leaving.”
Hui Cheng squinted his eyes:
“We can only catch him by surprise and make a quick decision!”
He turned his head to look at the yellow-haired man: “Can you confirm his location later?”
The yellow-haired man nodded.
“Very good; we will do it after we enter the tunnel.” Hui Cheng turned to look at the other teammates: “Everything is just like what I just said; do you understand?”
“The first tunnel is coming!”
At this moment, the anchor standing near the window raised his voice and shouted.
Wen Jianyan turned his head and looked out the window.
Under the changing scene, a dark shadow gradually pressed toward the entire carriage. A huge tunnel was in front of the vehicle, like a huge open mouth, waiting for the train to enter.
The dark shadows surrounded the train little by little—
The next second, the darkness was steep.
All the anchors were ready.
In the next second, when the darkness covered the entire carriage, all kinds of lights suddenly exploded in front of their eyes and lit up the narrow carriage.
At the moment of entering the darkness, the sound of nails scratching on the iron sheet sounded, and the roar of zombies penetrated into the ears of the anchors.
Under the constantly flickering light, one could see pale bodies coming in from the open windows. They were completely different from traditional zombies, and they had no similarity to the ones on the promotional video.
Their bodies were all swollen with blisters, and everything from their faces to their limbs looked extraordinarily bloated and fat. A strange sound of “hehe” overflowed from the depths of their throats.
“Thirsty…so thirsty…”
The sudden burst of gunshots obscured the voices that came and went.
Drip drip.
The sound of running water was very clear in the dark.
Rumble——
With a roar, the train quickly drove out of the tunnel, and the bright light shrouded it again.
The nail-scratching and muffled shouts all died away.
Hui Cheng: “How was it?”
Another teammate nodded: “Not bad.”
Their team had been cooperating for a long time, and the method they were using now was the simplest, fastest, and most error-tolerant assassination method.
The yellow-haired man pointed out the location, and then his teammate, who was good at sniping, used props to kill him from a distance. Although they could not meet the employer’s requirement to “let him know who he had offended before he died”, at least they had completed the task.
Hui Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned slightly sideways and looked in the direction of the target person. The next second, his pupils shrank—
How could it be possible?
Surrounded by his teammates, the young man was still standing there. He seemed to be talking to his teammates. His white face was smooth and neat, and there seemed to be a faint smile on his lips.
“Impossible, I shot 100% in the direction the yellow-haired pointed!”
The teammate gasped, lowered his voice, and said it hastily.
He could clearly feel that he hit the target with absolute precision, but for some reason, the opponent still appeared alive and well in the bright train.
This… what was going on here?
The teammate was eager to get out of the situation.
He looked at the yellow-haired man: “How did you decide the position?”
The next second, all eyes of the teammates fell on the yellow-haired man.
“I…I…”
The yellow-haired man panicked and stammered: “I’ve located him. H-he was re-really there just now, I didn’t lie!”
“Okay.”
Hui Cheng spoke slowly: “The opponent may have used some props; don’t draw conclusions casually.”
“We still have two more chances.” Hui Cheng looked at the teammate who had just shot: “The target obviously has a way to counter you, so don’t do anything next; let me and the Lao San do it.”
The teammate gritted his teeth and nodded unwillingly.
The yellow-haired man stood where he was, his fingers twisted together.
His forehead was sweating profusely; his face turned pale, but his gaze involuntarily turned in Wen Jianyan’s direction again.
The target person was standing near the window, lowering his head at the moment, carefully examining the remains of the “zombie” slumped on the table, and cautiously turning it over with his gloved fingers.
While turning over, he whispered something to his teammates.
Suddenly, without warning, the other party’s eyelashes slightly lifted.
Across the long train and the nearly static time and space, the pair of light-colored eyes, which looked extraordinarily cold in the changing light and shadow, looked over precisely and clearly, and the emotionless eyes collided with the yellow-haired man.
“!”
The yellow-haired man’s pupils constricted.
Like an insect caught by a spider, he froze in place, unable to look away.
In the next second, the young man pulled the corners of his lips, and there was a bewitching smile in the bottom of his eyes, which was careless and easy.
His pale lips parted.
The yellow-haired man’s eyesight clearly captured the other’s mouth shape and translated the other’s lip language in his mind. After realizing what the other party said, he trembled slightly involuntarily and felt a strong chill climb up his body. The feeling that he seemed to be completely seen through and had nowhere to escape choked his throat tightly.
Replaying the scene just now over and over again in his mind made him feel cold from head to toe.
Because the other party asked with a half-smile—
Do I look good?
Chapter 95: Do I look good?
Unlike the previous projects, the Crazy Little Train project had no rule board hanging on the door, which made it impossible for people to guess the game mechanism.
The staff member in a tortoiseshell cat costume shook their head and said, “Welcome to Fantasy Amusement Park! Here is the latest special project in our amusement park, Crazy Little Train. Would you like to try it?”
It pointed to a sign on the side:
“Each ticket costs 10 coupons!”
Wen Jianyan nodded, “Five tickets, please.”
He counted out 50 coupons from the 120 he had just grabbed and handed them over.
As a rich man who had just successfully robbed, it would be unethical to ask his teammates to pay at this time, so Wen Jianyan was very generous to buy the tickets this time.
“Okay! Have a good time!”
The tortoiseshell cat took the coupons and handed five tickets to the five people in front.
Rumble——
The railing door of the crazy little train lowered behind him. Wen Jianyan lowered his head, looking at the ticket in his hand.
He saw a cartoon train printed on the gaudy paper ticket. The face of the train was steaming, and the name of the project was marked in big, colorful fonts:
Crazy Little Train: Give you a crazy and exciting experience!
The word “crazy” was an eye-catching red, which could make one’s scalp tingle.
Wen Jianyan turned the ticket back.
Unexpectedly, there was no word on the back of the ticket.
The other four people turned their gazes to him, and Wen Jianyan shook his head slightly, indicating that he hadn’t gotten any clues yet.
He said, “Come on, let’s go in and have a look first.”
Walking into the gate decorated as a ticket office, they found that there were already seven or eight players waiting there.
Seeing the newcomer coming in, the rest of the people turned their heads to look over, casting unexplained gazes in this direction.
Wen Jianyan raised his eyes without a trace.
He saw an old-fashioned clock hanging above his head, showing a countdown that was slowly decreasing.
The cat in charge of ticket checking at the gate raised its voice and said: “The next round of Crazy Little Train is about to start in five minutes; please wait patiently!”
This project was really different from the ones they had experienced before. It didn’t have a limit on the number of people, but it determined when to start according to the time.
Moreover, while waiting, the rules would not be released.
Wen Jianyan looked around but didn’t find anything written that could be said to be a rule in this room.
That being the case, they could only wait patiently.
As the time passed, players from different teams gathered together. They whispered in low voices, as if they were discussing the next action plan.
Before the countdown was about to reach zero, the door behind them opened again.
A team of four anchors appeared at the door.
The yellow-haired man timidly hid at the end of the team; his eyes dodged, and he secretly raised his head behind Hui Cheng, looking carefully at the target person.
As soon as he looked over, he met the eyes of the young man who happened to be looking over casually.
“…!”
The yellow-haired man was startled, and he hurriedly lowered his head to hide his overly nervous expression and rapid heartbeat.
“Dinglingling——”
The electric bell for the departure of the train rang.
The electronic screen that was always black on the side flickered and then slowly lit up:
The park has launched a new exciting adventure shooting game: [Crazy Little Train]!
Wen Jianyan was stunned.
Shooting game?
An introductory film began to play on the screen.
A howling train passed through the night, and there were many rotting zombies squatting on the outer wall of the train.
A strong male voice sounded in the background:
“You and your friends took the train to a fairy tale town to start a holiday trip, but on the train, you accidentally encountered a zombie virus outbreak! So, in order to survive this dangerous journey, you pick up your guns and fight for your survival!”
On the screen, several blood-stained people stood back to back in the carriage nervously, holding guns in their hands. The muzzles of the guns spat out bright red flames in the dark, shooting the zombies that were rushing over on the head with a single shot.
“Your mission is to live until dawn!”
A cat in uniform came over: “Welcome everyone to the crazy little train. I am your train conductor this time. Welcome everyone to take this train!”
It pulled out a board with its furry hands and wrote a few lines with chalk on it:
[Crazy Little Train Game Rules]
This project will strictly guarantee the safety of players. In order for you to obtain an excellent gaming experience in absolute safety, please carefully read the following rules:
1. This project will pass through the tunnel three times. Every time you pass through the tunnel, darkness will come. Zombies will attack at this time. Please aim for the head and shoot.
2. After leaving the tunnel, you can look for ammunition and supplies on the train.
3. If you are accidentally infected by the virus, please find the serum before the next tunnel to get rid of the infectious state.
4. In case of an accident, please go to the train conductor’s room to find the staff for help.
5. Do not lose your gun.
6. If the number of zombies killed reaches more than 50, you can receive an exquisite gift after the end of the project.
It seemed…it was indeed a very common shooting game.
The cat who claimed to be the train conductor came over and began to distribute guns to the crowd—it was a red and black toy gun filled with five rounds of ammunition, and it seemed unable to hurt people.
“Okay, when everyone is ready, let’s check the ticket and get on the train!”
The cat train conductor clapped its hands, turned around, and walked into the ticket gate.
The anchors looked at each other, and then they began to walk toward the ticket gate in order. The attendant cat at the door was very dedicated to checking the tickets for each anchor. After the last anchor entered the ticket gate, it stood up and slowly pulled on the long iron chain to seal the entrance.
Wen Jianyan withdrew his gaze and followed the others into the darkness.
Soon, not long after, his eyes lit up again.
He realized that he was now standing in the middle of a very real-looking train. In the old-fashioned train, the red train seats looked old and even faded, and the stained curtains were hooked up by the hasp. The passage extended straight into the distance.
The light in the carriage was very bright, so everything was clearly visible; there were backpacks and clothes hanging on the seats.
There were still cigarette butts on the table, as well as all kinds of garbage that hadn’t been cleaned up. Not far away, the attendant pushed a vending cart and stopped in the middle of the aisle, where there were a variety of goods for sale.
It was as if all the passengers disappeared in an instant, leaving only the empty train, as if frozen in time.
“Ding, ding, ding!”
The bell rang to start the train.
Wen Jianyan felt the carriage under his feet tremble, and the next second, the engine was running, and the feeling of mechanical vibration came from the bottom of his feet, and the scene outside the window began to slowly move and change.
The train departed.
“Find the ammunition first.” Wen Jianyan turned his head and whispered to his other teammates.
Yun Bilan, Wen Ya, and the others nodded.
Although this project looked like an ordinary shooting game, who knew if it would pit the anchors? In any case, before the first tunnel came, it was best to play the game according to the rules.
Obviously, the anchors of the other teams thought so too.
Although everyone was wary of each other, there was no reason for conflict after all. All the anchors had dispersed, tacitly rummaging in the carriage, looking for the “ammunition replenishment” mentioned in the rules.
The four-member mercenary team kept a close distance from Wen Jianyan.
“This shooting project is a good time for us to do it.”
Hui Cheng did not change his expression and said in a low voice: “Don’t act rashly in the first tunnel; we must first find out the rules of this project. When entering the second tunnel, when the darkness falls, we’ll do it.”
He looked at the yellow-haired man who was cowering and said, “You are responsible for keeping an eye on the target person, whether it is before or after the darkness falls, you must always confirm his position, understand?”
The yellow-haired man nodded and whispered: “Understood, I understand.”
“Okay, let’s spread out to find ammunition now, but don’t be too far away. It’s best to always stay in the same carriage as the target person.”
Hui Cheng Looking at the other teammates: “Got it?”
The teammates nodded and scattered.
“Drip drip, drip drip.”
The subtle sound of water mixed with the mechanical sound of the train running attracted Wen Jianyan’s attention.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, searching for the source of the voice.
Soon, Wen Jianyan’s eyes fell on the cart lying in the middle of the corridor, not far away.
The iron door under the cart was closed tightly, and transparent liquid seeped out from the gap and fell drop by drop on the ground, where a small puddle of liquid had already accumulated.
Wen Jianyan stepped forward and carefully opened the cabinet door.
A damp and fishy smell rushed toward him.
The rusty iron door opened little by little, revealing a cramped cabinet.
Wen Jianyan choked for breath.
Filling the cabinet was a dead body.
It was soaked with water all over; its clothes were wet, and its skin was swollen and whitish, like a steamed bun soaked in water. Its gray eyes were widened, and its facial features were swollen. Its facial features were crowded because of swollen skin, so that the outline couldn’t be seen, and its limbs seemed to be broken off. The person was obviously an adult, but they were easily stuffed into the small cabinet.
“This is—”
Wen Ya, behind him, was also stunned.
Wen Jianyan exchanged gloves from the system store and handed the other party a pair: “Help me.”
The two of them worked together to pull the corpse out of the cabinet.
The swollen corpse lay limply in the middle of the ground, and the wet smell spread in the carriage.
“It should be the player from the previous round.”
Wen Jianyan picked up the corpse’s clothes with his gloved hand, observed them carefully, and concluded.
“In that case…”
He squinted his eyes, reached out and groped in the wet pocket of the other party, and quickly found a handful of ammunition—a total of four rounds.
Really.
Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. He stood up, turned his head, and said to his teammates: “First find all the places where the corpse can be hidden.”
Soon, the others also found the pattern.
Under the seat, on the luggage rack, in the toilet…
and so on.
“I found it.”
“Here!”
“Here too!”
The yellow-haired man bent down and searched under the seat with difficulty.
Suddenly, he felt his shoulder being poked: “Hello.”
An immature and hoarse voice sounded from above his head.
The yellow-haired man was startled, then raised his head subconsciously and looked in the direction of the sound.
The boy with amber eyes stood in front of him, his eyelashes lowered, and the changing light and shadow outside the carriage window passed over that overly pretty face.
He looked over with a smile: “Uncle, can you do me a favor?”
“!!!”
At that moment, the yellow-haired man felt the hairs on his back twitch, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.
He bounced off the ground and subconsciously turned his gaze to his teammates not far away.
Hui Cheng and others were still searching for ammunition, and they didn’t seem to notice this side at all. Even if they noticed, they probably wouldn’t approach this side in order not to startle the enemy.
“……”
In any case, he had to face this target person alone.
The yellow-haired man swallowed hard and asked tremblingly: “Wh-what’s the matter?”
Wen Jianyan pointed to the luggage rack that was opened not far above his head. A dark green bag was hidden in the depths, and water was slowly oozing out from the zipper:
“Can you pull it out for me?”
He compared his size and blinked:
“Look, I’m not tall enough.”
“If there is ammunition in it, let’s split it halfway. How about it?” The corners of the young man’s lips curled up indistinctly, and his eyes were filled with shattered light.
“En, okay.”
The yellow-haired man forced himself to calm down so as not to reveal any excess emotions on his face. He stretched out his arm and pulled off the luggage bag designated by the target person.
With a heavy “plop”, the bag hit the ground heavily, and more water seeped out of it.
Wen Jianyan bent down and quickly opened the zipper.
A soaked, swollen, and unrecognizable corpse appeared in front of him.
Like other corpses, it shriveled and withered as soon as it saw the light. In the end, only a layer of wet skin remained. Wen Jianyan groped in the depths of the bag and quickly took out a handful of ammunition.
A total of seven rounds.
“Seven rounds.” Wen Jianyan nodded at the bullet in his hand and whistled happily: “Not bad.”
The young man raised his head and leaned over slightly. The clear and beautiful face with soft lines was slightly enlarged in front of his eyes, and there was a slight smile in the amber eyes.
The yellow-haired man took a breath.
He didn’t know why, when he was stared at by those eyes, he always had a terrible feeling as if his whole body was completely seen through.
While he was in a daze, something hard was stuffed into his hand.
The yellow-haired man lowered his head and stared blankly at his palm.
That was four rounds.
“Thank you.”
The other party blinked slyly: “Happy cooperation.”
After finishing speaking, the boy turned around without hesitation, walked leisurely toward the next carriage, and returned to the middle of his team.
Taking advantage of the other party’s turning around, several people, including Hui Cheng, quickly surrounded him.
“What did the target person tell you? Why did he look for you? Did he find us?”
A series of inquiries stunned the yellow-haired man. He held four bullets and shook his head in a daze: “No, I… I don’t know…”
Hui Cheng told the others to shut up:
“You guys, be quiet.”
He looked at the yellow-haired man: “So, what happened just now?”
The yellow-haired man focused his mind and explained what had just happened.
Hui Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and confirmed: “There were seven shots in it?”
The yellow-haired man nodded.
“So…he gave you four bullets just because you helped pull off the duffel bag?”
Hui Cheng asked.
“…?!”
After hearing the other party’s words, the yellow-haired man was shocked.
He seemed to have suddenly realized the danger and hurriedly explained: “Indeed, it is indeed the case. But I don’t know why, I promise I didn’t say anything—”
The yellow-haired man’s eyes widened slightly, and a burst of chill slowly climbed up his spine:
“He…he must have found us!”
Yes, there was only one possibility.
Recalling the feeling of being noticed in turn when he first peered at the other party, the yellow-haired man suddenly felt chills all over his body, and his hair stood on end: “That’s why he tested me! That’s why he gave me the bullet. He hopes you don’t trust me! It must be like this!”
“How many times have I told you…”
Hui Cheng frowned impatiently:
“It is impossible for you to be found at that distance!”
They were separated by a hundred meters and a dense jungle and the other party was still fighting with other people. None of them had taken any action. To the target person, they were at best another team of anchors standing a hundred meters away.
Even if they revealed some flaws, it could also be because of something else.
Hui Cheng pondered for a few seconds, then turned his head to look at the anxious yellow-haired man and asked, “Did he whisper something in your ear just now?”
“He…he just said, thank you.”
The yellow-haired man murmured.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but the eyes of his teammates around him made him uneasy, and he shrank subconsciously: “Really, that’s all…”
Hui Cheng: “Okay, don’t be nervous. We didn’t doubt you.”
“……”
The yellow-haired man’s face was pale. He opened his mouth and finally didn’t say anything.
“In short, although we don’t know the reason, the other party may suspect us.” Hui Cheng pondered for two seconds and made a decisive decision: “In this case, we can only start in the first tunnel!”
“What?”
The others were stunned: “Why?”
Since the other party was suspicious, shouldn’t they stop their actions first and wait until the other party’s vigilance was lowered before attacking?
“If he has really discovered us, it means that this guy’s vigilance and sensitivity are ridiculously high. The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be for us. If we don’t find a chance to start this project, don’t think about it after leaving.”
Hui Cheng squinted his eyes:
“We can only catch him by surprise and make a quick decision!”
He turned his head to look at the yellow-haired man: “Can you confirm his location later?”
The yellow-haired man nodded.
“Very good; we will do it after we enter the tunnel.” Hui Cheng turned to look at the other teammates: “Everything is just like what I just said; do you understand?”
“The first tunnel is coming!”
At this moment, the anchor standing near the window raised his voice and shouted.
Wen Jianyan turned his head and looked out the window.
Under the changing scene, a dark shadow gradually pressed toward the entire carriage. A huge tunnel was in front of the vehicle, like a huge open mouth, waiting for the train to enter.
The dark shadows surrounded the train little by little—
The next second, the darkness was steep.
All the anchors were ready.
In the next second, when the darkness covered the entire carriage, all kinds of lights suddenly exploded in front of their eyes and lit up the narrow carriage.
At the moment of entering the darkness, the sound of nails scratching on the iron sheet sounded, and the roar of zombies penetrated into the ears of the anchors.
Under the constantly flickering light, one could see pale bodies coming in from the open windows. They were completely different from traditional zombies, and they had no similarity to the ones on the promotional video.
Their bodies were all swollen with blisters, and everything from their faces to their limbs looked extraordinarily bloated and fat. A strange sound of “hehe” overflowed from the depths of their throats.
“Thirsty…so thirsty…”
The sudden burst of gunshots obscured the voices that came and went.
Drip drip.
The sound of running water was very clear in the dark.
Rumble——
With a roar, the train quickly drove out of the tunnel, and the bright light shrouded it again.
The nail-scratching and muffled shouts all died away.
Hui Cheng: “How was it?”
Another teammate nodded: “Not bad.”
Their team had been cooperating for a long time, and the method they were using now was the simplest, fastest, and most error-tolerant assassination method.
The yellow-haired man pointed out the location, and then his teammate, who was good at sniping, used props to kill him from a distance. Although they could not meet the employer’s requirement to “let him know who he had offended before he died”, at least they had completed the task.
Hui Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned slightly sideways and looked in the direction of the target person. The next second, his pupils shrank—
How could it be possible?
Surrounded by his teammates, the young man was still standing there. He seemed to be talking to his teammates. His white face was smooth and neat, and there seemed to be a faint smile on his lips.
“Impossible, I shot 100% in the direction the yellow-haired pointed!”
The teammate gasped, lowered his voice, and said it hastily.
He could clearly feel that he hit the target with absolute precision, but for some reason, the opponent still appeared alive and well in the bright train.
This… what was going on here?
The teammate was eager to get out of the situation.
He looked at the yellow-haired man: “How did you decide the position?”
The next second, all eyes of the teammates fell on the yellow-haired man.
“I…I…”
The yellow-haired man panicked and stammered: “I’ve located him. H-he was re-really there just now, I didn’t lie!”
“Okay.”
Hui Cheng spoke slowly: “The opponent may have used some props; don’t draw conclusions casually.”
“We still have two more chances.” Hui Cheng looked at the teammate who had just shot: “The target obviously has a way to counter you, so don’t do anything next; let me and the Lao San do it.”
The teammate gritted his teeth and nodded unwillingly.
The yellow-haired man stood where he was, his fingers twisted together.
His forehead was sweating profusely; his face turned pale, but his gaze involuntarily turned in Wen Jianyan’s direction again.
The target person was standing near the window, lowering his head at the moment, carefully examining the remains of the “zombie” slumped on the table, and cautiously turning it over with his gloved fingers.
While turning over, he whispered something to his teammates.
Suddenly, without warning, the other party’s eyelashes slightly lifted.
Across the long train and the nearly static time and space, the pair of light-colored eyes, which looked extraordinarily cold in the changing light and shadow, looked over precisely and clearly, and the emotionless eyes collided with the yellow-haired man.
“!”
The yellow-haired man’s pupils constricted.
Like an insect caught by a spider, he froze in place, unable to look away.
In the next second, the young man pulled the corners of his lips, and there was a bewitching smile in the bottom of his eyes, which was careless and easy.
His pale lips parted.
The yellow-haired man’s eyesight clearly captured the other’s mouth shape and translated the other’s lip language in his mind. After realizing what the other party said, he trembled slightly involuntarily and felt a strong chill climb up his body. The feeling that he seemed to be completely seen through and had nowhere to escape choked his throat tightly.
Replaying the scene just now over and over again in his mind made him feel cold from head to toe.
Because the other party asked with a half-smile—
Do I look good?
