Woohoo—
Rumble... Rumble...
Boom...
The train moved forward slowly.
Even after leaving the town's train station, the vengeful ghost didn't make a move. It stood there blankly, as if it had suffered a stroke.
"The Road Home".
Jiang Qiao sighed softly.
This time, he will get off the train when it enters the real world, but it's hard to say how many stops it will take to reach the real world.
Fortunately, there were no vengeful ghosts in the carriage for the time being, only a few supernatural consumables that looked like they wouldn't live for more than a few days.
Moreover, two of them seemed to be plotting something.
It must be related to their mission. Jiang Qiao could sense that one of them seemed to be carrying something very sinister.
But that has nothing to do with him, as long as you don't provoke him.
He walks his sunny path, while the crayons cross their narrow bridges; everyone has a bright future.
"Under normal circumstances, the chances of that old bus encountering a vengeful ghost are not high, which may be related to the fact that it used to only transport living people."
"However, on this ghost train, almost every stop will have a vengeful ghost or a strange tale boarding the train."
"It's a completely hellish mode of transportation."
Jiang Qiao took a deep breath.
"Unfortunately, I had previously guessed that train tickets were also available, but I haven't been able to find a ticket window in the past two days."
"Based on the previous situation on buses, although you could ride without buying a ticket, it would be considered fare evasion and you would lose the protection of the vehicle itself."
"These damn paranormal gadgets are just like the Riddler."
"Would it kill you to sell tickets directly on the platform?"
Just as he was cursing and swearing, an announcement suddenly came over the loudspeaker:
[Welcome aboard the Ghost Train, passengers.]
Passengers are requested to maintain good order in the carriages, take their seats according to their tickets, and refrain from occupying other passengers' seats without permission.
No loud noises, fighting, or disturbances are permitted inside the carriages. Passengers must not infringe upon the rights of other passengers.
Passengers, please disembark at your stop. Fare evasion is strictly prohibited!
Please...
The train rules were broadcast over the loudspeaker, echoing throughout the carriages.
The passengers sitting in the front showed no expression or movement, seemingly not finding anything strange about the train's announcement of rules.
But Jiang Qiao frowned.
"There was no such announcement the last time I took this bus."
"These terms all seem normal, but they're not normal on the haunted train."
"Who dares to make a ruckus inside the carriage?"
"And they even evaded paying the fare..."
"Since people are boarding without tickets, who is responsible for supervising fare evasion?"
He glanced at the door connecting the carriages, his gaze slightly grave.
...
Vehicles shuttle across the wilderness.
It's at least ten times faster than a bus.
The scenery before Jiangqiao flew by rapidly, constantly changing.
One second we were on an endless Gobi Desert, the next we were in a strange, ancient stone forest. It was like watching a slideshow, one after another, so fast and exciting, there was no time to stop.
Finally, after traveling an unknown distance, the train began to slow down.
The outline of a village could be vaguely seen ahead.
Moreover, with Jiang Qiao's eyesight, he could see billowing smoke rising from the village, indicating that many people were cooking.
"This is a human village!"
His gaze fell upon a huge blue stone at the entrance of the village, on which was written the blood-red number "three hundred and eighty".
Not far from the village entrance is a simple train station.
At this moment, there were at least fifty people on the roadside near the station, carrying large and small bags and waiting there. They were clearly passengers who were about to board the train.
"Damn it, how come there are so many people!"
Inside the carriage, besides Jiang Qiao, the three awakened individuals also saw the outline of the village. A man wearing a red t-shirt couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"We've arrived at Village 380. I remember quite a few people there also took on this mission."
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"This is a bit troublesome."
"It was said by a man wearing a white shirt."
"This is not a good sign. The more people involved, the more dangerous the mission often becomes."
"Furthermore, my solo missions are not suitable for having too many people around me."
As he said this, he subconsciously glanced back at Jiang Qiao. Seeing that Jiang Qiao was still looking out the window, he looked away again.
"In short, things are probably going to get a bit complicated."
He said.
...
soon.
The ghost train came to a smooth stop on the platform.
With a clang, the carriage door opened.
However, at that moment, another loud "clang" was heard.
Then, Jiang Qiao saw some passengers running towards the back of the train.
"Huh?"
"Has the train moved into the second carriage?"
The last time he rode the ghost train, he also saw the front carriages open and a large group of people board the train.
But strangely enough...
The doors connecting the carriages could not be opened, and it was impossible to enter other carriages.
Even when the bus stopped in Nightmare City and the announcement asked everyone to get off, he didn't see any of the people who had boarded earlier leave.
It seems they all vanished into thin air.
In addition, he heard screams and cries of terror coming from the carriages ahead, as if a massacre was taking place.
"It's interesting to encounter a ghost train on your first visit."
Jiang Qiao squinted as he watched the dozen or so people who entered the carriage.
These people are quite weak, only at the peak of their abilities. And with their current strength, they're most likely to be doing their first mission after the beginner phase.
"However, the carriage I'm riding in this time seems to be a little different from the last one."
He recalled the first time he took a train.
Although there were bustling crowds boarding the train, there were no new passengers in his carriage.
Those people seemed to have all gone blind, and they all went to the front and back carriages.
They ignored the carriage he was in.
"At the time, it felt incredibly eerie, but now it seems that the carriage I was in was the normal one..."
He suddenly remembered that it seemed that even the vengeful ghost hadn't gone up to the other carriages.
"Damn it..."
"I just want to go back to the real world, why are you always giving me this bullshit?"
Jiang Qiao couldn't help but curse inwardly.
The ghost train's carriages are similar to the old green train from before the time travel, but the seats are spaced far apart, with only about fifty seats in total.
So within minutes, half of the seats in the carriage were occupied.
Even the front row of the river bridge was filled with passengers.
This is a girl with long, flowing hair. She looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a delicate face that still has a touch of childishness. She clearly lacks the supernatural brutality to endure such treatment.
"It's rather rare to see so many people from one village participating in the same mission."
Jiang Qiao glanced around, and his vigilance quickly increased.
The train did not stop for long.
After everyone got on the bus, the door was slammed shut.
"Waaah—"
With a whistle, the train slowly departed from Village 380 and headed towards the endless distance ahead.
However.
Just as Jiang Qiao was guessing that a vengeful ghost might board the bus at the next stop.
Suddenly, the wooden door at the connection between the carriages creaked open!
"Um?"
Jiang Qiao suddenly looked up and his expression changed instantly.
"Holy crap?"
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