Chapter 236 Desolate Land The platform
was empty.
The platform looked old and mottled under the dim yellow light. Weeds had broken through the yellow tiles on the ground and were growing out of the cracks. The corners of the wall were completely covered with vines. It looked much more dilapidated than the platform in Wukong City, like a building that had been abandoned for a long time.
As the train stopped, all the doors of the carriages opened automatically.
Several cautious passengers deliberately lagged behind and silently observed the others who stepped out of the carriages.
Youxi and Linwu held their weapons tightly in their hands, were fully alert, and were the first to step off the train, becoming the objects of observation of those cautious passengers.
They certainly knew that someone was using them as a test subject and wanted to make sure if they had violated any rules before getting off the train. But in their opinion, the rule this time is just two words: time.
No matter why they have to leave the platform within 10 minutes, since such a message has been given, it means that time is the most important thing this time.
They don't want to waste time. As for what is on the platform, they will know after trying it.
After getting off the train, Youxi checked the surroundings as quickly as possible. There is still only one track here, and there is a platform on each side of the train. This time the arrival hall is not opposite the platform.
Opposite the platform is a shabby wall with peeling wall and cracks. The wall can only be seen about three meters high, and the top is immersed in endless darkness. The left and right
sides of the platform, the left side is the direction from which their train came, outside the platform is still dark, the lights on the platform cannot be projected beyond the edge of the platform, the light seems to be swallowed by the darkness when it reaches the edge.
The exit should be on the right side of the platform, but this time the platform is very long, it is estimated to be nearly 200 meters from the position of the No. 1 carriage of the train, and at the end is a staircase leading up.
She looked across the train, and the situation on the platform on the other side of the train was the same.
Lin Wu glanced at the screen of his mobile phone. The countdown was 9 minutes and 15 seconds. He said, "There is only one way. Let's go."
The first wave of people who got off from the various carriages was about 30 people. They were distributed on the left and right platforms of the train. They kept a little distance from each other and walked towards the stairs at the end cautiously.
There were experienced veteran passengers and novice passengers who had just woken up and were confused.
Novice passengers were easy to distinguish. They always looked around with a blank expression, and from time to time they would go to other people to ask questions. Even if the person being asked looked impatient and didn't want to pay attention to them, they would still keep asking questions: Why did you come here? Where is this place? Why do you want to get off the train?
Like a headless fly, terrified but ignorant and fearless.
After the instructions to get off the train came out, Lin Wu and You Xi analyzed the different situations of the two stations - Wukong City and Desolate Land. Generally speaking, when in Wukong City, you need to use your brain more than your physical strength, which just fits the number puzzles that require brainpower when getting off the train.
As for Desolate Land, if she guessed correctly, the difficulty of leaving the platform safely is estimated to be more focused on the other side -
a scream interrupted everyone's steps. A novice passenger who was looking around pointed to the top of the platform wall behind them, and his voice trembled: "What, what is that!?"
It was a black creature, with its limbs pressed against the wall, and a long neck, like a snake. At the end of the neck was a twisted and dull face.
It slowly crawled out from the darkness above the wall, with vertical golden pupils, pale lips opened, and a bright red snake tongue spitted out. The sight that fell on them was like a beast staring at its prey.
Its crawling limbs still had a human-like shape, but the joints were twisted in strange shapes, and it dragged a long black tail behind it, which was raised high like the tail hook of a scorpion.
But even with this ugly appearance at the moment, the passengers could tell at a glance what it once looked like - it should have been a human.
In the moment when the passengers were stunned, the black creature suddenly increased its crawling speed, twisting and swaying its limbs like a snake, and quickly crawled down the wall and pounced on an unprepared passenger who had just got off the train.
With a scream, the traveler was entangled by the creature's tail, and then dragged to the ground. The creature climbed up his body and held him down with its twisted limbs. Its long neck and wooden face moved over, and its snake tongue aimed at his eye socket and stabbed in instantly.
The scream became shrill, and blood spurted out of his eye socket. The traveler struggled desperately, but was entangled more tightly by the tail. The snake tongue pierced deeper and deeper into his eye socket. His limbs began to twitch, and finally he stopped moving.
He died, in full view of everyone.
The black creature retracted its snake tongue, bringing out another burst of blood from the man's eye socket. It turned its head and looked at the others.
"Ah——" A new passenger who had just lost his voice due to fright screamed again. This sound seemed to be a signal. At the same time, on the platform on the other side of the train, there was also a terrified cry.
After observing the attack method of the black creatures, Youxi and Lin Wu immediately turned around and ran towards the stairs at the end.
The two of them were originally at the front of the team, and suddenly they were separated from the other passengers behind.
On the walls on both sides, several more black creatures swung their twisted limbs and crawled out from the darkness above. They did not need to distinguish whether someone broke the rules or not, they themselves were the rules.
The passengers on the platform all started running towards the stairs. Those who thought they were smart and stayed on the train to observe and test the situation felt something was wrong. Thinking of the 10 minutes in the reminder, they regretted not leaving the train earlier.
The two people who left first had already run forward for a distance, and most of the black creatures gathered near the train. If they got off the train now, they would have to break out of the group of black creatures.
You Xi's speed and strength were incomparable to Lin Wu. She held the Tang sword in one hand and his arm with the other, and almost ran with him all the way.
"Be careful--" Lin Wu fell to the ground and forcibly stopped the two people's steps. At the same time, the crossbow in his hand shot towards the right front a few steps away.
In order to avoid the creatures that occasionally appeared on the wall, they subconsciously ran towards the direction close to the railroad tracks. As a result, a black creature suddenly climbed up from the track and they almost ran into it head-on.
It twisted its body, and the arrow grazed its skin and fell to the ground, scratching a cut.
Its tail swung around in pain, and suddenly it sped up and rushed towards them. Youxi let go of Lin Wu and slashed across with a knife. The opponent stopped his body and used his long tail to fight. When facing her Tang sword, the blade seemed to have rubbed against some cold and hard scales, but it didn't even make a cut.
This guy's tail is a weapon to meet the enemy.
Youxi avoided the opponent's tail that was swung again, and quickly chopped three times, one on the neck, one on the limbs, and the last on its slender twisting body.
The neck and limbs of the black creature were only slashed, but there was a big cut on its body, and black liquid gushed out, and the air was suddenly filled with a fishy smell.
The other party was like a snake that was hit in the middle, hissing and rolling in pain. The appearance was extremely uncomfortable. What was even more disgusting was that she heard intermittent words in the hissing: "Hiss...eat you...hiss...brain...eat...hiss..."
If she had just guessed that this thing was originally a human, now it has been completely confirmed.
Under what circumstances and what happened, the original human became like this?
Lin Wu had replaced the crossbow in his hand with a pistol. He aimed at the creature's vital point on the waist and fired several times, but it just twisted in pain and was still alive.
"Hurry up!" You Xi grabbed him again.
Several black creatures climbed up from the rails below the platform. With every minute that passed, the number of creatures would increase exponentially.
They all came from the darkness. Creatures appeared in three directions: above the wall, from the direction of the train, and below the platform. Only the stairs on the other side of the platform were free of black creatures. That was the only way to survive.
The passengers at the back were completely confused. Some were trembling. Even though they knew the consequences of breaking the rules, they still didn't dare to get off the train.
Some people wanted to fight to the death, but were attacked from both sides. When they were on the verge of death, their instinct for survival made them pull over their companions and push them hard towards the creatures in front. When the creatures entangled their companions, they fled.
Some people used skills or weapons to blast a bloody trail in the siege of the creatures, and pulled up their injured companions, unwilling to abandon them even if they died.
"Run! Run to your death!"
"Ah - save me, save me -"
"Come on, you bastards! Kill you, kill you!"
"Run! Time is running out!"
...
Various sounds came from behind Youxi and Lin Wu, mixed with the friction sounds of a large number of creatures crawling over the wall and the ground.
They dodged the newly appeared black creatures quickly, and would not attack unless they were blocked. They would usually attack and then leave, never finishing off. This thing could not be killed in a short time, and finishing off would only waste time.
You Xi completely let go of his speed, almost carrying Lin Wu up the stairs in one breath.
There was a dim yellow light above the stairs. They looked back and saw that the black creatures that were chasing them had stopped at the bottom of the stairs. They were all hit in the vitals, and they were in pain and anger, making hissing sounds. They wanted to rush up, but they didn't dare, or they couldn't.
The area within the range of the stairs was outside the rules, and they could only move on the platform.
Other passengers came from behind, and the black creatures were immediately diverted. They twisted their bodies and tried to rush over. However, with a bang, a black creature crawling in the front was hit in the vital part of its body. Its originally slender body broke into two parts, and a large amount of black liquid exploded, along with some dirty fragments.
This time, its two halves died completely after twisting wildly.
Youxi aimed the [Air Hair Dryer] in his hand at the other two, and two air bombs hit the target accurately, killing the three black creatures that were blocking the staircase.
"Friends in front! Thank you!" The new passengers originally thought there would be a fierce battle, but now the crisis has been resolved, and they are very grateful.
Youxi put away the [Air Hair Dryer]. She only had one of this star tool at the moment, and it would be gone after 100 air bullets were used up, so she would only use it when needed.
They had just killed the black creature, firstly to eliminate the creature that had followed them to the staircase, and secondly to find out if they could completely kill this black creature.
Now that the verification was over, she didn't say much, nodded to the passenger who opened his mouth to thank them, and ran up the stairs quickly with Lin Wu.
Above the stairs was the exit hall, which was very quiet, dimly lit, and dilapidated.
Countdown: 6 minutes and 12 seconds, the two pushed open the glass door of the exit and plunged into the darkness.
After they left, several waves of passengers broke through the swarm of creatures and ran up the stairs.
Countdown: 1 minute 0 seconds. Many passengers were still fighting at the bottom of the stairs. Some heard strange noises and looked in the direction of the train. They were immediately scared out of their wits.
In the darkness outside the platform, countless twisted and wooden faces appeared, densely packed together, crawling towards them quickly.
The other passengers who finally ran up the stairs looked back and saw that the platform was gradually covered by black. Those were all black creatures. They were like a tide, screaming wherever they passed.
Someone was entangled by two creatures at the same time, and then was torn into two pieces in the next second...
Someone jumped onto the train window and slapped the glass with his bloody hands, but was dragged down by the creatures behind him...
No one was happy that they ran up the stairs in time. The scene in front of them only made them feel scared, their hands and feet trembled, and their hearts trembled.
Those who should have gotten off the train but did not dare to get off the train avoided the glass far away. They chose to escape and gave up the opportunity to give it a try. Some people were afraid and had a little bit of luck, hoping that they could survive when the countdown ended.
But in the world of endless trains, the rules are fair to every passenger.
The countdown ended, and the train started again and slowly left the platform. The passengers who should have gotten off the train but did not, found that they were not taken away by the train. The train drove away, but they were left on the rails.
The black creatures that were still gnawing at other passengers raised their long necks, and the faces at the top of their necks were stained with bright red blood. They looked at the passengers who were left behind, opened their mouths and spit out red snake tongues.
The platform darkened, and in the darkness, screams rang out again.
**
The sun was scorching.
In front of them was a Gobi desert that stretched as far as the eye could see, and a few hundred meters to the right were undulating sand dunes, and a few hundred meters to the left were bare and bizarre red rocks.
Youxi put down his hands that were blocking the sun, took off his thick coat, took out a white baseball cap and put it on.
The temperature was very high, definitely over 40 degrees Celsius. She looked around and could not see anyone, not even Lin Wu, who had left the station with her.
Her phone vibrated, and the information on it was updated.
Location: Desolate Land (B-level)
Stay Time: 33 Days
Identity Information: Closed
Unlimited Currency: Off
Ticket: Not expired (two stations remaining)
Hint: Find the hidden departure station within 33 days, confirm the station (one chance), and take the train.
Time remaining: 32 days 23 hours 57 minutes 32 seconds
Item slots (up to 10): Carried (10)
Skills (up to 1): Space (100 cubic meters, enabled)
Teammate: Lin Wu
Team status: Enabled
Teammate authority (enabled): Damage immunity, SMS, arrival station (optional), prompt (optional)
Easter egg (activated): Fragment collection rate (0%), number of fragments at this station: 1 (not collected, hint: it is the most precious gem in the Barren World.)
Most of the information above is similar to the previous one, the biggest change is the Easter egg part, and it gives a hint that there is a fragment that can be collected at this station.
——It is the most precious gem in the Barren World.
The Barren World should refer to this desolate land. In such a world, what can be called the most precious gem?
Youxi clicked on the text message function in the teammate's permissions, and a dialogue box similar to WeChat appeared on the mobile phone screen. The more annoying thing is that in addition to sending texts, you can't make calls or send voice messages. It is really a "text message" in the literal sense. Good
morning: Where are you and what's around?
Lin Xiang: There is a large rocky mountain in the southeast.
Good morning: Wait a minute.
After Youxi took out the compass to check, he sent a message again.
Good morning: The rocky mountain is in my northwest direction. Is it a red rocky mountain?
Lin Xiang: Yes.
Good morning: I roughly know where you are. You stand still and don't move. I will use the drone to confirm it again.
Youxi took out the drone, put on the vision goggles, and quickly launched the drone into the air, flying towards the rock mountain to the northwest. About ten minutes later, the drone flew over the rock mountain and found Lin Wu waving at the drone a few hundred meters away on the other side of the rock mountain.
The drone flew straight in front of Lin Wu and landed at his feet.
Lin Wu picked up the drone and saw a note tied to it. It was written by Youxi: Flying back and forth is a waste of electricity. You keep it first and give it to me after we meet.
He smiled and put the drone back into the space.
On the other side of the red rock mountain, Youxi released the jeep and put the supply box in the car back into the space. She got in the car, took off all the winter clothes she wore in Wukong City and put them into the space, and changed into light-colored breathable sweat-absorbent clothes.
She started the car, turned on the air conditioning, then turned on the Bluetooth of her phone to connect to the car, clicked on a downloaded playlist, and then took out a pair of sunglasses and put them on.
Good morning: I'm coming over now, where shall we meet?
Lin Xiang: I'll wait for you here.
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