Mu Bai lost her balance and tumbled to the ground.
“First, let’s get back to the Train?”
Ye Yuan’s voice was no longer calm; she was clearly panicking.
While the interior of the Train wasn’t absolutely safe, enemies could only enter through the doors, and the lights inside could illuminate the area around the Train, preventing another sneak attack.
Mu Bai stood up with Ye Yuan’s help, and the two of them hurried back into the Train as fast as they could.
Once they were back under the lights, the feeling of her life being threatened finally vanished.
Only then did Mu Bai notice that her heart had been pounding incessantly.
“I’m sorry… I…”
Mu Bai tried to force her thoughts to focus and organize her speech, but she found herself momentarily incoherent.
She already felt guilty for needing to be looked after everywhere within the Station, and after nearly being kidnapped this time, the shame in her heart reached its peak.
She didn’t doubt for a second that if the attacker’s target had been Ye Yuan instead of her, Ye Yuan could have dealt with the opponent quickly.
So, no matter what, she wanted to apologize for being a burden.
“Are you hurt?”
Seeing half of Mu Bai’s body stained with blood and filth, Ye Yuan felt as if her heart had been squeezed.
She hurriedly helped Mu Bai take off her soiled outer coat and backpack to check her body for injuries.
Mu Bai was actually almost completely unharmed, though there was a striking red mark on her slender white neck, and her right hand was covered in sticky blood, which looked quite frightening.
Fortunately, after the inspection, Ye Yuan found no actual wounds and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“I’m fine. Um… sorry, I almost held you back,” Mu Bai said, trying to steady her voice.
Beneath her messy white hair, her purple eyes flickered constantly.
The lingering fear of surviving a disaster, the accumulated guilt, and the shame—all these complex emotions were intertwined.
Her mind could not find peace.
Seeing that the first thing this girl thought of was apologizing, even though she looked completely shaken herself, Ye Yuan suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
In just a few short days, this frail, white-haired girl had earned Ye Yuan’s complete trust.
She had given up her food when they ran out, stopped Ye Yuan when she was about to encounter danger, and even collected all the resources for the Train Upgrade alone when Ye Yuan was incapacitated by a fever…
Mu Bai had done everything she possibly could; she was absolutely not a burden.
Compared to the teammates most people encountered, someone who didn’t fight for resources, wasn’t afraid of trouble, and did everything within her power to handle her responsibilities was practically a little angel.
Ye Yuan truly felt lucky to have met Mu Bai.
Little Mu Bai was so delicate and cute; in normal life, she must have been the type who needed to be looked after and enjoyed everyone’s care and affection.
Now, she had been forcibly pulled into this Survival Game, and her talent lacked any self-defense capabilities.
She must have been living in great unease these past few days.
The way she would involuntarily hug Ye Yuan tight while sleeping at night was likely due to that inner insecurity.
Even so, Mu Bai had never complained or vented negative emotions to her; instead, she had always tried to influence her with a positive attitude.
She was simply too pitiable and precious.
Ye Yuan couldn’t muster even a shred of blame toward Mu Bai.
Clearly, it was her own failure to protect her, yet the first thing Mu Bai thought of was apologizing.
This made Ye Yuan’s conscience feel uneasy.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
The Special Dagger fell to the floor.
Ye Yuan wanted to reach out and rub Mu Bai’s head, but then she saw that her own hands were also covered in blood—even more ghastly than what was on Mu Bai.
Only then did she remember that she had just killed someone.
Although it had been in the dark and she couldn’t see the person’s death clearly, the sensation in her hands had been very real.
Thinking of this, Ye Yuan’s face suddenly turned pale.
The [Weapon Master] talent only gave her experience in using her body and weapons; it didn’t affect her mindset.
At the end of the day, she was just a high school girl and wasn’t mentally prepared to take a life.
“Let’s both go wash up…”
Mu Bai could more or less guess the reason for the sudden change in the other’s expression based on Ye Yuan’s reaction.
Changing into clean clothes and washing away the blood might make things a bit better.
“Yeah.”
Ye Yuan picked up the Special Dagger and covered her mouth as she headed to the bathroom first.
Ye Yuan washed her hands and the Special Dagger, then left the Train one more time.
Now that the two of them were in a safe environment, they could think calmly, and both realized that there was likely only one enemy.
Ye Yuan wanted to make good use of the final half hour and insisted that Mu Bai rest well.
Just in case, she left the Compound Crossbow with Mu Bai for self-defense.
Mu Bai couldn’t win the argument, so she simply gave the other girl the Mechanical Butterfly Watch.
Ye Yuan recovered the sheath and brought back three full backpacks on her own—two filled with food and one with daily necessities like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, and body wash.
As for appliances, there was simply no way to move them back.
Aside from those, she also obtained two flashlights.
If they had flashlights earlier, perhaps they wouldn’t have encountered that situation.
By then, Mu Bai had already tidied the Train so it was clean and organized, giving Ye Yuan the strange feeling of a virtuous wife waiting for her husband to return from work.
The warm scene inside the Train and the dark, icy cold scene within the Station felt like two different worlds.
“I found another knife. It’s similar to the Special Dagger. Why don’t you keep that sharper Special Dagger for defense?”
Ye Yuan handed the sheathed Special Dagger to Mu Bai.
“Then you…”
“It won’t make much of a difference if I use one that’s a bit lower quality.”
Ye Yuan waved her hand dismissively.
“Okay.”
The Train left the Station.
Mu Bai finished her bath and changed into new clothes.
Of course, it was a skirt.
Now that she had turned into a girl, it would be a waste not to properly showcase her beauty.
A shirt paired with a pleated skirt in a black and white color scheme; the workmanship was excellent and had a quality feel to it.
It was easy to move in and comfortable.
The System-Gifted Dress could finally be swapped out.
After she came out, Ye Yuan went to shower as well.
Lying on the bed and recalling the dangers experienced at this Station, Mu Bai felt a wave of heart palpitations.
It really had been too dangerous.
She had probably been very close to that knife at the time.
If the opponent hadn’t subconsciously used their knife-hand to block the axe, and if Ye Yuan hadn’t seized the moment to slit their throat, she would have been in a dire situation.
Having experienced great emotional turbulence and consumed a lot of physical energy, Mu Bai felt very tired.
She closed her eyes to rest and didn’t even hear the sound of Ye Yuan walking over.
A graceful figure approached, and with a waft of fragrance, Mu Bai felt herself being pulled into an embrace.
“Mm…”
Mu Bai was instantly no longer sleepy.
Was this the legendary “cleansing” hug?
“I’m sorry… I’m the one who should say it. I didn’t protect you well,” Ye Yuan said softly.
She rubbed the Little White-Haired One’s head; it felt fluffy.
This Train, where she lived with Mu Bai, felt like her home within the Survival Game.
“Yeah.”
Mu Bai didn’t say anything else.
There was no point in insisting on who should apologize more.
Her own attitude was correct, and Ye Yuan was showing her care; this two-person team had already tightened into a single unit.
The fact that they were closely connected was the best possible state.
That said, should she try to show a bit more “integrity” and push the other person away or turn her back to her?
Oh no, she was being held captive by her conscience.