[Match Successful! This station type: Supernatural (Weirdness), Difficulty Level 5, Docking Time: ??]
[Promotion Task: Resolve the source of the anomaly]
[If the task is successful, all participating teams will receive a Primary Train Upgrade Module. If the task is not successful, the first team to obtain the treasure will receive the Train Upgrade Module.]
[When someone obtains the Train Upgrade Module, the docking time will end. Surviving players must quickly return to the train on their own. Those who fail to evacuate in time will be lost in the station!]
[Good Luck!]
‘Why does it have to be a supernatural site? This is going to be tough…’
Although Ye Qi and Tang Shifu had both learned Weapon Strike Fist and should be able to handle ordinary malevolent spirits, the difficulty level of five was vastly different from the level three trial site last time.
The promotion task was also troublesome, requiring puzzle-solving…
Still, the one piece of good news was that even if they failed the task this time, they could still return to the train.
If they encountered other players who were decent, they could choose to cooperate for mutual benefit.
If the other party wasn’t interested in cooperation but got the treasure first, they wouldn’t necessarily have to fight to the death.
No matter what, everyone had a way out.
The upgrade mission definitely wasn’t more important than their lives.
“Give Diao Pa to Mu Bai,”
Mo Cha suddenly said.
Tang Shifu instantly understood and took out Diao Pa, handing it to Mu Bai.
Mu Bai thought for a moment and accepted it.
“Little Mu Bai, take this for self-defense… Your mental power is the highest in the team, so it’s only right for you to use it,” Mo Cha added.
Ye Qi and Tang Shifu could use Weapon Strike Fist.
Mo Cha’s talent consumed mental power to erase her presence from spirits.
Only Mu Bai had no means of self-defense against spirits.
It was fortunate they hadn’t sold Diao Pa at the last station.
Otherwise, they would have been missing a trump card for this site.
Mu Bai didn’t refuse.
She nodded and stored Diao Pa in her storage space, ready to summon it with a thought at any time.
She felt the same way.
She could give up the Metal Agent because letting others use it would be more effective, but she still had to value her own life.
The four fell silent.
Everyone was steeling their resolve, striving to adjust their state to the best to face this troublesome supernatural site.
A few minutes later, the train stopped.
Outside the door, it was night.
Thin moonlight spilled on the ground, allowing them to vaguely make out the situation outside.
The train had stopped inside an alley.
The surroundings were eerily quiet, not seeming dangerous at first glance.
Mu Bai turned off the train lights and took out a powerful flashlight.
The four of them entered the station one after another.
The buildings on both sides seemed to be rural houses.
At the moment, there wasn’t a single light or fire visible as far as the eye could see, suggesting it was the dead of night…
“I’m turning on the flashlight,”
Mu Bai whispered.
The moonlight was too weak, severely limiting their vision.
Upon first arriving here, with no understanding of the place, visual information was crucial.
While the flashlight’s beam might attract danger, they probably wouldn’t run into a boss right away.
They could still handle ordinary minions.
The other three each gave their affirmation.
Mu Bai switched on the flashlight.
The darkness was dispelled, and the sight that met her eyes made her scalp tingle instantly.
On the road, at regular intervals, stood slender black humanoid figures.
The closest one was less than ten steps away from her.
For some reason, these figures were just standing still, not moving an inch, frozen in place like telephone poles.
Thankfully, that was the case.
Otherwise, Mu Bai would have immediately pushed her teammates in front of her for protection.
From the back of the team, the sound of Weapon Strike Fist was particularly piercing in the silent night.
In this tense atmosphere, the sudden noise made Mu Bai’s heart skip a beat.
Looking toward the source of the sound, she saw Tang Shifu punch a similar slender figure, sending it flying.
She relaxed slightly.
Looking back at the figure closest to her that she had noticed earlier, Mu Bai’s heart stopped again.
Now, that slender shadow was only a few steps away, its arms spread open in a “hugging” posture, as if it was about to embrace her the next second.
Mu Bai instinctively stepped back.
Before she could take a second step, Ye Qi grabbed her shoulder to stop her.
A sizzling sound, like something being seared, came from beside her ear.
Turning her head, she saw a long, slender arm that had somehow extended from the wall, apparently trying to ambush her, caught red-handed by Ye Qi.
Under the effect of Weapon Strike Fist, Ye Qi’s mortal flesh was unharmed.
Instead, the spirit-form arm she grabbed was smoking white vapor, struggling and thrashing violently, even appearing somewhat frantic, as if trying to escape her grip.
In that instant, the slender figure in front abruptly closed the distance, almost standing right before Mu Bai, its arms suddenly tightening in an inward embrace.
Mu Bai couldn’t dodge in time.
Her pupils contracted sharply.
Diao Pa simultaneously appeared in her palm, but there was no time to use it…
Ye Qi’s eyes narrowed.
She forcefully pulled Mu Bai aside and delivered a powerful kick to the black shadow.
Thud!
Just like the shadow hit by Tang Shifu’s punch, the slender figure in front was kicked flying.
It flew a long distance through the air, tumbled to the ground, and then, with a poof, turned into white smoke.
Mu Bai raised her flashlight, wanting to see how many similar slender figures were further away, but she felt the flashlight’s beam range was unnaturally short.
This distance… with the intensity of a strong flashlight, why couldn’t it reach?
It was as if something invisible in the air was blocking the light.
The flashlight’s illumination distance was gradually shortening at a speed almost imperceptible if you didn’t look closely.
Mu Bai keenly sensed the danger.
“This place isn’t right. Let’s go back… No, find any house and get inside to hide!”
Mu Bai quickly commanded.
The other three hadn’t noticed the anomaly with the flashlight beam, but they all felt the pressure and promptly followed Mu Bai’s instructions.
Tang Shifu bounded up the nearest courtyard wall in a few steps and clapped her hands toward Mu Bai and Ye Qi.
Mu Bai looked confused, not yet understanding what was happening, when Ye Qi simply scooped her up by the waist…
‘Huh?!’
She was flying!
She was flying up!
Ye Qi’s physical stats hadn’t broken through the limit yet, but they were very close to the initial upper limit.
Using a bit of force, she could naturally toss someone with a petite frame like Mu Bai.
Mu Bai felt the world spin.
The next second, she crashed into Tang Shifu’s arms and was caught steadily.
Immediately after, Ye Qi and Mo Cha also scaled the wall and entered the courtyard.
Once inside the small yard, Mu Bai had no time to dwell on being thrown into the air.
She first shone the flashlight on the ground.
The creeping shadow phenomenon from earlier wasn’t happening here, so she finally relaxed.
The yard was overgrown with weeds, clearly untended for a long time.
Tang Shifu broke the door lock directly, and the group entered the house one after another.
***
Inside the room, dust covered the floor.
A musty, old smell permeated the air.
Mo Cha half-closed the door.
The four of them explored the interior of the residence.
There were no people and no ghosts.
On the surface, there were no hidden dangers.
For now, they were safe…