Cataclysm King

Chapter 171 Ghost Train
"You're saying that you encountered a special cyclic space, and there was a disaster in it that you didn't know what it was? And then it broke open inexplicably?"

"Yes, Master. We lost more than a dozen people, but we were lucky enough to break through."

"What about the specific details? Is there anyone special in the team?"

"Those two guys couldn't explain it clearly. They seemed to have answered something wrong by mistake and they broke through. Oh, those four people seemed to know each other. One of them is the dog king, old man Xu."

"Dog King?"

"You must have never heard of that kind of little person, young master. He is just an old man who has no ability and only knows how to hide behind when in danger. Many hunters in Innocence City know this. There is also a young swordsman, an ordinary Even the doctor and the rusher didn't see anything special."

"Where are those people? Find them."

"Master, they just signed up to go into the trap."

"Yeah. You did a good job, go down and collect the bounty."

"Thank you, Master."

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In the tent of the temporary camp, Chen, the temporary team leader of Ji Xun and others, reported the information and happily went out to lead the approach.

In the main seat, Kak, who was wearing a mechanical armor, thought for a moment, turned around and asked, "Miss Bai, what do you think?"

Next to him, the girl with long black hair in a white dress looked indifferent when she heard this: "The probability of killing a disaster that can form a field and rely entirely on luck is extremely low. If you guessed correctly, the female doctor should be Carter's junior sister . And that Disaster was most likely killed by her. What’s more, people have gone into the pit now. If they didn’t want to die, they might have some special purpose.”

"Yeah. I think so too."

Kak nodded, with a faint stern look in his eyes, and said: "I know from the clan elder that someone in the family wants to challenge the 'Hero Trial'. Now it seems that it should be my sister Carter."

After hearing this, Bai Wei raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh? If I remember correctly, no one in your Lionheart family has completed the hero trial alive for decades, right?"

Kak's eyes were gloomy and he said: "Yes. The one who completed the trial last time was my grandfather."

Completing the Hero Trial is of great significance within the Anka family.

It can basically be said that he is a candidate to be the helm of the family.

And his grandfather is the legendary and powerful "Silver-Eyed Lion" Kamon who is currently famous in the Federation!
Bai Wei laughed sarcastically: "Senior Sister Carter is still so competitive. She has always wanted to be first since she was a child. I heard that she suffered a loss in Honglou and stopped for a long time. Now it seems that her ambition is not small."

She said, looking at Kak with a thoughtful look.

The trials of the Lionheart family are top secret to others, but to the Bai family, there are no clear secrets.

Speaking of Hong Loukake, there was an unspeakable anger and fear in his heart.

The oppressive feeling of death from the legendary strongman still made his heart palpitate after such a long time.

But that was also the biggest shame in his life.

He said expressionlessly: "That woman suffered a loss herself. She knew that Hong Lou had masters from the revolutionary army, but she didn't reveal any information. Instead, she induced me to have a head-on conflict with Hong Lou, and she almost died because of it. There."

Bai Wei chuckled softly when she heard this, "This is actually the method used by junior Carter. The men in those colleges back then were all obsessed with it."

The two didn't explain their words, but they both understood what the other wanted to express.

Kak's eyes turned cold, and he did not continue to say more on this topic. Instead, he said: "Most of the information about the ruins of Xia Mu City is in the hands of my second uncle. Now that woman has gone into the trap, we probably know what we have We don’t know the information. But we also have a lot of it. This time, my father’s intention is to explore the ruins as soon as possible at all costs. So I am also prepared to go into the pit myself. "

Bai Wei nodded after listening: "Yes. Now the news has spread, and several other high councilors and high lords have sent people over. If we delay for a few more days, I'm afraid things will get out of control. It's a pity that my Bai family's The master is still on the way and may not arrive for a few days.”

As she said that, she narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Well, I'll go down with you."

Kak couldn't hide the joy in his eyes when he heard this: "Miss Bai, do you want to go down in person?"

Originally, when we cooperated with the Bai family, we just wanted people from the Bai family to be consultants.

After all, this ancient family has mastered too many secret techniques, so it is perfect for them to be present in such ancient ruins.

If there really are masters who are direct descendants of the Bai family to follow, the exploration progress will definitely be greatly enhanced.

Bai Wei's eyes flashed with an imperceptible glow, and she said calmly: "Yes. If Junior Carter can go, of course I can go."

The Bai family has been able to hold one of the five federal parliamentary seats for 200 years. They are not only Meng Yin's ancestors, but also powerful!

at the same time.

On the rock wall of the deep pit in the center of the ruins.

A group of pioneer hunters were digging pitons and heading down into the deep pit.

The pit was filled with black fog, and the searchlight's light was completely invisible from more than ten meters away.

"Our mission this time is to explore at least 200 meters."

"Everyone, be careful. People taking Route 13, follow me closely. The intelligence officer will pass the message up at any time!"

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Somewhere on the rock wall, Ji Xun, like others, slowly climbed up the rock wall using ropes and mechanical hooks.

Not far from him were Catalina and Old Man Xu.

Seeing Kak and the Bai family coming to the camp, Catalina guessed that she might have been exposed, and immediately chose to go into the pit.

The four of them walked all the way down.

Ji Xun was also on full alert. Under the gas mask was a partially animalized werewolf face.

The various senses of sight, hearing, taste and smell are pushed to the extreme.

So far, no pioneer hunter has ever made it up alive.

No one dares to be careless.

The black mist that permeates the bottom of the pit gives people the impression that there is something terrifying hidden there.

In addition, after the seal was destroyed, countless undead monsters appeared in the ruins of the city above.

Everyone thought that the biggest danger in this pit was probably various monsters.

However, what is surprising is that this group of pioneer hunters went down extremely smoothly.

Ji Xun didn't detect any movement from any monsters along the way.

Until they went deeper and deeper, the light from the top was no longer visible at all.

Suddenly, a burst of black mist passed by.

It seemed that some special conditions were triggered and the accident happened.

"Hey communications officer, what's going on? Why aren't you talking?"

"Oops! The rope. The rope is broken!"

"Old Xu, climb up and take a look!"

"Captain, it's not good, Lao Xu can't see him either!"

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They seem to be stuck.

This bizarre scene suddenly made the atmosphere in the entire vanguard group tense.

Originally, a correspondent was left every ten meters on the rock wall to communicate the progress of the exploration.

There are also wire ropes involved.

Suddenly, however, the hunters discovered to their horror that they had lost contact with the correspondent above.

Some hunters climbed up in fear, but as they climbed, the rope broke and the man disappeared into the mist.

The other hunters came down with their settlement money to ask for money, and they panicked when they encountered this situation.

There were all kinds of terrified shouts all over the rock wall.

Ji Xun and the four of them came here with the intention of taking risks.

They didn't feel any surprise when they encountered this situation.

The four of them got together and began to discuss countermeasures.

After all, Catalina is a young lady from a top wealthy family and has a strong reserve of knowledge.She looked at the surrounding environment and analyzed: "Looking at this situation, it's a bit like a super barrier like a 'space barrier'. Once we enter a certain area, we may actually have entered a special environment similar to an extradimensional space. .”

Ji Xun nodded and said the same thing, "It seems that those pioneer hunters who disappeared before entered here."

The two chatted for a while without any clue, and instinctively turned to look at Old Man Xu.

But looking at the more dazed expressions than theirs, Ji Xun and the two knew they couldn't count on it.

They were originally here to explore the ruins, so the four of them were not in a hurry to find any way out.

There are other hunters up there and try again.

They continued down the rock wall.

I thought that after encountering that strange situation, danger might come.

But they didn't expect that they had a smooth journey and soon reached the bottom of the pit.

There is still a thick fog here.

But the feeling of your feet on the ground makes you feel slightly at ease.

However, what surprised the four people was that there were well-preserved man-made buildings here.

And it's an ancient train platform?

Just after a few people came down, the magic lamp hanging on the platform lit up.

The lights dispelled the fog on the platform.Only then did Ji Xunye see clearly that this was really a train platform.

It doesn't look as desolate as the ruins, but because there are no living creatures, there is an indescribable loneliness.

There are a few words written in ancient Talung script on the stop sign: No empty platform → Xia Mucheng
There are two railroad tracks in front of you.

But the strange thing is that the rails are soaked in transparent water that is so clear that there is almost no impurity.

Looking along the railway track into the distance, there is still a clear river.

When Ji Xun saw this layout, this impression came to his mind: Railway tracks in an underground river?

He frowned slightly as he looked at it.

The calmer it is, there is always a feeling that there is a huge danger hidden under this calmness.

But I don't have a clue about this situation right now.

There were no monsters running out, no creatures, just the four of them.

It was just an ordinary train station, and they looked like travelers waiting for their train.

However, just when Ji Xun's mind was racing with thoughts, he suddenly heard the sound of "gudong" water.

In the blink of an eye, it was old man Xu who kicked a small stone into the water out of boredom.

As soon as the stone fell into the water, a strange scene happened.

The stone seemed to have fallen into strong acid, white smoke suddenly appeared, and was completely corroded in the blink of an eye.

Old Man Xu screamed strangely: "There's something wrong with the water!"

Ji Xun and the others couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Anyone who is not blind will know that there is something wrong with this water.

The ripples caused by the pebble falling into the water subsided in an instant.

The water returned to its extremely clear state.

At this time, Catalina seemed to have thought of something. She walked to the platform, took out a goose feather and threw it down.

The four people's eyes followed the goose feathers.

As soon as it touched the water, it didn't seem to be hindered by any buoyancy, and it sank at the same speed as in the air.

Although it was completely corroded in an instant, Catalina seemed to understand something and said: "A goose feather is not floating, light and darkness coexist, and there is strong corrosion and pollution. This seems to be the 'water of the Styx' in myths and legends. Legend. If the soul of the dead wants to go to the underworld, it must pass through a strange river that only the dead can pass through."

As she said this, her expression looked solemn.

The existence from myths and legends appeared in front of us. The existence of this ruin seemed to be higher than everyone expected.

"Light and darkness coexist?"

Ji Xun looked curious.

He took out the test tube and wanted to decorate it and try it.

But no matter what it is, it will corrode when it comes into contact with water.

Several people also determined that the river water was something that they could not understand with their current knowledge.

Ji Xun and Catalina were both lost in thought.

With the water of the Styx, the four of them are the castaways trapped on the island.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Old Man Xu looked at Ji Xun and asked, "Well, what should we do now?"

Ji Xun was not at all anxious and said casually: "Wait for the bus."

Old man Xu asked with a confused look on his face: "Waiting for the bus?"

Catalina obviously understood what Ji Xun was going to say and said nothing.

Ji Xun explained: "Judging from the current situation, at least a few hundred pioneer hunters have come down. There are no bodies here, and there is no other place to go. But it happens to be such a strange station. So, those people should be What kind of transportation did you use to go somewhere else? For example, a train.”

He just made the best possible deduction based on the current situation.

As for guessing wrong, it doesn't matter.

Hearing this, Old Man Xu complained quietly: "Can there be a train in this damn place? I'm afraid it's not some damn train."

Although they were trapped, Ji Xun and the other four were still busy tinkering and researching everywhere on the platform.

Not long after, another dozen hunters, whose faces were pale with fright, climbed down from the rock wall one after another.

Looking at their situation, Ji Xun knew that he could not go back if he climbed up.

Those hunters were not as good as Ji Xun and the other four. When they suddenly discovered this island-like platform and the highly corrosive water, they all panicked.

However, not long after the hunters came down, a whistle of "Woo, woo, woo" suddenly came from their ears.

Immediately, everyone watched a simple-looking steam train slowly approaching in the mist on the river.

Although a train came to this ancient platform, it was indescribably weird.

But it finally brings hope to everyone's current predicament.

The second car driver looked at the shadow of the train in the fog, turned to look at Ji Xun, and exclaimed, "Mr. Ji Xun, a train is really coming!"

Old man Xu also looked like he had won the lottery: "Did you really guess it right?"

Ji Xun smiled and said nothing.

He looked at the train, his wolf eyes narrowed slightly, and his intuition told him that the crisis was about to begin.

The train slowed down as it entered the station, and the front of the train pushed the river water against the rocks on the platform.

A group of hunters looked expectantly at the approaching train.

However, when they saw clearly, the expectations on their faces instantly faded away, revealing expressions of fear and apprehension.

Even Ji Xun let out a sigh in his heart.

Because the steam train in front of me turned out to be translucent like a ghost!
But Ji Xun, wearing a clown mask, saw that the train actually had a name.

【Bazquez's Ghost Train】

Detailed explanation: Unknown level of rule disaster; neutral camp;
Ji Xun was surprised and wondered: "It's actually another rule-based disaster?"

"呲呲."

After the train came to a stop, the steam deflated.

At the same time as the train door opened, all the hunters raised their firearms in unison, their palms becoming sweaty from nervousness.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at it. At this time, the train door opened, and a guy wearing a black windbreaker and a high hat, who looked like a conductor, came down.

I don't know if this guy is a human or a monster. He is filled with the aura of death and his appearance is completely unclear.

But after it got off the bus, it stood by the door, as if waiting for passengers to get on, and it had no intention of attacking anyone.

When everyone saw this scene, they looked at each other and didn't know what to do.

However, at this time, Ji Xun looked at the time on his pocket watch and walked over without much hesitation.

It looked like he was getting ready to try to get in the car.

Behind her, Catalina also understood what he was going to do.

She caught up two steps.

The two were one shoulder apart and walked over together.

Ji Xun glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and admired this woman's courage. He asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid?"

Catalina responded calmly: "When there is no choice, there is nothing to hesitate."

The existence of this ghost train has reached a level beyond their comprehension.

All hesitation is unnecessary.

Besides, her intuition and judgment told her that getting in the car was the right choice.

Ji Xun Xiaoxiao didn't say much.

He walked to the door and glanced at the mysterious conductor in a windbreaker from the corner of his eye.

But apart from a billowing black mist, nothing could be seen.

The conductor had no intention of stopping them from getting on the train.

Ji Xun observed the details inside and outside the carriage, and then praised them in one step.

Catalina's courage was not inferior to his, and she got into the car immediately.

Behind him, Old Man Xu and Che Er looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and then the grandfather and grandson got into the car.

Watching Ji Xun and the other four get into the car, a few of the other dozen hunters mustered up the courage to follow them.

A few others remained on the platform.

The ghost train only stayed on the platform for 2 minutes.

The car door closed and started driving slowly again.

(End of this chapter)