Players, Please Board the Train

Chapter 436: A Chance to Survive

The protective shield could push away the wind and sand, naturally sweeping everything on the ground into the corridor as well. By the time the Kong siblings walked over, the Fair Wallet had also been picked up by Xu Huo.

"These players are somewhat capable," Kong Hui remarked indifferently, looking up to the left as the Black-Shirted Player and another player whose right hand was missing walked over.

"Even your tools of the trade are gone," Kong Hui glanced at them.

These two players could be described as disheveled. Although the burns on their bodies weren't severe, there were many injured areas, especially for the handless player, whose neck was half blood-red and charred black.

The handless player glanced at Dr. Deng's side, his eyelid twitching. "Looks like you didn't fare much better either."

The female player who had her entire arm chopped off had already bound the severed limb to the wound. With an expressionless face, she was using a syringe and a potion, saying, "I'm going to chop him into pieces."

"That player's rank may not be high, but his combat experience is rich. Be careful not to capsize in a gutter," the Black-Shirted Player also said with a grim expression.

"I told you before it's best not to use your characteristic in the laboratory. As long as the opponent can ignite a flame, they can turn your advantage into a disadvantage," Kong Cheng said. "Lou Fu, don't use your characteristic for the next few days."

Lou Fu gave him a gloomy stare but chose to remain silent.

"Let's go," Kong Hui stood up."Are you going after those players?" Dr. Deng asked nervously. "Can you please not drag me into the fight?"

"Don't worry, we'll protect your life," Kong Cheng said.

"The experts who came earlier probably heard the same thing," Dr. Deng raised his voice.

Kong Hui placed a hand on his shoulder. "Doctor, don't be so nervous. It's not good for you either. You just need to be responsible for finding the potions."

Dr. Deng glanced at her with fear in his eyes, pushed her hand away, and stopped talking.

The western half of the laboratory, from the ground floor to the third basement level, had been thoroughly searched by them and didn't need revisiting. However, these people clearly had no intention of going to the eastern half, making it obvious they planned to kill people before leaving.

"Are the elevators sealed?" Kong Cheng asked the player in the gelatinous coat, who nodded.

Dr. Deng swallowed hard and, pushed along by the female player with the severed limb, followed the Kong siblings.

On the other side, after escaping, Xu Huo and the others rushed straight to the elevators. However, they didn't expect all the elevator doors to be sealed with a layer of white gelatinous fluid. Sharp tools couldn't cut through it; blades became blunt as soon as they touched the surface, only leaving dents on the elevator doors.

They also tried to open the doors by hand, but the gelatinous fluid, once scraped off, would quickly regrow until it covered the entire door again, making it impossible to get a grip.

Every elevator was sealed. Xu Huo understood that the Kong siblings and the others had prioritized eliminating witnesses over finding the target. Even if they couldn't find the thing, they absolutely could not let any train ticket player leave alive.

"What do we do now?" Gan Qing asked with difficulty. His internal organs were injured, making his voice somewhat hoarse.

"Find the others," Xu Huo said quickly. "The most obvious disparity in player strength is physical ability. We have enough numbers; even some small items can buy time. What useful items do you have on hand right now?"

Chu Yuan answered without hesitation. Besides that life-saving cabinet, his more useful items included a carpet that could imitate a real object for a short time without being detected, and an altar that looked like a sticker; as long as a man and a woman stood on it, they would automatically be locked in place for one minute.

However, the "locking people" trick wasn't easy to pull off because the altar was obvious at a glance. Even in the dark, it wasn't a clever trap for players who could see.

Additionally, his most useful characteristic was "Relationship Ruptured," but it could only be used on the same person twice.

This characteristic was somewhat similar to Kong Cheng's "Random Grab."

As for the other items and characteristics, they were similar to the marbles and the Irresistible Straight Shot that Xu Huo had lost to the Black-Shirted Player's characteristic swamp.

This characteristic contradicted Kong Cheng's Random Grab.

Gan Qing and Miao Yu beside them were surprised to see Chu Yuan disclose everything so quickly.

When they first met, they had all heard Chu Yuan tell Xu Huo not to hold him back. How could he trust Xu Huo so much in such a short time? What exactly happened during their earlier separation?

"Most of my items are weapon types. I can help in close-quarters combat," Miao Yu was unwilling to reveal more.

Gan Qing hesitated for a moment before saying, "My profession is a lighting technician. My characteristic isn't useful here. I only have two items that interfere with sight and hearing."

It didn't matter if they held back. Xu Huo asked in more detail, "Can the interference items distinguish targets?"

"They can," Gan Qing said. "But they can only target a limited number of people."

The more they talked, the more disappointed the expressions on their faces became. It all sounded like items with weak combat power, completely incomparable to the few moves the Kong siblings had shown. If it weren't for the Dr. Deng they needed to protect on the other side, they might not have been able to escape.

"Find the others first," Xu Huo turned and quickly walked towards another corridor.

Chu Yuan immediately followed. Although Miao Yu and Gan Qing had doubts, they had no better option at the moment and had to follow.

After his training, the range Xu Huo could perceive had expanded. Within the limits, he chose paths where he hadn't detected Dr. Deng and the others. Before long, he found the first person who was alone: Wu Xiaonan.

Wu Xiaonan was struggling futilely with an elevator door. Unfortunately, it had no effect. Feeling annoyed, she sneered upon seeing them, "You didn't block this door, did you?"

Chu Yuan quickly explained what happened. "...So we need to find a way to escape now. We can't just wait to die."

Wu Xiaonan's mind worked quickly. "No profit, no early rising. It seems there's some secret here, which is why the Bolun Family people are willing to kill all train ticket players to protect it."

"That's easy to say, but are you a match for a B-rank player?" Gan Qing asked.

"I can't call myself a match, but I can put up a fight," Wu Xiaonan said. "However, only against one person."

"Isn't that stating the obvious?" Chu Yuan said.

Xu Huo, however, looked seriously at this girl with a pretty appearance. She wasn't as shallow and harmless as she appeared on the surface. On the contrary, she was a player with considerable courage and high execution ability.

"If we create the right conditions for you, how long can you delay a single B-rank player alone?"

Wu Xiaonan turned to look at him. "At least three minutes."

For a D-level player to say such a thing showed her strength was more than that.

"After all this talk, do you have a way to get out of this building?"

"No," Xu Huo said. "But we can choose a suitable place to make our move. I have an item very suitable for an ambush."

"We need to kill at least one B-rank player first to have a chance of getting out alive."