The blood splashed onto the glass not far away from a dozen meters away, flowing wildly.
The player was silent, the shadow disguised as the player was silent, and the entire carriage was silent.
Seeing that no one could give an answer, the newcomer uttered: "How can you tell whether I am a man or a woman?"
It’s not appropriate, but it’s very suitable to describe the current situation.
Li Nan, who was resting on the lower bunk, walked to the window. Ji Yuanzhi said that Pei Wenwei did not take the usual path, but this was no longer a matter of walking, he was about to float.
Because of the 3S instance incident, Wen Shi is very well-known. Even those who have never met him know his appearance through other channels. A female player had a complicated expression: "Are you trying to get into the evil camp?"
After saying that, he gave up the idea. If he really wanted to blend into the shadows, he would not get on this car.
"Here he comes!" The female player opened her eyes wide.
The flight attendant was very dedicated. Before he died, he used up his last bit of strength to adjust the direction of his fall and block the entrance to the car door to hinder the boarding process.
At this moment, their bodies were removed, and the two evil spirits who were carrying the bodies were about to come up.
Someone whispered, "They are all dangerous people. We should try to stop them and prevent them from getting on the bus."
As long as there is no direct use of knives, it will not be classified as cannibalism by the game.
Just as he said this, he saw that Li Nan's expression turned colder and he didn't dare to continue.
Li Nan was willing to waste a spot to send it out because he saw the other party's ability to stir up trouble. Sixty players had died before, and there were many powerful elites among them. So compared to strength, he needed Pei Wenwei and Qian Laiye who played unconventionally.
"The one holding the knife is the real one." Li Nan gave his conclusion after observing for a few seconds.
"Huh?" Someone couldn't help but look over in confusion.
Although many people present did not know Pei Wenwei, they actually preferred the one holding the steel pipe.
Pei Wenwei had held an auction to sell team spots, so he must be a calculating person, as the pole dancer did not forget to get the train tickets in the end.
"That knife has greater lethality. The blade has not been bent yet. It is definitely not an ordinary weapon. The steel pipe is much inferior to it."
One player frowned: "I tried to use weapon items before, and they were locked just like the skills."
"Some things cannot be copied. Otherwise, if the shadow copied our memories and abilities, it wouldn't make sense for one to hold a steel pipe and the other to hold a kitchen knife."
The steel pipe is obviously an ordinary steel pipe and cannot be copied without instructions.
Some players are still hesitant: "But personality..."
Li Nan walked towards the entrance of the carriage: "There's something strange about that knife."
When a person's mind is affected, all his strength will be focused on controlling the weapon, and he will no longer be able to collect votes.
The boy who had pierced the conductor's throat with a steel pipe seemed to realize something and pulled out the steel pipe from behind the conductor's neck. He was very strong, and the system did not successfully copy the kitchen knife, but gave the steel pipe a power far beyond that of ordinary weapons. The boy threw it hard at another train, shattering the window and slowing down the closing of the Sierra door.
Then he rushed over and jumped in just before the car door closed completely.
"You run fast enough." The smile on Li Nan's face faded for a few seconds. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to solve a problem first.
Compared with Shadow, Wen Shi's boarding process was much smoother. He held the kitchen knife tightly, the blood in his eyes had not yet dissipated, and he was obviously bloodshot, and his whole state was abnormal.
Seeing the stranger suddenly appear, Wen Shi swung his knife and wanted to chop him directly. But he was trying to restrain himself, so he raised the knife high but did not drop it.
Li Nan did not give him the chance. He grabbed the boy's wrist with one hand and buckled his shoulder with the other hand, then pulled him diagonally in front of him. The moment Wen Shi leaned forward, Li Nan quickly bent his knees and raised his body, striking the opponent directly in the abdomen.
With a muffled groan, the severe pain caused his upper body to lose strength, and the knife fell to the ground.
The current situation has fully confirmed Li Nan's judgment about who is real and who is fake.
Firstly, Wen Shi's eyes gradually became clear, and this transition from madness to clarity cannot be acted out. Secondly, the pole boy chose to run to the opposite train at the last moment, probably because he realized that the weapon would lead to his identity being exposed.
"That's awesome!" Several players who came out to see what was going on couldn't help but exclaim when they saw this.
Admiration soon turned into worry. The more powerful Li Nan was, the stronger his shadow would be.
Fortunately, as far as it can be seen, the Li Nan in front of him must be a real person, otherwise he could have just let Pei Wenwei fend for himself, or chosen to save Shadow.
"Hmm..." Wen Shi rubbed his bruised abdomen after regaining consciousness. When he stood up, Li Nan noticed a smiley face pattern drawn in blood on his sportswear.
Wen Shi explained: "I drew this to express my gratitude before I lost my mind."
He dared to use the kitchen knife for a long time, and he had considered many things. With the two guild leaders here, he would not be defeated. Moreover, he had a place in the team. If he died right after arriving, it would be a waste of resources for Li Nan, so it was very likely that the other party would come to rescue him.
After saying that, Wen Shi bent down to pick up the knife and put it into his backpack before the coldness completely invaded his brain.
This thing is so powerful that it's hard to imagine how my parallel-world self maintains sanity while using it.
"Fuck."
Just as he put away the knife, Wen Shi thought of something, his throat moved and two words rolled out.
Everyone thought he was complaining about the weapon, but in fact he just remembered one of the few kind reminders in the game: it is not recommended for your parallel world self to intervene in this round.
Wen Shi had always thought that there was something wrong with the person who came to support him, but the disappearing shadow and the sudden appearance of the duplicate undoubtedly showed that the reason was in the copy setting. The taxi driver mentioned that he would lose his shadow when entering the train station, and I am afraid that the same is true for myself in the parallel world.
Yugi wasn't worried about him at all, he was worried about himself.
Wen Shi looked up and said something inexplicably: "The game is actually quite pitiful."
Several players were speechless and almost doubted each other's identities again. Why did they start empathizing with each other in the game out of the blue
Wen Shi was serious. Players had to abide by the rules, and the same was true for games. He knew what might happen, but he couldn't intervene directly.
Thinking of this, Wen Shi felt a little more balanced.
Following the footsteps of several people, Wen Shi finally entered the fourth carriage as the last passenger to board the train today. The bloody smell on his body made the air even more suffocating. He subconsciously counted the heads first. Including himself, there were only 22 people in total. The death rate was a bit scary.
The newcomer was teleported directly onto the train. He clearly felt that after the boy entered, he received much more attention than anyone else.
"Is he special?" the newcomer asked the man in front of him in a low voice.
I didn't expect to get an answer, but to my surprise, the other party nodded: "A new player like you, who has only played two or three times, is very capable of causing trouble."
It can be said that the difficulty level of the dungeon where Pei Wenwei is located fluctuates, from A to S, and from S to A.
The two newcomers looked at each other and found a trace of comfort. At least it showed that the newcomers were not as vulnerable as they imagined.
"President, it's almost thirty-seven degrees."
The train started moving and it was unsafe to stay at the window, so Xiaohua came over to report the current temperature.
Wen Shi didn't know about the temperature yet, so Xiao Hua explained it to him again, and asked with a complicated look in her eyes: "How much of a jerk were you when you were a teenager?"
Wen Shi absolutely refused to admit this and thought that he was taking the blame for the parallel world.
"Maybe it's because of that kitchen knife that the game lists me as a dangerous person."
Before they could dwell on this question, the radio rang:
"Dear passengers, welcome to the K6666 train. To ensure the safety of you and other passengers, smoking and carrying flammable and explosive dangerous goods are prohibited during the journey of this train. It is the peak tourist season and there are many passengers. Please take care to keep your belongings and do not lose them.
Finally, I wish you a pleasant journey and a safe journey! ”
Lots of passengers
Looking at the empty carriages at both ends, some people felt their scalps tingling, as they were clearly the only passengers in the carriage.
The metal sheet above was peeling and blackened. In addition to blood and sweat, the stench of animals drifted from the neighboring carriages from time to time. I was previously concerned about Shadow's situation, but now I look carefully and see that although there are no people in other carriages, there are a lot of things on the luggage racks. Backpacks, suitcases... Some beds are stuffed with urea bags.
There was no one, but everywhere was filled with signs of travelers.
A female player thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that the person mentioned in the broadcast was a tourist who came here before?"
In the absence of clues, no one can make an accurate judgment.
Wen Shi leaned on the ladder and suddenly glanced at the female player who had just spoken, his eyes darkened.
Shortly after the broadcast ended, the system prompt sounded uniformly in the ears of the players:
[Side Quest: Shadow Hunt
Mission content: When no one noticed, a shadow successfully blended into your group. Hehe, please try to find it within 30 minutes.
The shadow was successfully eliminated and the temperature dropped by three to five degrees Celsius!
Friendly reminder: Clues about the shadow's location can be found in the passengers' luggage.]
Wen Shi: "Hehehe can easily be interpreted as sarcastic. If you want to express exaggerated excitement, hahaha or jiejie are more suitable for you."
"… "
Someone held his forehead with his hand and said that this person's personality is somewhat problematic. Who in their right mind would give language suggestions for a game
As if he didn't notice the strange gazes that swept over him, Wen Shi smiled lightly: "It's a lifelong learning process. The system's current broadcast prompts are becoming more and more humane."
The speaker didn't mean it, but the person who heard it turned pale.
Some things seem to be taken for granted, but they are terrifying when you think about it. The game is rigorous and ruthless, and almost every sentence contains hidden death rules. According to this behavioral logic, it can completely abandon unnecessary onomatopeia when issuing tasks, but it did not, just like... just like imitating humans.
Keeping worries to themselves, players try to focus on the task first.
There are eighteen carriages on the train. It would be too late to search for clues together. So everyone had to act separately even though they knew it would be dangerous to separate.
Yu Xingzhou glanced at the current players and said, "Li Nan and I will act alone. The rest can pair up freely. I suggest you find players with similar strengths."
Everyone unanimously agreed to this allocation method. The strong ones were not afraid of being attacked, and the others were divided into groups of two. If one of them got into trouble, the other would be the biggest suspect. Most importantly, they could be divided into twelve groups, ensuring that there were people in the adjacent carriages. If there was a problem, they would get support quickly by shouting.
Newcomers have become popular now. Compared with ordinary players, they have little attack power and are safer to carry around.
Qian Lai also took the initiative to find Wen Shi to form a team. Although his later appearance was scary, at least it was verified that he was not a shadow.
The 22 players quickly formed their own groups and saved each other's contact information on their phones. They found that there was a social software and their accounts were still automatically logged in, so they simply created another group.
Wen Shi: "We represent light, so let's call our group Sunflower."
"…" Then what are you, a sunshine boy
Everyone searched the carriages to which they were assigned.
Wen Shi and his friends were assigned carriage number eight.
Qian Lai was also a chatterbox. As he walked, he said, "This number is auspicious, just like k6666 is much smoother than k9999. Victory will definitely belong to us."
"First there was light, then there was shadow, and the order of numbers is six then nine," Wen Shi took off a backpack without changing his expression.
So players must take the train with a smaller number.
Qian Lai was speechless: "No wonder you ran straight to this train when it was about to leave, and didn't even look for the colorful flags as the game prompted."
"ah!"
"I go!"
Almost at the same time, two calls were heard, one from carriage 07 and the other from carriage 09.
The players in carriage 07 were very close to them. The two of them opened the restroom in the public area and a body fell out. The players in carriage 09 opened a handbag and a two-headed snake came out from the compartment.
As it stands, no one needs help.
Wen Shi continued with what he was doing and roughly poured out all the contents of the backpack. Qian Lai also stood aside with an iron plate for protection. The experience of the players in carriage No. 09 showed that opening a package was like opening a blind box, and some of them would only release disasters.
Wen Shi has always had good luck. There were no snakes, rats, insects or ants in his backpack. When he put the things back, he suddenly stopped what he was doing and took out his mobile phone to send a group message.
A shrill scream suddenly came through the stuffy air.
This time it was not just a simple fright. Such a desperate cry would only be uttered when the situation was extremely critical.
Wen Shi and Qian Lai also ran over following the sound, and finally saw the player lying on the ground and vomiting blood in carriage No. 10. The new player next to him tried to explain: "It's none of my business. I don't know how..."
“Get out of the way!” Wen Shi rushed over, pushed away the people who had just come over to block the road, grabbed the player who was vomiting blood, and said sternly: “Whatever you took, put it back immediately!”
The player's eyes reflected Wen Shi's image, and he seemed to understand something from his opening and closing mouth. He used up his last bit of strength to stuff the candy in his pocket into the side of his schoolbag.
The blood that seemed to be gushing out from his internal organs finally stopped flowing.
Qian Laiye watched this scene and suddenly remembered a sentence in the broadcast prompt: Please take care of your belongings.
When they rummage through other people's luggage, they are skirting the rules. If they take it without permission, they will most likely be outright classified as thieves.
The survival experience of veteran players is a double-edged sword. The player who was vomiting blood saw the sour plum candy and subconsciously took one. The weather was hot and humid now, and the sour plum candy could quench thirst and slightly relieve the heat. The sugar content could also slightly replenish the energy lost by the body. The player instinctively put it in his pocket.
Who could have thought it would be so deadly.
"You're welcome," Wen Shi stood up without waiting for the player who vomited blood to thank him, "Remember to transfer me 100 points."
Wen Shi: "Now, thank you."
One hundred points is not a bad deal to buy a life, but being urged like this, the player inexplicably felt unhappy. "The game has frozen the points, and they cannot be transferred. There is also a usage limit. I will definitely transfer them to you when I get back."
Wen Shi stood aside and sent two messages of caution to the group, then turned around and walked back to the original carriage.
The player almost vomited blood again when he saw this. Since he decided to share the news with everyone for free, he insisted on charging him extra. He couldn't help but mutter, "One hundred points to buy off a favor, it's amazing that he would do that."
The newcomer's expression was indescribable: "You are already in this state, it won't be of much use for him to ask for your favor."
The player glared at him fiercely and really wanted to sew his mouth shut!
Wen Shi did not go directly back to carriage No. 08. When passing by the bathroom, he became interested in the corpse on the ground for some reason.
This was a ghost child who was about five or six years old. His eyes were wide open with only the whites left, his muscles were twisted and bruised, and his facial features were all dislocated. It seemed that he had received a great shock before his death.
The ghost child had died for a long time, so it was definitely not the player who did it, and the game would not let the monsters kill each other at the beginning. Wen Shi narrowed his eyes, suspecting that it was his parallel world self who did it, but he didn't understand why the other party didn't come out to meet if he was on this train.
Qian Laiye and Wen Shi were not on the same wavelength, and were thinking about something else: "Do you suspect that the player who just vomited blood was Shadow?"
Wen Shi nodded nonchalantly: "The broadcast had already reminded him, but he still took the things. It was really stupid."
He thought it was a trick and that the other party actually took away the clue, so Wen Shi specifically asked for 100 points to see the man's reaction.
"I didn't expect he was really that stupid." He said with a puzzled look.
Just for a hundred points, they were visibly unhappy there, which makes me speechless just thinking about it.
On the shelf of the adjacent carriage, there was a suitcase with a python skin pattern. This was where the ghost child hid and waited for prey to come to the door, but unfortunately he was hunted back and even his nest was taken away.
The suitcase was not closed tightly, and at this moment a pair of eyes were secretly peeking through the tiny gap, watching Wen Shi's every move not far away.
Good boy, you can tell he’s a good boy at first glance!
The body is straight, the family education temperament is absolutely first-class, there is a tattoo on the neck, the child's personality is not buried, the sleeves are rolled up high, and the zipper is not fully closed. What does this mean! Not fussy about details.
How can there be such a wonderful child in this world!
The person in the suitcase wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with relief, then moved his fingers, and the suitcase automatically moved forward a few inches to facilitate further close monitoring.
The two players who were searching carriage No. 07 gave up approaching the toilet area because several monsters appeared in the surrounding area. They are currently searching at the other end and did not notice the abnormality in the suitcase at the rear at all.
Qian Lai didn't just let Wen Shi search for things alone, and took the initiative to open the blind box. He was a person who believed in metaphysics. Listening to the shouts from the adjacent carriage from time to time, he was very fortunate: "We haven't opened a single dirty thing so far."
Wen Shi suddenly turned his head back.
Qian Lai was startled. He picked up the trash tray and looked around, but he didn't see any danger. He asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Wen Shi frowned: "I always feel like someone is watching me."
After possessing the power of a zombie and changing his body, his sixth sense is extremely strong.
Qian Lai didn't feel anything, but he was very concerned and habitually took out the ghost detection equipment, but he didn't expect that this thing also prompted to be disabled.
"Do you want to go back and search again?" he asked.
Wen Shi shook his head.
The aftereffects of using that kitchen knife are severe. His body coordination has not yet fully recovered, and his speed and strength are not as good as before.
As he was speaking, his hand touched a can, very lightly.
When you see Wen, you should open it directly. Qian Lai also reminded you: "Properties..."
Wen Shi directly opened the ring with one hand: "The broadcast emphasized that it was lost, and destruction is not a problem."
Fearing the release of toxic gases, both of them turned their faces to one side.
Nothing came out, Wen Shi tipped it out and a crumpled ball of paper fell out.
[You found a flyer for Sunset Red Travel Agency. ]
The content on the leaflet is similar to the story background provided by the game, saying that it wants to help successful people find their original intentions. There is a line of dried blood words on the back: Pay attention to items on the bus that do not belong to passengers, and guess where they came from.
Wen Shi checked his phone and saw that thirteen minutes had passed, which meant that half of the mission time was almost over.
In the Sunflower group chat, someone was asking if any clues had been found.
Three players uploaded photos, one of which was from Li Nanfa. The clue was printed on the box of bucket instant noodles: Shadow chose a tricky way.
There are two left, one is the same clue they found, and the other shows that Shadow is left-handed.
The clues of the game are issued according to the actual situation. Among the twenty-two players, eighteen are left-handed.
Wen Shi laughed: "It seems that one of the selection criteria for players to enter the unique version this time is left-handedness."
The phone vibrated again, and another player found the clue of the flyer.
The more repetitive the clue is, the less valuable it is.
Qian Laiye didn't take it seriously at first, but when he saw Wen Shi clicked to enlarge it and looked at it for a long time, he began to pay attention to it reflexively: "There are many items that do not belong to passengers, such as beds, thermoses, trash cans... even water from the tap counts."
Before he could finish counting, he inadvertently met Wen Shi's indescribable look and said "uh".
Qian Lai was also very familiar with this look. He had a little nephew, and whenever the nephew couldn't do addition and subtraction within ten, the nephew would also look speechless.
Wen Shi sighed: "You already gave the correct answer."
The people in the suitcase who were secretly observing from behind nodded desperately. They were smart and insightful, and they didn't need to ridicule others with words, only with their eyes.
What a considerate and kind child!
The person in the box desperately covered his throbbing chest, then covered his mouth, and almost called out the words "good grandson".
Someone in the Sunflower group suddenly sent a voice message: "Come to the toilet on No. 15!"
There seemed to be some violent crashing sound over there.
Qian Laiye: “Are you going?”
He was not afraid of fraud, but was worried that there was not enough time.
Wen Shi didn't seem surprised that something was happening at this time, and said with a smile: "Go, of course."
The two were quite far away from each other. Many players had already arrived before them. The little flower man's voice floated over before he arrived: "I came from the front. If there is any confusion, you will be suspected."
The player who sent the message was using his body to hold the door, and the door panel was banging against the things inside: "Hurry, come quickly."
Wen Shi looked at the players coming over and found that there were still several missing.
Xiao Hua knew what he was thinking and said, "It's a waste of time to gather together. President Yu and the few players near the front of the car should stay and continue looking for clues."
After saying this, he glanced at the player who was holding the door and asked, "What's going on inside?"
"Let me out." Before the player could answer, a cry for help came from the toilet.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They had thought it was some difficult monster, but they didn't expect it to be a human.
"It's Shadow!" The player who topped the door talked about what happened not long ago: "I felt something was wrong since she took the initiative to open the boxes and search the luggage. As a result, I caught her trying to secretly destroy the clues."
Xiaohua frowned: "Speak more clearly, what clues?"
"I don't know. Her phone just fell at my feet. I lowered my head and pretended to help pick it up, and I saw her scratching something with her fingernails."
Due to the rule that players cannot kill each other, the player was still a little uncertain and locked the person in the toilet first.
"He's talking nonsense!" The female player in the bathroom was about to cry.
Li Nan, who had not spoken a word, said, "Everyone is here, let's release the person first."
As the president of the first guild, he spoke with great authority. The player who was pushing the door took two steps back, and the female player inside almost fell down due to inertia.
Wen Shi helped him up.
Tian Shu grabbed his arm tightly: "You must believe me, he is the one with the problem!"
Li Nan checked the backpack and found that the date on one of the food bags was scratched.
Tian Shu took the initiative to show her nails, which were intact. "Besides, the codes are not something that can be easily damaged by nails."
The player who pushed the door sneered: "You mean I am wrongly accusing you? What do you want?"
Tian Shu opened her mouth and finally uttered: "The thief cries thief."
"He really has no reason to wrongly accuse you." A player present spoke up.
Even if the date on a food bag is intact, it may not reveal any clues. It is really unreasonable to use it to frame someone. For Shadow, the lower the profile, the better.
After he finished speaking, someone else looked at Tian Shu and said, "When Pei Wenwei got on the bus, everyone was holding their breath because of the smell of blood, but you were the only one who took a deep breath."
Tian Shu was so angry that she was shaking: "Have you ever heard the story of someone who was suspected of stealing an axe? It's all your psychological effects."
The other person rolled his eyes at her and said, "You can't be wrong. When a person takes a deep breath, the diaphragm contracts. Your breasts looked much bigger."
"… "
The more I defend myself, the more loopholes I will reveal. Tian Shu sneered, "Okay, if you think I'm a shadow, then go ahead."
No one takes the initiative, and if the wrong person is killed, it would be suicide.
Irritated by her attitude, the top player's eyes flashed with anger: "Find a way to get her out of the car alive."
If you can't get on the train, you will die sooner or later.
Upon hearing this, Tian Shu's arrogance suddenly weakened by half, and there was a hint of fear in her expression.
Before everyone started to discuss how to throw her out of the car and still have a chance to breathe, Li Nan suddenly looked at Wen Shi and asked, "What do you think?"
Wen Shi knew that the other party was probably testing whether the team spot was worth it, so he smiled and said, "Of course I choose to believe her."
As soon as these words were spoken, except for a few players like Xiaohua who remained expressionless, the pupils of the other players present all shrank slightly.
The player at the top of the door said anxiously: "She really..."
"She is really not Shadow." Wen Shi interrupted: "The Shadow who dared to break into the base camp and board this train must be brave, resourceful, and talented..."
After saying a string of adjectives, he patted his chest and said, "For example, my shadow."
Perfectly inherited the advantages of the original owner.
This narcissism is speechless, but it has to be said that it makes sense.
The top player frowned, "If she's not a shadow, why would she deliberately act suspiciously?"
Wen Shi did not answer, but walked straight to Tian Shu and helped her put her messy hair behind her ears: "I'm sorry to scare you."
The gentle tone and friendly gestures actually made the person feel cold all over, and he asked cautiously: "Are you really... not going to throw me out of the train?"
Wen Shi smiled, stuffed the blood-written leaflet into her hands, and answered the previous player's question: "She did this because she was worried that her identity would be discovered. The sooner she takes action, the better."
The player frowned.
"All other clues clearly state that Shadow XXX, only one is written uniformly on the travel agency's brochure."
The player suddenly realized something and broke out in a cold sweat on the spot.
The leaflet says to watch out for items that do not belong to passengers, and also to guess their origins. The repeated clues seem worthless, just like a piece of information that the game has already announced: players need to sit in a car with colorful flags.
His throat moved and he slowly uttered two words: "Colorful flags." But there was only one person who could place the colorful flags.
"Guiding tourists to board the correct bus is the job of a tour guide." Wen Shi's peach blossom eyes were clear as a teenager, and he smiled: "If we lose you, who will lead the team? Miss Tour Guide."
The moment the words fell, many players looked towards Tian Shu suddenly.
Normally, tour guides would not accompany passengers on trains, but this trip was obviously unusual, as all 30 passengers departed from the same station at the same time. The game emphasized finding shadows, making them forget the existence of the tour guide.
After a few seconds of stagnation, Tian Shu smiled weakly: "What tour guide?"
"You have to sign a travel contract when you travel. Let me guess, is there a stipulation in the contract that you cannot harm the tour guide? Pretending to be a shadow and inducing tourists to harm you, that's what happened to the last wave of tourists..." Unlike the smile on his face, the boy's eyes were terribly cold, and he whispered three words into the other person's ear: "You really know how to play."
Tian Shu's expression changed completely.
(End of this chapter)