Chapter 67 - 66 Survival Rate Skyrockets [Vote for Monthly Pass!]
Chapter 67: Chapter 66 Survival Rate Skyrockets [Vote for Monthly Pass!]
Real world, the train station.
It was already 3:20 a.m.
The train station was still under lockdown.
What was different now was that the troops had been pulled out.
And, those onlookers outside had all disappeared.
Even though it was great fun to watch the excitement, one had to consider what time it was now.
...
Although Changsha was a city that never slept, not every place was like Wu Yi Plaza.
Inside the waiting room, there weren’t many people.
Among them, apart from Tian Lin and Zhou Wen, there were only five others.
The rest of the people had probably been dispatched by Tian Lin to handle a series of problems associated with the return of the Bloody Train.
Tian Lin was sitting in front of the equipment at this moment, staring intently at the screen with eyes that were somewhat bloodshot.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was indeed somewhat oppressive.
Just then, some light spots suddenly started flickering on the screen of the equipment.
Tian Lin sprung to his feet and then turned around, looking toward the empty space behind him.
The other people were also startled by this scene and immediately looked over.
At such a close distance, their equipment could perfectly detect the imminent fluctuations of Ghost Power.
It was a pity, though, that the range was still too small.
A mass of black smoke rose up from nowhere.
Several figures emerged from within the ghost qi.
In just a few seconds, the ghost qi had dissipated.
Cheng Youlin and several others appeared in front of everyone.
“Xiaoyi! You’re back, that’s really great.” Tian Lin was the first to spot Qian Xiaoyi among the group.
Tian Lin, as though he had won five million in the lottery, rushed over quickly and hugged Qian Xiaoyi tightly.
“Ouch, uncle, that hurts, really hurts.” Qian Xiaoyi was squeezed so tightly he could barely breathe.
“Sorry, sorry.” Tian Lin seemed to realize he had been too forceful and quickly let Qian Xiaoyi go.
“Cheng Youlin, Qu Lianhong, well done, you all made it back.” Zhou Wen’s voice suddenly rang out.
Tian Lin also came back to his senses, and at this time, he took a good look at those who had returned.
Cheng Youlin, Qu Lianhong, Qian Xiaoyi, Xue Fan, and Shen Yu – all five people had made it back successfully.
A smile appeared on Tian Lin’s face; this time, all five people from their department had returned safely.
As for Mu Rufeng, they didn’t know that he had also entered the Bloody Train.
“Yeah, we’re back.” Cheng Youlin said with a smile.
“Huh? That’s not right, one person hasn’t returned. Where’s Mu Rufeng?” It was then that Qu Lianhong realized that among those who had returned, Mu Rufeng was missing.
“What?” Tian Lin and Zhou Wen were slow to respond.
“Where is Mu Rufeng? Why hasn’t he come back? Who was in the same carriage with him?” Cheng Youlin also noticed that only five had returned, and Mu Rufeng really hadn’t.
“What are you talking about? Isn’t Mu Rufeng resting in our department’s safe house?” Zhou Wen had a bad premonition.
“What exactly happened?” Tian Lin inquired.
“Mu Rufeng also entered the instance of the Bloody Train; he hasn’t returned, could he have died in there?” Qian Xiaoyi couldn’t help feeling a bit distressed.
When Tian Lin and Zhou Wen heard that Mu Rufeng had also entered the instance of the Bloody Train and hadn’t returned yet, they were nearly at a loss for words.
“No, no, Mr. Mu isn’t dead yet.” Xue Fan quickly spoke up, seeing the situation.
“Yes, yes, Mr. Mu isn’t dead, he even Contracted an Abnormality.” Shen Yu hurriedly added.
“What? He’s not dead? And he Contracted an Abnormality? What exactly happened here? You two, hurry up and explain.”
Tian Lin was confused by everyone’s remarks and raised his voice a bit.
Shen Yu and Xue Fan immediately recounted the events on the train.
“Ah? The survival rate this time was a staggering sixty-seven percent?”
“My god, we’re going to be busy today.” When Tian Lin heard that out of thirty people in the instance, twenty had survived, he was taken aback.
Even if Mu Rufeng had survived and wanted to stop at a few more stations to maximize his completions, it wasn’t as significant as having twenty survivors.
Why?
Because the number of players in Changsha was actually not very high, to begin with, primarily due to the high mortality rate.
Furthermore, each instance generally involved one to five players, meaning the number of players just couldn’t increase significantly.
In Changsha, there were a total of thirty-seven players registered with the department.
Out of them, twenty were affiliated with the department, and the rest were either independent players or were gathered by certain financial powers.
Not counting Qian Xiaoyi and the others, this had suddenly added fourteen players. If they didn’t control the situation, it would definitely lead to chaos.
Moreover, everyone knew that the Bloody Train had a mortality rate as high as ninety percent. The sudden spike in the survival rate was bound to be shocking.
Tian Lin immediately pulled out his phone and dialed Old Black’s number.
After giving him a brief overview of the situation, he also called the head of the police department.
He instructed them to have the cyber police immediately block related information and videos on the internet.
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“So, you’re saying Mu Rufeng went to the dining car and stayed there for nearly three hours. He also spent a considerable amount of money tipping the attendants and even Contracted an Abnormality?”
Zhou Wen repeatedly confirmed with Shen Yu and Xue Fan.
Their responses were both serious and affirmative nods of the head.
“It seems that Mr. Mu truly has great abilities and is a natural fit for this line of work,” Zhou Wen said with a smile.
“Screw natural fit, this kid has guts to spare; instead of getting off the train after surviving, he’s thinking about increasing his completion rate.”
“Let’s not worry about him for now, move, move, move! There’s a lot to handle tonight, we need to find all those returning players.”
“Qu Lianhong, Cheng Youlin, you’ve taken videos and pictures of these new players, haven’t you? Hurry up and cross-reference their identities in the database.”
“Get them to join us if you can, and if not, at least get me their records.” Tian Lin issued the orders.
“Yes, Director Tian!”
…
Mu Rufeng, drowsy and lying in bed, was having a good dream. @@novelbin@@
Suddenly, there was a violent jolt from underneath him, and his entire body was thrown into the air, only to crash back down onto the bed with a heavy thud.
“Ah~~!” Rufeng was jolted awake by the sudden disturbance.
“What’s going on?” Mu Rufeng stood up, reached for the switch, and prepared to turn on the light.
But when Mu Rufeng pressed it, the light did not come on.
He pressed it several times, the light flickered once, flashed a few more times, and then went out again.
“Thump, thump, thump!”
“Thump, thump, thump!”
“Mr. Mu, are you alright?” The voice of the train conductor came from outside the door.
“I’m fine, what happened? Why was there such a sudden shock, and why can’t I turn on the light?” Mu Rufeng didn’t open the door rashly.
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