Chapter 60.3
After a platform suddenly appeared outside, something even more incredible happened. The compartment door slowly opened in the next moment and a crowd of people poured in from outside!
Tang Mianmian was stunned, “f.u.c.k! Were there people outside just now?”
Xiao Tangqiu also wanted to ask that. He stared blankly at the pa.s.sengers who were constantly pushing into the compartment. His mind was full of doubts — was there anyone on the platform just now? Did this group of people appear out of thin air?
As more and more people got on the subway, they began to get separated and Xiao Tangqiu was squeezed aside. But just as he was crowded away, Shen Yuan firmly grasped his hand so the two of them were not separated and were squeezed into a corner together.
For the freelancer Xiao Tangqiu, this was a rare experience of the working cla.s.s rush hour on a subway. But before he could be squeezed and stepped on by the crowd, he was guarded by Shen Yuan, whose arms pulled him into an embrace.
Shen Yuan raised his arms around Xiao Tangqiu, protecting Xiao Tangqiu in their corner and not letting anyone squeeze close to Xiao Tangqiu.
Xiao Tangqiu breathed a sigh of relief and finally was able to take the opportunity to observe the new pa.s.sengers. Unlike his imagination, these pa.s.sengers seemed to be normal; they had flesh and blood and were solid. After all, if they weren’t solid, how could they crowd him?
It’s too real.
Everything was too real.
These pa.s.sengers were real people no matter how he looked.
But the more real they were, the more confused Xiao Tangqiu felt… Wasn’t it stranger that there were normal people on this subway?
Xiao Tangqiu couldn’t help lowering his voice and asking Shen Yuan, “Do you think these people… are real people?”
There was a faint flash in Shen Yuan’s eyes, and he nodded. “They’re living people, yes.”
“That’s weird! How can there be living people here?” Xiao Tangqiu frowned. “Is it… overlapping s.p.a.ce again?”
Did they unknowingly run onto a normal subway?
Xiao Tangqiu and Shen Yuan glanced at each other, both with doubts in their eyes. At this moment, a ray of light suddenly came in through the window—
It’s sunlight!
The subway was about to leave the tunnel!
…Was it arriving at the terminal soon?
Xiao Tangqiu’s heart jumped and he quickly looked out the subway window. He saw that the light outside was getting brighter. Finally, the subway completely left the underground tunnel and was bathed in the sun.
But rather than “sunlight”, it should be more accurately called “sunset light”.
Outside the window, a huge setting sun hung in the sky.
The sun was so b.l.o.o.d.y that the entire sky was dyed red.
“What! It’s evening?”
Xiao Tangqiu was startled. The sky only brightened not long ago! Wait, no! He fainted before dawn came. How was it evening right after waking up! Had he pa.s.sed out for that long?
And… why was the setting sun so big?
He had never seen such a big sunset, it was as if it was right before him!
Shen Yuan frowned suddenly. “It’s not right.”
Xiao Tangqiu was immediately alert. The moment Shen Yuan spoke, no, it should be the moment the light of the sunset shined into the compartment through the window, all the normal pa.s.sengers in the compartment suddenly began to change!
“Ahhhhh!” They suddenly started going mad, howling with elongated teeth and long, sharp nails. The skin on their face and body also began to rot and fall. Within a few seconds, they actually become zombie-like things!
“f.u.c.k!”
Although Xiao Tangqiu had played a lot of zombie horror games, it was his first time experiencing it. The worst thing was that these zombies transformed right next to him! The rancid odor was overwhelming and suffocating him!
But worse than that, all pa.s.sengers in the compartment except them became zombies! Imagine all the pa.s.sengers on a subway during the evening rush hour simultaneously transforming into zombies… What kind of experience was this? No! He didn’t want to know at all!
Tang Mianmian also screamed in fright, “f.u.c.kf.u.c.k!”
A zombie pa.s.senger already rushed at him and he was so frightened he threw punches and kicks, a set of Ten Dragon Palms coming out in place.
Duan Hongzhen and Yu Fuling’s side was also not very optimistic. Although they were very skilled, the zombies were crowded in the subway and they couldn’t take action at all, Xue Junli was even more miserable. He was originally a civilian and his skill was not too good. Fortunately, there was a Sai Lulu next to him.
The ones suffering the most were the newbies. They had no self-defense weapons or any sharp skills. They could only try to dodge and run away. A girl who couldn’t hide was directly surrounded by two zombies. The two zombies blocked her from the front and back, lunging at her!
“Ahhhhh!”
After a string of screams, the smell of blood spread, and the zombies in the entire compartment became agitated!
Xiao Tangqiu’s heart lurched. f.u.c.k! What if the zombies in the other compartments also became tempted. If all the zombies in the other compartments came, would they still have a way to survive?
As for the poor girl, her last breath was long gone and zombies rushed towards her corpse nonstop, swallowing her body up like locusts.
The compartment rang with the scalp-numbing sound of chewing. All the newbies had a look of terror and nausea. What despaired them most was that in addition to the zombies in this compartment, there were more zombies rushing towards the smell of blood. They could already hear the excited roar of those zombies.
Just then, the situation suddenly turned around!
Without waiting for Duan Hongzhen and Yu Fuling to make a move, a figure suddenly killed their way over from the next compartment!
The person held a sword and slaughtered a b.l.o.o.d.y path through the zombies. Wherever they went, the zombies fell down and black blood splattered.
Xiao Tangqiu felt chilled, it seemed like a living person?
But was that person a friend or an enemy?
Duan Hongzhen and Yu Fuling looked at each other and stopped their moves at the same time.
When that person killed their way closer, Xiao Tangqiu was shocked.
Wait! This getup! Wasn’t this…
Tang Mianmian blurted out with excitement, “f.u.c.k! !”
The one in front of them had black hair draped over her shoulders and wore the typical white top and red hakama, with feet clad in red knotted sandals, holding a sword in one hand and a Kagura bell in the other, she was dressed just like a j.a.panese Miko.
Wasn’t this the most generic Miko in j.a.panese horror games?
Tang Mianmian unwittingly looked at Xiao Tangqiu, and Xiao Tangqiu nodded from across Shen Yuan. He also thought of it just now. Although he didn’t know why there was a Miko here, considering the background of this instance… It didn’t seem wrong?
The dark-haired Miko gave them a cold look but didn’t make any moves to communicate with them before turning back to deal with the zombies.
Wherever she went with her sword, the zombies fell and blood splattered through the compartment.
Within a short while, the compartment was cleared by her.
When the last zombie in the compartment fell, the subway arrived at the terminal.
Xiao Tangqiu looked out and saw what looked to be a normal platform outside. That huge sunset seemed to be even bigger and closer to them.
Sunset, .
The black-haired Miko got out of the subway without hesitation, and turned to look at them coldly, “Get off!”
Xiao Tangqiu took a look at Shen Yuan and also got out. Soon, everyone got out of the subway.
“But what about the zombies in the subway?” Xiao Tangqiu tried to communicate with the Miko, but the Miko just looked at him coldly and did not speak.
Tang Mianmian suddenly reacted, “Wait, why do I seem to understand j.a.panese?”
Xiao Tangqiu, “… Did you just realize? We also understood the grandma’s words before.”
Tang Mianmian suddenly realized, “Right! It seems that we really have a foreign language translator!”
“What the h.e.l.l happened?” The newbies were scared witless by the zombies and the death of their companion, trembling nonstop. Someone couldn’t help but start crying, “Let me go back! Let me go back! I want to go home!”
Duan Hongzhen raised an eyebrow and brutally broke their illusion, “You can’t go back.”
As the newbies shook, zombies poured out of the stopped subway. Compared to earlier, they now looked even worse. Not only were their skin rotten and their teeth sharp, some even had broken limbs and were missing parts of their heads and faces. It was as frightening as if they had just crawled out of a horrible accident.
“Run! Aaaah!” The newbies were so scared that some people turned around and ran. Some hesitated because the veteran players, including Xiao Tangqiu, did not move.
Shen Yuan didn’t move because Xiao Tangqiu didn’t move. Xiao Tangqiu didn’t move because the black-haired Miko didn’t move. He wanted to see what the Miko wanted to do.
As more and more zombies came off the subway, the Miko looked at Xiao Tangqiu coldly and finally spoke, “Outsiders, leave this place.”
Instead of following the Miko’s advice, Xiao Tangqiu asked, “What are you going to do?”
The Miko glanced at him coldly and repeated, “Outsiders, leave!”
Xiao Tangqiu still didn’t move, “What are you going to do?”
The Miko simply ignored Xiao Tangqiu and looked at the aggressive zombies, her eyes narrowed. Then she raised the b.l.o.o.d.y sword and charged.
“What happened? Does she plan to kill all the zombies here?” Tang Mianmian was also very surprised. He thought that the Miko would leave immediately after getting out of the compartment. He did not expect that she would just continue killing the zombies after changing the venue.
Xiao Tangqiu didn’t really understand the situation, he just felt that this Miko might be an important clue, “Could she be a plot-related NPC?”
“Plot-related NPC? It’s very likely!” Tang Mianmian’s eyes brightened.
“Right. Right now, we should brush up her favorability towards us, such as by helping her to kill zombies or something. Maybe some conditions can be met or the plot could be triggered…” Xiao Tangqiu smiled, “…Duan Hongzhen, go for it. ”
Duan Hongzhen crossed his arms over his chest and snorted, “Why have me go? If you can, then you go!”
Shen Yuan glanced at Xiao Tangqiu, then said coldly, “Duan Hongzhen, go!”
Duan Hongzhen, “…Go, go! Humph.”