The Road to the Mysterious Academy

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Gu Xi was unaware of what had happened in the Aryadovi City when he left.

He was standing in a Princess's Forest.

There was no indication of entering the game, clearly indicating that this place belonged to space, not the Game World.

But this space was so vast that Gu Xi could even see the sun in the sky when he looked up; it was clearly a real world.

Looking around, Gu Xi earnestly recalled some of the knowledge he had learned in class.

What do you do when you get lost in the forest?

If you do not have sufficient strength, please stay where you are and wait for rescue.

Wait for what?

Ask for directions? As the saying goes, the way is in your mouth.

But who can you ask now? There isn't even a monkey in the tree.

Somewhat helplessly, Gu Xi could only look up and search for the taller trees nearby, intending to climb up and take a look to see if there was a proper road nearby.

However, just as Gu Xi was about to climb the tree, his expression suddenly changed, and he felt the ground shaking.

Gu Xi was startled and immediately lay down on the ground to listen.

He heard the sound of a train running in the distance; the sound was quite powerful, clearly from an older train.

Could it be that the space in front of him is modern? Gu Xi thought for a moment, then casually summoned the Evil Coffin.

He flipped over and jumped onto the Evil Coffin. The Demon Right Hand grabbed the iron chain on the Evil Coffin with his right hand, preventing Gu Xi from being thrown out.

He then pointed his Cold Wind Staff at the Evil Coffin, and the Evil Coffin moved in the direction from which the sound came.

The Evil Coffin moved at a fast pace through the Princess's Forest, actually getting faster and faster.

Gu Xi couldn't even open his eyes because of the strong wind. Every time the wind subsided, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the tree trunk pressing down on him. If the Evil Coffin hadn't reacted faster than him, he would have crashed directly into the tree.

Four or five minutes later, Gu Xi finally rushed out of the Princess's Forest and saw a red train running across a large lake in the distance.

The train had only one locomotive and ten carriages, and its direction of travel was somewhat peculiar, sometimes running on the tracks in the mountains, and sometimes even running directly on the lake.

When the Evil Coffin stopped by the lake, Gu Xi looked at it for a moment and found that the train was always running in the same place, as if it could never leave this area.

It seems the train is the key to entering the Mysterious Academy.

Gu Xi hesitated for only a moment before putting away the Evil Coffin, releasing the Water Dragon Beast, and jumping it directly into the lake.

Meanwhile, Gu Xi was already prepared for battle. The phantom of the Steel City Gate of Aryadovi City had appeared behind him, ready to strike at any moment if anything went wrong.

At the same time, Gu Xi was also considering whether he should bring out the Mermaid, floating corpses, and Seahorse Cavalry if they were to fight in this lake.

However, Gu Xi was overthinking things. The Water Dragon Beast carried Gu Xi swiftly across the lake, easily approaching the train that had been wandering back and forth between the mountains and the lake.

As Gu Xi discovered that there was no one inside. The empty carriages were littered with luggage and books, as if the passengers had suddenly vanished into thin air.

This wasn't just Gu Xi's wild guess. When the Water Dragon Beast got close to the train, Gu Xi could see what was happening inside through the window. He noticed that there was still some uneaten food on the table in the compartment.

Some frogs with their heads bitten off.

What kind of beings are these?

Gu Xi thought with a look of disgust, "When following the train, if you can avoid getting on, then don't."

Under Gu Xi's command, the Water Dragon Beast followed behind the train, giving Gu Xi more time to observe the train's condition.

Gu Xi noticed that no matter what, the train looked brand new on the outside, and looking into the train from the window, neither the food nor the scattered books showed any signs of the passage of time.

This suggests that the train is either protected by magic or is a product of the rules governing this space.

In any case, this train is probably the only way to get into the Mysterious Academy.

Just as Gu Xi was about to climb into the train through the window, the Water Dragon Beast suddenly stopped, and Gu Xi could only watch helplessly as the train drove away in front of him.

Somewhat annoyed, Gu Xi looked down and discovered that the train had already left the lake and entered the mountains.

Gu Xi quickly understood what was going on, but instead of releasing the Evil Coffin to chase the train, he turned the Water Dragon Beast around and sent it back the way it came.

Gu Xi has already observed that this train will repeatedly appear between the mountains and the lake.

Gu Xi only needs to follow the railway tracks back to encounter a train rushing out from the mountains.

Of course, if you can't find the train, the tracks are right here. If that doesn't work, the Evil Coffin can run on the tracks anyway, so don't worry about not finding your way.

Gu Xi is turning back now simply to prove his guess.

Sure enough, after traveling some distance in front of the Water Dragon Beast, Gu Xi saw the train coming straight at him.

Facing the oncoming train, Gu Xi smiled. He knew his judgment was correct; the train was coming back.

So Gu Xi watched as the Water Dragon Beast went towards the train, and this time he prepared to approach the other side of the train.

But as Gu Xi was about to step onto the other side of the train, he suddenly froze.

Because the train looks completely different on this side.

If the train Gu Xi had seen before was bright red, eye-catching, and brand new, then the train on this side was dark red, dilapidated, and even visibly rotten.

"I knew it; nothing the necromancers bring out is normal."

Although he was complaining, Gu Xi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

The emptiness yet novel feeling before made Gu Xi quite uncomfortable, but the current situation made Gu Xi feel warm and familiar.

Most importantly, on this side of the train, Gu Xi saw many corpses sitting in the carriages, dressed in black robes and with scarves of different colors around their necks.

These corpses were reduced to bones.

If an ordinary person saw this, they might be scared to death.

But for Gu Xi, this was a treasure trove.

If Gu Xi wanted to, he could use this truckload of corpses to summon a team of Skeleton Mage to protect himself at any time.

So when Gu Xi saw this situation, his eyes were filled with a smile.

As the Water Dragon Beast drew closer to the train, Gu Xi pointed forward, Demon Right Hand swiftly grabbed the train door. Gu Xi jumped up with all his might and flipped onto the train.

Gu Xi's movement startled the Skeleton in the train, and they all turned their heads, their empty eye sockets fixed on Gu Xi.

Gu Xi was running on the car door, raised his Cold Wind Staff and waved at the Skeleton.

"Hello, could you please open the door for me?"