Just as before, Tian Huo had once again become that delinquent young girl she used to be.
Not only that, Bai Zhi realized that she seemed to have lost part of her past memories as well. Although she had picked him out of the crowd at a glance, she had not recognized him.
"Here? No one knows what kind of damned place this is."
With a cigarette clenched between her fingers, Tian Huo leaned against the armrest of her chair, looking thoroughly unconcerned.
"Everyone who appears here loses all memories of their past apart from basic common sense. They can only struggle futilely in this End Place until their minds and consciousness are completely worn away."
"The End Place...?"
"That's right. This is the end of everything."
Flicking the cigarette in her hand, Tian Huo raised her head to look at the hundreds of Ticket Gates lined up before them.
"This platform is both the Terminus Station and the first place all newcomers arrive at. Among the nine main platforms, this one is relatively safe."
"Is that so? But it doesn't seem like many people chose to stay here."
Bai Zhi turned to look around, one brow slightly raised.
There had been roughly five hundred people in this high-speed rail Station earlier. Yet during the time he had been chatting with Tian Huo, well over half of them had left. Fewer than twenty remained now.
"Because it's only relatively safe, not absolutely safe."
Crushing the cigarette in her hand, Tian Huo stood up.
"If you're willing to trust me, then come with me. There's one minute left before all the platforms close, and then the game will begin... Right now, I need a teammate I can trust."
"A game..."
Deep in thought, Bai Zhi looked around.
The remaining twenty-odd people