"Their appearance is indeed very similar to the Hell Academy people I have seen in the weird dungeon. Even their unique temperaments are completely different... Could it be that there is a similar organization in this dungeon world, or that this dungeon is very closely related to that dungeon?"
Wang Zhifan knows that the dungeon worlds are all real worlds, so when he sees people he seems to know, he starts to think about it and judges whether he has arrived at the old place. This feeling is very special. If it is true, it is the first time he has set foot in the dungeon world he has been to before.
Wang Zhifan These thoughts were not expressed directly, nor were they discussed with others. He watched with a calm expression as several half-human and half-ghost men in black robes came to the car door, intending to let them enter and exit freely. Anyway, it didn't matter whether he had more helpers or not.
"Excuse me... which one of you is the captain?"
A few seconds later, a man in black robes who led the way to the car door raised his head and uttered a low and hoarse voice between the two rows of red gums exposed at the edge of the black hood. It made people feel as if the air around them had become colder by several degrees.
"I am."
Wang Zhifan, who was watching them with his eyes, immediately gave an answer. There was a bit of doubt in his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't understand why this group of people were looking for him after entering the carriage.
"Dear captain, we are the 448th graduates from the Hell Academy. We are here today to participate in the Death Train trial. I hope you can agree to our joining."
After hearing Wang Zhifan reveal his identity, the leading black-robed ghost bowed to him politely and introduced himself.
"Well... If you are willing to help, I will certainly welcome it."
After Wang Zhifan heard that this group of people really came from the Hell Academy, he was a little surprised even though he had expected it. Then driven by curiosity, he decided to accept this group of people on the spot. He expected that these people were at least professional people who would not be too hindered when encountering ghosts.
"Dear Captain, thank you very much for your generosity."
Seeing that he was so easy to talk to, the leader immediately bowed slightly to express his thanks, but he did not immediately step into the car door and enter the interior of the car.
"Please forgive us for asking, which platform is your team going to and what mission will it perform?"
It turns out that the other party wanted to learn more about the specific mission situation from Wang Zhifan before making a decision.
"Platform 17, clean up Evil Spirit Building."
Wang Zhifan Although I felt that these people talked a bit too much, because they were very polite, I simply gave the answer without wasting their time.
But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished these two sentences, the men in black robes in front of him fell into silence, as if they were half-human and half-ghost and were surprised by this answer.
After about two or three seconds, the leader bowed slightly again and said to Wang Zhifan, "Dear captain, I think we are more suitable to go to other teams... I'm sorry for wasting your time."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked to other cars with a few people behind him, without hesitation at all.
"Okay..."
Wang Zhifan was a little speechless by their sudden change of attitude, but he didn't particularly care. He could guess that these people thought that the task he wanted to perform was too difficult or lacked cost-effectiveness, so he ran away so decisively.
But he didn't care. Other players didn't have the same attitude. The young man with dark circles and the most active personality immediately ran out of the car door and asked, "Wait! Why did you run away now! Is Evil Spirit Building dangerous?!"
As a player, he decided to seize this opportunity to gather information.
However, the people in the academy didn't seem to want to pay attention to him. When they noticed that he was catching up, they quickly walked to other cars, as if they were avoiding Calamity.
The young man with dark circles didn't give up so easily. When he saw this, he immediately rushed in front of these people with a burst of speed, blocking their way, and would not give up until he asked for some information.
"Please explain clearly, why can't Evil Spirit Building go?"
Facing the obstruction of this player, the leading black-robed ghost had to stop and give an explanation. "Sir, Evil Spirit Building is one of the forbidden areas listed by our Hell Academy, Mentor. It is said that no one can come back alive from there... If you really understand the meaning of the word forbidden area, it is best to change the team to perform other tasks."
After saying that, he took his companion behind him and hurriedly looked for the next carriage across the dark-rimmed young man.
"Evil Spirit Building is so dangerous? Is it a forbidden area?"
After listening to the answers of these ghosts, the young player's face also showed strong doubts. He did not turn a deaf ear to the other party's suggestions.
The same was true for the other two players who came over at this time, namely the oily-faced middle-aged man and the cold-faced woman. They also heard what the Hell Academy person said just now, and they paid great attention to it.
"I just asked why the captain of this carriage is a player. There is something really strange. The mission he wants to perform is actually the most dangerous!"
The cold-faced woman now had a look of anger on her face.
"Go find another carriage! I don't want to die!"
After saying that, she rushed to other car doors first, for fear of being too late.
"We don't have much time left. To be on the safe side, I'll just change carriages."
The greasy-faced middle-aged man next to him followed the cold-faced woman.
"Find something suitable first, and you'll have a chance to choose at the next stop."
The young man with dark circles frowned slightly and took steps forward, but not in the same direction as the two people just now.
Wang Zhifan, who was in Carriage 666, naturally knew the whereabouts of the three of them. His powerful ears even allowed him to hear the conversations of the three of them clearly. However, he didn't feel that this was a big problem. He was used to being cheated.
"Haha... the forbidden area... this dungeon specifically assigns me the status of captain just to force me to enter the forbidden area? What an insidious plan."
He knew that because of his status as captain, he would definitely not be able to go to other compartments. It was equivalent to being forced to arrange a dangerous mission and unable to escape. There was no right for other players to make their own choices.
"What about you? You don't plan to leave?"
In desperation, he looked at the only remaining player in the carriage, the girl with short hair and sportswear who barely spoke.
"I'll leave at the next stop."
The other party's answer was so short that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood.
"Speechless... I am really alone now."
Wang Zhifan felt powerless to complain for a while. Although he had always thought that it was good for him to work alone, when all his teammates ran away, he inevitably felt a sense of abandonment and loss. This is probably due to the nature of human beings as social creatures.
After a while, the train stopped at Platform 15 completed personnel exchanges, the doors of each carriage began to close, and set off again into an unknown world full of blood.
Carriage 666 has also become quite deserted. Only two of the original five players are left, one of whom is planning to run away at the next site and has no desire to communicate at all.
Wang Zhifan adjusted his mind and continued to practice in his dream while lying on his seat until the sound of the radio above his head forcibly diverted his attention.
"Dear passengers, it's time to clean the train. Due to the shortage of train personnel, passengers are asked to clean the adjacent carriages by themselves. For everyone's convenience, all adjacent carriage doors will open automatically during the cleaning period."
"What the hell? Passengers are still responsible for cleaning?"
As soon as he heard such a bizarre announcement on the radio, Wang Zhifan withdrew from his dream, feeling that he could not understand the operating ideas of this train.
However, before he could figure out what was going on, the train had a corresponding reaction, that is, the doors separating the two ends of the carriage slowly opened, allowing the evil atmosphere to pour into Carriage 666 from both directions! "I'm going to... attack from both ends, right?"
At this time, Wang Zhifan still didn't understand what the train's intention was. It was not asking passengers to clean up something, but letting other things clean up passengers!
"I'm responsible for cleaning this end! But I can't guarantee that it can hold up!"
As the doors of the adjacent carriages on both sides opened, many ghosts were about to pour in. Upon seeing this, the female player in sportswear quickly shouted to Wang Zhifan, saying that she would deal with the ghosts in the carriage behind.
"Okay! Just do your best!"
Wang Zhifan remembered that this female player had a special skill in hiding herself, so he was quite surprised that this person took the initiative to take responsibility. He originally thought that this person would disappear on the spot and leave all the pressure to him, but now it seems that the other person has some integrity.
Soon after speaking, the two of them entered into a battle as soon as they finished speaking, because there were ghosts entering the car from the front and rear doors.
Wang Zhifan was still the same, holding Thunder Dragon Rageblade to meet the enemy. He first slashed a Dreamflower Saber Light into the car door in front, and then rushed forward, fighting the ghosts in melee mode, constantly triggering Thunder Dragon Rageblade's Chain Lightning to clean the car.
But it seems that these ghosts are generally strong. A large part of them are immune to the physical damage of Thunder Dragon Rageblade, and Chain Lightning can only kill some of them. There are even a few that are not only immune to physical and lightning damage, but also the mental damage attached to Great Dream Saber Scripture is not very effective.
"Ice Source Power!"
In the siege of ghosts, Wang Zhifan first relied on his own Bioforce Field to defend for a few seconds. He felt that his physical strength was draining faster than expected, so he activated his ability to press the bottom of the box.
For a time, the entire carriage was covered with a layer of crystal white frost, suppressing most of the still active ghosts. Only the strongest ones seemed to be able to resist this freezing force and continued to struggle with him relentlessly.
The most disgusting one is an incorporeal ghost with a human head and an insect body. It is immune to physical and lightning damage, and its mental resistance is also terrifyingly high. After Wang Zhifan used Ice Source Power, he found that the ice power did not seem to have much effect on it, so he could only avoid or defend against it. Fortunately, this guy's attack ability is not particularly strong, and his speed is not very fast.
But the problem was that the space inside the carriage was limited. Within a few seconds, he was surrounded by the monster's ever-elongating insect body, and the space to escape became increasingly narrow.
Huh~huh~ At this moment, this ugly ghostly human head once again spewed out filthy air and rushed towards Wang Zhifan. Wang Zhifan was already restrained by its longer and longer insect body while rolling around, but this was not the only challenge he faced, there were almost a hundred pitch black ones. The ghost hand is reaching out from the floor to grab him, and there is a huge and twisted ghost face on the ceiling that is constantly roaring, trying to create a field-like effect to imprison him. If you add in other ghosts that have not been completely eliminated, he can be said to be fighting against ten thousand, and the pressure is inevitable from all directions.
"Why are there so many ghosts in the carriages on both sides! And they are so strong!"
Wang Zhifan It was hard not to get angry at this time. He found that the female player just stood up for about two seconds before disappearing and running away. She could not withstand the siege of these ferocious ghosts at all. It was not that he himself could not solve this level of trouble, but he felt that this dungeon went too far in making things difficult for him in the initial stage, and there was an unabashed sense of targeting.
"With a large number, you can be immune to all kinds of damage, right! Then I won't be polite!"
"Formlessness! Fire Shield!"
Being under heavy siege, he first activated Formless Skill of Formless Specter Garment to enhance defense, and then activated Demon Dragon War Armor's fire shield ability to further enhance defense and add range fire damage, so that all ghosts and monsters who dared to get close to it were scorched by the flames.
But these two steps were just to stand firmer. He then took out a scimitar that looked light but was actually heavy from the portable space. It was the Excellent Tier weapon from the previous copy: Ocean Envoy.
As the name suggests, Ocean Envoy can exert its greatest power in a marine environment. It seems a bit inappropriate to use Wang Zhifan in a carriage, but don't forget that this weapon has a special effect of Heavy as the Abyss that is not limited to marine environments. This effect is simply a 35% probability of instant kill. It is effective as long as the target is not particularly high-level, and is very suitable for dealing with powerful single enemies.
Of course, under the current situation, Wang Zhifan is not playing one-on-one, but Thunder Dragon Rageblade, which is suitable for dealing with group enemies, is restrained and he has no choice.
"Dreamsplendor Chain Slash!"
With the scimitar in hand, he first slashed around with gorgeous sword light to see if this range of attack could trigger an instant kill effect. However, he saw that only some of the frozen ghosts were cut through, and the others still besieging him showed almost no signs of injury. This shows that it is unrealistic to use this tricky method to trigger Heavy as the Abyss on a large scale.
With this understanding, he switched to the purest melee attack mode, slashing at the nearby ghosts very quickly with his swords. He slashed more than thirty times in half a second. He didn't care about how powerful each sword attack was, but only wanted to trigger the instant kill effect as soon as possible.
And this strategy proved to be very effective in the next half second. When he heard a dull sound like huge waves hitting the rocks, the ghostly faces above his head, the insect-like heads rushing in front of him, and the ghostly hands under his feet all collapsed and turned into nothing. The ghosts around him were almost cleared away, with only three or two left alive because they were not taken care of.