After the three people's pleading, Wang Zhifan finally agreed to let them return and allow them to enter the luxury car. Anyway, he felt that a few more helpers would be useful after all.
As a result, luxury carriage No. 666, which originally seemed relatively empty, regained some of its popularity. The young man with dark circles, the oily-faced middle-aged man, and the cold-faced woman came in and sat down on the white sofa, occupying all the space that could not be used before.
Wang Zhifan chatted with them for a while after they came in, and learned how the so-called ticket checking had exhausted them. Then they continued to practice on the sofa, while others rested and chatted, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.
During this process, some passengers on Platform 16 also came over and wanted to join, but Wang Zhifan ignored them and arranged for other players to refuse for him in advance. The main reason was that he felt that this luxury carriage could no longer hold people. Too many people would affect his and the players' rest. At the same time, he also felt that there was no point in adding more cannon fodder to complete the so-called forbidden land mission.
In this way, as Death Train started up again from Platform 16, the personnel of Carriage 666 were fixed to five players, heading towards their mission destination, which was Platform 17.
The journey time was not short, and the various torture incidents on the train did not decrease. However, all these terrible things had nothing to do with the five people in Carriage 666. The luxury car had the privilege of being exempted from incidents, allowing the five of them to rest smoothly.
"Oh my god... I finally recovered..."
At this moment, at least four hours had passed. The dark-rimmed young man who had rested on the white sofa stood up and stretched, feeling that all the fatigue and irritability left by the previous train incident had been cleared away.
"Yeah, this luxury carriage is just different. Without all that bullshit, I feel like I'm a few years younger, and my brain seems to be much clearer."
The greasy-faced middle-aged man who had also finished his break also echoed. He was the oldest among the group of people, and he was a legal professional. He was almost tired and lying on the ground due to the ticket inspection incident. Only now did he feel that his condition had completely recovered.
"It's been several hours, right? Are we almost at the station?"
The cold-faced woman also opened her eyes at this time. She first turned to look out the window, which was still red and unchanged, and then looked around inside the carriage, trying to find a clock or schedule, but unfortunately she saw nothing.
"Train AI, help me check how long it will take to arrive at Platform 17."
Wang Zhifan is also concerned about this issue. He quit practicing in the dream and chose to exercise his privilege to get the answer. Don't think that asking when he will arrive at the station is not a privilege. This information is not directly visible on Death Train.
"Dear captain, this train is expected to arrive at Platform 17 in 19 minutes."
A response came from the speakers in the ceiling overhead.
"Only less than twenty minutes? Then we can make preparations and discuss countermeasures in advance."
Hearing the answer, Wang Zhifan was stunned and glanced at the four people in the car who had regained their energy. No matter how confident he is, he still has to pay attention to the mission location that is listed as a forbidden area by the Hell Academy. It is impossible to just rush in.
"We first need to know where the building is in the Platform 17 area, and then plan two routes, one for attack and one for retreat."
The oily-faced middle-aged man was the first to look at Wang Zhifan and gave his opinion.
"I have asked Train AI about the location information. I believe you already know that it is a special configuration of this luxury car. I have asked it various questions about Evil Spirit Building, but the key information is still very lacking."
Not long after the three of them returned to this carriage, they learned about the privileges they had here through chatting. Wang Zhifan was just reminding them now.
"Are you completely unclear about the situation in the building? Then we really have to think of something."
The young man with dark circles nodded after hearing this, looking thoughtful.
"I suggest that before officially entering the building, we use other things to explore it, such as war pets, small robots, etc."
The girl in sportswear with short hair rarely spoke up.
"You can give it a try. I happen to have a pet, but it can only detect and has no combat effectiveness."
The greasy-faced middle-aged man then responded.
"I can also use my clone skills to explore first."
Wang Zhifan also responded.
"As a mage, you don't have detection skills?"
The cold-faced woman stared at the oily-faced middle-aged man and continued to argue, maintaining their previous image.
Ten minutes were spent in discussion among the people. They each expressed their opinions and discussed a plan of action that was as safe as possible, but it was not specific to the details. After all, they lacked information about the target location, and there was not much time left for discussion.
"Dear passengers, Platform 17 is here. Passengers please get on and off the bus in an orderly manner."
As the train slowly entered the station, an announcement came from the radio. But this time, in addition to the announcement for all passengers, there was also an announcement inside Carriage 666 specifically informing them of their tasks.
"Dear Captain Carriage 666, you have arrived at the platform where the mission belongs. Please lead all team members to get off the bus as soon as possible and go to the destination to perform the mission. If there is any violation, enforcement measures will be implemented."
"As expected, we can't skip this mission... Then let's set off!"
After hearing what was said so clearly on the radio, Wang Zhifan had no intention of fooling him into changing tasks. He immediately stood up, opened the side door of the carriage, and led the four people out of the train to the platform square.
This Platform 17 is somewhat similar to the Platform 14 they saw more than ten hours ago. It is very large in area and very dilapidated overall. The main difference is that there are only a few passengers waiting here, and they seem to be the only ones getting off at this platform. It is very deserted to the naked eye.
"Let's go straight over there first."
Since Train AI already knew the route to Evil Spirit Building, Wang Zhifan was walking in front to lead the way for others.
He then met a black-robed ghost man who was seriously injured in the square. Judging from his condition, he seemed to have completed his mission in the platform area and was preparing to return by train.
"Friends, are you here to do a mission too? Please be careful, there is an evil ghost wandering nearby!"
This returning guest seemed to be very enthusiastic. Even though he had multiple wounds on his body, he still had the heart to step forward and remind Wang Zhifan and others of the danger ahead.
"Thank you."
Wang Zhifan immediately thanked him, but the next moment he swung out the Ocean Envoy in his hand without any warning, and cut off the ghost man's head in a flash of lightning.
"Ah!!!"
The body of the black-robed ghost who had his head cut off then underwent a drastic change. Amidst the ear-piercing screams, he turned into two identical ghosts and rushed towards Wang Zhifan. At the same time, the two ghosts only had evil energy left on their bodies, and no trace of their popularity.
"Everyone come together!"
When the four players at the back saw this, they didn't know that this guy was a ghost in disguise, so everyone used their own methods to launch attacks, hoping to help Wang Zhifan eliminate this enemy. In a moment, bullets, wind blades, and darts came out, hitting the ghost who dared to charge towards them.
It has to be said that the strength of these players is still good. Even if they failed to kill the ghost, they still caused a lot of damage to the opponent's body. However, the one who could really solve it was Wang Zhifan. In the next moment, he used his power to release Dreamflower Saber Light, instantly killing the injured ghost and annihilating it without a trace.
"It's gone now? The strength of this ghost is far worse than the one on the train."
After it was done, Wang Zhifan couldn't help but have a look of surprise on his face, because he didn't expect this guy to be such a weakling, so he killed him in seconds after taking it seriously.
"Brother is awesome! A single strike is stronger than the rest of us put together! This mission is definitely secure!"
The young man with dark circles standing at the back saw this and began to flatter Wang Zhifan again, as if he wanted to boost everyone's fighting spirit in this way.
"You guys don't set up flags casually!"
Unexpectedly, the cold-faced girl and the short-haired girl turned to him and said displeasedly, blaming him for raising the flag before the mission even started.
"Stop making noise! Everyone, be careful! We are not in a luxury carriage now! You may encounter the next enemy at any time!"
The oily-faced middle-aged man also frowned and reminded everyone.
After this small episode, everyone quickly adjusted to the most stable state and continued to move forward under the leadership of Wang Zhifan.
They first walked a few hundred meters forward and left Platform 17, then set foot on an extremely quiet cement road and officially entered the nearby urban area.
There was only an empty shell left in this city. Except for a few of them, not even half a living person could be seen. It was a completely dead city, or to be more precise, a ghost town.
The subsequent section of the road was a little more exciting. On the way to Evil Spirit Building, they saw many ghosts appearing around them, but most of these ghosts just approached them and did not attack directly. Only a few ghosts had a strong desire to attack and perished in their hands quickly. Moreover, the strength of these ghosts was basically average, and some stronger ones were not enough to see in front of Wang Zhifan.
"The building in front is Evil Spirit Building."
Two hours later, a hundred meters away in front of a 31-story dilapidated and abandoned building, Wang Zhifan pointed out the target for the four people behind him, saying that that was the destination of their trip.
"This building is so dilapidated! It looks like it was abandoned before it was fully built!"
The young man with dark circles was the first to complain. He found that the painting style of Evil Spirit Building was a little different from what he imagined. It was not the kind of eerie and ghostly building, but instead looked like an unfinished building that had been abandoned for many years before it was actually completed.
"Where are the evil spirits? There are ghosts everywhere in this place, why is Evil Spirit Building completely empty?"
The cold-faced female player couldn't help but express doubts. She could see part of the scene inside through the open door and holes in the building in front of her, but what was strange was that she didn't see any ghosts that were very common in other places.
"Let's explore it according to the plan first."
Although Wang Zhifan also felt that Evil Spirit Building looked a bit strange and did not fit its name, he was the first to obtain relevant information, so he did not get too entangled in this and quickly sent a clone to go to the building to start investigating.
The greasy-faced middle-aged man quickly took out a scroll, used it to summon a mouse-like pet, and sent the little guy to the dilapidated building ahead.
As for the other three people, they can only wait patiently for the time being. They have no detection methods suitable for this situation.
Not long after, Wang Zhifan controlled his Dream Self clone and successfully entered Evil Spirit Building. According to the feedback from the clone, he found that the inside of the building was basically the same as what he saw from the outside. There seemed to be no ghosts on the outside. Only by going deeper could he find some evil spirits wandering in various rooms. However, these ghosts were not strong in the clone's perception and were all relatively ordinary things.
"This Evil Spirit Building is not worthy of its name... isn't it a forbidden area... can it be classified as a forbidden area with just a few weak and evil spirits wandering around in it?"
After the initial investigation, Wang Zhifan felt that he had more doubts in his heart.
The greasy-faced middle-aged man on the other side who used his pet to investigate came to a similar conclusion. He also detected the ghosts deep in the building, but the intensity of the other party made him doubt whether this place qualified as a forbidden area.
"I think there must be a very powerful ghost hiding in this building, or the building itself is a very powerful ghost. We must not take it lightly."
After a while, the greasy-faced middle-aged man who ended the investigation work because the little pet he sent out died gloriously in the line of duty concluded this way.
"Hmm... How about I blast this building with rockets? See if there is any special reaction from it?"
The young man with dark circles immediately had an idea.
"Don't waste your efforts. This kind of thermal weapon has no effect on ghosts. We still have to find a way to find the real threat inside."
The short-haired woman was not optimistic about his proposal and hoped that everyone would increase their investigation efforts.
"Don't worry, I'm still investigating."
At this time, only Wang Zhifan was still investigating the situation. He patiently controlled his Dream Self avatar and walked through the entire Evil Spirit Building, exploring from the sixth underground floor to the top of the building. He confirmed that the total number of evil spirits hidden inside was not small. There were also some stronger individuals, but there was still no trace of the ghosts that could make him feel dangerous.
"Is it because Hell Academy is too weak that he thinks these ghosts are very strong, so he calls this place a forbidden area? But in that case, why are all the teams annihilated when they enter?"
Wang Zhifan couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. He just felt that there must be something wrong with this so-called Evil Spirit Building, but he couldn't figure out where the problem was. At least he had sent a clone to explore for so long and he didn't feel how scary it was inside.
"Everyone, it's useless for us to stay outside and think blindly. We still have to practice to gain true knowledge. Who is willing to go in with me to clean up the evil spirits?"
Finally, Wang Zhifan was ready to start work. Although he paid attention to the dangers of this place, it was not good for him to delay completing the task.