Once the train began accelerating, the survivors running alongside it could no longer keep up.
Many began cursing madly, while others clung desperately to the windows, refusing to let go.
But against the accelerating train, even if the survival instinct bursting forth made them hang on with dislocated fingers, they still could not escape the fate of being thrown off.
Several thinner people were even rolled into the narrow gap between the train and the platform, followed by a chilling series of cracking bones.
Hiding inside the carriages and watching the hellish scene beyond the windows, the passengers fell silent.
Many were still trembling, muttering what sounded like prayers under their breath.
Even the young student who had questioned Xu Yue about closing the door, so overflowing with righteous indignation, had gone pale and fallen silent.
Even after the train left the station, the platform's screams seemed to still echo in everyone's ears.
"Calling the control center. Lake Toya station has fallen. There are man-eating monsters everywhere. Please arrange a new route."
The conductor called the radio again with a trembling voice, but this time, there was no immediate reply.
There was only the crackle of static.
Even Xu Yue's heart sank.
A train was not like a car. It had to follow dispatch instructions. Without the control center assigning a route, they absolutely could not set off recklessly, or they might collide with another train.
Fortunately, perhaps because they were busy or for some other reason, the control center was only silent for a short while. After Xu Yue asked several times as well, a somewhat weary voice finally came through.
"We already know about Lake Toya station. Many lines across Hokkaido are having problems now. We will do our best to coordinate them."
Catching the hint in those