Hunters and Prey
But this was only a prelude. The Aliens that had been lured onto the train by the lights hadn't attacked it directly before. Now that the carriage had cracked open, they seemed to have been awakened by the real light and began frantically smashing the windows!
The fairly sturdy windowpanes didn't hold up long under the Aliens' attacks. In just a few seconds, the windows in several carriages were all smashed!
The Aliens frantically clawed at Weiwei's parents' Scroll Artifact. They looked like countless grotesque freaks struggling wildly behind a thin membrane. It was a horrifying sight, but they couldn't tear through the Artifact.
The second carriage was much more stable. A layer of metal stood between them and the Aliens, and aside from that first strike, the Aliens hadn't managed to break through it. They'd only left a few scratches on the outside.
The Players in these two carriages were relatively calm. None of them lost their heads at the sight of the Aliens. The only one truly frightened was Dr. Deng. He cowered behind Xu Huo, repeatedly calling out to Lawrence Li and trying to strike up a relationship across the carriage, hoping Lawrence would help him.
Weiwei sneered. "Lawrence Li is famous for killing people whenever he feels like it. You think he'll help you? You should be grateful if he doesn't come out and kill you for being noisy!"
But no one expected Lawrence Li to actually make a move. In the blink of an eye, the frenzied, howling Aliens fell silent. In their place came a downpour of liquid splattering against the Scroll. From inside the carriage, they could see it had been completely stained red!
"Thank you! Thank you!" Dr. Deng cried out gratefully.
"Going to all that trouble to lure