A Narrow Chance of Survival

Lu Xingyuan said nothing.

He was thinking, So the last Zombie was that scrawny old man.

As long as we kill it, the mission should count as complete, right?

That raised the question: could they kill that scrawny old man ahead of time, right at the beginning of the mission?

It should be possible.

Then he thought, What a pity. If only Gu Wanqing had visited this station before, she would have known this crucial piece of information.

"He's got no solution, but I do!"

A trace of viciousness appeared on Sun Yi's pained face!

Although the attack just now had only grazed his back, it had still been agonizing—and potentially fatal!

Blue veins bulged across his forehead like writhing earthworms, yet he managed to endure it without groaning. He was quite a character!

"President Sun!"

"If you have a way, hurry up and tell us!"

His words instantly drew everyone's attention back.

The two male Train Conductors hurriedly spoke up!

"That's right! We're in an emergency!"

Sun Yi gritted his teeth and said,

"The only way out is to return to the train!"

"As long as we hold out inside the train until departure time, we'll survive!"

"Otherwise, staying here means certain death!"

This...

The two male Train Conductors' expressions turned extremely strange.

Was that what he called a solution?

Who didn't know that returning to the train was the only way out?

After all, it wasn't long until the train departed at eleven.

Once the train left, there was no way that fused Zombie could do anything to them.

But the key problem was, how were they supposed to evade the fused Zombie's pursuit and return to the train safely?

Did that fused Zombie look friendly enough to simply watch them escape without doing anything?

The bespectacled girl was even more direct. She didn't bother pretending anymore!

"That's completely impossible!"

"That's why someone has to make a sacrifice!"

A look of determination filled Sun Yi's eyes.

"Our Mutual Aid Association believes in helping one another!"

"Sacrifice the small self to accomplish the greater good!"

"Some people are born destined to become heroic martyrs. But their sacrifice isn't meaningless. It's for the continuation of human civilization!"

Lu Xingyuan nodded thoughtfully.

"You mean having someone act as bait to lure that fused Zombie away and buy us time to escape?"

Sun Yi glanced at him and nodded.

"That's right!"

Lu Xingyuan asked again, "Then who will be the bait?"

"Of course..."

Sun Yi's gaze lingered briefly on Lu Xingyuan. Naturally, he fervently hoped that Lu Xingyuan would become the bait and sacrifice himself.

But he knew that was impossible. Lu Xingyuan would never agree.

Besides, Lu Xingyuan was in such good shape that even if Sun Yi wanted to force him, it wouldn't be realistic.

His gaze quickly shifted to the bespectacled girl.

"Me?"

The bespectacled girl's face immediately changed. She pointed at herself in disbelief.

"Really me?"

"Don't you want to make a small sacrifice for the continuation of human civilization?"

Hearing the sounds of destruction drawing closer, Sun Yi's expression grew somewhat crazed.

"Out of all of us, you're the most useless!"

"I can clearly smell the aura of weakness on you!"

"Stop pretending! You're a complete weakling. If you don't believe me, tell us your talent."

The bespectacled girl's face instantly flushed red.

"My—my talent is... the food I cook becomes fragrant and delicious."

Lu Xingyuan: "..."

Even he fell silent this time!

What kind of ridiculous talent was that?

In the dangerous Train World, could such a talent really be of any use at all?

"You see? With a talent like that, if we don't sacrifice you, who will we sacrifice?"

Sun Yi's words carried a warning and a threatening edge.

"Now hurry up and rush outside, then run in the opposite direction. Buy us time and space to escape. Understood?"

"I... I can't..."

The bespectacled girl burst into tears.

"Can't you not sacrifice me?"

"As the ancestors said, everyone has a purpose. Maybe my talent will prove extremely useful in the future!"

Sun Yi roared, "Cut the bullshit!"

"'Everyone has a purpose'—that's a lie!"

"Useless trash will always be useless trash!"

Sun Yi raised his hand.

"We'll vote. Hurry up! Those who agree to make her the bait, raise your hands!"

The two male Train Conductors hesitated, but eventually raised their hands. After all, they weren't the ones becoming bait.

What was more, they would benefit from it.

Sun Yi looked at Lu Xingyuan. "What about you?"

The bespectacled girl gazed at Lu Xingyuan pleadingly, her voice filled with supplication.

"No... please don't..."

Lu Xingyuan didn't raise his hand.

Sun Yi didn't care. He sneered, "Three out of five votes is already enough. Whether you raise your hand or not makes no difference."

"Come on, hurry up and throw her out."

But before they could do anything, an intense chill suddenly came from behind them!

When they turned around, they saw a pair of pale eyes staring fixedly at them from in front of the window!

Damn it!

Why was this thing like a homeroom teacher, always appearing in front of the window without anyone noticing and spying on them?

Crack!

The sound of shattering rang out!

The window was instantly smashed open, and the fused Zombie charged inside with unstoppable force, lunging straight at Sun Yi.

"Fuck!"

"Why me?!"

Sun Yi completely lost his composure!

His body was sent flying again and slammed heavily into the ground, where he vomited blood nonstop!

Just as the fused Zombie was about to press its attack, its body suddenly froze in place. Clutching its head, it struggled in agony.

Its head suddenly split in two, revealing the shadows of a strength-type Zombie and a speed-type Zombie, both howling and shrieking incessantly.

"What the hell? What's going on?!"

The other two male Train Conductors had long since been scared senseless. They stared at the scene in bewilderment.

A chill flashed through Lu Xingyuan's eyes. He sensed it—the scent of an opportunity!

He immediately sprang forward and swung the Nether Breath Dagger in his hand!

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab!

All that could be said was that if Rong Momo had possessed Lu Xingyuan's technique back then, Little Swallow would have died long ago.

No one knew how many times he stabbed it. Then the fused Zombie suddenly stiffened before toppling straight to the ground, never moving again.

At the same time, mission notifications appeared before everyone's eyes:

[Mission completed within the specified time!]

This...

Everyone stared at the scene in astonishment, unable to believe that the mission had actually been completed.

One of the male Train Conductors suddenly realized something.

"Fuck! I understand now! That fused Zombie was extremely unstable. It failed to properly balance the two powers, which was why it fell apart."

The mission had deliberately given the challengers a narrow chance of survival. The question was whether they could seize that fleeting opportunity.

Fortunately, Lu Xingyuan had seized it!

"That's great! Not only did we survive, but we also got the reward!"

The bespectacled girl broke into a smile through her tears!

But just then, gunshots suddenly rang out!

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