The Instance gave the players no time to catch their breath. The moment they entered the next carriage, the merciless announcement rang out, and everyone immediately picked up on the key phrase: "Stay in your seats and do not move."
With only a minute, the players had no time to inspect the passengers in carriage four. They hurriedly chose seats and stayed put, waiting anxiously for the train to enter the tunnel.
No one knew what would happen next.
Li Xian was the last to sit down. Counting the seconds in his head, he quickly surveyed where the passengers were sitting, then chose a seat directly behind a female passenger.
Only a few seconds after he sat down, the carriage plunged into boundless darkness.
At the same time, a heavy smell of blood, smoke, and dust filled his nose.
Li Xian rested his hands on the armrests and silently obeyed the announcement's instruction not to move.
The darkness was so absolute that he could not see his hand in front of his face. His vision was completely gone, but his other senses sharpened in its absence.
It was unnaturally quiet. He could not even hear the rattling and friction of the moving train. The faint vibration that had constantly been beneath his feet had vanished too, leaving him as steady as if he were standing on solid ground.
His cut palm throbbed with pain, but it reminded Li Xian of something-
When I stuck my hand out the window, I didn't seem to feel any wind?
Before Li Xian could follow that thought any further, something ice-cold suddenly touched his ankle!
Something had pressed against his skin!
Li Xian instantly suppressed the urge to recoil and pull free, trying to work out what was touching him.
*It's as cold as