Carriage One

Li Xian immediately dismissed the idea, because it would make no sense of the rule that "both parties die simultaneously once their Health Points run out."

Then could it be that only when someone's own health bar bottomed out would they draw on the other person's health to replenish it?

That explanation did account for how he had been half-dead back then yet stubbornly remained alive-when one person's health dropped to a certain critical point, the skill would draw on the other's health to replenish it.

So their health bars weren't fully shared. Instead, they were calculated separately until they were on the verge of running out...

Li Xian's mind kept racing until Jiang Qiuyue's breathless voice sounded beside him:

"That door-should we try opening it?"

Li Xian looked where Jiang Qiuyue was pointing. They had reached the connection between Carriage One and Carriage Two, and she was referring to the door used to board and leave the train.

Jiang Qiuyue figured that even if the door couldn't be opened while the train was running normally, now that they were in the tunnel and the swaying beneath their feet had stopped, the train was very likely no longer moving. Under those circumstances, they might be able to open it.

After saying that, she approached the door to try, but Li Xian grabbed her and held her back. At the same time, the announcement sounded:

"The train will exit the tunnel in one minute."

Jiang Qiuyue's heart jolted as Li Xian led her away from the connection and into the foremost carriage-Carriage One.

Both fell silent the moment they entered Carriage One. Li Xian spotted Guo Yuanmiao two steps away. A flicker of surprise crossed Guo Yuanmiao's face when he saw Li Xian and Jiang Qiuyue arrive, and he immediately avoided