The answer was yes.
As long as the [Train Conductor] remained in the Real World, the [Deputy Train Conductor] could choose to return to the Real World even after going back to the Endless Train.
It would simply deduct [survival time] as usual.
But if the [Train Conductor] was no longer in the Real World, the [Deputy Train Conductor] could only leave the Endless Train when the next Real World mission appeared.
Returning to the Real World this way would place the [Deputy Train Conductor] beside the [Train Conductor].
So, at Zhao Xun's suggestion, Ice decided to return to the Real World the next day, January 11.
By then, Ice's arrival would no longer interrupt Death God's extermination of the family, avoiding any unnecessary conflict.
Of course, Zhao Xun did not explain the specific reason, and Ice did not ask.
After he finished talking to Ice, a violent explosion suddenly rang out in the distance.
Zhao Xun closed the chat window and looked up.
Flames surged into the sky from the Liao Family's ancestral residence.
No matter how strong its external defenses were, an attack from within would always find a weakness.
The Liao Family had clearly been caught completely off guard. A full minute after the explosion, all kinds of cries gradually began to rise.
The voices carried a jumble of emotions-panic, fear, and anger were all audible.
Zhao Xun tilted his head as he watched.
Despite all the screaming, he saw no one running toward the entrance for quite some time.
It seemed Death God had somehow blocked the escape routes of everyone inside.
Just as that thought crossed Zhao Xun's mind, a pitch-black object suddenly shot out of the flames and flew straight up into the sky.
On closer inspection, it was actually a small aircraft.
Judging