"Were you sealed away?"
Ye Qiyan scanned his surroundings but found nothing in the deep pit that could be called a train.
"You could say that."
Altos tapped his helmet. Sweat mixed with blood flowed out through the gaps.
"I fought someone and lost. My train was taken, and I ended up like this. Without a train, I'd effectively lost my status as a Train Conductor, and leaving was impossible. All I had left were some Train Coins I'd hidden away. I thought I'd find someone to get me out, but I never expected to wait twelve years. I really don't understand. Is this station world that hard to enter?"
There was bewilderment in his voice.
"I thought no one would ever come to this station again..."
"Is this knife yours?"
Ye Qiyan tossed the assembled short knife in his hand a few times.
Altos froze for a moment when he saw it.
"It's more or less mine. Why do you have it? Did that bastard sell it to you?"
His voice suddenly became terrifying. Vast amounts of black mist poured out through the gaps in his armor, making him look ready to go berserk.
Even the rotting corpses began moving toward them under the influence of the black mist.
"Looks like you've gone mad."
The Pure Purification Stone emitted a soft glow. The rotting corpses could not last more than a few seconds within this light before turning to ash, while Altos, who was most strongly affected by Radiance, screamed and dropped to the ground, hurriedly reaching out.
"Don't! Stop that! I'm not mad, I'm not mad! Stop using that holy item!"
Ye Qiyan did not put away the Pure Purification Stone immediately. Holding it in his palm, he looked down at Altos and said coldly:
"You said you