The Faded "Changsha Station"

"No matter what, we're going in today," Tian Lin said in a deep voice.

Tian Lin scanned the surroundings before speaking, "The Bloody Train has a very high death toll every time. The strategies brought back by those who survive can only slightly increase the chance of survival."

"I won't say anything about you veterans."

"Everyone here has been trained as an elite. Except for not having entered a dungeon, you can all be considered preparatory players."

"We'll head to the waiting room together. If you get a ticket, don't be nervous, don't be scared. Recall your past training and strictly adhere to the rules you've been given."

"Yes!" A powerful aura erupted from the employees.

To be an employee of the Relevant Department, aside from some specialized technicians, most had undergone rigorous training, all for the day they would enter a brutal dungeon.

They had waited for this moment for far too long.

The Bloody Train was a large-scale, multiplayer dungeon that used to appear only once every six months.

Two years ago, it began appearing once every three months.

If he remembered correctly, the Bloody Train had last appeared in Harbin in the north just last month.

This meant that the interval between appearances of the Bloody Train had now become one month.

At the beginning of the month, the Oddity Research Bureau's headquarters in Jingcheng had newly developed an instrument to detect ghost energy fluctuations.

As the Hunan branch, they had naturally been allocated one.

However, because this instrument was newly developed, it could detect any ghost energy fluctuations within a certain range.

If the distance was too far, it could only detect dungeons with extremely high ghost energy concentrations.

The medium, like the black umbrella Mu Rufeng used to enter the dungeon world, was not detected because it was too far away.

It was only after several people had died, and their gruesome states were discovered, that they became aware of it.

Initially, when they detected it, they didn't know it was the Bloody Train dungeon.

The reason they found out was that once they confirmed an Oddity dungeon was about to descend upon the train station, they immediately mobilized personnel to seal it off, stopping all incoming and not-yet-departed trains.

Then, they began a gradual investigation of all the oddities.

Finally, on the platform beside the tracks, they discovered an old station sign covered in dark red blood.

This station sign bore the three large characters: [Changsha Station].

Once this was discovered, the Bloody Train dungeon was instantly identified.

The Bloody Train was a multiplayer dungeon with extremely high difficulty and a very high mortality rate.

The method of entering the Bloody Train was also difficult to control.

When the Bloody Train arrived, it would randomly distribute tickets to people throughout the entire city.

The number of tickets was never fixed.

The only thing they knew was that anyone present within a train station would have an increased chance of receiving a ticket.

This was why Tian Lin had ordered the train station sealed, clearing out all ordinary people and leaving only employees of the Relevant Department and players.

Furthermore, the Bloody Train dungeon completely disregarded players' dungeon cooldown times.

Even if you had just entered a dungeon the day before, if a ticket was delivered to you, you had to board the Bloody Train.

As nine minutes passed.

Tian Lin, Lao Hei, and Zhou Wen seemed to sense something. They suddenly looked up towards the platform.

"Woooo~~~!"

A sharp train whistle sound came from afar, piercing directly into the depths of the players' souls.

All the players in the train station heard it, but the ordinary employees of the Relevant Department could not.

Because they were ordinary people, they could neither see nor hear it.

"Huh? Why is there a train whistle?" At this moment, an ordinary employee suddenly spoke.

"Is a train arriving? But wasn't this place already sealed off?" another employee asked.

Hearing this, Tian Lin suddenly looked at the two: "Is anyone else hearing the whistle?"

"A whistle? I don't hear anything?"

"No, where would a whistle come from?"

"What's going on, could it be... the Bloody Train is here?"

The employees murmured amongst themselves.

"Alright, quiet down. You two, step forward." Tian Lin ordered everyone to quiet down, then had the two who heard the whistle step out.

"You two, check your pockets to see if you have tickets. Everyone else, search yourselves too," Tian Lin said.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately began fumbling in their pockets.

"I have a ticket!"

"I have one too."

The two employees who stepped forward actually took two tickets from their pockets.

The tickets were of an older style, stained with dark red blood, and exuded a strange aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

"It seems I'll have to work overtime tonight," Cheng Youlin said, raising his hand with a helpless expression.

Cheng Youlin was also holding a ticket in his hand.

"I have one too," Qu Lianhong, standing beside Cheng Youlin, also produced a blood-stained ticket.

Suddenly, four people in the crowd had obtained tickets.

"Is there anyone else who got a ticket?" Tian Lin, instead of being pleased that his subordinates had obtained four tickets, asked with a grim expression.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and then continued to search their pockets.

"Um, I, I have one too." Just then, a timid voice sounded from the entrance of the waiting room.

The person who arrived was the Mei Tuo who had been sitting in front of the instrument, operating it earlier.

"Ah? Xiaoyi, how did you get a ticket? Didn't I tell you to leave the station?" Tian Lin exclaimed in shock.

"Uncle, I don't know either. I was outside just now and suddenly found a ticket in my pocket. I came right over."

The Mei Tuo named Xiaoyi also looked terrified.

Clearly, Xiaoyi was still a little scared of entering the dungeon.

"Damn it, damn it, why you? You're just a technician, just a technician!"

Tian Lin patted his head, constantly thinking about what to do.

"Minister Tian, don't worry, I will definitely protect Xiaoyi well," Qu Lianhong said, stepping forward at this moment.

"Yes, I will also protect your niece, Minister, well," Cheng Youlin quickly added.

"Uncle, I'll be careful," Qian Xiaoyi also said.

"Xiaoyi, have you read the guide for the Bloody Train?" Tian Lin asked.

"Uncle, don't worry, I've already read it."

"Good, you must be extremely careful in the dungeon."

"Cheng Youlin, Qu Lianhong, Xiaoyi, and the two of them, I'll have to trouble you all," Tian Lin said, looking at them.

"Here, take this. It can save your life," Tian Lin took an item and stuffed it directly into Xiaoyi's hand.