Chapter 275
Line 2
Chapter 275 Line 2
"How could this be?"
"Did no one notice anything unusual about Anning City before?"
A few questions arose, but not many people actually asked. Even if they had doubts, they would suppress them when they heard someone ask, to avoid making the scene too chaotic.
"The exact reason has not yet been found." The fortune teller began to explain, "However, it is very likely that this phenomenon has been going on for a long time. According to the information provided by existing passengers in Anning City, the difficulty of Anning City's platforms has been increasing. Several years ago, there were cases where low-level passengers would suddenly be selected for high-level platforms."
"At first, they were able to put up a fight, until three years ago, when some new passengers were even directly selected for high-level dungeons, and the situation in Anning City became completely out of control."
"As fewer and fewer passengers arrive in Anning City, the number of times the train stops in Anning City has also decreased."
"Although the number of times passengers enter the platform has decreased, there are also fewer new passengers in Anning City. This vicious cycle has led to a rapid decrease in the number of surviving passengers."
"Immediately afterwards, the number of times the train stopped at the station became extremely low, as if it had given up on the place."
When the fortune teller uttered those words, the atmosphere visibly froze.
Did the train abandon this place?
This statement, in its simplest sense, is actually unreasonable.
From the passenger's perspective, the train is like a summons from the Grim Reaper, carrying people to their deaths.
The platforms in Anning City are chaotic, and low-level passengers might mistakenly enter high-level platforms. Wouldn't that just make it easier for passengers to die?
Why would a train abandon this place when it's become more efficient?
"As the number of trains entering the station decreases, the supernatural phenomena on the platform are leaking into the real world," the fortune teller continued.
"Although it hasn't had any real-world impact so far, we can't be optimistic about it."
After all, everyone present knew perfectly well just how terrifying the platform and the ghosts were.
That would never be something that could be leaked into the real world and still coexist peacefully with it.
"We cannot completely stand aside."
This is not just a matter for Anning City; everyone present knows that it could affect the future of all passengers.
They say that if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up; now they are those "tall ones".
Even if not for others, but just for themselves, they must pay attention to the progress of this matter, as it is something that is closely related to them.
After all, everyone knows that the elite class is the one that receives special treatment from the train.
Right now, the paranormal leak is only happening in Anning City; nobody knows if leaving it unchecked will cause it to spread to other cities.
Who among us here doesn't have some curses, supernatural items that are about to revive, or debts owed to the underworld?
If a genuine supernatural event were to leak into Yuncheng, or if something were to happen at the Yuncheng platform, that would be a huge problem.
"Is there any way to stop this leak?" Shen Qingwu asked the crucial question.
The fortune teller shook his head: "I haven't thought of anything yet. We don't understand where the leak originated or what caused it. We only see the current situation clearly, and we have no way to stop it."
"However, there might be an opportunity next."
As she spoke, she looked at Lu Jinzhao and said, "Lu Jinzhao and I entered Anning City. I clearly sensed that I had been locked onto by something."
"After doing the math, the Death Platform, which was originally a long way off, has been brought forward."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present understood what she meant.
"Perhaps it was the death platform in Anning City that locked onto us."
Upon hearing this, everyone began to analyze the situation.
"If that's the case, that place is really dangerous now." "Foreign passengers are simply chosen to go to the death platform as soon as they step into it, so the original passengers are probably in a very bad situation."
Aside from these voices, one voice stood out: "Right now, only outside passengers are being selected immediately upon entering the station. If this continues, could it evolve into a situation where even non-passengers are being selected?"
It was Ji Xinyue's voice.
After she finished speaking, the reception room fell completely silent. Realizing this possibility, everyone frowned.
"It's not impossible."
"If the supernatural event is leaked, the platform goes out of control, and the train stops entering Anning City to transport passengers, will the platform then grab all passengers within Anning City on its own?" Shen Qingwu tried to analyze.
"That seems to be the case at present." Xu Yan nodded, then looked at the Divine Calculator and Lu Jinzhao: "Then the death platform you are about to face will definitely be more dangerous than usual."
"If possible, please come back alive. We need more information about Anning City."
The death platforms selected within Anning City may offer some clues.
The fortune teller smiled helplessly: "This is not something we can decide. We can only pray that we'll have good luck this time and not encounter any ghostly things that will interfere with my calculations."
Lu Jinzhao remained silent, thinking about what she had learned in Anning City: the group of passengers who suddenly died at her mother's school, the deceased Lu Xingchun, and her mother who returned alive but erased all traces of herself.
Is the current loss of control in Anning City related to what happened back then?
If so, what is the reason?
What exactly happened at this [New Student] station?
"Is there anything I can do to help you?" Shen Qingwu asked.
The fortune teller bluntly stated his request: "We need two pieces of fire."
"Okay." Shen Qingwu nodded.
Her destiny is called "The Fire Thief," and some people call her "Prometheus," some call her "Hope Stealer," and others call her "Survival Tipper."
Just by looking at its nickname, one can tell that it has an extremely powerful destiny in the platform.
Although it lacks offensiveness, who doesn't want a glimmer of hope?
Looking directly at a flame can even help one awaken from hallucinations.
When people are lost, even a spark can provide the right direction for those who are astray.
Even when facing death, a fire can briefly bring warmth and delay the approach of death!
However, separating the fire seed took a heavy toll on Shen Qingwu, almost equivalent to temporarily splitting his own destiny.
But in order to give Shensuanzi and Lu Jinzhao a better chance of returning alive, she agreed without hesitation.
Just as everyone continued to discuss the situation in Anning City, Lu Jinzhao and the fortune teller suddenly felt a kind of "trembling," like the sixth sense they had when they sensed a ghost about to appear on the platform—a trembling that made their whole body tense and their brains react to a dangerous signal.
The next second, they felt a burning pain in their arms.
Familiar words in blood were etched stroke by stroke onto their arms by an unseen knife.
[Passengers please note that the train bound for Anning City will arrive at the station in one month. Please bring your luggage and be on time at the ticket gate to board the train.]
[This train is a Special Class train.]
The platform name for this train's stop is: Xinsheng (Line 2)
[A complete and captivating rebirth, where everything returns to its origin, to the beginning of birth.]
Have a pleasant journey.