Chapter 176: Heart-Stopping Carriage (10)
Curled up in Xing Ye's arms, Ji Ning sank into a deep sleep before long. With him by her side, she felt completely enveloped by a sense of security and slept with unparalleled peace of mind.
When she opened her eyes again, it was already early morning of the next day. Outside the window, the first grey light of dawn was appearing. The other passengers in the compartment hadn't woken up yet, but Xing Ye opened his eyes almost the instant she made a tiny movement, his alertness dialed up to the maximum.
Not knowing if the others were already awake but just keeping their eyes closed—afraid that speaking would leak information and trigger an out of character rule—Ji Ning didn't dare speak. She just exchanged a silent look with Xing Ye, and as she looked at him, she couldn't help but break into a smile.
Xing Ye's deep, intense eyes held laughter, making him even more handsome.
He cupped the side of Ji Ning's face, his fingertips gently stroking her cheek, enjoying the quiet moment together just as much as she was.
Qin Yanshu hadn't slept well that night and had woken up very early.
The first thing he did after getting up was check on Ji Ning. But when he reached the adjacent compartment, bunk 10 was completely empty, showing no signs of anyone having slept there.
A flicker of surprise crossed his face before it settled back into a calm, cold indifference. He turned around and returned to his own compartment.
Livestream comments:
"'When you go to add more food only to find the pot's been taken away.'"
"'When you've farmed enough gold to buy gear and discover your base has been raided.'"
In the eighth compartment, Ji Ning and Xing Ye lay there silently until the sky was bright, the sun rose, and streaks of golden light shot noiselessly into the train car.
After that, people began waking up one after another, and the noise gradually grew louder.
Ji Ning got up, grabbed a bottle of water, and was about to go rinse her mouth when a red net of light blazed into existence at the compartment entrance with a "shua" sound. At the same time, the train's broadcast crackled to life, followed by a genderless child's voice announcing:
"So many people, so many people. Why are there so many people here? It's too crowded! There's a nasty smell everywhere! I hereby declare the train passenger elimination plan officially launched! Listen up, passengers in car 12. The laser fishing net will only shut off when the number of living people in each compartment is less than or equal to two! Get started, or you'll never get out."
After finishing once, the child's voice giggled a few times, and then the broadcast repeated the message.
The slightly eerie intonation and tone were exactly the same as the first time.
Almost as soon as the first broadcast finished, sounds of activity erupted from some of the compartments.
By the time the second broadcast was playing, a shrill, agonized scream from an elderly man rang out from the middle of the carriage. He wasn't a player—it seemed some players had already started attacking the NPCs.
The other occupant of bunk 29 in the eighth compartment was also a man, and a fat one at that, looking like he weighed over a hundred and eighty jin.
Before the broadcast, since Ji Ning had just grabbed water and was about to leave, she was standing right between the two bunks. The fat NPC immediately set his sights on her.
Practically only a shove would be needed for Ji Ning to fall into the laser fishing net and be diced into chunks of meat.
With his ears listening in all directions and eyes taking in everything around him, Xing Ye noticed the murderous intent in the man opposite him at once. He swiftly pulled Ji Ning back behind the bunks and put himself in front of her.
The fat man had already lunged at them and was now wrestling with Xing Ye.
If it were just this one man, even with his weight advantage, he would be absolutely no match for Xing Ye.
But at that moment, there were five people in the eighth compartment. Xing Ye and Ji Ning had clearly bound themselves together. The two men on the upper bunks didn't even need to think about it—they jumped down and joined the fat man's side, wanting to deal with the Xing Ye couple first.
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