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Chapter 758 The Train Home

The name that came out of the night watchman's mouth seemed to be a taboo that the mountain king could not touch. His hand grabbed the night watchman's head directly, and his five fingers gripped the night watchman's skin like iron clamps.

Strange black lines surged across the mountain lord's neck, and his eyes beneath the bronze mask were instantly filled with malice.

“An Luan, our night patrol has investigated thoroughly. That day, you killed your wife and daughter! There was no attack by thugs at all. It was all just a pretext for you to join Wansheng. You're capable of anything to climb higher. You're a mad dog who would even eat the corpses of your own family just to survive!”

"Oh!"

Blood and flesh splattered on the walls of the house, and a headless corpse slowly fell to the ground.

A few seconds later, Shan Jun, his feet covered in blood and the uniform of a night watchman, walked to the outside of the house. One of his long-time subordinates stood respectfully outside.

"Are there any other brothers nearby?" Shan Jun wiped the blood off his hands.

"No, I had them guarding the area at a distance before the interrogation."

"Well done." Shan Jun took out his pistol and blew the other man's head off in the next moment.

Under the incomprehension in the other's eyes until death, Shan Jun strode outside: "That night watchman was deliberately trying to confuse me. I am Shan Jun, I am the Shan Jun of Wansheng."

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A cold wind howled, as if trying to blow everyone off the platform. They barely managed to stand firm, listening to the "rumbling" sound coming from the tunnel. The stench grew louder as it approached, and the wind carried the smell of blood.

"It's here!" Ci Nian didn't say the subway was coming; she just curled up and said it was coming.

The red indicator lights resembled two scarlet eyes. Under the eerie red light, Gao Ming, who hadn't activated the restricted area view, saw the train arrive at the station. It stopped right at his feet, completely encased in sheet metal. The interior was empty; no one was in the seats, and the hanging handrails swayed back and forth.

"Are we going to move around in this vehicle? Is this even a vehicle?"

Gao Ming was observing the inside of the train when Li Sansi's figure suddenly appeared in the window in front of him. The other man seemed to have been standing inside the train all along, tilting his head and smiling at Gao Ming. The subway, which had been operating normally, began to distort in that instant, and the things inside the train changed rapidly. Gao Ming saw many strange things living underground. They couldn't stand the sunlight and grew into monsters by sucking human blood.

He blinked, and everything returned to normal. Gao Ming clenched his fists; the forbidden zone perspective had been accidentally activated again. Li Sansi was appearing more frequently, and his control over him was constantly weakening.

"Get on the bus. I'll tell you where to get off. Remember to wear the red cloth; it's the signal to detonate the bomb."

The train doors slowly opened, like a giant maw swallowing everything. Ci Nian was the first to enter the train, followed by Gao Ming and the others. Not far away, the stranger who called himself An Luan also boarded the train at this stop.

"Where are you going? Are you going home too?" An Luan seemed to have not spoken to anyone for a long time. Even though Gao Ming was very indifferent, he still chose to stay in the same carriage with them, but kept a safe distance.

Seeing that no one answered, he started talking to himself again: "I don't really like taking the subway. Every time I'm trapped in a small carriage, I worry that a landslide will occur, and mud and gravel will fall from above and bury the passengers; or that a car accident will happen in this dark tunnel, and we can only wail in the dark and wait for death to come."

"If you don't like it, you don't have to sit." Gao Ming couldn't help but say, realizing that his words had become more venomous since merging with Li Sansi. "Life can't be so capricious," An Luan chuckled, unsure whether he was laughing at Gao Ming or at himself.

Seemingly noticing Gao Ming's gaze, An Luan turned his head slightly to cover his swollen cheek. He was a little embarrassed: "This was accidentally left during training. I'm not the kind of bad person who likes to fight. On the contrary, I'm most opposed to violence. I only fight to make a living."

"You mean getting beaten up, right?" Gao Ming ignored Ci Nian's warning look and continued talking to An Luan.

"Haha, you're really good at chatting." An Luan's laughter was a little awkward and bitter. He carefully held the cake and fish, and sat down in his seat with his legs together.

“Don’t talk to the people on the subway anymore, or you’ll be assimilated and stay here forever.” Ci Nian walked up to Gao Ming and looked at An Luan with great vigilance: “If you really want to go home, get off as soon as possible. This subway goes deep underground. The longer you ride, the farther away you will be from home.”

"Leads underground? I don't understand what you're talking about."

“This is not the subway, it is the terrible and pathetic life of you, me, and everyone!” Ci Nian gritted her teeth and revealed the secret of the First Forbidden Zone: “The city shrouded in darkness is this train that keeps heading towards darkness. Everyone in the city is a passenger on this train. Once you step into it, you will be dragged down with it until you become a part of the darkness.”

"What nonsense is this child spouting?" An Luan looked at him like he was seeing a silly child, and he didn't take Ci Nian's words to heart at all.

"Don't worry about him, this kid is a distant relative of mine, he's not mentally sound." Gao Ming picked up Ci Nian and placed her next to him: "Do you usually take this bus to and from get off work? Which stop do you live at?"

“Yes…” An Luan frowned. “I remember taking the subway from Hukou Street. I can get home from this stop…”

The handrails swayed, the display screen inside the train flashed red, and the speeding train suddenly began to slow down. A chilling voice crawled into everyone's ears like ants—"We've arrived at Tiger's Mouth Station. Open the left door. Passengers getting off, please exit from the left side."

A dozen seconds later, the train stopped at an unfamiliar platform, which was also pitch black, with only a few red indicator lights on.

However, compared to the previous platform, this station has a lot more passengers.

The figures swayed and entered the car one after another. Some went to the corner, some sat casually on the seats, and others avoided the crowded areas and ran towards the back of the car.

"Isn't this An Luan? I heard you were injured and went home early. Why are you still on the subway?" A new voice appeared. Gao Ming couldn't see the other person clearly. It was a figure much taller than an average person.

An Luan, who is outgoing and can chat with strangers for a long time, suddenly stopped talking.

"Is this a cake you bought for your daughter? You seem to care a lot about your family, but I wonder if they know how you earned this money."

“Zhang Yan, if you have any bad intentions, come at me.” An Luan stood up.

“What bad intentions could I possibly have? I’m just curious if your wife would be scared to death if she found dead men’s fingers crawling all over you after you took off your clothes?” There seemed to be a few people following behind Zhang Yan, all of whom looked down on An Luan: “You stinking rat from the slums, the city is not for you. Your master is already seriously ill, and no one will speak up for you in the future.”

Zhang Yan clamped An Luan's head between his arms: "If you don't want to be beaten to death, then tuck your tail between your legs and go back to the slums."

(End of this chapter)