Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 703 Reunion in the Water

The various materials that Lin Yilin had just poured into the water dissolved, and the mixture of colors turned into a black liquid that flowed out of the water and finally entered the left side of the car door.

Four people waded through the water... It should be three people wading through the water, because Lin Yilin was now sitting on Zheng Fan's shoulders like a little girl riding on her father's shoulders, her shapely thighs hanging down naturally, and her hands gently resting on Zheng Fan's head.

The two of them were quite natural with each other. Lin Yilin was completely at ease, and Zheng Fan naturally reached out and grabbed Lin Yilin's leg to steady her, showing no signs of anything unusual.

For these two, this strange kind of contact seems to have become a part of daily life.

Bai Shi and Shang Xia once again experienced that awkward feeling of having serious business to attend to while their teammates were doing abstract tasks with a straight face, making it difficult for them to even think about complaining.

They arrived at the door.

"Should we open the door? Won't it cause any problems?" Shiraishi asked.

"There will definitely be an impact. The subway doors can't be opened while the train is in motion, but the gap that the ceremony showed we could use is indeed not inside the carriage," Lin Yilin said.

Shiraishi touched the train door: "I remember that the Zero Subway is normally impossible to destroy, at least not under my normal attack conditions..."

Before he could finish speaking, an ordinary-looking wood-chopping axe came hurtling in and sliced ​​into the gap in the middle of the car door.

Shiraishi glanced sideways at the seemingly ordinary girl he had just met: "..."

It's terrifying to think that she didn't even realize she had done it until the axe hit the door at such close range.

Looking into Bai Shi's eyes, Shang Xia said weakly, "I think I should be able to open this door, so I thought I'd give it a try." If Bai Shi hadn't seen how she swung the axe just now, he probably would have been fooled by her again.

Although she was wearing the uniform of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, this girl was definitely someone of extraordinary background.

“It really works, keep going.” Zheng Fan came over and took a look. The axe had indeed torn open the car door, and more water from the outside was spraying out in tiny jets through the gap opened by the axe.

"Mr. Illusion, please put me down. This subway is a bit too low," Lin Yilin said softly at this moment.

When Zheng Fan reached the door, the girl he was carrying was almost hitting the protruding edge of the carriage roof. Hearing this, Zheng Fan changed his approach and opted for the more convenient princess carry.

This is great, and Lin Yilin has no objections.

Shang Xia struggled to pull the axe off the door, and even stumbled due to the water flow, but Bai Shi grabbed her arm and pulled her back: "Be careful... your body is so weak."

Bai Shi frowned slightly. Although the axe could easily damage Metro Zero and had other special features, the way she pulled out the axe, and how she almost fell over due to her unsteady movements, coupled with this touch, made him clearly feel that Shang Xia's physical condition was no different from that of an ordinary person.

"It's alright." Shang Xia shook his head and gripped the axe tightly. "After all, this is all the significance of my existence."

Zheng Fan watched her silently from the side.

Shang Xia got into position and smashed down with his axe a few more times. The next few times went a little smoother. After smashing it a few times, the carriage door in front of him became pitted and unbearable. A large amount of water poured in from it, which also made the water level in the carriage rise significantly faster.

Shang Xia stepped forward and delivered the final kick, shattering the car door completely.

"Be careful," Lin Yilin added as a final warning, before a torrent of water rushed in from outside, engulfing the four people and the entire carriage.

The Zero subway shuddered violently, and just as its speed decreased slightly, another burst of white light rapidly spread from the front of the train towards the rear carriages, completely replacing the door that Shang Xia had just cleaved open. Although the shuddering did not stop and the train's operation was already quite unstable, the Zero subway continued to accelerate.

The four of them had already left the carriage following the current. Zheng Fan did not hesitate to possess Lin Yilin and then reached out to grab Shang Xia and Bai Shi. Although he had nowhere to grab, his legs were firmly planted on the side of the subway car as if walking on flat ground.

"Pay attention to the 'color' I splashed out earlier," Lin Yilin reminded herself in her mind.

Zheng Fan nodded using Lin Yilin's body, a flash of gray light in his eyes quickly capturing the color that remained unchanged in the distant, rushing water. Then, with a push of his feet, he pulled the two people forward—or rather, swam. They left the carriage, but were still within the spacetime track created by the Zero Subway's journey. At the same time, the boundless water around them was a hallmark of the water world.

The current situation can be considered as being at the intersection of two "worlds".

Once outside the normal conditions inside the carriage, they will no longer be protected by Metro Zero. They will be thrown directly into the spacetime track. If they are lucky, they will fall out somewhere in the dark world. If they are unlucky, they will fall directly into the spacetime turbulence and be torn to shreds.

However, Zheng Fan, in the water world, followed the subway train that transcended time and space by swimming at his own speed.

It's even faster than the current speed of Metro Line 0.

Bai Shi felt his body being swallowed by the floodwaters, a bone-chilling cold enveloping his entire being. Under normal circumstances, he certainly couldn't withstand this situation, but now he only felt the water swallowing him without feeling cold, clearly due to Zheng Fan's protection.

He glanced with some concern at the white-clad girl being pulled along on the other side, only to find that she seemed to be performing even better than him. Her dark eyes were wide open in the water, almost radiating light, showing no signs of being affected by external influences.

I really am getting old.

Looking at the surging waves before me, and feeling myself being pulled forward by "Lin Yilin", perhaps because I am on a time-space track, it seems that distant memories are being recalled in my mind.

Is Niu Qianliu trying to run back to this godforsaken place to find Xu Leyang?

So many years have passed, it's hard to say whether Xu Leyang still exists. Even if he does, it's even harder to guarantee whether he's the same person I remember.

Such things changing and people departing are far too common in multiple worlds.

Niu Qianliu, you still can't get over that hurdle in your own heart.

Just then, he suddenly sensed an unusual fluctuation in the surrounding water.

Before Bai Shi noticed, Lin Yilin naturally noticed first and quickly detected the source of the abnormal water flow fluctuations around her—the tentacles.

The translucent, bluish-white tentacles remained calm and stable even in the turbulent waters chasing the time-traveling train, as if they were in a completely different world from the surrounding water.

"Hey, long time no see, you've finally come out." Zheng Fan greeted him directly.

Before Bai Shi and Shang Xia could even wonder, the tentacles suddenly enveloped them, and what appeared before them was "a string of stars"!
No, it's not the starry sky, but rather the stunning visual effect created by the fluorescent dots inside the body of some enormous, transparent organism against a dark background.

The vast expanse of "starry sky" is long and narrow, and these are the tentacles of that being, surrounding them.

At this moment, the turbulent waters seemed to be isolated by these starry tentacles, returning to tranquility.

The figure wearing a raincoat and rain boots descended to the front of the crowd along one of its tentacles, revealing the complete form of the enormous creature behind it.

That was a jellyfish.

The other person landed at the same level as them. After a brief hesitation, they reached out and gently removed the hood of their raincoat from their head, which was covering their face.

Shiraishi's eyes widened as the other person revealed their true face, a feeling of surprise spreading through him.

His features are soft, neutral, and delicate, especially his eyelashes, which are particularly long. If he had long hair and wore the right clothes, he could easily be mistaken for a woman. His face has not changed at all over the years, just like when he was in that flood.

"Are you here to rescue people?" he asked "Lin Yilin".

(End of this chapter)