I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 37 Ancient Gods in Mythology
This time was different from the previous two times he came to the ghost train. Li Changgeng carefully stood up and still noticed something different from before.

Carriage 2 has no seat number with either numbers or letters. His seat is very far from the door of carriage 1. Based on past experience, to leave the ghost train alive, he needs to leave his current carriage and go to another carriage, which means he needs to go from carriage 2 to carriage 1.

The train ran smoothly, the temperature in the carriage was just right, and the silence was almost eerily quiet.

Li Changgeng still felt that he was just an ordinary person with no special abilities, unlike Lin Jiuge who could control time and create something like a time wall out of thin air, or Xia Mengmeng who could control flames. These were things that Li Changgeng could not even imagine.

Meow...meow...

It was the sound of a cat meowing. The sound was somewhat familiar, and it sounded like our tabby cat, Seven Up. Especially the pattern on Seven Up's ears—it looked just like Seven Up's.

Li Changgeng looked in the direction of the meowing sound and saw it was near the door of carriage number 1.

Meow meow……

The cat kept meowing.

Li Changgeng was itching to try it, and staying in his seat was probably the wisest choice. However, the red countdown timer in front of Li Changgeng seemed to be stuck, and the displayed time was ridiculously inaccurate.

∞：∞：∞

Li Changgeng understood what the symbol meant.

Infinity represents something that is large without limits. In other words, it seems that some of the rules of the game have changed this time when we arrived at the Ghost Train in the [Mythical Descent] game. The game has now completely exceeded Li Changgeng's previous worldview and settings.

The symbol for infinity is quite unique, resembling the number 8 written upside down. Therefore, many fans of anime and the infinite flow genre regard August of each year as the time when traversing infinite flow and a series of parallel universes in different dimensions occur.

It is indeed August now.

Li Changgeng hadn't left his seat yet. He was worried about more uncertainties. He felt safe in his seat now. The red countdown numbers were all going indefinitely, like a game console crashing or freezing. In any case, he felt safe.

Leaving would mean more uncertainty, but he couldn't just sit there doing nothing. If he stayed there for too long, Li Changgeng was really worried that he would starve or die of thirst.

If a person doesn't drink water, the vast majority of them will die within three days.

Meow...meow...

The sound of the cat meowing is still going on.

Li Changgeng couldn't help but turn his head to look. It was a big tabby cat that looked just like Qi Xi. The big tabby cat was sitting on the back of the seat with its tail curled up. While staring at Li Changgeng with its big eyes, it kept meowing, which was very annoying.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. Li Changgeng really has a strong will to die on the ghost train.

Sitting idly by and waiting to die is definitely not an option.

Meow……

The cat's cry was extremely pitiful. Li Changgeng saw a pair of hands suddenly reach out, grab the tabby cat's neck, and forcefully pull the cat down.

Li Changgeng bravely stood up. The instant he left his seat and placed one foot on the aisle between the two rows of seats, the red, infinite countdown timer in front of him turned into a fluctuating green number. 00:59:58
00:59:52
Once the green countdown ends in one hour, Li Changgeng will be able to leave the ghost train in the Mythical Descent game.

This time it should go smoothly, so Li Changgeng could only continue to move forward, taking each step with caution, for fear that there might be a hidden person or a monster lurking in the seat.

Having learned from his previous two experiences, Li Changgeng became much more cautious. The ghost train was filled with strange and monstrous beasts, so he had to be extremely careful.

There should be a hundred people in a carriage. Although there were no seat numbers in carriage number 2, Li Changgeng became increasingly nervous as he got closer to the seat where the tabby cat appeared. In other words, besides him, there was a tabby cat and at least one other person in this carriage.

Whether the person who took the cat was friend or foe was unknown to Li Changgeng. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue forward. What other options did he have? Entering carriage number 1 was the only way to leave. As soon as Li Changgeng stopped, something strange happened: the green countdown numbers also stopped, as if time had stood still. This forced Li Changgeng to continue forward even more.

As they drew closer, Li Changgeng held his breath, imagining how to deal with the person who had taken the cat. Fortunately, near the door of carriage number 1, Li Changgeng spotted a safety hammer, which was sharp enough to be the most handy tool he could find and use, as well as a fire extinguisher box.

There was no meowing or other unusual noises; the silence was suffocating. Li Changgeng disliked this feeling. Due to long hours of coding, Li Changgeng's cervical spine was in poor condition, causing some nerve compression. He also frequently experienced severe tinnitus at night. The quieter the night, the clearer he could hear the tinnitus. In the stillness, Li Changgeng heard his own tinnitus again.

Unfortunately, the safety hammer and fire extinguisher box were right next to the seat where the cat had appeared earlier, so Li Changgeng couldn't get them first and had to bravely go for it.

Right in front of him, Li Changgeng first noticed a girl with jet-black, shiny hair in a ponytail, and the colorful hair tie looked all too familiar.

The girl's profile was familiar and beautiful, her facial curves like wisps of smoke. The big tabby cat in her arms lay obediently, emitting soft snores, its eyes half-closed lazily, its fur smoothed out, clearly enjoying itself.

"7UP, why are you shedding again?!"

"You are a spiritual cat, you are family!"

Li Changgeng was like a puppet, taking a full ten seconds to react, "Li Ying, how is it you? It really is you."

Li Changgeng never expected to see his sister Li Ying here. However, he quickly regained his senses and realized that this girl might not be the real Li Ying at all, but rather a demon beast in disguise.

Thinking of this, Li Changgeng quickly took a step back, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Li Ying changed from the joy of falling in love to worry and concern.

“Brother, you’ve finally arrived! I’ve been waiting for you for so long.” Li Ying stroked the tabby cat in her arms and sat motionless in her seat. “I have something important to tell you, it’s about Mom and Dad. I think you might not know this, I only found out by accident when I saw Mom and Dad’s handwritten work diaries.”

"I didn't expect to see you here." Li Changgeng thought of a way to determine if the Li Ying in front of him was his younger sister. He could test her with a little secret that they both knew. If Li Ying was a demon beast in disguise, she would definitely not know about what happened many years ago.

Li Changgeng recalled the past and remembered the birthday gift he gave Li Ying when she was 12 years old.

"Little sister, do you remember what birthday present I gave you when you turned 12?"

If the answer is wrong, then the girl in front of you is not trustworthy, and neither is the tabby cat.

Li Ying blurted out, "On my 12th birthday, you went to a basketball tournament at a summer camp abroad and didn't give me a birthday present. Brother, you have to believe me, I really am your sister."

"I found the secrets of the ancient gods in mythology in my parents' work diaries. They recorded everything about the eternal night mist and the darkness of winter!"

(End of this chapter)