Train Survival: One colored hexagon per level!

The number of vines spreading from that barrier grew larger and larger, firmly locking onto every train conductor present.

The train conductors were startled and instinctively tried to dodge, but to no avail; they could only watch helplessly as they were forcibly pulled into the fray.

"Help!"

"What the hell is this?!"

"No!"

Lu Xingyuan understood that the platform was starting to exert its influence.

Therefore, he did not dodge or resist.

Instead, they wanted to enter the Hidden Forest as soon as possible to find the Soul-Binding Guardian and obtain the treasure chest.

Qin Zhirou, who was standing nearby, was extremely intelligent and understood what was going on with a simple observation:

"This is the power of the platform's rules."

"We've been staying here for too long."

"The platform has started to forcibly interfere with us."

Lu Xingyuan couldn't help but secretly praise him.

This woman is really quick-witted.

He knew this because he had obtained information from Gu Wanqing, but Qin Zhirou had no information at all.

Guo Chengyu's arrogance towards such a smart and powerful woman is baffling; it's unclear where he gets his confidence from.

Two black vines, like sharp swords, attacked Lu Xingyuan and Qin Zhirou.

The two neither dodged nor avoided the attack.

However, Qin Zhirou had a question to ask:

"Weren't you and that short-haired woman... a little too intimate?"

She's definitely going to ship Lu Xingyuan and Bai Luoying as a couple.

How can you allow other women to get too close to Lu Xingyuan?

"I don't like it."

"Bai Luoying doesn't like it either."

Lu Xingyuan: "..."

ill.

Whether you like it or not is none of my business. I like it, that's enough.

The black vines tightly wrapped around my ankles, causing a slight stinging sensation.

Then it suddenly pulled hard, and the two bodies were suspended in mid-air, retreating at a faster speed than when the vines came, and with a "pop", they passed through the invisible barrier.

Surrounded by a chaotic void of darkness, Lu Xingyuan had the illusion of floating in the deep sea.

Qin Zhirou was nowhere to be seen beside him; he was all alone in this world.

Fortunately, he didn't stay there for long before his body began to fall rapidly.

A strong feeling of weightlessness washed over him, giving him an urge to urinate, but thankfully he managed to hold it in.

Soon, the scene on the ground gradually became clear in his vision.

Just as Gu Wanqing's information indicated, this was a circular ruin, with broken walls entwined by black vines and bones scattered on the ground.

The surroundings were dimly lit, with a thin layer of mist floating around, greatly limiting visibility.

Lu Xingyuan adjusted his landing attitude and landed steadily on the soft ground.

Before he could even regain his footing, an attack was already impatiently coming at him.

Those were black vines, like steel cables, shooting out from the ground and stabbing at him!

Crimson Tyrant!

The mecha gauntlets quickly extended, instantly covering his entire left arm.

The pressure relief valve on the elbow of the boxing glove suddenly spewed out a cloud of white mist, emitting a whistling sound so sharp it almost tore eardrums apart.

Immediately afterwards, all the internal transmission gears, like chains that had been instantly jammed, emitted a series of dense, indistinguishable "crackling" sounds.

A punch was thrown!

The sonic boom cloud exploded with a deafening roar!

The black vines that attacked shattered inch by inch, just like icicles!

The Soul-Binding Vine not far away suddenly emitted a hoarse, human-like hissing sound.

A fleeting, cold silver light pierced it mercilessly, and thick fluid gushed from the torn wound, which quickly became completely ulcerated.

The yellow watch on Lu Xingyuan's right wrist lit up.

It was a message from Yuan Shan:

"Master, are you alright?"

"Where are you?"

"I want to come find you!"

The situation was urgent, and she didn't apologize on the phone for failing to kill Guo Chengyu in one strike. She was only eager to know Lu Xingyuan's whereabouts so that they could meet up as soon as possible.

Lu Xingyuan looked around.

At least within his field of vision, he did not find any other train conductors.

This only shows that the Shadowwood is much larger than we imagined.

However, he caught a glimpse behind him out of the corner of his eye.

A broken, round boulder lay there.

Yuan Shan noted down this characteristic:

"I'll come over as soon as possible."

After ending the call, Lu Xingyuan continued to clear away the Soul-Binding Vines that were constantly gathering around him.

Although the Soul-Binding Vine is only a level four monster and not very strong, its sheer number is overwhelming—a vast, dark mass in the distance, resembling a collapsing mountain and a tsunami.

Therefore, even he dared not let his guard down.

At the same time, the negative effect of the Thousand Faces Magic Box also began to take effect.

The evil power gushing from the magic box continuously poured into the Soul-Binding Vine, making it even more twisted and sinister.

The vines, which were originally only the thickness of two fingers, swelled to the size of an arm, and their toughness increased several times over.

Faced with such a fierce offensive, even Lu Xingyuan inevitably suffered injuries.

He took out a tube of a level 5 extraordinary healing potion—which he had obtained by gradually upgrading his level through basic healing potions.

The moment the medicine was administered, a warm force enveloped the wound.

The wound, which had been bleeding continuously, stopped bleeding and began to heal at a visible speed.

Finally, the last Soul-Binding Vine was also killed by the Silver Serpent Flying Sword.

More than two hundred more of the painful faces in the Thousand Faces Box were erased, leaving less than three hundred.

Lu Xingyuan stared at the festering Soul-Binding Vines, rubbing his chin.

Could these be used as fertilizer for the thorny vines?

They are all vines, so perhaps that's feasible.

Thinking of this, Lu Xingyuan immediately put them into the dimensional black silk.

Soon, the dimensional black stockings were stuffed full.

"After all, it is only a level 5 extraordinary creation, so it still has certain limitations."

Lu Xingyuan shook his head.

The last attempt to store the Purple Jade Spirit Tree also failed.

"Looks like I need to figure out a way to get myself a new storage item."

Lu Xingyuan pondered.

The dimensional black stockings are the result of gradual transformation, recombination, and upgrading.

In other words, its potential has been exhausted, and it can no longer undergo a new round of transformation and reorganization.

Otherwise, Lu Xingyuan would have thrown it in long ago.

"Gu Wanqing's information stated that the density of the fog could be used to determine direction."

"The denser the fog, the closer it is to the edge; the thinner the fog, the closer it is to the core area."

Yes, the rules of the Shadowwood are indeed that strange.

Normal people would think that the denser the fog, the more likely it is to be the core area.

But it does the opposite.

"And in the core area, there are Soul-Binding Guardians that drop treasure chests."

Lu Xingyuan carefully sensed the surroundings and quickly determined the direction he needed to go next.

Instead of staying put and waiting for Yuan Shan to arrive, he used the round boulder as an anchor point and slowly made his way towards the core area.

He must hunt down as many Soul-Binding Guardians as possible and obtain the treasure chests before the other train conductors discover this.

We also need to use the Soul-Binding Vine here to break the seal on the Thousand-Faced Demon Box.

After informing Yuan Shan of his whereabouts, Lu Xingyuan immediately took action.