A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

But what about vehicles? Are they props too? They don't seem like them.

There is so little information, so very little.

"There are official bodies in the real world, so it seems we need to arrest one of them and interrogate them for information."

Zhou An snapped out of his thoughts and looked outside the train.

The entire exterior of the train was covered with countless black insects, and Zhou An could faintly hear some gnawing sounds.

How should we proceed? Launch fireballs? Would that be effective in this black water?

Who cares, I'll just try it and see.

Zhou An climbed directly onto the roof of the car using the ladder next to him.

The black insects all scattered and dared not approach within half a meter of Zhou An.

Zhou An raised his hand and fired a fireball.

However, the moment the fireball left his hand, it immediately went silent.

From the moment it left my hand to the moment it disappeared, it took less than a second.

It was as if some force had instantly extracted the energy from the fireball.

Zhou An frowned upon seeing this scene.

The Dragon Talisman was his strongest attack method at the moment, but it was useless.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou An took out the cutting knife.

The moment he took it out, Zhou An noticed that his cutting knife had entered a certain state.

[Status]: Corrosion

[Corrosion]: When corroded by black water, the blade's strength is gradually depleted within 2 hours, and it is eventually completely eroded.

Good heavens, this black liquid can even corrode props.

Zhou An tried other props as well, and found that they were all the same.

Furthermore, Tier 1 items can last for one hour, Tier 2 items can last for two hours, and so on.

Thinking of this, Zhou An dared not delay any longer. He grabbed the scissor and began to use his skill to kill the enemy with a single strike.

However, the moment the blade energy is unleashed, it will vanish instantly if the blade is immediately cut, as the power will be drained.

"How are we supposed to clean this? Just chop it up with a knife?" Zhou An's lips twitched slightly.

After thinking for a moment, he directly performed a flesh and blood sacrifice.

In the blink of an eye, Zhou An's three-dimensional attributes increased tenfold.

Feeling the surge of power within him, Zhou An began his great cleansing mission.

These black insects look numerous and terrifying, but they are easy to kill.

Zhou An could kill more than ten black insects with a single slash.

After the black insect died, wisps of extremely faint energy appeared and then disappeared into the Hope Train.

Zhou An, however, did not notice this and simply began mechanically killing the black insects.

As they were killing, Zhou An suddenly had a brilliant idea: to use the mind translator to communicate directly with the black insects.

"Eat...eat...eat..."

However, Zhou An only responded with intermittent "eating" words.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An shook his head and ignored it, continuing to slay the black insects.

……

[Mission 1 complete. Oxygen will run out in five minutes. Please return to the train to replenish your oxygen supply as soon as possible.]

Zhou An didn't know how many black worms he had killed; they were densely packed, and they would just keep coming back up after he killed them.

Upon hearing the notification tone, Zhou An snapped out of his daze, jumped down from above, and returned to the carriage.

Zhou An took off his diving suit and threw it on the ground.

This job is absolutely inhuman.

I wasn't tired, but it was so boring and dark.

Looking at the cutting knife in my hand, it was corroded and pitted, completely useless.

【Task 2】: Go inside the carriage and clear out all the black insects inside.

Another mission has arrived: to clear out the black worms.

Without wasting any words, Zhou An walked directly through the rear passage to the driver's seat.

Chapter 73 How to Become a Driver

The connection between the cab and the cargo compartment is fully enclosed, preventing black water from entering.

Or rather, there should be no black water inside the entire train, which relieved Zhou An.

Without the black liquid, getting rid of the black worms becomes much easier.

Zhou An opened the sliding door and went directly into carriage number 1.

Carriage number 1 was pitch black, and nothing could be seen, but some unusual noises could be heard.

And the distance seems to be getting closer and closer.

Zhou An immediately activated the Tiger Talisman, summoning both the benevolent and malevolent forms.

None of the three spoke, but scorching fireballs gathered in their palms.

A dazzling light emanated from their palms, illuminating the dark carriage.

The moment the light appeared, the black insects, which were only a few meters away from them, let out a sharp cry and quickly hid under the broken seats.

"Good heavens, this carriage is really dilapidated," the evil entity exclaimed in amazement.

Zhou An looked around at the illuminated carriage; indeed, it was extremely dilapidated.

The ground and roof were pitted and covered in rust.

Looking at the dining tables and chairs, they were all dilapidated, seemingly eaten away by these black insects.

It is obvious that carriage number 1 is a dining car.

Under the light, no black insects appeared; they all hid in the shadows.

“These black insects have all hidden themselves. They’re small, so this might be a bit troublesome,” the benevolent entity said after glancing around.

"Tch, what's the trouble? Just use the fireballs to clean it up inside and out. Where can they hide?" The evil entity said dismissively.

"Are you sure? What if the carriage melts down and the black water gets in? We're probably doomed." The benevolent entity dared not gamble on whether the fireball could break through the carriage.

"Wait, let me ask and see if this Hope Train is conscious." Suddenly, Zhou An thought of something and quickly used the Mind Translator.

"Hello, are you there? Can you hear me?" Zhou An shouted directly at the Hope Train.

“I can…I can hear you, you…can you…talk to me?” A broken voice echoed in Zhou An’s mind.

"It's good that we can communicate. I'm going to use the fireballs to clear out the bugs in your carriage."

"It shouldn't damage your carriage, right?" Zhou An asked.

"No...no, as long as your attack strength doesn't exceed level six, you can't damage the carriage." Hope's voice quickened slightly.

"Then there's no problem. I'll get to work now." Zhou An smiled slightly.

He then addressed the evil entities, saying, "Our attack strength is only at the fifth level. You can use it freely without damaging the carriage."

As soon as Zhou An finished speaking, the Flame Burst Bomb in his palm was launched.

"Alright, watch this." The evil entity chuckled, raised its hands, and fired two fireballs into the carriage.

In an instant, the entire carriage was engulfed in scorching flames and enveloped in a powerful shockwave.

The three stood still, basking in the intense heat, completely unmoved.

The distance is a bit closer, and it will be affected by the aftershocks, but it's no big deal. With the horse talisman, it will recover in the next second.

Just a few minutes later, the Hope's voice rang out again.

Hope: "Alright, the black bugs in carriage 1 have been cleared. You may proceed to carriage 2."

"Okay." Zhou An responded and strode towards carriage number 2.

"By the way, may I ask why you ended up in the Black Sea?"

"And how did you manage to bring those monsters and us humans into your carriage for a survival game?"

"And what is your purpose?" Zhou An was very curious, extremely curious.

“It’s no big deal to tell you. A hundred years ago, I was being hunted by the Terror Cruiser. It wanted to eat me and upgrade me to a Level 9 vehicle.”

"In the end, I sacrificed all the passengers and the driver, using my primal power to forcibly break the space sealed off by the terrifying cruise ship."

"However, I also fell into the Black Sea because of this. As for why I was able to pull you in, it was the power of the rules. Anyway, twenty years ago, I suddenly became able to pull people in."

"As for why I started the survival game, it's because I want your power, items, soul coins, and everything else.

The Hope was not busy and actually told everything it knew.

Zhou An was already standing in carriage number 2. He did not make a move himself, but instead let the benevolent and malevolent entities take action.

Zhou An continued, "That doesn't make sense either. Many players returned after clearing carriage number 3, which is a reward of 100,000 soul coins. Didn't you lose out?"

Hope: "Loss? Ha, human, you're too naive."

"How many people can pass through? Once someone dies in the carriage, even a first-level monster, their entire body is worth ten thousand yuan to me."

"This doesn't even include the props, cash, soul money, and the like. I can squeeze everything out of them, including their corpses, to the limit."

"The monsters you killed in carriage number 4 are enough to sustain me for a year."

"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have made it this far."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An immediately understood.