A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

However, a shocking scene unfolded.

The Hope plunged straight into the Black Soul Shark's gaping maw, then charged wildly, smashing the massive Black Soul Shark right through.

Some inexplicable liquid drifted out; it was the blood of the Black Soul Shark.

Just three seconds after the Black Soul Shark died, all its flesh and blood were instantly drained away, leaving only a thin skin that slowly sank towards the seabed.

"An eighth-order weirdo... just like that, he died?" Zhou An was somewhat incredulous.

Hope: "In my prime, even a ninth-tier Ghost Emperor couldn't do anything to me, let alone a mere eighth-tier monster."

"Awesome, but if you're so awesome, how did you get chased like this by the horror cruise ship?" Zhou An asked, probing the soul of the matter.

Hope: "Although the Terror Cruiser was only a Tier VIII vehicle back then, our sizes are not in the same league."

"If I hadn't paid a huge price, I wouldn't have been able to escape at all."

“Size…” Zhou An learned a new name and new information.

It's highly likely that their strength is similar to that of the supernatural or human.

At the same level, there are geniuses and ordinary people. Although both are at the same level, ordinary people are still inferior to geniuses.

Hope: "We need to speed things up. I can only suppress the rules for a maximum of fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, you will have to be forced back to the real world."

"I've already floored the accelerator, how much faster can it go?" Zhou An frowned.

Hope: "See the center console on your right? That's the gearshift. It's in low gear now. Shift to high gear and the speed will increase threefold."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An looked down and indeed, there was a central control panel here.

Zhou An immediately switched to high gear.

Almost the instant the gear was engaged, a strong sense of acceleration came over me.

The view outside the window also began to recede rapidly.

Five minutes later, the Hope broke the calm of the sea, actually breaking straight through the water and soaring into the sky.

They're out! A century after the Hope sank into the Black Sea, the assassins have finally escaped.

The Hope train hovered in mid-air, bathed in the blood moon.

The blood moonlight shone on the Hope, coating it with a crimson hue.

"Waaaaah~~~!"

The Hope sounded its horn again, seemingly to show that it had finally left the Black Sea.

Zhou An's gaze swept across his surroundings.

He discovered that this was a vast, black sea.

Moreover, countless bizarre and terrifying creatures gathered below.

Pairs of eyes, each with its own unique shape, were fixed intently on the Hope train above.

These strange occurrences were all attracted by the Hope.

Just then, a curtain of light suddenly appeared on the windshield of the driver's cab.

[Hope Train Route and Station Planning Map]

First stop: Blackwater Island

Second stop: Ruins of the Water God

Third stop: Black Sea port

……

Tenth stop: Misty Forest

[Given that there are no staff members on the train, please recruit sufficient staff within three days before commencing service at the destination stations.]

There are ten stations in total.

“What…what is this?” Zhou An was stunned for a moment.

Hope: "Train conductor, this is my itinerary plan. I can finally get back to work."

"However, we still need to recruit some employees for the train. You'll be back soon, so how about I take care of these recruitment tasks?"

Zhou An nodded: "Of course, no problem. But if I don't drive here, can you drive yourself?"

Hope: "I can drive automatically, but it consumes a lot of energy, so I will hire a deputy train conductor to drive the vehicle."

"Okay, I'll leave it all to you," Zhou An replied.

He couldn't be bothered with these things; as long as he had the highest authority over the Hope, that was all that mattered.

"Woo woo woo~~!" The loud horn sounded again.

Then the Hope suddenly flew forward, without Zhou An even stepping on the accelerator.

Immediately afterwards, a crack appeared in the void ahead.

The Hope was completely submerged.

All around was pitch black nothingness, and nothing could be seen.

However, Zhou An could sense that the Hope was moving forward at a rapid pace.

"Where are you going now?" Zhou An asked.

Hope: "I need to recruit staff, so naturally I'll head to the Oddball Market."

"I now have one dining car and seven regular cars."

"Each carriage needs one attendant, the dining car needs one chef, and we also need one assistant train conductor and one chief attendant, for a total of ten people."

"The Market of Talented Individuals? Haven't you been buried for a hundred years? How do you know where the Market of Talented Individuals is?" Zhou An asked in surprise.

Hope: "I was born under the strange rules, and I possess the route map to the destination of the entire bizarre world."

"Although I sank into the Black Sea a century ago, the map of the strange world automatically updated after I emerged."

"Wow, that's impressive. How long will it take to get to the Talent Market?" Zhou An glanced at the time; there were still five minutes left before he returned.

Hope: "Two hours."

"Two hours? It seems I can't go then. You go by yourself. I'll be returning soon too." Zhou An slowly got up from the driver's seat.

Hope: "I will transfer the dividends to the bank card you provided in the contract at the end of the year."

As Hope's voice faded, it ceased to suppress the power of the rules.

Zhou An immediately heard a notification sound.

[Countdown to return: 60, 59, 58... PS: You can also return immediately]

"By the way, can I take this diving suit with me?" Zhou An pointed to the diving suit, a prop item, at his feet.

Hope: "Of course not. Even though you own 70% of the shares, you can't just take it for free. Honestly, 300,000 Soul Coins."

Chapter 77 Return, Rewards Settlement

Three hundred thousand soul coins weren't cheap, but Zhou An felt it was a good deal to use them to buy this diving suit.

He immediately took out 300,000 soul coins and made a deal with them.

He put the diving suit into his inventory, and shortly after, the countdown to his return ended.

Zhou An vanished from the spot.

……

When Zhou An reappeared, he found himself back in the real world.

This instance didn't even last a day.

At this moment, Li Shengsheng is sitting in the classroom having her morning reading session.

The moment Zhou An returned, a surge of power flowed into Li Shengsheng's body.

That was the power that allowed Zhou An to advance to the second tier, and Li Shengsheng naturally entered the second tier as well.

"Uncle, you're back?" Li Shengsheng's voice rang in Zhou An's ears.

"Yes, I'm back," Zhou An replied.

Li Shengsheng breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that Zhou An had returned safely.

"Uncle, uncle, I've become even more powerful, and I've gained a new ability to launch fireballs."

"I feel like I've become so amazing," Li Shengsheng said excitedly.

"Don't use this power unless absolutely necessary; it's very dangerous in the real world," Zhou An cautioned.

"Okay, Uncle, don't worry."

"You can focus on your class, I'll tidy up some things."

After Zhou An finished speaking, he ignored Li Shengsheng.

"Settle the reward," Zhou An murmured.

Congratulations to the player who cleared the multiplayer dungeon: Survival Train!

[The player successfully achieved final victory in the final level, rating: S-rank]

Your level has been upgraded to LV21.

Your level has been upgraded to LV22.

Your level has been upgraded to LV23.

Your level has been upgraded to LV24.

Your level has been upgraded to LV25.

Inventory +5

[The player successfully won the final level, achieved an S-rank rating, received one million Soul Coins, one rule item blind box, one rule skill blind box, one inventory upgrade ticket, and the title: Crazy Driver]

[Host has successfully cleared the dungeon. Dragon Talismans are automatically loading. In the real world, there are no loading restrictions.]