One-way traffic

It was Himeno Mikoto.

Furthermore, the train carriages were marked with a series of Japanese characters... which meant 'Kisaragi'.

Kisaragi...?

"Isn't that one of the more popular urban legends?"

Accelerator isn't particularly interested in urban legends.

Even so, he had overheard some popular ghost stories by chance, one of which was about Kisaragi.

In short, it's a story about a girl who accidentally wanders into a place called Kisaragi Station, and after experiencing a series of incredible events, she gets lost on the platform. Eventually, she meets someone who gives her a ride and helps her leave, but the story ends abruptly.

Speaking of which, what happened at Yuka Kamishiro's house before seems to be one of the urban legends, something like "A Person's Hide-and-Seek".

…Looking at it now, could this incident also be part of an urban legend?

"The recorded time was... 5 a.m.?"

Accelerator frowned.

The video footage shows footage taken at 00:05 today.

However, the time displayed on the camera system is now 00:01.

In other words, this video... was actually filmed four minutes later.

"Even the correct flow of time doesn't work in this nightmare world."

If it's a ghost story, then it's understandable. These kinds of supernatural things can usually distort the laws of the universe. For example, a spineless doll can walk freely, which seems nothing compared to this.

Accelerator turned off the surveillance camera and returned to the platform outside the gate.

Five minutes... we'll be there in about four minutes.

In that case, if I stand in front of the platform and wait for the train to come, will I be able to find the girl?

One minute, two minutes... and then five minutes passed.

despite this.

Accelerator stood in front of the platform, but still couldn't see a trace of him.

Still nothing...? He couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

"Do we need to review the surveillance footage again? Or is there something else I haven't discovered?"

Thinking this, he couldn't help but turn around, intending to go back into the room.

--boom! !

Suddenly, the hum of a high-speed train came from behind.

"—?!"

When was it...?

If it were a train entering the station, it certainly wouldn't be moving at such a speed, and Yifangtongxing had already checked in advance, so there was absolutely no warning.

He quickly turned his head and saw the train rush past the platform in one go.

And from the area at the very back of the car window, you can see the shadows inside.

That was none other than Himeno Mikoto, kneeling on the ground, unable to get up.

And, the countless human figures surrounding her.

Boom! The train then entered the cave ahead.

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"Next up is minced meat~ minced meat."

The announcements echoed continuously throughout the train.

The girl walked step by step toward the two ape-like figures holding implements.

'How could this be... I can't control it!'

It can no longer even move its eyes.

Mikoto Himeno was conscious, but she could only watch herself, step by step.

They walked towards the direction of the two murderous maniacs.

A whooshing sound came from the gears of the meat grinder.

It was getting closer and closer, sometimes less than a few tens of centimeters away.

'Ah…no, no…!! Wake up…wake up!!'

Just try your best to recall it, just like before.

As long as I keep imagining myself in a dream, just like before, I'll wake up soon. Yuka... and everyone else, will be there to greet me in reality!

This was just a nightmare!

It's just a nightmare, so wake up soon.

Wake up, wake up, I need to wake up quickly—wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up—

Are you still going to run away?

At that moment.

The broadcast's voice suddenly and directly resounded in the girl's mind without warning.

"It's no use anymore~ This is your last time coming here~"

Even breathing stopped.

Himeno Mikoto's eyes widened as she felt an uncontrollable chill run down her back, and cold sweat poured down her back.

The meat grinder kept getting closer and closer to me.

'don't want…'

There's no chance left, no escape.

'No...no no no no...!'

There was no way to stop him; he would die soon.

They were mercilessly ground into minced meat by the meat grinder in front of them.

'No!!! Someone...someone please...save me...!'

The girl cried out in despair in her heart, unaware that she had already shed tears.

The enormous gears were still spinning.

The two clown-like figures located nearby were also singing and cheering.

Soon, I'll be turned into mincemeat.

then.

The entire train suddenly came to a rapid stop.

The immense force then twisted the train.

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The train is traveling through the tunnel.

However, a certain figure then appeared in front of them.

Even if it's a train traveling at high speed, there's still a way to stop it.

One vehicle crossed the guardrail and took another road directly to the tracks ahead.

Subsequently.

The first monster raised its left arm.

The extremely high-energy substances, compressed to a concentration like a whirlwind, converged directly together.

Boom! The towering train was hurtling towards them at incredible speed.

But the monster didn't even glance at it.

He casually raised his hand, and the highly concentrated wind pressed directly against the front of the train.

that's it.

A devastating force struck the entire train in an instant.

Rumble, creak, creak—!

The long train then twisted completely, with the carriages behind it all twisted into pieces, looking as if it had been torn apart by the claws of an unprecedented monster.

But only the front of the car, near the very front, had its windshield shattered.

"laugh…?"

The dwarves inside the train sneered in surprise; the terrifying force transmitted abruptly stopped their meat-grinding work.

"Hi."

A twisted, insane sound came from ahead.

Thump! Before the dwarves could move, another figure had already placed his foot on the train's front window.

Ignoring the eerie atmosphere around him, he instead projected an overwhelming aura that was even more terrifying than the supernatural and bizarre.

"You bunch of scum have been playing around long enough. It's about time you returned the person to me, right?"

The first monster, with a destructive aura and tone, spoke in a low voice to the otherworldly creatures.

At the same time, it also possesses an aura that transcends the supernatural and ghost stories.

Chapter 536 Two People Moving Forward Through a Nightmare

"Eh...?!"

Mikoto Himeno looked ahead in disbelief.

This is my own dream world, and I should be the only person who appears here.

But she never expected that at this moment, that person would actually appear here.

That familiar and admired figure from my memory.

"Accelerator...sir!!"

Overjoyed, the girl called out his name with all her might, as if grasping at a straw.

The first one simply glanced around the interior of the train.

Himeno Mikoto lay on the ground, dangerous equipment was scattered all over the place, and the ape-like dwarf creatures surrounding the girl, whose expressions and postures alone made them look incredibly ugly.

It's obvious what these guys are planning to do.

The dwarves looked at each other in bewilderment, but then reached directly for the knives on the ground.

—Bang! !

Before that, the first person's body had already rushed down to the bottom.

With just such a simple movement, the resulting gale easily subdued all the dwarves, and the force of the impact sent them flying into the air.

"Close your eyes."

"—Huh?!"

Although she didn't understand what Accelerator meant, Mikoto Himeno obediently closed her eyes in the end.

In an instant, the speed of the wind was increased to above the speed of sound.

Click, click, click—!

In the next instant, the howling wind swallowed up all the dwarves in mid-air. Their bodies were torn apart and crushed in the hurricane, leaving not even a scrap of flesh.

The dwarves on the ground each made a whining sound.

But when they came to their senses...

The white nightmare lunged directly towards them.