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Chapter 85 Subway Station No. 13 (4)
The red warning light at the gate went out after three flashes.
Everything returned to silence, leaving only the long-lasting strong smell of blood in the air still declaring that the brutal killing just now was not an illusion.
After the person who didn't know whether it was a player or an NPC used his life to demonstrate that he couldn't evade the ticket, Xiao Lan naturally wouldn't be so hard-headed that he tried to see if his protagonist's aura worked.
Xiao Lan walked forward cautiously, stepping over the bloodstains and minced meat on the ground, and approached the gate that was quietly staying there.
After getting close, Xiao Lan vaguely heard the sound of rain coming from a distance. It seemed that it was raining outside the subway station at the moment. Small gate.
The light of the flashlight hit the bloodstained turnstile.
The man just kept talking about "tickets", and with the standard card-swiping mode of the subway, it seems that this game has to find a ticket before leaving.
Xiao Lan thought about it: "I don't know what a ticket is."
There are many types of subway tickets, including ancient paper, coin, and the most common IC cards, and even electronic versions on mobile phones. If it is a game world, it is not surprising what it looks like.
After carefully observing the gate, Xiao Lan's brows furrowed.
The subway in the 1990s should still be the era of manual ticket sales, right? However, the row of gates in front of me is an all-metal automatic ticket-checking type, and the pure white color looks a bit abrupt in this environment.
He looked around the gate again and found no area similar to a conductor's station.
"Could it be that in order to save manpower, this game also introduced high-tech products?" Xiao Lan wondered, "Are they so short of people?"
Luo's voice came faintly: "Maybe they especially want someone to join them."
Xiao Lan: "..."
You are right.
He was suddenly a little alert because he thought of Zhang Dong and Gu Mo. Will there be too many death traps in this kind of missing dungeons, just to let players join their warm family.
Thinking of seeing the crowd of players behind Gu Mo at that time, Xiao Lan felt a little chilly behind him.
The light of the flashlight moved to the side, and Xiao Lan began to check the nearby area.
The neighborhood still looked dilapidated and cluttered, only the stuffed trash can caught his attention.
Xiao Lan approached: "This is..."
It was two trash cans side by side, and they were full of burnt black things, and it was impossible to see what they originally looked like. He found half a steel pipe nearby and fiddled with it, and found that the lower level of the trash can was still the same thing.
After the inspection, Luo said: "It is some debris, most of which have been carbonized, and some charred plastic materials."
Maybe this is the source of the pasty smell smelled before, and don't know when it was burned.
But there were no traces left after the burning.
However, this pile of things obviously has nothing to do with the ticket, and the two changed their direction and went to another place.
A subway map appeared in front, occupying a large part of the wall, but for some reason, all the other parts were blacked out, leaving only this lonely subway station No. 13, like a vast ocean An island in general.
Other than that, no more clues were found at the exit.
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The two left the exit and returned to the platform area below.
This time, didn't encounter the footsteps on the stairs. don't know if it had left, or if it chose to shut itself after seeing these two people.
The platform was still silent, and the faint musty smell in the air was the same as before. The two moved forward, and it seemed that only each other's footsteps were left between heaven and earth.
A crooked poster appeared on the pillar ahead.
The poster is also very old and has faded a little. It can be seen that there is a woman with black hair and red lips on it. She is wearing makeup that was popular in the 1900s. She is facing the camera with a charming smile. She is a woman with a retro temperament beauty.
It looks like the kind of beauty pictorial that used to be popular.
The edge of the poster has been lifted, and it is swaying slightly with the wind, as if to attract prying eyes.
Xiao Lan stretched out his hand and opened it slightly, but found the black ash in his hand.
He twisted his fingertips, because the humidity of the air made the black ash a little moist, and the color of the ash was too dark. It didn't look like dust, but more like the black smoke after being burned.
Luo reached out and lifted the poster on the pillar. The pillar behind the poster looked complete. Although it was not clean and tidy, there was no burnt mark. The black ash seemed to only appear behind the poster.
Xiao Lan's brows were slightly wrinkled, and there was another trace that seemed to have been burned. In addition to the piles that were seen in the trash can upstairs, this was already the second place. However, there was no similar sign in the whole station, and the two sides seemed very contradictory.
At this moment, on the poster placed on the ground, the woman suddenly blinked her eyes.
Her movements were fleeting, but they did not escape the sight of the two of them.
Under the eyes of the two, the woman's red lips lightly opened as if she wanted to say something.
Suddenly, a fire of unknown origin rose from the edge of the poster, the expression on the woman's face changed to panic, and the words that were about to blurt turned into a screaming mouth.
The fire spread at an incredible speed, swallowing the entire poster in an instant, without even leaving time for the two to put out the fire.
In less than a second, there was only a patch of fragile ashes left on the ground, mixed with a few unextinguished sparks, and these ashes were quickly blown away by the wind in the subway station.
Xiao Lan stared at the ashes that were blown into the distance, and had a bad premonition in her heart: "This is... silence?"
What the hell was this woman trying to say? Does it have something to do with the different burn marks around the poster she's on?
Unfortunately, she could no longer speak.
The sudden change made Xiao Lan's mood sink a bit.
This station does not have that kind of monster with claws and claws. Its threats are invisible and intangible, but it is even more dangerous. Even if the player's force value is strong, it is easy to be tricked in these dangers.
And there's nothing they can do except be vigilant and careful.
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The two continued to move in the direction of the track.
A black mark appeared on a section of the rail in front, like some old stain, which has been merged with the rail, and there are vaguely some things that look like thin white lines, but they are separated from each other. Not clear.
There are several bench seats on the right side of this area, which should be used by passengers to rest in the gap between waiting for the bus.
On one of the chairs was a neatly folded newspaper. This newspaper seemed to be stored here on purpose, which was obviously different from the rubbish that had been thrown all over the place before.
There was also a white coin-shaped object pressed on it. There was only an embossed "13" on the surface. There was nothing else. This reminded Xiao Lan of the ticket. Although the area used was not many, the coin-type ticket was not considered. rare.
Xiao Lan stepped forward and picked up the newspaper. When he started, he found that the paper was thick and delicate, the handwriting was clearly printed, and it looked extraordinarily delicate. Although it had gone through a lot of time, the paper had turned yellow and brittle, but still Pretty tough.
Opening the newspaper, the most eye-catching position on it reads:
"According to our news, at 23:44 on xx, xx, 199x, a subway train collided in this city. Two trains of Metro Line 1 collided seriously at the No. 13 subway station...
...The accident killed 103 people on the spot and injured 39 people to varying degrees.
After the accident, the police, fire brigade and medical staff have rushed to the scene for rescue, the injured have been sent to nearby hospitals for treatment, and the subway lines in the vicinity of the accident have been temporarily suspended.
At present, the police are working with the traffic management department to further investigate the cause of the accident. "
The news also included pictures of the train that was hit beyond recognition. Although it was a black and white photo, bloodstains and faint human limbs could still be seen on the screen. The severity of the accident was evident.
And from the wreckage, you can vaguely identify the appearance of the train, that isβthe one that Xiao Lan rode in before!
So, they were riding a veritable undead train?
"Hello, young people." A gentle and polite voice suddenly sounded from the side.
Xiao Lan turned to look, and saw an old man in an old-fashioned wide suit sitting next to him. Played well, just like a gentleman's style.
But when Xiao Lan came here just now, all the seats were obviously empty. Where did this old man come from?
His movements looked very stiff. When he spoke, he didn't even breathe at all, and his outstretched hand looked a little blue-gray, not like the skin of a living person.
I am afraid, this is also one of the ghosts on the platform.
The old man still didn't look up, but continued to say: "Get out of here, danger is coming."
Xiao Lan was a little puzzled: "What do you mean?"
The old man's tone became serious: "Leave, get out of here. Take my ticket and you can get out of here!"
Xiao Lan and Luo looked at each other and saw a bit of confusion in each other's eyes, what did he mean?
Just then, a system prompt appeared:
[Trigger Hidden Mission: The Last Wish]
[Task description: Take the old man's ticket and fulfill his last wish]
[Quest Reward: Unknown]
[Hint: This task is not mandatory, you can give up at any time, there is no penalty for giving up]
Xiao Lan frowned imperceptibly.
The old man spoke earnestly and kept trying to persuade them to leave, looking like a kind and helpful old man.
But he did not explain what the danger was, and immediately after Xiao Lan saw the train accident in the newspaper, he appeared to persuade him to leave the station, and even the exit ticket was ready.
All of this is not necessarily too coincidental, as if it was specially prepared.
Moreover, just now he said, "Take my ticket and you can leave here", but the task description only has "pick up the old man's ticket and fulfill his last wish", and does not mention anything related to exiting the station. matter.
Although it is easy to think that his wish is to go out, but he did not say it himself.
Underneath the veneer of concern seems to have another purpose.
Xiao Lan took a cautious step back, and did not choose to accept the task, and put the ticket and newspaper in her hand back to their original positions.
"Don't you want to leave?" The old man's tone became a little colder.
"We still want to go for a walk, so I won't disturb your old man." Xiao Lan said while staying away from him with Luo.
When he was about to leave this area, Xiao Lan suddenly felt a sharp gaze. He looked in the direction he felt and met the eyes of the old man. He raised his head slightly, his eyes were cold and malicious, as if he was annoyed that the prey had left.
The two quickened their pace and walked directly out of his sight.
After the two left, the figure of the old man disappeared, and the ticket and newspaper returned to their original positions, waiting for the coming prey like a hunting trap.
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Not long after, a male player came here.
There were bloodstains on his body, apparently from a previous attack.
He sat down on the seat with a little bit of strength, gasping for breath. He didn't expect that the dangers of this game were all shady, and it was very dangerous to get out of it several times. .
"Damn, where is the damn ticket!"
He kicked the chair next to him irritably, just in time to kick down the newspaper that had been on the chair, and the coin-shaped ticket that had been on the newspaper rolled in front of him.
"What is it?" The male player looked at this strange thing, apparently not recognizing that it was a ticket.
He casually put the ticket aside, picked up the newspaper on the ground and began to read it, and said with lingering fears, "Hey...Death train, fortunately I got off."
At this time, the old man appeared again, concerned and anxiously reminding him of the imminent danger, with a warm and gentle look.
As the old man's voice fell, there was the sound of a train in the distance, which sounded like the singing of the god of death, which surprised the male player who had just read the newspaper.
The old man took the opportunity to point to the white coin beside him: "Young man, take my ticket and leave the station,"
Tasks also appear at the same time.
The male player was overjoyed and took the task decisively.
Very good! His current state is very bad, and facing the train of the dead with more than 100 ghosts and monsters must be more fortunate than for good. Unexpectedly, he encountered a hidden mission. Now he can go out early. After going out, he must turn on the light and have a good sleep. This dungeon is too damn tiring.
He picked up his ticket and turned to leaveβ
But in the next moment, he found that his body was out of control.
Like a puppet, he was controlled by an invisible force to turn his body and move forward rigidly in the direction of the track step by step.
"Stop...stop..." He struggled desperately to regain control of his body, but unfortunately every muscle seemed to be completely out of his own, making his resistance to no avail.
He could only watch helplessly as he walked onto the rails and lay down.
In front of you is the old and dilapidated ceiling, and behind it are the cold and hard rails. What smelled in nose was the stench of metal on the rails, surrounded by black smudges. don't know how many years later, these smudges have deeply infected the ground.
There were some silver threads mixed in the black smudges, which seemed a little familiar. He took a closer look - isn't this hair! Just like the old guy's hair.
"Damn... old guy... you fuck me!"
His heart was already cold, but he didn't expect that he would be fooled by this old guy in a hurry! ! Thinking about it, this old guy appeared too coincidentally, and what he said was ambiguous, but the other party's timing was too good, just in time to set a trap when he was tired and anxious.
Under the angry eyes of the male player, the old man stood up, revealing his gloomy eyes, he looked at the male player lying on the rails, stiffly raised the corner of his mouth and gave him a satisfied smile.
Then, he took off his hat and threw it towards the male player as the subway roared closer and closer.
"The hidden task [Last Wish] has been completed, and the reward [hat] has been obtained"
It turns out...his wish is...to find a scapegoat...
This is the last thought of the male player.
The train whizzed past, sending his world into total darkness.