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Isn't it?
That kind of thing is unfathomable, unpredictable, and free to come and go. It can even threaten a professional department with its own power, causing them immense headaches. In the end, they even sacrificed many strange artifacts to the ghost stories to seek external assistance.
Regardless, this is just a small dungeon. Even if it's very difficult, it shouldn't have a monster like Pennywise, right?
Worried that they wouldn't understand, Jiang Xiao briefly explained to them what he knew about Pennywise and what had happened during their previous solo match.
Do you think the beings on the train are similar to [Pennywise]?
Pennywise's strength lies in the mental realm, which happens to be Jiang Xiao's greatest strength.
If another similar entity were to emerge, but with a physical attack method, Jiang Xiao would also find it troublesome.
However, since I'm wearing the clown mask this time, I have a better chance of winning even in a head-on solo fight.
Hearing Jiang Xiao describe the "weirdness" in such a terrifying way, everyone, including Naizi and the co-driver, was stunned.
The co-driver simply couldn't imagine what kind of thing could threaten a country.
As for Naoko
She simply couldn't understand what kind of being could affect Jiang Xiao's mind.
It's worth noting that, based on the intelligence gathered by Sakura, it would be good enough if Jiang Xiao's spirit didn't corrupt others.
And how could Pennywise possibly go toe-to-toe with Jiang Xiao and deceive him multiple times in the mental world?
"No, no, young man, you're overthinking it. The strangeness here isn't as bad as what you encountered before."
Until Jiang Xiao was able to handle a big guy like Pennywise, the co-driver started addressing him as "you" (formal).
"So what have you been fighting all this time? Air?"
"No, actually, the main force fighting against the strange phenomenon wasn't me, but the train driver."
"Aren't you a train driver?"
"The deputy!" Scarface answered with fervor.
"And what about the correct one?"
"We are fighting against the supernatural!"
What the hell are you doing here?!
"Stop making jokes, are you trying to make me slap you across the face?"
Jiang Xiao's tone turned cold, and the co-driver finally started to take it seriously.
"The eeriness that lingers around this train has never manifested a specific form, but its presence is omnipresent, like a toxin in the air, seeping into everyone's lungs."
“Every single one of us, every breath we take, every heartbeat we have, is under its influence.”
He paused, as if recalling those unspeakable past events, and continued.
“We tried to resist countless times, but each time ended in failure. Its power seemed to know our every move, and every counterattack was easily neutralized. It was like an invisible prison guard, locking us firmly in this cage on the railway tracks.”
Such untouchable adversaries are often the most troublesome.
The co-driver continued.
"But our driver, he's a hero. He stepped up at the most crucial moment!"
"He used everything he had, including voluntarily giving up his own life, to fight against the supernatural. He also told us that only by constantly sacrificing the power of the living could he temporarily suppress the supernatural power and give us a glimmer of hope."
hiss.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiao seemed to have thought of something and asked the co-driver.
"When we were going through the tunnel just now, I saw two shadows fighting against a strange force. Was that the driver? No, who was the other shadow?"
Ok?
The co-driver's eyes widened, his voice filled with disbelief.
"You were able to open your eyes while going through the tunnel?!"
It's important to know that when the driver voluntarily offered himself as a sacrifice, he set a rule to save his life.
That means you must never open your eyes when passing through a tunnel!
"why?"
"Because our sacrificial ritual begins when we pass through the tunnel, at which time the carriage will be shrouded in darkness, which allows the sacrificial power to be absorbed more effectively."
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Xiao thought of the strange dance performed by the passengers.
"Were these passengers there voluntarily?"
"Of course not. They were forced to do it voluntarily. No one was willing to sacrifice themselves, even though they knew that if no one volunteered, everyone would perish under the strange power."
It seems that the strange power and the train driver's power combined to produce a peculiar reaction.
These passengers seemed to have no problems under normal circumstances.
The young man even knew to call his father and "cry out" about his grievances.
But in reality, the so-called "father's" voice was probably just a hallucination created by the driver's influence.
Just like the dance these passengers performed, they had absolutely no recollection of it afterward.
'Tuk Tuk~'
Jiang Xiao tapped the table, staring at the co-driver with a half-smile.
"There's another question: who is the other shadow?"
Scarface shook his head very honestly, indicating that he didn't know.
He couldn't even be sure if those two shadows were actually the train driver.
should be.
Jiang Xiao was certain of this.
Apart from those two shadows, it seemed that no one else on the train possessed the power to fight against the strange phenomenon.
This includes Naoko and her two companions, as well as the security guards.
Admittedly, they possess some skill, which is evident in other supernatural tales.
To put it simply, he's similar to the bespectacled man in the madhouse; he's capable of countering a nine-star level or higher level of magical artifact.
It's probably no different from delivering vegetables now.
[Damn, the snow in Suqian this year is insane! I slipped and fell on my way home after getting an IV drip, and my tailbone is killing me! Shit!]
Chapter 491 Xiao Qi is the Source
"Then let's go back to the carriage where I just spotted the shadow!" Jiang Xiao decided immediately.
"I want to see for myself what those two shadows are all about."
Since the co-driver knew nothing about it, we had no choice but to go to a location where we could most directly detect the strange force.
Jiang Xiao's intuition told him...
One of the two shadows must be the train driver.
But who is the other one?
Why didn't even the co-driver know?
Logically speaking, if it's for the sake of justice to fight against the supernatural, there's no need to hide it, right?
Perhaps the actual situation differs somewhat from what this scarred man said.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Scarface was lying, but rather that there might be things that even he was kept in the dark about.
Inside the carriage, the lights were dim, and a sense of oppression filled the air.
The other unknown shadow is anything but ordinary; it may be part of the eerie world, or it may be someone else entirely. In any case, the hidden truth must contain some unspeakable secrets.
As Jiang Xiao took a step forward, he immediately spotted the little girl holding a baby bottle.
She sat in a corner of the carriage, swinging her bare feet back and forth, her clear, large eyes curiously surveying her surroundings.
"Huh?" Upon seeing her, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.
The presence of this little girl with a baby bottle is like a gentle ray of light in this dimly lit carriage.
"So beautiful?"
Jiang Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
This little girl is wearing an exquisite dress, and her black curly hair is neatly styled. Even in this environment, she is still an elfin figure.
To know.
The other passengers were already doing well if they had clean and tidy clothes.
The vast majority of them were elderly men and women who were disheveled, or middle-aged women.
Every passenger looked haggard or numb, their clothes disheveled, their eyes vacant. But she was like a princess straight out of a fairy tale, pure and ethereal.