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Jiang Xiao's gaze pierced through the dimness inside the carriage, staring at the vibrant colors that suddenly appeared in the tunnel outside.
hiss?
wrong.
These colors are not the kind of light that is visible to the naked eye.
Rather, it was some unknown and bizarre phenomenon that seemed to bypass the eyeballs and act directly on his cerebellum.
His heart was pounding uncontrollably, but Jiang Xiao forced himself to remain calm and not let the chaotic feelings erode his reason.
Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly rang in my ears again.
The sound fluctuated, sometimes like a low growl from the abyss, and sometimes like a heavenly melody.
If you listen carefully, you can almost feel a succubus hovering around Jiang Xiao, constantly teasing him.
Jiang Xiao focused his mental energy, trying to discern a pattern from the chaotic sound waves.
But the more he listened, the more he felt his consciousness teetering on the brink of collapse.
Suddenly, the door of carriage B7 slid open gently, without any warning.
Jiang Xiao turned his head and saw that the passengers outside seemed to be controlled by some force, standing up one after another.
Their movements were stiff and eerie, as if they were being manipulated by invisible threads, repeating a chilling dance.
"It's so strange. It's a bit like the state of prisoners in Hengshui Prison when they are being controlled, but not exactly the same."
Jiang Xiao slowly stood up, carefully stepped out of carriage B7, and entered the space where the passengers were.
His gaze swept across the faces of each passenger, searching for any clue that could explain the current situation.
However, the passengers' faces were empty and lifeless, as if they had lost their souls.
Jiang Xiao noticed that although each passenger's movements were stiff, they had a certain rhythm and pattern.
"It wasn't just a random dance; it was as if I was being guided or manipulated by something. Could it be some kind of ritual?"
"Jiang Xiao, close your eyes!"
Just as he was about to examine it more closely, Naoko's voice came from behind him.
"Stop looking, it's all fake!"
fake?
Jiang Xiao turned his head suspiciously. These passengers didn't seem like illusions.
You should know that he had just focused his mental energy very hard.
Even Pennywise's illusions couldn't deceive him, so how could these people possibly allow his mind to succumb?
But just then, the train finally emerged from the tunnel.
Naoko walked up to Jiang Xiao with a look of horror on her face, as if she had seen a ghost.
"My God, I can't believe you're still alive?!"
Naizi didn't answer Jiang Xiao's question, but silently gave him a thumbs up.
"You're amazing. To date, no one has ever survived until the train leaves the tunnel with their eyes open."
Nako stated that even train staff like herself and ticket inspectors must abide by the rule of keeping their eyes closed in tunnels, otherwise there is a high probability of them dying.
real or fake?
But honestly, Jiang Xiao didn't feel any danger.
"Alright, let's not talk about that now. How is my sister doing?"
As her only remaining family member in the world, the only person Nako couldn't let go of was Koya.
(ˇ～ˇ) "Uh, her, well, her."
Jiang Xiao's hesitant and awkward manner caused Naiko's expression to change drastically.
Σ(口|||) "Has something happened to her?!"
"Ah, no, no, no, Nako, don't be too nervous. Koya is actually fine. It's just that, like you, she was also chosen to become a Chosen One."
what?
Naoko's eyes rolled back, and she almost fainted.
As the older sister, she knew her younger sister's character best: competitive, prone to acting on impulse, and disliked using her brain.
Is she the chosen one?
That idiot won't last three episodes!
"No, no, no, she didn't die, and she even cleared the ghost story once."
not dead?
Did they also pass through a ghost story?
Nako, whose face had been ashen, suddenly became incredibly excited.
As is widely known, the Chosen One will continue to participate in the ghost stories as long as he/she does not die.
Unless it's a special kind of supernatural tale like "Where Did Dad Die?", it doesn't require women.
If Xiaoya has completed the ghost story and is still alive, then it means that she has definitely entered this train ghost story.
As a sales clerk, I'm sure I'll run into her!
"Don't be too happy. Although she is still alive, she has not entered this ghost story."
After all, Nako had just given him a long massage and told him so much information.
Jiang Xiao didn't waste any time and simply told Nai Zi about Xiao Ya's situation at the time.
Xiaoya's talent is even higher than Naoko's in hypnotic mind reading.
At that time, Xiaoya had already been injured by the strange creature and was about to transform into it.
In order to avoid completely falling into it.
Xiaoya is most likely using her talent to constantly hypnotize herself into believing that she is "a normal person".
Let the strange infectious power and the power of talent collide.
In the end, although Xiaoya did not die and successfully left the ghost story, her talent disappeared, and when the next ghost story began, Sakura's chosen one was replaced by someone else.
After listening to Jiang Xiao's explanation, Naizi let out a soft "Eh," surprised that talent could be used in this way.
However, Jiang Xiao also offered an explanation.
All of these situations are based on Longguo's unilateral speculations about Sakura's situation with Xiaoya.
Only Xiaoya probably knows the specifics of what happened at the time.
"Alright then." Naoko breathed a sigh of relief: "No matter what, as long as my sister is still alive, that's all that matters."
She paused for a moment, then continued.
“Jiang Xiao, although I have limited information, I think you can try to find the locomotive crew, that is, the driver of this train.”
Chapter 481 Naoko's Worldview
Nako nodded, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
Her voice was low, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.
"Yes, I really don't know where the train driver is."
Jiang Xiao frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Aren't you a sales clerk? How could you not know where the train driver is?"
Naoko gave a wry smile, shook her head, and answered with a bitter expression.
"It sounds absurd, but I really haven't seen the driver, or even the locomotive of the train."
“This train has been like this ever since I started working. There is no clear starting point or ending point. It’s like being trapped in an endless looping maze.”
In other words, this train has been moving forward the whole time?
No wonder, no wonder this ghost story is called "The Train Searching for its Destination".
Jiang Xiao's face showed a thoughtful expression. He looked around. This train seemed ordinary, but it hid countless mysteries.
He recalled everything he experienced from the moment he boarded the train; this train was indeed different from others, with every detail filled with eeriness and uncertainty.
"Very strange..."
Jiang Xiao muttered to himself, but when he thought about how this concerned when Shi Shi could leave, his gaze became even more determined.
Regardless, he needed to quickly find out what was going on with this train!
"In that case, we should find the driver, or at least the front of the car. Perhaps that's the key to solving all these mysteries."
Naoko nodded. She knew that Jiang Xiao was right, but in fact, she was also full of doubts.
"By the way, didn't you just say you'd tell me why you're working as a sales clerk here later?"
After all, this sounds quite unusual.