I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 150 The Evolution Train
"Going into a dungeon? What a coincidence, brother." Xu Yueluo smiled sweetly, "My eldest sister, second sister, and I are also preparing to participate in a matchmaking dungeon."

"Have you collected enough attempts for a D-rank dungeon?" Cao Yu asked.

“That’s enough already,” Xu Yuexuan replied. “However, Fairy Fire Phoenix and Fairy Duobao are still childlike and want to stay at the D-level to play around a bit more, which has delayed my advancement in the Immortal Dao realm.”

"Second sister, think before you speak!" Xu Yuechu sneered, "Did I restrict your personal freedom? If you want to match, can't you go match yourself? I'm just wasting your time..."

“Fire Phoenix Fairy, you are mistaken,” Xu Yuexuan retorted. “You and Fairy Duobao are, after all, my subordinates. And the matchmaking dungeon is still somewhat dangerous. In order to participate in the matchmaking with you and to take care of you, I had to deliberately suppress my cultivation level and not improve it. This is an immense favor! You have already incurred a great debt of karma from me.”

"..." Cao Yu looked at Xu Yuexuan: "So, you mean you can still match up for dungeons together?"

“Yes, brother,” Xu Yueluo replied. “If we combine our abilities and choose to match together, we will be assigned to the same instance.”

She then added her explanation:

"Actually, the matchmaking rules for leveling up dungeons aren't that strict; there are quite a few ways to get matched together. By the way, has your brother accumulated enough D-rank dungeon attempts?"

“There’s one more to go,” Cao Yu replied.

At this point, he felt a sense of anticipation.

He only needs one more instance to unlock 31% evolution.

Moreover, because he follows the same evolutionary path, he will gain two major characteristics: extraordinary energy will be generated within his body; and "Qi" can be released externally.

Unfortunately, he hasn't cultivated any advanced immortal techniques yet, so the ability to release "Qi" only gives him another way to use energy, and it can't form a decent combat ability... Of course, it's still good for bullying ordinary D-level players.

"Junior, how strong is the Li Ren family?" Shen Luoyan asked from the side.

"The top combat force in the Li Ren family is a B-level player," Xu Yueluo introduced. "This is also the current situation of most family forces in Node 09."

“Rank B…” Shen Luoyan said thoughtfully, “Investigating them wouldn’t be difficult, but robbing them, with our team’s current setup, would be insufficient?”

"Brother, this sister is looking down on you." Xu Yueluo reminded Cao Yu, "They are clearly teammates, yet she doesn't trust you. That's really going too far."

“Young lady, you’ve misunderstood.” Shen Luoyan smiled and said, “I naturally trust your abilities, junior.”

"So you doubt the abilities of my eldest and second eldest sisters?" Xu Yueluo asked.

“You’ve misunderstood again.” Shen Luoyan maintained her smile. “It has nothing to do with suspicion. I’m just worried that you might encounter danger. You may not know, but I am actually a…”

"Alright, you guys should stop talking," Cao Yu said. "Xiao Chen is right. Our team is capable of conducting the investigation. However... the Li Ren family is a B-level power, so we can postpone our plan to rob them until we've cleared our respective dungeons and improved our strength."

At this point, he looked at Shen Luoyan and said:

"Xiao Chen, please purchase an invitation to a copy of Partition 002."

Our plan is to proceed in two steps. First, we will investigate and verify the situation to determine its veracity and ascertain the distribution of combat power at the target location. If they are weaker than us, we will gather evidence while simultaneously carrying out the robbery.

If they are stronger than us, then we'll proceed with the second step of the plan—retreat first, use the dungeon-like method to avoid danger, and then regroup and pull off a big heist after returning from the dungeon.

His strength will increase even further after he leaves the dungeon.

The three Xu sisters are the same. They have an A-level player father, so they definitely don't lack evolution points. In other words... their evolution level can be directly increased to 50%.

At this stage, their combined strength is already comparable to the strongest group. After taking another step forward, their strength will undoubtedly reach a new high.

As for Chen Luoyan... Cao Yu has always suspected that the No. 90 True Word Technique is a superficial disguise of his "senior sister".

This guy has always kept a low profile, but his true strength might have already reached the B-level.

At that time, their team will be a force to be reckoned with, even among B-level players, and will be more than capable of dealing with the Li Ren family.

“Okay. Let’s proceed according to this plan,” Xu Yuechu nodded.

Others also agreed with the plan.

"I never imagined that I, a good student with excellent grades and conduct, would be dragged down by you, my junior, and become a criminal," Shen Luoyan said with emotion.

"Then you can just investigate," Cao Yu said. "I won't take you with me when it comes to the robbery."

“Junior, I’ve thought about it carefully. This task was issued by Bureau 09, and Bureau 09 is responsible for maintaining the order of the entire 09 node.”

Chen Luoyan's tone became serious as she said:

“Our operation against the Li Ren family is not essentially robbery, but rather seizing stolen money from criminals… As an excellent student with outstanding character and academic performance, I naturally have an inescapable duty to do such a righteous thing. Don’t underestimate my awareness, junior.”

"Heh... Xiao Chen, you certainly lived up to the 'No Return Order' you found," Cao Yu laughed.

Soon, the five people formed a temporary team using their respective Hunter ID cards.

Cao Yu, as the team leader, applied to take on the investigation mission numbered C-12704.

The target location information for the mission was quickly sent to his Hunter ID card—002 Division, Beast Hunting City, Crimson Manor.

He also received an additional notification. The notification indicated that other hunters had accepted the quest before them, and that they had done so solo, not in a team.

They were a step behind the others.

Fortunately, there is no limit to the number of people who can participate in this task.

Cao Yu sent the intelligence he received to his four teammates.

After reading it, Xu Yueluo said in surprise:
"Oh? It's Beast Hunting City?"

"Is there any story about Beast Hunting City?" Cao Yu asked.

“This city is so prosperous and bustling that it ranks among the top five in our 09 node,” Xu Yueluo said. “However, its fame mainly comes from the ‘Purgatory Hunting Grounds’.”

"The Purgatory Hunting Grounds... is that the rumored largest hunting ground in Node 09?" Cao Yu asked, "The one with generous rewards for participating in the competition and winning first place?"

“That’s right,” Xu Yueluo said. “Beast Hunting City is actually quite chaotic, a mixed bag, with all sorts of players.”

"Are there any A-level players?" Cao Yu then asked.

"Yes. The other party's nickname is 'Cage,' and he is a demi-human player. No one knows his real name."

Xu Yueluo replied:

"Three A-level players have emerged from Division 002, and Prisoner is one of them, and the strongest of them all. He spends most of his time in Beast Hunting City, which is practically his territory."

He was the one who first established the Purgatory Hunting Grounds. Later, the hunting grounds gradually grew and expanded, attracting the participation of various forces. Now, it is no longer his sole authority.

"If the target location is Beast Hunting City... investigating the Li Ren family is fine, but if we're going to rob them, we'll have to be quick, grab what we can, and run. We can't linger."

"Hmm...we'll see how things go then. Don't worry, I have escape methods, so there's not much to worry about in terms of running away. But there is one thing I do need to be aware of..."

Cao Yu looked at everyone and reminded them:

"Someone has already taken on this task before us. We need to hurry."

He wasn't worried that someone would complete the mission before them and come back to collect Bureau 09's reward... A mere 5 evolution points reward? That's hardly enough to feed a beggar! They'd have to rob the Li Ren family to get the lion's share!

What he fears is encountering "peers".

Alternatively, after confirming the situation, Bureau 09 could directly dispatch high-level players to suppress it.

"Let's set off now," Xu Yueluo said.

So the five of them began their operation.

Shen Luoyan purchased an invitation to a C-level dungeon in Zone 002 on the Hunter Guild platform.

Next, the five of them took a taxi to the Time Station in Port 23.

Upon arriving at the station, Cao Yu observed his surroundings and found that the so-called time-space station was not much different from a normal train station in his memory.

It's bustling with people, and there's a supporting commercial area nearby.

Perhaps due to the large number of transient players, he would see patrol teams passing by from time to time—most of them were combat-oriented android teams, wielding technologically advanced weapons that sent shivers down his spine, while regular player patrol teams made up only a small portion.

Cao Yu looked ahead and saw the platform and tracks; everything looked just like a normal station.

He didn't hide his wandering gaze, behaving much like a country bumpkin who had never ridden the Tianyan Train.

He had asked the three sisters many questions beforehand, and they must have already deduced from his lack of "common sense" that he was a player from a less developed region.

Now that things have come to this point, there is no need to hide it anymore.

After all, node 09 is a newly established node that is less than a hundred years old, and there are many outdated partitions.

Although he could pretend to be an expert, it would be exhausting to maintain this persona, and he would also be constrained by the persona, making it difficult to ask certain questions during conversations.

"Brother, have you never ridden the Tianyan Train?" Xu Yueluo asked.

Cao Yu nodded and said, "The Time-Space Station looks no different from an ordinary station."

"After all, this is Tianhuan City. The Time Station is nothing special. Like the Spirit Boat Point, it has long been incorporated into the city and become part of Tianhuan City."

Xu Yueluo explained:

"If placed in a remote and underdeveloped world zone, both the time-space station and the spirit boat point are separated from the real world on a temporal and spatial level. But in Tianhuan City, the time-space station and the ordinary station are basically used interchangeably."

As the two were talking, a train pulled into the station in the distance.

Cao Yu turned his head and saw a huge steel monster in his field of vision. It was much larger than the ordinary trains he had ever seen, with a very strong metallic texture and a distinct sense of science fiction.

The train's exterior is covered with numerous display screens playing advertisements introducing various products and services related to players.

"Brother, don't you think it's very down-to-earth?" Xu Yueluo asked with a smile.

“Indeed, there is a bit,” Cao Yu said. “It was about the same on the spirit boat.”

"The spirit boat is better than the train. The train has advertisements not only on the outside, but also all over the carriages."

Xu Yueluo said:
"Actually, most of these trains were built by the major powers within Tianhuan City themselves, and they don't involve much technology. The most important infrastructure for the train transportation system is the spacetime track. Only the behemoth in the evolution game 'Tianyan Train' could build a track that can connect and traverse a large number of different space environments."

"Hmm... let's get in the car first," Cao Yu said.

At this moment, the steel monster had come to a complete stop, the doors of each carriage opened, and a large number of players walked out and came to the platform.

Cao Yu led his four teammates through the crowd of players and into one of the train carriages.

The next second, they heard a notification in their minds about the deduction and the generation of round-trip tickets—the process was similar to taking the spirit boat.

Cao Yu chose a seat with fewer players and sat down facing the three sisters, while Shen Luoyan sat down next to him.

Not long after, the parking period ended.

Woo-woo—the train sounded its whistle and started moving forward.

The car radio started playing at the same time:

"Welcome aboard train C090093303. This train originates at Tianhuan City Port Station No. 23 and terminates at Beast Hunter City Claw Station..."

Electronic screens at both ends of the carriage display passenger safety instructions.

The other players in the carriage glanced at Cao Yu and his group of five, then quickly looked away.

Some people looked wary, while others ignored them.

The train began to accelerate.

The scenery inside the station quickly receded into the distance.

After driving for a while, Cao Yu looked out the car window and saw a tunnel ahead.

After the train exited the tunnel, the ground disappeared, and the tracks ahead were suspended in the air.

The city has vanished.

Outside the car window was a clear blue sky—sky in all directions, up, down, left, and right, with no end in sight.

But the track had an end; it broke off right ahead.

After the train crossed the broken end, Cao Yu found that the surrounding environment had changed, from a clear blue sky to an unknown space shrouded in clouds and mist... It turned out that the place where it had broken was not an end, but rather the track had penetrated and extended into another space.

Soon after, a new fracture appeared.

After the train passed, Cao Yu found that the environment had changed again. What appeared before him was a pitch-black and empty abyss, with only the occasional bursts of huge red lightning adding light to this dark space.

Then came an endless, calm sea, a seemingly endless desert, and a dark space where bioluminescent jellyfish floated...

He finally understood what a spacetime orbit was.

It is truly a marvelous creation!

The Tianyan Train's mastery of spacetime technology seems to surpass that of the Spirit Realm's shipping?

"How was it, brother? Did you get a sense of sightseeing?" Xu Yueluo asked.

"What an amazing sight!" Cao Yu exclaimed. "I never imagined that besides the normal universe, there were so many strange spacetimes in this world..."

“The multiverse is vast and boundless, containing all kinds of timelines,” Xu Yueluo said. “However, after seeing too much of it, it can become monotonous. After all, it’s too dangerous to jump out of the car to explore.”

At this point, she suggested:
"Brother, stop looking at the scenery for now. You haven't used a platform with no return to town before, have you?"
Now, immerse yourself in the forum and register an account... Hehe, I'll teach you how to play!
For example, for our current investigation mission, we could easily gather some free intelligence first on the forums where players can't return to town.

(End of this chapter)