The "Survival on the Train" game has bugs, it's really laggy!

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The warhammer fell, and two more ugly fish heads burst open in the rain, green sap mixed with rainwater splashing everywhere.

Su Yuan shook off the slime on his hammer and was about to finish off the remaining merfolk when he suddenly froze. Using the force of his hammer swing, he took a step back and retreated rapidly.

What's wrong with this singing...?

Su Yuan frowned, his eyes fixed on the mermaid surrounded in the distance.

"I see... This must be the terrifying danger mentioned in the intelligence... Just as I thought..."

Even though he was told rationally and clearly that everything in front of him was fake and an illusion, Su Yuan's eyes still welled up with tears uncontrollably, and a tear slid down his cheek and mingled with the cold rain.

Because in his ears, the originally melodious yet eerie song had somehow transformed into an incredibly gentle hum.

The surrounding male merfolk echoed their sentiments, creating a gentle accompaniment.

wow-

The torrential rain, the muddy beach, the hideous monster—all of this shattered and vanished before my eyes.

Su Yuan felt his field of vision shrinking and his body becoming light and airy.

He saw a pair of gentle hands that pulled him, a tiny child, into their arms.

He was enveloped by a familiar shampoo scent with a faint floral fragrance.

It's Mom.

Although she left me a long time ago, and my impression of her is only from the photos, I will never forget the only scent I remember.

His mother's voice was very soft, humming an off-key tune as she gently patted his back.

That warmth and sense of security was a feeling that Su Yuan never experienced again.

The scene before my eyes shifted again.

He's grown a bit older, probably around seven or eight years old.

A traveling opera troupe came to the town and set up a simple stage.

He rode on his father's broad shoulders, lost in thought amidst the noisy crowd.

The play being performed on stage is "Farewell My Concubine".

The actress who played Yu Ji had a delicate nose, cherry-red lips, and heavy, upturned eyeshadow on her eyes, yet her gaze held an indescribable melancholy.

As she twirled her flowing sleeves and made a turning glance, her gaze met his eyes perfectly, right in front of the small boy in the audience.

In that instant, all the noise of the world disappeared.

Little Su Yuan felt as if something had struck her hard.

Later, the performing arts troupe left.

He would often go to that open space alone and stare blankly in the direction the performing troupe had left.

Children don't understand what liking or admiration means, but they yearn to see those eyes again, to feel that indescribable tenderness.

The images are moving faster and faster.

Elementary school, middle school, high school, university... until entering society.

Su Yuan never encountered a woman like that again, nor did he ever feel that emptiness in his heart again.

It's not that they've changed, it's that people's hearts have changed.

Perhaps there are still such people in this world, but my heart is no longer easily stirred.

Su Yuan is not a promiscuous person; in fact, because he has been a loner for many years, he has never had a serious relationship.

He had also fantasized about meeting a quiet girl and living a simple, ordinary life together.

But fantasy is ultimately just fantasy.

The illusion slowly faded, and the rain in reality became cold and biting again.

The merman looked at Su Yuan again, her sapphire-like eyes seemingly overlapping with the tender moonlight he had longed for but could never have in his childhood memories.

Even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.

The so-called "gentle haven" can never be built simply by being charming and alluring.

It is the attraction one feels at different ages and in different states of mind when drawn to a woman with a unique temperament, by a quality she inadvertently reveals.

From then on, this image took root in your heart, and with the filter of time, it became more and more perfect.

This feeling is not love, nor is it mixed with any obscene thoughts.

You just feel comfortable around them, your heart is at peace, and you have a desire to be healed.

This mermaid's illusion is truly ingenious. It doesn't force a "white moonlight" to make you indulge in it, but rather digs out those long-dormant desires for "gentleness" itself deep within your heart.

It has to be said, this is fatal.

Even knowing it's fake, I can't help but want to stay in this fake environment for a few more seconds and feel that long-lost feeling.

Su Yuan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the last trace of emotion in his eyes had disappeared, leaving only a cold calm.

Seeing Su Yuan's performance, the merman was clearly stunned, not expecting him to break free so quickly.

"Why...?"

The mermaid's voice came from behind the rain, filled with obvious confusion and a hint of disbelief.

Its singing has never failed.

Whether they are fishermen lost in the sea fog or explorers who accidentally wander into the bay, as long as they hear its song, they will be as if their souls have been taken away, and they will willingly go into the depths of the sea to become food for their kind, or... a tool for procreation.

But the shirtless man carrying an exaggeratedly large hammer broke free from the deepest level of illusion in less than three seconds.

"A decent illusion."

Su Yuan spoke calmly, his tone revealing no emotion. He hadn't expected this thing to be able to speak human language.

"But unfortunately, I'm way past the age where I'd be influenced by such things."

He was telling the truth; those tender scenes did touch a soft corner of his heart, but that was all.

People always have to grow up.

Those innocent longings for "gentleness" from my youth, those naive fantasies about "white moonlight," have all been buried in the deepest corner of my heart with the passage of time, covered with a thick layer of dust.

I might think about it occasionally, but I will never get caught up in it.

And this will not stop them from moving forward.

The merwoman seemed to want to say something more, but Su Yuan had already moved.

boom!

His figure left an afterimage in place, and the next second, he appeared in front of the mermaid.

The Demon-Slaying Warhammer hurtled down with a piercing shriek that tore through the air!

"hiss--!"

The mermaid let out a sharp hiss and stopped singing.

Its huge fish tail slammed onto the ground, and its entire body shot backward like an arrow.

It is very fast, far exceeding the speed of those inferior male merfolk.

With each swipe of its tail on the slippery sand, the fish could leap several meters away.

It thrives in such heavy rain.

Unfortunately, they were still no match for Su Yuan.

boom!

The warhammer slammed heavily onto the spot where the merman had just been standing, creating a half-meter-deep crater in the muddy sand, with rubble and mud splashing wildly in all directions.

Without pausing, Su Yuan pushed off with his feet and chased after them again.

This time, the mermaid learned her lesson.

Instead of retreating further, it suddenly opened its mouth and let out an even sharper, more piercing screech.

This is not an illusion.

This is a pure sonic attack!

Visible sound waves spread outwards in a ring-shaped shock wave centered on it.

Wherever it passed, even the rain falling from the sky was shaken apart, creating a brief vacuum.

"That's interesting."

Su Yuan narrowed his eyes, did not dodge, and directly held the huge warhammer in front of him, taking the sonic shock head-on.

Om-!

A tremendous shock came from the hammer, and Su Yuan's body swayed slightly. His footsteps plowed two deep grooves into the sand beneath his feet.

But that's about it.

He remained standing there steadily, without even changing his expression.

The merman panicked completely.

Its attack methods were few to begin with. Its strongest illusion had failed, and its trump card, the sonic attack, was also useless. All that was left was... to escape!

It suddenly turned around, slapped its tail hard on the ground, and its whole body shot towards the sea not far away like a cannonball.

Once you enter the ocean, no matter how fast the person in front of you is on land, they will never be able to catch up with you.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Su Yuan sneered, his arm muscles bulged, and he swung the heavy warhammer in his hand in a wide arc, throwing it towards the fleeing figure!

call out--!

The heavy Demon-Slaying Warhammer traced a dark arc through the air, carrying unparalleled power, and struck the merman's still struggling fishtail with pinpoint accuracy.

Snapped!

A crisp sound of bone cracking echoed through the rain.

The mermaid's fishtail was smashed open, breaking in half, and her entire body instantly lost its balance. She screamed and plunged headfirst into the cold, shallow water, splashing a large amount of water.

Su Yuan walked over unhurriedly, stepped on its back, pressed it firmly into the water, then bent down and casually picked up his warhammer.

"Die!"