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

"What do you mean, 'me'?"

"Oh, by the way, which one are you talking about?"

Su Yuan tapped the cards with his fingers, producing a crisp sound.

"Is this the one that requires the aperitif to be drunk in one gulp?"

"Is this still the same requirement, that the main course knife must be held in the right hand?"

"Oh, right, and this one too. It actually requires guests to keep smiling throughout their meal, otherwise they'll be treated as 'unpleasant guests' and disposed of."

As Su Yuan spoke, he picked out the several invitations with different rules and threw them in front of the girl.

"..."

The girl's name was Sun Ya. Sun Ya subconsciously looked at the rules on her card.

She subconsciously picked up one of the cards, then looked at the one in her hand.

The rules above are actually different!

"This...how is this possible?"

A man also came over, snatched an invitation, compared it with his own, and his face instantly turned extremely ugly.

"Damn it! This sign didn't even say 'keep quiet'! It only said 'don't waste food'!"

"I...I meant that we shouldn't talk while eating..."

"My requirement is... you must eat everything on the plate, including the bones..."

Panic, like a plague, spread rapidly among the eight surviving players.

They realized that they had fallen into a huge trap from the very beginning.

The owner of this castle, the so-called "queen," never intended for them to live!

She set different, even contradictory, rules for everyone. No matter what they did, they would inevitably violate one of them and eventually become her meal!

This is an unsolvable deadlock!

No, the only way to survive is to kill or hold off the butler outside who has two-star strength, and absolutely do not go to the appointment. Once you've stalled for time, leave immediately.

You fell into someone else's rules from the very beginning, rules that they never intended for you to survive.

In the eyes of the so-called Black Swan Queen, these people are all food.

"when--!"

A melodious and ancient bell rang out unexpectedly from the depths of the castle.

The sound of the bell seemed to possess a strange magic, instantly piercing everyone's eardrums and striking the depths of their souls.

The eight players, who were still in a state of panic and chaos, froze the moment they heard the bell. All the discussions and commotion came to an abrupt halt at that moment.

They were like a tape recorder that had been muted; they stood there, pale-faced, and even held their breath unconsciously.

Immediately afterwards, a cold, emotionless sound, as if made of metal rubbing together, rang out simultaneously from all sides of the hall.

The voice was neither male nor female, nor did it reveal any emotional fluctuations, yet it carried a chilling majesty.

"The banquet is about to begin."

"Distinguished guests, please take your seats."

The moment the words fell.

On the wall at the far end of the hall, a huge golden picture frame that had been empty suddenly emitted a strange red light with a "hum".

The red light flowed like living blood, quickly outlining and filling the frame.

Within seconds, a lifelike oil painting appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.

The painting depicts a woman.

A woman whose beauty is breathtaking, yet whose coldness chills the heart.

She wore a gorgeous black evening gown, her skin as white as snow, but her lips as red as blood. Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, with a jet-black swan feather tucked into it.

She sat quietly on the throne, one hand supporting her chin, the other casually resting on the armrest.

Her face was expressionless, but her deep, obsidian-like eyes seemed to see right through people's hearts, coldly watching everyone present through the canvas.

Just by making eye contact with the eyes in the painting, several players couldn't help but shiver, feeling as if their souls were being frozen by that icy gaze.

Without a doubt, the woman in the painting is the owner of this castle—the Black Swan Queen.

That cold voice rang out again.

"Pre-meal etiquette: Pay the highest respect to the Queen."

"All guests, please rise, face the portrait of the Queen, place your left hand on your heart, and then bow in reverence."

"Anyone who violates etiquette will be considered to have blasphemed the Queen."

New rules have emerged.

Moreover, this time the rules are clear, explicit, and seem to apply to everyone.

Players who had just learned that the "rules" themselves were a trap were now grasping at a last straw.

They dared not hesitate or resist any longer.

Under the shadow of death, they must seize every opportunity to survive.

"Quick! Get up!"

"Left hand! It's the left hand!"

Everyone hurriedly stood up from their seats, then turned around in a panic to face the portrait of the queen that exuded an ominous aura.

They all looked tense and moved stiffly, carefully raising their left hands and placing them on their chests.

The only sounds in the hall were heavy breathing and the frantic pounding of hearts.

However, the more nervous you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

Among the crowd, a man who looked to be around thirty years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and with a refined demeanor, was sweating profusely and had a deathly pale face.

His name is Wang Tao. He is a department manager at a company. He is used to being arrogant and domineering and has never experienced a life-or-death situation like this before.

The immense fear had left his mind blank.

Wang Tao staggered, his mind going blank.

When he came to his senses and subconsciously raised his hand to his chest, he was horrified to find that he had raised his right hand!

Finished!

The man's pupils instantly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

He tried to switch hands, but it was too late!

That cold voice, like the pronouncement of death, once again echoed throughout the hall.

"Blasphemer!"

"Ah—! Help! Help me!"

Before he could finish speaking...

A bloody hole suddenly appeared between the man's eyebrows. He collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and died instantly.

It's clear the Queen is very angry and has no desire to play with everyone anymore.

Su Yuan remained seated, making no move, and the Queen seemed to ignore him, merely smiling slightly.

"Now, my dear guests, I will give you an opportunity to prove your loyalty and worth to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Please point out that 'rude person' with your finger."

"The identification is correct. The dinner will continue, and you will all be entitled to enjoy the food."

"If no one identifies it, or...the identification is incorrect..."

"Then you will all share his 'special' punishment."

On the other side, Su Yuan did not stop this scene, but stared intently at the player's corpse.

At this moment, there was a detail that everyone overlooked: it suddenly started raining the instant the Queen arrived.