Gao Wu: After holding back for eighteen years, my words are divine.

【3…2…1…0】

As the countdown reached zero, it felt as if the world had been abruptly shut off.

Darkness engulfed everything, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.

"vomit!"

After an unknown amount of time, when Jiangnan opened her eyes again, she heard a series of mournful bird calls.

"quack!"

That was the cawing of a crow, but it was sharper than the crows on Earth!

The carriage was deathly silent, then erupted in a scream.

"Where am I?!"

"The sun! Look at the sun outside!"

Jiangnan looked out the window.

Where is Mount Tai now? Where are the highways now?

The bus was currently parked in a strange jungle covered with dark purple vines.

All the trees were twisted in a morbid way, like countless tormented human bodies entangled together.

A dim, yellowish sunset hung in the sky, lifeless, turning the entire jungle blood red.

This is the land of twilight.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, that voice rang in everyone's minds.

Welcome to the Wildlands, the 199th newbie arrival zone.

Two hours until nightfall.

[Special Note: Hidden in the darkness here are things you can't even imagine.]

Please find safe shelter before nightfall, or use existing resources to strengthen your defenses.

Have a wonderful evening, everyone.

The moment the sound disappeared, a gust of wind carrying a fishy stench blew in through the cracks in the car window, and the temperature inside the car plummeted.

"vomit!"

A girl in the front row finally couldn't hold it in any longer and started vomiting into the trash bag.

The feeling of weightlessness and drastic changes in the environment leave most people's brains in a state of shutdown.

"Where...where am I?"

"Where's Taishan? Signal! My cell phone has no signal!"

The microphone in Squad Leader Li Xin's hand fell to the ground, emitting a piercing howl.

He stiffly turned his head, looking out the window at the purple trees that resembled twisted human bodies, his teeth chattering uncontrollably.

Just then, a fat man wearing glasses sat behind Li Xin.

Wang Meng, the class's novel expert, suddenly blurted out a sentence.

"Holy crap, Mount Tai, a bus, the whole class is traversing..."

"Should our next step in this script be to go scavenging for scraps at the Great Thunderclap Temple, and then have nine dragons pull a coffin to the Big Dipper Star Region?"

This sarcastic remark eased the tense atmosphere in the carriage slightly.

"Wang Meng, what time is it and you're still joking!"

Teacher Chen Tong's face turned pale. She stood up, gripping the back of her chair. "Everyone, calm down! Check yourselves for injuries!"

"I'm not kidding, Teacher Chen."

Wang Meng pointed to the eerie red light outside the window, his voice weak.

"This smell is too strong. I have a feeling that a classmate named Ye Hei is going to take us to cultivate immortality any second now..."

"Cultivate immortality my ass!"

Driver Wang suddenly let out a low growl.

He frantically pushed and pulled at the car door and honked the horn like crazy.

"Beep! Beep!"

The piercing sound of the horn echoed far and wide through the silent jungle.

"The door won't open! Damn it! This door won't open!"

Mr. Wang was covered in sweat. "My wife and kids are waiting for me at home for dinner... What kind of hell is this place?!"

"I want to go home! I want to go home!"

This fear is contagious.

Seeing the usually composed driver break down, the students in the carriage finally realized that this was not a drill or a movie shoot.

Panic began to build in the cramped carriage.

"Don't panic!"

Just then, squad leader Li Xin suddenly stood up.

Although his face was pale, his eyes were filled with excitement.

He strode to the front of the carriage, clapped his hands vigorously, and tried to attract everyone's attention.

"Students! And Teacher Chen, and Master Wang!"

"The situation is clear now: we've crossed over! And we're in a very dangerous place!"

Li Xin scanned the entire room, his voice rising: "That voice said there will be danger tonight!"

"We're all in this together now; we can't just sit here and wait to die! We must unite to survive!"

Upon hearing the word "unity," many students who had been feeling lost seemed to have found their anchor and nodded in agreement.

"The class monitor is right, what should we do?"

Seeing that someone responded, Li Xin straightened his back.

"First, in order to ensure the rational allocation of resources and prevent anyone from hoarding or wasting them."

"I suggest everyone take all the food and water out of their backpacks! Let's manage them centrally and distribute them uniformly!"

Upon hearing this, the students who had been nodding froze instantly.

Everyone instinctively clutched their backpacks tighter, their eyes becoming wary.

In peacetime, people might cooperate to save face.

But now, that's life-saving food!

"On what grounds?"

In the back row, three tall boys stood up in unison.

The leader was Yang Wei, the center of the school basketball team. His height of 1.9 meters made him look very imposing.

He looked at Li Xin with a cold smile and shook his head.

"Li Xin, are you out of your mind? This is the apocalypse! What are you playing at?"

"Yang Wei, what do you mean? I'm doing this for everyone's good!"

Li Xin's face darkened. "Without discipline, a disorganized mess, how are we going to survive tonight?"

Don't give me that!

Yang Wei scoffed and directly tore off the mask of politeness.

"We're all adults here, don't bring your bureaucratic style from the student council here."

"To be frank, although we are classmates, we have only known each other for less than half a year, and we don't even know each other's full names."

Yang Wei pointed to the eerie jungle outside the window: "In this godforsaken place, supplies are life!"

"Leave it to you? What if you give yourself an extra bottle of water and give someone else a bite of bread less? Who will starve to death then?"

"Putting things together will only lead to conflict!"

"If they start fighting over food, they might not even be able to stay as partners!"

Although Yang Wei's words were harsh, they were like a knife, piercing the most selfish corner of everyone's heart.

"Yes... I only have two bags of cookies in my bag, and I don't feel comfortable handing them over."

"Why should I give away the water I brought myself?"

The students who were still hesitating at the time turned to the side and protected their supplies tightly, afraid that they would be stolen.

Seeing this, Li Xin's face turned red with anger.

This feeling of having his authority challenged made him, a top student all along, feel incredibly ashamed and angry.

"Fine! You won't pay, huh? You think I, Li Xin, am a selfish person, right?"

Li Xin gritted his teeth, grabbed his backpack, and collapsed onto his seat.

Potato chips, cola, beef jerky...

A dazzling array of snacks were scattered around.

As a second-generation rich kid, he certainly brought the most things.

"See? I brought the most stuff! But I'm willing to take it all out!"

Li Xin roared with righteous indignation.

"Some people have dark hearts and are unwilling to unite, but please don't let them affect those who want to live!"

This example of leading by example truly impressed many people.

Li Xin pressed his advantage: "In this environment, we need a strong leadership core to direct our operations!"

"I, Li Xin, recommend myself as the temporary team leader! Anyone who follows me will have water to drink and food to eat!"

After saying that, he didn't look at Yang Wei, but turned to look at the driver, Mr. Wang, who was huddled in the driver's seat.

Master Wang was a burly man, and he was holding a large repair wrench in his hand.

This is currently the most formidable military unit on board.

"Master Wang, are you hungry too?"

Li Xin quickly picked out a vacuum-packed braised chicken leg from the pile of snacks, put on a smile, and handed it over.

"You must be tired from driving. Here, have this chicken leg. We need to keep an eye on the car!"

"We can't let those who don't follow the rules run rampant, don't you think?"

This is blatant courting!

As long as he takes down Master Wang, he'll have military support, and his position as captain will be secure!

However, before Master Wang could even reach out...

"Snapped!"

A large hand suddenly slashed across.

Yang Wei snatched two packets of biscuits and a bottle of Lao Da black tea from his two henchmen and slammed them down in front of Master Wang.

"Master Wang! Don't listen to this hypocrite's nonsense! He's just obsessed with being an official and wants to be a local tyrant!"

Yang Wei, not to be outdone, glared at Li Xin and said, "You want to form a faction?"

"I can do that too! Master Wang, follow us, you don't need to take orders from anyone, we'll be brothers, and we'll share the meat!"

"you!"

Li Xin was furious. "Yang Wei, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?!"

"I just can't stand your hypocritical attitude!"

The two were locked in a fierce confrontation, and it looked like they were about to come to blows.

The train carriage was divided into two factions, and the atmosphere was tense.

But no one noticed that Mr. Wang, who had been huddled in the driver's seat, was trembling violently.

His bloodshot eyes weren't looking at the chicken leg, nor at the red tea.

Instead, he stared intently at the twisted, dark purple trees outside the windshield.

"Beep! Beep!"

Suddenly, Mr. Wang went berserk and honked the horn twice.

"Shut up, all of you!"

He didn't reach for anything on either side, but instead grabbed the large repair wrench with his other hand and slowly stood up.

Having driven for many years, Mr. Wang is quite burly, and he stood up straight at this moment.

Combined with that face contorted with extreme fear, it exuded a sense of oppression even more terrifying than Yang Wei's.

"Master Wang...?"

Li Xin was startled, and his hand, which was handing over the chicken leg, froze in mid-air.

"What kind of car are you driving? Huh? Tell me which way to go?!"

Master Wang's eyes were bloodshot as he pointed at the highway that had completely disappeared outside and roared in a hoarse voice.

"Can't you see? The road is gone! Mount Tai is gone too! I've been driving for twenty years and I've never seen such a godforsaken place!"

"I want to go home... My wife and kids are waiting for me at home for dinner. What are you brats talking to me about becoming officials for?"

"What are you talking about, bro?"

Mr. Wang swung the wrench violently, slamming it onto the coin box, sending sparks flying.

"That voice just now said to live until tomorrow's sunrise... Yes, live on."

"Only by surviving can I go home! Only then can I see my family, hahaha!"

He sat on the ground, almost delirious, clutching his head and laughing foolishly.

Yang Wei and Li Xin dared not speak, and lowered their heads in deep thought.

Chen Tong, who had walked to the front row, helplessly rubbed his forehead, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples.

She knew that her words, spoken by this frail English teacher, were no longer effective.

"Honestly, can't you just calm down a bit..."

Chen Tong sighed and subconsciously glanced back at Jiang Nan, who was sitting in the corner of the last row.

The boy who was always quiet was still huddled in the corner, clutching his schoolbag.

He remained expressionless, neither vying for attention nor flustered.

"If only everyone could be like Jiangnan, who doesn't talk but also doesn't cause trouble, how wonderful that would be."

Chen Tong thought bitterly to himself.

I don't know.

The obedient Jiangnan in Chen Tong's eyes was now staring into the void, his heart filled with ecstasy.

Just now, as the bus finally landed on this "wilderness" land, the progress bar finally reached its end.

[Environment analysis complete.]

[Check-in system activated!]

Current location: Twisted Treeline

[Have you checked in?]

Without any hesitation, Jiang Nan shouted in his heart:

"Check-in!"

The next second, a pleasant notification sound rang in his mind, like heavenly music.

[Ding! Check-in successful!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the A-rank Word of Power 'Bullet'!]

As the notification tone ended, a warm current instantly flowed through Jiangnan's entire body.

A detailed message appeared on the screen.

【Word of Power: Bullet (Rank A)】

Function: Compresses the power of words to fire a colorless, invisible, silent air bullet that ignores physical defenses.

Characteristics: Absolutely straight line, unaffected by wind or gravity.

Range: 100 meters.

Consumption: 1 character is consumed per attack (Current balance: 6666).

Activation method: Raise your hand, assume a pistol stance, aim at the target, and say the activation word "Bang!"

Jiang Nan slowly raised his right hand and, using the seat as cover, lightly gestured a pistol-like motion.

I aimed at the crow cawing incessantly on a branch outside the window.

Colorless, formless, and soundless.

Ignore defenses.

One hundred meters range.

the most important is…

This thing only needs one word!

It can take a person's life!