Train Survival: Can I get a treasure chest by touching my goddess?

Shen Wen's mind suddenly went blank.

A strong feeling of nausea surged up from his stomach, accompanied by dizziness and fear, as if something was tearing at his sanity.

He abruptly lowered his head, unable to look any further.

Then he saw the light screen appear in front of him—

[SAN value is decreasing... Current SAN value: 87...85...82...]

It's still falling.

Shen Wen's heart sank. He grabbed Su Mu beside him, pulled her away from the car window, and shouted at the same time—

"Don't look!"

Su Qingxuan and Jiang Youchu were startled awake by his roar and turned their heads sharply.

Su Mu stumbled as he pulled her, crashing into his arms. She looked up, her face pale, and said, "I—"

"Don't speak, close your eyes." Shen Wen's voice was urgent. "Those things are problematic; looking at them for too long will make you lose sanity."

Su Qingxuan immediately closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and forced herself not to think about the scene she had just seen.

Jiang Youchu was a beat slow to react, still staring out the window—

Shen Wen quickly covered her eyes: "Close your eyes!"

Jiang Youchu shuddered, finally realizing what was happening. She closed her eyes, her voice trembling, "I...I didn't watch..."

Shen Wen released her, and dared not look out the window again.

He leaned against the carriage wall, panting heavily, staring at his sanity panel—

Current SAN value: 78

It's still falling, but at a slower pace.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried not to think about those distorted faces, empty eye sockets, and wriggling whiskers.

After an unknown amount of time, the sanity value finally stabilized.

Current SAN value: 76

Twenty-four points were lost.

Shen Wen opened his eyes and looked at the other three.

Su Qingxuan's face was pale, but she remained calm and was closing her eyes to regulate her breathing.

Jiang Youchu huddled in the corner, covering her head, trembling all over.

Su Mu stood beside him, her hand still being held by him. Her expression wasn't good either, but she looked much better than Jiang Youchu.

Shen Wen glanced out the window.

Those things are still chasing, but the distance isn't getting any shorter; it seems they can't catch up with the train.

He breathed a sigh of relief. "What...what are these things...?"

Su Qingxuan had already opened the regional channel.

On the screen, messages were refreshing faster than ever before, making complete sentences almost impossible to read; only scattered words were barely discernible.

[D4011 Train - Passenger - Liu Feng: What are those things?! My teammate went crazy after just one look!]

[D2304 Train - Passenger - Li Sisi: Are you crazy? What do you mean?]

[D4011 Train - Passenger - Liu Feng: He kept staring at me, then suddenly started laughing, and then... then he bit me! He was incredibly strong! The three of us couldn't hold him down!]

[D8812 Train - Passenger - Zhang Wei: Someone here has gone mad too, their eyes are rolling upwards, and they're making gurgling sounds, just like those monsters outside the window!]

[D5601 Train - Passenger - Zhao Yaoyao: Don't just be scared! I've noticed, they can't catch up with the train, but they keep following behind! At this rate, they'll catch up eventually!]

[D5200 Train Conductor Zhao Xun: What should we do then? Speed ​​it up!]

[D5601 Train Passenger Zhao Yaoyao: Speeding up requires upgrading the wheels! Where do we have the resources right now!]

[D1923 Train - Passenger - Wang Mei: It's all over, it's all over, I'm going to die, I'm going to die—]

[D4011 Train - Passenger - Liu Feng: Oh no! Those things have started attacking the carriage frame! I hear scratching sounds outside!]

[D8812 Train - Passenger - Zhang Wei: Attacking the chassis? What should we do then?]

[D4011 Train - Passenger - Liu Feng: The doors... the doors are shaking from the impact! System notification: You must open the doors and attack them, otherwise the chassis durability will keep dropping!]

[D2304 Train - Passenger - Li Sisi: Open the door? Open the door and let those things in?]

[D4011 Train - Passenger - Liu Feng: It's not about letting them in, it's about attacking them from the doorway! They're crawling on the train body; the only way to hit them is to open the door!]

The message paused for a moment here.

Then--

[D4011 Train - Train Conductor - Liu Feng: We've opened the doors. Three are dead. My teammates are all dead. I'm the only one left.]

The carriage fell silent.

Shen Wen stared at the message, a chill running down his spine.

The passengers have also become train conductors.

Three people died.

Just to clear the monsters crawling on the vehicle.

Su Qingxuan's voice came from the side, very soft, with a hint of relief at surviving a disaster: "So that's why the wheels were upgraded."

Shen Wen turned to look at her.

Su Qingxuan took a deep breath and tried to calm her voice: "It's not just about traveling."

If you're not fast enough, these things will catch up. If they catch up, you'll have to open the door and fight. If you open the door and fight, people will die.

"The speed of the vehicle is the bottom line for survival."

Shen Wen fell silent.

He recalled the message the system had displayed when he upgraded the wheels earlier—

If the required speed cannot be achieved, the arrival time will be extended by 300%, during which time the train will be exposed to a hazardous environment.

Exposure to hazardous environments.

So that's what "dangerous environment" means.

They were being chased by these things.

Attack the vehicle frame.

Forced to open the door and meet the challenge.

He stared at the distorted figures outside the window, and a thought suddenly popped into his head.

If we hadn't upgraded the wheels, and if the current speed were still 20 kilometers per hour...

So what they are facing now is a situation where these things are crawling on the car body and they have to open the door to clean them off.

Shen Wen breathed a sigh of relief, his voice tinged with a hint of relief: "We don't need to worry. As long as we keep this pace, these monsters won't be able to catch us."

Su Qingxuan nodded, but did not reply.

Her gaze fell on the regional channel; messages were still scrolling, but the content had changed.

[D5200 Train - Train Conductor - Zhao Xun: Damn it, I didn't upgrade my wheels, and now those things are starting to grab the chassis! Anyone have a weapon? Sell me one!]

[D2304 Train - Passenger - Li Sisi: I have a dagger, I'll sell you fifty kilograms of metal]

[D5200 Train - Train Conductor - Zhao Xun: Fifty pounds? Why don't you just rob me! I don't have that much metal!]

[D2304 Train - Train Conductor - Li Sisi: Then you can just wait to die]

[D1923 Train - Passenger - Wang Mei: Please, someone sell me some weapons, waaaaah—]

[D5601 Train - Passenger - Zhao Yaoyao: Weapon prices have gone crazy. Just now, someone was trading ten kilograms of wood for a spear, but now you can't even get fifty kilograms.]

[D8812 Train Conductor Zhang Wei: Nonsense, it would be strange if the price didn't go up. Those things climbed onto the train, how are we supposed to fight them without weapons? Are we supposed to open the doors and scratch them with our bare hands?]

[D4011 Train - Train Conductor - Liu Feng: Twenty bullets, all used up. The chassis durability dropped by thirty. Who knows what the next station will be like. I probably won't live more than a few days.]

After that message, the regional channel was silent for a few seconds.

Shen Wen stared at the message, feeling a mix of emotions.

That person was asking how to change weapons just an hour ago, and was still talking about "my teammate".

Now my teammates are gone.

He was the only one left.

Shen Wen turned off the regional channel, no longer looking at the desperate pleas for help, the skyrocketing prices, and the disappearing IDs.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the oppressive feeling, and tried to keep his voice steady: "After this, I'm afraid the prices of weapons and materials will rise again."

Su Qingxuan nodded: "Not just weapons. Metals, wood, and machine parts will all increase in price."

Those who haven't upgraded their wheels are now desperately trying to do so.

What's needed to lift a wheel? Metal and mechanical parts.

She paused, her tone carrying a complex emotion: "We have resources, but we can't squander them."

Jiang Youchu stood up from the corner, her face still pale, but much better than before.

She walked over and stood beside Shen Wen, looking out the window at the figures still chasing after them, and whispered, "I used to think that as long as I was careful, I could survive. Now it seems..."

She didn't continue.

But the meaning is already quite clear.

Being careful won't help.

If you're not fast enough, you'll die.

If resources are insufficient, death will ensue.

If you're unlucky enough to encounter something that makes your sanity drop at first glance, you'll die too.