Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

The atmosphere inside the luxury carriage was somewhat tense.

Of course, the focus is only on one person.

Su Lin slammed the four cards onto the table with a crisp sound.

"Bomb! This round's in the bag!"

Her face was covered with sticky notes, almost obscuring half of it.

Only her bright, sparkling eyes and slightly upturned lips were visible.

She had four cards left in her hand. She glanced at her remaining cards and then at the thick stack of cards in front of Lu Zhixing.

He was secretly making plans in his mind.

He definitely has a winning hand, but it doesn't matter, we're guaranteed to win this round.

Su Youran put down her book, gave her younger sister a cold glance, and looked at her as if she were an idiot.

Then he silently shifted his gaze back to the book without saying a word.

Su Lin was smug.

"I'm going to use this hand of cards today to win back all the points I've lost!"

She turned to look at Lu Zhixing.

"I know you have a royal flush, but you still have seventeen cards. You think you can beat me with seventeen cards? If you can beat me with seventeen cards today, I'll eat this table right now!"

Lu Zhixing took a sip of juice and put down the glass.

"Seventeen cards, right?"

He started losing cards.

One, two, three, four.

Bombs, planes, gone.

His cards were all laid out neatly on the table.

Su Lin's smile froze on her face.

"??? I need to check my license!"

She reached out to grab Lu Zhixing's cards, but Lu Zhixing blocked her.

"What's the point of testing? A loss is a loss."

Su Lin threw the cards on the table and sat back down on the sofa in a huff.

"I'm not playing anymore! It's not fun at all!"

Su Youran said quietly.

"You could win this hand even if you brought a dog to play."

Su Lin was furious, her face contorted like a pufferfish: "Sis!! You're all bullying me!"

She angrily ripped the sticky note off her forehead, muttering something under her breath. It was hard to hear, but it didn't sound like anything nice.

"Ding-dong—"

The broadcast suddenly blared, with an unusual urgency.

"Attention, esteemed passengers. Monster activity has been detected ahead, which may be accompanied by a beast horde. The train will soon be in defensive mode."

"The train may experience slight jolting. Please return to your seats, fasten your seatbelts, and refrain from moving around the carriage. Again, please fasten your seatbelts..."

Lu Zhixing frowned and turned to look out the car window into the distance.

On the distant horizon, a thin black line is rapidly thickening.

The sky and the ground were a dark, oppressive mass.

"That's quite a lot," he said softly.

Su Youran closed the book expressionlessly, stood up, and a silver spear materialized in her hand, its surface radiating a faint chill.

Su Lin was stunned.

"Sis? What are you doing? The guards can handle the beast tide. We can just sit back and watch the show."

Su Youran ignored her sister, her tone indifferent.

With great power comes great responsibility. Now that we've encountered this situation, there's no reason to sit idly by.

She carried the long gun and walked straight towards the connecting area between the carriages.

Song Xiaohe also stood up carefully, her voice gentle.

"Um... I'll go take a look too. I'm a knight, it's my duty to protect the weak... and I can also help You Ran shield her."

She nodded to Lu Zhixing and Su Lin, then jogged to catch up with Su Youran.

Lu Zhixing watched the two figures leave and stroked his chin.

"Tsk, I didn't expect these two to be so enlightened."

The little zombie trembled with excitement in his mind.

"So many monsters! So many monsters! Quick, I need to level up! Come along with me!"

The little vampire cautiously tried to persuade him.

"It's so dangerous outside, it's safer to stay inside the train car. The announcement said not to wander around..."

Lu Zhixing reassured himself.

"Little zombie, don't worry, there are plenty of monsters to kill when you get to Kyoto, so don't worry about taking a little longer."

"Besides, didn't Captain Shen say that he brought three times the usual number of guards?"

"If we rush out now, we'll be stealing their jobs, which is unethical. Our task now is to enjoy the journey as distinguished passengers in the luxury carriage."

The little zombie remained silent for a moment, then offered no further rebuttal.

Su Lin pursed her lips, watching the figure that had already disappeared into the connecting area between the carriages.

"Hey, it's just a beast tide. It's normal for trains to encounter beast tides. The guards could handle it, but they insist on rushing out and causing trouble. Aren't they tired of it?"

Lu Zhixing smiled and shook his head.

"You can't say that. It's because of people like them that we can lie here so peacefully. In a way, they're pretty cool."

Su Lin was slightly taken aback, remained silent for two seconds, and then chuckled softly.

"That makes sense... I didn't expect you to be so philosophical."

"You flatter me."

He paused for a moment, then asked another question out of curiosity.

"By the way, aren't you a powerful support? Why don't you go and give your sister some buffs? A support staying in the back shouldn't be too dangerous, right?"

Su Lin's expression became somewhat unnatural.

"Um... my sister doesn't care about my buff."

Lu Zhixing asked in confusion, "Hmm? Why?"

In this world, are there people who don't like to consume buffs?

Su Lin avoided eye contact.

"Um... well... maybe she thinks she's strong enough? Or... maybe she thinks my buff is a bit... unnecessary?"

Her voice trailed off, "Oh, let's not talk about this anymore!"

She forcefully changed the subject, "Anyway, she's so strong, she won't miss my little buff. Come on, let's play 'Turtle Draw'! I refuse to believe I can lose this round!"

On the roof of the magic train, a fierce wind howled, making it almost impossible for people to stand.

On the armored plates on the top of the train, a magic-powered machine gun was mounted at intervals, and the barrels were being slowly adjusted.

It emits a slight mechanical turning sound.

The guards stood guard at their posts, with ranged fighters on the inside and melee fighters on the outside, ready to protect their safety at any time.

The squad leader of the escort team was stunned when he saw Su Youran and Song Xiaohe appear at the entrance on the roof of the car.

"Hey? You two, what are you doing up here? It's too dangerous! Get back to your carriage right now!"

Su Youran didn't waste any words. She glanced at the beast tide in the distance and said calmly.

"We're here to help."

Song Xiaohe stood beside her, nodding firmly with a determined expression.

The squad leader hesitated, "This...but..."

Su Youran interrupted him: "No buts. As professionals in the Dragon Kingdom, we enjoy the protection and resources of the country, so we must bear the corresponding responsibilities. The more people there are, the more strength we have."

Song Xiaohe mustered her courage: "Um... I'm a Light Knight, I'll take the damage for you guys, I want to do my part too."

A warm feeling welled up in the squad leader's heart.

"Alright! In that case, I'll leave it to you two!"

He turned and gave the order.

"Dazhuang! Erlei! You two come here and protect these two students! If they lose even a single hair, I'll hold you responsible!"

Two burly shield warriors immediately rushed over and shielded the two men.

The squad leader turned and left.

Su Youran's gaze swept across the front and back of the train, and she suddenly frowned slightly.

"Magic Cannon..."

Song Xiaohe noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"

Su Youran looked at the magic cannons that were charging in front and behind.

"Each time the magic cannon is activated, it consumes a considerable amount of resources. Under normal circumstances, it is sufficient to activate the magic machine gun when facing a normal beast horde."

Song Xiaohe immediately tensed up and gripped the floating light shield in her hand tightly.

Su Youran took a deep breath and gripped the spear tightly.

"Cheer up, this beast tide... is probably not that simple."

On the defensive position on the roof of the vehicle, all the guards were on high alert, their guns aimed at the black tide surging in the distance.

In the sky, several strange gray-white birds were circling silently.

The ground is shaking.