Players, Please Board the Train

”There’s a chance, so we have to try,” another player who overheard their conversation chimed in, ”What, are we just supposed to wait here to die?”

Xu Huo was concerned about another matter. ”Does the existence of an unstable zone mean this space cannot be incorporated into the game?”

Previously, the Dungeon Boss of the Amusement Park, Little Pink Hat, had told him that deploying a dungeon within an unstable space was extremely dangerous. Collisions between spaces could cause irreversible consequences, not just the collapse of the dungeon.

”That’s not necessarily true.” Serin interjected. ”The nobles of District 011 would definitely choose a safe sea area. Even if there are unstable zones, they should be relatively safe, like the areas the train tracks pass through. It’s impossible for a disaster that affects the entire sea area to occur.”

”Look at all these mutated species here, aren’t they living just fine?”

”Take a gamble, a bicycle can turn into a motorcycle!” a player from the back said. ”Our only way out right now is to go find that unstable zone.”

Serin and the others shared the same view. However, to change the course, they needed to go down to the lower three decks. That is, if the main controller of this vessel item was still functional.

Therefore, the current self-rescue plan was to find the fuel Lu Yun brought, clear a path, then go to the main control room on the lower three decks to adjust the main controller and return to the original course. Then, if they could hold out for another half hour, they might be lucky enough to escape using their train tickets.

But the success rate of this plan was also very low.

Just the fact that the vessel was under the control of its holder was a difficult problem to solve.”I believe God will not abandon us.” Serin made two gestures on his chest.

Because the vessel’s condition had changed, the communication tools on board were unusable. They couldn’t directly contact the main control room. Actually, quite a few players were hiding on the lower three decks. If they could establish direct contact, cooperation between both sides could save time.

They fought their way through the obstacles of the ocean grass arms to reach the staff workroom Lu Yun mentioned. After searching, they found several boxes of combustion powder.

”This is powder from a special type of ore. Once ignited, it can burn for a long time. We don’t need to burn the ship, just clear a path through the corridors. That ocean grass is very afraid of fire.” Lu Yun distributed the fuel to everyone. ”I’ll clear the path in front.”

To reach the lower three decks, they could only use the elevator within the floors. After scattering the combustion powder to drive back the ocean grass, everyone descended using the elevator. But as soon as they went down, some black, mud-like substance began seeping out from the metal gaps, continuously flooding into the narrow space. The elevator got stuck on the third deck.

Xu Huo decisively returned to the fifth deck. ”The lower three decks might already be flooded.”

”There are so many players down there...” Lu Yun frowned. ”Some should have escaped.”

Indeed, some had escaped. Not everyone was submerged on the lower three decks. Some had tried to escape using the escort boats outside, so quite a few people were staying on the fourth deck. Unfortunately, the escort boats, both inside and out, were also tangled with ocean grass. Furthermore, being relatively close to the mutated giant octopuses, perhaps because they weren’t coated with special paint, the two escort boats distributed on the left and right of the vessel had already suffered several attacks. The boats didn’t look very sturdy anymore.

”Boom!” With a loud explosion, the ceiling of the fifth deck was pierced. A figure fell from the sixth deck, crashing into the floor like a cannonball and creating a huge crater.

”It’s that Female Player!” Lu Yun said.

The one who came down was indeed Bai Kou. She stood amidst a pile of rubble, looking up at the ceiling above. Starting from the location of the hole, the ceiling of this deck began melting into flying dust again. Within the opened field of view, the seventh deck and sixth deck no longer existed.

”Squelch...” Ocean grass arms sprouted from the distance, surging towards Bai Kou one after another. The woman under siege didn’t even blink. She raised the index finger of her right hand, and a drop of white potion dripped onto an ocean grass arm near her feet. In the next second, that arm began convulsing wildly. The expanding white color spread like a virus to the other ocean grass it had contacted, instantly dyeing all the black ”human arms” on the ground white.

The ocean grass closest to Bai Kou changed color and quickly died. When this white spread to the walls, those ocean grass products that resembled muddy swamps also became dry and rigid.

Good heavens, an entire ocean grass breeding ground was completely burned to death as if sprayed with herbicide!

Seeing this, Lu Yun couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy. ”Let’s go down!”

The fifth deck was a dangerous place, unsuitable for staying long. Everyone began moving towards the elevator again.

After taking two steps, Xu Huo turned back. He took out a Porcelain Doll potion bottle and sliced off the top half.

A foul stench instantly filled the air. Bai Kou turned her head towards him. Seeing him tap the broken opening of the bottle, she expressionlessly shifted her gaze away, then flew out of the fifth deck. In mid-air, she hoisted an energy cannon and fired a shot at Hugo who was descending:

”Your item can melt metal, melt items. Let’s see if you can digest an energy cannon too!”

The Hugo she was fighting performed a mid-air flip to dodge, ignoring the flash of cannon light. He looked coldly and solemnly at Bai Kou. ”Quite young, but your heart is rather black.”

Bai Kou ignored him and fired another shot. Both shots missed Hugo but instead headed for the central main shaft of the vessel. Unfortunately, they didn’t explode near the main shaft. The Tattooed Burly Man suddenly appeared and, with a slap through the air, sent the shots flying out to sea!

”BOOM!!!” The explosion of energy was deafening. The sea waves churned, and two mutated giant octopuses were blasted to the surface. The other giant octopuses, stimulated, began churning underwater.

The vessel itself was impacted by the energy shockwave, rocking on the sea surface. Under the pushing of the mutated giant octopuses, it swayed left and right. Large amounts of corrosive seawater rushed into the ship, instantly flooding the fifth deck.

Xu Huo had already put on his Protective Suit and gone to the third deck.

Lu Yun and the others successfully found the main control room and adjusted the navigation direction. But now the ship was out of control. Under fully automatic mechanical operation, the vessel forcibly changed course, ultimately damaging two of the power engines.

Alarms sounded, forcing Lu Yun to relinquish control.

Xu Huo entered, took a look, and understood the general situation. He said, ”The vessel’s main shaft seems to have special protection. It wasn’t melted either time.”

The others weren’t aware of this, but seeing him switch to deployment mode, they were greatly shocked. Lu Yun immediately clicked to close it. ”We don’t know if each deck uses special materials. Deploying the decks might withstand the waves, but if the mutated giant octopuses attack, the whole ship might sink!”

”You’re underestimating this item too much.” Xu Huo said. ”Besides, Captain Matt is still up there. If the ship were truly in danger, he wouldn’t just stand by and watch. The real control of the ship is still in his hands.”

”If the ship really gets attacked by giant octopuses after deployment, he will naturally sail the ship out of this sea area. That way, we’ll be temporarily saved too.”

”What he says makes sense.” Serin said. ”Water is leaking from above. I’m afraid if we wait any longer, the lower decks will be flooded too. This isn’t ordinary seawater.”