Kisaragi Station || Apocalypse Paradise #3

224: Lin Sanjiu Is the True Malicious Ghost

Lin Sanjiu didn't anticipate they would stay on the train for almost a month after settling down. Since they could see duoluozhongs, the train became their safest place. Due to its unique environment, it was also less likely that any sort of unexpected incident would occur. As such, under Lin Sanjiu's protection, the siblings converted one of the train carriages into their temporary living space and stayed on the train to recuperate.

After staying on the train for a long time, Lin Sanjiu discovered that there was no end to the journey. The train route map, which was in the train carriage, wasn't even reliable. Sometimes, the train would stop at the same station more than ten times consecutively. Others appeared randomly after a few stops. On top of that, it was also impossible to figure out the direction of the train, so they had no idea where the train was heading at any point in time.

The Kitty Provincial Hospital station, which they should have left behind long ago, had already appeared five to six times. However, they never saw that bicolor cat doctor again. Kisaragi Station and Bamboo Grove Mountains Station also appeared twice. But most of the time, the train stopped at all sorts of stations with strange and bizarre names unfamiliar to them.

In this manner, Lin Sanjiu finally witnessed firsthand the difficulties of surviving in a B-Level world. In this month, they stopped at over a hundred stations. However, they had only met slightly more than a dozen living people during this time. They easily spotted the few newcomers to the world as they all had panicked expressions and were being tortured by the environment. When those newcomers first saw the siblings, most would show their delight. They had almost the same reaction as when Lin Sanjiu met Douglas.

As they had Lin Sanjiu with them, the siblings only gave these people some pointers and did not form a team with them. Other than the few newcomers, the other people, without exception, were all from the Twelve Worlds Centrum. It was very easy to differentiate between the residents from the Twelve Worlds Centrums and those transported from other worlds. The people from the Twelve Worlds Centrums were much more easygoing. They were also more well-prepared in terms of resources. Compared with survivors from other worlds, they did not request to join the siblings. Instead, after they exchanged information with the siblings, they would bid them farewell decisively.

"There are very few people here," Reno, who had almost fully recovered from his wounds, subsequently explained to Lin Sanjiu, "The proportion of posthumans here is quite normal. The higher the world level is, the higher the proportion of posthumans from the Twelve Worlds Centrum. That doesn't mean survivors from other worlds don't get sent to high-level worlds as frequently. It is just that they die very quickly. Due to the difference in the combat requirements or protective equipment, it is difficult for a person from a C-level world to survive in a B-level world. A B-level world can be considered the start of another tier. When you go to a world B-level and above, survival isn't a matter of the number of duoluozhongs in that world. Your abilities or luck must be at an outrageous level. Otherwise, you will die without preparing yourself adequately beforehand."

"And that is why residents from the Twelve Worlds Centrum have a greater chance of survival. They must have trained themselves beforehand and prepared all sorts of battle equipment and supplies."

Lin Sanjiu nodded.

Rena was sitting beside them. When Rena's gaze inadvertently landed on Lin Sanjiu and saw the woman nodding her head, she looked away. She quickly fixed her gaze on the dark skies outside the window. She didn't dare to look at Lin Sanjiu.

They used to treat Lin Sanjiu like a stray dog they adopted, but Rena now thought Lin Sanjiu was a malicious ghost they picked from the street.

"Come on, you haven't gotten used to it?" Reno chuckled as he showed a taunting face, "So, this is your weakness."

It wasn't Rena's fault because Lin Sanjiu's recovery progress could be considered lightning-fast over the past month. Perhaps that insane compression feat she attempted when Silvan caught her gave her a great boost. After that incident, she found she had gotten a hang of her Higher Consciousness training. Not only did she generate a lot more Higher Consciousness, but it also felt denser. She improved so much that instead of a grayish tint, her blood and skin's true color were gradually returning.

Yes. After her entire skeleton had been created, no one expected that her Higher Consciousness would start to sculpt Lin Sanjiu's every artery, vein, and flesh realistically.

The term flesh was just a generic term. Lin Sanjiu, sitting on a green seat, already had some of the internal organs sculpted. Through her ribcage, one could see her heart and other organs. If it was just that, it wasn't that bad. However, recently, her Higher Consciousness suddenly lost interest in developing her organs and started creating the muscles and tendons of half her body.

Thus, Lin Sanjiu now looked like a person who had been skinned. Half of her body revealed her bones and organs, while the other half showed her muscles and tendons. If she walked on the streets at night, she would probably scare little girls to tears.

Not to mention Rena, not even Lin Sanjiu would look at her reflection in the window if she could help. On the other hand, Mrs. Manas was full of praise for Lin Sanjiu's current appearance.

"If you can successfully revive yourself after this ordeal, you won't feel a big difference!" After checking Lin Sanjiu's condition thoroughly, she couldn't help saying excitedly, "The muscles and organs created by your Higher Consciousness are way stronger than before. Sigh! I just want to see what a single punch from you looks like now."

"What's the use?" Lin Sanjiu, who was still unable to talk, could only converse smoothly with Mrs. Manas. "According to your method, my Higher Consciousness only acts as a superglue. My final goal is to get back to my original body."

Mrs. Manas seemed stumped by Lin Sanjiu's question. She hesitated and thought momentarily before sputtering a few unclear words. Finally, she simply said, "Anyway, it will only do you good."

"That's right. I think you're still hiding a lot from me." Lin Sanjiu suddenly remembered about that matter. She had just started the subject when her mindscape went silent. Mrs. Manas was playing dead once again. Lin Sanjiu certainly wasn't satisfied with letting Mrs. Manas avoid her questions. She wanted to press the teacher for more information when she heard Reno calling her, "Hey. Hey! What are you thinking!" He got her attention abruptly.

Lin Sanjiu looked up and saw Reno staring at her. From his looks, he had probably called her a few times. He said, "Did you hear what I said? What are your thoughts about that?"

'What thoughts?' Lin Sanjiu froze for a moment. Her thoughts occupied her, so she didn't hear the siblings' discussion. Amazingly, Reno could read Lin Sanjiu's expression from the movement of her muscle tissues and mucous membranes. He frowned, "You weren't listening? We were discussing whether we should alig—"

Before he finished his sentence, the train braked suddenly. All of them fell forward from the inertia. The train made an ear-piercing screech before it came to a halt.