Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 103 The Lost Ones of the Rift

"Guest...please find your seat...have a pleasant journey."

Accompanied by the piercing mechanical welcome sound of a loudspeaker, he found himself in a brand new world, a world without the sun.

Chen Qi quickly scanned the surrounding scenery.

The walls of the carriage were covered with thick copper plates and rust, inlaid with delicate gears and springs.

Light shone from the overhead steam lamps, casting dappled shadows in the dimly lit carriage, making it seem as if countless eyes were watching from the shadows.

Beneath your feet is a trembling iron plate, and with every step you can feel the vibrations of the carriage speeding across the ground.

Ahead of him, an old man in a black hat with a blank expression sat on the simple car seat, holding an old newspaper and flipping through it.

But what was most terrifying was the view outside the car window.

That was the scene of the Age of No Light, with black hills stretching as far as the eye could see, and the dark sky constantly shifting.

The cracks in the image and the light were as frightening as ever... Chen Qi thought to himself.

According to the information Ann gave him.

Inside the carriage, the key points he needed to check were the sound of the horn, the view through the windows, the old man's appearance, and the drinks on the floor.

There were also the shadows under the seats and the spiritual energy field throughout the carriage.

If all these things are the same as in the first carriage, then it means that this carriage is a normal carriage and you can continue forward.

Conversely, if an abnormality occurs, you must immediately retreat and then re-enter the next carriage.

If you make a mistake, you will be attacked by the image monsters.

In theory, this is a crack that can be passed through unharmed as long as one remains calm.

Why do so many hunters fail?

Chen Qi remained vigilant, following the strategy to identify each key point in front of him.

The horn sounded normally, the view outside the car window was normal, the elderly person reading the newspaper was normal, and the shadow under the car seat was normal.

"Everything is normal. Proceed to the next carriage."

Chen Qi thought to himself, and with light, quick steps, walked toward the second carriage.

His footsteps landed in the second carriage.

"Guest...please find your seat...have a pleasant journey."

The horn sounded again.

The moment he entered the second carriage, Chen Qi sensed something unusual!
The view outside the window is normal.

But the old man reading the newspaper in front of him had a bright red eye and a black mouth growing out of the back of his head.

His black lips curled slightly upwards, as if bringing a smile to the entire train:
"Guest, are you here for some fun?"

"That's pretty scary..."

Chen Qi couldn't help but curse.

Without any hesitation, he lightly ran his index finger along the blade.

A huge blue flame erupted from the blade.

He was, after all, someone who had fought alongside the coastal tyrants.

But the atmosphere on the train was too oppressive. He was not very brave and had to use firepower to dispel his fear!

"??"

what's the situation?
The elderly man reading the newspaper seemed startled and instinctively took a step back.

In the instant it retreated, it revealed its true form, with numerous twisted black pustules sprouting from its body:

"Humanity……"

There's no need to give it time to speak!

Draw your sword! Unleash a deity-infused slash!
Chen Qi channeled his energy, took a step forward, and slashed upwards from his waist with his sword, drawing a bright streak of ghostly fire in the air.

The jet-black monster's blood splattered!
The blue flames tore the small carriage apart in an instant.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Before the old man reading the newspaper could even reveal his true form, he was torn apart by the will-o'-the-wisps and black mist, turning into pieces of charred remains.

[Defeat the humanoid shadow monster and gain 120 Spirit Points.]

"call……"

Chen Qi looked at the prompt in front of him and let out a long sigh.

Will-o'-the-wisp oil is a supernatural flame that can be ignited by spiritual power, and can cause massive damage to shadow monsters.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough and had enough firepower!
Indeed, only the blade in my hand could alleviate the fear brought by the darkness.

Chen Qi squatted down and checked under the car seat again.

The fluctuations in spiritual energy here are also abnormal.

"Whoa whoa whoa!"

The shadow under the car seat seemed to have spotted a monster, and kept crawling towards the corner.

They were scared.

"There are no powerful monsters. This carriage is not normal. Move to the back."

Chen Qi placed the black knife on his shoulder.

He then returned to the previous carriage and moved forward again.

Normal, forward...

Something's not right. Cut them all off. Gain 200 Spirit Points. Retreat...

Normal, forward...

……

"Guest...please find your seat...have a pleasant journey."

Chen Qi kept his attention focused and kept moving forward until he reached the twentieth carriage. At this point, he was no more than five carriages away from the driver's carriage at the front.

Surprisingly easy, the crack wasn't as difficult as I'd imagined.

Chen Qi squatted down.

The scene in the carriage before him was beyond his expectations.

The body of the old man who was reading the newspaper lay on the ground, oozing a large amount of dark brown blood.

Many of the car seats were severely damaged, as if they had been hit by a heavy hammer.

Another scary scene... Chen Qi took out the adorable Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 from his backpack card and touched it.

"Wakuwaku (Master, hug me!)"

The deep-sea elves gathered together.

Fortunately, during this terrifying train journey, he was accompanied by adorable water sprites.

“Not normal…”

Chen Qi instinctively stepped back, preparing to turn around.

However, he suddenly asked himself:
Is it really abnormal?

Chen Qi rejected this option.

Although the scene before us is vastly different from that in the first carriage.

But his intuition told him that the spiritual energy field in this carriage was normal.

Fluctuations in spiritual energy are key to determining whether a carriage is functioning normally.

The body of the elderly man who had been reading the newspaper lying on the ground, the damaged car seat—everything before my eyes looked like a scene deliberately vandalized.

Chen Qi squatted down and re-examined his observation skills.

There was absolutely no trace of the shadowy monster in the entire carriage.

Something is misleading him.

I was almost misled by this clumsy arrangement.

"It's finally starting to get a little interesting..."

Chen Qi's lips curled slightly, his cheeks flushed slightly, and he revealed a hint of excitement in his smile.

After walking for so long, he finally encountered something strange.

This is what makes it look like a crack with high distortion and high mortality rate!

The black knife in Chen Qi's hand was already itching for a bite.

The black knife slowly sliced ​​across the ground, leaving scorching flames on the rusty floor.

The black blade slashed across the twenty-first carriage.

The moment you step inside, the mechanical horn emits an unprecedentedly terrifying sound.

"Guests... since you're already here, don't leave... let's cross the ditch together... and reach the sea of ​​flowers on the other side..."

As Chen Qi scanned his surroundings, a negative spiritual energy permeated the entire cramped carriage.

At that moment, the old man reading the newspaper had turned into black fragments!

Instead, there was a white-haired young man lying on the ground.

He was wearing the latest hunter uniform and had a new Collector rifle at his waist.

Meanwhile, the legs were severely damaged, and large amounts of dark brown blood were constantly flowing out.

Upon seeing Chen Qi enter, the white-haired youth burst into tears and cried out:
"Finally, finally, the wait is over! I thought no other hunters were coming!"

Please help me, my leg is injured, please pull me up.

I'll reward you. My family is very wealthy; I can give you five million coins, plus valuable skill cards!

"Do you need help?"

Chen Qi walked to his side and carefully sensed the monster's spiritual power.

It really has turned into a monster... He placed the deep-sea spirit on the car seat.

The monstrous young man before him was, without a doubt, the corpse that the naval admiral had entrusted him to bring back.

But now, the corpse is enveloped in a frenzied aura of shadowy energy.

Find the target of the commission!

However, judging from the demonic aura emanating from him, he'll have to act as an exorcist for a while first.

Chen Qi said excitedly:
"Little guy, just a heads up, this rift is a single-person rift, it can't hold two humans at the same time."

"..."

The moment he finished speaking, Chen Qi raised his head, smiled slightly, gripped the black knife with both hands, and then stabbed it downwards towards the monster's head!
Pfft!

Blue flames and black mist continued to tear each other apart!

With a deafening roar, the white-haired youth's skin instantly turned to charcoal.

At the last moment, its body twisted, turning into a blur, and suddenly widened the distance.

Boom boom boom!

A massive surge of frenzied imagery power coursed through the carriage.

The entire carriage was shaking violently!
"Humanity!"

At this moment, tinged with negative emotions, the monster's murmurs echoed once more within the carriage:

"You have already found a way to die..."

A burst of inspiration from the vibrant red color.

You have angered the forbidden existence of Train No. 8—the Rift Lost One!
Crack distortion increased by 5%!

Please be aware of your safety!

(End of this chapter)