Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Sensing that Song Mingyu's emotions had stabilized, Su Li patted her.

Song Mingyu let go of his hand, sat down to the side, and her breathing calmed down again.

In fact, not only Song Mingyu was unable to hold on, but Su Li also felt that she was about to collapse.

Digging silently in a pitch-black cave is like doing a futile task that will never be finished.

Zurich had heard the story of Sisyphus before. The story says that Sisyphus offended the gods, and as punishment, the gods made him push a huge boulder up a mountain. But every time he was about to reach the top, the boulder would roll back down to the bottom.

So he endlessly did this hopeless thing, and all his efforts were in vain.

With no hope in sight and no future in sight, in the end, all that remains is numbness.

Su Li felt like Sisyphus.

He had never understood the meaning of nothingness so deeply.

At the beginning, there was a romantic atmosphere between him and Song Mingyu, but now he only feels lost.

While Song Mingyu was digging the hole and he was carrying the load himself, he also lost control of his emotions for a while.

He frantically slammed his fist against the ground at the bottom, turning the soft soil into a depression.

But in the end, he calmed down.

Sofia is still waiting for him to return; Song Mingyu's life is on his shoulders.

He cannot break down.

So he started reciting lines from anime and imagining scenes from those anime.

At the same time, he mechanically dug a hole upwards.

After an unknown amount of time, the air had made them feel tightness in their chests.

So, Su Li took out an oxygen tank.

They all knew what taking out the oxygen tank meant: it meant they had reached their dead end.

This time, there was no transport team. The two of them stood together and picked up the stone pickaxe.

This time, there was no slope either. They dug the soil vertically upwards and then stepped directly onto the soil and gravel.

The stones hit their faces, leaving them covered in dust, but they said nothing, they just kept digging and digging.

They only had four oxygen cylinders, and each cylinder could only last for three hours, for a total of six hours.

Is 6 hours enough?

Su Li and Song Mingyu both knew that the hope was slim.

Soon, the first oxygen tank was empty, and they replaced it with a second one.

“...Zurich”.

Song Mingyu suddenly spoke up, "This journey with you has been truly enjoyable."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Li gripped the wooden handle of the stone tablet tightly with both hands. He knew what Song Mingyu meant; he still had one chance to revive, while Song Mingyu no longer had that chance. "Coach Anxi said that if we give up now, the match will be over."

"What is that... I don't watch cartoons." Song Mingyu smiled helplessly.

A helpless silence fell over the cave again. After a long while, Su Li finally said, "...Let's at least dig until the very end."

Song Mingyu gave a soft "hmm," and then suddenly her whole body radiated a large amount of green light.

"What are you going to do? You're not thinking of exploding with my life, are you? I don't want to die a glorious death." Su Li quickly grabbed Song Mingyu's shoulder to dissuade her. Everyone's mental state was pretty bad right now, and who knows if they might have a brain fart.

"No, I just want to use my magic to experience this world a little longer... After all, in just over two hours, we'll be saying goodbye to this world."

Song Mingyu lowered her head, closed her eyes, and focused on sensing her surroundings.

Even after unleashing her full magical power, her perception range was only 200 meters, and underground, due to the obstruction of the soil, it was less than 50 meters.

She had no thoughts at all now, she simply released her magical energy, turning it into her tentacles, and feeling the world she was about to leave.

She sensed the underground stream and felt the faint signs of life in certain places. At this moment, her mindset became peaceful. She had no purpose and simply opened her heart.

Then, without her noticing, her perception range was gradually expanding, and the magical energy gushing from her body was subsiding, its color gradually fading.

Su Li opened his mouth wide, speechless. He could tell that Song Mingyu had entered a state of enlightenment.

Indeed, between life and death lies both great terror and great opportunity.

Having thoroughly read three thousand fantasy novels, Su Li immediately thought of the various protagonists' breakthroughs before their deaths in those novels.

[I understand! Isn't Mingyu a natural-attribute character? That's a classic attribute for protagonists in old-school online novels. Before dying, she sees through life and death, comprehends the unity of heaven and man, and next she should shatter the void and become the Song Heavenly Emperor, ruling over all ages!!]

It can only be said that reading more novels does have its benefits; Su Li's guess, though not entirely wrong, is not far off.

Song Mingyu's final wish was to see the world again. Her changed mindset led her to develop a natural attribute of the monster.

Her spirit and magical energy merged, creating an effect akin to a rudimentary version of the unity of heaven and man.

Song Mingyu was immersed in the shock of seeing a new world. For the first time, she saw the mysterious elemental bacteria without the aid of any instruments, and witnessed its reproduction and infection process from a natural perspective.

Then, her spirit rippled across a vast area in an instant, where all life shone brightly like lamps in the darkness.

The entire process lasted about 10 minutes, during which Song Mingyu's magical energy was completely depleted.

She opened her eyes and pointed to the lower right, "Here! Dig here! 70 meters!"

"Alright! You can rest now!"

Su Li gripped the stone pickaxe tightly and began digging.

A large amount of soil was dug out, seemingly no different from what Zurich had dug up before.

After resting for a while, Song Mingyu also took out a stone pickaxe and started digging with Su Li.

The stone pickaxe produced by the system has a strong digging ability, and with the strength of Su Li and his companion, it took them two hours to finally dig through the 70-meter road.

As the last shovel struck the ground, Su Li felt a cool breeze. He and Song Mingyu exchanged a glance, overjoyed, and quickened their swinging of the stone pick.

Finally, as Su Li and his team dug, a narrow crevice appeared before them, followed by a cluster of fluorescent mushrooms—the very creatures Song Mingyu had sensed earlier. It was these mushrooms that guided Su Li and his group.

As they dug deeper, the crevice grew larger and larger.

At first, Su Li and the others dug on their stomachs, but as they dug, they were able to kneel up, and eventually stand up and walk into the crevice.

Another gentle breeze blew by, bringing a slight chill that made Su Li and the others shiver with excitement.

The two exchanged a glance. There was a breeze, indicating that there was air circulation. In other words, they were saved.

Su Li looked at Song Mingyu beside her, and seeing the tears welling up in Song Mingyu's eyes, she couldn't help but cheer.

The two of them ran off in the direction the wind was blowing, as if they had gone mad.

The faster she ran, the stronger the cold wind became. Su Li, her body ablaze with fire, acted as a torch, sprinting wildly in the direction of the gentle breeze.

Finally, after running for an unknown distance, a white light appeared before them. The light was not dazzling, but it made Su Li burst into tears.

The two stood at the entrance of the cave, looking up at the sky, where the sun's rays shone upon the survivors.

Song Mingyu screamed, jumped up, hugged Su Li tightly, tore off their masks, and kissed Su Li on the lips.