Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Compared to the still-shaken students, the old headmaster, Felton, recovered much faster.

He had a long list of questions to ask, but he knew exactly what he should do now.

"Move your things, let's leave and go back to the library!"

The group hurried back to the library. No one dared to take the students Johnny brought along, who looked like they had gone mad, for fear that they might explode at any moment.

Su Li and the others went back as well. Su Li hadn't forgotten that there was a treasure chest upstairs in the library.

Back at the library, the survivors' attitude towards Zuli had improved considerably because of Johnny's incident.

Taking the opportunity, Su Li suggested going upstairs to find a book. Principal Phaidon naturally agreed.

Su Li went up to the second floor.

The second floor of the library has been converted into living quarters by the students. There are still more than 30 people upstairs, all of them girls.

Su Li had no interest in the group and headed straight for the treasure chest.

Then he found the treasure chest. It was a wooden treasure chest.

Su Li opened the treasure chest directly, and after being hit by the pioneering old man's stick, she saw the items inside the private room.

[Received 2 cakes, 20 universal optional bullets, 5 coal, and a glass bottle blueprint]

Su Li was immediately overjoyed, "Great luck! I got blueprints and bullets, that's a huge win!"

After putting everything away and learning the blueprints, Su Li took out the universal optional bullets. These bullets can only be found in treasure chests, and once obtained, they can be converted into commonly used bullet types.

Zurich immediately converted it into rifle bullets.

After putting away the contents of the treasure chest, Su Li went downstairs to the second floor.

Inside the library lobby, Sophia and Yiran were still waiting for him, while Principal Phaidon was waiting with a box in his hand.

Su Li walked up to the principal. "Principal, our deal is done. Now it's time to go our separate ways."

"Thank you so much for your help. If it weren't for you, we would all have been killed by Johnny." After saying that, the principal handed the box to Su Li. "Johnny is someone we don't deal with. So I prepared some supplies for you. Open it and take a look."

Su Li sensed no malice or danger, so she opened the box.

Inside the box were three hand grenades, 20 rifle bullets, and two booklets.

Su Li took out the booklet, opened it, and took a look.

These are two maps. Zurich didn't quite understand them at first glance.

Principal Felton explained, "These are the sewer layout and subway map of Norford City. However, they are from 5 years ago."

"You should go out and explore some more; this should be able to help you."

"This is so useful!" Su Li said excitedly. With this, they could save a lot of trouble.

"If you encounter a horde of monsters, it's best not to hide in the sewers unless absolutely necessary. Once you're in the sewers, there aren't many places left to hide," Principal Felton cautioned.

Zuli carefully placed the two maps into her backpack.

The three bid farewell to the group of survivors and left the library.

"Brother Su, shall we continue to the police station?" Ivan asked.

Su Li checked the time; it was already 1 p.m. He nodded. "Let's continue, but let's take a break and have lunch first."

The three of them re-identified their location and then walked towards their destination.

They walked quickly and soon left the university. After climbing over the wall, Zuli and his friends found a restaurant.

The restaurant had been emptied of food, so Su Li and the others boiled some water and then the three of them drank snake soup together.

After dinner, Su Li and the others held a short meeting.

"First, let me tell you about the monster."

Su Li recalled the monster information she had memorized before, and then said, "The Kos Dream Worm is a type of dream curse parasite. It is dark and mental, and can absorb negative emotions to create nightmare derivatives."

"I didn't initially consider this kind of monster, firstly because the Kosmonids don't cause fog, and secondly because the Kosmonids' parasitic method is very clumsy."

"They are adopting a parasitic approach, like waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump."

"After the adult insect lays its eggs, the eggs curse the sleeping creatures around it, causing them to have nightmares. Then, it absorbs fragments of dreams and negative emotions to hatch itself."

"When they have absorbed enough nightmares, they will choose a creature to parasitize from the dream. At first, they will only parasitize the dream, but as they grow, they will gradually materialize from the dream into reality and replace the host's spine."

"The parasitized host becomes mentally violent, constantly generating negative emotions to promote the growth of the larvae."

"Those indigenous people are all listless because of the curse."

“When a large number of dream insects gather together, they can create nightmare derivatives. The more the cursed individual fears these monsters that emerge from nightmares, the stronger the derivatives become.”

"Like Godzilla. And what about the Fungus Man, the Lord of Wolves?"

"Besides manipulating nightmare derivatives, they can also use their sharp insect legs to launch sneak attacks. In addition, newly hatched larvae can self-destruct. However, once they grow up, they can no longer self-destruct."

"At the same time, the adult worm can enhance the host's physical abilities, but once the adult worm in the spinal cord is severely damaged, the host's physical abilities will drop precipitously. This was the case when I dealt with Johnny before. I cut off the adult worm in the spinal cord, and Johnny's body became fragile all of a sudden. One magic energy slash cut him in half."

Johnny was an adult insect. The numb students Johnny brought were still larvae.

The survivors in the library are still under a curse. When their condition worsens, they will be parasitized by dream worms.

"Is there a way to get rid of the parasite?" Sophia asked the crucial question, as the monster's dream parasites were equally effective against them.

"There are actually many ways, but we don't meet many of the conditions. For example, we could just use a Light-type blessing skill to remove the curse. But thankfully, there is a way that, although it costs some money, is very convenient."

Su Li continued, "Just grind the light-element crystal core into powder, mix it with honey and green-spotted mushrooms, and then drink it."

"A light-element crystal core?" Upon hearing this, Ivan immediately thought of something. "The world we chose this time includes a cloud world, right? Zuli mentioned that there are light-evolving birds there. Would that work?"

“Yes, it’s the Light-Gathering Bird.” Su Li snapped her fingers. “I suspect these worlds weren’t really random, but were deliberately chosen.”

"The core of the Lightbird can resist the curse of the Kos Dream Worm. As a dark, mental insect-type magical beast, the flesh of the Kos Dream Worm, after processing, is an excellent bait for the Lightbird. In that mushroom world, there is an herb called Water Drop Grass, which is an excellent flavor amplifier, as well as a large amount of Green Spotted Mushrooms and a small amount of honey."

"The three worlds have a certain complementary relationship; it doesn't seem like a truly random selection. Sophia, you go trade for the Light-Swallowing Bird's core. Ivan, you go trade for Water Droplet Grass, Green Spotted Mushrooms, and Honey. Oh, and when you're trading, be careful; only Sophia can trade Snake Soup. Don't let others connect our relationships."

I collected about 100 Light-Swallowing Bird crystal cores. I checked, and these crystal cores aren't expensive—5 iron ingots each.

"Moreover, the crystal core of the Light-Gathering Bird has other uses. I just learned how to make a glass bottle, which can be used to make some small gadgets."