Angel Slaughter swore she had never doubted the huge guitar on the Doctor's back.

She originally thought that the big guitar would be some special item, but it turned out not to be the case.

It was just a simple, attribute-free weapon.

Although it looked rather ferocious, that ferocity didn't enhance it at all; it just made it look a bit scarier.

The Doctor got off the vehicle, walked over to the vendor who had a broad smile, and set down the finely crafted guitar case.

Behind him was the soldier known as "Lieutenant," following the Doctor like someone eager for a spectacle. And a spectacle was, indeed, about to begin.

The Doctor opened the exquisite guitar case and pulled out something astounding. Angel Slaughter saw the smile gradually fade from the vendor's face.

The vendor on the ground seemed to want to escape, getting up and running in the opposite direction without even collecting his things.

Gu Mian took a big step forward and grabbed the person who was trying to flee. "What's the rush?"

Guigu, who had been trailing behind, caught up, panting, "The chainsaw is out! Only a fool would stand still and let you saw them!"

Gu Mian didn't say much, but reached for the vendor's pocket.

He remembered Angel Slaughter mentioning she had seen something like a photograph in the vendor's pocket.

Sure enough, he felt a card. The texture was very familiar, the same as their work permits.

The captured vendor was still struggling, but Gu Mian ignored him, carefully examining the card in his hand. It was a colorful card with the Arabic numeral "1" on the front. A special item?

[No.1 Car Warehouse Access Card (One-time use)]

[Description: Generated from the instance 'Wacky Train Escape'. In this instance, this access card can be used repeatedly but only to open the restaurant warehouse door of No. 1 Car.]

[Function: Opens any door that can be opened with a card.]

[Note: Important things should be said twice! In the 'Wacky Train Escape' instance, this item can only be used to open the restaurant warehouse door of No. 1 Car.]

Wonderful.

Gu Mian glanced at the vendor still struggling in his grasp.

The instance was actually quite benevolent to this team, giving them a special item right off the bat. Presumably, the other members also had these access cards that were, in fact, special items.

At this time, Angel Slaughter also came running over, panting heavily. She had already heard the conversation between Gu Mian and Han Shan over the intercom, so she knew this vendor's identity.

This made her a little worried.

Angel Slaughter looked at Gu Mian apprehensively. "What are you grabbing him for…"

"Of course, it's to find a way to survive the instance," Gu Mian said, still holding the vendor and looking down at him. "Player?"

The vendor swallowed. "Wha...What player? I don't understand what you're talking about."

"You all see? He admitted he's a player," Gu Mian said, looking up at the others.

Guigu also swallowed. "I don't think he actually admitted to that..."

Ignoring him, Gu Mian continued, "Everyone should know this is a horror instance. Every player who enters is threatened with their life. Our team's threat comes from passengers who have become ghosts. But what about their team?"

"Killing passengers means they won't be attacked by passenger ghosts. They just need to swap out the person selling things at each station. That's a bit too easy, isn't it?"

Han Shan frowned. "They should also face threats in this instance."

"Of course," Gu Mian nodded. "That threat is us."

Guigu said, "Could you not drag out the 'us' like that? It's kind of creepy…"

Angel Slaughter asked, "Their threat is us?"

Gu Mian responded, "Yes. Our train fell into a death trap the minute someone ordered raw meat. But don't forget there's another safe train next to us where deceased passengers won't turn into ghosts, and that train will ultimately reach the terminal. Once our original train is in a death trap, boarding the one next to us is our only real choice."

Guigu was taken aback. "So that's how it is! Even in a death trap, there's still a way out… That's why the train stops so frequently—it's a constant reminder that there's another train they can board."

Gu Mian rubbed his chin. "However, us boarding their train isn't a good thing for them. They should also have the rule, 'Two players cannot be in the same carriage; otherwise, one will be randomly eliminated.' That's why they've tried so hard to prevent us from discovering their train."

Unfortunately, their train has already been discovered.

The next thing to do is…

"Gu Mian held the train conductor hostage"—Guigu believed that many years later, when he recounted this event, he would feel the same surge of intense emotion as he did now.

He knew he might not be using the idiom correctly, but it was the only one he could think of at the moment.

Aside from the unlucky vendor selling things outside, the players on the other train stayed inside their carriages, refusing to come out. The rule 'Two players cannot be in the same carriage; otherwise, one will be randomly eliminated' restricted Gu Mian's group. They couldn't just rush in to fight, yet they couldn't delay for too long either, because the other train might depart at any moment.

So Gu Mian rushed in and held the train conductor hostage!

Fortunately, the vendor outside was in charge of No. 1 Car. With him out, No. 1 Car was naturally empty.

Guigu saw Gu Mian, chainsaw in hand, rush into the darkness opposite, where a train was indeed hidden.

Then he rushed into No. 1 Car. The conductor's room, of course, wasn't directly connected to the carriage; a thick iron door—who knew just how thick—separated them. But such obstacles were nothing before a chainsaw.

Guigu saw Gu Mian carve out a doorway and rush in. Those outside heard a series of bangs and crashes.

Even the other players inside the carriages on that train started yelling, some of their voices vaguely familiar.

A short while later, he re-emerged, dragging a man who was clearly the train conductor.

He casually tossed the conductor aside and patted his white coat. "Alright, now we don't have to worry about the train leaving."

Guigu felt his face stiffen. "But don't trains usually have an autopilot system?"

He'd never been a train conductor; it was just a gut feeling.

At this, the train conductor on the ground—a middle-aged man whose hair was starting to turn white—lifted his head. "This devil hit the emergency stop button in the cab!"

After a pause, he added, "And smashed the controller!"

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