HPDBC Chapter 467 There's also someone hitching a ride.
Chapter 467 There's also someone hitching a ride.
Chen You pushed open the metal door at the connection point, and a gust of wind mixed with ice shards rushed in, stinging his face.
Outside the train, seven or eight frost wolves, each the size of a calf, were tearing at the chassis armor with their sharp claws, sparks flying everywhere.
"this one?"
Chen You was too lazy to even draw his sword.
He raised his right hand, a deep purple electric light flashing at his fingertips.
The Divine Firmament Thunder Orthodox Method.
No need to charge up.
A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a wrist, burst forth from his fingertips, like a raging lightning serpent, instantly leaping out of the carriage.
Shila-
Lightning exploded in the wind and snow, precisely splitting into eight tiny arcs of electricity that struck the eight frost wolves.
There were no cries of pain.
There wasn't even a struggle.
The moment they were touched by the lightning, these elite monsters, all at least level 40, were instantly reduced to charred remains, shattering into a shower of black ash in the gale and scattering into the snow.
[Slay a Frostwolf (Lv.42), gain 1200 experience]
[Slayed Frostwolf (Lv.42)...]
A series of system notifications sounded, but Chen You didn't even glance at them.
He was about to close the door and return to his seat when he caught a glimpse of something dark wriggling on the edge of the carriage ceiling.
"Are there still some who escaped the net?"
Chen You raised an eyebrow and gripped the hilt of the Jade Emperor Sword with his other hand.
Just as he was about to unleash a sword strike, the dark figure suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream:
"Don't kill me! I'm not a monster!"
The sound was torn into fragments by the wind and snow, but Chen You still heard it clearly.
He sheathed his sword, grabbed the edge of the carriage, and leaned out.
A young man wearing a tattered fur coat and carrying a huge travel bag was seen clinging tightly to the exhaust pipe on the roof of the car.
His eyebrows and hair were covered in frost, and he was shivering from the cold. He was looking at Chen You with a terrified and desperate look in his eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Chen You was taken aback.
"Help...help me..." The young man's teeth chattered, and he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
Chen You sighed, reached out and grabbed him by the back of his collar, pulled him off the roof of the car like a chick, and threw him into the connecting area between the carriages.
boom.
The young man crashed onto the metal floor, sprawling out on his back.
Chen You closed the car door behind him, shutting out the wind and snow outside.
The warmth inside the carriage gradually brought the young man back to his senses.
He shivered as he got up, rubbed his red, frozen cheeks, and gave Chen You a smile that looked more like a grimace.
"Thank you for your generous assistance, powerful magician."
The young man took off his icy leather hat, bowed deeply, and said, "My name is Yize, and I am a traveler who aspires to explore every corner of the Origin Realm."
"A traveler?" Chen You looked him up and down.
This NPC is only level 15, and its health bar is almost completely empty.
"Yes." A hint of fanaticism flashed in Ize's eyes. "I've heard that the Star Rail Train in Aurora City is the closest mode of transportation to the stars in the entire Origin Realm."
"As it passed through the peaks of winter, it felt as if it could reach out and touch the stars..."
He opened his arms, making a gesture of embracing the sky, his tone full of poetry:
"In pursuit of this ultimate romance, and to witness the brilliance of the Milky Way, I embarked on this journey without hesitation."
Chen You looked at him expressionlessly.
"So, you didn't buy a ticket?"
Ize froze.
He coughed awkwardly twice, his eyes darting around: "Well... art and romance can't be measured in money."
Speak like a human.
"I have no money." Ize lowered his head, his voice barely audible.
Chen You rolled his eyes.
understood.
So you're a budget travel special forces soldier?
No money for a ticket, but still want to see the scenery, so they simply hitch a ride on a train—it sounds so fresh and unconventional.
"Do you know how dangerous that was?" Chen You pointed out the car window. "If I hadn't taken care of those frost wolves, you would have been eaten by them by now."
"I know." Ize sighed, patting his chest with lingering fear, "but I had no other choice."
"The Aurora City has been closed for three months, and this is the last train that may go there."
Upon hearing the word "closed off," Chen You's attention was instantly drawn back.
"Why is Aurora City closed?" He walked to the chair next to him, sat down, and stared at Ize.
Ize was taken aback: "You didn't know? Weren't you going to the Aurora City?"
"I'm just going to meet someone I met online," Chen You casually made up.
Although Ize didn't understand what "netizen" meant, he still lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I heard that a terrible curse has appeared in Aurora City."
"Everyone who gets infected will turn into a mindless ice sculpture."
"Ice sculpture?"
"Yes." Ize swallowed hard. "The city lord ordered all access routes to be sealed off, and even the Star Track Station has been shut down."
"If you hadn't chartered this special train, I might never have seen the starry sky over Winter Canyon in my life."
Chen You stroked his chin.
That's not right, the ticket seller didn't say any of that.
Could it be because they saw the pass given by the city lord?
It seems that the main quest "The Frozen Past" is more troublesome than expected.
"But it's okay!" Ize suddenly perked up and pulled a worn notebook out of the huge travel bag.
"If I could see that starry sky with my own eyes and record it, I would die without regrets!"
Looking at his death-defying expression, Chen You couldn't help but complain, "This isn't pursuing romance, it's just adding to the train conductor's psychological trauma."
"If you freeze to death on the roof, they'll have to go through all the trouble of shoveling you down."
Ize choked for a moment, his face turning bright red.
"I...I brought cold-resistant medicine!" he argued.
"Oh? Then why were you freezing like that just now?"
"The potion...the potion has expired."
Chen You was utterly speechless.
He took out a bottle of Peiyuan Pills from his backpack, poured out one pill, and tossed it to Yi Ze.
"have eaten."
Ize hurriedly caught the pill, his eyes lighting up instantly.
"This...this is a high-level alchemical product?!"
He swallowed it without hesitation.
Visibly, Ize's pale face quickly turned rosy, and even wisps of white steam rose from the top of his head.
"Thank you so much, sir!" Ize bowed again, deeply moved. "I will forever remember your kindness!"
"Alright, enough with the formalities." Chen You waved his hand. "Since you're always traveling around, let me ask you something."
"Please tell me! I will tell you everything I know!"
"What kind of person is the lord of Aurora City?"
When Ize heard this question, his expression changed slightly.
He leaned closer, his voice extremely low: "That city lord... is very mysterious."
"Some say he is a monster who has lived for thousands of years, while others say he is a banished god."
"However, one thing is generally acknowledged," Ize's tone turned serious, "He is extremely xenophobic."
"Anyone who sets foot in the territory of Aurora City without permission will be frozen into an ice sculpture by him and displayed on the city wall."
Chen You touched the crystal token in his pocket.
The quest description says that the city lord is eager to get to know him.
It now seems that this way of "getting to know" is probably not very friendly.