eurekapd Chapter 461 [Train] Shadows in the Tunnel
Chapter 461 [Train] Shadows in the Tunnel
Dangdang Dangdang!
The sound of the train tracks being run over grew louder, and red lights flashed outside the window as the train passed through a tunnel.
But the speed is gradually slowing down.
The car gradually quieted down; we were about to arrive at our stop.
"Sky Rat." The woman in the hat glanced at her watch.
"Let me confirm with you again, our task is very simple."
"Stay here until 6 a.m. to confirm whether the mountain gate can be opened, and retrieve the half of the essence."
The bat huddled in the black robe, its face shrouded in shadow.
He nodded silently, his gaze slowly shifting to the window, looking at the tunnel outside.
The emergency lights flashed by quickly inside the tunnel, leaving behind a scarlet afterimage.
A few seconds later, the bat suddenly raised its head, exposing its face to the light.
"Ok?"
His expression was somewhat strange, and he muttered, "Qin Lang."
"What's wrong?" the woman asked.
"There are people in the tunnel."
......
"Someone is walking in the tunnel."
Du Tingfeng turned his head: "A group of people, they flashed by, I couldn't see them clearly."
"Could it be Tian Qinghe and the others?" Chen Ji was taken aback, but then realized something was wrong: "No, it can't be Tian Qinghe."
"Walk out of the tunnel? He wouldn't be that stupid."
Until we entered the tunnel, it was pitch black outside the window, without a single ray of light.
The darkness reminded Chen Ji of the "Don't Look" stage in the Three Monkeys Domain, like returning to the ancient night, not knowing what dangers were lurking around him.
Therefore, from the moment you board the vehicle, walking as a way to leave is ruled out.
He and Du Tingfeng both agreed that to return to reality, they might have to get back on the train.
Just then, a long whistle broke Chen Ji's thoughts.
"Woo——"
Soon, the train slowly came to a stop.
An old train station from the 1980s came into view.
Although the train had come to a complete stop, no one moved. Only two dragging footsteps could be heard; they were Zhang Qiang and Liu Yan's husband.
They walked numbly through the corridor, their figures disappearing at the car door.
Chen Ji immediately looked out the window, but to his surprise, there were no two more figures on the platform.
"Those two ghosts disappeared after leaving the train... they didn't even get onto the platform," Chen Ji said thoughtfully.
Some time passed.
From the very back of the carriage, the attendant's deep voice came:
"This train has arrived at the station. Please take your belongings and disembark as soon as possible."
No sooner said than done, Bat and the woman next to him leaped out of their seats.
At the same time, another whistle sounded—
woo-
"The train is about to start moving again!"
Without further hesitation, Chen Ji and the others rushed out of the car. Almost as soon as they got out, the car door slammed shut.
The train then turned around and sped away from the platform amidst a melodious tune.
This confirmed Chen Ji's guess was correct; this was not a one-way train journey!
The platform quickly fell silent again.
Chen Ji turned around, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Bat and that woman disappeared after getting off the car." Han Bing stepped forward, his face grim. "Two shady characters."
However, this also shows that the two company personnel had ulterior motives at the station and were unwilling to confront the Thirteenth Bureau head-on.
"It's a bat."
Chen Ji said, "He must have used his A-level abilities as soon as he got out of the car."
It might even directly unlock the first stage of the Netherworld.
Slowly sweeping across the station, the lights are dim, and the walls, ceiling, and many corners are shrouded in darkness.
“Bats can blend into the shadows,” Chen Ji said. “After Xu Sandao’s Netherworld was closed, he used this method to escape unnoticed.”
"...You mean he might be nearby?"
A hint of wariness flashed in Han Bing's eyes. The enemy was in the shadows, while they were in the open; it didn't look good at all.
"No." Chen Ji shook his head. "The bats should have already escaped."
He silently lowered his head and looked at his chest, where a long, fluffy tail swayed.
After getting off the bus, the little monkey climbed out and sat on Chen Ji's shoulder.
If the bats weren't blind, they wouldn't get too close to Chen Ji; he and the little monkey were old acquaintances.
Han Bing glanced at the doll that had suddenly appeared on Chen Ji's shoulder, her eyes flickering, but she didn't ask any further questions.
He turned his head and pointed to a small blackboard that had obviously been pulled out not far away. The group walked over and found that it was a timetable.
According to the timetable, there are only three trains a day at this platform, departing in the early morning and one train every hour.
There is no originating station.
Only the final destination was listed: [Montenegro].
Montenegro......
Tuotuo Mountain.
Chen Ji has now definitively confirmed that the entire paranormal event is related to the Creator Ghost.
A very bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
The platform is built inside a tunnel, which proves that they should be inside the mountain at this moment; that is to say, once they leave the station, they will most likely go directly into the mountain.
If Tian Qinghe and the others went into the mountains, the danger would increase exponentially, and finding each other would be virtually impossible.
Meanwhile, the dates on the timetable suggest that it is very likely 1985.
In other words, they went back to the past.
"Let's go check out the pavilion first."
Chen Ji said, "That should be the rest room for the station duty officers."
Without hesitation, the group headed towards the pavilion.
The lights were on there, but there was no movement.
But soon, as they got closer, they could see half a figure through the window.
He was a railway worker, wearing a gray uniform, with his head down, motionless, like a dead man.
Or...
He was already dead.
The group exchanged glances and stopped in their tracks without prior arrangement.
But just then, a male voice suddenly rang out:
"TP444".
"You're early."
The railway workers in the pavilion slowly raised their heads and looked at them expressionlessly.
TP444......
This is the last bus.
"The station is closing." The employee's voice was devoid of emotion as he pointed to a shadowy spot in the corner.
"Go up, the hall is up there."
"You can only enter Montenegro after 6 o'clock."
After saying that, he quickly pulled the curtains of the pavilion shut, and the lights inside suddenly went out.
"..." Han Bing looked at Chen Yuetan questioningly.
"Let's go first."
Chen Yuetan said simply.
The lights around them went out one by one, and soon the station was covered with a scarlet halo from the emergency lights.
The lighting was like something out of a horror movie; even if nothing happened, it gave you a chill.
Turning on their flashlights, they found a dark staircase in the direction the employee pointed out, leading to the lobby.
But they also noticed that half a piece of human skin tissue was stuck to the steps.
"...It really is here."
Chen Ji's eyes darkened. It was obvious that among Tian Qinghe's group, some of them had been cursed like him, and their faces were beginning to peel.