Elder Clinton was taken aback by the intense gazes of Leonard Churchill and the other two.
It was clear that the old man was not aware that he had not been affected by the bizarre Time Domain on the train.
Having seen a hunter disintegrate before his eyes, he didn't want to take the risk.
Looking guarded with a pair of calculating eyes, he deflected, "Hey, hey, hey... Young man, Leonard, don't think of using me. This old body of mine can't handle too much stress..."
Leonard Churchill shook his head and chuckled. He had become used to the old man's cautious rhetoric and interrupted him, "Elder, we don't need you to take any risk. When the conductor comes, just help us ask how to get off the train."
His tone was incredibly calm.
It was as if the white hair sprouting on his head didn't remind him of the pressing urgency of his life seeping away.
But to mark the urgency of their situation to Elder Clinton, he added, "Of course, that is if we haven't died by then."
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