"You got it right," said the conductor, raising an eyebrow. "Unfortunately, there's no reward."
"You dare to hijack this train?" Jiang Qin asked, scanning the surroundings with his peripheral vision. "Do you know where this train is headed?"
"To the Winter Harbor, the Ancient Vault of the Martial Path," replied the conductor, walking over to the female attendant transformed into Zhong Yaoguang, tossing the white gloves into the pool of blood, and chuckling, "Otherwise, why would we need to steal your faces?"
"So, your target is the Ancient Vault of the Martial Path..."
Jiang Qin's heart skipped a beat. Then, he swiftly picked up his handgun and repeatedly fired at the conductor!
"Break the windows and split up!"
Bang bang bang!
At the moment the gunshots rang out, Chen Yifei pulled out a short knife from his sleeve and used the handle to smash the window beside him, sending shards of glass and a blast of cold wind swirling into the carriage.
Without hesitation, he leaped out!
While Jiang Qin was stalling for time, Chen Yifei had already guessed his plan. Now, with the enemy outnumbering them and both ends of the carriage blocked, there was no way out except through the windows.
Jiang Qin was equally swift. He shattered the glass beside him with a gunshot and darted out, heading in the opposite direction from Chen Yifei.
As for the other trainee, he wasn't as quick-thinking. It was only after Chen Yifei and Jiang Qin had both leaped out that he suddenly reacted and scrambled to follow them out the window.
But that brief hesitation proved fatal. A bullet pierced his skull precisely, and his body swayed and collapsed.
The conductor's face darkened as he looked at the broken windows on both sides. He exchanged a glance with the male attendant and calmly said,
"I'll pursue the senior enforcer. You go after the newbie."
"Understood."
Both of their figures vanished inside the carriage simultaneously.
Another attendant stepped forward,同样 placing his hand over the face of the deceased trainee, gradually transforming into his likeness.
"The enforcers from Sector Three, quite interesting," the four "enforcers" sitting by the window remarked leisurely. "Not like those four idiots from Sectors Five and Six, who were eliminated instantly, leaving no sense of accomplishment."
"It was the newbie who discovered the clue," replied the "enforcer" sitting opposite him.
"He doesn't seem simple... Could Number 13 fail?"
"Fail? What are you talking about? Number 13 is already at the second stage of the 'Path of the Thieving God,' while that newbie hasn't even entered the godly path. How could he fail?"
"...True."
"Stop talking nonsense and help me clean up the bodies. This blood is splattered everywhere, it's disgusting."
"..."
...
Amidst the swirling snowflakes,
Chen Yifei crouched on top of the train, watching the figure that had charged into the snow like a headless fly, squinting slightly.
Yes, he hadn't run away at all...
Though he didn't understand the mechanism, since this train could advance on the snowy ground without tracks, rushing out blindly would definitely not outpace the train on this flat terrain, especially under pursuit.
So, he pretended to escape by breaking the window but actually grabbed the edge of the train below the window and quietly climbed back onto the roof.
The most dangerous place was the safest place.
Chen Yifei crept along the top of the train, heading towards the rearmost section. This train had six sections in total, and the last one was an absolute blind spot. Once the train was far away from the pursuers, he could silently disembark from there and leave.
"The Fire Tamperers... Is their target also the Ancient Martial Arsenal?" Chen Yifei walked and recalled everything that had just happened.
"Could it be that they're also aiming for the foundation of the Martial God Path?"
Chen Yifei didn't know much about the Fire Tamperers, but judging from Jiang Qin's reaction earlier, it seemed that all members of this organization were "Thieves of the God Path". They stole the identities of new law enforcement officers, intending to infiltrate the Ancient Martial Arsenal in this way. Their plan was actually similar to his own.
"The law enforcement officers from Districts Five and Six should have been wiped out. Together with the attendants and the conductor, that makes exactly eight people..."
"No wonder they only allowed law enforcement officers from Districts Three, Five, and Six to board the train. They had calculated the number of people."
"I don't know if Jiang Qin can escape?"
Chen Yifei walked through the cargo cars. At this point, he was already far away from the passenger cars, and coupled with the raging storm, he should be in a blind spot. Just when he was preparing to jump off the train, a figure climbed up from the end, panting.
"I thought I couldn't find you anywhere... You're quite good at hiding?" The male attendant was sweating profusely, staring at Chen Yifei with a sinister gaze.
Chen Yifei: ...
[Audience Expectation +3]
This is bad. It seems that this villain is quite clever.
Without hesitation, Chen Yifei drew his gun, aimed at the attendant, and pulled the trigger!
Bang——!
The gunshot was drowned out by the roar of the train and the wind and snow.
At the same time, the attendant sneered, showing no intention of dodging. He simply walked slowly through the last carriage and approached Chen Yifei.
The bullet had already been fired, a gray flash through nothingness, but he was unharmed.
Chen Yifei's eyebrows furrowed instantly.
Through [Secret Eyes], he saw the bullet disappear at the moment it was about to touch the other party... Immediately afterward, a crisp tinkling sound fell on the top of the carriage.
The disappearing bullet had fallen from the attendant's palm at some point, hit the surface of the steel train, and rolled away without a trace.
Chen Yifei looked at the approaching figure and pulled the trigger again!
Bang bang bang——!
Consecutive gunshots sounded.
At such a close distance, not a single bullet could touch the attendant's body, disappearing into thin air like magic...
"You think a gun can hurt me?" The attendant sneered, "Kid, the power of the God Path is not something ordinary people can match."
He casually raised his hand, and several bullets fell out of it, falling helplessly into the snow.
Just as Chen Yifei was about to make a move, the attendant immediately raised his hand and grabbed at nothingness.
The gun in Chen Yifei's hand instantly disappeared!
In the next moment, the gun was already in the attendant's hand, with the black hole of the barrel aimed at Chen Yifei's forehead.
Surprise emerged in Chen Yifei's eyes.
This was the first time Chen Yifei had seen a God Path skill other than the Martial God Path. The other party seemed to be able to steal anything around him through the air, including high-speed bullets and the gun held in his own hand...
Is this the power of the "Thieves of the God Path"?
"Have you learned something?" The attendant seemed to enjoy the shock on Chen Yifei's face, smiling slightly, "Then it's time to depart..."
Bang——
Orange flames flashed from the barrel, and a bullet instantly left the chamber.
Almost simultaneously, a residual image flashed, and a dark brown coat traced an arc through the wind and snow. It swung and leaped over half of the carriage, with the cold gleam of a short knife rushing straight towards the attendant's eyes!
"I have learned something," Chen Yifei said calmly in the wind,
"And it's indeed time for you to depart."