To be safe, he felt it was better not to get off the train casually and instead see what the situation was like once it arrived at the station.

Of course, during this time, he didn't just wait idly. He actively walked around the compartment, striving to discover more clues.

Indeed, during his observations, he noticed two things he had previously ignored.

First, he discovered a compartment sign above a window located in the middle of the car, indicating "666," which showed that this was the car mentioned during the identity setup of the game.

Next, at one end of the car, he found a small hanging screen, which was off and initially didn't attract his attention. But now he felt that since it was here, it must serve some purpose.

"Woo~"

Soon, the train emitted an eerie, howling sound and began to slowly decelerate until it gradually came to a halt. Along its path, he could see a somewhat aged platform with numerous figures waiting, men and women alike, though most were fairly young, none appearing older than their forties.

"So, my teammates are waiting on the platform."

Wang Zhifan immediately recognized several individuals on the platform as equipped players, while the others seemed quite ordinary, likely NPCs. This answered his previous question about where his teammates were.

"So, connecting it with the arrangement about my identity in the previous part of the game, it's like I have a dual identity, both as a player and as the NPC captain? Isn't this a complete trap?"

Wang Zhifan understood why he appeared alone in the 666 car; the game had assigned him as the NPC captain but didn't provide him with any additional information, leaving him feeling quite speechless.

"The text earlier mentioned I have extra train permissions... I need to quickly find the relevant information, there must be some clues."

Having figured this out, he instinctively moved towards the small screen he had discovered earlier and approached it.

The small screen hanging in the corner of the car was still off and had no buttons on it. It seemed to be only capable of displaying advertisements sent by the train system. However, Wang Zhifan sensed he could control it as he got closer, so he reached out and touched the dark screen.

Sure enough, as he did this, the small screen quickly lit up, displaying the image of a blood-red face. The lips of the face began moving, speaking in a low tone:

"Captain of the 666 car, what do you want to know? Your squad's next mission target? Or the enemies you'll face? Before this mission is completed, I can only answer one question for you."

"Tell me the mission target."

Wang Zhifan immediately realized this must be his captain's permission, and responded without hesitation since the goal of this game was to complete the tasks issued by the train.

"Your squad's next mission target: eliminate all evil spirits lurking in the Evil Spirit Building at Platform 17."

Once the blood-red face said this, the small screen promptly turned off, preventing Wang Zhifan from getting any further information. No matter how many times he tried to touch the screen again, it wouldn't reappear.

"It's indeed a ghost game; eliminating the evil spirits in the building doesn't seem too difficult."

Having obtained this crucial information, Wang Zhifan suddenly felt he could grasp the rhythm of this bizarre game, and meanwhile, he heard the speaker overhead announce the arrival:

"Platform 14 has arrived, passengers, please get on and off the train in an orderly manner."

Accompanied by a pleasant female voice, Wang Zhifan saw the train he was on had already stopped at the old platform he had glimpsed earlier, and the side door of the 666 car he was in opened. Some people on the platform were now headed towards the entrance of this car.

Although he didn't intend to get off, he stood at the door to look outside and saw that the many cars of the astonishingly long train had opened their doors. Some people from the cars stepped onto the platform to call passengers over.

"This is car 660! Anyone boarding, hurry up!"

"Car 663! People, come quickly!"

...

"I guess I'll get off to call people onboard too."

Seeing that most compartments had someone stepping off to shout, Wang Zhifan felt he should emulate them. Otherwise, his car would become a one-man team, but on the other hand, perhaps this wasn't too bad?

"Car 666! The luckiest and most fortunate car! Anyone seeking fortune, come quickly!"

He then jumped off from the train door and landed on the platform, mimicking the others in calling out loudly.

The number of people on the platform overall wasn't small, but distributed around the long train, they appeared sparse. Only those closer paid attention to him.

"Car 666? Let's get in this one! Anyway, there's not much difference!"

A young man with dark circles, seemingly prone to staying up late, raised his hand and pointed towards Wang Zhifan, suggesting to the other two women and a man beside him.

"Car 666? Okay, that seems lucky, as long as it's not car 444, it's fine."

A man with an oily-looking face, appearing in his thirties, nodded in agreement.

"Decided, let's go over! We don't want to miss the train and fail the game's task!"

A woman with a slightly stern face replied, leading the way towards Wang Zhifan.

"It turns out that the few players choose my compartment. It's hard not to wonder if this is some deliberate arrangement."

Seeing these incoming individuals were the players he had spotted earlier on the platform, Wang Zhifan immediately pondered this.

The four players jumped into the compartment through the door behind him. He continued calling out for a while, attracting two more people who weren't players.

One of them was a very young boy, roughly ten years old, who ran over and asked Wang Zhifan a question that confused him:

"Uncle, where is this? I want to go to Xingcheng First Middle School for class, but I can't find the way at all?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhifan understood it must be the classic setting of ghost worlds, where passersby unknowingly arrive at bizarre places. So he replied:

"This is the Death Train. It isn't a good thing to be here. You're better off figuring out how to find your way back. I can't help you with anything else."

He wasn't certain whether to let this unwitting NPC onboard, or what consequences boarding or not boarding might have, so he simply offered a few warnings.

"Death Train? Haha... Uncle, you're so humorous!"

The schoolboy laughed as he heard this response, completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

Wang Zhifan no longer paid attention to him and focused instead on the other approaching passenger, a tall man with a somewhat strange aura. He wore a white suit but had bright red lipstick on his lips and walked with a hip-swaying motion, giving a rather peculiar impression.

When this man, resembling some kind of eunuch, attempted to board, Wang Zhifan immediately extended his hand to prevent him.

"Stop! You are not allowed to enter my compartment!"

He said coldly to the passenger.

"What? Are you discriminating against us minorities? I'm going to sue..."

Seeing this, the man in the white suit with bright lipstick showed an angry expression and was about to curse at Wang Zhifan.

"I have no issue with your group identity, but I have a major issue with you not being human!"

Wang Zhifan quickly interrupted the eunuch's rant, exposing a fact he cared deeply about.

"You..."

The eunuch first tried to act aggrieved, but seeing Wang Zhifan's unwavering gaze, his expression quickly changed. His face began to green and darken, his eyes glaring viciously, and a long tongue even protruded from his bright red lips, floating in the air as he spoke gloomily to Wang Zhifan:

"How did you see through me?"

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