“Close all the windows, and no one is allowed to speak or make unnecessary movements while the train is in motion.”

During the Steam Train’s journey, Wang Dingye of the Guardians’ Union patiently advised everyone in the carriage, even checking each window like an airplane attendant. He only needed to ask everyone to adjust their seatbacks and put away their small tables.

Ma Jingjing was a little puzzled: “What’s going on? Is there any danger?”

Wang Dingye smiled: “In 15 minutes, we’ll reach the natural barrier next to the Minnan Corridor, which is Forbidden Zone 40 and Forbidden Zone 41. They surround City 13, leaving only one passage, and this Steam Train will pass through Forbidden Zone 40.”

Another member of the Guardians’ Union said: “We don’t know what rules Forbidden Zone 40 has, but don’t worry, as long as we close the windows and doors, hiding inside the Steam Train, we’ll be absolutely fine.”

“Thank you for reminding us,” Ma Jingjing said softly. Although they were going to pass through here, their tour guide hadn’t mentioned it.

If they had opened the windows just now, and poisonous insects and ants had flown in, everyone in the carriage would have been wiped out.

After two days of contact, Ma Jingjing and others suddenly felt that Wang Dingye and his group were truly hospitable, unpretentious, willing to make friends with everyone, and benevolent.

Ma Jingjing could hardly imagine that there was still such a group of people in the Inner World, far better than the person who collected their tickets.

At this time, Yi Wenbo suddenly said: “This Brother Wang Dingye is a very good person. Why don’t we talk to him about the ticket issue and ask him to help us get the tickets back?”

Xiao Yu and Li Mengyun’s eyes lit up: “Good idea! Wang Dingye and his group have many people, they can definitely help us get them back.”

Yi Wenbo immediately stood up, walked to Wang Dingye, occasionally pointing at Qing Chen, occasionally muttering something unintelligible.

Wang Dingye’s expression gradually became strange…

He finally knew where Qing Chen’s three gold coins came from.

“I’m sorry, we can’t help with this,” Wang Dingye shook his head. “You have to pay gold coins to ride the Steam Train, just consider it a payment for the Steam Train, don’t worry about it.”

Yi Wenbo asked in confusion: “Brother Wang Dingye, are they hidden masters that you can’t afford to offend?”

“No, no,” Wang Dingye remembered that he had to keep Qing Chen’s identity a secret, so he quickly changed the subject: “They are not masters, they are just ordinary people. Please sit down, we’re about to enter Forbidden Zone 40. Aren’t you going to Forbidden Zone 10? After this trip, it seems like you’ll be there in a day.”

At this time, everyone looked out the window and saw the lush forest ahead.

On the outermost, hundreds of meters tall banyan trees, dense aerial roots hung down like waterfalls.

As the Steam Train approached, countless birds in the forest suddenly rose, flapping their wings in the sky, emitting a resonant sound.

A rumbling sound came, and the Steam Train crashed into the dark forest.

And in this forest, there was a small path specifically for the Steam Train to pass through, winding and bumpy.

Everyone sitting in the carriage felt as if they were in a roller coaster, having to hold on tightly to the handrail to avoid falling.

Ma Jingjing turned her head and suddenly looked out the window. In the black forest, there were unknown creatures that had somehow attached themselves to the carriage, looking at the inside with a pair of green eyes.

Staring at Ma Jingjing.

The sound of banging came, and the creatures outside seemed to want to smash the glass of the Steam Train.

“Ah!” Ma Jingjing screamed in fright, afraid that the unknown creatures outside would break in.

More and more creatures clung to the Steam Train, it was dark both inside and outside the carriage, only pairs of eyes flashing faintly.

Unlike the adjacent carriage…

Yang Yang stood up, leaning closer to observe: “Huh, I can’t see clearly what kind of creatures they are, they… are they delicious?”

Qing Chen: …

Qing Chen thought to himself, this girl is as bold as ever. She’s treating this dangerous journey as a roller coaster ride.

Like Universal Studios, many roller coaster projects will have frightening things along the way, such as skeletons and ghosts.

But you know it’s fake, so it’s not interesting.

Now, everything outside the carriage is real.

Yang Yang took out her phone and used the phone’s flashlight to observe what the creatures outside were, and she saw small monkeys, with big eyes and dense orange fur, incredibly cute.

The only strange thing is that these little monkeys all have six ears.

Yang Yang laughed: “It’s not that scary, and… isn’t this more interesting than the roller coasters at Universal Studios? So many people in the Outer World like to go to amusement parks to seek thrills, it’s better to come to the Inner World and ride the Steam Train.”

Shadow smiled: “I’m really liking Yang Yang’s personality more and more. These little monkeys are called Six-Eared Macaques. Occasionally there will be particularly powerful ones, but most of the time they are just little cuties.”

Yang Yang looked out the window and saw a Six-Eared Macaque, one hand clinging to the Steam Train, the other hand grabbing a half-meter-long worm, eating it like sugarcane.

However, at this moment, the Six-Eared Macaques clinging to the Steam Train suddenly left, jumping onto the nearby banyan trees, swinging on the hanging aerial roots and jumping away.

Yang Yang said curiously: “They seem to be afraid of something.”

Xiao Mengqian trembled in her seat, but seeing that everyone else was not afraid, she forced herself to pretend not to be afraid…

The next moment, a rumbling sound came, and the Steam Train seemed to have entered a huge cave.

However, this cave was not made of stone walls. From inside the carriage, it was clearly a wriggling wall of flesh, and Qing Chen and others could even see the clear blood vessels on the flesh wall.

Qing Chen suddenly stood up, he looked out the window in astonishment: “The Steam Train has entered the belly of some creature? What kind of thing has such a huge size?”

A thing capable of swallowing the Steam Train in one gulp opened its mouth on the Steam Train’s trajectory, waiting for it to enter its belly.

Extremely terrifying.

Shadow frowned: “I heard before that there is a giant python hidden in Forbidden Zone 40, could it be this thing?”

As soon as the words fell, a collision sound came from the front of the Steam Train, and the surrounding flesh walls contracted, constantly squeezing the exterior of the carriage.

Everyone in the carriage screamed in terror, they were about to die here!

“Don’t worry, the Steam Train hasn’t stopped,” Shadow said calmly.

As soon as the words fell, torrential blood dyed the glass all red, like a red rain falling.

The Steam Train pierced through the fleshy environment, Qing Chen hurriedly looked back, and saw a giant python struggling in pain, and there was a huge bloody hole in its tail.

“This Steam Train is a bit outrageous,” Qing Chen was shocked: “Even facing such a shocking creature, it can penetrate through it unscathed. Who refined this Steam Train as a Forbidden Artifact?”

Shadow smiled: “Historical records say it was refined by a Demi-God named Wang Congyang, but this Demi-God’s reputation is not good.”

“Ah? Was he a bad guy?” Qing Chen curiously asked.

“He wasn’t a bad guy either,” Shadow organized his words: “This Wang Congyang was one of the earliest Awakened Ones in the Supernatural Era. After awakening the Steam Train, he didn’t participate in battles, and spent his days riding the steam train delivering express packages and smuggling between cities. It is said that he spent his whole life hiding from danger on the Steam Train. Even though he was already very strong, the slightest sign of trouble would make him flee immediately, and people nicknamed him ‘Saint of Crouching’.”

Shadow laughed: “Other Demi-Gods fought their way to their positions, but he simply lived long enough to become a Demi-God…Of course, his talent was also top-notch, otherwise he wouldn’t have become one of the first Metahumans.”

Qing Chen sighed: “I think this Demi-God is also a very romantic person. The routes this Steam Train has taken are all beautiful or mysterious scenery. Actually, living like him isn’t a bad idea.”

Shadow thought for a while: “That’s quite different from what you think. This Wang Congyang was hunted by Ren Xiaosu of your Knight Order for many years. Some people suspect that the routes the Steam Train is taking now are his escape routes from back then.”

Qing Chen: …

This is really a strange and interesting piece of history and secret!

He turned to look behind him, the giant python had slowly stopped struggling, and perhaps in decades, another Forbidden Artifact would be refined here.

In the carriage, everyone was still in shock.

Everyone was thinking, if one day Forbidden Zones really covered the entire Federation, what would be the consequences.

Shadow smiled and said: “Remember this place, remember to come back for the Forbidden Artifact in 32 years. Those creatures are almost spirits, there will definitely be a Forbidden Artifact.”

Qing Chen asked: “Is Forbidden Artifact ACE-003 Serpent of Deceit refined from a snake?”

Shadow shook his head: “No, you have to ask your Knight ancestors about its origin. This thing is now in Forbidden Zone 002.”

Qing Chen thought to himself, I know it’s in Forbidden Zone 002, that’s why I’m asking about it…

Given the close relationship between generations of ancestors, I should take all my disciples to visit those old fellows for New Year greetings in a while.

“Have you ever been to Forbidden Zone 001?” Qing Chen suddenly asked.

Shadow nodded: “The only advice I can give you is, never go. There are not only extremely terrifying creatures, but also extremely numerous, self-contained rules.”

“What do you mean by self-contained system?” Qing Chen asked curiously.

Shadow pondered and said: “There… it’s like someone specially used rules to build a huge, terrifying amusement park for the world. The rules of Forbidden Zone 001 are not hidden; there will even be signposts telling you the rules, but even if you are told the rules, you may not be able to get out alive. Until now, no one knows what awaits you at the end of the game.”

“My master seems to have come out alive,” Qing Chen curiously asked.

Shadow laughed and cried: “Your master almost lost half his life fighting his way out, and he didn’t even get to the heart of Forbidden Zone 001.”

At this time, the Steam Train drove into nothingness, and when it emerged again, it could already see the brightly lit City 13 in the distance.

The Guardians’ Union members got off the train, and Wang Dingye secretly bid farewell to Qing Chen with his eyes, and then rushed to their battlefield.

Qing Chen memorized the names and appearances of each of them, because he didn’t know if these people could live until they met again.

Shadow said: “Soon, the Conglomerate will discover what you are going to do, and many people will die that day.”

The Steam Train drove into nothingness again, and the next stop was Forbidden Zone 10.

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