Chapter 103 103 Chapter - The Warcraft Herd After The Ash Rain
103 Chapter - The Warcraft Herd After The Ash Rain
By this time, Bai Cheng and the others had been in the Lava Volcano region for nearly a day.
The sky remained gloomily dark, and the continuous Ashen Rain had not stopped.
As for the rumors circulating on the channel—no, they should be facts—a bored Yu Nian had already learned of them and informed Bai Cheng.
While Bai Cheng was somewhat surprised, it was also within her expectations.
Among all the Pioneers, only Tang Yan was suspected of possessing the ability to foresee the future; she didn't need to think to guess that he was the one who revealed her situation.
And his purpose in doing so? It was nothing more than to kill and rob.
Bai Cheng was not worried about this, but that didn't mean she didn't take it to heart.
She looked at the follow-up message Leng Ningxue had sent.
"I can now activate the promotion quest, and I should be able to complete it alone."
"But I'm afraid that it will inevitably attract other Pioneers to contend for it, and I don't want to join Tang Yan, nor do I want to give the spot to him..."
"So, if any conflict arises... I'd like to ask you, Bai Cheng, to help me repel them."
Bai Cheng was slightly taken aback; it had indeed been three days since she completed her promotion quest.
Such a minor matter was nothing to her, and it was a good opportunity to introduce Leng Ningxue to Yu Nian.
As Bai Cheng thought this, just as she was about to reply, Yu Nian beside her raised an eyebrow.
"Xiao Cheng, don't you think this matter is too coincidental?"
"Hmm?" Bai Cheng turned her head, "Are you saying Leng Ningxue might have already teamed up with other Pioneers and is trying to trick us into going there?"
Bai Cheng could, of course, guess her concern.
Yu Nian nodded; although she had known of Leng Ningxue's existence even before their trains merged, and even when Bai Cheng had just met Leng Ningxue.
And she was also happy that Bai Cheng could make new friends.
However, Leng Ningxue's various actions were simply too suspicious!
Yu Nian felt that Leng Ningxue wasn't sincerely trying to help Bai Cheng; instead, she seemed to be deliberately getting close.
"The most inexplicable thing is, Xiao Cheng, you were clearly going to give her the promotion slot for free, so why would she challenge it herself instead?"
Bai Cheng stroked her chin: "I think she's a self-reliant person who doesn't want to accept such a gift as if it were charity."
In her opinion, Leng Ningxue wanted to prove herself, which was why she insisted on completing the loot quest.
Of course, Yu Nian also knew their current strength; the encirclement by these unpromoted Pioneers was nothing to fear.
However, it would waste a lot of time and fuel, so she considered it a meaningless endeavor.
"Anyway, whether it's true or false, we'll know if we go and see, won't we?" Bai Cheng shrugged.
Ever since the trains merged, Tang Yan, who had been persistently trying to win over Leng Ningxue, suddenly gave up.
The two no longer maintained that ambiguous relationship where they could exchange information; instead, it rapidly deteriorated.
If one of them obtained a promotion slot, they would certainly not share it with the other, unless at a very high cost.
And with Yu Nian's reminder, Bai Cheng's purpose for this trip also gained an additional objective: to see if Leng Ningxue could be trusted.
What, Bai Cheng's original purpose?
Of course, it was to annoy Tang Yan and ensure he couldn't smoothly obtain the promotion slot this time either!
If Bai Cheng hadn't always missed the opportunity, she would have made him understand why flowers are so red.
So, if he wanted to annoy her, she likewise wouldn't miss the chance to annoy him.
"It's just that I seem to be unable to enter the Elite-grade promotion Station now, you know." She pouted, then could only look towards Yu Nian.
The promotion Station clearly only restricted level, not all members on a train.
Yu Nian could enter the Station with Qingniao; their strength was completely sufficient to crush the Station BOSS and those survivors.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Leng Ningxue, Bai Cheng agreed to be her helper.
Information immediately popped up on the screen.
【Pioneer Leng Ningxue has joined your team!】
【Do you wish to proceed to the promotion Station with her?】
As Bai Cheng clicked confirm, the information on the detection platform suddenly changed.
【Distance to next Station: 800km】
【Hint: After leaving the promotion Station, your train will return to its original position.】
"That's good, the distance isn't too ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) far, and a day's journey won't be wasted."
After all, Bai Cheng was about to arrive at the special Station for forging Lifebound Weapons; if she didn't have one last weapon to upgrade, she would have forged her Lifebound Weapon before helping Leng Ningxue.
Her gaze turned to the window; the train's trajectory had already quietly begun to deviate.
The hazy sky grew increasingly gloomy, and Bai Cheng glanced at the time; night was almost upon them.
But the Ashen Rain outside the window showed no sign of stopping.
This terrain of Lava Volcano was completely barren under the shroud of Ashen Rain; let alone trees, not even a single stone could be seen.
The desolate, barren crimson earth, coupled with the unbearable high temperatures, made it impossible for anyone to survive here.
"I still wanted to try out my new weapon." Bai Cheng shook her head, intending to continue diligently upgrading the last weapon material for her Lifebound Weapon.
Just as she turned, Red Flame's rough and hoarse voice came from the driver's console behind her.
"Young Miss, the Ashen Rain has stopped!"
Bai Cheng froze, immediately turning to look out the window.
The gray snowflakes falling from the sky had disappeared, and the surrounding temperature was rapidly rising.
Rolling heatwaves even distorted the distant space, and the entire quiet world suddenly began to become noisy at this moment.
At this moment, Qingniao, who had been circling in the sky, seemed to have discovered something and immediately let out a cry.
Red Flame immediately explained: "Young Miss, many demonic beasts are approaching the train!"
But before Bai Cheng could clearly see the dim scene outside the window, another loud bang suddenly came, causing the ground to shake and affecting the entire train.
Rumble—!
The volcano not far away suddenly erupted, and rolling white smoke mixed with volcanic ash shot into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud.
At the end of her shaking vision, Bai Cheng had already noticed many groups of gigantic monsters with lava-colored skin charging towards the train.
They were either strong-limbed like oxen, or hunched humanoid monsters, and there were even strange birds with wingspans exceeding three meters and bodies engulfed in flames in the sky.
In short, the number of demonic beasts surging from all directions was astonishingly large, and at this moment, excitement had begun to flicker in Bai Cheng's eyes.
"Red Flame, stop the train!"
This was experience points delivered right to her doorstep; what was a disaster for other survivors was simply a welfare package in Bai Cheng's eyes.
"I've waited a whole day; the Ashen Rain has finally disappeared."
As the train slowly came to a stop, Bai Cheng took out a black short sword.
This was a legendary item she had just finished upgrading today, and its properties were equally absurd.
"I'd like to see if there are more of you, or more helpers that I summon!"
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