Volume 1, Chapter 21: Re-entering the Death Train

Meanwhile, in Jizhou.

After finishing El’s letter, Qin Shang’s expression stiffened. He suddenly understood why the Godslayer had chosen to eliminate "Everyone Who Touches Me Gets Cuckolded" in the first round.

This was a reward exclusive to the Teacher profession. In other words, without a Teacher present, no matter how many others came, they would never obtain this clue. No wonder it was described as a multiplayer dungeon.

"But that doesn't mean a Trickster couldn't have entered this dungeon at other times," he mused. "If a Trickster inherits the Teacher’s side quest, they should be able to obtain this clue after the exploration concludes. Is it possible that other Tricksters were just unlucky and didn't get matched with a Teacher? And thus, they lost this crucial lead?"

Qin Shang shook his head, immediately dismissing his own conjecture. "Impossible. The Divine Path game has always maintained a delicate balance. Since this thread exists, there must be a way for someone to obtain it. If there is no Teacher in the group, it would be impossible for anyone to get this clue, which contradicts the game’s balancing mechanism. Furthermore, even if the Teacher is eliminated in the first round, other Tricksters should still have a chance to obtain this clue! Could it be that other players entering..."

[Ding! You are currently on the Death Train. The Death Train was a locomotive in mid-19th century London; the passengers who boarded it began to disappear mysteriously one after another, and in the end, without exception, no one was spared. Strangely, aside from the disappearing passengers, the train continued to travel back and forth between its origin and destination day after day, gradually becoming a well-known ghost story.]

[ID: 0927]

[Type: Exploration, Survival]

[Your objective for this round is: Uncover the mystery of the missing passengers.]

[Side Quest: Identify the Godslayer hidden among the group.]

[Side Quest: Find the sole Leader among the six players and follow them. As an Assistant, you must help the Leader clear this round of the game and preserve the lives of the passengers as much as possible (This task is derived from the Teacher; you will gain the player’s profession skills for this round).]

[Current Progress: 50%]

[Night has fallen. Darkness is here. All passengers, please hide in Carriage No. 3 and explore the final part of the dungeon.]