Free Web NovelChapter 1899: Chapter 1079: Counterattack
Outside the door, Yamamoto Chunai helped Xiao Lin Zhengyan up. Even someone as good-natured as her couldn’t hide the fury in her eyes at this moment. This was just too much; it was as if they weren’t even considered human.
The punch landed on Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s shoulder, and his left arm immediately couldn’t be raised.
The reason it didn’t hit the face was that Watanabe Gou was concerned about what to say when meeting his teammates the next day, otherwise he would have hit harder.
This guy isn’t a good person. Xiao Lin Zhengyan didn’t complain; he only hated that he wasn’t vigilant enough, wasting Yang Xiao’s good intentions for nothing.
"What are you still doing outside? Get in here, now!" Watanabe Gou’s arrogant voice came from inside the room.
"Mr. Xiaolin, we shouldn’t go back. We can escape, go back... go back to find Mr. Chu and the others. Mr. Chu is a good person; he will take us in!" Holding tightly to Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s arm, Yamamoto Chunai urged softly, her eyes filled with hope when she mentioned Yang Xiao.
But Xiao Lin Zhengyan wasn’t as optimistic as her. He shook his head bitterly and said in a low voice, "Chu Jun was right; to survive, we can’t rely on others, only on ourselves. He told us not to open the door for others, so would he open it for us?"
"Mr. Chu is a good person, he won’t watch us die," Yamamoto Chunai insisted. She was completely disillusioned with Watanabe Gou, and the thought of spending the night with someone like him made her rather sleep on the street.
"Don’t be too naive. We... we’ll go back and put up with it for tonight," Xiao Lin Zhengyan tightened his grip on Yamamoto Chunai’s hand, seemingly giving her the strength to persevere.
Meeting Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s resolute gaze, Yamamoto Chunai finally nodded.
In the Nightmare World, the growth of newcomers often happens in an instant. It was at this moment that she understood the harsh reality and weight behind Yang Xiao’s warning that the only ones they could truly rely on in this world were themselves.
Seeing Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai walk through the door, Watanabe Gou, sitting on the sofa, nodded in satisfaction, "That’s more like it. After all the effort I’ve gone through to help you, isn’t a bit of gratitude expected?"
"Don’t worry, you won’t be staying here for free tonight. I’ve got your backs," Watanabe Gou promised insincerely.
Faced with such a scoundrel, Yamamoto Chunai turned her head directly, choosing to avoid looking at this hypocritical face that only made her feel nauseated.
It wasn’t just him; most people in this world were equally deceitful.
She hated this Nightmare World, which could turn people into ghosts, more and more. She couldn’t understand why people who shared the same misfortune of being stranded here could not unite and help one another through difficult times, instead of trampling and battling each other to such an extent.
She began to understand that many were not killed by those terrifying things, but died from the schemes of their own people.
"Mr. Watanabe, I misunderstood you earlier, and I apologize," Xiao Lin Zhengyan bowed to Watanabe Gou, who was sitting on the sofa, "You are an experienced player, naturally more knowledgeable than us. Tonight... I entrust myself to you!"
"Heh, don’t mention it, Mr. Xiaolin is a sensible person," Watanabe Gou squinted slightly, knowing full well that Xiao Lin Zhengyan was forced to bow under the eaves and was speaking against his better judgment. But he didn’t care; all he wanted was an attitude.
Moreover, he could tell that Xiao Lin Zhengyan merely lacked some Nightmare experience, but wasn’t stupid himself.
As long as they got through tonight safely, he would naturally know what to say and what not to say when they met their teammates the next day.
He was an experienced player and didn’t dare easily offend him, even if he had indeed done some excessive things.
Moreover, who would risk offending him for two newcomers who might die at any moment?
After Xiao Lin Zhengyan apologized, the tense atmosphere in the room relaxed considerably, and Watanabe Gou even took the initiative to impart some basic knowledge necessary for survival in the Nightmare World to Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai.
It had to be said that although Watanabe Gou’s character wasn’t great, his abilities and vigilance were not weak. He set many rules for the night based on the current situation.
Firstly, none of the three were allowed to sleep tonight; everyone was to keep watch.
They would stay together, ensuring everyone was within the visual range of the other two, and if they needed to use the bathroom, all three must go together and not close the door.
Secondly, they would check the doors and windows every half hour to ensure they were closed properly, and everyone would go together, with no separation or straggling allowed. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Lastly, and most critically, every ten minutes they would inspect themselves and their surroundings to see if anything strange, not belonging to them, appeared.
This last line nearly explicitly called out the Ghost Train Ticket. According to everyone’s judgment, the person who would be targeted tonight was most likely Watanabe Gou.
He would receive the Ghost Train Ticket and then be picked up by the Ghost Train to the mysterious Youjian Mountain Station, just like Mimura Kaori the previous night.
Watanabe Gou himself was well aware of this, otherwise, he wouldn’t have risked rejection by his teammates to forcefully seek out shelter with Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai. frёewebηovel.cѳm
As time ticked away, it quickly reached nine o’clock at night, during which Watanabe Gou more frequently took out his phone to check the time, clearly remembering that Mimura Kaori received the Ghost Train Ticket sometime around 10:30 the previous night.
That meant he had an hour and a half, and if nothing unusual happened during this period, he was likely safe tonight.
