Chapter 52: The Conductor's Obsession

"What... exactly are you talking about?"

Bai Shuiji's mind went blank.

Zhao Yi and the Warehouse Ghost simultaneously turned their faces towards her and scolded:

"When adults are talking, kids shouldn't interrupt!"

Feeling wronged, Bai Shuiji sulked and went off to play by herself.

"Are you Ghost Candles missing one compared to humans?"

The Warehouse Ghost spoke in a heavy tone.

It knew the power of this thing.

As long as a Ghost Candle appeared on the train, it would ward off all evil!

It couldn't comprehend the source of this terrifying strength but knew it was related to outsiders like Zhao Yi!

Zhao Yi replied:

"That's right. Earlier, one of my teammates went back. I've observed him; he's reliable enough and should listen to me and leave some Ghost Candles behind."

"Not enough, there's not enough time... That train is too old, too slow; it needs time to rush out of the station."

The Warehouse Ghost shook its head, doubting Zhao Yi's plan.

"Once it acts, the Ghost Candles in your hands will burn rapidly and won't last long!"

Zhao Yi said:

"That's why I came to find you."

The Warehouse Ghost sneered upon hearing this:

"If I had the ability to deal with it, would I still be pushed into such a corner?"

"But I'm curious... how did you know of its existence?"

"The ghosts in the station... shouldn't be able to mention its name, right?"

Zhao Yi dragged a nearby chair with his foot, casually blew off the dust, and sat down.

"I found an electronic map in the control room."

"Although it's an overhead view, it marked all the internal facilities with data."

"Using this data, I reconstructed... the station in my mind."

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"At that moment, I was surprised, wondering why someone would build a station in such a shape... a human head."

"No, it was a ghost's head."

Zhao Yi's eyes flickered.

"And earlier, several Specters kindly warned me that something was constantly watching everything within the station."

"So after I reconstructed the station model, I began to suspect... the station itself."

"It... should be alive."

"Later, I suddenly remembered the underground warehouse on the map, the only place not marked with data."

"On this ghost head, the warehouse seemed like a tumor, appearing very redundant."

"A normal person would never leave such a vast station unused, going through the trouble to build a basement just for a broken warehouse."

"There must be some special bond between you."

"If I'm not mistaken, in the past, 'it' didn't revive because of your suppression."

"But during the station's renovation in July, some connection between you was severed, causing it to successfully break free from your control and awaken!"

Hearing Zhao Yi's explanation and speculation, the Warehouse Ghost's expression changed, and Bai Shuiji finally understood!

The ghost that couldn't be mentioned outside... was actually the station itself!

They had always been inside the station, which was why they were constantly being watched!

Thinking of this, she recalled the fleshy sensation of the ground she stepped on earlier...

Could it be that... the Station Ghost was gradually reviving?

Her scalp almost exploded!

Zhao Yi had said that once the Station Ghost awakened, they would all die!

"Sigh... you guessed mostly right. Although its power can't penetrate here, I can't leave the station either."

"Inside the station, everything except my underground warehouse is under its surveillance."

"Once you get close to the exit, it will awaken!"

Zhao Yi placed the burning Ghost Candle in front of the Warehouse Ghost and said seriously:

"I have a plan... Bai Shuiji and my Ghost Candles burn for the same duration. I'll leave my Ghost Candle with you to time it. When it's about to burn out, you leave this warehouse and go destroy the station's main control room and its 'eyes', just try to attract its attention as much as possible!"

"Until the station is about to fully awaken, immediately shift the battlefield, come to the train, and escape with us!"

"Once we break out of the station's coverage, we can escape its control!"

The Warehouse Ghost remained silent for a moment.

"It's worth a try."

"But the Ghost Security Guard is troublesome; it's the station's most capable lackey. If it really goes all out, it can hold me back for quite some time!"

Zhao Yi coughed lightly.

"Don't worry, it's not here."

The Ghost Security Guard's hatred is now focused on Wen Long. Even if Wen Long returns all the clothes to the Ghost Security Guard, it won't let him off easily!

Although it can't harm Wen Long, it won't leave willingly either.

The Warehouse Ghost took Zhao Yi's Ghost Candle and brought over two barrels of diesel, placing them on a cart.

"This cart has my scent. You can push it back to refuel the train; there shouldn't be any danger on the way."

Zhao Yi signaled Bai Shuiji to take the cart:

"There's one last problem to solve."

The Warehouse Ghost slightly raised its head.

"What problem?"

Zhao Yi replied:

"The conductor."

"We need him to start the train."

"I'm not sure what exactly happened on the train back then. The Ghost Candle has to burn out for the train driver's cabin door to open, but we obviously don't have the time to wait!"

"The Ghost Candle is our only bargaining chip against the station; we can't waste any of it!"

"Tell me about the conductor, and I'll find a way to open the driver's cabin door in advance!"

Mentioning the conductor of the D19 train, the Warehouse Ghost seemed to open a book covered in ashes, filled with long-buried past events.

"When the incident happened in Moye Village, tens of thousands of villagers rushed into the station, knowing that once this train left, it wouldn't return. So besides the monsters slaughtering people, many horrifying incidents of mutual slaughter among the same kind occurred!"

"Two trains left early, leaving the D19 as the last one. Seeing the monsters starting to run from the village towards the station, the conductor refused to start the train. The passengers were frantic, urging the conductor, but he insisted on waiting for his elderly mother before departing."

"An old thug who often bullied others in the village couldn't stand it and directly threatened the conductor with a knife. But the conductor was determined to wait for his mother; if she didn't arrive, he wouldn't start the train."

"Helpless, people could only pick up some simple weapons to fend off the occasional monster that broke through at the carriage doors!"

"Later, when the conductor's mother arrived, he immediately started the train. But at that moment, a terrifying monster emerged from the black mist, extending a tentacle to grab the old thug. Seeing he was about to be dragged out, the thug had a sudden idea and grabbed the conductor's mother, who was closest to the door, and pushed her towards the monster!"

"So the monster let go of the thug and devoured the conductor's mother right in front of him..."

Zhao Yi frowned upon hearing this.

"Did his mother turn into a ghost afterward?"

The Warehouse Ghost nodded.

"But unlike the ordinary ghosts you've seen."

"Those killed by those things... turn into ghosts without any memory or self-will, becoming ferocious ghosts that only know how to kill!"

Zhao Yi:

"Where is she now?"

The Warehouse Ghost replied:

"In the south waiting room of the station... there are many ferocious ghosts there. Without a Ghost Candle, going there is suicide!"

"I know what you're thinking. The conductor's mother is his obsession, but now she's no longer the kind and gentle old lady she once was; she's a machine of madness and slaughter!"

"Going to find her is seeking death!"

Zhao Yi slowly revealed a bright smile.

"No, I have a way."

"Thank you for your help, Warehouse Ghost."

"Now... our plan... begins!"