18: Anyone who dares to avoid eye contact will die together!

"Deng Ran!"

"Step forward!"

Deng Ran quickly took a step forward.

Shen Aoxue's cold voice hammered heavily into his heart.

"You lost to Wang Feng?"

"And you lost 100,000 Points?"

"N-no..." Deng Ran's lips trembled, "That's not it, Vice Captain!"

"I... He... He cheated!"

"He tricked me!!!"

"I didn't lose... I didn't lose to him!"

Shen Aoxue smiled.

If Wang Feng's impression on her was 100 Points.

Then her impression of Deng Ran was -1000 Points.

"Heh heh... Deng Ran, ah, Deng Ran."

Shen Aoxue's high heels clicked on the ground.

The crisp sound of her steps approached slowly, like a death knell.

Deng Ran felt his knees constantly trembling.

"You are a member of the Flint Squad."

"Your carriage has a Level 5 store."

"You must have quite a few Gene Enhancements."

"As for Wang Feng, their carriage only has a Level [-2] store."

"Forget Gene Enhancement, they can't even guarantee food and drink."

Shen Aoxue stood in front of Deng Ran.

"There are 7 store levels separating you and him."

"Yet, you lost to him."

"Even a pig wouldn't lose this badly."

Deng Ran's mind went blank!

He almost knelt down right there!

"No! Vice Captain!"

"He used a trick!!!"

"Haha, used a trick?" Shen Aoxue's gaze grew colder.

"A gap of seven strength levels, and you lost just because he used a trick?"

"If you were killed in an instance by someone seven levels behind you, would you complain that he used a trick right before you died?"

Deng Ran dared not speak.

He stared at his toes, sweat dripping down rapidly.

He was desperate!

He wanted to cry!

And Shen Aoxue's voice continued.

"In the face of absolute disparity in strength, even if the opponent uses a trick, you must not lose!"

"You are not qualified to lose!"

"Do you understand?"

Deng Ran felt all the strength drain from his body.

He collapsed onto his knees.

Then—

With a wail, he actually started crying.

This shameful display only deepened the disdain on Shen Aoxue's face.

"Go, transfer the 100,000 Points."

Deng Ran lay on the ground in despair, sobbing uncontrollably.

"I... I don't have 100,000 Points..."

"No Points? Then what should we do?" Shen Aoxue paced back and forth in front of Deng Ran.

Just then, Wang Feng spoke.

"Reporting, Vice Captain."

"When Deng Ran and I made the bet, since his Points weren't enough, I chose to bet my life instead."

"And it was the lives of our entire team, all five of us!"

Ruthless! Leaving no retreat!

Since the feud was established, they might as well fight to the bitter end!

*Gasp—!!!*

A faint sound of inhaling spread through the crowd.

Even the Guards looked at Wang Feng in disbelief.

What a ruthless person!

He dared to bet the lives of his entire five-person team on an arm-wrestling match!

If he had been slightly careless, all five members of the team would have died over such a meaningless game!

Shen Aoxue was even more astonished.

If the Points weren't enough, bet with lives!

Ruthless enough!

Crazy enough!

And in the Train Survival Game, only people like this could survive until the end!

The look of appreciation in Shen Aoxue's eyes when she looked at Wang Feng intensified.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in Wang Feng's mind.

"Ding—"

"Because your actions have earned Shen Aoxue's appreciation."

"Favorability +10!"

Wang Feng: "??!!!"

It can be done this way too?!

He can increase Favorability even outside the CP Space?!

The System replied—

"Yes, Host."

"The CP Space is merely an auxiliary space for increasing Favorability."

"When your actions on the train genuinely earn the appreciation and praise of the target Attendant, you can gain Favorability!"

Wang Feng was ecstatic!

He mentally opened the Panel and saw Shen Aoxue's data.

[Target of Capture: Shen Aoxue (Blue)]

[Identity: deputy car commander of Carriage No. 1 to No. 99, Train Z2425]

[Exclusive Privilege: Gene Upgrade (Current Discount: 2)]

[Favorability: 20/100 (Status: Developed Interest)]

[CP Coin Usage Count: 1]

[Use CP Coin on Shen Aoxue?]

Good, good, good!

Not bad!

A pleasant surprise!

However, while Wang Feng was ecstatic inside.

Deng Ran's situation was terrible.

Not only him, but Ke Yutang's face was also pale with tension.

The other team members were trembling violently!

They were finished!

This kid, Wang Feng, was forcing them into a dead end!

Shen Aoxue retracted her gaze of appreciation.

When she looked at Deng Ran, her eyes immediately turned icy cold.

It was like instantly switching from the spring of March to the harsh winter snow.

"Wang Feng has already stated."

"If the Points aren't enough, they will make up for it with lives."

"Since it's a gamble, it must be fair."

"Therefore—" Her gaze swept over Ke Yutang and the others, "Which one of you will it be?"

Ke Yutang dared not shrink back anymore.

He took a trembling step forward.

"W-we have Points!"

"Vice Captain, we have Points!"

Faced with life and Points, Ke Yutang unhesitatingly chose the former!

If they kept their lives, they could still earn Points!

But if the person was gone, everything would be gone!

Ke Yutang shouted at the others almost maniacally.

"What are you standing around for!"

"Transfer your Points to me!"

Although the other team members were reluctant, they still transferred their Points.

Accompanied by a series of jingling transfer notifications, Ke Yutang's account now held 80,000 Points.

Ke Yutang stared blankly at the Points in his account.

This was the largest number of Points he had ever possessed.

But—

"It's not enough... still not enough!"

"How do you guys only have this many Points!"

The remaining team members hung their heads, their legs shaking, and their clothes drenched.

"C-Captain..."

"W-we... spent them..."

*Buzz!*

Ke Yutang almost collapsed onto the ground.

Spent them... spent them?!

Damn it! Are you guys pigs?!

"Click—"

Shen Aoxue's shiny high heel stomped heavily on the ground.

The crisp sound shook Ke Yutang's heart.

"80,000 Points?"

"You're still short 20,000 Points... but you gambled 100,000 Points."

"What should be done, Ke Yutang?"

Suppression! Panic!

It was like a solid entity fiercely gripping his neck.

The Flint Squad, ranked fourth in the First Sequence!

The Flint Squad, which ran rampant in instances!

At this moment, they were as helpless as children.

Because on the train, the Attendants were the supreme rulers.

No matter how strong they were, they had to obey the Attendants' orders.

"P-please..." Ke Yutang's voice trembled, "Please, anyone... lend... lend us 20,000 Points..."

"Afterward... we will definitely repay it!"

"Anyone! Lend us 20,000 Points!"

"Please!"

"Lend us 20,000 Points!!!"

But no one responded.

Ke Yutang despaired.

And Shen Aoxue smiled even more coldly.

"Since no one will lend you Points, then you choose."

"Whose life will you choose?"

Ke Yutang had never felt such despair as he did today.

He looked helplessly at Deng Ran.

Then, he slowly raised his finger.

Deng Ran watched him point at himself, first stunned, then stood up in a furious rage!

He made a move to rush toward Ke Yutang.

His face was twisted, and he wailed and shouted hoarsely.

"It was you!!!"

"Ke Yutang!!! You were the one who said we should bet!!!"

"I told you to retreat! Retreat! You made me go up and bet!!!"

"Ke Yutang—!!!"

The shrill cries echoed through the corridor.

Stimulating everyone's nerves.

Ke Yutang looked as if all his strength had been drained, and he dared not look at Deng Ran again.

He knew that he could no longer remain Captain.

Deng Ran's death would cause the entire Flint Squad to completely collapse.

No one would obey his orders in the future.

Because Deng Ran, the last person who obeyed his command, was about to die.

Shen Aoxue slightly pressed down the brim of her hat and lifted her chin.

Immediately after, several Guards lifted the completely limp Deng Ran and held him in front of Ke Yutang and the other team members.

"Ke Yutang!"

"And you, Flint Squad! All of you, stare with your eyes wide open!"

"Anyone who dares look away, dies along with him!"

At Shen Aoxue's command, the members of the Guard Team simultaneously drew their batons and began beating Deng Ran like a sudden storm.

The dull thudding sounds shocked everyone present.

The desperate wails made even the bystanders feel a pang of fear.

Cruel, cold, tyrannical!

This was the bloody truth of the Train Survival Game!

And so, Ke Yutang and the four other team members stared fixedly, watching Deng Ran slowly breathe his last in front of them.

Blood splattered on their faces, yet they dared not blink.

As for Wang Feng and the others.

Sympathy?

No, there was none.

If you dare to provoke, you must pay the price.

Furthermore, the bet involved the lives of both sides.

If there had been even the slightest mistake during the process, he and his four teammates would have been the ones to die.

As for the future of the Flint Squad, he didn't care.

He only knew that 80,000 Points were about to be credited to his account.

Later, during Gene Enhancement, he could enhance more attributes.

In the future of the Train Survival Game, any slight advantage could determine victory.

He wasn't alone.

Behind him were Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Qiang, Wang Hao, and Liu Sheng.

And even the lives of everyone in Carriage No. 83!

He could not lose.

He had to win!