Chapter 117 – He might be coming!
The valley in the afternoon was empty and quiet, like a fiery red oil painting. The merciless sunlight poured onto the stretching mountains, and the continuous rising heat seemed to roast everything in the valley into charcoal.
The air quickly evaporated into hot waves in the sunlight that submerged the entire valley, making the small valley feel like a sealed oven, with even the breeze carrying a scorching and piercing sensation.
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The silver-gray train carriages traveled along the tracks, and the quiet valley was soon filled with the sound of thunder, as if a hot iron rod was stirring a hot and deep secret place.
The train wheels rolled along the tracks, making a sound similar to the footsteps of a herd of cows on the grassland.
At this moment, no one was aware of the imminent disaster.
A section of the railway across the valley became loose.
The speeding train was completely unaware, and its speed even increased. It was like a driver who didn't know that the abyss called "River Crab" was ahead, just like some street racers who were unaware of the impending danger. However, the destination of this train was not 404, but a disaster where people would die from the train crash.
The heavy rumbling interrupted the passengers' rest, and every carriage shook violently. The loose railway couldn't bear the weight of the heavy train and emitted sharp and cracking screams. The huge vibration made the train shake and sway in the valley, like a small boat on an endless ocean.
The passengers in the train started to panic and scream, and the distress signal was sent out, even though the conductor probably knew that rescue was unlikely to arrive in time.
Some passengers had turned pale and started clutching their crosses, murmuring prayers under their breath, as if they were praying.
However, if someone approached and listened carefully, they would hear him muttering, "Superman bless, Superman bless, Superman bless."
The railway started to crack, and the entire train almost lost its sense of direction under the crushing weight. The out-of-control train was like a wild horse in a storm.
Just before it was about to derail, the train suddenly shook.
The downward momentum disappeared abruptly, and the train did not derail. After a couple of bumps, it continued to move forward!
The conductor was pleasantly surprised, as if he had guessed what had happened. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Full speed ahead! Quickly, drive through!"
He didn't need to say it, as the driver had already accelerated to full speed. Each carriage sprinted at full speed, accompanied by continuous bumps.
Yes, at that critical moment when the railway was about to collapse, Jiang Bei descended from the sky like a shooting star, precisely using his body to support the small section of the collapsed track.
He lay flat on the empty track, with his limbs stretched out, allowing the entire train to pass over his back.
It sounded like the fearless sacrifice of Prometheus, who suffered for stealing fire for humanity, but Jiang Bei didn't feel any pain.
Not only did he not suffer, but he even felt a bit comfortable?
The entire train thundered past his back, and each carriage caused the wheels to sink heavily as it passed. It felt like a skilled technician pressing on his skin, bringing waves of pleasure and a pleasant sensation.
Until the two-hundred-meter-long train rolled past him, and the last carriage also passed over him, he still felt a bit unsatisfied.
It was quite enjoyable, but he still wanted more.
If only Xiao Qi could help him with a massage when he got back.
Just as he thought of Xiao Qi, she called him, "Hey? Haven't you come back yet? That's perfect. I just saw a new cake online that looks delicious. Can you bring one for me?"
"Oh, no problem," Jiang Bei said, "But recently, my shoulders and neck have been a bit sore and uncomfortable. Take a look."
"Get down!" Xiao Qi suddenly said.
Jiang Bei quickly shut up.
"Oh, I was just talking to Xiao Dou Ding. It's so obedient. It crawls when I tell it to, just like a baby. It's really fun."
Xiao Qi giggled happily and suddenly remembered something.
"Oh, did you say something just now?"
"No, I said goodbye."
Jiang Bei let out a long sigh of relief.
Forget it. This is a long-term plan that requires careful consideration. There's no need to rush.
He temporarily welded the railway back together with his heat vision, considering it as an emergency fix. If it were the genuine Superman with his versatile heat vision, it would probably be enough to complete the job. However, Jiang Bei's heat vision was only the general version, and he could barely adjust the power to make it work, just in case.
Afterwards, the relevant department would have to come and repair it personally.
After being promoted to Rank B, more heat vision skills were unlocked in the quantum conversion field skill tree. Jiang Bei briefly flipped through the various new functions and techniques of heat vision, already considering the next stage of skill upgrades.
With the problem temporarily solved, Jiang Bei soared into the sky and glanced at the mission log synchronized with the headquarters system on the holographic screen. He quickly noticed an updated mission report.
It was a report from She Miao.
"Hostage situation, the captors demand to see Superman, suspected to be an alien from the Abyss?"
Bravo flew through the air, moving at an extremely fast speed. He held Shadow in his hand, not daring to breathe, but feeling the rushing wind coming towards him, he couldn't help but feel a slight fear.
This guy is so fast!She couldn't quite discern the other party's Transcendent type for a moment, but it seemed somewhat like a wind-based Transcendent.
But could a wind-based one be this powerful!?
Phantom was shocked deep down. She vaguely remembered that the organization had conducted research on strengthening wind-based Transcendents in the past. Although the so-called God Creation Project was definitely a failure, she had seen some higher-ranked wind elemental Extraordinary Beings during that time.
Those who could control the wind to move were already considered the best among them, but relying on wind power was still not enough for true free flight.
However, this purple oddity seemed to be as proficient as if he had real flying ability, and not only that, his speed was astonishingly fast.
An alien?
Or could it be...
She quickly had a guess.
A moment later, they landed. She saw a camp-like base, some temporarily constructed facilities, among which were the marks of the Prayer Meeting.
It was indeed the Prayer Meeting.
As a high-ranking member of the Electronic Wizards, she of course knew about the existence of this organization. However, the Electronic Wizards' philosophy did not align with theirs.
The Electronic Wizards believed that Transcendents should be controlled by humans themselves, even if it meant using inhumane and unethical means to gain further Transcendence. But the Prayer Meeting was the opposite, their ultimate goal was to summon a father from the abyss, they believed that the limit of human Transcendence was far inferior to the master in the abyss.
Seeing this purple oddity, Phantom was shocked.
Could it be that they really summoned a big daddy from the abyss?
Phantom remained calm and dared not speak.
Bravo casually threw her down in an open space and sat down on the side.
After being thrown to the ground, Phantom obediently got up and looked around. She realized that not revealing her Transcendent abilities was the wisest choice at this time. She estimated that even if she made a move, she would not be a match for this oddity.
She looked around and didn't see any signs of others. The entire camp was empty, without the presence of living people. It seemed that this area had been specifically cleared out, as a battlefield for an impending war.
Phantom couldn't help but sneak another glance at this purple oddity.
So, this seemed to be the solution that the Prayer Meeting had found to deal with the Superman problem?
She could imagine that the Prayer Meeting must have been tormented by this suddenly emerged red-cloaked devil just like the Electronic Wizards. If they could take this opportunity to solve the Superman problem, it would indeed be a good thing for them.
Even if they couldn't, she was lucky enough to have a front-row seat to watch. It was always good to observe the battle between the strong, analyze data, and summarize weaknesses.
After sneaking a peek, she quickly noticed that the other party seemed to be looking at her too.
Bravo looked at her with interest for a moment and joked, "You're quite resilient."
"Huh?"
Phantom was taken aback at first, her first reaction was, do you guys in the abyss also like this? We're different species, right?
Besides being big, resilience was indeed one of her proudest attributes. The Mind Master's interest in her might not be without this reason, because being resilient made things easier, and she could assume more positions.
Then she quickly realized.
Oh, he was probably talking about her Transcendent abilities.
She was a rubber-like Transcendent, able to extend, inflate, enlarge, and even transform parts of her body. Her physical strength was higher than that of Transcendents of the same rank, so her resilience was naturally stronger.
So not only could she naturally assume more positions, but she could also stretch out to have "everything below the neck is legs" kind of non-human proportions that should only be seen in excessive photo editing, and she could also make specific parts of her body enlarge or shrink at will, she could download patches for various XP systems on the spot, with various gameplay waiting to be unlocked.
So that's why she was the weakest among the high-ranking members, but she rose quickly.
But no matter how good her talent was, in theory, she and the one in front of her were of different species. Of course, that didn't stop her from trying out the bold idea that popped into her head.
She couldn't help it, she had always been like this in the organization, always itching to show off her skills when she encountered a strong person, it was an occupational disease.
With a thought, Phantom put on a pitiful look and blinked, "Are abyss people also interested in humans?"
"Heh, it depends on the person. I'm the type who likes to try new things." Bravo laughed with his leg propped up, "I've tried a girl with tentacles, surprisingly not bad.
And once it was a crawling female, it looked scary but it was actually okay."
Even Phantom, who considered herself well-informed, couldn't help but shiver at his words.
She thought to herself, do you abyss people all play so wildly?
But on second thought, it wasn't strange. After all, some humans could have unspeakable stories with Bengal monitor lizards.
Thinking about it this way, she felt that what he said was indeed correct.
It really depends on the person.
Just as she wanted to chat a bit more, a member of the Prayer Meeting who was monitoring the situation from afar came with a communication.
"A super high-speed flying object has been detected, he might be coming!"
