The three of them—Chu Tianqiu, Qiao Jiajin, and Zhang Shan—had practically intimidated all the nearby “Zodiac” and “Participants.”

Not only did the “Zodiac” not dare to come forward and cause trouble, even the “Participants” retreated far away.

They had originally wanted to bring Qian Wu along, but Qian Wu’s complexion looked like it could no longer support him continuing to move.

“Qian Wu boy,” Qiao Jiajin checked on Qian Wu’s condition. “What are you going to do? Are you going to get off the train with those people?”

“No…” Qian Wu waved his hand. In Earth-Dog’s room, he moved his body backward, leaned against the corner of the wall, and sat down. “‘Cat’s’ mission has been completely finished, but my mission is only nine-tenths complete… Give me a bit more time.”

“What kind of joke are you talking?” Qiao Jiajin said with a furrowed brow. “Do you think I want to save you because your mission isn’t finished yet?”

“I know what you mean…” Qian Wu smiled bitterly. He took out the cigarette Earth-Dog had just given him from his pocket, pulled out a lighter, and lit it again. “But I really can’t leave… I might need a very long rest…”

After hearing this, Chu Tianqiu slowly crouched down and stared at Qian Wu’s weak face. “I thought all your missions were already completed…”

“Yes… Pretty much almost done,” Qian Wu said with a bitter smile. He looked like he no longer had the strength to remove the cigarette from his mouth. He just kept it at the corner of his lips, slowly emitting smoke.

“So what mission do you still have?” Chu Tianqiu asked. “With your body in this state… can you still complete that last one?”

“Yeah, yeah,” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “Qian Wu boy, is the last mission difficult?”

“I can’t really describe this difficulty…” Qian Wu shook his head. “Because I need to ‘stay alive.'”

“‘Stay alive’…” Chu Tianqiu frowned. “That’s your last mission?”

“Yes,” Qian Wu nodded. His consciousness already seemed somewhat blurred. “At the final moment, I need to be alive. So until the final moment arrives, I won’t know whether I can complete my mission or not…”

Looking at Qian Wu’s weak appearance, Qiao Jiajin didn’t know what to say. He just tentatively asked again, “You really don’t need someone to stay with you?”

“No need…” Qian Wu shook his head gently. “I’m a stray cat… I’ve been alone since the beginning… No one has ever accompanied me.”

Hearing these words, several people fell silent for a moment.

“Qian Wu, let me ask you,” Chu Tianqiu said. “What exactly did your ‘Cat’ tell you?”

“She said…” Qian Wu’s voice gradually became softer. “A group of stray cats disappeared…”

“A group of stray cats disappeared?”

“Yes…” Qian Wu slowly lowered his head. The hair on his forehead began to cover his eyes. “Would normal people notice that the stray cats on the street disappeared?”

Chu Tianqiu sighed. “Someone will remember them.”

“Yes…” Qian Wu said softly. “I remember. I remember the patterns and scars on every stray cat’s body… I remember their cries when angry and their movements when fighting. I remember all of it.”

The people beside him only felt a rich sadness spreading out from Qian Wu, yet Qian Wu clearly had no expression on his face.

“Stray cats all have bad tempers and can’t win humans’ favor…” Qian Wu continued. “But if you feed them with cat food, they’ll also treat you as one of their own. They’ll stand on the high walls in the corners of the city, waiting for your arrival with proud expressions. If I don’t remember them, then no one will remember them…”

“Qian Wu,” Chu Tianqiu said. “You need to stay alert. Your current state isn’t very good.”

“I’m very alert…” Qian Wu’s lips moved, and the cigarette ash fell onto his leather jacket. “I need to stay alert and lead a group of stray cats to the finish line. I won’t die.”

Qiao Jiajin turned his head to look at Chu Tianqiu. The two of them both felt that Qian Wu’s current situation was not good. If the three of them all left, the surrounding “Human-level” might rush up and kill Qian Wu.

But what should they do now?

A slight sound of soft leather shoes began to echo behind them. Among the “Zodiac,” someone seemed to have walked through the crowd and approached.

Qiao Jiajin looked back. The newcomer was a Man-Snake with a very tattered mask.

“Damn…” He paused. “You street-rushing punk…”

The Man-Snake before his eyes could be considered Qiao Jiajin’s first impression of this godforsaken place. Although there was no major grudge between them, there wasn’t any good feeling either.

“Yo? How did you get so tall?” Man-Snake stared at Qiao Jiajin and said without any concern. “This is so interesting?”

“What are you doing here, you street-rushing punk?” After Qiao Jiajin finished speaking, he paused. “…Oh, this place seems to be your territory. We’re the outsiders…”

“Leave the person to me,” Man-Snake jerked his chin toward Qian Wu. “I can take him to my room to take refuge.”

After hearing this, Zhang Shan and Qiao Jiajin naturally turned their gazes to Chu Tianqiu. After all, they couldn’t tell whether the newcomer was friend or foe. At this time, they still had to rely on Chu Tianqiu’s brain.

Chu Tianqiu narrowed his eyes, as if searching for something in his mind. “Man-Snake, could you be the ‘Assistant’ from Qi Xia’s game venue?”

“This humble one is indeed yours truly,” Man-Snake nodded. “Can you feel at ease leaving the person to me now?”

Chu Tianqiu paused, then turned his head to look at Earth-Mouse.

Although he knew that people related to Qi Xia’s room should all have been selected in advance, the identity of “Assistant” had a lot of randomness. He didn’t have one hundred percent certainty.

After receiving Chu Tianqiu’s gaze, Earth-Mouse gently nodded and said in a low voice, “Baiyang’s student.”

“Then there’s no problem,” Chu Tianqiu said. “But if we leave the person to you… you’ll also be in danger…”

“Don’t worry,” Man-Snake walked forward, lifted one of Qian Wu’s arms, and placed it over his own shoulder. “I don’t have many advantages on the ‘Train,’ but I have lots of friends. Most people will give me face.”

Seeing Man-Snake pulling Qian Wu slowly walking away, the group reorganized their thoughts and set off toward the direction of the “Front of the Train.”

Forming a stark contrast with this Earth-Dog’s room was naturally the room of another Earth-Dog not far away.

Although Qiao Jiajin’s group had already clashed with numerous “Zodiac” and fought fiercely, this other Earth-Dog was still lazily lying on his sofa.

Xiao Xiao, Lin Qin, and Zheng Yingxiong were simply like ants on a hot pan.

They felt that all kinds of actions had already begun outside, but why wouldn’t this Earth-Dog move?

Xiao Xiao anxiously paced back and forth, feeling that her mania could no longer be suppressed. But she had no way to directly take action against an “Earth-level.” If she had known this would happen… it would have been better to act independently with Lin Qin and Zheng Yingxiong from the beginning, rather than being here in extreme anxiety.

She looked at Zheng Yingxiong and found that the child was now standing beside Earth-Dog, silently watching him. But Earth-Dog’s face was thick enough—facing such burning gazes, he still reclined on the sofa, completely unmoved.

Meanwhile, Lin Qin sat in another corner of the room. She kept her head lowered, constantly muttering something to herself.

Behind Earth-Dog’s sofa lay Han Yimo, who had long since lost consciousness.

Xiao Xiao looked at the other several “Extreme Path” members and found that everyone had long since lost their morale. They were just spacing out in various corners.

She felt like she was leading the most unreliable team.