“I don’t quite understand…” Earth-Tiger asked blankly. “Aren’t those so-called ‘destroyers’ ‘Participants’?”

“Yes.” Earth-Chicken confirmed. “They should be ‘Participants.'”

“Then why would they bring ‘death’?” Earth-Tiger was somewhat puzzled. “Aren’t we on the same side…? Are those ‘destroyers’ planning to kill us?”

“I’m… not sure.” Earth-Chicken continued. “But that’s indeed what Baiyang said.”

After hearing this, Earth-Mouse narrowed his eyes, feeling there were far too many suspicious points in this statement. “Leaders… if Sheep Brother said that the ‘Participants’ might encounter a ‘Death Gate,’ I could still understand… it would mean there’s a traitor among us who will kill those so-called ‘destroyers’ on site. But Sheep Brother said that we ‘Zodiacs’ will encounter a ‘Death Gate’… doesn’t that mean that on that evening, one ‘Zodiac’ won’t be able to return to the ‘train’?”

“Yes.” Earth-Chicken nodded once more. “After my consideration during this period, I feel that’s what Baiyang meant. Once the plan begins, one ‘Zodiac’ among us will die in ‘Taoyuan’ and be unable to return.”

“But what’s the reason…?” Earth-Mouse asked again. “We all know that once a ‘Participant’ dares to attack a ‘Zodiac,’ ‘Xuanwu’ will immediately descend from the sky and kill those ‘Participants.’ Even if ‘Xuanwu’ doesn’t arrive at the first moment, with our ‘Earth-level’ physical capabilities, how could we possibly die out there…?”

After speaking, he looked at Earth-Rabbit. “Big Rabbit, you should have suffered an extremely fierce ‘Participant’ attack, right?”

“That’s right.” Earth-Rabbit nodded. “That should have been one of the top one or two offensive ‘Echoes’ in all of ‘Taoyuan.’ Anything he threw could produce explosive combustion, but even though he fought with his life on the line, I still didn’t die.”

“That’s exactly the problem.” Earth-Mouse said. “Leaders… if we don’t clarify this issue, we’ll inevitably be in a state of panic. What kind of ‘death’ is waiting for us? This clearly isn’t the work of ‘Participants,’ is it?”

After hearing this, everyone fell into thought. A “Zodiac” unable to enter during off-duty hours… what exactly would be blocking them?

Seeing that none of the numerous “Zodiacs” could answer this question, Earth-Mouse slowly stood up and said softly, “Chicken Leader, I have another personal question I’d like to consult you about…”

“Go ahead…” Earth-Chicken said.

“What if a certain ‘Zodiac’ present here doesn’t see any ‘destroyers’ at all throughout the entire process… what should they do?”

Earth-Mouse made a bold hypothesis. He believed that the “Zodiacs” able to receive “destroyers” should be the eight “Zodiacs” on the map he had seen once before, and he wasn’t on that map at all.

Out of the nine people in this room, a full four might not receive any “destroyers,” and the three people who might actually die weren’t even in this room.

Was this plan being announced a bit too early?

“Not seeing any ‘destroyers’…” Earth-Chicken ultimately shook her head. “Sheep Brother didn’t mention this situation… The remaining people can only adapt as circumstances require. After all, our mission isn’t just outside the ‘train,’ but even on the ‘train’ itself.”

After hearing this, Earth-Ox stepped forward and said to everyone, “Next… I will introduce to you all the second phase of the ‘mission’ after entering the ‘train.'”

“How should I put this…” Black Sheep tapped the table with his finger, then said carelessly, “Do we still need to protect those ‘Participants’?”

“No need.” Earth-Ox said. “I’ll handle that matter. Everyone else has other related affairs.”

“You’ll handle it…?”

Black Sheep frowned slightly, pondering the authenticity of this statement. After all, those “destroyers” were helpers he intended to use to liberate the “ants.”

But this unfamiliar Earth-Ox before him claimed she would protect them… could she have the same mission as himself?

“Everyone, after those ‘Participants’ board the ‘train,’ you’ll need to quickly gather trusted personnel and head to the ‘Heaven-level’ rooms.”

“Head to the ‘Heaven-level’ rooms…?” Earth-Mouse was stunned. “You mean the room where they hold meetings at the front of the train?”

“No, their own rooms.” Earth-Ox said. “According to Baiyang, on that day the ‘Heaven-levels’ will be dispersed to their respective rooms, and you’ll need to carry out ‘positional assassination.'”

After hearing this, Earth-Chicken was slightly stunned and turned her head to look at Earth-Ox with an extremely strange expression.

“Fuck…” Earth-Tiger cursed under his breath after hearing this. “‘Positional assassination’…? One-on-one?”

Everyone began whispering after hearing this news. After all, many people standing here had the goal of killing their direct superior, but they had never imagined such a brutal method as “one-on-one.”

“Not necessarily ‘one-on-one.'” Earth-Ox said. “As I mentioned, you can gather trusted personnel and strike with full force, killing the ‘Heaven-levels’ in the shortest time possible.”

“This is way too damn bold…” Earth-Tiger muttered to himself. “Did Sheep Brother really say this…?”

“Yes.” Earth-Ox nodded. “This is the plan Baiyang told me.”

Earth-Chicken frowned, clearly wanting to say something, but she glanced at everyone in the room with her peripheral vision and ultimately didn’t speak.

“Wait… hold on…” Earth-Tiger paused. “There’s no ‘Sheep’ among the ‘Heaven-levels’… Old Black, come with me then! Let’s go kill that ‘Heavenly-Tiger.'”

Black Sheep narrowed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds. “I… won’t go.”

“Huh?” Earth-Tiger was stunned. “No… you damn Old Black, why are you being so difficult when it’s time to assign work? If you don’t go, I’ll really die.”

“Then die.” Black Sheep said. “Everyone’s wanted you dead all along anyway. This is a perfect opportunity.”

“You bastard…” Earth-Tiger cursed angrily. “You’re really not being a good brother.”

“Ox Leader…” Earth-Mouse seemed to have discovered another problem. “I don’t know if my memory is bad… but we don’t have a ‘Snake’ in this room… ‘Heavenly-Snake’ is an extremely troublesome enemy. Who will deal with him?”

“I don’t know.” Earth-Ox said again. “I estimate Baiyang will arrange special personnel to kill Heavenly-Snake, but that’s not within the scope of our plan.”

“Yeah… what the hell kind of problem is that?” Earth-Tiger said in a muffled voice. “Isn’t the problem whether we can actually kill the Heaven-levels? Those bastards have ‘Echoes.'”

Earth-Ox nodded after hearing this. “Yes, they have ‘Immortal Arts’ and ‘Divine Powers,’ which is also an enormous challenge for us. So I want to ask everyone present… can you tell me the truth?”

“The truth…?”

Earth-Ox scanned everyone and asked in a deep voice, “Among those present here, who exactly possesses ‘Immortal Arts’?”