Chapter 187

During the retreat, no accidents occurred.

Su Yang and his group were too powerful; ordinary Illusionary Butterflies, unless in large numbers, could not possibly hinder them.

After they boarded the train, they discovered that the train conductor Wang Hong had not returned.

It had already been twenty minutes.

The passengers on the Worm Train had awakened.

Under the command of the train guards, the train attendants began rescuing the starving survivors from Qingcheng.

At that moment, Su Yang received a system notification:

"Ding~ Congratulations, Host! You successfully rescued passengers. Reward: Rare-tier Talent—Spiritual Resistance!"

"Please confirm which pet you wish to transfer this Spiritual Resistance talent to!"

Without hesitation, Su Yang said: "Earthquake Bear!"

He never left Earthquake Bear's side; if Earthquake Bear gained the Spiritual Resistance talent, it was as if he himself had gained it!

"Ding~ Your pet Earthquake Bear has acquired the Rare-tier Talent: Spiritual Resistance!"

"Ding~ Your pet has gained a new talent, enhancing its growth potential—from Emperor-Rank Low-Grade to Emperor-Rank Mid-Grade!"

On the train, everyone anxiously waited for the train conductor.

After another long half-hour, Wang Hong finally appeared!

His face was pale; as soon as he entered the Worm Train, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He wiped the blood from his lips with a tissue and asked: "Have all the people been rescued?"

"All rescued—plus two hundred additional survivors!"

"Then let's leave immediately!"

The Giant Demon Worm began moving, its speed increasing rapidly…

"Conductor, what's the situation in Qingcheng?"

A female attendant poured Wang Hong a cup of water; he downed it in one gulp, took a breath, and said:

"Everyone is dead. I saw two Platinum-Rank pets already dead—Qingcheng's mayor likely perished in the line of duty!"

"The city is filled with Illusionary Butterflies… In the inner district, I directly collided with three Platinum-Rank Rainbow Illusionary Butterflies—I barely made it back!"

"This matter ends here. You don't need to get involved further. I'll report it to the Southwest Military Department—they'll send a special operations team to handle it!"

"…."

After Wang Hong finished speaking, sobs broke out in the carriage.

Some passengers on the Worm Train were due to disembark at Qingcheng.

Others were locals from Qingcheng.

Wang Hong was a seasoned veteran—he had served in the military in his youth, later became conductor of Worm Train No. 1056, traveled far and wide for years, and had long grown indifferent to life and death.

He looked at the twenty-odd Gold-Rank Beast Masters and asked:

"Did you suffer any casualties?"

"No casualties—all thanks to the scales you gave us, Conductor!"

"Good. Rest now," Wang Hong forced a smile. "Thanks for your help—your entire train fare is waived this trip!"

"Thank you, Conductor!"

Su Yang, Huo Kun, and He Yingzhuo brought back Ge Le'an, Hua Da, and Peng Anguo to Carriage No. 3.

As soon as they entered the carriage, Qian Ran and Feng Guangyao came forward.

"Captain Huo, you're back?"

"Captain He, what happened?"

He Yingzhuo briefly recounted the events to them.

Qian Ran rubbed the back of her head, pouted, and muttered: "Su Yang, couldn't you have hit me softer?"

Su Yang said: "I was afraid a light hit wouldn't knock you out—I'd have had to hit you again."

Qian Ran had no retort left.

She knew Su Yang was saving her.

But his answer left her unsatisfied.

Huo Kun said: "Enough. Everyone's back. Rest now."

Su Yang returned to his room, locked the door, and pulled out all four Rainbow Illusionary Butterfly eggs from his spatial pouch!