Master of Kaidan-Chapter 586: After a Sense of Deja Vu

The train started moving again, and after leaving the station, the scenery on both sides changed. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Compared to Kent Country, which was primarily composed of Gobi deserts and grasslands, Bell Country’s landscape was more diverse, which made the subsequent five-day journey less monotonous.

But Feng Xue was not concerned about the journey at all, he was just nervously observing the situation outside the train while also keeping an eye on Lin Jiaxin’s condition.

At this moment, he could still feel the presence of the marked Lin Jiaxin, and the two Lin Jiaxins in the Hell of Schooling were still engrossed in their studies, looking exactly alike, yet fundamentally containing various contradictions.

The one in front of him now was undoubtedly the most complex one he had seen these days, she was not afraid of chocolate, nor did she eat Admission Notices, had no sins on her, but could still be identified as an independent individual.

The most extraordinary thing was, after the train had set off, a Pardon Mark suddenly appeared above her head after chatting for a bit.

It was not a transference of the mark left at the station, but rather, she had lied during the conversation.

It wasn’t a big lie, at most just slight exaggerations about work or educational qualifications, but this made Feng Xue realize clearly that this Lin Jiaxin, to some extent, was almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person, she even had growth potential!

Whatever the case, Feng Xue did not believe that the entire train compartment consisted of such characters, but if there was just this one individual who could continuously refresh herself, then her being his roommate, did that imply something?

And the essence of this question was—

Infinite City, or say, Babylon Tower, what was it testing by setting up the Layer Master challenge?

Or rather, why would Infinite City specifically choose this world as a stage for the Layer Master challenge?

"Ding-ding!"

The Haotian Mirror suddenly issued a reminder sound in Feng Xue’s mind, forcibly pulling back his scattered thoughts, prompting him to immediately look at his phone, his face turning dark instantly.

"Fuck, a tractor cutting in, huh?!"

Looking at the unattended crossing on the end of the high-definition screen, Feng Xue’s blood pressure instantly soared. As the All Things Squeezing Driver was activated, he disappeared like a ghost.

The next moment, Feng Xue, having transformed into Masked Rider Orca, was already standing amidst the cold wind on top of the train roof, using the Shengxuan Dingguan Step as he hurried towards the front of the train.

The distance of not more than a hundred meters vanished in an instant, but right now, the front of the train was less than three seconds away from the tractor on the tracks.

Although it was just a tractor, with the train’s current speed, a collision would likely lead to derailing, not to mention whether the passengers would be harmed, this train definitely wouldn’t be able to continue.

"For the sake of this train, I’m sorry!"

Feng Xue stood at the forefront of the train, his body hunkered down, his Essence Qi completely unified at this moment.

His momentum began to rapidly climb, yet the train did not slow down due to his buildup.

No, it actually did slow down, but it was not because of Feng Xue, but rather the train conductor finally seeing the tractor and pulling the brakes.

It was already too late though.

Given the train’s braking capability, the distance was absolutely not enough to stop, but the extra fraction of a second allowed Feng Xue to elevate his momentum to another level.

The tractor was now right in front of him, Feng Xue finally stopped building up his power, a very ordinary Direct Punch struck out, but with a faint rumble of wind and thunder.

The snow on both sides of the train was abruptly blown up by the exploding air, sending the tractor and its driver, who were almost within reach, flying apart.

Metal shards and a pulp of flesh and blood mingled together, staining the snowflakes a rusty cherry color. Yet for the train that had just sped past the crossing, this no longer mattered.

"It took a total of seven seconds... It looks like it can still be used a few more times."

Having Instantaneously Teleported right behind the marker in the sixth car through Oathkeeper’s Appearance, Feng Xue immediately canceled her Masked Rider transformation. She used "Ah, yes, yes" to unlock from the panicked passenger who suddenly had someone appear behind them, passed by two smokers who would be swallowed up the next moment, and made her way back to her room.

At this moment, Lin Jiaxin was holding her phone, calmly scrolling through short videos. However, a strong sense of dissonance surged in Feng Xue’s heart.

This feeling did not last long because, the next moment, he found the problem—

A few characters had appeared on Lin Jiaxin’s body.

"Damn, how did this change?!"

Feng Xue suppressed the shock in her eyes, looking at the "Survivor" label that had appeared above Lin Jiaxin’s head, and felt completely overwhelmed.

"Is there something dirty on my face?" Lin Jiaxin noticed Feng Xue’s unconcealable shock, seemingly oblivious to Feng Xue’s departure halfway through, and casually asked.

Feng Xue composed himself, took a couple of deep breaths, and then asked,

"Did anything happen just now?"

"Nothing, it’s just that the train suddenly got a bit bumpy, but now it’s..."

Before Lin Jiaxin could finish, the train attendant’s voice echoed again in the carriage:

"Ladies and gentlemen, the earlier bump was just an accident. The issue has been resolved, please rest assured..."

"See, I told you there’s nothing to worry about. How can you be so timid as a grown man?"

Listening to Lin Jiaxin’s joking tone, Feng Xue didn’t feel right because he couldn’t comprehend how Lin Jiaxin managed to gain a label in just seven seconds.

If it’s because everyone on the train is a survivor, then when Feng Xue teleported into the carriage earlier, the others didn’t have this thing.

Moreover, the most critical issue is that labels don’t just form out of nowhere; they need an "Observer" to observe in order to emerge.

But with the situation of this train, who could serve as Lin Jiaxin’s Observer?

Himself?

Although Feng Xue considered himself quite strong among those in Kaidan, he clearly knew he had not yet reached the level to generate "Identity" like a real person, let alone provide one.

Or perhaps, this question could extend even further—what if this Kaidan called the "k7 Train" is being observed by someone at all?

When this overlooked issue was considered, an uncontrollable thought popped into Feng Xue’s mind: the label could be obtained by another method.

That would be "leasing," just like the specific labels were "loaned" to the Infinite City in the past.

As Infinite City was recalled, Feng Xue also realized the crux of the problem—

For Kaidan to maintain its existence and strength, it must be observed by a large number of people, yet this journey did not have enough Observers.

This seemed to contradict the very definition of Kaidan.

But suppose, just suppose that this train, together with the railway it travels on and all the surrounding scenery, is a Kaidan like Infinite City.