Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

The sun and moon converged.

The frenzy of the Bloodline faded in the increasingly fierce wind and snow.

People stopped fighting.

One day, one night.

The battle between Mr. Order and Tengo had lasted an excruciatingly long time.

The sky was filled with cracks left behind by shattered space.

But now.

This top-tier battle between Train Conductors had finally reached its end.

"Tengo, you've hidden yourself well."

That bastard had actually stalled him for this long.

His strength should have far surpassed his opponent's.

["It's all because of that damned Emperor's Order member and that thief who stole [Sloth]."]

["Otherwise, this Tengo wouldn't have stood a chance against me."]

["Emperor's Order, hmph, I'll deal with those lunatics sooner or later."]

Mr. Order approached Tengo.

His arrogant gaze was filled with contempt for his opponent.

"One last chance. Hand over the crown, and I'll spare your life."

Tengo grinned, pulling out a flask and pouring its strong liquor into his mouth.

Mr. Order frowned, his spear flicking the flask away.

"Ha, haha... That was thirty-year-old fine wine. What a waste, sir."

"You want to die."

"Doesn't matter, haha. If I was afraid of death, would I have made it this far?"

Tengo's mangled body turned toward the direction of the City Lord's mansion.

"It's time."

"What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said!"

Tengo plunged his only remaining usable hand into his own heart, howling like a wolf to the heavens.

"The Eternal Sky blesses me! Today! Is the day I become king!"

Rumble! Rumble!!!

Where was that drumbeat coming from!?

People suddenly realized the question.

An unease washed over them.

Listening closely, the drumbeat came from within their own hearts.

High in the sky, the Eye belonging to the [Void] opened wide.

Words incomprehensible to humans emanated from the entity observing this place.

[The drums of the Cruel King sound. The fifth Sephirah of the Inverted Tree. The Emperor who once existed.]

[Asmodeus, you, have you awakened?]

Within the palace complex, the Faceless Person looked up at the sky above.

[I am dead, I will not awaken. The me of today is my endpoint.]

[The Throne on the Tree needs someone to sit high in the heavens.]

[The crown belongs to [Asmodeus].]

"Ah~ah→ah↑~"

The hymn began.

The souls of the slaves turned into bloody sacrificial altars were forcibly torn out.

A throne instantly materialized in the sky.

With one hand propping up its face, the other held the King's Crown that Mr. Order and Tengo so desperately desired.

"Ha, hahaha!"

Tengo burst into laughter.

His broken body was pulled toward the Faceless Person on the throne.

Mr. Order's brow furrowed.

He hurled his spear, aiming to pierce Tengo's heart and finish him off, but the Eye of the [Void] in the high heavens suddenly blinked.

A beam of light fell, barely managing to deflect the spear from hitting Tengo.

But the cost was heavy.

It had lost the privilege of witnessing this with its own eyes.

Before it.

The cold voice of the System broadcast rang out.

[Void Protocol Violated]

[Interference with any Train Conductor is prohibited.]

It was saddened because it couldn't see what would happen next.

But it was also joyful because surely some existence would sit on that throne and wear the Cruel King's crown.

By then, even more interesting and delightful things would happen~

It could afford to wait.

[Who will wear the crown? Who? Sit on the throne? Become... Asmodeus?]

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[Are you the one who puts me to rest?]

"Asmodeus" questioned Tengo.

"Of course. Your remains have long rested on the seafloor. I woke you. Now, you should crown me. I will become, Asmodeus!"

[Not you.]

"Asmodeus" spoke.

At those words, Tengo's face instantly turned sour.

"What... do you mean by that?"

[The one who puts me to rest is not you.]

[Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.]

[I was once a king. A king was once human.]

[A human's endpoint is the soil, becoming nourishment for the tree.]

[So, not you.]

The manic grin on Tengo's face slowly faded.

He stared at the Faceless Person before him, the Bone Blade ground from his own skeleton now blazing with frozen Battle Energy.

"Not me? So what?"

"Today, I will become the new Asmodeus and elevate this world into a kingdom!"

"That's not a decision a dead man gets to make! Asmodeus! Your crown, is mine!"

The Bone Blade swung.

Just as Tengo had said.

Asmodeus was dead.

What stood here now was nothing more than a lingering soul.

A lingering soul had no power; it didn't even dodge Tengo's incoming attack.

But just as he was about to touch the crown.

Mr. Order from afar had already rushed over.

His spear blocked the Bone Blade.

He drew a long sword and sent Tengo flying.

He looked at the crown in Asmodeus's hand. No questions. No waiting.

He reached out to take it.

[Not you either.]

"Shut up, corpse."

Order Cards coalesced into a ring behind his back.

Like Tengo, he was about to touch the crown.

But just then.

A star fell from the sky.

"?"

Mr. Order was struck by that star.

And on the top of a certain high building.

Zhu Xingshu stood with her hands on her hips, grinning as she looked at Mr. Order.

"I told you I'd get my revenge this time! That wasn't a lie, you know."

Beside her, Menrojina, who had found the Ritual Cards, shot her a glance.

Her long legs beneath the navy blue skirt stepped forward.

The Staff-Sword in her hand swung.

Behind her, the Ritual Card ring had already assembled nine cards.

Clearly, over the past day, she had obtained that missing Card Sequence.

The power of the Arcane Mysteries was activated.

A long-prepared ritual unfolded at this moment.

Achuan, who had been missing for a while, finally appeared.

He had already swallowed the Ghost Spirits; his hair stood on end.

"Hahaha! I told you, I wouldn't lose!"

Then, he closed his eyes. With a thud, he collapsed.

His soul left his body, manifesting alongside seven Ghost Spirits of various forms.

[Soul Out-of-Body Ritual]

This was originally Zhu Xingshu's plan, entrusted to Menrojina for the day before yesterday at the City Lord's mansion. They intended for Achuan to fight Tengo after his soul left his body while he was captured.

But they never expected Ye Qiyan's appearance to directly shatter the plan Zhu Xingshu had traced through Fate.

So, the plan was broken, and Fate was changed.

The conditions for using the Astrolabe were met.

She followed Fate into the Hanging Drowning Seaheart, and the moment she arrived, that place was already "destined" to explode hours later.

Now, it was time to return to the beginning of the plan.

Let the soul leave the body, enter a state of suspended death, and have Achuan, enhanced by rituals, Fate, various potions, and items, go all out against the enemy!

That was Zhu Xingshu's plan.

Simple. Efficient.

And it didn't ruin her reputation~

Probably?

"Ancient kings and such... too boring~ A bunch of relics from the past. Your tricks are outdated~"

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