Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!

The virtual number gate in its green grid state materialized before the locomotive section.

They passed through it.

Outside the train window, light returned once more.

The train burst out of the imaginary number gate.

The green grid space fell downward.

Until it finally landed on the ground.

"Huh? This feeling... it's a lot like the first time I met Menrojina, when she pulled the train out of the tunnel capsule."

Ye Qiyan recalled the events that had happened on the subspace platform in Suoluo City when he first encountered Menrojina.

"Come to think of it, the capsule tunnel and those subspace platforms she set up are all related to imaginary number space."

What met his eyes.

Directly ahead stood a towering tree that reached the heavens.

The sky in this space was a silent, pitch-black night.

In the night sky, stars radiating platinum-white light were connected to each other by lines.

It seemed like some kind of powerful, mysterious ritual.

At the center of these connections was that giant tree.

"Is the treasure there?"

WALL-E nodded.

Ye Qiyan lowered his eyes.

Before him stood a towering wall, and within those walls lay a place full of twists and turns and chaotic pathways...

"A maze?"

That was it.

It was indeed a maze.

"So, the thing is on that tree, and to get there, I have to go through this maze..."

Ye Qiyan hated mazes.

In fact, he could even say he wasn't particularly fond of any kind of puzzle games either.

Mazes were troublesome and a waste of time.

However, it seemed he wouldn't need to enter the maze and figure out the directions himself.

Because WALL-E...

Had already found the way for him.

After storing the train in the Matrix.

Ye Qiyan stepped into this massive maze space.

With WALL-E leading the way, he advanced without a single pause toward the giant tree protected at the maze's center.

Along the way, they encountered quite a few petrified elves.

Their strength was not to be underestimated—each one was at least Level 8 or Level 9.

But against Eve, who was following by Ye Qiyan's side, they were still far from enough.

These petrified elves turned to ash upon death.

All in all, there were over a hundred of them.

And this was on the correct path WALL-E had found.

If they had strayed into a dead end, who knew how many more they would have run into.

After winding through the maze for over half an hour.

Finally, WALL-E led Ye Qiyan to the exit.

"This is it, phew... I really don't like mazes."

Stepping out of the exit.

They came directly before that towering tree.

The tree that had gleamed brilliantly from afar now looked utterly withered and dilapidated up close.

Eve flew over first, inspecting everything around, but found no trace of danger.

Ye Qiyan also approached this withered tree, looked up at the completely dry, yellowed leaves above, and reached out his hand to touch the massive trunk—so thick that a hundred people couldn't wrap their arms around it.

[Withered Life Tree]

[The First Tree of the Platinum Forest]

[It is a seed of the Tree of Life that fell into this world. After countless years of growth, it finally became what it is today.]

[Its roots spread across the land.]

[From its very essence, the elves were born.]

[It nurtured the elves and earned their love in return.]

[But now, it has withered.]

[The tree is weeping.]

[Its "everything" has been completely absorbed.]

[It]

[Is dead.]

This was a dead tree.

Even without the System's appraisal, Ye Qiyan could see it clearly.

But what had caused its death?

Ye Qiyan's gaze shifted to the beams of light falling from the connections between those stars.

The light rays connected to the tree trunk.

Forming a complex, mysterious net.

WALL-E jumped a couple of times, tugged at Ye Qiyan's pant leg with its mechanical claw, and then pointed to the very top of the tree.

"Is the treasure up there?"

WALL-E nodded.

"Alright, let's see just what kind of thing could suck this whole tree dry."

Ye Qiyan activated the Celestial Comet Drive.

Mechanical wings unfurled.

Crimson light fragments carried him higher up the tree.

"What is this?"

He saw something here.

To be precise, it was something resembling an artificial embryo.

That embryo greedily absorbed everything from this tree, and also voraciously devoured something called [the power of faith].

Ye Qiyan frowned slightly.

He walked over to the embryo and gently touched it a few times.

The appraisal activated again, but after clearly seeing the description of this thing, Ye Qiyan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

[Dreamy Embryo of the Elven God]

[Contains within: God Number — A-26 — Elf (Fallen)]

[A dead god, seeking to extend its existence, set up magic here. After its death, this embryo would absorb everything from the world it was born in, using that world as a base to bring it back to life.]

[Current Revival Progress: 1.398%]

[No self-awareness. Embryo damaged. Soul within is broken.]

[The Elven God is constructing its own memories through dreams.]

[Note: You have discovered something interesting. It can be absorbed using items or modules capable of absorbing dreams and spirits.]

[Note 2: Upon absorption, the Elven God will be unable to continue its revival, and the will hidden within will vanish forever.]

"No wonder WALL-E couldn't bring it back. Something this big? No way in hell."

Ye Qiyan studied the figure inside the embryo.

"Absorbing dreams and spirits, huh?"

He pulled open his collar.

Revealing the spot on his chest.

The little Dream Eater and Moon Veil rested quietly there.

He gripped the blade and drew it.

A longsword, like a work of art, was pulled from his chest.

"Wake up. Time to work."

Ye Qiyan poked the little Dream Eater, still sound asleep, with his finger.

It rubbed its completely invisible eyes with its tentacles.

After affectionately nibbling on Ye Qiyan's finger, it finally turned its attention to the embryo over there.

The little Dream Eater drifted slowly around the embryo a few times, then expressed an emotion to Ye Qiyan.

[Hungry.]

This was the emotion most commonly shown by Gluttony on a daily basis. Who would have thought it would come from the Dream Eater today?

"Here you go, eat it all up."

Ye Qiyan gently flicked the little Dream Eater's soft, squishy forehead.

Then, he raised Moon Veil.

A hint of amusement and delight flickered in his black eyes.

"Today, revival is banned!"

One stroke of the blade fell.

The tip plunged into the embryo.

In the next instant.

Every single elf throughout the entire Elven Royal Court felt an overwhelming wave of grief.

This sorrow was exactly like the one they had experienced not long ago.

That time, their faith—their god—had fallen.

And this time?

What was this?

The god had clearly already died long ago.

But... why?

Why were they feeling this sorrow once again?

Could it be... the god had died again?

Why did they have to add that "again"?

Unlike the small disturbances in the outside world.

Right now, as Ye Qiyan's Moon Veil stabbed into the embryo.

The entire maze space began to tremble violently, on the verge of collapsing at any moment and burying him alive.

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