Lin Ye and that eyeball stared at each other with three eyes. He didn't dodge, because he was certain the eyeball had already seen him.

The eyeball and Lin Ye locked gazes for a second, then moved across the shelf, disappearing from Lin Ye's field of vision.

Just as Lin Ye was about to push open the large door to teleport to another location, his body suddenly began to sink. An intense pain shot through both his lower legs, his balance failed, and he toppled towards the ground.

But that wasn't ground. It was a massive maw bristling with malformed teeth.

Lin Ye's lower legs were already severed by those teeth.

The excruciating pain didn't cloud Lin Ye's judgment. He forcefully pushed open the large door, then activated his Special Ability, rapidly sliding forward.

A torrent of blood sprayed onto the ground, leaving two bloody trails behind Lin Ye.

Bent over, Lin Ye slid swiftly between the shelves, using the sleeves of his prison garb to tightly bind his two stumps.

But even with the fastest possible first aid to staunch the bleeding, Lin Ye still experienced symptoms of blood loss—dizziness, racing heartbeat. He was on the verge of shock.

Soaked in blood, Lin Ye glanced back. That massive maw was already gone.

He hurriedly looked forward. The maw had appeared on the ground ahead, waiting for him to deliver himself into its trap.

Lin Ye used a nearby shelf to change his sliding direction. He couldn't stop now, because he no longer had feet.

However, the moment Lin Ye changed direction, two arms that suddenly shot out from below grabbed his forearms.

Those arms directly tore off Lin Ye's hands. At that moment, the massive maw moved in front of him again.

As the maw bit off his head, Lin Ye suddenly thought of KFC's delicious roast chicken.

"Quite similar..."

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Buzz buzz buzz...

Lin Ye opened his eyes. He was back inside the prison transport vehicle, which was speeding along the highway.

[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 9]

'That hurt...'

The searing pain of having his limbs torn off still lingered in Lin Ye's consciousness. Fortunately, the sensation faded quickly.

'This mission seems relatively simple. As long as I can pass through those areas quickly, I should be able to grasp the full picture of this abnormal incident...'

'The current question is, should I act with the others this time?'

'If I act with the Squad Leader, our combat power will increase significantly...'

'But the Squad Leader might not be as easy to communicate with as Landy, and more people means more variables.'

After brief consideration, Lin Ye decided not to change the first half of his previous course of action. He would continue exploring those areas with Landy.

Repeating his previous actions, Lin Ye and Landy once again entered the train tunnel. This time, Lin Ye decided to try persuading Landy to pass through these areas quickly with him.

"I know you're afraid of getting lost in a place like this, of not finding the way back," Lin Ye said sincerely to Landy. "But the truth is, we can't go back. You saw that monster earlier. This tunnel definitely has similar dangerous creatures. Next time, we might not escape."

"...My family needs me to return. I want to search for a way out here first. If I truly can't find one, I'll listen to you," Landy replied, looking just as sincerely at Lin Ye. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"...Alright. You're the overseer. You call the shots."

Lin Ye had actually discerned Landy's attitude during the previous run, which is why he didn't try too hard to dissuade him.

Some obsessions are difficult to resolve with words.

However, all of this was within Lin Ye's expectations. He had already formulated his action plan for this simulation while still in the prison transport vehicle.

Not long after, they entered the abandoned platform again. Lin Ye didn't alter his trajectory this time, as there was no point.

Only by encountering those monsters would Landy change his attitude. So, before the train approached, Lin Ye didn't need to make any changes.

Everything would start after the train passed by, and Lin Ye had to wait until after the train had passed them to begin his move.

If he split up with Landy before the train approached, those monsters would jump off the train between the two of them, separating them.

Therefore, Lin Ye could only act after the train had passed.

Soon, Lin Ye once again felt the vibrations of the approaching train. This time, he didn't pull Landy back. Instead, he accelerated, running towards the direction the train was coming from.

Landy followed, running behind Lin Ye. They quickly saw the monsters inside the train.

"We have to split up! I'll hold off those monsters. You go find the cardboard passageway!" Seeing the monsters jump off the train and give chase, Landy prepared to stop and buy time for Lin Ye.

"No! There are too many monsters on that train. You can't hold them off. Don't stop! I have another plan. I'm going to slide forward in a moment. You jump directly onto my back!"

Lin Ye didn't want to do this either, but to avoid having his limbs torn off again, he had no choice.

"Huh?" Landy didn't understand what Lin Ye was saying.

"This is my special ability. I'm starting to slide now! Don't mess up!" Lin Ye activated his Special Ability, sliding forward. Although Landy didn't understand what 'sliding' meant, trusting Lin Ye, he jumped onto Lin Ye's back the moment Lin Ye went prone.

Due to the running acceleration beforehand, this slide was much faster than the last one.

But those Brown Monsters weren't slow either. They were gradually closing the distance between them and the two men.

"This is a special ability? Are you really just a D-Class personnel?" Landy recalled a certain piece of information circulating among the overseers.

"Those monsters behind are about to catch up. This isn't the time for chit-chat. You need to fire directly backward to help accelerate us. Ideally, directly backward, otherwise it'll change our sliding direction." Lin Ye really didn't want to slide into the railway track ditch and get crushed by the oncoming train.

"Directly backward? I can't guarantee the direction will be perfectly accurate!" Landy said nervously.

"It's fine. I can adjust the direction using the pistol and the walls. But that wastes bullets. The pistol ammo is already running low." Since there was no wall on the right, if the sliding direction veered right, Lin Ye could only use the pistol to correct it.

"Copy that!" Landy fired at the approaching monsters behind them. The rifle's recoil increased Lin Ye's sliding speed. Lin Ye continuously made micro-adjustments to stabilize their course.

They soon left those monsters far behind.

"This is your special ability? It's a bit different from what I imagined..." Landy said, looking back at the dim tunnel.

"It's different from what I imagined too," Lin Ye replied. "I thought I'd be sliding like on a skateboard. Who knew I'd become the skateboard instead? It's such a scam." Lin Ye wanted that Red-Skinned Penguin to vomit up the breakfast it stole this morning.

This was the first time he'd encountered such a scammy special skill.