In reality, from the moment the three of them entered the Station, they were already in an illusion.

This Station was likely testing humanity.

Bai Cheng shone her flashlight around. The room was the same as the initial one, but a window had appeared, and the original door was gone.

"This is the true appearance of this Station."

The real Station #5 was just a dilapidated room the size of a bedroom, with no door, and certainly no parchment.

It was so simple that it didn't even look like a Station, which was somewhat unexpected for Bai Cheng.

She went to the window, and her flashlight beam was swallowed by endless darkness outside. The Station's name, Solitary Ocean Ghost Wheel... there was no ship at all!

This was a complete misdirection, but the character for "ocean" in its name did indeed indicate that the upcoming terrain would most likely be related to water... no, to the sea.

"Wake up, you two, it's time to leave this cursed place!"

With a classic Bai-style shake, both of them were, as expected, jolted awake.

Seeing their tired faces, Bai Cheng could easily imagine that the illusions they were in must have been agonizing.

"Huh?" Yu Nian was first bewildered, then a look of sudden realization mixed with joy appeared on her face, "So it was all an illusion!"

"The illusion was inducing us to commit suicide," Leng Ningxue also said. Her illusion content was identical to Bai Cheng's.

It was not hard to suspect that dying in the illusion would mean being trapped in this Station forever.

But fortunately, Bai Cheng passed the test and forcibly interrupted the illusions of Yu Nian and the other, and all three were safe and sound.

And all of this, Bai Cheng believed, was certainly due to her exceptionally high Mental attribute.

It was no exaggeration to say that this Station was completely empty; it didn't even have the vending machine that every Station usually came with.

Since all three of them had woken up, there was naturally no need to stay here any longer.

As they cleared the Station, the wooden door they had entered through reappeared.

Everything went smoothly as they returned to the train.

Yu Nian still felt a lingering fear at this moment: "Could all of this still be an illusion?"

"Don't worry," Leng Ningxue said with certainty.

When Yu Nian looked over, she found that the other had already summoned her Life Weapon.

Seeing this, she finally relaxed.

Being able to use her abilities meant that they had truly left Station #5.

Bai Cheng also confirmed the time via the watch on her wrist.

From the time they entered the Station until they left, it was less than two hours.

"The difficulty of this Station could be said to be the lowest ever," Bai Cheng grumbled.

"Yes," Yu Nian chimed in, "and also the most dilapidated ever."

Even Leng Ningxue pinched her chin and added, "And the reward is also the worst ever."

"The evaluation is just three words: utterly terrible."

Because the interior of the Station was so broken that it didn't even have a screen, the three ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ of them could only check the updated information in front of the Station's control panel.

Congratulations on successfully passing Station #5, you have obtained the qualification to continue your journey (normal departure can leave the Station)!

Based on your performance, the Mental attribute points you received are: 15 (Bai Cheng), 8 (Yu Nian), 6 (Leng Ningxue).

Time remaining to depart: 3 hours 56 minutes.

Bai Cheng felt somewhat surprised; she didn't feel like she had done much but received a reward of 15 attribute points.

"Now my Mental attribute will directly skyrocket from nearly one hundred to one hundred and ten!"

"Oh, even though it was interrupted, I still got 8 attribute points." Yu Nian was also a little happy to see this reward.

Leng Ningxue also smiled.

They were not jealous of Bai Cheng's large reward, as without her interrupting their illusions, who knows what dangers they might have encountered.

The abilities the three of them currently possessed were basically all based on the release of mental power, so this reward could be said to be very cost-effective for them.

Of course, this was extremely valuable for Yu Nian and Leng Ningxue.

After all, for Bai Cheng, even without this reward, she could still obtain attribute points through her own talent.

This reward might not be scarce for her, but for the other two, it was quite the opposite.

"The reward is based on a comprehensive assessment, and it should also be related to our remaining departure time," Bai Cheng guessed.

"Hmm, that makes sense."

"We've claimed the rewards, so should we depart now or wait for Silent Night to pass?" Yu Nian looked at Bai Cheng, seeking her opinion.

Bai Cheng checked the time again upon hearing this; there were still six hours until dawn.

Silent Night in the new terrain could very likely put them at a disadvantage, and since there were still four hours of departure time left, they could make good use of it.

Bai Cheng was about to answer.

"Wait, there's another prompt!" Leng Ningxue, standing in front of the screen, closed the previous reward prompt, but several new prompts popped up.

Bai Cheng and Yu Nian immediately leaned in to look.

Warm reminder: The area you are about to enter is increasingly close to the Infinite Realm, and not all demonic beast races (referring to intelligent demonic beasts here) are gathered within the Infinite Realm.

Some demonic beast tribes also roam the peripheral areas. Perhaps it is their paradise, perhaps it is more suitable for survival, or perhaps for some other reason.

In any case, their attitude towards Survivors is absolutely unfriendly. Please avoid being discovered by them, otherwise you may be subjected to endless pursuit.

"Are there already demonic beast tribes?"

Seeing this prompt on the screen, Bai Cheng's expression immediately became solemn.

The demonic beasts referred to here were not solitary ones like wild beasts, nor were they weak demonic beast gatherings like phantoms.

Instead, they were truly civilized, highly intelligent demonic beasts, like the Goblin tribe in Deadwood City!

Undoubtedly, these intelligent demonic beasts were the true masters of this world, and they were definitely a greater threat than ordinary demonic beasts.

Yu Nian and Leng Ningxue also reacted, feeling a headache coming on.

"So, we're about to face demonic beasts like the Goblin tribe?"

Although the two had never truly seen them, they knew the power of such civilized races from Bai Cheng's descriptions.

One must know that the Goblins in Deadwood City were refugees, and even that remnant group, which seemed like stray dogs, had Guardian-level powerhouses within it.

What about other demonic beast tribes closer to the Infinite Realm?

This time, all three felt that their current strength was somewhat insufficient.

The enemies were no longer other Survivors, but the indigenous creatures of this world.

"It seems we'll have to find a way to hide our tracks unless absolutely necessary," Bai Cheng said.

"Let's depart at night. With the cover of darkness and the anomalies created by Silent Night, we can better conceal ourselves!"

The two also nodded, and then Bai Cheng pushed down the power lever without hesitation.

Woo—!

The whistle began to echo throughout the entire Station...