Chapter 214: Became a Hero

Su Yan watched the actions of the four people outside and the anxious expressions on their faces calmly, quickly reaching a conclusion.

"They must have fallen into some kind of illusion."

"Should we go down and help?"

As an exorcist herself, Ma Chulan naturally could not stand idly by.

Su Yan shook her head. "Wait a little longer."

If the Kong family couldn't even break through an illusion like this, then their reputation would truly be nothing but empty words.

Ma Chulan instinctively looked toward Ma Chulong.

Ma Chulong also shook his head at her.

Su Yan continued to the siblings, "Notify the conductor. Tell him to instruct all the passengers currently remaining in the carriages not to get off the train, and say that there is unknown danger outside."

The people outside would be rescued by the Kong family, and as long as the people inside didn't go out, they wouldn't be in any immediate danger.

Ma Chulong immediately responded with an "Okay" and walked briskly toward the conductor's lounge at the very front.

"Su Yan, can you tell what kind of thing is causing this? Is it an evil spirit or a vengeful soul?"

There was no trace of fear on Ma Chulan's face; instead, she began to analyze the situation with Su Yan quite calmly.

"It's not clear yet, but there should be clues soon."

As Su Yan spoke, her gaze fell upon the Kong family members outside. Sure enough, they had lost their composure and had begun using talismans to break the illusion.

"Heart-Clearing Incantation!"

Kong Yueqing murmured, and four halos fell respectively into the center of the four people's brows.

A moment later, the scene in the four people's eyes changed once again.

This time, they saw the passengers who had previously disembarked.

All of these people had their backs to them, walking forward in a wooden, mindless fashion.

The four of them ran toward these people almost simultaneously, intending to stop them.

"Hey, where are you going?" Kong Yueqing shouted.

When they caught up to these people and saw those deathly pale faces and eyes so black they lacked any white, they were all startled.

At this moment, they weren't even sure if these people were actually the passengers from the train!

"How did they become like this?" Kong Yueqing said in disbelief.

However, what she received was not an answer from her companions, but rather the sudden, violent outburst of these people, who began to roar and attack them.

At this point, it was too late to say or do anything.

Whether it was Kong Yueqing or Gan Hua, they all summoned their full focus to deal with the terrifying crowd surrounding them.

Inside the carriage, this scene also fell into the sight of Su Yan and Ma Chulan.

However, what the two of them saw was a different scene entirely.

In the darkness, the four members of the Kong family were exerting themselves, attacking thin air.

Ma Chulan's expression turned grim. "Why are they still inside the illusion?"

Whether an exorcist or an ordinary person, the longer one is trapped in an illusion, the more dangerous it becomes; the members of the Kong family would surely know this principle.

"There are two ways to break an illusion. One is to use one's own strength to forcefully break through, and the second is to find a flaw in the illusion to break out. It seems the four of them haven't found it yet." Su Yan's voice carried a trace of imperceptible emotion.

It seemed that the strength of these four was not very high; otherwise, they would have chosen the first method long ago.

Although Ma Chulan was an outsider to the situation, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating.

"If that Kong Nian were here, she would have come out long ago, right?"

Even though she had never met that legendary girl, she knew the other party was very powerful.

Su Yan hadn't expected her to suddenly mention that name, and her heart stirred slightly.

Indeed, Kong Nian was the standout of the current generation of the Kong family.

"Brother Gan, think of something quickly, I can't hold on much longer!" Kong Yueqing's breathing was extremely unstable. These people felt no pain at all; even after being knocked down, they would continue to get back up. They had been trapped for nearly half an hour; if this continued, they would either be killed by these people or die from exhaustion.

Gan Hua's situation was not much better than hers, though his mind remained relatively clear.

"We should still be inside the illusion, and these people aren't actually real..."

Hearing him say this, Kong Yueling's eyes instantly lit up. "Since these people are all part of an illusion, then their attacks on us are also fake!!"

She almost immediately abandoned all resistance and self-defense.

Gan Hua's expression changed drastically. He wanted to warn her, but it was already too late.

A bloody wound was clawed across Kong Yueling's arm, and the intense pain made her gasp.

"It's not fake!"

She was filled with terror.

Gan Hua rushed to her side with all his might, driving away the crowd swarming toward them.

"Even if it's an illusion, the damage they inflict on us is real!"

In truth, Kong Yueling didn't even need him to say it; she had already experienced it firsthand.

"Yueling, are you okay?" Kong Yueqing was trapped in place, unable to move an inch, and could only ask by raising her voice.

"I'm fine." Kong Yueling endured the pain, feeling immense regret for her momentary impulse. "Brother Gan, I don't want to be trapped and die here."

She was truly afraid, her pleading voice carrying a faint sob.

While protecting her, Gan Hua continued to repel the crowd that kept pressing forward.

"Search! There must be a flaw. As long as we find it, we can break the illusion!"

Kong Yueqing and Ruan Tao immediately diverted their attention, searching for the flaw Gan Hua mentioned.

Just as all four were about to reach their limit, Kong Yueqing suddenly let out a loud cry, "It's the sky! It was clearly night when we got off, but now it's daytime!"

It was more than just daytime; it was so bright it was almost blinding.

Gan Hua reacted almost simultaneously. He muttered an incantation, and following a burst of golden light, the entire world plunged into darkness.

The crazed, attacking crowd vanished, the train remained not far away, and the train doors—which they had been unable to find no matter what they did—finally returned to normal.

"Those passengers!"

Kong Yueqing pointed forward excitedly.

Sure enough, the passengers who had previously disappeared had all reappeared.

However, everyone had a vacant, dull expression, clearly having been trapped in different illusions themselves.

"Save them!" Gan Hua gave a quick command and was the first to rush forward.

In the carriage, Ma Chulan visibly breathed a sigh of relief, her expression relaxing significantly. "They broke the illusion, so the other passengers should all be saved. That's wonderful."

Su Yan did not speak, remaining noncommittal.

Saving the passengers was only the first step, but that did not mean the danger had passed. Outside, it was still so dark one couldn't see their own hand, and there was no way to go.

After about another half hour, everyone who had been outside the carriages boarded the train in a state of panic and trembling.

Everyone's face looked terrible, marked by an indescribable terror; clearly, they had all experienced something horrific.

The four members of the Kong family were the last to board. At this moment, in the eyes of all the passengers, they had essentially become heroes.

(End of Chapter)