The Sky Serpent scrambled up from the ground as if he’d seen a ghost, hurried over to the black void, leaned against the wall to peer out, his face twisted in utter despair.
“Dang it…!” His voice trembled. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done?”
“Of course…” The White Serpent lowered his head with a faint smile. “My time’s running out anyway. Might as well drag someone down with me, haha…”
The Sky Serpent’s mind raced. He knew killing the White Serpent now was pointless, but he never imagined someone would resort to this kind of attack.
So… was he dead now? Or not?
Never returning to the “Train” meant never appearing before anyone else. Even if he survived, what was the point?
“Dang it…!” He grabbed his own hair, muttering, “Stay calm… stay calm… think of something…”
“Hahahaha!” The White Serpent, delirious from blood loss, laughed weakly. “Sky Serpent… I know you too well… You can’t forge a ‘door.’ You’re trapped here…”
The Sky Serpent turned to glare at him, fury burning in his eyes. The situation was dire—even if someone opened his room’s door on the “Train,” they’d only see an endless void. Rescue was impossible.
The “Train” was still the “Train,” but they had derailed.
“You—!!” The Sky Serpent lunged forward, gripping the White Serpent’s throat and yanking him up. “I said I’d negotiate! I’d give you anything! Why push it this far?! What do we do now?!”
“Now…?” The White Serpent choked out, “I’ll die slowly… and you’ll spend eternity here with that woman. How’s that sound?”
The words sent a chill through the Sky Serpent’s veins.
Spend eternity with *her*?
No punishment could be more horrifying.
He knew he wouldn’t age or starve—he’d be trapped for endless years, withering away alongside that madwoman.
A wave of despair crashed over him, his body trembling uncontrollably.
“You look so miserable, hahahaha…” The White Serpent, despite being choked, wore a relaxed smirk.
He knew he’d won.
This time, he hadn’t just won the battle—he’d won his entire life.
The Sky Serpent dragged him toward the void, ready to hurl him in—when Xiao Ran suddenly shouted:
“Stop!” she cried. “Don’t kill him yet! Wait!”
The Sky Serpent froze, clinging to his last shred of sanity as he turned. “…Wait for what?”
“That door isn’t destroyed—it just fell outside!” Xiao Ran said. “We can make him bring it back!”
The Sky Serpent let out a bitter laugh.
He must have committed too many sins in this life, to be stuck with a woman like her in his final days.
Make the White Serpent retrieve the door?
Not only was finding a single door in an infinite void impossible, but even if he *did*, why would he bring it back? He could destroy it—or just leave.
Why did this woman think she could control everything?
Did she really believe a threat like “I’ll report to the Green Dragon” could sway someone who *wanted* to die?
The Sky Serpent lowered his head in defeat, releasing his grip. The White Serpent collapsed to the floor.
Nothing he did mattered anymore. Soon, this room would only hold a corpse, mindless “furniture,” and that lunatic with the giant hand.
His only hope was that this floating room might one day drift near an escape route—anywhere but here, as long as he didn’t have to stay with Xiao Ran.
“At least I have my books…” He forced a smile. “My beloved books… If I study them enough, maybe I’ll surpass the White Ram and find a way out…”
Before he could finish, something on the floor caught his eye—a familiar book, its pages torn by a deep gash.
Heartbroken, he picked it up and checked the cover.
*Game Theory.* His most treasured book.
“Dang it… Dang it!!” His lips quivered. “Who did this?! Who ruined my book?!”
Xiao Ran opened her mouth but stayed silent.
But how could he *not* know?
She was the only one who’d been alone in his room.
“Who. Ruined. My. Book?” He glared at her, demanding an answer.
“What’s the big deal?” she scoffed. “It’s just a book. Instead of fussing over that, why not fix my hand? The Green Dragon will freak if he sees me like this.”
“You idiot…” The Sky Serpent clenched his teeth, fury boiling over.
This entire disaster was because of her—stupid, arrogant “Qiongqi.”
Since her arrival, everything had gone wrong, yet she felt no remorse.
Even if she wasn’t the direct cause—would the White Serpent have destroyed the door if she hadn’t been here?
The Sky Hound’s warning echoed in his mind:
*”Forget the ‘new Black Tortoise.’ Don’t listen to her sweet talk. Kill her the moment you’re back in your room—maybe there’s still hope. Or maybe…”*
“Ha… haha…” The Sky Serpent laughed bitterly. “How pathetic… In the end, I didn’t trust my closest ally, the Sky Hound—I trusted the Green Dragon… and *you*!”
His laughter grew hysterical, tears glistening in his eyes. The White Serpent watched, baffled.
“The Green Dragon… hahaha… Dang it…”
Still grinning eerily, the Sky Serpent surveyed his “furniture.” The one responsible for “grafting” lay dead, a wooden shard lodged in its throat—all escape routes severed.
He walked to a standing “furniture” in the corner, its eyes covered. Removing the blindfold, he pointed at Xiao Ran, then handed it pen and paper.
The “furniture” stared at her, then slowly wrote:
*”Gigantification.”*
*”Flashbang.”*
*”Warp.”*
*”Hardening.”*
After a pause, it added two more words—
*”Calamity.”*
“Hah…” The Sky Serpent chuckled madly, reading the words.
Crumbling the paper, he turned to Xiao Ran.
“Qiongqi… I’ve changed my mind. I’ll train you in ‘Warp’—so you can report back to the Green Dragon.”
Xiao Ran smirked. “Hah… Took you long enough. Should’ve done this earlier.”
The scene grew surreal—Xiao Ran laughing, the Sky Serpent laughing, even the dying White Serpent laughing.
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