Chapter 350 · Volume 1

The Sisyphus Train: Eternal Lonely Watcher

"HP -100. You have dealt a striking blow to 'Anna, Noble Leader of the Traidy Commercial Alliance', triggering a critical hit!"
"HP -100. You have dealt a striking blow to 'Luke, Noble Leader of the Traidy Commercial Alliance', triggering a critical hit!"
"HP -100. You have dealt a striking blow to..."
Having dealt with the last noble, the Hand of Silence withdrew into Xu Xiaoyou's body. Looking back at the messy ground, Xu Xiaoyou slowly looked up at the sky, where the red curtain was like a mountain of snakes, writhing sluggishly, and the aurora filled the sky in a wild and flamboyant display.
The girl stood under the long sky of fire, gazing at the giant golden tree that occupied the space between heaven and earth in the distance. Its roots were buried deep in the ground, its branches extended to the sky, and its leaves precipitated golden raindrops that flowed backward in curtains of golden rain rising toward the firmament. It seemed to want to bathe the entire world in brilliant yellow, sparkling amidst the golden rain that flowed upward, emitting a holy radiance.
Perhaps the doctor had also thought about saving everyone on the train and bringing them a better future.
To this end, he did not hesitate to wander between pain and loneliness for a long century, losing himself time and time again, and seeking a way forward in the cracks time and time again. Deceitful, hurtful, insane, and extreme, he used the most despicable methods, willingly sacrificing his life and freedom for the high ideals of civilization, longing to reunite with his lover and escape this hell.
In the end, the doctor swung his sword, personally severing the threads of karma and the cycle, burying all possible crises, yet he could no longer return to his own homeland, becoming a lonely watcher on the far side of civilization.
Perhaps, as soon as his consciousness left this body, the doctor would die in eternal loneliness.
Xu Xiaoyou lowered her head and found a girl's figure standing on the ruins of steel and fire. She had seen her once at the bottom of the water storage carriage, but at that time she was in a semi-conscious state and could not see her face clearly.
Looking closer, she realized that the girl's long hair was not dark red like Camellia's, but as bright as a red rose.
Beside the girl, a monster as stout as a small mountain breathed heavily, the vibration of the thunder drum becoming more frequent and louder. That was the monster's heartbeat, and it was like a chariot with its engine roaring; as soon as its master gave the order, it would spring out to tear the prey to pieces.
"Lena?"
Xu Xiaoyou's gaze froze on the girl. The other party did not try to attack her, nor did she have any intention of communicating with her. She pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes brimming with a bit of tenderness, then she turned around and walked away with the monster beside her.
For some reason, she found an indescribable sense of familiarity in the girl.
As the dungeon ended, Xu Xiaoyou was enveloped in white teleportation light, and her consciousness was uploaded into the darkness.
"Congratulations to player 0E3604 for clearing the dungeon 'Sisyphus Train'!"
"Dungeon Worldview Exploration: 99%"
"Initial Main Quest 'Uncover the Truth of Everything and Develop an Antidote' failed."
"Main Quest 1 'Love Across Spacetime' failed."
"Main Quest 2 'Sword-Bearer of the Dim Civilization' is in progress."
"Plot Score: 11 (Failed to effectively complete any main quest)"
"Exploration Score: 989 (Your footsteps have reached every corner of the 'Sisyphus Train' dungeon)"
"Combat Score: 1000 (Reached the maximum combat score for the 'Sisyphus Train' dungeon)"
"Comprehensive Evaluation Rank: S- (Failed to develop an antidote, failed to save the people on the train, reputation values with both factions were too low, contribution value was too low, failed to find the key figure 'Lena'! Plot exploration degree was very high, character role-play perfectly fit 'the doctor')"
"Hellend Ending — Eternal Lonely Watcher has been recorded."
"Dungeon Comments: The pause button has been pressed on thousands of cycles, and the river of time rushes forward as the self-exiled doctor finds her way home. The eternally running train gradually comes to a halt. The regret of parting, the injustice of fate, the coldness and cruelty of the world, the numbness and unwillingness of the people—the performance of all laughter and sorrow has drawn to a close with the stopping of the train, and the souls imprisoned for a hundred years are finally set free."
"Death does not mean existence disappears; forgetting does not mean existence loses meaning."
"Human intentions do not dissipate with death, but rest in silence with the light in eternity; human existence is not erased by the dust of time, but grows with time in fullness. The wind blows through the waves of the sea of flowers, and people will fall on every piece of land. New flowers will eventually bloom fully upon the ruins."
"Doctor, regardless of whether the people's future is bright or whether the spark of civilization can be sustained, you shall forge through the thorns and walk alone."
The cold and mechanical female voice faded into nothingness, and as Xu Xiaoyou fell into the deep darkness, she heard a soft sound. The voice of the announcement was endowed with warmth at this moment, becoming gentle and pleasant to hear.
"May you always be victorious and bathed in glory in the next cycle."
"Welcome back to Oasis, player 0E3604"
"Player 0E3604 has obtained the unique title 'Light-Chaser Flower-Bearer'."
When she opened her eyes again, Xu Xiaoyou was already standing in an unfamiliar village. People were bustling about nearby. It looked like a remote small village or a paradise on earth. The valleys were deep and secluded, the water wheels turned leisurely, and below the green mountains was a winding shallow stream. A waterfall plunging straight down raised a dull, low roar, and a leisurely old ox lay prone in the farmland.
"Since player 0E3604 is the only one in the entire server to achieve the Hellend ending, you are awarded the 'Honorary Hellend'! A server-wide announcement will be made tomorrow."
"Player 0E3604, please do not slack off and keep up the good work!"
Looking at the series of notification boxes, Xu Xiaoyou's mouth twitched slightly. What did it mean by Hellend?
How did she trigger a hell ending? Wasn't it just dismantling the entire St. Punier?
Besides, it was all to prevent the train from carrying the virus to civilized cities. In the final analysis, it was to save more people, wasn't it?
Xu Xiaoyou was never one to be troubled by the trolley problem.
In addition to the honor, she seemed to have obtained a title?
She quietly opened her attribute panel.
【Player Profile】
Personal Number: 0E3604
Name: Xu Xiaoyou Race: Private Health: 100%
Psyche: 3000 MAX
Rank: Grade 3 Master Rank Mimicry: Hundred-Bone Whip, Thousand-faced Die.
Divine Endowment: None Honor: Hellend
Title: Light-Chaser Flower-Bearer Comprehensive
Quality Rating: High Attribute Panel
Strength: 140
Agility: 165
Constitution: 150
Intelligence: 130
Charm: 3000 MAX
Luck: Not bad!
As expected, it was completely synchronized with her real-world state. The bone whip and die were all present, a standard grade 3 fixer attribute panel.
Who would have thought that the notorious Dark Gold Rose was, in fact, just an unremarkable grade 3 fixer?
However, measuring her combat power by attributes and rank was too one-sided. Her greatest ability was her card maker talent. As long as she didn't care about the cost, never mind exchanging a few moves with a grade 5 fixer who had activated a divine endowment, she could easily escape.
As for the unique title...:
"Light-Chaser Flower-Bearer?" Xu Xiaoyou propped up her chin and pondered, recalling the gentle female voice that had finally reached her ears.
She was sure that the voice was extremely familiar, but no matter how hard she tried to remember, several beautiful girls circled in her mind, yet she couldn't connect the voice to a specific face. This made her start to doubt whether she had really met the owner of that voice.
After thinking about it without a result, the question mark above her head fell to the ground, and Xu Xiaoyou simply stopped obsessing over it.
With a sense of emotion, she summoned her bone whip and eagerly wrapped it around herself. Why were her eyes always full of tears? Because she loved everything about herself deeply. As expected, her own weapon was the most comfortable to use. Having not used it for so long, she felt a great sense of intimacy holding it again.
At this time, an old NPC with a golden exclamation mark over his head hurried past. Noticing the blonde girl who had appeared out of nowhere, he quickly came to the girl who was immersed in an atmosphere of self-indulgence.
"Hello, I am the village chief of Peach Blossom Village...:"
Before he could finish speaking, Xu Xiaoyou's lips curled into a smile, and she pinched the village chief's lips with an orchid finger.
"Sorry, I'm not interested in your self-introduction. Do you have any quests to give me?"
"Widow Wang's jewelry is missing..."
"Skip."
"Recently, the bandits on the mountain..."
"Skip."
"The soil in the farmland needs to be renovated..."
"Skip."
"The final reward..."
"Go on, tell me more."
The village chief looked on in the wind as the blonde girl took on all the commissions from the past half-year by herself and walked toward the setting sun and the distance.

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