Bai Cheng's eyes widened instantly as she looked at the red and black dagger in her hand, its sharp blade glinting coldly.
"So, I just need to cut that Hyena once to easily deal with it?"
This was simply a divine artifact!
Bai Cheng looked at the stone spear at her feet, then kicked it aside with a look of disdain.
Turning to face the screen, she unhesitatingly chose to bind it.
"After binding, the item cannot be traded!"
Bai Cheng didn't mind; it was unlikely that any of the current survivors could afford this dagger.
And even if they could, she wouldn't trade it.
Gaining another free attribute point, Bai Cheng also chose to add it to her Strength attribute.
"Strength: 5"
"Physique: 4"
"Spirit: 5"
Feeling the increased strength in her body, Bai Cheng became even more confident.
However, she couldn't help but wonder why, whether it was the previous matches or this dagger, their highest possible level was clearly red, yet they could only be upgraded to gold.
"Could it be that the final level has some special restrictions? Or do items have an upgrade limit?"
Bai Cheng muttered, then stopped thinking about it.
She looked up at the sky; the sun in the west was half-hidden by clouds, already painting the horizon pink.
It wouldn't be long before it was completely dark.
"The time before transmigration was noon, so it seems the time is synchronized after transmigration," Bai Cheng concluded.
But this also meant that while there appeared to be five days of safe period, in reality, everyone only had four and a half days.
Turning to look at the Hyena still napping not far away, Bai Cheng's gaze deepened: "I must deal with it before dark!"
With the Blade of Certain Death, her confidence surged, and she immediately began to probe her opponent.
Bai Cheng cautiously stepped off the railcar; although her small leather shoes made no sound on the grass, the Hyena not far away suddenly opened its eyes.
Seeing Bai Cheng's actions, it immediately stood up and began to bare its teeth.
Bai Cheng knew the train's protective barrier extended three meters, but she only had a rough estimate of exactly where that three meters ended.
She couldn't precisely control this distance and could only advance step by step, confident that she was still within the safe zone, to test the limits.
Bai Cheng boldly took a step forward, nearly a meter, in front of the Hyena.
But the Hyena merely remained standing there, seemingly still wary, or perhaps hesitant; in any case, it didn't initiate an attack.
"That's right, this guy has been following me, so it clearly knows it can't get close to the train." Bai Cheng frowned and took another small step forward.
This time, the Hyena actually arched its back and retreated a step, as if intimidated by Bai Cheng's aura.
"So smart?" Bai Cheng felt a hint of trouble; if this was the case, she couldn't test the train's safe range at all.
"It seems I need to find a way to provoke this beast."
Frowning, Bai Cheng retrieved the piece of wood, disfigured by the dagger, from the train.
She suddenly rushed forward a few steps, then threw the wood with all her might.
This sudden movement startled the Hyena, making it want to turn and flee, but Bai Cheng, with her enhanced strength, managed to hit the Hyena squarely on its spine with the wood.
"Ow!" It cried out, but when it looked back, the human had merely bluffed and had retreated again.
It angrily turned back, baring its teeth, saliva dripping from its mouth.
But then, it saw the other party start to advance again.
"Provocation failed; it seems I can only resort to this." Bai Cheng bit her lip and moved to a position nearly three meters from the train.
This was the maximum distance she could be certain she was still within the safe zone.
"So you're the one called the Proctology Department Director!"
Bai Cheng turned around, then placed her hands on the ground, her skirt revealing a 'holy light' directly facing the Hyena not far away.
For a Proctology Department Director, this was undoubtedly an wide-open target, a golden opportunity not to be missed.
Bai Cheng even provocatively wiggled her backside.
At this, the Hyena could no longer restrain itself and immediately bared its teeth, unleashing its full power to pounce towards Bai Cheng.
A Hyena, with a top speed of 60 km/h, covered a distance of a few meters in an instant.
Almost in the next moment, the Hyena was already within striking distance!
However, Bai Cheng had immediately stood up and moved towards the train as soon as she saw the Hyena attack.
The next second, an invisible barrier rippled, and there was a dull thud.
The Hyena instantly straightened up, having crashed into itself, then fell to the ground, its fate unknown.
Bai Cheng's mouth twitched at the sight: "Alright, I take back what I just said, this guy really isn't too smart..."
She hadn't even made a move, and the Hyena had already taken care of itself.
But it was most likely not dead, so Bai Cheng immediately gripped the dagger and went forward, half-crouching, and stabbed the Hyena in the belly with a forehand strike.
Blood gushed out, and Bai Cheng decisively pulled out the knife and retreated back to the train's safe zone.
Then, she saw the Hyena suddenly begin to convulse, with black runes spreading from its wound across its entire body.
In just a few seconds, the runes began to dissipate, and the Hyena lay motionless on the ground.
A prompt then appeared on the screen.
"Congratulations, you have killed a beast-class Hyena and obtained Employee Card * 1, infinite coins * 1, hyena meat * 6, Leather * 2!"
Then Bai Cheng saw the Hyena's corpse in front of her instantly decompose, turning into a pile of fragments, the crimson flesh all the same size and incredibly neat, with internal organs and intestines, along with blood, flowing everywhere.
The Hyena's head rolled to Bai Cheng's feet, and she kicked it away with a look of disgust.
Bai Cheng pinched her nose, about to bend down to pick up the flesh and blood, but found it too disgusting, so she turned and picked up the stone spear from the railcar to spear them one by one and move them onto the car.
These were all food!
Bai Cheng's small face was beaming with excitement; she felt like she was going to get rich.
After all the supplies were moved, without time to check the item information, she immediately pushed the railcar to start moving forward.
Such a strong smell of blood might attract danger, and Bai Cheng had already stayed in one place long enough.
She dared not delay, and the speed at which she pushed the joystick became faster and faster.
Soon, the sun gradually set, and the entire world was slowly swallowed by darkness.
Until Bai Cheng could no longer clearly see the path ahead, the night was eerily silent, with only the screen on the railcar still emitting a faint white light.
Bai Cheng glanced at the odometer; there were still 470 kilometers to First Station.
"The railcar's speed has indeed increased significantly."
However, this was also inextricably linked to her increased strength.
Just as Bai Cheng was about to stop and rest, a message suddenly popped up on the screen in front of her.
"Silent Night descends!"
"Danger level increased, treasure chest refresh rate increased!"
"Even by killing ordinary beasts, you can gain experience, but relatively, their demonized meat cannot be used for consumption!"
"Danger and opportunity coexist; the night... belongs only to the strong!"
And as soon as Bai Cheng finished reading the information in front of her, a wolf howl suddenly echoed through the dead Silent Night.
"Awooo~"