1: Chapter 1: The Final Turnaround, Calamity Strikes Again!

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【Game failed for the 35,999,998th time. You have died.】

"Again!"

【Game failed for the 35,999,999th time. You have died.】

"I refuse to accept this. Again!"

On December 31, 2025, at midnight, all humans on Blue Star were dragged into a survival game.

After twenty years of fearless struggle, the human camp saw many stars shine brightly.

But just as the final moment of victory approached, forging eternal glory...

Despair descended.

Before he could even resist, Lin Xiao became the last human on Blue Star.

He had experienced nearly 36 million cycles, yet he could not save this fragile planet.

And the culprit was the Star-Devouring Beast before him.

Its massive body, hidden within cosmic dust, almost obscured half of the solar system.

It seemed to be the embodiment of despair.

【Game failed for the 36,000,000th time. You have died.】

Lin Xiao stood on the shattered earth, gripping the star emblem that shone with a colorful halo, until the metal edges embedded into his flesh.

"Reverse the situation!"

"Open for me!"

The galaxy flowed backward, and the faint sound was instantly drowned in the dust.

Just as Lin Xiao's mind was on the verge of collapse, a call tore through the eternal space-time, pierced through the endless dust, and exploded in his ears.

【Hold high the Wheel of Time, ■ ■ will guide ■.】

As far as his vision could reach, all things in heaven and earth suddenly contracted, collapsing into a silent singularity.

Immediately, the light of re-creation tore through the darkness.

Billions of stars reignited in the void.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Lin Xiao shuddered violently and slowly opened his eyes.

The cold air rushing into his nostrils made his chaotic thoughts a little clearer.

He looked around, aided by the light from the ceiling lamp.

This was a not-so-spacious compartment with four bunks.

Outside the window was the thick night, and one could see the silhouette of a city constantly receding.

Clearly, he was lying in a sleeper compartment on a train.

"Did the game end? Or did my cycle fail?"

Lin Xiao looked at the crumpled bedding and sheets and muttered.

Leaning in to sniff, there was a faint, fresh fragrance, and it was a very familiar scent.

After a slight hesitation, he stood up.

The glass window reflected his somewhat youthful appearance.

His tall, upright frame showed clear signs of exercise.

The dim yellow light fell on him, outlining an upbeat silhouette.

That was the arrogance and capital of a young man.

Lin Xiao picked up the phone by the pillow and looked at the date on the lock screen.

"December 31, 2025, 19:43:15..."

2025?

He had actually been reborn twenty years into the past, returning to the starting point of the game!

With surprise and suspicion, he unlocked the phone, the screen remaining on the dormitory group chat.

A few familiar names were chatting heatedly:

"Hey, it's probably a bit cold in the Fog City this year. The temperature for New Year's Day has already dropped below minus ten degrees!"

"Yeah, and this is the main urban area. In previous years, the lowest temperature was only minus two or three degrees. This year is truly hellish!"

"I reckon there will be a blizzard during the Spring Festival this year. Brothers, stock up on some food and drink early..."

"Isn't Big Lin accompanying his girlfriend to Shanghai? I heard Shanghai is over minus twenty degrees!"

"@LinBigBird, where are you? Say something?"

"What are you shouting about? Lin is on the bullet train; he hasn't arrived yet!"

Accompanying his girlfriend to Shanghai?

Lin Xiao looked at the chat history, and after a brief blankness in his brain, his memories were reactivated.

Memories surged, his nose soured, and his eyes grew warm.

He tried hard to suppress the heartache and continued to gather other information.

Apart from the dormitory group, other group chats were also discussing the recent weather changes.

But he understood that the bizarre natural phenomena were just a precursor to the descent of calamity.

After midnight tonight, what all humans on Blue Star would face was the true horror!

It was a dark world filled with slaughter.

To survive, one must use the star emblem to open a mysterious path and obtain the blessing of the Aeons.

star emblems are divided into five grades, from low to high: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Prismatic.

But this thing is not something everyone can possess.

For example, in his previous life, those who possessed Black Iron star emblems were almost one in a hundred.

What Lin Xiao obtained at the very beginning was only a Bronze star emblem.

Over twenty years, he tried everything to improve his strength, eventually succeeding in ascending his rank when his life was hanging by a thread, stepping onto the "Finality" path.

But even so, he still couldn't protect his family and friends!

"Since I have the opportunity to live another life and I know the rules of the game in advance..."

"Then I must bet everything and firmly hold the future in my hands!"

However, as the price of rebirth, Lin Xiao lost the power of Finality.

This also means he only has one life!

Clear the game with one life, no room for error!

He clenched his fists, and just as his momentum rose, the entire carriage suddenly shook, and the ceiling lights instantly went out.

A familiar feeling of palpitations surged up quickly.

Even with years of survival experience, he still felt his scalp tingle and the hair on his body stand on end.

Wasn't the calamity supposed to descend only after midnight? Why did it come early?

The next second, an old-fashioned oil lamp lit up on the carriage wall, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of decay and mold.

The dim yellow light did Dispel the darkness, hitting Lin Xiao's incredibly surprised face, and also illuminating the dilapidated carriage.

The entire bullet train underwent earth-shaking changes within seconds.

Yellowed carriage walls, creaking wooden floors, wooden doors wrapped in iron, cracked windows, and four narrow beds filled with straw...

As the carriage changed, a broadcast voice without any emotional fluctuation rang out on the train:

【Dear passengers, welcome to the Infinite Train Survival Game!】

【This is a new world shrouded in death. Please use the Territory Core to establish a shelter on the train.】

【Everything on the train can be upgraded and modified. Even a toilet can be used to resist the calamities that descend in turns.】

【The train will arrive at a new station every five days. Depending on the performance of the passengers, it may be earlier or later.】

【The train will stop at the new station for two days. Depending on the performance of the passengers, it may be extended or shortened.】

【During this period, assemble or join a team, protect the territory at all costs, and then, survive!】

The quiet carriage instantly became noisy.

Some passengers thought someone was playing an audiobook section from Qiezi Novels and were so angry they started cursing on the spot.

Some passengers ran to the corridor and shouted for the conductor.

In short, the surroundings were in chaos.

"Infinite Train?"

After listening to the broadcast, Lin Xiao couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

After the calamity descended, all humans on Blue Star would be randomly assigned to various dangerous dungeon areas such as jungles, islands, and mists.

After multiple rounds of survival games, the various areas began to attack each other until a "King" was born from the sea of corpses and blood.

But, in his previous life, the bullet train he was on arrived at its destination safely, and he did not experience this dungeon.

What's going on? Has the world line changed?

And what's more troublesome is that the Infinite Train Survival Game is ranked second in difficulty among all dungeons!

The troubled Lin Xiao threw away his phone.

As the broadcast sounded, the phone screen went black and completely turned into a dead brick.

He turned around, about to leave the compartment to understand the situation outside.

But at this moment, a shining mask appeared on the floor, looking exceptionally eye-catching in the dim carriage.

Lin Xiao stepped forward, picked up the mask, and weighed it.

The texture was light, but the surface had a strange metallic luster.

"This is..."

His eyes lit up.

This sentence is not an internal monologue.

A colorful halo really appeared in the compartment.

The mask turned into a palm-sized metal badge, slowly floating in the air.

"This is... Prismatic star emblem!"

"Eh, that's not right. Why is it pink Prismatic?"

【Congratulations on receiving the favor of the "Pleasure" Aeon!】

【Desire is the only way to hope, and love can overcome any distance.】

【Let us follow the steps of Pleasure and spread the most ardent love and desire throughout the world!】

"Huh?"

Lin Xiao was full of surprise and suspicion.

Not to mention that in his previous life, "Pleasure" did not join the conflict and did not open the corresponding path at all.

And the Masked Fools under His command only pursued unrestricted fun. What does that have to do with "love and desire"?

Isn't that the business of the Propagation Aeon?

As Lin Xiao was wondering, the badge disappeared in an instant.

At the same time, a burning pain came from deep in his brain.

The next second, the prompt sounded again:

【The blessing is complete. Please recruit partners with high desire values as soon as possible to complete the sowing of love and desire.】

【The stronger the desire, the hotter the atmosphere, the more pleasure tokens you will receive.】

【pleasure tokens can be exchanged for everything: equipment, items, blessings, curios...】

【Hurry up and take action!】