Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Chapter 239 Enlightenment

Su Li turned around to give Lin Xin some instructions, but found that Lin Xin was wearing a face shield.

"What's the matter with you?"

"Ah, the air here isn't very good, so it's reasonable for me to wear a mask, right?" 'Lin Xin' explained.

"...Alright, whatever you like." Su Li got out of the car. "Stay here quietly, I'm going to deal with the lord of this place."

Getting out of the car, Su Li picked up the Mountain Leap and began the hunt.

The number of monsters in this area is far less than at the nightclub Su Li encountered yesterday. Su Li counted, and at most, there were only about 100 humanoid monsters in total.

Su Li closed her eyes, recalling her teacher's teachings.

“I have seen your Sun and Moon Revolving Sword. Don’t you think there is still a lot of room for development in this sword?”

Master Ka, wielding a two-handed sword, unleashed Su Li's Sun and Moon Revolving Sword technique. "The Sun Sword's main damage comes from fire, combining high temperatures with the sword's inherent damage. The Moon Sword's main damage comes from ice, combining low temperatures with the sword's inherent damage. They're so unoriginal. They're highly repetitive; aside from the elemental attributes, they're essentially the same. Why not explore the Sun and Moon attributes more deeply?"

"For example..."

Su Li opened her eyes, and the mountain slope was bathed in a moon-white light.

The essence of the moon lingered on his sword.

The moon that Su Li visualized shone brightly deep within his consciousness.

The moonlight grew brighter, and Su Li's right eye ignited with icy energy, causing a unique fluctuation to condense on the moon sword.

Suddenly, the rising demonic energy caught the attention of the demons. The leader, who was still drinking, stood up, his gaze fixed on the moon sword in Su Li's hand, sensing a threatening power emanating from it.

"Charge! Kill him!" the leader shouted hoarsely.

"Ooooooo!" The numerous monsters roared and charged towards Su Li.

Lin Xin, hiding in the car, nervously clenched her hands.

Su Li exhaled a breath of white magical energy. "The utilization rate hasn't improved, but it's enough to deal with you!"

Su Li charged toward the monsters, slashing with her greatsword, the bright moonlight seeming to fall to the ground.

The monsters that Su Li had slashed froze, staggered a couple of times, and their masks suddenly shattered, revealing their true appearances.

[The Moon Wheel Sword, imbued with the visualized moon and my spiritual will, is specifically designed for mental attacks.]

The new Moon Wheel Sword is complete!

Having mastered the swordsmanship, Su Li should have been excited, but under the influence of the moon, her heart remained as still as a full moon, devoid of any emotion.

Sword, sword, sword. Su Li's brain sprang into action, transforming into a precise computer, calculating every single movement of his enemy. The more he fought, the brighter the moon shone in his mind.

By the time Su Li sensed that his magical energy was gradually depleting, he had already slaughtered all the demons in the area.

The moon gradually dimmed, and Su Li placed one foot on the leader's chest. In the end, this leader was nothing more than a low-level Black Iron-rank monster.

"Damn it, if that woman hadn't absorbed all our power, how could you be so arrogant?" The leader glared fiercely at Su Li.

Su Li shrugged indifferently. "Well, that's just bad luck, buddy."

After saying that, he prepared to chop him up.

"Wait a minute, I have something I want to ask him."

Su Li turned around and saw 'Lin Xin' running towards her. "What are you doing? Do you know where you are? What if you fall and die?"

“I’m sorry, but I really want to ask this person a question.” ’Lin Xin’ stopped, panting.

"Alright, ask away." Su Li patted the leader's cheek with the blade of her sword. "Hey, answer honestly."

"Hmph, I wouldn't..." The leader stared at 'Lin Xin', his expression froze for a moment, then he closed his eyes. "Ask away."

"I want to know, what were you thinking?" 'Lin Xin' asked. "Why did you create such a place?"

"Need you even ask? I hate those old bastards! I'm going to create a living hell here and torture them forever and ever."

The leader's expression suddenly turned crazed, and the demonic energy within his body even began to surge wildly. "I will capture them all, leave no one alive, and throw them all into hell! This is the retribution they deserve!"

With a swift movement, Su Li pierced the leader's head. "The demon's power has gained the upper hand; he has lost his mind."

A large amount of black mud dissipated, leaving behind a haggard-looking middle-aged man, who then turned into light and vanished.

After the leader died, the land, which had been distorted by the leader's will, returned to its original state. A few seconds later, hell dissipated, and Su Li and the others stood in front of a closed pharmacy.

At the entrance of the pharmacy, words like "quack doctors harm people" were painted on the walls.

Seeing Lin Xin's silence, Su Li asked, "What do you know about this?"

“Yes, I’ve seen his reports.” ’Lin Xin’s’ gaze followed the light emanating from the leader and looked up at the sky.

"He used to run a community hospital and often chatted with the elderly in the community, talking about health preservation methods. As a result, an elderly man died of a heart attack in front of his pharmacy. It had nothing to do with him, but he was extorted by the elderly man's family."

"Later, the court found him not guilty, but the old man's family members kept coming to make trouble, and his pharmacy could no longer stay open."

"It's quite infuriating." Su Li sighed. He had seen similar news online many times, and had even written an essay on the topic.

"Perhaps he created this hell because he harbored hatred for all the elderly." A hint of confusion appeared in 'Lin Xin's' eyes. "I wonder if those demons were actually responding to the things the possessed person had always wanted to do but dared not?"

[It's like my dissatisfaction with my younger sister...]

“Impossible.” Su Li shook her head. “These monsters have simply seized upon a malevolent thought in the possessed person’s mind and amplified it infinitely. This is due to their power attribute.”

The power of the mind is quite unique. To gain great power, one must either be a highly enlightened being with a strong mind, or a pure being devoid of ulterior motives. Whether the thought is evil or good, the purer and more extreme the mind, the greater the amplification of power.

"These monsters merely exploited his hatred for that old man's family and then extended it to all old men; it was not his true intention at all."

"If you're saying this, is it because someone possessed by a shadow entity is saying something strange to you?"

Su Li pondered, "It's probably Shadow Sun Lili. Don't listen to their nonsense. They are mind-based monsters that feed on negative emotions, so naturally they'll say things that are beneficial to them. To be honest, this kind of seductive talk is nothing new. If you look at 10 animations or games that involve psychology, 8 of them will have this kind of monster."

“Things like ‘This is what you’re hiding’ or ‘You should follow your heart’ are so outdated.”

"This completely ignores the fact that people are complex individuals. To define a person's nature based on a momentary thought is absolutely laughable. At least wait until they actually do something before spouting this nonsense."

Su Li's outburst eased Lin Xin's expression considerably.

Lin Xin smiled sweetly, "Hehe, it seems I'll have to watch more comics and anime from now on. So, this anime and manga guru, can you tell me how to deal with this situation?"

Su Li looked at 'Lin Xin' seriously, "According to the routine, you have to face your own inner weaknesses, see the reasons for their occurrence, recognize your original thoughts, and then accept these evil thoughts."

Acknowledging the evil thoughts within oneself is also a form of growth; choosing to always run away will never give one a chance to overcome them.

Lin Xin lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought.