Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 128

“? Baxter.”

“Why a question mark? Do undead have names with question marks?” Shen Ye couldn’t help but ask.

“This is about three brothers from a vampire family. Because they caused trouble and had no money to live on, they were kicked out by their family and sent to the battlefield. In the end, they were all blasted to smithereens by a human magic crystal cannon.” Big Skeleton said.

“That’s indeed tragic—but what does this question mark mean?” Shen Ye asked.

“It means these three guys look so alike, and their names are exactly the same, so it’s impossible to tell who is the older brother and who is the younger brother.” Big Skeleton said.

“—Do they still have family?”

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“They do have an old home, but none of them were very successful, so they probably died out there.”

“Three brothers… that works, but didn’t they die? Didn’t the undead army have records?”

“Regarding this, I remember telling you once—”

Shen Ye suddenly understood and continued Big Skeleton’s words:

“For undying undead, they are usually left outside. If they survive, they survive.”

“Exactly!” Big Skeleton said. “Vampires are tenacious. It’s common for them to revive after ten days to half a month.”

“What if these three brothers revived?” Shen Ye asked worriedly.

“They won’t. I personally witnessed that cannon shot—all three brothers were reduced to dust—the entire unit was wiped out—in fact, I was injured in that shelling and then met you.” Big Skeleton said.

“How do I use it?”

“Wait—”

A faint green soul fire appeared on the nameplate.

The soul fire quickly disappeared.

“It’s done. It’s already bound to your soul—don’t be surprised, as an Undead Divine Descendant, I am proficient in the art of controlling armies.” Big Skeleton said.

Shen Ye finally relaxed, picking up the nameplate and fiddling with it.

Before long.

Several burly Abominations began to check identities row by row.

One Abomination came to Shen Ye, picked up the ID tag, and muttered:

“A coward who fled from the battlefield…”

“Speak with respect, our Baxter family is not to be trifled with.” Shen Ye said.

“But you fled the battlefield.”

The Abomination said with contempt, its green eyes wide.

Big Skeleton whispered telepathically: “Ignore it. Just endure it for now, don’t cause trouble.”

Shen Ye slowly rose and stared at the Abomination, saying:

“I was blasted to pieces by a human cannon on the battlefield. When I woke up and couldn’t find my unit, I heard the main army had retreated, so I tried to hurry back to Eternal Night City. What about you? Have you ever been on the battlefield?”

The Abomination stared at him.

He showed no sign of backing down.

The other Abominations also gathered around.

“Want to fight?”

Shen Ye sneered.

The train suddenly began to slow down.

Gradually, the train stopped.

The Abominations no longer surrounded Shen Ye, but each found a corner to rest in.

“Come and hit me if you dare.”

An Abomination made a provoking gesture towards Shen Ye.

Shen Ye just looked at him expressionlessly, until the other party withdrew his hand in disappointment.

A phantom appeared at the end of the carriage.

At this moment.

A Night魅 Ghost in uniform appeared in the carriage.

Even by undead standards, she could be called a beauty.

The ghost smiled apologetically, waving gracefully at all the passengers:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’m truly sorry—”

“There was a problem with the broadcast just now, and it played incorrect content.”

“We have now safely arrived at Eternal Night City.”

“Please all alight.”

As she spoke, a Skeleton cleaner emerged from behind her, holding cleaning tools, and walked towards the seats.

“Did we get here so fast?” A Lizard Demon asked.

“Don’t underestimate the speed of the Ghost Train, oh. Outside is the Eternal Night City station. Please alight in an orderly fashion. We will be returning soon.” The Night魅 Ghost gave a sweet smile.

The Lizard Demon opened the window.

Outside was indeed Eternal Night City, with various buildings standing tall, a bustling and lively scene.

“This is much faster than flying myself.”

The Lizard Demon sighed, stood up, walked through the aisle, and got off the train.

Some passengers got off in succession.

The Night魅 Ghost kept counting the people, her gaze constantly sweeping through the carriage.

Until the entire carriage became empty.

“My esteemed vampire, is your destination not Eternal Night City?”

She suddenly asked.

“No.” Shen Ye uttered.

—Only he was left in the carriage.

“Then where exactly are you going?” The Night魅 Ghost tilted her head and looked at him.

Shen Ye said lazily, “Through Kyrgyzstan, to far-off Mauritius, then from the Maldives to Qiqihar, and then to the Greater Khingan Mountains, then along Buenos Aires until I see Venice, and then get off at the Qianqing Palace.”

The first broadcast said they would cross hell in five minutes.

The train windows were all closed.

So they should still be in hell, right?

The Night魅 Ghost froze for a moment, her gaze moving up and down, finally landing on the soldier’s nameplate.

“…You… came from the battlefield?”

The Night魅 Ghost asked.

“Yes, I killed many enemies, but I was blasted into slumber by a cannon. But today, I woke up.” Shen Ye displayed his soldier’s nameplate.

The Night魅 Ghost pondered for a few breaths, then suddenly smiled:

“Then please buy another ticket. The next part of the journey will cost two hundred bone coins.”

“Alright.” Shen Ye said.

He didn’t even ask any questions, just paid readily.

The Night魅 Ghost counted the bone coins, nodded in satisfaction, and got off the train.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

The train slowly began to move.

Its speed increased, as if everything was getting back on track.

It was then that Shen Ye secretly asked:

“You’ve never ridden a train, have you?”

“No, wait, why aren’t we getting off? And we paid so much money? Are we really going to some Qianqing Palace?” Big Skeleton was confused.

“Too lazy to bother with you, you’re just a dud.” Shen Ye said.

He stood up, looked toward the corner of the carriage, and waved at the Abomination who had just provoked him:

“Hey, thanks for the good intentions!”

The Abomination bared its teeth in a ferocious, terrifying smile at him, giving a thumbs up:

“Have a good trip, vampire!”

Shen Ye sat back down, a smile on his face as well.

“What’s going on? What happened?” Big Skeleton didn’t understand.

“Idiot, it’s a good thing I came—it provoked me just now, hoping I’d be blinded by anger and not get off the train.” Shen Ye said.

“Why not get off?”

“Outside is the first layer of Hell.”

“Wh-”

Big Skeleton’s voice broke, and it took a while for it to sound again:

“So if we get off, we die and become undead slaves of the first layer of hell, is that it?”

“Yes.”

“And those fares were just for the journey to the first layer of hell, so that’s why they want more money for the next part?”

“Exactly.” Shen Ye said.

At this moment, a blonde beauty pushed a small cart into the carriage.

“Fresh organs—”

“Brains, kidneys, braised intestines!”

She shouted as she walked.

“Excuse me, please push it over and let my Abomination brothers take whatever they want. It’s on me.”

Shen Ye waved to the blonde beauty.

“Okay.” The blonde beauty smiled, pushed the trolley through the empty carriage, and stopped in front of the Abominations.

“Brother, you’re too kind,” an Abomination rumbled.

“You’re the ones who are too kind. Take as much as you want to eat, this is just a small token of my appreciation.”

Shen Ye said.

“Haha, then thank you very much.” The leading Abomination said.

They were truly not polite.

—They were still eating when the Ghost Train arrived at the real Eternal Night City station.

“No need for change.”

Shen Ye asked for the price, pulled out a few dozen bone coins and placed them on the table, then walked towards the door.

“Hey, young vampire, take this—in case you can’t make it in Eternal Night City, use this thing.”

The Abomination boss, head down, eating, casually tossed something over.

Shen Ye caught it and looked.

It was a half-missing eyeball. When he turned it over, a line of small text appeared in the eyeball:

“Veteran Guild Introduction Certificate Seven, Abomination Eyeball.”

Shen Ye looked up at the Abomination and asked loudly:

“You’ve also been to the battlefield?”

“Of course, it’s not easy to come back alive, vampire.” The Abomination said.

I see.

The other party saw that he was from the battlefield, so he decided to help.

It seems that no matter what world you’re in, the strongest bond between men is having been classmates and fought side by side.

—Even without having fought side by side, merely having a mutual appreciation is enough to offer help.

“Thanks, uncles! Next time I’ll buy you drinks!”

Shen Ye collected his things, thanked them again, and stepped out of the Ghost Train carriage.

“Where are we going now?”

He asked Big Skeleton.

“To the auction house, of course. With so many bone coins, you can buy all the materials for me, and then I can perform that spell to go to hell.” Big Skeleton said.

“Are we really going to go to hell like this?” Shen Ye asked with some uncertainty.

“…I don’t know.” Big Skeleton’s tone was a bit weak.

The two fell silent for a moment.

After what just happened, neither of them was sure.

“We’re changing the plan of action.”

Shen Ye said decisively.

“How to change it?” Big Skeleton asked.

“From now on, I am Baxter, and I will be active in Eternal Night City under his identity—this is for our own protection, and on this basis, we will find a way to go to hell.” Shen Ye said.

“That works too… but where are we going now?” Big Skeleton asked.

“The Veteran Guild.” Shen Ye said.

Ten minutes later.

The two stood before the counter of the Veteran Guild.

The Abomination’s eyeball had been handed over as a token, along with the soldier’s nameplate.

The counter still had a Night魅 Ghost.

A blonde, wavy-haired beauty.

—This race has a good image, high perception, and it’s easy to find a job.

While waiting, Shen Ye asked Big Skeleton:

“How many types of undead exist in your race?”

“Too many to list at once, but just remember the three basic categories—”

“Pale Shadows are non-human, corpse-transformed, shadow beast-like existences;”

“Soulforged Bones are bone-type existences, like me, or bone dragons, and even necromancers fall into this category;”

“Gloom Roses are humanoid undead, like the beautiful Night魅 Ghost in front of you, and Dread Witches, vampires, liches, and werewolves.”

At this moment, the hostess placed a small sign on the counter.

“Go, young vampire. Enter through door number three.”

“Thank you.”

Shen Ye took the sign and walked forward, soon seeing door number three.

A long line was already outside the door.

It took a while for Shen Ye’s turn.

He pushed the door open and went in.

Inside sat a human uncle, wearing a long coat and a hood, his face ashen, and a ghostly aura surrounding him.

“Necromancer,” Big Skeleton reminded.

“Why are necromancers considered bone-type beings?” Shen Ye asked.

“I don’t know. Anyway, casting bone spears is the necromancer’s combat style, and their weapon is a bone staff.” Big Skeleton said.

“Welcome, young soldier.” The Necromancer spoke.

“Hello, esteemed Necromancer.” Shen Ye bowed slightly.

“I have verified your information, and the news from the battlefield has also been successfully cross-referenced. You are indeed a valiant warrior…”

“So, what kind of job are you looking for?”

Shen Ye froze.

He hadn’t asked earlier, so this place was for arranging jobs for veterans?

Then I’ll leave—

Wait!

If he got a job, wouldn’t his identity be cleared, and he could appear in Eternal Night City without fear of being hunted down again?

With this thought, Shen Ye showed a sincere smile:

“Anything suitable for us vampires, I can do.”