I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 671 Platform Crisis

Holding my ticket, I waited at the platform for a short while before a very retro steam train slowly approached.

There are two huge jet nozzles at the top of the front of the vehicle, constantly spraying white water vapor.

Looking back from the front of the train, each carriage has a large number of steel mechanical structures embedded on its surface.

"This doesn't just look like the structure of a steam engine; it seems to be the work of an extraordinary being."

Chu Yang gently rubbed his chin as he pedaled.

He was certain that a normal steam train would not need that unique mechanical structure.

Moreover, from a biological and mechanical perspective, those superfluous mechanical structures actually put heavy pressure on the train, reducing its energy consumption.

"Unfortunately, neither the Klein in the original work nor the train that this body was originally built underwent any research."

Even after boarding the train, Chu Yang kept his eyes carefully observing the structure of the train in front of him.

The various facilities on the platform were very old, but the interior of the train was still acceptable.

The surfaces of each seat were extremely clean and smooth, and the people riding the subway were all neatly dressed.

After all, the truly impoverished people would absolutely not want to take the subway to get around.

The subway stopped at the station, but Chu Yang had not yet reached his destination, so he naturally did not get off.

The moment the car door opened, a girl, petite in stature but with remarkably firm steps, stepped inside.

This was none other than Miss Xiu, whom Chu Yang hadn't seen for several days.

"Miss Hugh? What a coincidence that we've met again! What a coincidence!"

I saw this Ms. Hugh almost every day during the few days we chatted here.

After getting on the bus, Miss Xiu saw Chu Yang looking surprised, so she naturally walked over and sat down next to him.

"Hello, Chu Yang, where are you headed?"

Miss Hugh took the initiative to greet her.

"I plan to find a club to practice my shooting skills."

Chu Yang gave a direct and straightforward answer.

"You're not going to the Black Iron Club, are you?"

Miss Hugh's expression suddenly became incredibly complex.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Miss Qiu, have you been there before?"

Chu Yang immediately sensed something was wrong after asking the question.

Because the expression on Miss Hugh's face began to become incredibly complex, with confusion, even some resentment, and a hint of unwillingness constantly flashing across her face.

"What's going on? Did my words remind Miss Hugh of some unpleasant memories?"

"But this Miss Hugh is an Arbitrator of Sequence Nine. This profession allows her to control her emotions to a great extent. How could she become so out of control in front of someone she doesn't know well?"

Chu Yang was even somewhat horrified.

He subconsciously began to activate his Pure White Eyes, and soon saw a very strange dark pattern on Miss Hugh's cheek.

"That place used to be my father's property, and I grew up there when I was little."

Miss Hugh muttered to herself, completely unaware of her own lapse in composure.

When she subconsciously met Chu Yang's gaze and saw his pure white eyes, she shuddered and fully woke up.

Before she could speak, Chu Yang said seriously, "Don't say anything, just listen to me."

"Immediately empty your mind of everything. You've been cursed by a strange curse that can constantly stir up your most extreme and violent emotions."

Chu Yang could clearly sense that an extreme emotion was slowly growing inside Miss Xiu's body.

When resentment and bitterness reach their peak, if Miss Hugh from the arbitrator's sequence completely loses her composure.

Then she would probably start the real torture and murder in the subway car.

No ordinary person in the carriage could survive.

Miss Xiu sensed something was wrong, and as she began to take deep breaths, Chu Yang grabbed her right hand.

"Let's get off the bus right now and find a secluded place as soon as possible."

Chu Yang held Miss Xiu's hand with one hand, while his other hand was already tightly gripping the revolver hidden in his sleeve.

Taking advantage of the last moment before the train doors closed, the two arrived at the platform and strode towards a secluded spot.

Miss Xiu keenly sensed that Chu Yang didn't seem to be joking with her.

Moreover, Chu Yang had already demonstrated his strength on the mystical side.

So she offered no resistance and followed Chu Yang as they weaved through the crowd.

After leaving the subway, Chu Yang resolutely headed towards the increasingly sparsely populated area in the distance.

"There's a cathedral there; we can go there."

Miss Hugh frowned deeply. Although she had recovered from her out-of-control emotions, she was still unable to control her body with excessive sensitivity.

This also means that she was indeed under a mysterious curse.

At this moment, the only person she could trust was Chu Yang.

Chu Yang also took a deep breath and immediately turned to head towards the cathedral.

Although the cathedral in front belongs to the Lord of Storms, they are not his followers.

The Lord of Storms is even known as the tyrant of this world.

But in any case, this tyrant also stands opposite the one who inflicts curses through love.

In this critical situation, this is their only option.

As the two ran, many people around them watched from a distance, their eyes full of curiosity.

At the platform, a man wearing a baseball cap was squatting on the ground in apparent pain.

Large beads of sweat dripped rapidly from his forehead.

His face turned incredibly ferocious at that moment.

"How is that possible? How could that foolish woman possibly suppress my curse even temporarily!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Yang had already brought Miss Xiu to the main entrance of the Storm Lord's church.

The two of them were only one step away from stepping inside.

At that moment, both of them breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

They knew that the assassin lurking in the shadows was likely following them all along.

But unless that guy is insane, he wouldn't dare to enter the cathedral to persecute them.

However, Chu Yang and his companion did not easily enter the church, as they did not genuinely believe in the Lord of Storms.

The world of the extraordinary is not so simple. If they step through the doors of this church, they may be punished by that tyrannical lord.

But the two of them still leaned cautiously against the outer wall of the church, panting heavily.

After resting for more than ten minutes, the two, who had been running at full speed, finally regained their peak condition.

Miss Hugh said solemnly:

"Chu Yang, thank you so much. Otherwise, I would not only have turned into a monster, but I might have also committed an unforgivable sin."

The thought of almost wreaking havoc in the crowded subway filled Miss Hugh with immense fear and lingering dread.

Chu Yang couldn't help but wave his hand and say, "It was nothing, but how did you manage to provoke that powerful figure in the shadows?"

"That guy even used a curse; he's definitely not a simple Extraordinary!"

Almost every extraordinary individual capable of fighting with curses has an organization behind them.

Because advancement in the relevant ranks is very difficult, one can only rely on large organizations hidden in the shadows.

"After hearing what you said, I have been traveling around investigating, mainly focusing on that guy named Pushkin."

"I even asked some of Lordack's former subordinates, and everyone felt that Lordack had a serious problem and his personality had changed drastically."

"And whatever Pushkin said, it would be adopted by Lodak."

"The reason why Lodak could exploit all the people who borrowed money at high interest rates so brazenly was because he listened to Pushkin's instigation."

"I even learned that the guy had been secretly trading in slaves, and those who went bankrupt after borrowing money from him were basically sold into slavery."

"Many families may never have the chance to see each other again in their lifetime."

Miss Hugh grew angrier as she spoke, eventually clenching her delicate fists tightly.

"Based on that sound, they're probably not fraudsters, but more likely instigators."

"After all, that guy has been instigating chaos, but he hasn't played any different role."

"He just appeared out of nowhere; he didn't even have a place in that gang before."

Chu Yang secretly began to calculate, when suddenly a scene flashed through his mind, and his eyes widened instantly.

"Something's not right. The original owner of this body always believed that his biological mother and father were dead."

"But from what I remember, it seems that he only saw his biological father's corpse, but never his biological mother."

"And Pushkin was very skilled at human trafficking, could it be that Inamori's mother has already been abducted?"

As Chu Yang's brain raced, he recalled some plot details that he had almost forgotten.

Suddenly, many things clearly surfaced in the depths of his mind.

"If Miss Hugh's investigation is correct, then that guy is very likely a member of the Witch Cult."

According to the plot, the emperor, the highest authority in the Rune royal family, had long since gone completely insane.

That guy has been obtaining a steady stream of offerings through various channels.

And that guy's offerings were human bodies or their organs.

"In that case, it all makes sense."

"This Pushkin must have been one of the people who served the emperor of the Ruhnn royal family."

"However, it's hard to say whether his position carries any weight."

In the original storyline, Klein once dismantled an underground human trafficking organization.

And eventually, they followed the clues to the Ruen royal family.

However, the underground trafficking organization that Klein destroyed was not large in scale.

If an emperor needs a very large number of people, how could he possibly have only one subordinate?

This Pushkin is very likely the human trafficking investor who didn't meet Klein in the story.

"In that case, this matter is very difficult to handle."

Chu Yang's face immediately turned extremely ugly.

The number of people who can serve the Ruen royal family cannot be small, and their combat strength cannot be weak either.

In any case, this is something that he and Miss Hugh, two mere Series Wines, cannot interfere with.

"Fortunately, that Pushkin should be a minor figure on the outer edge. As long as we don't continue to push upwards along this line, there is still room for maneuver."

Chu Yang's expression kept changing, and Miss Xiu, standing to the side, also looked quite uneasy.

A deep sense of worry arose within her.

In her eyes, Chu Yang was incredibly powerful.

She only mentioned a few details, yet Chu Yang's expression changed drastically, which shows that this matter is definitely not simple.

"What have you thought of? Could it be that there's something deeper hidden behind Pushkin?"

Miss Hugh couldn't help but ask.

She has already become involved in this matter and will not easily back down.

At that moment, Chu Yang couldn't help but look up at Miss Xiu.

In the original storyline, Miss Hugh once single-handedly confronted Lordark, a loan shark mob boss, and used her arbitrator abilities to severely injure him.

Of course, Miss Hugh ended up in prison as a result.

What happened afterward had nothing to do with him.

Looking back now, Miss Hugh's imprisonment actually saved her life.

It's estimated that the moment she entered prison, the human trafficking organization would resume its normal operations.

"So if I hadn't intervened, Miss Hugh would at most have gone to jail; her life would never have been threatened in any way."

"Ultimately, he might even be able to soar to great heights by naturally getting involved with Klein."

Chu Yang felt a pang of guilt.

If he hadn't been familiar with the plot, his analysis that day might have led him and Miss Hugh into an abyss.

Seeing the inquisitive look in Miss Xiu's eyes, Chu Yang almost revealed the truth that the mastermind behind everything was the Emperor of the Luen royal family.

However, in order to put Miss Hugh's mind at ease for the time being, and because he was currently unable to explain the true source of this high-level intelligence, he decided to take action.

In the end, he decided to keep the truth hidden.

"Based on the clues you've uncovered, I can deduce that Pushkin must be the real instigator."

"And that guy's highest level is definitely a member of the Witch Cult."

Before Miss Hugh could react, he continued:

"We don't need to consider that right now. The most important thing is to remove that cursed mark from your face as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, if that lurking figure reappears, not only will we be unable to find him, but you could also become a true monster at any moment."

Chu Yang's expression was extremely solemn.

Miss Hugh suddenly asked another question, "Just now, I lost control of my emotions and almost turned into a monster. You suddenly helped me temporarily suppress the outbreak of the curse."

"And I didn't notice it at the time, so are you actually able to suppress the curse? Also, how did your eyes suddenly turn pure white?"

Miss Xiu felt that Chu Yang in front of her was like a mysterious encyclopedia.

It seems that nothing can stump Chu Yang. (End of Chapter)