Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 138 Am I too weak?

Li Wangchuan walked forward on his own, and the surrounding directors made way for him under pressure.

They had no reason to stop Li Wangchuan from going to the battlefield.

Just as he said, it's not time to draw a final conclusion yet.

Who knows if he has a backup plan?
Watching the backs of Li Wangchuan and his nephew, the faces of the board members, represented by Chairman Zhang, were uncertain.

Especially Chairman Zhang, others are only worried about the failure of the new city plan.

But he had many more worries.

They are worried about both failure and success.

Ideally, the New City Project would barely succeed, but due to the enormous losses, Li Wangchuan would be stripped of his executive power by the board of directors—that would be his ideal scenario.

"We should go directly to President Wang..."

Someone in the crowd suddenly said something that made Chairman Zhang's eyes light up.

The reason why the Steel Council has become a one-man show by Li Wangchuan is because he has the support of Chairman Wang. If Chairman Wang can be persuaded, he can also be used to check and balance Li Wang.

Having figured this out, Chairman Zhang hurriedly ran out.

The board members behind him followed one after another out.

Only two people remained inside.

One was Li Tao's father, and the other was a director who favored the Li family. He was wearing a well-tailored suit, but his graying temples clearly indicated that he was not a contemporary of Li Wangchuan.

The old man sighed softly, "Wang Chuan has been reckless this time."

Mr. Li smiled awkwardly. Although he didn't quite agree with Li Wangchuan, when the other party made a decision, it represented the entire Li family. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he couldn't go against the decision.

"After all, the results aren't out yet..."

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, no matter how sturdy or beautiful that basket is.

The old man said meaningfully.

Li's father was left standing there, lost in thought.

……

On the helicopter, without the board members around, Li Tao asked with some concern, "Uncle, aren't you afraid they'll go after Chairman Wang?"

Li Wangchuan sat calmly in the middle, looking at the scenery outside the helicopter, and said with his legs crossed, "This is an era of heroes, an era of carrying out one's personal will to the end. Don't pay attention to the thoughts of those mediocre people. In three or five years, you will see that they are nothing but a handful of yellow earth."

His words were so bold and inspiring that they stirred Li Tao's heart.

If anyone else had said such a thing, Li Tao would have thought they were crazy, but this person was his uncle whom he had admired since childhood.

That is the truth!
After calming down, Li Tao felt his mind was much clearer. "Right, He Jie betrayed us. Should we bring his family over?"

"Have someone keep an eye on them. We don't have time to wait for them. Let's go."

"Okay, let's go."

Li Tao said to the helicopter pilot.

The helicopter took off, and armed security personnel on the ground quickly boarded vehicles and followed the helicopter toward the new city.

Meanwhile, a group of directors found nothing outside Chairman Wang's office.

Only two assistant secretaries remained in the entire office to handle matters.

Chairman Zhang asked unwillingly, "Do you know where Chairman Wang went?"

The assistant secretary responded with a smile, "Chairman Wang's entire itinerary is confidential, but he left behind a message."

"What is it?"

The anxious crowd quickly pressed for answers.

"Instead of sitting in the office, I'd rather see for myself what's happening in the world."

Everyone was stunned.

Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the top floor. Chairman Zhang quickly went to the window and saw that Chairman Wang's helicopter had already taken off and was flying away.

"Look in that direction...it looks like the new town!"

Ten minutes later, one after another, the directors' convoys set off from the headquarters and headed straight for the new city.

……

The board's actions reflect the attitude of the entire Steel Council.

As these dozen or so people headed to the new city, their accompanying evolved bodyguards and armed forces were also gathering there.

The entire force entered a state of total war, with all production activities revolving around the single theme of "victory in the war." At this moment, the Steel Council was like a pot of boiling water, with various professionals performing their respective duties, and war materials being continuously sent to the front lines.

The ability of a major power to coordinate its forces was fully demonstrated.

Lin Jin, who was located in the "new city," was among the first group of people to be reassigned.

I don't know what happened, but the intensity suddenly increased this morning. The company mobilized a large number of auxiliary troops to work with elite soldiers to tackle several difficult points, and they didn't hesitate to use up ammunition.

After hitting him for most of the day, his ears were so numb from the vibrations.

His vassal soldiers died one after another. If he hadn't been lucky enough to become an evolved human that day, he would have become cannon fodder and been pushed to the front line.

He has now become a full-time employee of the company and has formed a squad with other regular soldiers.

These soldiers arrived gradually today, replacing the original auxiliary soldiers, but their professional skills and weaponry far surpassed those of the auxiliary soldiers.

Moreover, the demeanor felt very familiar to Lin Jin, like that of a regular army before the apocalypse.

Because they didn't have much heavy firepower, their main task was to cooperate with elite evolved soldiers to suppress the horde of zombies with firepower.

Then, around noon, a new order came in, ordering them to withdraw from the combat zone and reorganize their defenses. They even had to give up the areas they had captured at great cost.

Lin Jin couldn't understand what the company's upper management was doing.

The new captain said that a very important person is coming.

Lin Jin didn't understand why important figures would come to the front lines, but that was none of his business.

Even if they were to withdraw, the zombies would not disappear. They would continue to howl and attack the defensive line, emerging from all directions to deliver a fatal blow to the exhausted soldiers.

Lin Jin and his team's mission was to bypass several key areas that had not yet been conquered and hunt down high-ranking zombies.

He guessed it also served to attract the attention of zombies.

The rain was getting heavier, and Lin Jin gripped his new raincoat tightly.

This was one of the perks he received as a full-time employee.

When he went to collect his raincoat, he discovered that the company's temporary warehouse had a lot of raincoats, at least tens of thousands, just piled up there untouched.

No wonder these servant soldiers had such a hard time finding a raincoat in such a large county town.

While lost in thought, Lin Jin manipulated the flames to dry the moisture inside the raincoat.

At first, he would burn his own clothes, but after a few times, he was able to control the flames with ease.

It can even make them burn "invisibly and colorlessly".

Level 1 "Flame Control", Level 1 "High Temperature Barrier", Level 1 "Fire Seed".

He has three skills in total. He doesn't know if this is normal, and he doesn't dare to tell the captain, fearing that his abilities are too poor and he will be kicked out of the team.

However, he felt that these skills were quite useful.

They helped him avoid many crises, allowing him to survive in this chaotic county town until now.

"Everyone come here!"

The captain, who was walking in front, found a place to take shelter from the rain, looked around for a moment, and said in a low voice.

The four people, including Lin Jin, immediately stepped forward.

(End of this chapter)