Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 158 Metal Barrier
The metal on the stretcher and the carriage gradually extended, hanging Li Tao, whose pupils were unfocused, on the wall like an iron coffin.

The boy in the wheelchair was thin, and the lines of his shoulders revealed a somewhat bony outline beneath his cotton shirt.

The ruthless and merciless methods stunned everyone.

Although Lin Jin hated Li Tao so much that he wanted to kill him, it was only "even"!
No one expected that this shy, smiling boy would be so decisive in killing someone.

The goat standing behind had a complicated expression, thankful that Hachi wasn't there when he was captured.

Although killing is nothing, including the row of prisoners squatting on the ground, after the apocalypse, who doesn't have blood on their hands?
What's terrifying is a decisive mindset.

Lin Jin hesitated, "Didn't the train conductor say he knew a lot of important information?"

"He is important, but Sue is more important."

After speaking calmly, Xiao Ba turned and walked away towards the car door.

"Wait a moment."

A clear voice came from the direction of the second floor of carriage number 3.

Yu Jing walked down the stairs and came to the food cart.

He glanced at the iron coffin on the wall with surprise, then weighed the light titanium alloy skeleton in his hand. "This thing can make you stand up, but remember, it only lasts for eight hours."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Xiao Ba's eyes. He waved his hand, and the exoskeleton automatically unfolded in front of him.

Wearing it directly over clothing, although not as sensitive as wearing it close to the body, Xiao Ba smoothly stood up from the chair driven by the motor. The motor locked, and it stood steadily in place.

Although Hachi can now stand up on his own, the exoskeleton makes things much easier for him.

"Thank you, Sister Yu Jing."

Xiao Ba expressed his sincere gratitude.

Yu Jing sat down at the long table, took the Iron Curtain assault rifle from her waist and placed it on the table. She loaded a high-explosive grenade, crossed her legs, and looked at the row of soldiers in front of her, saying calmly, "Don't worry about the vehicle. I'll keep an eye on them. The detonator on this grenade is the new one that Sister Xingzi made. Activating it here will make it just as effective as the previous one."

Upon hearing this, the row of elite soldiers who had been captured gasped in shock.

Are all the people on this bus ruthless?
Others may not know the effects of the inducer, but they suffer greatly from it.

Before the arrival of the armed train, they could be said to have been able to roam freely in the acid rain zone, but they haven't had a moment's peace since they got involved with this group of lunatics.

"Should we have Lao San and the others accompany you? Or pick two assistants from the flight crew?"

Yu Jing asked again.

Xiao Ba shook his head, "Lin Jin and I are enough."

The soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the boy leave.

Li Tao has a high chance of surviving.

Because he possesses a wealth of information and is a support-type Tier 1 Evolver, he is undoubtedly a high-value individual.

But the timing was terrible.

Su Huan and Xiao Ba were to leave the train at the same time, and at this point, it was impossible to allow a high-ranking enemy official to remain alive on the train.

The swift and decisive killing was also intended to extinguish any remaining hope of these elite soldiers.

Whether Xiao Ba considered all of this is unknown to everyone.

"Take the workers to check the train ahead. If there's anything good, move it over. One of the crew members knows how to drive a train, right?"

Yu Jing turned to look at the three brothers, the third brother, who were holding guns and glaring menacingly to the side.

"no problem!"

……

Jiang Rong and Yu Yue have already joined He Jie's family with their convoy.

It wasn't that they were particularly in sync; it was simply that the zombies had driven them together.

The vanguard zombie horde is mainly composed of a large number of Tier 1 zombies, with an extremely rare Tier 2 zombie occasionally appearing. However, neither Yu Yue, Jiang Rong, nor He Jie have the ability to deal with Tier 2 zombies on their own.

Don't be fooled by how easily Su Huan killed them; that was only possible because he was close to the second tier with both classes, plus the physical cheat of using an electromagnetic sniper rifle.

With 150mm armor penetration capability, it can basically break through armor upon impact, and once the armor is broken, it's a kill.

Yu Yue was crouching on the roof of the car, the butt of her 1.8m electromagnetic sniper rifle resting against her shoulder, her breathing rising and falling slowly with the crosshairs in the scope.

Her "sonic mark" had already locked onto a second-order ridge dog that blended into the darkness.

Two vehicles of survivors have already been killed by it.

All of them were fatal with a single blow.

"boom--"

A short explosion rang out.

The black scales of the ridge dog gleamed with a dark red light in the firelight, and its body bore the marks of being hit by a rocket launcher. As its three-meter-tall, majestic body smashed through the concrete wall, the barbs scraped together with a sharp, teeth-grinding sound.

Yu Yue's ear twitched slightly, catching the subtle vibration of the scales opening and closing, a frequency almost like metallic resonance.

"Jiang Rong, ten o'clock."

Her voice was accurately transmitted to Jiang Rong's ears through the "shared sound field".

Jiang Rong, who was charging her electromagnetic sniper rifle, suddenly turned around, stood guard behind Yu Yue, and accurately fired a bullet at a goblin that was about to throw a "dirty bomb".

“It takes me 1.2 seconds to charge, and it’s on high alert right now, so I can’t aim.”

"Crossfire, three-second suppression!" He Jie's roar, mixed with the sparks from a cigarette butt hitting the ground, allowed him to suppress two heavy machine guns simultaneously and quickly turn his guns.

In He Jie's hands, the 12.7 logging machine was like two precise semi-automatic rifles.

It can easily eliminate those first-tier evolved beasts that overextend themselves.

The splattering blood and flesh attracted the attention of the nearby zombies, who instantly roared and panicked, briefly easing the zombie horde's attack.

The armed soldiers, who had already gathered more than thirty men, quickly synchronized their targets, and the line of fire instantly became a scarlet net.

The minions in front of the second-order spinehound were strangled.

Jiang Rong held a gun in one hand and rested the other hand on the sniper rifle in Yu Yue's hand, charging it in Su Huan's place.

The converted electrical energy flowed along the gun body into the electromagnetic acceleration track, and the dark blue patterns on the city breaker lit up one by one.

The armed soldiers' barrage of bullets landed precisely on the spinehounds, the 5.56mm bullets only leaving chisel marks on their black scales.

But he overlooked He Jie, who was caught in the middle.

Taking advantage of its relaxation, He Jie pulled the trigger directly. The bullet, which could easily tear apart a first-tier evolved beast, could only leave a series of bloody pits on its body.

However, it still caused great damage.

"Roar!"

The beast, in pain, stood up and tried to jump over and kill He Jie in the pickup truck.

It's now!

Yu Yue's lips and teeth emitted a high-frequency vibrato, and the lv3 "sound wave affinity" caused the air to form a deadly resonance between the gaps in the scales.

The spinehound's smooth movements faltered for a moment again.

The sniper bullet had already left the muzzle.

"boom!"

A cold blue beam of light pierced the battlefield once more, and a tiny hole appeared on the spinehound's head that was completely out of proportion to its body.

Every hole fired by the heavy machine gun was much larger than him.

But it was this small hole that cost the fierce shined hound its life.

Before Yu Yue could catch her breath, she relayed the situation around the battlefield to He Jie.

Although they were fighting while running, the dense horde of zombies had already surrounded them, relentlessly consuming their meager ammunition.

"Reload! There are two more Tier 1s at three o'clock!" He Jie shouted, but no one around him responded for a long time. He was about to curse.

"Captain He, we're out of 12.7mm bullets!"

A hint of panic appeared on the faces of the soldiers around him.

He Jie was stunned for a moment, then kicked over the ammunition box at his feet. The empty box, which had been jingling and clanging, was now empty except for some loose ammunition belts; there wasn't a single bullet left.

Without arguing, he tossed the two heavy machine guns aside and said, "Give me the rifle. How many bullets do you have left?"

The soldier immediately replied, "I still have half a load of 5.56 submachine gun ammo left, and the others don't have much either."

He Jie felt a chill run down his spine. The entire convoy was almost out of bullets, and more than a dozen guns had already gone out of service.

If it weren't for the person next to him who was responsible for loading his ammunition, there wouldn't be half of the original number left.

Although only a few car lights illuminated the area, Yu Yue's "shared sound field" allowed them to clearly perceive the surging tide of zombies.

The reason the convoy hasn't suffered large-scale casualties so far is because of the firearms they have.

Once they run out of bullets, they won't even be able to protect themselves, given their individual strength.

A single charge from the horde of zombies could cause a convoy of a hundred people to be swallowed up by a monstrous wave, like a small boat.

In the distance, the survivors had detonated something, and a raging fire broke out, turning the night sky over the Steel Council's heavy industrial zone a dark red.

As the convoy's firepower dwindled, He Jie reduced his ammunition usage and began relying on his superior physical abilities to kill ordinary zombies.

The gun will only be fired when a level 1 zombie gets close.

Even so, he almost had his intestines ripped out by a Night Demon.

After all, he wasn't a muscle-bound brute like Liang Kuan.

In just over ten seconds, the situation reversed dramatically, and danger loomed large.

Suddenly, a family SUV on the side was bitten and had its tires burst by a bloodhound that suddenly appeared. Although the bloodhound was crushed under the wheels, the car was out of control and crashed into the roadside.

"Help!"

"help me!"

"Captain He, save me!"

Soldiers on the vehicle who recognized He Jie began shouting for help.

But He Jie could only grit his teeth and pretend he hadn't heard.

At this point, let alone just knowing him, even if Su Huan fell down, he would hesitate for a moment.

"boom!"

In desperation, the soldiers inside the vehicle detonated the bomb, instantly overturning the entire car and shattering the windows.

The zombies howled as they charged toward the convoy.

The last car was pounced on by the Night Demon, whose sharp claws pierced the metal, killing the driver. The out-of-control vehicle fell into the horde of corpses, gradually piling up into a small mountain.

In the blink of an eye, two carloads of people had died.

Screams, explosions, despair, crying, wailing...

All the tragedy was concentrated in those short thirty seconds.

Humans without firearms are nothing more than tigers with their teeth pulled.

Even evolved beings are powerless in the face of such overwhelming numbers.

Fear gripped everyone's hearts. Some people, unable to bear the terrifying pressure, chose to rush into the horde of zombies and commit suicide, accompanied by the angry curses of the entire group in the vehicle.

In this situation, He Jie's "firepower" is even less effective than Yu Yue's "audio shooter".

"careful!"

Yu Yue's reminder came to his ears, and a regular sniper bullet shot down the zombie that pounced on him from behind.

He was the only one left in the entire pickup truck bed at some point.

The men who came up with him were all dragged down by the surrounding zombies, including the evolved soldier.

Looking at the outstretched claws and livid palms, He Jie resembled a raging brown bear.

He jumped and bounced wildly on the pickup truck, waving his assault rifle around like a fire poker.

The cracking and snapping sounds of bones breaking and tendons snapping were incessant.

Those who can catch up are all agile types. Even a first-tier fighter would feel bad if he stepped on them or swung them around.

"Pfft!"

With two demons flanking him from both sides, He Jie was pierced through the chest, leaving a hole. The mother and daughter in the car burst into tears at the sight.

"Oh!"

A huge metal shield spun and flew over.

The truck slashed across the Night Demon's waist and abdomen from the roof, causing seven or eight scarlet compound eyes to explode into a bloody mist. The Night Demon staggered as it was thrown off the truck.

Liang Kuan, who was more than ten meters away, leaped over and jumped directly over.

The metal cart shuddered with a loud "boom," and the vehicle suddenly sank. A burly figure blocked He Jie's path, and a large, fan-like hand grabbed Night Demon's neck in his bewildered gaze.

He grabbed the shield from the roof of the vehicle with his right hand and slashed down.

"Roar--"

The two giant beasts were locked in a struggle, but Liang Kuan was ultimately superior.

At the cost of three bloody gashes on his chest, he cleaved the Night Demon in two!

His dark eyes resembled those of a fierce tiger, a stark contrast to his usual taciturn and sullen demeanor. His ferocious fighting style captivated even He Jie, who prided himself on being rough around the edges.

Despite wincing in pain, he couldn't help but mutter, "Damn, that's awesome!"

Liang Kuan lifted the shield, which weighed over a hundred pounds, with one hand, as if he were using a fly swatter. Standing on the truck bed, he swung the shield left and right, smashing the heads of the pursuing zombies until they bled profusely.

"Backup is here."

Liang Kuan said in a muffled voice.

He Jie was taken aback and subconsciously used the "shared sound field" to listen. Sure enough, he heard a creaking metallic sound, like tributaries gradually converging to form an unparalleled giant wave!
"It's Hachi!"

Overjoyed, He Jie laughed heartily, ignoring his chest wound.

The electric wheelchair rolled over the broken concrete road, and the titanium alloy exoskeleton gleamed coldly in the distant firelight.

He reached out and pressed down on the rusty oil pipeline, and the metal twisted and deformed as if it were alive, turning the three birds and beasts that flew down from the sky into a bloody mess.

Xiao Ba glanced at the large amount of metal and buildings on both sides and calmly said, "They'll be here soon. We can build a defensive line here."

"it is good!"

Countless metal fragments flew out from the buildings on both sides, and under the command of the level 1 "Construction Specialist", they were quickly transformed into pure metal defensive fortifications based on the surrounding terrain.

Like the hand of God, the steel beams intertwine and stack one another.

Xiao Ba tries to preserve the original shape of the metal as much as possible to avoid wasting energy.

In just one minute, a metal barrier ten meters high and about one meter thick was erected.

This is not just a simple block of iron, but a well-structured battlefield fortification!
Lin Jin, standing beside him, waved his hand, and a pillar of fire shot from his palm ignited the zombies that were trying to climb over the metal barrier.

The flames spread along the metal formation that Xiao Ba had set up in advance, instantly forming a 20-meter-long wall of fire.

"It needs...it needs another three minutes to complete."

Xiao Ba's eyes were filled with a metallic sheen. He had just dismantled a full twelve tons of steel structure, and now the entire metal skeleton of the factory was groaning under the weight.

(End of this chapter)