Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 168 It landed here with me
A tree as thick as a bucket slowly pulled out its roots, then stealthily stepped onto the railway tracks. Seeing that no one was paying attention, it became even more rampant, its dense leaves trembling and rustling.

After wasting an entire night, it finally moved itself from a low-lying ditch to the highest point nearby.

Between two railway tracks supported by sand and gravel.

It didn't know why humans spent their time piling up useless sand and gravel instead of enjoying the sunshine and rain, but its slow thinking couldn't understand these things either. It only knew that acid rain wouldn't accumulate under its feet.

Suddenly, a rhythmic vibration came from afar.

This feeling is familiar.

The vibrations were getting closer.

The two rails vibrated so badly that his roots went numb, and he could no longer properly insert them into the rubble.

However, it eventually figured out what it was.

"Bam—"

The slow-moving armed train crashed into the mutated tree, snapping it in half. The wheels rolled over it, making a clattering sound.

The sturdy branches, as if thrown into a juicer, stained the bottom of the car blood red.

The lingering fog dissipated, and dawn broke on the horizon.

The morning light streamed through the steel shutters and into carriage number 1.

On the train conductor's luxurious bed was a barely discernible human silhouette.

Because the quilt was so soft, all you could see was a large bulge.

A light golden shimmer fell on her eyelashes, trembling slightly as the train swayed. Yu Yue slowly opened her eyes.

Her pretty face flushed slightly as she inhaled the strong masculine scent.

Suddenly remembering the little girl still in his bed, he quickly crawled out of bed and hurriedly ran towards the door.

"Did you forget something?"

A deep, husky, magnetic voice sounded from behind, with a nasal tone.

"Let's leave it here for now."

Leaving behind a single sentence, Yu Yue, without even putting on her shoes, quickly ran out of the carriage.

'Is this something that can be placed here?'

Su Huan felt the delicate body twisting in his right arm, his narrow eyes filled with contemplation.

After struggling for a long time, the girl with long, bright silver hair crawled out from under the covers, supporting herself on Su Huan's chest with both hands. Her light gray eyes gradually focused as she quietly examined the man beneath her.

Her voice held a hint of confusion, "Does Brother Su also like Aunt Yu's cooking?"

Su Huan squinted and remained silent.

He controlled the various thoughts that flashed through his mind while observing the girl's expression.

'Let's eat tofu tonight'

'Arrange a seat for Lin Jin under the railway tracks.'

'Ordinary'

'You've lost some weight'

Seeing that the girl still looked confused, Su Huan emphasized one sentence.

'Little Bean Sprouts'

A hint of annoyance was visibly visible on the girl's face.

Su Huan's lips curled up slightly, and then he continued to mutter to himself.

'Although there's not much meat, it's still good for filling the gaps between teeth.'

Lin Xi's face suddenly showed panic, and she tried to climb out of bed.

As a result, her slender waist seemed to be locked in place by an iron hoop, unable to move.

Su Huan joked, "You come and go as you please, treating this place like a hotel?"

Lin Xi gave up struggling and lay back down, a blush appearing on her fair face. "But Brother Su didn't push me away."

He pinched her tightened chin, a hint of teasing on his face, "What can you hear now?"

“Brother Su is a dangerous bad guy.” Su Huan raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of danger.

The girl pouted and quickly said, "I can't hear you anymore..."

Su Huan seemed to be thinking, "So, you can only hear other people's strongest, most superficial thoughts?"

"Uh-huh."

Lin Xi gave a perfunctory hum.

"Can't you hear those chaotic thoughts that are hidden beneath strong emotions?"

"Well……"

"If you're on guard and don't consciously reinforce certain thoughts, you won't hear them either, right?"

"Stop asking, stop asking..."

Lin Xi wrinkled her delicate little nose and pleaded painfully.

Su Huan remained unmoved and forced her to look him in the eye. He had only heard of the ability to read minds before, and this was the first time he had ever heard of it in both his lives. He couldn't let her not figure it out.

"Would the success rate be higher when reading from ordinary people? What about evolved beings?"

The girl stopped pretending and looked defeated.

"It's really annoying that someone found out my hand in the early morning."

Su Huan sneered, "Heh, this little thing has quite a contrast."

Lin Xi tossed her beautiful silver hair and said calmly, "Just because I have silver hair, you think I'm some naive anime girl? Train conductor, you can't be that shallow. This is just an experimental mutation."

"I always thought sleepwalking was something only people in the world of anime and manga could do."

Lin Xi stiffened and said awkwardly, "When I'm asleep, I unconsciously look for things I need."

Su Huan's gaze sharpened. The girl in front of him was very attractive to him. He couldn't quite put his finger on what was attracting him, but the feeling wasn't as intense as hers, and he could control himself.

They certainly wouldn't wander around aimlessly in the middle of the night.

What about when you're awake?

Lin Xi was carefully choosing her words, trying to describe her feelings, when she suddenly heard light footsteps outside the door.

The train conductor never locks the doors.

So the footsteps came directly to the bedside.

"Su Huan, the little girl in my room..."

Yu Yue stared blankly at the two people lying on the bed, her almond-shaped eyes glazed over, and stood there dumbfounded.

Su Huan's eyelids twitched slightly. "It's been left here with me."

……

As the train turned east past the last mountain pass, Lin Jin was standing on the front of the train, using a water gun to wash away the rotting bits of flesh from the ram.

The stains left by acid rain corrosion shimmered iridescently in the sunlight, like pieces of solidified oil film.

He suddenly squinted. The buildings on both sides of the railway were lined up one after another. What struck him as odd was that the car wrecks that were usually seen everywhere seemed to have disappeared in this city, leaving only some scattered rubber tires.

What you see everywhere are large, leafy trees with straight trunks and a metallic sheen.

The places where they grow have no other plants, either asphalt roads or the tops of reinforced concrete buildings, and even on the ground, the surroundings are bare.

"Iron-eating tree, a mutated plant that likes to eat metal."

Lin Jin put down the water gun and turned around. He saw the train conductor walking over with his hands in his pockets. The shadows under his long hair were illuminated by the sunlight, his brows relaxed, and a slightly tired smile on his face.

Good morning, train conductor.

"morning."

Su Huan walked over to Lin Jin, squatted down, put his hands on his knees, and yawned.

Looking at the large trees that had taken over the streets and squares, Lin Jin asked curiously, "Do they eat other plants too?"

"No, that's not true. Apart from mutated plants, ordinary plants have been corroded by acid rain, which is why the area is barren. But the iron-eating tree doesn't just eat iron; it eats zombies, mutated beasts, and humans as long as they are malnourished."

Su Huan explained calmly.

(End of this chapter)