Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 197 Review

They paid no attention to the light machine gun behind them.

The muzzle bounced slightly, and 7.62mm armor-piercing rounds poured out of the muzzle in quick succession, the dense rattling sound interspersed with the crisp sound unique to pistols.

In just a few breaths, the newly replaced ammunition belt of the light machine gun was emptied again.

The assault rifles on the left and right robotic arms fired simultaneously.

He Jie couldn't help but reach into his pocket, pull out a cigarette and light it. Through the cold blue smoke, he could see that the mongoose had already begun firing its rifle.

Her tactical movements were impeccable; she had thoroughly mastered everything he taught her, and even surpassed him in rapid-fire pistol reloading.

The meerkats are "defenders," and the train conductor said they are a rare type of mutated evolution.

Their defining characteristic is that some of their body parts become beast-like. In essence, they are no different from those who follow the path of firearms, just on a different evolutionary route.

During training, he discovered that meerkats are more agile and their fighting movements are closer to animal instincts.

As if falling from a great height, she could instinctively adjust her body posture.

However, for other "defenders" who lack experience in high-altitude jumping, their high-speed reflexes only make them more panicked and cause them to make mistakes.

This difference lies only in the response to the environment.

In combat, the two are quite similar. Ordinary "Defenders" also have fighting instincts, but their moves are not as tricky as those of the Mongoose.

But what He Jie truly valued was the indomitable spirit of the meerkats.

When evolution brings everyone's physical abilities to a level playing field, what determines superiority is no longer gender, but rather a strong will.

Under his pressure, the meerkat made rapid progress, ranking among the top three out of the two hundred members of the armed corps.

In terms of firearms shooting, she ranks first!

They even surpassed most elite soldiers in combat groups.

That's why she was sent on.

"Kaka——"

He Jie's ears twitched; it was the sound of an empty magazine.

Press the timer in your hand.

On the left, Yu Jing had already emptied her belt of 200 rounds, 160 rounds of assault rifle ammunition, and 90 rounds of pistol ammunition.

Meanwhile, the Mongooses had only finished one-third of their dose during the same period.

Judging solely from the firepower suppression, the outcome is clear at a glance.

"What about the hit rate?"

He Jie shouted.

The soldiers at the front emerged from both sides, glanced at the target, and shouted, "All of you, get on target!"

He Jie's eyes lit up, and he greeted the approaching train conductor, saying, "Train conductor, could you provide our corps with a hundred of these exoskeletons?"

Su Huan's narrow eyes held a hint of wickedness, which turned into a smile upon hearing this. "How many points do you have?"

He Jie opened his mouth, then awkwardly laughed and said, "Lend me! Lend me a hundred sets first."

"Get lost!" Su Huan cursed at him, then looked up at Yu Jing, who was stroking her pistol, and smiled, "How's the production of this exoskeleton? Can you give me two hundred sets first?"

Yu Jing said speechlessly, "There are only twenty enhanced power exoskeletons. Once they're used up, we'll have to develop new ones, which will take a long time."

"Oh, like this."

Su Huan understood.

"Why doesn't this exoskeleton have armor? So many mechanical parts are exposed..."

He Jie asked curiously. Yu Jing sighed, "Two idiots."

"This is an engineer's exoskeleton, used for equipment and mechanical maintenance. The firepower suppression shown earlier was just an additional function; its primary function is not combat."

"After all, the 'Manufacturers' aren't as physically strong as you 'Defenders.' With this, moving and repairing will be much easier, and we won't have to bother Xiao Ba with everything."

Su Huan understood the principle that "to do something well, one must first have the right tools."

The Armed Train's early lead relied on its precognitive advantage regarding the apocalypse. To maintain its leading position in the future, it will depend on Yu Jing and her team transforming this precognitive advantage into various materials and research and development achievements.

The real barrier between powerful forces and wilderness scavengers is not those one or two high-level evolved individuals.

It is a complete R&D and manufacturing system.

Therefore, even among the same Tier 1 Evolvers, a small team from a major power can inflict an overwhelming massacre on Wilderness Evolvers.

The reason lies in these details.

Energy, vehicles, weapons, medical care, and even promotion systems, exchange systems, and so on.

Even if the mission fails, the powerful squad will only slink back to headquarters, get demoted and scolded, but at least their lives will be safe.

But if a Wilderness Evolver fails, they risk their life.

There is absolutely no way out.

Of course, the Steel Council was an exception. They were in the initial stage when Su Huan dealt them a heavy blow, not only crushing their armed forces but also leading a million-strong zombie horde to slaughter their way through their headquarters, taking away all their research personnel and equipment.

They completely destroyed any potential for future growth.

If he were to achieve his new city plan and develop smoothly for a few years, even if he lost two more games, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

The armed train is now equivalent to the Steel Council before the new city plan was launched.

With potential and some resources, they can easily overpower ordinary survivors.

As long as we continue to develop steadily, armed trains will definitely have a place in the future world!
After the exoskeleton test, we'll move on to the second activity of the day: the armed forces review.

Previously, these were all new recruits who hadn't passed the screening and training. Now that the regiment is formed, it should have some sense of ceremony.

It happened to be a cloudy day with only a few drizzles, and the entire armed corps assembled on the middle deck.

The armored train carriages are two-story structures, about 7.6 meters high, level with the locomotive.

After deducting the height from the ground to the bottom of the car, as well as some pipes, wires and mezzanine space, the average floor height is three meters.

The interior space of the ironwood deck connecting the two trains is only five meters high.

The top floor is slightly lower than the trains on both sides, thus providing an extra spacious platform.

The armed train sped along at 120 km/h. Besides the distinctive fishy and rusty smell of acid rain, the ironwood deck was also buffeted by a gale that made it impossible to open one's eyes. An ordinary person standing on it would fall off without holding onto something.

Five hundred soldiers remained rooted to the spot in the middle of the deck like steel nails.

Even Hachiko managed to stand up with the help of his exoskeleton.

Rainwater slid down the water-repellent coating of their sand-colored combat uniforms, pooling at the edges of their boots before being blown away by the wind and drained off the deck.

All eyes were fixed on the figure at the front.

Su Huan stood in front of the crowd with his hands in his pockets, the hem of his black shirt fluttering in the wind.

Yu Yue's newly styled long hair was torn apart by the strong wind, but a red string was tied to the ends of her jet-black hair, so no matter how wildly her hair danced, its general shape did not become disheveled.

It's like tying a red rope around a hungry wolf's tail, restraining its wildness and giving it a strangely endearing charm.

The red hair tie and hem became the only bright spots in this world.

(End of this chapter)