Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 21 Childish Games
Dark blue sunlight seeped into the carriage through the gaps in the explosion-proof mesh, spreading a mottled, cool tone on the metal shelves.

The humming of the air conditioner, kept at 22°C, mingled with the rhythmic vibrations of wheels rolling over the rails.

Yu Jing curled up in the corner of the metal shelf in the storage room, her head resting on a large bottle of cola. The round plastic bottle emitted a slight coolness, creating a subtle tug-of-war with the thin layer of sweat seeping from the back of her neck.

Su Huan fiddled with a small digital watch in his hand. His thumb brushed across it, revealing 05:27. He then casually attached the watch to a nearby shelf with a magnetic attachment.

I kept watch all night, and apart from the Night Demon that Gao Zhe killed, there was no other danger.

Continue to close your eyes and rest.

Su Huan is very experienced with staying up late; he can enter a light sleep state that is half-awake and half-asleep.

Leave the lookout entirely to your own body's instincts.

This light sleep state sustained him for four days and two nights until the evolved beast left due to extreme hunger.

Suddenly, a metallic clanging sound came from carriage number 4. Su Huan reflexively tensed his back, and only when he heard Yu Yue's distinctive light footsteps did his Adam's apple slowly sink.

They must be preparing breakfast.

He suddenly had this thought while his mind was wandering: he hoped to have a bowl of seafood porridge.

Yu Yue's footsteps came from behind. The woman glanced at her daughter in the corner and asked softly, "What would Mr. Su like to eat for breakfast?"

Su Huan lay back in the chair, squinting, "Don't be so polite, or I'll feel like you're being sarcastic."

Yu Yue bit her lower lip, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She was much older than Su Huan, but she couldn't call him "Little Su," could she?
"Su...Brother Su?"

Aunt Yu's pronunciation had a slight 'er' suffix, not very noticeable, but it was different from how the group behind her addressed her.

Su Huan suddenly felt that there was no point in dwelling on this, and casually said, "I remember there's a lot of frozen seafood in the food truck's refrigerator. Let's make some porridge. We should prioritize frozen food from now on."

"Ok."

With all this noise, Su Huan couldn't stay awake any longer, so he got up and went to carriage number five to open the curtains.

The sudden brightness of the daylight blurred the train carriage into alternating light and shadow.

Su Huan squinted and looked out the window. The mountains and fields were lush with vegetation, and many bright red plants appeared in the originally green color.

It seemed as if pairs of eyes were watching the train from the depths.

As the train moved forward, the land and scenery were slowly left behind.

Su Huan returned to carriage number 6 and went to Yu Jing's side.

She arrived early last night to relieve her mother. She stayed up half the night and was so tired this morning that she's lying here for a while.

The gray shirt was dragged down by the protruding breasts, revealing the delicate skin of her lower abdomen.

Su Huan's playful side was aroused, so he squatted down and gently rubbed around his navel with his fingertips.

Without using any force, just use your fingerprints to scratch it.

After a moment, Yu Jing opened her bloodshot eyes, glanced at Su Huan, and then turned her head to sleep again.

Her beautiful, fair neck was displayed right before his eyes.

A moment later, Yu Jing felt a slight itch on her neck again and sighed softly, "Why don't you just give me a quick death?"

"I do not."

Su Huan sneered and continued playing his childish game of tossing her hair around.

You have to take it just because I give it to you?

Who really has the final say?

Moreover, he felt that mentally torturing Yu Jing gave him more pleasure than actually having sex with her.

Since it's all candy in your mouth anyway, the longer you savor it, the sweeter it will taste when you finally eat it.

Yu Jing couldn't sleep at all. She opened her eyes and looked at the cold smile on Su Huan's face. She felt irritated. She should have just given in to him that night.

They might be tired of it by now.

Now look what's happened; it's stirred up that damned desire to conquer in men, and who knows how long this trouble will last.

Yu Jing's lips curled up into a beautiful smile. "Brother, shall we go inside?"

"Shut up, that's disgusting!" Yu Jing: "..."

This confrontation ended with Yu Jing fleeing in defeat.

Su Huan said that although his body was very tired from staying up late, his spirits were very high.

I went back to my room, put down the sniper crossbow, and then took out my notebook to write down today's log.

"December 19th, early winter, 28°C—"

"It's as if I've created a hero."

— "Train Conductor's Log"

Upon entering the dining car, the first thing you see is a khaki blanket on the sofa with a chubby orange cat printed on it, its mischievous smile adding a touch of warmth to the carriage.

Yu Yue noticed his gaze and said, "I saw the blanket was just sitting there, and I thought it would look nice to leave it here..."

"Sure, sure, it's up to you, no need to tell me." Su Huan waved his hand dismissively.

He slumped on the sofa, lost in thought.

Around seven o'clock, Wan Xing and Qi Xiaoba also came out.

The train slowly came to a stop on the outskirts of the city.

With bloodshot eyes from staying up all night, Liang Kuan walked into the dining car. "It's about a ten-minute drive to the nearest water plant. We'll be there in a bit."

Su Huan took the seafood porridge from Yu Yue, smelled the aroma, and said, "No rush. Let's drop off the passengers first, and then you can go and rest."

"clear."

Liang Kuan took the porridge and drank it in large gulps.

Su Huan turned his gaze to Wan Xing, "Later, you should first collect the Night Demon corpses from the storage compartment. Besides the universal energy crystals, see if you can get any other materials."

The zombies' greatest contribution was not the omnipotent crystal, but their various bizarre ideas about physical evolution.

This was told to him by a researcher from a large company that Su Huan knew in his previous life.

However, Wan Xing's current development of her abilities is too low, and her utilization of zombies is difficult to reach the genetic level.

Su Huan didn't have high expectations of her; he just wanted her to be able to disassemble some useful materials.

Like those claws, they're all made of high-strength materials.

Accumulate them, and you'll need them in the future.

Wan Xing nodded silently.

Su Huan knew her skills better than she did, so there was no need to question her; she could just do as she was told.

Watching the steam rise from the seafood porridge, Su Huan pondered, "Today's work consists of only one thing: inspecting the train for damage and continuing the first phase of the armed train project."

Everyone responded.

……

The carriage in front of me is very "open".

Su Huan thought for a long time before coming up with this accurate and vivid descriptive word.

Hundreds of holes, each the size of a coin, are densely packed across the surface of the green train carriage, piercing through the cushioning and insulation layers, creating a gaping hole.

Of the twelve pairs of glass panes, only two were intact; the rest were shattered into various kinds of debris.

The relatively thin roof was also scratched into a large dent by the Night Demon.

To be honest, Su Huan even wanted to just remove this carriage.

Anyway, we won't need that many carriages for a while, and the number of passengers decreased by 63 last night.

To his surprise, Dog Brother survived, as did the family's daughter-in-law. Although she looked frightened, she wasn't covered in blood.

The tattooed man died quite swiftly, killed with a single blow.

Aside from this, the carriages without steel plates at the back all had many claw marks, but none were as severe as this one.

(End of this chapter)