Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 224 Are you praying?

Mr. Shu's gaze darkened. Although the results of the Battle of Wangjiang Peak had not yet been reported back.

But the people from DeepBlue Data have already slunk away.

The result can be imagined.

However, he had sent a second-tier evolved human after all, so even if things didn't go well, it could still protect Shu Wei's retreat.

At this stage, as long as a second-tier evolver doesn't do anything reckless, nothing can kill him.

"She'll come back when she's had her fill of fun. Right now, we're discussing the armed train."

"Now, the surrounding regions should all know that there are two gene archetypes heading north, along with a mutated plant that can produce increased vitality."

"And knowing they're a tough nut to crack, since we can't just take them by force, why not try making contact first, like making a deal?"

The woman casually picked at her fingernails, uttering soft, sweet words from her red lips.

"Wait a moment!"

Number 1, with his vacant gaze, suddenly raised his hand, interrupting the crowd.

The unfocused pupils slowly refocused on the woman. "Number 2, repeat what you just said."

The woman said speechlessly, "You didn't hear a single word that Number 3 said just now, did you?"

"Just now, 85% of my brain was used for experimental deduction, and the remaining 5% was used for computational buffering. I didn't think about what you were saying."

"You should just cut off the remaining 10% of yours as soon as possible."

Number 1 said indifferently, "Mocking me is meaningless. I don't have the function of getting angry. Repeat what you just said."

The woman sighed. So what if she had lived a little longer? Why was she being punished by having to work with these strange creatures?

"Two genetic prototypes, and a fruit tree that can increase vitality."

Number 1 turned to Mr. Shu and said coldly, "The highest authority is yours. Take them."

Number 1's words are like a final ruling.

The brief meeting came to an abrupt end.

Looking at the empty conference room, Mr. Shu rubbed his somewhat stiff cheeks.

Although we all work for the same company, there's no question of trust between us.

Initially, there were hundreds of shareholders in this meeting room.

In just three months, only the five of them remained.

Obtaining the highest level of access was an unexpected bonus, but how to deal with the armed train is now crucial.

Mr. Shu had already made up his mind.

……

Guanchong City, a large generator manufacturing plant.

The armored train, resembling a multi-sectioned metal dragon, encircles the 100,000㎡ factory. The metal armor scrapes debris from the building's edges before firmly wedging itself onto the structure.

The soldiers and combat teams that remained behind cleared the danger outside and protected the survivors on the surrounding water.

Inside the motor factory, the only remaining light was blocked by the train.

The room was dim and gloomy, with water droplets condensing on the ceiling. Shaken by the gunshots and roars, the water droplets fell into the central, submerged atrium.

The gunners deployed along the edge of the canopy, unleashing a barrage of firepower downstairs to support their teammates.

The grotesque and terrifying corpses were piled up on both sides of the eight-meter-wide corridor.

It was oppressive, dark, and chilling.

In this atmosphere, a young man with his hands in his pockets walked from the end of the street, a student-like sunny smile on his face, curiously looking around at the bloody scene.

Behind him, besides his secretary and bodyguards, were a large group of researchers including the factory director, Vice President Deng, and Professor Ma.

"We chose this motor factory because we assumed the vehicle would need a motor, and we also needed a huge platform to support it. This factory has three floors above the water. Once we finish building it, we can just blow up the lower floors to allow the vehicle to enter the water smoothly."

As he walked, Vice President Deng waved the blueprints in his hand and explained.

Su Huan walked to the side and looked down. He Jie had already led the armed corps to clean up the three layers that had leaked out of the water.

At this moment, they are annihilating the endless stream of mutated zombies in the water.

Under the dense barrage of bullets, the zombies had no chance to act arrogantly; even a Tier 1 [Water Ghost] that showed its head was instantly killed.

If a small number of armed soldiers and a large number of mutated creatures make a horror movie...

It features a large number of armed soldiers and mutated creatures, making it a science fiction military film.

But with logistics support, multiple military units working together, and a large number of mutated creatures, it becomes a pure action-packed thriller.

A large amount of blood completely stained the water surface dark red. As the corpses fell and grenades were fired, the scarlet water droplets seemed to dance on the water's surface.

Su Huan unfolded the design drawings to shield himself from the bloody massacre before him.

It must be said that the older generation of researchers were very dedicated. Their draft paper was covered with meticulous hand-drawn sketches. Although he could not understand the parameters and annotations on them, he could feel the exquisite beauty conveyed by the interlacing lines.

"It seems like they added something else?"

Su Huan asked.

"Yes, at first we only considered the matter of erecting the tree. To ensure stability, it would need to be a circle with a diameter of at least 30 meters, but I felt that the area was a bit wasteful. Team Leader Yu used the outer tube of a deep-sea worm to develop a very lightweight material that is stronger than engineering plastics but much lighter."

"Then I took it upon myself to expand its diameter to 35m and modify its 40m height into layers so that more plants could be planted, which would better meet the requirements of a 'floating giant tree'."

As he spoke, Vice President Deng carefully observed his complexion.

Su Huan raised an eyebrow, moved the blueprint aside, looked at the water and chuckled, "He Jie, a big guy has emerged."

Without even asking any questions, He Jie shouted, "Get ready!"

The next moment, the murky water surface suddenly broke open, and a grayish-white mutated zombie stood up from the water, over three meters tall, comparable to a butcher.

His upper body resembles a sculpture by Michelangelo, with clearly defined muscles, smooth lines, and evenly distributed skin.

However, his lower body transformed into a cluster of octopus-like tentacles, crowded together, making the viewer's scalp tingle.

He opened his mouth and let out a howl.

The sharp sound waves pushed the water waves aside, echoing layer upon layer within the building.

The surrounding soldiers instantly covered their ears in pain.

Upon seeing this, Shu Wei waved his hand, creating a large vacuum area that covered most of the region.

Only a portion of it is transmitted up from the ground beneath our feet, but it has been greatly weakened.

Lin Jin's eyes instantly turned blood red, and invisible flames emerged from the void, instantly covering the water surface as if it were gasoline rather than water.

A magnificent flame rose up, its outer ring orange-red, while the center had turned a deep, dark blue.

They moved towards surrounding the zombies in the middle.

"Bomb them!"

He Jie's furious roar even drowned out the zombies' sharp howls.

He took the rocket launcher from his subordinate, aimed it at the zombie in the center, and fired it.

At the same time, Fat Rabbit's rocket launcher also fired.

"Bang bang——"

Two explosions rang out one after the other, interrupting the zombies' roars and destroying the isolation field set up by Shu Wei, causing the blueprints in Su Huan's hands to rustle.

Su Huan glanced at them twice and then looked away. "Take a good look at the second-tier zombies that aren't registered in the database. By the way, where were we?"

"Forget it, no need to say anything more. I trust your professionalism. Let's get started."

Su Huan handed the blueprints to Shu Wei, who was standing to the side, and then focused intently on the battle below.

The other soldiers recovered and picked up their guns to fire at the second-tier zombie in the center.

Everyone's firing angle was slightly downward to avoid hitting their colleagues on the other side.

Standing on it, it looks like a level 2 zombie entangled in countless lines of fire.

But his smooth, grayish-white skin was like high-strength soft armor; ordinary bullets would slip off it and fly away.

Only heavy sniper rifles could leave large holes in his smooth skin.

The intense killing power drove the zombies even more mad, causing them to crash into everything around them like headless flies. Unfortunately for them, they were unlucky and chose the side of Xiao Ba.

As one of the few operators of the armed train, if Lin Jin represents the strongest attack, then Xiao Ba represents the strongest defense.

The once clear black and white eyes turned a metallic color, like two steel balls.

Driven by the "metal construct," the metal hidden in the room rushed out, forming a multi-layered defensive fortification in front of the zombies.

"boom!"

The zombie crashed into it.

Seeing the obstacle that appeared out of nowhere, its meager intelligence momentarily stunned it.

Then it urges its tentacles to lash wildly at the defensive fortifications.

Although the basic strength of a second-tier zombie is enough for it to tear apart steel, it is still helpless against this shape-shifting lump of metal.

It tears off a piece, and Xiao Ba patches it up.

If it were a one-on-one fight, he would definitely win in the end.

But now he has to face most of the armed forces.

A dark blue trajectory suddenly appeared in the air, and the zombie's grayish-white head instantly turned into a pile of minced meat.

Yu Yue's light and agile figure flashed by in the corner.

Regardless of success or failure, snipers should cultivate the good habit of changing positions.

Although Su Huan only mentioned it once, Yu Yue did a very good job in this regard.

"what?"

Su Huan's gaze followed the figure of the second-tier zombie in the arena.

Its head had turned into a pile of flesh and blood, but the thing still hadn't fallen!

Even he was seeing this strange zombie for the first time.

"How about we test your heart rate?"

A slightly curious voice carried to the battlefield below. As if it had discovered something, the zombies slapped their tentacles against the water's surface, trying to leap up towards Su Huan's position.

But the next instant, the violent sound of a heavy sniper rifle was heard.

The zombie's hopping motion was interrupted, and it staggered back several meters, a bowl-sized scar appearing on its chest, but its body was not penetrated by the 12.7mm bullet.

Qu Hang frowned, pulled back the bolt, aimed at the same spot, and fired another shot.

Sensing the danger, the second-tier zombie instinctively tried to dodge, but it seemed as if many invisible barriers had appeared in the air, leaving it no choice but to take the bullet head-on.

His left chest was pierced by a bullet, which exited from his shoulder blade.

But the zombie didn't die; instead, it used the momentum to jump to the other side.

They jumped directly to the second floor.

In addition to the armed forces soldiers, there were also a large number of survivors who had just arrived.

They filled every corner of the building, cleaning up the battlefield left by the soldiers and scavenging anything that could be exchanged for points.

Lu Xiao was in charge of defending this section.

He had been enjoying watching the spectacle, but suddenly realized that the zombie was about to jump onto his face. He cursed inwardly, but still had to grit his teeth and push forward.

Just then, a burly figure leaped up from downstairs, like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, bringing with it a violent, foul stench, and charged fiercely towards the zombie.

"boom--"

A dull thud that made your teeth ache.

Liang Kuan, carrying the shield, was sent flying backward. The second-tier zombie's upper body suddenly fell backward, and its tentacles quickly touched the ground. Before its body even hit the ground, it had already dissipated the force and regained its footing.

But Liang Kuan's support also gave Lu Xiao a chance to catch his breath, and he threw away the assault rifle that only had half a bullet left in his hand.

He pulled two modified pistols from his waist.

His eyes flashed with a sharp light.

He decisively pulled the trigger as the tentacle lashed out.

"Boom!"

Two thunderous sounds echoed throughout the building.

Seeing the tentacle snap off, he was immediately overjoyed; his boss hadn't tricked him after all.

This gun is almost as powerful as a hand cannon!
But before his joy could dissipate, a whooshing sound came from above.

"Boom..."

He was sent flying like a rag doll.

He crashed through a thin wall, and his fate is unknown.

"Brother Xiao!"

The sudden change caught everyone off guard, except for Xiao Ma, who belatedly let out a grief-stricken roar.

But there wasn't even time to raise the gun in his hand.

It was torn into two pieces by the tentacles, and a huge bloodstain appeared on its chest.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, and even Su Huan, who was watching from the top floor, didn't have time to intervene.

The zombies that surrounded and attacked resulted in the loss of three lives.

Standing before the second-tier zombies were ordinary soldiers of the armed forces and survivors cleaning up the battlefield.

He Jielin and the others rushed over here like madmen.

If this thing were to infiltrate the ranks of ordinary soldiers and survivors, it would be nothing short of a massacre!

Li Han looked up at the terrifying three-meter-tall figure in front of him, and for some inexplicable reason, he thought of the monster that slaughtered the entire building that night. The shadow cast on the wall was also so tall and cold!
The powerful biomagnetic field even locked him firmly in place.

It's like a rabbit suddenly seeing a tiger within three meters of it, instantly triggering its physiological rigidity.

Before the concept of fear could even arise, the muscles were already paralyzed and the mind went blank.

"Run!"

A soft shout suddenly came from beside my ear, and a familiar dragging sensation came from my shoulder.

Li Han staggered backward, watching the mongoose charge towards the zombies.

For some reason, he suddenly felt the presence of his limbs. His hind feet were firmly planted on the ground, and the vines on his wrists grew rapidly, hanging from the waist of his mongoose-green combat suit.

In a flash, Li Hanxin began to make plans.

'At her speed, she should be able to hold off that monster for a while until other officers arrive. All I need to do is pull her away at the crucial moment…'

"Oh!"

The meerkat flew backward at an even faster speed.

The splattered blood instantly stained his pupils red.

Feeling the immense force coming from his wrist, Li Han had no chance to resist and fell backward in the direction of the meerkat.

He...didn't even see how the mongoose lost.

The surrounding scenery flashed by quickly, blurring everything in front of me, but the figure of the second-tier zombie became much clearer.

His scarlet eyes were filled with cruel killing intent.

This monster is stronger than he could ever imagine.

Even instinct refused to give him a death notice.

The tentacles grew larger and larger in front of me.

Li Han calmly closed his eyes; he was already grateful to have survived this long.

The only pity is that the meerkats' efforts were wasted.