Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 317 Reunion
Luo Jingyi had always lived in a small shelter in Zhijin City and had no idea what the other person was saying.

Hearing this word immediately filled me with questions.

I wanted to ask again, but I found that the other person was already impatient.

The sun beat down on my neck, and my back burned from running.

Luo Jingyi kept his head down and followed the crowd at a slow pace, ready to scatter and escape at any moment. With his first-level strength, he was the easiest to survive no matter how he ran.

A rumbling sound accompanied by a foul stench rushed in from the front. Luo Jingyi looked up and saw a first-tier Night Demon clinging to the door frame beside him.

He was startled, but before the shock could subside, the Night Demon had already swept over their heads and sped away into the distance.

"The train is here!"

Luo Jingyi looked in the direction of the sound and saw the setting sun casting a terrifying shadow.

Countless Tier 1 zombies crawled in from every corner of the city, gathering like birds returning to their nests on the train's path. As the train passed, they pounced on it frantically, grabbing the windows and stacking triangular crash bars on the surface of the train. They roared in terror at the people inside while frantically pounding on the armor with their bare bodies.

The train ignored the "lice" on its body.

A series of dark blue electromagnetic railgun beams ripped through the sky, tearing apart and scorching the hordes of corpses before piercing through buildings and crashing into the city.

Thick gray smoke rose simultaneously from a distance of hundreds of meters.

High-explosive shells followed closely behind, penetrating the dense horde of corpses before exploding at the very center. Waves of blood, flesh, and rubble shot up ten meters high, and iron-gray limbs rained down throughout the city, while viscous black blood meandered down the building walls.

The dilapidated buildings were either riddled with holes or collapsed amidst the sounds of gunfire.

Hundreds and thousands of zombies were killed by artillery fire and collapsing buildings before they even saw the train.

Clearly, most zombies have not transcended the limits of carbon-based life forms. Faced with weapons that humans have upgraded to their maximum potential, they have not performed any better than other creatures. In fact, due to their low intelligence and greed for flesh, they have suffered even greater losses.

This cannot even be called a war.

The purpose of the armored train was merely to clear a path through the city, and the flesh and blood of zombies were clearly no more durable than reinforced concrete buildings.

Seeing the armored train's overwhelming destructive power, the scavengers following behind gained confidence and rushed into the battlefield opened up by the train, shouting slogans such as "Armed Train" and "Savior."

……

Carriage number 13 of the armed train.

An elderly man stood by the window, wearing a white knitted sweater underneath a Mickey Mouse-colored coat. He stood upright, his eyes vacant as he stared at a bloodstain on the windowpane.

A gentle, reserved voice came from afar, "Even from this far away, I could hear the shouts."

Director Xu glanced back at the new friend he had made on the bus, his eyes subconsciously scanning the other person's hairstyle, collar, cuffs, and other details. Only when he realized that the other person was as presentable as himself did a slight hint of relaxation flash across his eyes.

Professor Ma naturally noticed his little trick and shook his head helplessly.

This old man is very picky. He is meticulous not only about his own clothes but also about his friends' clothes. Although he won't say it out loud, he will ignore you if he is not satisfied.

Among the senior management of the entire train, Director Xu was one of the most independent individuals.

"He has become a savior."

Director Xu's voice was neither sad nor happy, as if he were delivering a message.

Professor Ma walked over to him with a cup of warm coffee. The bloodstains on the car window were cleaned by a robotic arm with water, allowing the two of them to see outside more clearly. "Isn't this great?"

One zombie after another rushed onto the train, only to be shot down by automatic weapons.

Even if a zombie manages to reach the highest point, it can only stare blankly at the train's bare deck.

Neither the ironwood that forms the deck nor the Tier 1 armor that the train has upgraded multiple times are defenses that agile zombies can easily break through.

Director Xu's tone rose, filled with utter absurdity, "He's become a savior?"

He still remembers the fire at the Steel Council and the terrifying howls of the corpses.

The instigator, however, transformed into the savior in people's eyes.

Although he didn't consider himself a very principled person, this change in identity made him feel really uncomfortable. He even wished he could open his head and let the scavengers outside see the terrifying scene of the train carrying a million zombies breaking through the defense line.

Professor Ma took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "Why can't it be him?"

Director Xu was stunned.

His brows were furrowed.

After a moment, the old man said with an unspoken determination, "Then I can do it too!"

Professor Ma found it somewhat amusing, "How old are we? Why are we arguing with young people about this?"

Director Xu said indifferently, "So what if you're sixty? It's the perfect time to strive!"

Professor Ma: "..."

……

It is located 30 kilometers outside Zhijin City.

Two unmarked individuals lay atop a high-rise building, observing the situation in Zhijin City through binoculars.

"This is a horde of over five million zombies. If we release them, the storm zone won't be quiet for at least three months. What is Black Kite thinking?"

"I heard that Black Kite is brainless."

My partner was lying on his back next to me, chewing gum.

"How could the top board member be brainless..."

"I mean literally brainless, like having your brain removed during an experiment."

His partner rolled over and said with great interest.

"Holy crap! Is this true?"

"Just listen to it for fun. By the way, where is the armed train?"

The first observer raised his binoculars, activating his abilities, "We've reached Dawn Square. The speed is really slow, but the artillery fire is fierce, no less than that of an army."

"What's the use of being fierce? With so many zombies, there's bound to be a lord-level one. They went in headfirst without any preparation. Tsk tsk, they're probably doomed. The gap in information can't be bridged by a little bit of supplies. This is a matter of life and death."

The observer remarked with relief, "Fortunately, the top management at DeepBlue Data had some conscience and didn't plant data collectors in such a small force."

"No."

……

……

Inside the iron walls of Dawn Square, mountains of corpses tumbled down, revealing a horrific scene.

The bodies were piled up nearly a meter high on the ground in Chenxi Square, and at the edge of the hotel, they reached a terrifying height of more than ten meters.

In the very center, a dozen or so behemoth-like second-tier zombies were locked in place by steel like sculptures, their bodies bearing all sorts of gruesome gunshot wounds, burns, and even ripped gaps.

Covered in blood, Liang Kuan sat on the edge of the iron wall, while Fat Rabbit treated the penetrating wound on his arm.

Officers such as goats and mongooses commanded the soldiers in battle from below.

Jiang Rong, who was initially embarrassed and unsure of what to do, was also chased away by He Jie.

Li Xinlong and Black Star's men did not join the battle.

Firstly, they would be too exhausted to help much.

Secondly, their strength is weak, and they don't coordinate well with the train. Going up there would only disrupt the soldiers' fighting rhythm, so it's better for them to stay here and watch.

The armed regiment's fighting style immediately opened the eyes of Black Star and the others. Watching his mother, who led four or five soldiers who had not yet reached the next level of evolution, kill first-level zombies as easily as killing chickens, Li Xinlong felt as if he had opened the door to a new world.

I couldn't help but start comparing them in my mind.

'This guy with guns looks just like me; his two handguns are firing faster than my rifle.'

Then I heard He Jie's furious shouts and curses.

"Lu Xiao, are you fucking dancing below me?! And you're even swinging a gun?! Why don't you lift your thigh and swing that gun down there too?!"

Li Xinlong's lips twitched, and then he saw the mongoose he had just met rushing into the horde of zombies, stepping on their heads. Every step made his heart pound, fearing that she would fall into the zombie horde. However, the mongoose nimbly dodged every attack and then killed the first-tier earth ghost hiding behind it with a single claw!

Li Xinlong couldn't help but cheer at the thrilling scene.

"Pretty!"

But the irritable bear next to him had already started cursing, "Qu Hang, your adjutant has already charged up, and you're still hiding like a rat in a gutter. Who do you two plan to command, Xiao Ba? Or me?!"

Then Li Xinlong saw the sniper who had blown the head off the Tier 2 Butcher with a single shot jump down with his heavy sniper rifle and take over command.

Li Xinlong awkwardly shut his mouth.

I've decided to stay silent no matter what.

The last Tier 2 Night Demon in the arena suddenly jumped onto the iron wall next to it and climbed up using both hands and feet.

Numerous sharp spikes emerged from the iron wall, coiling towards the Night Demon like thorns.

Liang Kuan, who had just finished bandaging his wounds, stood up and pulled out the shield he was sitting on.

Li Xinlong saw the burly man walk to the edge of the Night Demon's impending breakthrough, and then freefall with his shield in hand.

One goes up, the other goes down.

The two approached each other at a terrifying speed.

"Old Liang, spare this one's life!"

He Jie yelled.

Liang Kuan paused for a moment, then twisted his body as the Night Demon stretched out its claws to swipe at him. He stepped on the protruding iron block, flipped his shield, and fiercely slashed into the wall.

"boom!"

A tremendous tremor resounded throughout the entire Dawn Square.

The second-tier Night Demon howled, dropped its severed leg, and continued climbing upwards.

On the hotel rooftop, He Jie grinned maliciously, raised his anti-aircraft machine gun, and unleashed a barrage of fire, sweeping away Night Demon before shouting, "Xiao Ba, Lin Jin, Lao Liang, the three of you are not allowed to make a move! The rest of you, finish it off! There's a reward for the kill!"

"Anyone who doesn't behave well will have to wash my socks for a month!"

After saying that, he took out a new cigar and rubbed it hard on the red-hot barrel of his gun. Then he tossed the empty gun to a recruit next to him and was about to take a nice puff when he saw that the officer below had made a command error.

He was so angry that he flew into a rage and unleashed a string of curses.

"Second-tier zombies have corpse armor, and ordinary rifles can't penetrate their defenses. Isn't that a bit too difficult?"

Li Xinlong, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask.

He Jie sneered, "What do you know, you little brat? If you don't increase the intensity now, what will you do if you encounter it later? Get slaughtered?"

Li Xinlong looked down at the soldiers with their tenacious fighting spirit, his eyes filled with envy.

If he were given dozens of these, no, even a whole class, Black Star could use them as the foundation to rise to power in Zhijin.

He wasn't confident he could defeat Black Kite, but sweeping aside forces like Jinfeng was a piece of cake.

Are there many Tier 1 Evolvers on the train?

Li Xinlong asked.

"how old are you?"

"Uh, nineteen."

"Your mother is my subordinate, and my surname is He."

He Jie flicked his cigarette ash and said meaningfully.

Li Xinlong stood there, stunned, not understanding what he meant. But Pang Ke, standing next to him, understood. He rummaged through Old Yang's pocket and pulled out half a pack of cigarettes, then handed it over with a grin. "Uncle He, I'm Zhang Ke. Ah Long and I are childhood friends..."

Li Xinlong quickly followed suit and called him Uncle He.

He Jie took the cigarette and laughed, "This chubby guy is quite sensible. Since we're all on the same side, it's not exactly a secret. I can tell you. There are more than twenty of them in the corps."

"Uncle He, can you tell me about my mother?"

Li Xinlong learned his lesson this time.

He Jie scratched his head, "It's not that I didn't want to tell you, it's just that your mom got on the bus before me..."

He had only said a couple of words when he suddenly looked up, grinned, and said, "A more suitable person to introduce has arrived."

……

Meanwhile, an armed train loaded with ammunition was advancing towards Zhijin city at a slow but determined pace.

As the last rays of the setting sun faded, they approached the iron wall that He Jie and his men were holding firm.

More than 200,000 zombies were killed and crushed along the way.

By the time the train approached the iron wall, the battle inside had completely ended, and the soldiers turned their guns to the outer wall to block the zombies pouring out of Zhijin City.

They opened a huge opening in the iron wall facing the train, allowing the train to drive inside.

Goat directed several work teams to clear the zombies hanging on the train.

The combat team led by the third brother also came out of the car.

He Jie led Li Xinlong and the others to jump down and headed straight for the train. Xiao Ba, Jiang Rong, Lin Jin and other high-ranking officers gathered at the front of the train. The men exuded a chilling aura forged in the flames of war, which made Li Xinlong and the others slightly startled.

He felt he had experienced a lot in the past six months, but the thought of being intimidated by his mother's single look on the rooftop filled him with a sense of defeat.

However, seeing the armed forces in battle stirred a strange, indescribable feeling within him.

It's as if I can see my future career path.

The crowd cast curious glances at Li Xinlong and his group, but quickly looked away.

Because the blood-stained Alpine hammer had been put down, a black figure stood there looking at everyone with a half-smile.

"Conductor."

Whether it was Liang Kuan, covered in blood, He Jie, who was furious, or the men around him, each with a sharp, saber-like face, they all respectfully used the same title.

Although the train conductor's presence was far less oppressive than when he stopped the four, he remained as calm as a frozen lake.

However, in this plaza piled high with corpses, the atmosphere was even more terrifying against the backdrop of powerful auras all around.

Li Xinlong stared blankly at the scene, feeling his previously vague emotions suddenly become clear.

All the mist transformed into a pair of eyes as black as an abyss.

But what he said next made Li Xinlong freeze instantly.

"I've lost two soldiers. Have you seen them?"

(End of this chapter)