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After the entrance quieted down, the loudest noise came from the electricity.

The blue-white arc of electricity leaped along the water, popped, and then retreated back under the remains of the hound.

The smell of burnt rubber loomed at the doorway, mixed with black spore powder and hot engine oil, making one's throat tighten.

The Devourer stopped in front of the half-open main gate.

The headlights were lowered to their lowest position by the small fire, illuminating only a small section of wet, shiny steel plate close to the ground.

The seven guard dogs were tangled up in a heap, their tracks locked together, their saw discs stuck in the vehicle body and door frame, some of them still spinning at low speed, making intermittent grinding noises.

Su Yuan stood at the door, without moving.

His mechanical left eye scanned the old license plate.

Pangu Expeditionary Force - Backup Carriage No. 001

The license plate was wedged next to the cracked cockpit of a hunting dog, its edges covered in black spore fungus. The hyphae crawled down the rust marks, then retreated a bit when they encountered a jumping arc of electricity.

Little Fire lay on the control panel, its tail stiff.

"Master, the number is incorrect."

Its voice was very low.

"This is not a temporary modification number for Base 04."

Tang Lan walked over from the door of car number 013, her hand still resting on the holster.

She didn't draw her gun.

But her face looked even worse than when she drew her gun.

"Spare carriage number 001?"

The old mechanic stood behind her, squinting at her for a long time, his lips moving slightly.

"The old organization of the expeditionary force did indeed have spare carriages."

The young survivor immediately turned to look at him.

"What do you mean?"

The old mechanic didn't return immediately.

He stared at the Devourer for a long time.

"After the lead car was damaged, the spare car was connected to the original engine and temporarily took over."

After he finished speaking, his Adam's apple bobbed.

"But those were among the earliest items from the Blue Star Expeditionary Force. Who still keeps those serial numbers now?"

There was no sound from Lu Mingyuan's end on the radio.

Only his breathing.

It's urgent.

Outside the platform, the broken bridge cables swayed gently in the heat. Black and red spores rolled up from the abyss, blowing through the seams of the steel plates with a dry, scraping sound.

Wang Hu stood by the door, his gloves still stained with blood and black grease from the steel cables.

He glanced at the old license plate, then at Su Yuan.

"Old Su, is this thing meant for you?"

Su Yuan did not answer.

He reached out, but didn't touch the license plate.

The gears in the mechanical left eye turned slightly, revealing two old-fashioned rivets on the back of the license plate.

The next second, the broadcast from deep within Base 04 blared again.

It wasn't Lu Mingyuan.

The aged, synthesized voice emanated simultaneously from multiple speakers inside the door, accompanied by static from the old equipment.

"Spare carriage number 001, confirmed for recovery."

Everyone on the platform stopped.

The broadcast continued.

"Original engine number match detected."

"Asset Ownership: Pangu Expeditionary Force Vault No. 04"

"The external train sets should be shut down immediately."

"Release the traction."

"Transfer the original engine."

"Those who disobey orders will be treated as escaped recyclables."

Tang Lan's face darkened.

"Lu Mingyuan."

A series of random knocking sounds immediately came from the other end of the radio.

Lu Mingyuan's voice trembled.

"It wasn't me!"

"I didn't turn on the broadcast, nor did I authorize the recycling program!"

Someone was shouting nearby.

"Engineer Lu, the underlying storage system has woken up on its own!"

"Access to the old warehouse has been taken over; the main entrance platform's isolation gate is being prepared!"

Lu Mingyuan coughed violently, but forced himself to speak.

"Su Yuan, listen to me."

"Besides the temporary system we're using now, there's also an Expeditionary Force storage system under Unit 04. It's been dormant for many years and isn't usually connected to the main network."

"You just dismantled the guard vehicle, which may have touched the old copper wire and woken it up."

The broadcast drowned out his voice.

"Thirty seconds left in the countdown."

"The engine is still running, and the traction has not been released."

"Activate the old-style physical isolation gate."

"The connection between the platform and the abyss will be completely severed."

A commotion broke out in carriage 013.

Someone bumped into the ammunition box, and the chains rattled.

The young survivors were pale.

"Kiraku?"

He looked behind the car.

The makeshift suspension bridge could no longer bear weight. Behind the platform was a broken section, beneath which lay heat and pollen. In front of the main entrance were wreckage and a leaky electrical system.

This is a metal plate stuck in the doorway.

Once everything is cut off, no one can escape.

Tang Lan turned around and shouted.

"Shut up, secure the wounded!"

Her voice brought the carriage to a slight calm.

But the uncontrollable panic still lingered.

Someone whispered something.

"How about we hand over the engine..."

Before she could finish speaking, Tang Lan's hand was already on the holster.

She didn't turn around.

"Say it again, I'll throw you down first."

The man immediately shut up.

Wang Hu sneered.

"Hand it over?"

"The car's gone, are you going to drag Unit 013 into base with your legs?"

No one replied to him.

Because there was movement inside the door.

With a loud bang.

Beneath the hound's remains, four rows of old-fashioned bollards rise from the ground.

The thick steel piles pushed aside the scrap iron and water, carrying rusty water to both sides of the front wheels of the Devourer.

The first row is positioned in front of the front wheels.

The second row supports the underside of the chassis.

The third row is blocked off from the side for turning.

The fourth row of rails was pressed into the rail groove, directly blocking the backward movement angle.

The Devourer was stuck at the entrance.

At the same time, the mechanical crane arm on top of the main gate protruded out.

The boom was old, with peeling paint and two patches on the hydraulic lines. However, its main beam was very thick, and the hook was as wide as half a car.

The grappling hook is aimed at the towing frame on the roof of the Devourer vehicle.

Click.

Click.

Click.

The hydraulic pump started working.

Every time the old pump makes a sound, the hook lowers a bit.

Xiao Huo immediately reported the number.

"The crane arm is lowered."

"Target: Roof tow bar."

"The grappling hook is made of old Blue Star heavy-duty steel."

The old mechanic looked up and his face changed instantly.

"That's a recycling hook from the train depot."

A young survivor asked.

"What will happen if you button it up?"

The veteran mechanic gritted his teeth.

"Can't pull a cart."

"It can tear off the car roof."

He stared at the grappling hook.

"Once the roof-mounted tow bar is under stress, it will lift the entire roof beam. The people and cargo inside will be pulled out together."

There was complete silence inside number 013.

Everyone was looking at the Devourer.

In the monitoring room of Base 04, the survivors were also staring at the screen.

The picture looks old, and there's a lot of static.

The anti-collision bollards, crane booms, and red lights for the ammunition depot inside the door are all clearly visible.

The red light flashed through the wall.

a bit.

a bit.

Someone nearby became anxious.

"Mr. Lu, turn it off!"

Lu Mingyuan stood in front of the control panel, his fingers trembling as he typed on the keyboard.

"no."

"The storage system does not use our current permissions."

"It's the underlying physical relay control; I only have monitoring rights."

The other person was deathly pale.

"Then that car outside is finished."

Lu Mingyuan did not reply.

He stared at the Devourer on the screen.

The car was still running.

The idle speed is very slow.

The front of the car was shaking slightly.

Like an old machine that keeps running even though its throat is blocked.

The broadcast repeated itself coldly.

"If an external vehicle forcibly breaks free, it will be considered an escape from recyclables."

"The interceptor charge has been linked to the ammunition depot isolation line."

"Please do not resist."

Wang Hu was furious and reached out to touch the heavy equipment in the carriage.

Su Yuan spoke.

"Don't touch the weapons."

Wang Hu stopped moving.

"So we just watch it tear the roof off the car?"

Su Yuan retreated from the doorway back to the driver's seat.

"Get insulated pliers."

"Dry canvas".

"Two backup grounding chains."

Wang Hu was taken aback, then turned around to rummage through his toolbox.

"OK."

"You can't fight, but you can always take things apart."

Xiao Huo stared at the sound signature of the boom hydraulic pump.

Su Yuan sat back in the driver's seat without turning off the engine.

The machine's left eye was looking at the top of the door.

"Purely physical sensing."

The high-power scan was immediately cut off by the small flame.

"Already cut."

"Minimize external electromagnetic devices."

"Voiceprint, vibration, and thermal imaging are preserved."

Su Yuan listened.

Click.

Click.

Click.

Each time the boom descends, there is a slight delay of half a beat.

After the crash barrier is raised, the limit relay continues to repeatedly confirm its position.

Old equipment.

Old machinery.

It should be near the ground wire.

It relies on limit switches.

It relies on hydraulic pressure and stroke feedback.

High privileges do not necessarily mean fast response.

Su Yuan gripped the steering wheel and pressed his toes against the brake.

It is not a god.

Wang Hu threw the grounding chain into the car.

"What?"

"Old machine."

Su Yuan looked at the crane arm.

"It can be disassembled."

Wang Hu's lips twitched slightly.

"I like hearing that."

The crane's hook and claw were still one meter away from the roof of the vehicle.

The countdown on the radio is still going on.

"twenty."

"nineteen."

"eighteen."

Inside cell 013, a young survivor pressed against the observation window, his palms sweating profusely.

"Is he still not turning off the engine?"

The old mechanic's eyes were fixed on Su Yuan's wheels.

"He's waiting for the crane arm to land."

"Waiting for where it will land?"

Don't ask.

The old mechanic's voice was a little hoarse.

"look."

Su Yuan suddenly shifted into reverse.

The Devourer retreated half a foot.

The crash barriers were too tight, leaving the vehicle body with only a tiny bit of clearance.

The next second, he slammed on the brakes.

The front of the car dipped.

The front wheel ran over the edge of a patch of electrified water.

Blue and white arcs of electricity leaped up from beside the tires and darted along the underside of the frame.

The small fire claw pressed down hard on the insulating barrier.

"The electrical potential in the vehicle body has increased."

"Stablize."

Wang Hu had already jumped out of the car.

He grabbed the grounding chain and lunged at the hound's remains the instant the crane's grappling hook descended.

That place was completely flooded.

He knelt on the steel plate with dry canvas under his feet, gripped the head of the grounding chain with insulated pliers, and swung it violently at the wreckage of the hunting dog.

Snapped.

The chain is attached.

The electric arc immediately switched circuits.

The high-voltage electricity in the floodwater rushed along the edge of the Devourer's wheel, to the grounding chain, then into the Hound's wrecked armor, and finally struck the old ground wire on the door frame.

A string of blue and white sparks exploded on the door frame.

The boom limit sensor was also interfered with.

The grappling hook stopped about twenty centimeters above the roof of the Devourer vehicle and gave two sudden jerks.

Click.

Click click.

The hydraulic pump continued to run.

But the grappling hook won't go down.

It's like it's stuck on something, just twitching in place.

Xiao Huo immediately printed out the loop diagram.

"The current loop is established."

"The boom limit signal is abnormal."

"Hook and claw stop."

Wang Hu squatted by the puddle, his shoulders burning from the electric arc.

He cursed.

"How can it stop like this?"

Su Yuan stared at the top of the door.

"It needs to confirm its location."

"If the limit switch is messed up, I won't dare to fasten it."

The veteran mechanic stood up straight immediately in room 013.

He understood.

"Grounding".

The young survivor turned his head.

"What?"

The old mechanic pointed at the wreckage of the hunting dog at the door, his voice barely audible.

"He used the remains of the hunting dog as a ground stake."

"An electrical leak isn't just a problem, it's a knife."

The people in the carriage all crowded to the observation window.

The man who had just whispered about handing over the engine blushed deeply and didn't dare to look up.

Tang Lan glanced at the arc of electricity at the entrance, then at the protective suits hanging upside down on the outer shell of the base.

She gave the order immediately.

"Turn off all exposed lighting at No. 013."

"The observation window should be partially covered."

"Don't wake those corpse packs."

The people in the carriage immediately did as instructed.

The lights were dimmed one by one.

The control room at Base 04 was in an uproar.

"The crane boom has stopped!"

"The grappling hook didn't engage!"

"Did he use a leakage current anti-interference limit switch?"

Someone was staring at the screen, their lips trembling.

"If you're even half a second slower, he'll be gone."

Lu Mingyuan remained silent.

He looked at the low beams on the front of the Devourer vehicle, which were so low they were almost invisible.

The lamp didn't sway.

Su Yuan, in the driver's seat, remained calm.

The broadcast paused for a moment.

Then, the aging system switched to a different process.

"The mandatory recycling facility is malfunctioning."

"Activate identity suppression."

"Play old files."

The static of a cassette tape spinning could be heard from deep inside the door.

Subsequently, an older recording was released.

"Pangu Expeditionary Force No. 04 Vault Asset Archives"

"Project: Spare Car 001"

"Core component: the original engine."

Ownership: Vault No. 04

"After being damaged in wartime, the carriages were returned to the warehouse for dismantling."

"No refusal shall be made for any train crew temporarily occupying its space."

The recording played over and over again.

Each time the alarm sounds, a red light illuminates in the ammunition depot inside the door.

The crash barriers were raised and lowered again in an attempt to lock the front wheels of the Devourer.

Although the boom was suspended in mid-air, the hydraulic pump began to pressurize, and the hook and claw began to shake more violently.

Lu Mingyuan's voice became hoarse with anxiety.

"Su Yuan, this file is real."

"If it uses ownership to pressure you, the temporary system can't get involved."

Tang Lan looked at the Devouring Wasteland.

"Is there any other way?"

She asked very briefly.

There was no pressure, nor was there a reversal.

Su Yuan raised his hand.

"Give me the data from the hound's navigation center."

Xiao Huo immediately retrieved the remnant package of the navigation hub that had been previously removed.

"exist."

"The Head of the Town Cart Diary"

"exist."

"The line access granted by Tang Lan."

Upon hearing her name called, Tang Lan immediately removed the authorization badge from her waist and tossed it to Wang Hu.

Wang Hu took it and inserted it into the reading slot next to the old terminal.

The small flame was pressed down by the tail.

"Reading complete".

Su Yuan said again.

"Xu Shen Brand Name".

Wang Hu turned around and took out Xu Shen's old nameplate from the carriage.

Xu Shen was still unconscious, breathing very shallowly.

The nameplate was severely worn along the edges, but the Blue Star Expeditionary Force number in the middle was still legible.

The four data segments of the small torch are combined into one.

The old terminal made an unpleasant clicking sound.

A bunch of incomplete characters popped up on the screen.

Clean quickly with a low flame.

"The hound navigation center has the authority to reclaim routes."

"The Zhenshan locomotive log has records of maintenance station approvals."

"The Tanglan line access rights correspond to the remnants of the seventh station transfer."

"Xu Shen's nameplate has proof of assistance from the Pangu Field Team."

It paused for a moment.

"Master, these segments can be pieced together to form a wartime dispatch chain."

Su Yuan pulled the mechanical keyboard to his front.

The buttons are old, and some of the letters have lost their paint.

He did not use voice.

It also did not use high-dimensional transmission.

Tap down with your finger.

Hey.

Ta-da.

Morse code.

Every short dot and long stroke travels through the remaining copper wire of the guard dog into the gate.

Wang Hu stood outside the car, still holding the grounding chain in his hand.

He couldn't help but chuckle as he listened to the keyboard clicks.

"It's using old rules to pressure you."

"You use an older rule to punish it."

Su Yuan did not stop.

The Little Torch command is translated into underlying text and displayed synchronously on the old terminal.

Wartime priority dispatch order for lead vehicles.

Provisional Terms for the Blue Star Expeditionary Force

When the base loses contact, the wounded car loses its independent traction, the outer bridge evacuation is completed, and the old line restoration is interrupted, the vehicle that can independently traction the wounded car, perform outer bridge rescue, and tow the remaining personnel to the storage base will automatically be upgraded to a temporary lead vehicle.

The temporary lead vehicle has the authority to transfer the wounded, have priority access to the maintenance line, and postpone the recovery of core traction components.

The provisions for the recovery of spare wagons are frozen during the wartime lead wagon inspection period.

The command has been typed.

Su Yuan pressed Enter.

The old copper wires inside the door vibrated slightly.

The radio was still playing old archives.

"Ownership belongs to Vault No. 04."

"Ownership belongs to—"

The sound is stuck.

Like an old cassette tape being stopped by someone.

The red light in the ammunition depot flashed once.

It flashed again.

Then, the first lamp went out.

The second lamp went out.

The third lamp went out.

The bottom of the crash barrier made a sound of pressure being released.

The four rows of steel piles sank little by little, returning to the floor with rust.

The boom hook trembled a few times, and the hydraulic pump stopped pressurizing.

Click.

Loosen the hook claw by half an inch.

Loosen it by another half an inch.

Finally, it came to a stop at a safe altitude.

Next to the "001 Backup Carriage" license plate inside the door, the black spores were curled into black clumps and emitted tiny wisps of smoke from the earlier electrical leak.

In the monitoring room of Base 04, no one spoke.

Lu Mingyuan stood up from the chair, but his movement was too hasty, pulling at his chest injury and causing a cough to get stuck in his throat.

He stared at the screen.

"The temporary lead vehicle..."

The man next to him who had just been shouting about handing over the engine had a series of changes in expression.

"Did the storage system give way?"

No one replied to him.

Inside room 013, the old mechanic slammed his hand on the window frame.

"He turned the recyclables into the lead truck."

The young survivor opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a sentence.

"It can be changed like this?"

Tang Lan slowly loosened her grip on the brake lever.

She looked at the Devourer.

The car was covered in patches, with mecha armor welded to the roof, an asphalt anti-corrosion coating on the chassis, and fungal residue clinging to the edges of the tires.

But now, the old system at the base has acknowledged its temporary lead vehicle status.

This is more frightening than winning a battle.

Because Su Yuan did not blow up the door.

The base was not breached.

He used those old permissions that everyone had ignored to push back the custody system.

After a brief silence, low breathing could be heard in carriage 013.

Someone patted the side of the car.

Then someone else took a picture.

No one dared to cheer loudly.

But the suppressed noises, one after another, reached the front of the car.

The broadcast has changed.

The aged, synthesized sound faded away.

A more basic, dull mechanical sound rang out.

"Temporary lead vehicle authorization pending verification."

"Please proceed to the maintenance line."

"Do not touch the ammunition depot isolation valve."

"Do not remove the vault seal."

Wang Hu retracted the grounding chain and spat into the doorway.

"They're quite good at negotiating."

Su Yuan looked at the half-open passageway inside the door.

"It didn't submit."

Xiao Huo nodded.

"It's just a conflict of terms, so we'll give way for now."

"The storage system remains independent."

Tang Lan walked to the side of the Devourer.

"Can we get in?"

"able."

"Should we clamp it again?"

Su Yuan glanced at the crane on the top of the door.

"If it dares to touch it, I'll disconnect its ground wire."

Wang Hu was amused by this.

"If this base could swear, it would have already done so."

Lu Mingyuan's voice came in again.

This time, his tone changed.

It's no longer the kind of reminder given from a distance.

It was more like reporting the situation to a lead vehicle that could actually save a life.

"Su Yuan, proceed to the station via the maintenance line."

"The ammunition depot branch pipe is on the left, and the casualty ward is on the right. Don't touch the red line on the wall."

"The ground inside the doorway is flooded and electrified. Use the grounding chain you just used for the first twenty meters."

He paused for a moment.

The voice lowered a few decibels.

"And thank you."

Su Yuan didn't respond to that.

He got into the car and sat back in the driver's seat.

"Base situation."

Lu Mingyuan returned immediately.

"Very bad."

"Black spore fungus invaded the outer casing wiring harness and three control boxes."

"The oxygen supply main pressure is down to four hours."

"The temperature in the ammunition depot is still rising."

"More than 60% of the cooling circulation was blocked by mycelium."

"If the cooling system can't be repaired first, the ammunition depot won't explode immediately, but the entire base will be scorched."

Upon hearing this, Tang Lan's relaxed expression vanished instantly.

"What about the casualty ward?"

"The casualty ward is located near the oxygen supply main."

Lu Mingyuan's voice was strained.

"We used temporary sealing boards to isolate the pollen, but there wasn't enough oxygen."

"There are still people in the water filtration room."

"Three people are missing in the boiler room and may be trapped."

The news spread along the remaining telephone lines inside the base.

A knocking sound came from the monitoring room in the distance.

Someone was banging on the door of the casualty ward.

Someone was shouting from the boiler room.

The old telephone in the water filtration room rang for a long time, and when you answered it, all you could hear was intermittent crying.

"Is a lead car arriving outside?"

"They're really in?"

"Let them come to the casualty ward first!"

"The oxygen supply valve is about to give way!"

Lu Mingyuan suppressed a cough and roared at the other side.

"Shut up, all of you!"

"Prioritize cooling down!"

After he finished yelling, he immediately spoke to Su Yuan.

"Feel sorry."

"The people inside have held out for too long."

Su Yuan rested his hands on the steering wheel.

"Press the train."

"Prioritize cooling down."

Wang Hu reattached the grounding chain to the outside of the front of the vehicle.

"I'll watch the road ahead."

Tang Lan returned to number 013.

"Prepare the entire vehicle for towing."

"Tie the wounded soldier up again."

"Don't loosen the ammunition box."

The veteran mechanic voluntarily jumped off the vehicle.

"I'll go check the connection after number 013."

Tang Lan glanced at him.

"Are your legs alright?"

The old mechanic smirked.

"It's better than this car."

The Devourer slowly moved forward.

The tire ran over the edge of the hound's remains.

The scrap iron creaked under the pressure.

The blue and white electric arc jumped along the grounding chain to the door frame, but did not climb back onto the car body.

Wang Hu walked on the front left side of the vehicle, with the insulated clamps still holding the chain in place.

His gloves were torn by the steel cable, and his palms were bloody, but he didn't look down.

Number 013 was dragged behind, its tracks were broken, and its body was missing its outer armor, looking like a piece of shell dragged out of the fire.

But it caught up.

The passageway inside the door was darker than the one outside.

The old-style Chinese signs are pasted on the wall, many of them with curled edges.

The words "Ammunition Depot Branch Pipe" are written on the left wall, and the red warning line is half covered by pollen.

There is an oxygen supply pipe under the floor on the right side, which makes a low hum when it vibrates.

Several wires hung down from the ceiling, their ends still dripping water.

Xiao Huo stared at the sensor.

"Leakage has decreased in the next 18 meters."

"Heat source on the right, casualty compartment."

"The temperature is higher behind the left wall."

Lu Mingyuan continued the conversation.

"That's a branch of the ammunition depot."

"Don't stop for too long."

Su Yuan controlled the vehicle speed.

Unhappy.

But it's very stable.

Every inch the tires rolled over avoided the old red line on the ground.

The heat flow from the back of the platform was blocked by the main entrance, making the car even more stuffy.

The engine idling sound bounced off the wall and traveled a long way.

Those hiding inside the base all heard it.

Someone reached out their hand through the crack in the door of the water filtration chamber, only to be immediately pulled back by their companion.

A face covered in ash was visible through the observation hole on the upper level of the boiler room.

Inside the casualty ward, a child had his mouth covered by an adult, his eyes peering through the glass as the car drove by.

Su Yuan didn't look at them.

His gaze remained fixed on the tracks.

The storage system makes a mechanical prompt every few seconds.

"Temporary lead vehicle authorization pending verification."

"Please drive along the maintenance line."

"Do not deviate."

Wang Hu walked to a point 20 meters inside the door and replaced the grounding chain with the second section of the old grounding wire.

"It's connected."

Confirmed with a small flame.

"Electrical potential is stable."

Tang Lan asked via communication from the car behind.

"Which way do we go?"

Lu Mingyuan immediately reported it.

"The tracks split 50 meters after entering the room."

"Turn left to the safety maintenance area."

"The right side is the old storage room's downward track; do not go to the right."

"I will manually lock the left line in the control room."

Su Yuan remained silent.

The Devourer continued its journey.

The tracks on the ground branched out under the headlights.

The track on the left leads to a maintenance area with yellow lights on, where you can see cranes, cooling water pipes, and several old-fashioned tool carts.

The track on the right slopes downwards, and there's a very old sign hanging at the entrance.

Original engine disassembly pit.

There were also a few lines of smaller print on the sign.

No one other than the custodian is allowed to enter.

Vehicles that violate regulations will be forcibly dismantled.

Lu Mingyuan's voice immediately tightened.

"Su Yuan, go left!"

"Left-side safety maintenance area."

"I'm locking the track now."

The sound of keyboards clicking could be heard from the control room.

Click.

The mechanical switch beneath the track moved slightly.

The rail tongue, which should have cut to the left, suddenly bounced back as the front wheel of the Devourer approached.

Clang.

The track automatically swerves to the right.

The Devourer veered to one side, and its front wheels were guided into the downward track.

Xiao Huo suddenly looked up.

"The switch was reclaimed by the underlying storage system."

"The direction has been changed to dismantling the pit."

A furious curse erupted from Lu Mingyuan's side.

"I can't lock it in!"

"It bypassed the control room!"

Tang Lan whispered in the car behind.

"Brake!"

Su Yuan had already applied the brakes.

The track can descend with a slope.

With No. 013 trailing behind, the weight of the entire train set pushed the Devourer to the right.

The wheels got stuck in the rails, making a screeching sound.

Wang Hu grabbed the car door frame, his body jolted by the inertia.

"It's not over yet!"

The broadcast started again.

The aged, synthesized voice is back.

"Temporary lead vehicle permission verification in progress."

"The original engine needs to be opened and verified."

"Please enter the disassembly pit."

"Please turn on the boiler."

"Please turn on the boiler."

Su Yuan's face darkened.

The machine's left eye turned, fixing its gaze on the sign at the entrance to the lower track.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the back of the carriage.

The broken walkie-talkie that Xu Shen had been clutching while he was unconscious suddenly lit up.

There was an electrical hum inside first.

Then, a woman spoke in a low voice, using standard Mandarin.

"Don't let them turn on your boiler."

She gasped for breath, as if hiding in a very narrow place.

"There's...a living person inside."