The "Survival on the Train" game has bugs, it's really laggy!

After leaving the collapsed area, the Devourer did not accelerate.

With the engine in low gear, the car body slides forward along the main track.

The wheels rolled over the remaining fascia, and occasionally a soft, sticky sound came from under the chassis.

The collapsed area behind them had been swallowed by darkness.

Below the broken rail on the left, the row of recovery rollers was still spinning idly, the steel teeth scraping against the support, the sound carrying intermittently from dozens of meters away.

Wang Hu squatted beside the winch and cut off the first three meters of worn steel cable.

The outer layer of the steel wire was worn away, and the burrs pierced his palm.

He frowned, wiped his hand on his trouser leg, and continued to fasten the buttons.

The veteran mechanic placed the cracked water cup back in the front left corner of the third carriage.

There is a thin slit at the bottom of the cup.

As soon as the water was poured in, it began to seep out along the crack.

The old mechanic hasn't been replaced.

He took a small piece of tape and stuck it to the bottom of the cup, then added half a cup of water.

"You can still see it shaking."

After he finished speaking, he placed the other three cups in the cups as well.

Four corners.

Four water surfaces.

In the third carriage, twelve people from the old Earth were still lying down.

Their faces were dimmed by the red emergency lights.

The restraints were fastened to the chest and legs, and no one moved.

Xiao Huo lay in front of the main control panel, zooming in on the gray coordinates of "Maintenance Port No. 3" to the limit.

On the screen, the main rail, the right rail, and the lower maintenance rail are divided into three layers.

The blank box is not next to the main track.

It's located on the lower right.

Inside a maintenance compartment, blackened by old blueprints.

706 meters from the current location.

"The entrance is not on the side."

The tip of the little fire tapped the screen.

"It's below. About two to three meters to the lower right of the main track. The old drawings were painted over; the coating wasn't a system masking, it was manually covered up."

Wang Hu looked up.

"Who would blacken out the path to survival?"

No one responded.

A slight commotion was heard from cell 013.

Tang Lan's voice was connected via a single line.

"The woman woke up briefly."

Su Yuan looked at the tracks ahead.

"What did you say?"

Tang Lan paused for two seconds.

In the background, an old mechanic's apprentice is quietly handing out water.

Tang Lan approached the stretcher and repeated the story slowly.

She said, "Don't let the car headlights shine down on us for too long."

Wang Hu paused for a moment while holding the crimping pliers.

"That next film van?"

She fainted again before she could finish speaking.

Su Yuan raised his hand and dimmed the headlights by one level.

Only a short distance of lighting remained on the track ahead.

The pressure inside the carriage increased.

The Devourer continued forward.

Six kilometers.

No one is urging us.

Wang Hu re-pressed the steel cable and hammered the clip twice.

"It works."

He hung the steel cable back onto the winch wheel.

"But don't let it take that kind of force again. If you do it again, the rope will burst."

Su Yuan tapped the screen.

"Don't use the actual device yet."

He turned to look at the small fire.

"Change the angled light to intermittent flash."

The little fire claw stopped.

"frequency?"

"Lights up every three seconds, each time for no more than half a second. Brightness kept to the lowest setting."

"receive."

Su Yuan then connected to number 013.

"Tang Lan".

"exist."

"All the taillights are off. Only the red flashlight is on, with half of the light headlight obscured."

Tang Lan didn't ask.

"implement."

The white lights at the rear of car number 013 went out one by one.

It was even darker around the convoy.

The small torch-shaped slant light is attached below the inspection port.

Three seconds later.

The light stayed on for half a second.

In the darkness below, a shadowy vehicle stood parked at the edge of the collapsed area.

Short.

No windows.

The side frame was scratched by the grappling hook.

The lights went out.

Three more seconds passed.

The light comes on again.

This time, Wang Hu saw things much more clearly.

The side frame of the camera vehicle is uneven.

It is not a single casting.

It consists of many pieces of metal welded together.

Abandoned tracks.

bedstead.

Old armor.

There are also several sections of support beams that have been cut short.

The weld is rough, and in many places the solder has piled up into lumps.

Wang Hu lay prone by the inspection hatch, his shoulder pressed against the cold car wall.

"It's not a system vehicle."

He lowered the angle of the light.

"This thing was hand-welded."

Li Wei peeked half his face out from the third doorway.

He looked down at the narrow-gauge train without lights, his Adam's apple bobbing several times.

"Fourteen years ago..."

Wang Hu looked at him.

"explain."

Li Wei gripped the blanket with his fingers.

"When we were first locked up here in the third quarter, there were still two people awake. One was Zou Ping, and the other was Aunt Ji."

His lips trembled even more as he uttered the second name.

"Sister Ji knows how to repair railway tracks. She used to be a track worker in the Expeditionary Force. She said you can't trust the broadcasts; there must be an old maintenance level down there. Later, she went down there with her tools."

Tang Lan's voice came from number 013.

"And then?"

Li Wei did not answer immediately.

The slanted light flashed again.

The welding marks on the side frame of the camera briefly flashed.

Li Wei stared at the weld seam.

She never came back.

The carriage fell silent.

Wang Hu put the crimping pliers back into the toolbox.

This time, no one called the shadow car a monster anymore.

The Devourer glided forward for two hundred meters.

The red pulse lights on both sides of the main track ahead suddenly went out.

Then, a row of yellow inspection lights came on.

The light is not glaring.

Very neat.

The road leads from the fork on the right to a low shed.

Two robotic arms extend from both sides of the shed, with old-fashioned buffer wheels hanging at the ends of the robotic arms.

The wheel surface is clean.

The track surface was also clean.

There is no fascia.

There is no black fungus.

There was no breakage.

A green notification box pops up on the old terminal.

"The main track ahead is damaged."

"Please move the lead vehicle to the temporary shelter on the right."

"The emergency shelter has a three-section temporary load-bearing capacity."

"I recommend making a right turn immediately."

The system broadcast then sounded.

"The risk of main track fatigue is increasing."

"The third section of the base plate is not strong enough to support the load."

"Continue forward, the poison gas safety mechanism may be triggered involuntarily."

"Please turn right immediately."

A few whispers came from cell 013.

One of the young survivors couldn't hold back.

"The road over there is flat."

Someone next to him pressed down on his arm.

His voice was even lower.

"I can see there's nothing on the road. Can't we go in first?"

Tang Lan did not scold him.

She stood beside the brake lever, her eyes fixed on the lead car.

"The lead vehicle did not give the order."

Lu Mingyuan's communication came through.

The keyboards in the control room were clicking away very loudly.

"Su Yuan, the shelter on the right exists on the old blueprints. It's numbered R-6, a temporary wartime dock. It's wide enough, has a good slope, and its turning radius is advantageous for No. 013."

Another technician's voice squeezed in.

"Thermal imaging did not detect any living fascia. The temperature inside the shed is normal. The track clearance is also normal."

The small torch brings up the thermal imaging.

The right side of the screen is so clean it doesn't look like a live animal assembly area.

Against a black background, the track appears as a stable, cool color.

The robotic arm has no abnormal heat source.

There are still a few old directional signs inside the shed.

It says "Temporary shelter" on it.

The veteran mechanic stared at the main screen for a long time.

His hand stopped next to the cracked glass.

The water surface is very flat.

Even he didn't say anything.

Wang Hu looked at Su Yuan.

"Boss?"

Su Yuan did not reply.

He dragged the current waveform of the yellow light on the right to the bottom of the screen.

Then bring up the waveform of the green light on the left side again.

The two lines do not overlap at the moment.

He glanced at the distance ahead.

The fork in the road on the right is 30 meters away.

The system broadcast is repeated.

"Please turn right immediately."

"Continuing to proceed straight will increase the risk of instability in the third quarter."

The young survivor, number 013, spoke again.

This time, the sound was broadcast on a public channel.

"Sister Tang, we almost died in the collapse zone just now. The blueprints are correct, the thermal imaging is correct, why don't we leave?"

No one scolded him immediately.

Because he voiced the concerns of many people.

Lu Mingyuan also fell silent.

The conclusions of several technicians were displayed on the screen.

Turn right.

Optimal.

Lowest risk.

Su Yuan continued to look ahead.

The front of the car was not tilted.

The Devourer is still in the middle line.

The yellow lights on the right are lit one by one.

The robotic arm slowly extends, making guiding gestures.

"Wang Hu".

Su Yuan spoke.

"exist."

"Chalk dust. Sprinkle it within half a meter of the mouth."

Wang Hu's eyes flickered.

"clear."

He grabbed the chalk dust container, pushed open the side door, and leaned half his body out.

The entrance to the shelter on the right is getting closer.

Wang Hu, keeping a safe distance, flung a handful of chalk dust onto the track surface.

White powder fell.

Normally, it will be laid on the sleepers and rail joints.

This time, the powder suddenly veered inward as it approached the track surface.

It's very light.

But it's noticeable.

The white powder didn't fall in one large patch.

It was sucked in along the right side of the rail seam, a thin line, and disappeared below the opening.

The veteran mechanic suddenly looked up.

"Negative pressure tank".

Wang Hu retreated back into the car.

"Next one, draw."

Su Yuan connected to number 013.

"Tang Lan, use the red hand light at the rear to sweep the underside of the sleepers."

Tang Lan immediately grabbed the cover lamp and ordered someone to open the tailgate of No. 013, which was about a hand's width wide.

The red light swept across the right-side sleeper.

At the very bottom of the shed, there are several narrow slits.

There was no light coming through the crack.

The chalk dust was sucked in right at those crevices.

The old mechanic's face darkened.

"Recycling tank. Turn on the low suction setting, and then pressurize it after the car goes in."

The small flame has already superimposed the two current waveforms together.

On the screen, the peaks of the green light on the left and the yellow light on the right are perfectly aligned.

The peak line is clean.

There is no old-fashioned relay jitter.

No contact noise.

The two signals are followed by spoofing signals and use the same output template.

On Lu Mingyuan's side, the control room was completely silent.

A few seconds later, one of the technicians cursed.

"The old blueprints are real, but the lamp is fake."

Su Yuan said calmly.

"The shed is real too."

He looked at the clean shed entrance on his right.

"But now it's used for dissecting cars."

The system broadcast suddenly stopped.

One by one, the yellow inspection lights went out.

The robotic arm retracted halfway.

Then stop.

The young survivor in cell 013 turned pale.

Tang Lan didn't even look at him.

"Remember who urged you to turn right just now."

The man lowered his head and placed his hand on the strap.

No one laughed at him.

Because everyone had just wavered.

Thirty meters ahead of the main rail, the sound of metal meshing could be heard from the sleepers.

Two transverse maintenance baffles rise from under the rail surface.

The baffle is not thick.

But the width is sufficient to seal off the main rail.

They rise very slowly.

It was so slow that the Devourer couldn't rush past at high speed.

The posterior movable track fascia also begins to tighten.

A low thud came from the tail beam of No. 013.

Tang Lan immediately reported the number.

"The stress on the tail beam increased by 17%."

next second.

"Twenty-one."

Lu Mingyuan's voice was strained.

"The main rail has been forcibly sealed. The rear fascia is forcing the train to retreat. The right-side recovery tank has begun to pressurize."

Xiao Huo stared at the screen.

"If it hits the barrier, the third section will bounce up. The gas safety will jump to at least 60%."

Wang Hu slammed his fist on the car door frame.

"It's trying to force us to dump in that shed."

The system broadcasts a restart.

This time, there was no persuasion.

There's only a cold, impersonal countdown.

"The temporary lead vehicle did not follow the evasive maneuver instructions."

"Physical blocking of activation".

"Please remove the third segment."

"Please remove the third segment."

Someone was cursing in a low voice inside number 013.

Some people even turned their faces to the third quarter.

The twelve sleepers did not react.

Li Wei knelt by the door, his lips pale.

He didn't ask anyone for anything.

He simply placed his hand on the third door frame and remained still.

Su Yuan looked at the barrier in front of him.

When the first piece rose to 15 centimeters, it paused for 0.4 seconds.

Click.

The ratchet twitched.

Continue to rise.

Thirty centimeters.

It stopped for another 0.4 seconds.

"It's not a hydraulic continuous lift."

Su Yuan said.

Xiao Huo immediately adjusted the sound waveform.

"Ratchet mechanism. It pauses every 15 centimeters for 0.4 to 0.42 seconds."

Wang Hu stared at the barrier.

"The ground clearance is insufficient."

"It won't work normally."

Su Yuan stepped on the brake, the front of the car dipped slightly, and then bounced back.

"Lower it."

Wang Hu realized what was happening.

He grabbed the grappling hook and charged toward the third maintenance access port.

"Where should I hang it?"

"Edge of the inspection port. Pull the train in the opposite direction. Don't let the third section of the shell..."

"Understand."

Wang Hu gripped the grappling hook onto the reinforcement beam at the right-side inspection port of the third section.

The winch tightens.

The steel cable is pulled out at an angle.

Tang Lan had already pressed the brake lever.

"Number 013 is half-dead."

Su Yuan looked at the barrier in front of him.

"Keep."

Track 013 gripped the rail surface, making the rear section of the train heavier.

The front beam of the Devourer began to press down due to the reverse pull of the winch and the weight of the rear carriage.

The old mechanic squatted at the entrance to the third section, staring at four water cups.

"Slightly sway forward to the left."

Xiao Huo stared at the screen.

"The pressure in the third section is stable. The gas safety margin is 8%."

The baffle was raised to 45 centimeters.

pause.

Su Yuan did not move.

The baffle continued to rise.

Sixty centimeters.

pause.

The front of the Devourer was only seven meters away from the barrier.

Wang Hu gripped the winch controller, sweat trickling down his forehead and down his brow bone.

"Boss, if we promote it any higher, there won't be any gaps left."

Su Yuan stared at the lower edge of the baffle.

"wait."

75 centimeters.

Ratchet jamming.

0.4 seconds.

Su Yuan lightly tapped the accelerator with his right foot.

The front wheels of the Devourer rubbed against the main rail as it moved forward.

The front beam of the car is almost touching the ground.

The metal skid plate under the chassis scraped against the rail surface, sending sparks flying.

The baffle has not yet entered the next lift phase.

The front of the Devourer locomotive squeezed into the crevice.

There are less than two centimeters between the roof and the bottom edge of the fender.

Wang Hu lay prone at the side doorway, using a crowbar to hold down a loose pipe.

If that pipe bounces up, it will directly scrape against the baffle.

He gritted his teeth, his arms trembling from the pressure.

"Small fire!"

"The water glass wobbles to the left and back, about three millimeters."

"Will it pass?"

"Yes. Don't speed up."

No one made a sound from number 013.

All the straps were taut.

Tang Lan's hand rested on the brake lever, her knuckles protruding.

She was looking at the rhythm lights.

green.

Loose half grid.

red.

Hug to death.

yellow.

Let's look at it from the opposite perspective.

As the third section passed under the barrier, the six reclining chairs swayed slightly.

The veteran mechanic's eyes never left his water glass.

"Steady. Steady. Steady."

The percentage of toxic gas insurance jumped from 8% to 10%.

It went back to number nine.

The front of car number 013 entered the gap.

The tail boom is higher than that of the Devourer.

Tang Lan pressed down and pushed back in the last half second.

The front end of No. 013 was dragged down, and the tracks made a screeching friction sound.

The roof of the car grazed the bottom edge of the fender as it passed by.

Scrape off a layer of old paint.

The baffle will start the next lift.

Click.

The steel plate is lifted upwards.

The tail of number 013 just detached.

Someone in the carriage couldn't hold it in and managed to squeeze out a half-sound before forcing it back down.

The entire train passed under the barrier.

The rear baffle rose completely and slammed into the limit groove.

The system broadcast is stuck.

"Blocking failed."

"Blocking failed."

In Lu Mingyuan's control room, several engineers all stood up.

No one gave the order.

On the main screen, the baffle height, roof height, and third-section vibration curve are still displayed.

A young technician stared at the two-centimeter gap, remaining silent for a long time.

The old engineer crumpled the hat in his hand.

"He used the system barrier as a height limit bar."

No one objected.

Even after the Devourer passed the barrier, its speed still didn't pick up.

Xiao Huo immediately checked the coordinates of maintenance port number three.

The coordinates are right in front of you on the screen.

But there's nothing on the side of the main track.

There is no door.

There are no forks in the road.

There is no inspection light.

There was only a section of old floorboards that were severely rusted.

Turn the small torch over to show the three-dimensional structure diagram.

"The entrance is two and a half meters below."

It looked up at Su Yuan.

"It's covered by the maintenance floor. The normal procedure is to stop the car, get out of the car, and remove the cover."

Wang Hu glanced at the rearview camera.

Behind the baffle, the movable rail fascia has already crossed the lateral barrier and is catching up with the main rail.

The negative pressure tank in the right-side recycling shed begins to rotate at high speed.

The suction force stirs up the dust from the side of the track.

Several pieces of metal that had just fallen were dragged toward the right rail gap.

Wang Hu cursed.

"There was no time to park."

The system broadcast started again.

"The maintenance gate is not open."

"The temporary lead vehicle is not authorized to enter."

"Please get back on track."

"Please remove the third segment."

Xiao Huo lowered his ears.

"It's stalling for time."

Su Yuan looked at Wang Hu.

"Retrieve the image of the scratches on the side frame of the camera car."

Wang Hu was stunned for a moment, then immediately imported the inspection port tilt light record into the main screen.

The scratches on the side frame of the camera vehicle were magnified.

At first glance, it just looked like messy soldering and scratches.

Increase the contrast of the small torch.

Several hand-carved marks are visible.

It's not a weld.

It's an arrow.

crooked.

Every arrow points in the same direction.

Sloping downwards.

Next to the arrow are words that have been scraped off in half.

"Sliding rail".

Wang Hu stared at the screen.

"It didn't stop."

Su Yuan took over.

"It's waiting for us to smash the entrance."

Li Wei looked up from the third doorway.

His eyes were red.

"Sister-in-law Ji went downstairs."

No one responded to that.

But everyone understood.

The system didn't give them a way out.

That road was dug out by hand.

Su Yuan straightened the steering wheel.

"Wang Hu, bucket fragments."

"On the roof of the car."

"Hang the front beam."

Wang Hu rushed out.

He and the old mechanic dragged a piece of old shovel bucket, which they had removed from the hound's remains, to the front beam of the truck.

The fragment has thick, curved edges.

Originally intended for impact protection, it can now be used as a beveled cutting edge.

Wang Hu used two short chains to secure it, as he didn't have time to weld them.

He shouted as he smashed the pin.

"You can only exert yourself once!"

"enough."

Su Yuan looked at Tang Lan.

"Push back half a bar with number 013. When going over the cover in the third section, don't let it bounce."

Tang Lan replied quickly.

"receive."

The old mechanic squatted at the entrance to the third section.

The water glass was put back in its proper place.

Keep an eye on the coordinates of the maintenance port.

"Twenty meters to go."

Wang Hu grabbed the heavy hammer and stood by the side door.

"Where are the rivets?"

The small torch casts the edge of the floor cover onto the screen.

"The two on the front right are rusted. If the bucket can't cut them, you smash them."

Wang Hu carried the heavy hammer on his shoulder.

"Come."

ten meters.

The right-side recycling tank has stronger suction.

Several pieces of pine bark on the side of the Devourer were pulled and crackled.

The posterior fascia climbs over the bottom of the baffle and extends towards tail beam 013.

Tang Lan gave the order in a cold voice.

"Don't look out the window, car behind. Push the seatbelt down one more notch."

five meters.

Su Yuan reduced the car speed to four kilometers per hour.

Everyone could feel the car slowing down.

It's not hesitation.

The goal is to ensure that the weight of the vehicle body is aligned with the weld seam.

three meters.

The bucket fragments were attached to the edge of the maintenance cover.

A screeching sound of friction penetrated the carriage.

one meter.

Su Yuan turned the steering wheel half a turn.

The front beam of the Devourer cut diagonally across.

The edge of the bucket bites into the rusted weld.

The entire car body slumped to the right.

The water level in the third cup is tilted simultaneously.

The old mechanic shouted.

"Sinking to the right, two centimeters!"

Tang Lan pushed back half a grid.

The tail of No. 013 provides a reaction force.

He was pinned down in the third quarter and didn't jump.

The bucket debris continued to scrape.

The weld was forcibly torn open.

Sparks exploded along the edge of the cover plate.

Wang Hu aimed carefully and brought the hammer down.

The first rivet broke.

The second blow.

The second rivet was crooked, but not broken.

He stepped on the door frame, leaned his entire upper body out, and brought down the hammer for the third time.

The rivet flew into the darkness.

The veteran mechanic used a crowbar to hold down the metal plate that had been lifted.

He was old, but his arms were still steady.

The cover plate continued to be scraped up from under the car.

The sound of metal deforming came from beneath my feet.

next second.

The entire maintenance cover was blown off by the chassis of the Devourer.

It tumbled and crashed into the recycling tank on the right.

The negative pressure groove immediately sucked the cover plate in.

A muffled thud.

The suction was briefly interrupted due to the inside of the recycling tank getting stuck.

A dark, sloping area is visible beneath the main track.

The old narrow track connects from below; the slope is not steep, but it is very narrow.

The moment the entrance opened, the car without lights on at the edge of the collapsed area moved.

It was as if some mechanism had been loosened, and it slid down the slope first along the hidden track below.

There are no lights.

There was no response other than a sound.

Only the clicking sound of the steel wheels pressing against the rails remained.

Xiao Huo stared at the screen.

"The film vehicle is on track. The load-bearing capacity of the ramp is unknown."

Wang Hu returned to the car, his face covered in ashes.

"Boss, are we logging off or not?"

Su Yuan did not hesitate.

"Down."

He reduced his speed to four kilometers per hour.

The front wheel of the Devourer detached from the main rail and pressed against the up and down ramps.

The car body noticeably slumped.

The third section then begins.

Four water glasses are shaken at the same time.

The veteran mechanic stared at the water's surface.

"We can manage."

Tang Lan pressed the brake lever inside unit 013.

"Number 013 will be added. All members are now permanent."

When the front of vehicle 013 passed the edge of the maintenance opening, the rear fascia just happened to fall onto the original cover plate position.

They only grasp at the edges of the void and debris.

The recycling tank on the right is still swallowing that deformed cover plate.

The system broadcast was intermittent outside.

"The temporary lead vehicle..."

"Please return..."

"Maintenance not yet complete..."

The sound was blocked out by the thick steel layer as the convoy descended.

When the last word disappeared, only the low revving of the engine and the sound of steel wheels going downhill remained in the carriage.

In the control room of Base 04, everyone was looking at the main screen.

The Devourer, Section 3, and No. 013 disappeared from the system's main track graph.

A few seconds later, the gray handmade thread lit up on the lower layer.

"The temporary lead vehicle enters maintenance gate number three."

Lu Mingyuan remained silent.

The old engineer took off his hat and pressed it to his chest.

On the screen, the cover plate sucked up by the right recycling tank is stuck, and all the system guide lights are off.

Tang Lan's communication device rang in the silence.

She only said one sentence.

"Execute all orders from the lead vehicle."

No one raised any further objections in number 013.

The young survivor tightened the restraints that had just loosened.

He lowered his head and checked the restraints on the injured person next to him.

A one-armed soldier glanced at him, but instead of mocking him, he handed him his water bottle.

"Don't let your hand shake, or you'll button it crookedly."

The younger survivor took it and fastened it again.

Maintenance port number three is very narrow.

The roof of the Devourer was almost touching the steel beam above it.

The walls on both sides are not standard system armor.

It is a steel beam reinforced by human intervention.

The solder joints are densely packed and messy.

Some beams were made from old tracks, some from carriage bed frames, and some were even salvaged door panels.

The headlights were lowered to their lowest position.

The red hand light swept across the wall in sections.

It is covered with words.

It wasn't carved all at once.

Some are deep, some are shallow.

Some characters are obscured by rust, leaving only half of them visible.

The text on the wall is entered using a small torch and converted into screen text.

"The fourteenth day after the Blue Star Era. The third section remains unconscious. Continue to support the market."

"The left-side light is fake; don't believe it."

"The second film carriage has a broken axle; disassemble the bed frame and repair it."

"Ji Yun has gone off track. If he doesn't return, don't wait."

Li Wei suddenly looked up.

He looked at the last line of text and opened his mouth slightly.

No one urged him to speak.

The convoy continued downhill.

There are more records on the wall.

"Poisonous gas safety detour"

"Earthquake shelter in the reclining chair area."

"Number three can hold on one more time."

"Two people on the night shift. Half a kettle of water."

"Don't take too long looking down there."

"When you hear a knock, ask for the password first."

In the control room of Base 04, these texts were transmitted back simultaneously.

The veteran engineer stood in front of the main screen, his eyes red-rimmed.

He took off his hat and never put it back on.

"It's not a system remnant."

His voice was not loud.

"These tracks were built bit by bit by the people who were trapped."

Lu Mingyuan looked at those words.

The finger rests on the console.

The young technician asked in a low voice.

"How long did they take to repair it?"

No one can answer that.

Because many of the dates on the wall were missing.

Also because many characters are not followed by names.

Only the marks remain.

Once the convoy entered the depths of the mezzanine, external broadcasts could no longer be received.

The system permission prompts on the old terminal have all disappeared.

The main rail, right rail, and recycling bin have all turned gray.

This mezzanine level is not connected to the internet.

There is no navigation.

Only artificial concealed wiring.

The small flame rescans the area ahead.

Its tail suddenly stopped.

"Su Yuan."

"explain."

"There's the sound of wheels ahead."

Wang Hu immediately looked up.

"A shadow car?"

"More than one."

The small torch separates the voiceprint.

"At least three narrow-gauge train wrecks. Two were stationary. One was moving."

Tang Lan connects to the channel.

"direction?"

Xiao Huo stared at the screen.

"fall back."

Wang Hu frowned.

"Retreat this way?"

"right."

The heatmap was compressed to its lowest noise level.

In the darkness ahead, there is a very low heat source moving.

It's very slow.

It doesn't feel like I'm running.

It felt more like being pushed back by something.

The atmosphere in the carriage had just relaxed a little when it became tense again.

Su Yuan neither accelerated nor stopped.

"Maintain the four-kilometer distance."

He looked at Wang Hu.

"Is the winch cutter inspection complete?"

"It's pressed down."

"Hang the hook at a low position. Don't hook it firmly."

"clear."

The old mechanic moved the cracked water cup half a foot further in.

After the third carriage went downhill, the water surface at the four corners became more sensitive than before.

He squatted beside the water glass, his knees pressed against the ground, afraid to get up.

Li Wei leaned against the door, staring at the inscription on the wall.

When the car headlights swept over the words "Ji Yun off the track," he turned his face away.

On Tang Lan's side, survivor number 013 began to actively check on the wounded.

No one was waiting for her to yell anymore.

The young survivor, holding a red hand lantern, searched from the first row of fixed straps to the last row.

He moved much more gently as he passed the unconscious woman.

The woman's eyelids twitched.

My lips are dry and cracked.

Tang Lan bent down.

"Can you hear me?"

The woman did not open her eyes.

Two words were squeezed out of his throat.

"Don't... cry..."

Tang Lan immediately pressed the call button.

"Su Yuan, she said not to honk the horn."

Su Yuan stared into the darkness ahead.

"receive."

The convoy continued on its way.

The slope of maintenance port No. 3 gradually decreases.

The inscriptions on both sides of the wall have decreased, and they have been replaced by more handmade support frames.

Old strips of cloth hung on the support frame.

The strip of cloth had stiffened, and arrows were written on it in black ink.

The arrow points forward.

The small torches pieced together the structural diagram of the area within 200 meters ahead.

"The artificial life-saving track is nearing its end."

It paused for a moment.

"There are lights ahead."

Wang Hu looked out from the side window.

In the depths of darkness, a hand-cranked electric lamp was lit.

The light is unstable.

One light and one dark.

An old wooden sign hangs under the lamp.

The wooden sign was tied to the crossbeam with wire.

As the front of the car approached, the red hand light swept across it.

The Chinese characters on it are deeply engraved.

"If the lead car can get here, it means the third quarter is still alive."

"Don't honk your horn, and don't use your high beams."

"Two hundred meters ahead, at the end of the artificial life-saving track—someone is knocking on the door."

The Devourer stopped three meters in front of the wooden sign.

The engine idling noise was suppressed very low by the interlayer.

No one spoke.

Even the wounded in cell 013 held their breath.

next second.

A metallic knocking sound came from under the front of the car.

when.

when.

when.

pause.

when.

when.

Three long and two short.

The rhythm is clear.

It wasn't just random knocking.

Wang Hu gripped the wrench tightly and looked at Su Yuan.

The small torch was pressed under the car to bury the microphone.

The knocking sound came again.

Three long.

Two short.

Like waiting for a response in the dark.