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

The iron gate frame of the dark exit was ridiculously low. The roof of the Devourer scraped against the last old pipe, and cold rust powder covered Wang Hu's face. He lay on the roof and felt the slots on the left side of the dark low-rail passage frame; the locking pins weren't loose. The side guide wheels were still turning, but they were no longer rubbing against the wall—the space outside the exit suddenly widened by two meters.

"The passageway is working properly." Wang Hu brushed the rust off his face and glanced back. "All four guide wheels are turning."

Number 013 followed behind, its brake lever pressed against the semi-locked brakes, and Tang Lan's breathing was very soft on the channel.

From direction 005, the voice of a young survivor came right on time.

"Tail boom 17.8. Cabin temperature normal. Right second cargo compartment seal untouched."

Wang Hu climbed back onto the outer beam from the roof of the car and swept his flashlight around the open track area of ​​Station 26. The light strip was still on. Three cut marks on the polished rail surface were clearly visible—left by the closing of the wheel stripping cutter assembly. The temporary storage arm was still extended, and the white lettering on the magnetic baffle was clearly visible.

There is no bottom under the baffle.

"It's as bright as a coffin lamp." Wang Hu turned off the flashlight.

The small fire icon refreshes the data on the main screen.

400 meters ahead. Station 27.

The platform structure gradually emerged from the darkness. It was shorter than Line 26, but much wider. There were no pillars on either side of the entrance; it was completely open. The station nameplate shone brightly in white under the headlights.

Heavy-load transitional supply station.

Things were piled up on both sides. Rows of standard steel beams were stacked against the wall, the connecting cores were tied together with iron wire, the low-resistance outer shell was leaning against the support, and there were two sets of large spring shock absorbers on the outermost side, the springs were thicker than Wang Hu's thigh.

The loudspeaker came on.

The voice wasn't hurried. In fact, it was rather slow.

"Welcome train No. 001 to the No. 27 heavy-haul transitional supply depot. Train inspection in progress—"

It paused for two seconds.

"Inspection results: Car No. 001 was illegally attached to the malfunctioning car No. 012 underframe, the tail anchor car No. 005 was still marked as contaminated, and the external attachment point of the mobile refining furnace exceeded the standard load parameters."

He spoke at a steady pace, without rushing.

"It is recommended that the No. 001 car enter the central weighing track and complete the compliant weighing. Only after the No. 012 faulty underframe, the No. 005 tail anchor car and the mobile refining furnace are unloaded can the supplies for Station No. 27 be collected."

Tang Lan didn't respond on channel 013. The brake lever didn't loosen at all.

A low gasp came from the Bonebreaker channel.

In the control room of Base 04, the technician pulled up the structural diagram of Station 27 and placed his finger on the intersection of the three force lines. He looked at the three marked points: 012, 005, and the refining furnace, and his lips moved slightly.

"If the system simultaneously pushes 012 and 005—"

The old engineer shook his head, not letting him finish.

Su Yuan did not slow down. The Devourer entered the area of ​​platform 27 at a speed of 20. The empty shell of 012 was pulled by eight cables in front. The wheel molds were removed, leaving only the shell and bare wheels rolling on the low rail.

The central government's weighing system has been made public.

Four sets of white guide wheels rise from both sides of the rail surface, with precise spacing and uniform height. The rail surface, like No. 26, has been polished, and the embedded light strips provide clear illumination.

On the right side, a groove slowly opened. Above the groove, white lettering read: "Standard Channel for Faulty Vehicle Recycling." The guide wheel, glowing green, was aligned with the direction of the 012 empty shell.

On the left. A hydraulic arm extends from the wall, with the words "Pollution Isolation · 005 Dedicated Protective Arm" printed on the end plate. The arm is tilted towards the 005 direction.

At the top. Four steel cables dangled from the storage crane claws, their hooks aligned with the anti-seizure lock frame of the mobile refining furnace. The hooks rotated half a turn, completing the positioning.

Three routes simultaneously.

The countdown began on the radio.

"Countdown to compliant unloading of train group 001—60 seconds. If cooperation is refused, the train will be forcibly separated and regrouped according to the heavy load imbalance risk assessment results."

Someone in seat 013 gripped the handrail tightly. Their knuckles were white.

In the 005 direction, the young survivor's hand moved from the protective cabin to the anchor point of the silencer, but he didn't let go.

A low voice came from the Bonebreaker channel: "Three groups coming at once again..."

The technician at Base 04 displayed the calculated data for the three stress lines on the screen. If the right-side recovery trough pushes 012 while the left-side arm presses down on 005, the peak value of the tail beam will be above 28.

The old engineer's fingers stopped on the table.

Su Yuan reduced his speed from twenty to fifteen. He didn't stop.

"Pinkish-gray".

Wang Hu was already moving. He grabbed the lime bag.

The first powder was sprinkled onto the polished surface of the central weighing rail. The white powder fell to the ground and dispersed. Quietly, it wasn't absorbed. No powder rolled into the side seams. The same performance as the #26 rail.

Clean and tidy.

A technician's voice came through the support channel. It was soft, but everyone heard it.

"Maybe this time it really is a weighing... the powder and ash don't budge."

The broadcast immediately seized on this sentence.

It wasn't a repetition of the original words—it was a change in wording and a softer tone.

"The No. 27 heavy-haul transition supply station provides compliant weighing services for train group 001. The central weighing rail has been calibrated to the standard, and no separation operation will occur after weighing. The faulty underframe 012 can be sent to the right-side standard recycling channel for free maintenance."

A soft light shone from the bottom of the recycling bin on the right. It wasn't red or white; it was a warm yellow. The inside of the bin was clean, and the old repair rack and wheel assembly mounting brackets were visible.

It looks like a real maintenance driveway.

One of the survivors in cell 013 muttered something under his breath. Tang Lan didn't release the brake lever.

The broadcast continued.

"The central area of ​​the weighing rail has been marked with a green safety load line. Car number 001 can be put on the line for confirmation first."

A green marking line illuminates in the center of the track. Its width matches the track width of the front wheels of the "Desolate Wasteland".

The dusty powder settled above the green line. It didn't absorb. It didn't swirl. It remained still.

It was excessively quiet.

Wang Hu squatted on the outer beam, still clutching a bag of lime in his hand. He turned his head and glanced at Su Yuan.

Su Yuan's gaze was not on the green line.

"knock."

Wang Hu stuffed the lime bag back into his waistband. He reached for a wrench in his right hand.

He leaned down from the outer beam, the end of his wrench reaching towards the surface of the weighing rail. He struck the center first.

when.

A deep, resonant sound. A solid, audible feedback. The sound a standard steel rail should make.

Move the wrench to the right. To the edge of the green line.

knock.

click -

Short. Rebound. The wrench bounced on the contact surface.

It decays extremely rapidly. There is a cavity underneath.

Wang Hu didn't raise his hand. He moved it two inches to the side and struck again.

The same sound. Short. Empty. Light.

He put the wrench away.

"There was a green tape stuck on the shell."

Su Yuan moved his right hand to the control panel.

"Small fire, get the car up there."

Two magnetic trolleys rolled out of the cabin. The first one ran over the left edge of the green line. The magnetic wheels followed the track. The footage was stable.

The second vehicle followed. They reached the middle of the green line.

Load accumulation. The total weight of the two cars just exceeded the threshold by 10%.

sound.

Fine. Continuous. The sound of metal teeth clashing came simultaneously from both sides of the green line.

Lateral locking teeth.

Thin-walled steel teeth protrude from below the rail surface, arranged in two rows on the left and right, less than three centimeters apart, converging towards the wheel. The speed is slow, but continuous.

Little Fire's claws paused on the control panel.

"Twelve centimeters below the weighing rail surface—lateral clamping axle locking mechanism. Load triggering. Closing direction points to the position of the four main wheel sets."

It displays the structural analysis on the main screen.

"After the fully loaded train is pressed down with its full weight, the locking teeth close completely from both sides, clamping the axle. At the same time, the external connection points—012, 005, and the refining furnace—are cut off."

The AM relay channel died for two seconds.

The technician from the Bonebreaker who had said, "Maybe this time it really is a weighing," fell completely silent.

The slaughterhouse fire control officer's number was highlighted in red. Next to it was a line of text: "Clamping rail. Verified."

Su Yuan's voice was flat and monotone.

"012, go up."

The first four cables were pulled back. The empty hull frame 012 was pulled from the front of the Devourer and slid along the low rail surface to the central weighing rail. The empty hull had no power and was towed by the eight cables.

The front end of the chassis is marked with a green line.

The locking teeth responded immediately. Two rows of teeth extended from below the green line and engaged the 012 front wheel axle. The metallic click of the metal closing was crisp.

012 has no power. No core equipment. No fuel. Just an empty chassis.

The lock teeth bit in vain.

But once it bites, it can't be taken back—the institution is exposed.

"rail spikes".

Wang Hu flipped off the outer beam. Heavy-duty rail spikes popped out from the special slots under the car. He squatted next to 012 and hammered them into the locking teeth one by one.

The rail spike got stuck in the toothed slot. The locking tooth was locked in the half-open position.

The lifting arm swings over. The gripper latches onto the connecting rod exposed at the base of the locking teeth.

Break it open.

The entire row of transverse clamping mechanisms was pulled out from under the rail surface. The half-meter-long rack, along with the hydraulic push rod, was uprooted and swung twice in the air.

A crack appeared in the weighing rail surface. A corner of the dark recycling tank was visible beneath the crack.

The green line went out.

Base 04 control room.

The veteran engineer leaned forward half a step. He stared at the empty shell of 012 on the main screen for two seconds.

"012 is not a drag."

The technician looked up at him.

"It's a mine detector."

The Bonebreaker channel fell silent for a moment. The Slaughterhouse Fire Control Officer changed a note at the bottom of the channel: "012 Empty Shell - Probe Ballast Purpose Confirmed."

The announcement at station number 27 was interrupted for three seconds.

When it rang again, the speaking speed had changed. It had sped up considerably.

"Illegal damage to weighing equipment detected in group 001 - Emergency protection procedures activated -"

The four steel cables at the top were pulled in sharply. Simultaneously, the storage crane claws locked. The four hooks secured the four corners of the anti-seizure lock frame of the mobile refining furnace. The lock frame creaked as it was pulled.

At the same second, the left-side contamination isolation arm extends. The hydraulic rod pushes to the bottom, and the magnetic baffle at the end of the arm strikes the 005 tail anchor.

Both routes simultaneously.

Before Su Yuan could speak, Tang Lan slammed on the brakes. The No. 013 brakes partially engaged. The sound of wheels locking up came from behind.

In direction 005, the young survivor slammed his hand on the silencer release lever. The silencer dropped three inches. Five tons of counterweight pressed down on the rear of 005, causing the entire rear section to sink a bit.

Su Yuan pulled out the track-laying arm deployment lever with his right hand.

On both sides of the locomotive's front, foldable track-laying arms can be deployed. There is one on each side, extending four meters from the front beam to both sides. The sleeper slots at the ends of the track-laying arms are driven into the old ground anchor holes in the side beams of the platform.

*Snap.* It bites to death.

The track-laying arm was transformed into two horizontal supports.

The prefabricated rail sections, fully loaded with rail clamping modules, were simultaneously engaged. A series of clicking sounds echoed from under the vehicle as the rail pins popped into the old locking holes on the rail surface one after another.

The Devourer was pinned to the spot. 013 was braked and locked from behind. 005's silencer was pressing down on its rear.

Triangular forces.

The four steel cables of the storage crane claw continued to tighten. The refining furnace body was pulled upwards. However, the furnace body was rigidly connected to the main beam of the train body through the anti-snatch lock frame. Pulling the refining furnace with the crane claw was equivalent to pulling the entire train formation, the rail-laying arm, and the platform side beam.

The steel cable is stretched to its limit on the top track pulley.

The pulley is not broken.

The top track bent first.

The middle sections of the two load-bearing rails were pulled downwards in an arc. Bolts bulged halfway out of their mounting brackets. The sound of metal bending echoed down from the dome.

The left-side contamination isolation arm struck the 005 silencer pendant. The counterweight blocked it. The magnetic baffle at the arm end was attached to the pendant's outer shell, but the suction was completely absorbed by the dry sand layer and lead sheet.

It can't be pushed.

Su Yuan moved his right hand to the control lever of the eight-cable reverse-draft winch.

"Hang the main beam."

The last four cables of the eight-cable system are maintained in formation. The first four cables are redistributed.

The first one detaches from the 012 empty shell base frame and is thrown towards the curved main storage beam at the top. The hook goes around the flange of the main beam and locks in place.

The second one is attached to the left pulley seat of the storage crane claw.

The third hook is attached to the right pulley seat.

The three cables are taut. The reverse-draft winch is started.

at the same time--

The dark gold conduit for the refining furnace extends from the side of the furnace body. The first hydraulic main supply pipe is inserted into the core of storage station No. 27. Not cut off—it's driven in. The conduit is welded to the pipe wall, and the high temperature burns through the pipe sheath.

The hydraulic oil is drawn out in reverse from the supply line.

The hydraulic cylinder of the lifting claw has lost pressure.

The four steel cables instantly slackened. The hooks slipped off the anti-seizure lock frame. The refining furnace body fell back into place, and the main beam shuddered.

The lifting claws lost hydraulic support, and the entire mechanism plummeted. The four hooks, along with the steel cables and pulley seats, carried the several hundred kilograms of iron in a straight drop.

Su Yuan did not dodge.

"012, push it up."

The front end of the eight cables violently pulled the 012 empty shell base frame off the weighing rail. The forty-ton empty base frame was pulled directly below the descent path.

The crane claw slammed into the 012 base frame.

The entire empty underframe was jolted by the impact. Two sets of wheels broke out of their axle mounts and rolled several times on the platform. But the main beam of the underframe did not break—although 012 was empty, the main beam was made of steel of the heavy-duty transport flatcar grade.

The impact force of the fall is transmitted downwards through the 012 base frame.

Below the base frame is the weighing rail surface. Below the weighing rail surface are remnants of the clamping shaft mechanism. And below that—

It is the sealing panel on the back wall of the storage area.

The sealing plate is thin. It is riveted and welded. It is designed only to separate the front and rear spaces and does not bear any weight.

The weight of the 012 base frame connected to the lifting claw, combined with the descent speed and the tear in the weighing rail surface—

Three layers stacked.

The sealing plate broke in the middle. Rivets flew off and were scattered all over the ground.

dark.

Then the flames from the dark gold conduit shone into the refining furnace.

Behind the sealing plate.

Rows of steel beams.

Heavy-duty crossbeams were stacked against the wall, with half the rust of those on the outside. Shear-resistant coupling cores, wrapped in tarpaulin, were stacked in three layers, each set of six. Large-stroke hydraulic shock absorbers hung as a complete set on an old bracket, their piston rods still coated with anti-rust grease. External cargo hold expansion plates were piled on the ground, their corners marked with old Blue Star standard dimensions. Deep inside—two sets of high-speed cooling air ducts, welded aluminum pipes, with intact fins.

Maku.

No one was speaking on channel 013.

Control room of Base 04. Lu Mingyuan stood up.

The fire control officer at the slaughterhouse marked all system notifications at station 27 in red. The only note read: "Pseudo-rule."

In cell 013, a wounded soldier lying on a stretcher propped his neck up to look at the screen. The person next to him supported his head to prevent him from moving too much, but also did not obstruct his view.

Tang Lan loosened her hand on the brake lever by half a degree.

She didn't turn around, but the corner of her mouth tightened slightly.

The broadcast at station 27 completely stopped. Even the background noise was gone. After the core hydraulic oil in the storage area was drained, the entire automated system lost its power source. The crane claws were stuck on the 012 base frame and wouldn't move. The left isolating arm was pressed against the silencer's casing, and the hydraulic rods were limp.

Su Yuan is already directing the dismantling of the station.

"Full power".

The temperature of the refining furnace was increased from 300 to 950. Dark golden flames shot out, reflecting a flickering light on the dome of Station 27.

The first batch to enter the furnace: remnants of the clamping shaft locking mechanism. This included racks, hydraulic push rods, and connecting rods pulled from the weighing rails.

The second batch: storage lifting claws. Four hooks, steel cables, pulley seats, and hydraulic cylinder housings. Wang Hu used the lifting arm to remove them one by one from the 012 base frame and send them into the bucket area along the receiving rail.

The third batch: the top of the track was bent. The reverse winch ripped both load-bearing rails off in their entirety. With the bolts snapped, the track fell directly from the ceiling and crashed into the receiving basket.

Fourth batch: Left isolation arm. The entire hydraulic arm was cut from the wall mount by a dark gold conduit and poured into the bucket.

Fifth batch: Recycling trough pusher. The pusher at the bottom of the recycling trough on the right was pulled out by the crane arm along with its base. Sure enough, there was a pit under the base. Same as the previous stops.

Then there's the real library material.

Wang Hu jumped behind the barrier. He shone his flashlight around.

"Let's start with the shock absorbers."

The crane arm's gripper extends in. The first set of long-stroke hydraulic shock absorbers is removed from the old support and fed into the refining furnace along the receiving slide rail.

It's not melting—it's sorting. The refining furnace identifies that the alloy grade of the shock absorber is higher than that of the existing parts in the furnace and automatically diverts it to the precision parts channel.

Heavy-duty crossbeams. Two. Send them in. Recast together with the material of the lifting claw hydraulic cylinder housing.

Shear-resistant core. Six cores. Three cores are retained in their original state, and three are fed into the furnace to fuse with the clamping shaft rack material.

External warehouse expansion panels. Two pieces. Cut to prefabricated size.

High-speed heat dissipation air ducts. Two sets. The aluminum tubes are intact and will not be placed in the furnace; they will be placed directly on the rack.

The refining furnace side chute has started discharging parts.

The first group—the heavy-duty shear-resistant connecting beam. It's a recombination of high-hardness steel for the clamping axle rack and tough material for the shear-resistant connecting core. The resulting connecting beam is four centimeters wider than the original, doubling its resistance to lateral shear force. Wang Hu caught it and inserted it into the connection point between the main beam under the vehicle and the third section. The old connecting parts were removed, and the new parts were pressed down firmly.

The second group—the 005 tail anchor secondary anti-push frame. The material of the isolating arm hydraulic rod was recast into a U-shaped frame, which was fitted onto the outside of the 005 silencer. The next time a pusher or isolating arm comes, this frame must be broken first. Wang Hu directed the two maintenance teams to seal the welds on the frame.

The third set – the refining furnace lateral anti-snagging sliding frame. The pulley seats and steel cable guide wheels of the storage hooks were retained and modified. A sliding rail is installed on each side of the refining furnace, and the furnace body can be offset laterally by half a meter along the sliding rail. The next time a hook comes from above, the side sliding of the furnace body will cause the hook to fall.

The fourth group – the cargo hold expansion shell. The steel base of the expansion plate and the recovery trough pusher is combined to cast two side plates, which are then fastened to the left and right sides of the heavy-duty cargo hold. The volume has been increased by 30%.

The fifth group – long-stroke shock absorbers. Original shock absorbers from the precision parts channel are directly installed. One set for each of the four wheelsets. The hydraulic piston rod is inserted into the pre-drilled seat and locked in place by the locking pin.

A different sound came from under the bike. The wheels no longer made a crisp, hard impact when they landed; the shock absorbers had absorbed the first shock.

The sixth group – high-speed heat dissipation air ducts. Two sets of aluminum tube fins are welded between the outer shell of the core energy-conducting tube and the exhaust port of the refining furnace. The heat dissipation area is doubled. The core temperature gauge pointer shifted fifteen degrees to the left.

While smashing the locking pins, Wang Hu turned his head to look at the shattered underframe of the 012 shell. The main beam of the underframe was still there, but two sets of wheelsets were broken, one set was bent, and only one set was intact.

"Is this thing still usable?"

Su Yuan glanced at the wreckage of 012.

"change."

The refining furnace swallowed the two sets of wheelsets that had shattered and the bent set from 012, leaving only one intact set. The main beam of the underframe was straightened using a crane arm. Then, two spare axles and scrap edges of the newly cast wide-rimmed outer ring were taken from the genuine material warehouse to make three simple sets of wheelsets, which were then installed back onto the underframe.

The 012 empty frame has changed. It is no longer a four-axle, eight-wheel transfer flatcar—it has become a low-profile, forward-protruding pulley with four narrow wheels. Four eight-cable suspension points have been welded onto the frame. A thick steel plate cut from the weighing rail surface has been added to the front as a batter.

The eight cables can be deployed and retracted at any time. Push them out to scout ahead, then pull them back to follow closely.

Forward ballast pulley.

Wang Hu patted the newly welded hanging point.

"If anyone ever says that an empty shell is useless again, I'll crush their foot with 012."

From direction 005, the voices of young survivors came through.

"Tail beam 16.9. Secondary anti-push frame temperature stable. Seals untouched."

He gave the first number below seventeen.

In room 013, Tang Lan retightened the restraints on the wounded soldier. It wasn't loose; it was just a routine check.

Su Yuan stood in the driver's seat and went through all the data.

Wide rim. Anti-slip teeth. Heat-resistant hub sleeve. Anti-stripping wheel ring. Concealed side passage frame. Wall-mounted guide wheel. Track laying arm. Heavy-duty anti-shear connecting beam. 005 secondary anti-push frame. Refining furnace anti-slip frame. Cargo hold expansion shell. Long-stroke shock absorption assembly. High-speed cooling air duct. 012 forward-extending ballast trolley.

From the 25th to the 27th. Three stations.

The chassis of the Devourer is no longer the same as when it first entered the inner ring of the Great Wall.

AM relay channels are updated simultaneously.

The Bonebreaker's communications officer's voice was much steadyer than before. He was reading out the updated annotations.

"From the 19th to the 27th. Nine consecutive stops. All system broadcasts are ineffective. The 009 road sign and the actual test result from the lead vehicle show a 100% consistency rate."

It paused for a moment.

"The following rules are uniformly marked as the highest-risk and most dangerous rules: Unloading 005, diversion refining furnace, separate passage of the lead car, open-rail weighing, temporary storage line hazard avoidance, and faulty car recovery channel. Not for discussion. Not for implementation. Not for reference."

The fire control officer at the slaughterhouse followed.

"All platform entry procedures are based solely on the actual measurements taken by the Devourer and the 009 road sign. System broadcasts will be downgraded to background noise."

Base 04 control room.

Lu Mingyuan sat back down at the front of the table. He didn't turn on all the channels, but simply marked station number 27 in gray on the map.

The ninth gray one.

The veteran engineer stared at the main screen for three seconds. Nine gray squares were arranged in a row, numbered 19 to 27. Each gray square had a red annotation next to it.

He tapped his finger on the table. He didn't say anything.

The announcements at Station 27 never sounded again. The refining furnace had dismantled all the equipment that could be disassembled within the station. The dome's steel beams were still there, but the load-bearing rails were gone. The storage area was empty. The weighing rails were cracked in two. The recovery trough pusher was reduced to a pit at the base.

Su Yuan asked Xiao Huo to do a final scan.

The small fire's scanning lights extended from the roof and circled the parking area one last time.

"Master. There are engravings on the inner wall of the Zhenku."

Su Yuan remained silent.

Wang Hu jumped back into the real Curry. He shone the flashlight on the inner wall.

There weren't many words. They were written in chalk. The handwriting was similar to the steel signposts on 009—the strokes varied in depth and the pressure was urgent.

"Don't rush to collect materials at station number 28. Get the brakes on first."

The text on the next line is even smaller.

"009 was being pushed along in front."

Wang Hu moved the flashlight away from the words.

There was a few seconds of silence on the channel.

Tang Lan's voice cut in.

"Being pushed along?"

Wang Hu retrieved it from the genuine warehouse.

"It didn't walk by itself."

Su Yuan increased the car speed to thirty.

The Devourer departed Station 27. Ballast car 012, pulled ahead by eight cables, its newly welded ram reflecting the light of its headlights. The third section followed behind. Cart 013 was partially locked. Silencer 005, in conjunction with the secondary thrust protection frame, weighed down the rear section.

Fifty meters from the station exit.

The track surface began to change.

The slope is sinking.

It's not a gentle slope—it's a continuously descending curved surface. The angle isn't large, but the curvature is very long. The headlights can't reach the bottom.

The newly installed long-stroke shock absorbers on the Devourer began to work. The piston rod absorbed the first wave of forward shift in the center of gravity caused by the downhill slope.

The small torch displays the radar data from the front onto the main screen.

Station No. 28.

It's not a platform.

It is a high-speed downward loop.

The circular track has a diameter of over 300 meters. The total drop from the entrance to the exit is over 15 meters. The curves have steep angles. There are no lights on the track.

There are no lights.

But there is light.

A dense array of brake sparks.

Orange-red lights flickered intermittently on the curved section of the circular track. Each light lasted less than a second before going out, only to be immediately replaced by another. It wasn't just one car—it was multiple cars.

Zoom in on the small torch.

The inner curve of the circular track. The outline of 009.

It's still there. The chassis is more crooked than before. The skids have long since fallen apart and been replaced with three sets of short-wheelbase wheelsets temporarily welded on. A large piece of the outer shell is missing from the right side of the vehicle—it was probably torn off at some station.

009 isn't running by itself.

Behind it were three unlit carts.

The trolley was half a head shorter than 009, with a wider chassis and thicker wheels. It had no body shell and no paint. Only the base and drive shaft remained. Three trolleys were lined up in a row, with thick steel plates welded to the front, supporting the rear of 009.

The drive shafts of the three carts were running at full speed.

009's wheels left sparks as they scraped the rails. It was applying the brakes. It was slamming on them. But the combined force of the three trolleys far exceeded 009's braking power.

009 was being pushed forward at breakneck speed.

The speed is increasing.

Steel pieces flew out from the rear of the car one after another.

One piece. Two pieces. Three pieces.

Each piece tumbled and landed on the track, where it was crushed by the wheels of the cart behind.

The small torch magnified the most recent area of ​​the scratches. The image captured by the camera was very shaky, but the writing was still legible.

Each piece is engraved with only one sentence.

"If we can't stop in time, we'll crash through the inner gate of the Great Wall."