Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 205 Followers

The rich juice bursts in your mouth, like biting into a water bag.

The fresh aroma of pears instantly filled my mouth.

An immense life force surged into the body, making it almost incomparable to other pears on the mountain.

The gap cannot be bridged by sheer numbers.

Perhaps the other pears on the mountain are simply products of the Crown Pear's exposed energy.

In less than a minute, Su Huan finished a pear the size of a basketball without wasting a single bit.

Because of the rapid recovery of vitality lost due to genetic mutation and collapse.

One crown pear added three years to his life!

The tree has a total of eighteen crown pears: three large, five medium, and ten small.

The biggest one was the one he had just gnawed on.

Not counting the smaller ones, just three ripe crown pears could add nearly ten years to his lifespan!

Even if the rest aren't as big as a few pears, they should still be enough to fill a lifespan of more than ten years.

But eating like that would be a waste.

Su Huan jumped onto another thick trunk, picked a large crown pear, and while munching on it, looked down at the thick trunk at his feet.

The landslide caused quite a commotion, but the Crown Pear Tree, with its deep roots, simply shook its branches and leaves to block the falling rocks. It was not damaged by the acid rain, but instead became even more lush and green.

It looks like a sacred tree embedded in a grotto.

The train conductor wasn't marveling at the wonders of nature; he simply thought the thing was way too damn big.

It is over forty meters high and longer than a train carriage.

But if we don't pull the tree back, who knows if these pears will still grow after being separated from the tree?
After all that trouble, what's the point of just giving us a few pears? Does that do justice to the train conductor's hard work?

"Boom..."

Another huge rock rolled down from above, breaking several tree branches and falling into the floodwaters below.

The sound of loud chewing echoed from the tree.

While munching on his third pear, Su Huan tossed a small ball of light down.

The turbid waves below crash against the mountain, and standing on it even gives you a feeling of standing on rocks and gazing at the sea.

Some snakes, ants, mosquitoes, birds and beasts attached to the mountain howled and ran towards the top of the mountain, but they were struck down by a layer of high voltage that appeared out of nowhere as soon as they flew to the edge of the tree trunk.

Su Huan wasn't too worried about his safety.

If the evolved being who just used the Pan-Energy Crystal possessed extraordinary potential, then he was an extraordinary individual who realized that potential.

Although he still couldn't fly and his body couldn't stop bullets, once he fell into the wilderness, he was no longer a prey living in constant fear.

Rather, they are hunters, danger, and part of this disaster.

Even if he gets off the train now, he can live a good life, but his standard of living will plummet.

This is unacceptable to the train conductor. Besides, a train conductor without a train is like a man without a gun; what's the point of living?
After finishing his third pear, Su Huan let out a satisfied burp.

Although this thing doesn't take up much space in the stomach, its large size made it quite filling.

As expected, his lifespan increased by a full ten years.

Ignoring the storm outside, Su Huan strolled around the tree canopy, counting all the pears like a wealthy landlord, mainly to observe their internal energy state.

Then, she broke off a few branches, and with her hot fingers, she twirled and rolled the branches into shapes, quickly weaving fifteen baskets of various sizes. The designs were exquisite and pleasing to the eye, no less impressive than the small vegetable baskets that Yu Yue often used to carry bread.

The train conductor actually has many life skills; he is good at basket weaving, fishing, hunting, and even wilderness construction.

It's just that I'll never have the chance to show it in this lifetime.

Su Huan secured each of the small baskets to the bottom of the pears, binding them tightly.

Before we could finish this, we heard Yu Yue calling out anxiously.

"Hmm, still alive..." Su Huan reached out and tugged at the small basket that was tied up. Seeing that it was very sturdy, he said with satisfaction, "It's playing like a monkey in a tree."

With the lifespan issue resolved, the train conductor's mood brightened considerably.

Yu Yue: "...The broken mountain peak is over there. The train can't get close, but they said the water level is rising and it will be able to get close by tomorrow morning. Don't rush down, there's something in the water."

Su Huan glanced at the dark foot of the mountain.

"How are Liang Kuan and the others?"

"They've all boarded the bus safely; now it's just you who's left."

"Have them prepare more steel cables and launchers..."

"Okay, anything else?"

"Prepare a corn rice noodle roll and add some diced five-spice sauce."

Yu Yue: "...I don't want you anymore. You can be a monkey in the tree by yourself."

Su Huan let out a soft, ambiguous click of his tongue.

Turning around, I found a place to rest. The pear tree had branches as thick as buckets and a very sturdy trunk, perfect for lying down.

With layers upon layers of leaves blocking the way, not a single drop of rain can leak through.

If there weren't already trains, he would have loved to build a treehouse in the crown pear tree, and with his abilities, he wouldn't be afraid of being struck by lightning.

With my hands behind my head, listening to the howling wind and rain and the occasional vibrations beneath me, my tense mind was greatly relaxed.

……

The atmosphere inside the food truck was tense and oppressive.

Senior officers of the armed corps and the chief purser gathered together, and several heavy smokers chained one cigar after another. With their terrifying lung capacity, they couldn't even finish a single sip of a cigar. Soon, the entire dining car was filled with smoke, and the faces of the people sitting opposite them could no longer be seen.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief only after Yu Yue relayed Su Huan's calm voice back to them.

Bai Lu clapped her hands excitedly and said, "I told you the train conductor was alright!!"

"I just forgot to tell the train conductor that I brought back two ginseng fruits to try..."

He Jie kicked him hard, knocking him to the ground, still not satisfied. He continued kicking and cursing, "Is that a ginseng fruit? That's a crown pear! And you idiot, didn't you watch where you were digging the hole on the mountain? You dug right up my heel! I was too embarrassed to yell, so I whispered 'Ouch, ouch, ouch,' and you were doing that... what! what! what!"

"I'll show you what this is today! What is this?!"

Goat looked at He Jie's punctured tactical boots and bleeding ankles, barely suppressing a laugh.

The giraffe, expressionless, staggered over and kicked him twice more, finally unable to hold back any longer.

The crowd roared with laughter.

Only the third brother continued to smoke one cigarette after another, sitting on the sofa without a smile, his eyes fixed on Tong Zizhan standing to the side, one hand unconsciously reaching for the cigarette pack, and somehow ending up touching the gun handle.

"Hey, out of cigarettes?"

Two cigarettes were offered to him, and Lu Xiao had walked over without anyone noticing.

The third brother shook his head, but did not refuse Lu Xiao's kindness. He took the money, lit it, and walked towards Tong Zizhan.

Lu Xiao sensed something was about to happen, but before he could even figure it out, Yu Jing walked in, followed by the manufacturing crew carrying exoskeletons.

"The steel cables are ready, but the rain and floods will be even more intense after daybreak. People going up to the deck will have to wear exoskeletons. These exoskeletons only have basic assistive functions and biomimetic adhesion."

He Jie, stepping on the white deer, asked, "How much longer until the operation?"

Yu Jing's gaze was calm. "An hour and a half later, but it is expected that the flood will cause a chain reaction of collapses in the scenic area in two hours."

Everyone's expression changed slightly. "Where is Wangjiang Peak?"

Yu Jing shook his head. "It's uncertain. If Wangjiang Peak collapses a second time, it could very well hit the train."

He Jie said coldly, "Replenish supplies and prepare for battle."

Yu Yue silently soaked the corn kernels and began grinding the rice.

……

The low-hanging clouds in the sky gradually took on color, with occasional flashes of bluish-white lightning amidst the rolling inky blackness. Although it was still a hazy, indistinct scene, one could barely distinguish between the clouds and the mountains.

The thunder wasn't a loud, booming explosion, but a long, muffled roar, rolling in from the distant mountains, sweeping over in a mighty torrent, making one's chest tremble. Mixed in with the thunder was a sharp, high-pitched whistle.

Su Huan was awakened by the sound of the ship's horn; he was dreaming that he was going home.

Lying on his gray-blue sofa at home, half of his ear was sunk into the foam, while the other half stood guard outside.

His mother brought him a plate and called him to eat.

There were so many dishes that the small iron plate was almost overflowing, and they weren't just filler dishes like stir-fried shredded potatoes or radish and cabbage; they were braised pork and shredded pork with garlic sauce.

Before he could even eat, he heard the sound of a train outside. The damned train was getting louder and louder, yelling at the top of its lungs, which woke him up.

'It's been so many years since I've had my mom's cooking.'

'I wonder if they've returned home from their trip yet...'

Su Huan had called them right before the apocalypse broke out, but one number was out of service and the other was out of town, so neither answered.

After that, it was too late to call back; communication was cut off.

Su Huan sat up, his whole body soaked with moisture.

The heat energy was generated, and wisps of white smoke instantly rose from the clothes on the body. A burnt smell also came from the tightly fitted areas such as the shoulders.

He stopped abruptly and looked at his palm in surprise.

'The output energy seems to have increased.'

After a moment, it dawned on me.

It turns out that the level 6 "Universal Energy Conversion" has been upgraded to level 7.
"So this is what it feels like to be a genius, not bad..."

Su Huan stepped out of the tree canopy and looked into the distance. The rain seemed less murky, but it was falling even more heavily.

The rain didn't seem to fall; rather, it was as if some invisible force had pulled it down from the sky, pouring onto the ground with a whooshing sound, creating a white mist.

The distant mountains were reduced to blurry outlines, like silhouettes soaked in ink, occasionally illuminated by lightning for a moment before quickly fading back into darkness. The forest danced wildly in the wind, its canopy undulating like waves, the rustling of branches drowned out by the rain, leaving only a chaotic, continuous roar.

The air was filled with the earthy smell, the bitterness of grass and trees, and the smell of ozone after a thunderstorm.

The whole world seemed to have lost its boundaries, washed away by the rain. Heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, trees and grass, all merged into this chaotic baptism.

Beneath the raging rain, a massive steel dragon with cold, hard lines meandered through the water.

It forcefully held back one end of the raging floodwaters, standing there like a dam.

"We are ready to climb the mountain."

"Climbing a mountain?" Su Huan raised an eyebrow. "Who gave you permission to climb a mountain? Are your supplies ready?"

"The steel cables are ready. Xiaojing and the others temporarily modified a batch of launchers. With standard firing, they can reach hundreds of meters; with explosives added, they can reach..."

"I mean rice noodle rolls."

"..."

"Oh, you're out."

Su Huan waved to the foot of the mountain, and dozens of people emerged from the top of the train one after another. Leading them was Yu Jing, whose phoenix eyes looked up at him, but she gave off a condescending and indifferent feeling.

"What needs to be done?"

Yu Jing's calm voice came through their phone call.

Su Huan smiled with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, "Just fire the steel cable at my location. I thought you drove off."

Yu Jing said calmly, "You have so little confidence in yourself?"

Several steel cables were launched at the crown pear tree at Su Huan's feet.

However, even though the flood added a lot of distance, 100 meters is obviously not enough.

Su Huan's eyes flashed, his tone like that of a tempting demon, "Supplies, clean water... a perfect sanctuary, and no tyrant oppressing you yet, what's wrong with that?"

Yu Jing replaced the transmitter and mounted it on the roof of the car.

After an explosion, the object pierced the tree trunk beneath Su Huan's feet with a loud bang, narrowly missing his calf by just an inch.

"Someone told me the same thing last night."

"Oh?"

Su Huan immediately became interested, pulled the steel cable off the tree canopy, and began to walk towards the binding point he had been looking for yesterday.

"The mole in the car has jumped out..."

Who is the mole?

"You raised it and you didn't know?"

Su Huan grinned. "Who's the mole...it's so hard to guess."

"Bang bang bang..."

More steel cables were launched up, and Su Huan tied them one by one to the trunk of the Crown Pear Tree.

He not only wanted to eat the fruit, but also wanted to uproot the tree.

They chatted while working.

"So, have you been tempted?"

"Of course not, at least not before you die."

Su Huan looked at the small crown pear tree he had bound hand and foot at his feet and clapped his hands in satisfaction. "You haven't fallen in love with the train conductor, have you?"

"Perhaps there are better reasons. Should we continue to delay? After analysis, Wangjiang Peak may collapse again."

“You’re really smart, but I don’t think there’s anything that could make you so determined except for the bond of blood.”

The train engine roared, and Su Huan could even see the waves splashing on both sides of the train.

The steel cable was taut, making a creaking sound.

Yu Jing looked up at the treetops, the wind tearing at his long black hair, with flashes of blue-white lightning occasionally appearing between the strands, making his eyes, which were looking down at the train, appear even more profound. It has to be said, the train conductor's appearance is getting better and better.

That kind of attraction, which comes from genetic instinct, is even more irresistible.

Perhaps it was from looking up at her for so long that the awe in Danfeng's eyes was mixed with a hint of worship.

"Besides romantic relationships, why can't it be your partner, comrade-in-arms... or follower?"

There was no sound coming from the other end.

It was as if he hadn't heard those words at all.

The Crown Pear Tree was pulled apart from the mountain by the immense force of the train, and the fragile mountain of Wangjiang Peak collapsed once again.

With a deafening roar, the giant log fell into the water.

(End of this chapter)