Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 206 Thank you for the gift of nature
The terrifying weight slammed the floodwaters shut off, and the resulting spray sent fifty train cars flying more than a meter into the air.

Su Huan lay on the tree trunk as if glued on, with a pear stem dangling from his mouth.

A clanging metallic sound rang out.

Xiaoba built a long bridge directly between the pear tree and the train using steel cables.

A series of heavy footsteps sounded.

Just as Su Huan was guessing who it was, a pair of incredibly long legs that made his mouth dry came into view. The high-elasticity tactical suit was stretched taut by the legs, and the well-proportioned calves were wrapped in a heavy industrial-style exoskeleton, making the lines even smoother.

My gaze went past her knees, along the metal zipper on her lower abdomen, and over the mountain peaks to see Yu Jing's slightly indifferent face.

His eyes held a complex emotion, but unfortunately the tree trunk was too swaying for him to see clearly.

"For ease of operation, no heavy armor was designed in front of the body."

Yu Jing didn't try to hide it; instead, she raised her arms and asked calmly.

"This tactical uniform is so ugly."

Su Huan stood up, poked at the zipper, and said with a hint of disdain.

"It's like this at the beginning, but once I advance to the next level, I can use that white snake skin to make a real tactical suit. The zipper design on the chest is for easy dressing and undressing, not for you to play with."

Yu Jing sighed softly.

"Oh, really? I was just checking if the zipper was smooth." Su Huan helped him zip it up, then tilted his head to look underwater. "You're not talking about this thing, are you?"

"what?"

Yu Jing looked puzzled.

A spark flashed as it entered the water from the pear tree beneath our feet.

In an instant, the murky water within a ten-meter radius was illuminated by a ghostly blue light.

"boom!"

The water surged, and various fish floated belly up to the surface, only to be swept away by the torrential rain and flood.

The thing underwater didn't surface.

Yu Jing's eyes sharpened, and she said coldly, "Through sonic detection, the train has created a 3D model of it. It should be an evolved form of a crocodile, but the specific species and level are unknown."

"Second level."

Su Huan said calmly.

He just converted 30% of the energy into high-voltage electricity and threw it down. Based on the efficiency of level 7 "Universal Energy Conversion", that's 70% of the energy. As a result, the guy underwater took a hit and ran away without saying a word.

You should know that when he defeated Zhao Kuo's thunderstorm, it only used 30% of his energy.

However, he wasn't surprised.

This is an old problem; it's difficult for mutated beasts of the same rank to break through its defenses, after all, the latter are larger.

"I'll call for backup right away!"

"They've run away, get in the car."

……

"The waves surge and the earth crumbles, mountains collapse and mountains crumble..."

The magnificent view outside the window was reflected in Hu Shuo's pupils as he quickly jotted down the passage on a piece of paper.

Meanwhile, Su Huan, who had just boarded the bus, diligently wrote in his logbook: "This rice noodle roll is a bit clumpy..."

As an excellent and insightful train conductor, I must record the important events of each stage. When civilization is rebuilt in the future, this log might just become an epic.

Thinking that he would leave an immortal chapter in the long river of history, Su Huan proudly showed off a big mouthful of rice noodle roll.

Even though it clumped up, it was still delicious with the addition of diced five-spice sauce.

Yu Yue knocked on the door, then came in and said, "They have something to report to you..."

"Who is there?"

Su Huan asked casually.

"Liang Kuan, Lao San, Tong Zizhan, Hu Shuo, Professor Ma, Director Xu..."

"Stop, stop..."

"Let's do it one at a time. Have you loaded the pear tree onto the truck yet?"

Yu Yue: "It seems that Director Xu wanted to talk about this matter."

Su Huan pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on. Ever since the business expanded, he felt like he had no personal time left. He didn't have this much trouble when he was managing over a thousand people on his own.

How many prisoners are left?

Yu Yue's expression was slightly unnatural. "Most of them stayed on the mountain. We only brought back seven people: one Black Kite 'Profiling Expert,' five Deep Blue Data reconnaissance teams, and one spy from the Steel Council. He's the one who triggered the mutated beast tide. However, they're no longer called the Steel Council. They've established a base in the new city and renamed themselves [Chuan Tao]."

"Chuan Tao?" Su Huan's eyes flashed.

It seems this is simply a form of self-reproach.

However, the train conductor had no intention of turning back and let Li Wangchuan have fun in the acid rain zone by himself.

"Bring the captive of that black kite here."

Su Huan thought for a moment and then said.

Yu Yue's eyes revealed an expression of "I knew it," her face tightened, and she turned and walked out.

A moment later, a well-dressed woman walked in, while Bai Lu and the giraffe stood outside the door with their backs turned.

Su Huan looked up.

Despite being of Eastern Huang ethnicity, she has the body of a European or American, with a full figure that is not bloated, a slender waist, and naturally wide hips that create an exaggerated curve.

As she walked with her legs crossed, her swaying figure drew attention with its alluring charm.

Her expression was deliberately indifferent, but her eyes were full of seductive charm. She had only taken four or five steps from outside the door, but she had already given Su Huan at least three flirtatious glances.

Su Huan's brow twitched. This woman...

"Train conductor, you called me."

428 stood one meter away from Su Huan's desk, with his legs together and his hands in front of him.

Unlike Yu Yue's natural and reserved demeanor, he clearly showed signs of training.

Su Huan narrowed his eyes, a cold smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

The train conductor has a secret: he doesn't actually like people getting too close to him.

Therefore, he always takes the initiative to approach others, and when others get close to him, the hairs on his body stand on end.

Su Huan leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "What's your name?"

Hearing Su Huan's polite words, 428's eyes lit up slightly, and she said brightly, "HT-428, my real name is Su Leiya, you can also call me Leiya."

Su Huan's lips twitched. They're from the same clan, for crying out loud.

It's really unbearable.

"How about you call it 428? It's easier to pronounce. What does HT mean?"

"Black Kite Special Operations Department, Train Conductor, are you looking to learn more about Black Kite?" Su Leia's gaze swept around the room before settling on the large bed Yu Yue had made for Su Huanxin. She licked her lips, her face maintaining its icy expression, but the alluring look in her eyes betrayed her. "Perhaps we can go somewhere else. I can explain it to you in detail. Although I'm eloquent, Black Kite's information is quite extensive..."

Su Leiya sold the company without any hesitation.

A hint of amusement flashed in Su Huan's narrow eyes; he preferred to take the initiative himself.

Because that way there's less chance of something being unexpected or having a specific purpose.

In the apocalypse, it's not a good thing if a woman takes the initiative to get close to you.

Many unlucky people have their wallets emptied because they were greedy for a bite of rouge, but this is already considered a good outcome.

What's worse is that someone might try to use your head to exchange for something.

"You seem to know a lot?"

“My position is not high, but as a detection specialist, I have more access to secrets, and I am the mistress of several high-ranking directors.” Su Leiya made no attempt to hide her identity, showing no shame whatsoever, but rather a hint of pride.

She understands men too well.

Although they may despise themselves, the fact that those important figures left their mark on them makes them even more eager to experience what it's like to be themselves.

This is a woman that even powerful figures have slept with, and she's now under his control...

Besides, since I'm so dirty, I can kick it away without any guilt once I'm tired of it.

He doesn't need to take any responsibility, whether mental or physical; he just needs to enjoy himself. Su Leiya believes that no man would refuse, at least not the ones mentioned earlier.

This is the darkest emotion in a person's heart. "Your hot-headedness makes it difficult for us to continue the conversation."

Su Huan sighed helplessly.

This woman is too perverted; she made even a pervert like him lose all desire.

The train conductor prefers to write and draw on a clean white sheet of paper rather than on a piece of black paper drawn by someone else, and he doesn't even know who left the mark.

Not interesting.

"White Deer".

The white deer peeked in from outside the door, revealing a slightly swollen panda eye. "Train conductor, did you call me?"

"Throw her into the water to calm her down, then pull her out in ten minutes."

Bai Lu turned her gaze to the bewildered Su Leiya and revealed a wicked smile.

With a scream from outside the door, Su Huan was given ten minutes to think about the problem.

With such a powerful figure's mistress, the mysterious Black Kite faction could be vividly portrayed.

Since I'm heading north to find the truth about the apocalypse, the more I learn about these major powers, the better.

The secret might be revealed before we even reach the northernmost point.

"Giraffe, go and call Lin Xi here."

A moment later, the girl came in.

She was wearing the same gray shirt that Yu Jing had worn when she got on the bus. She was slender and stood there looking at him with a charming smile.

This made Su Huan feel like a potential criminal.

"Sit behind the curtain and don't make a sound. Just remember the parts of the lie that the person who spoke told you."

Su Huan said.

"Oh."

Lin Xi obediently turned around, ran to Su Huan's bed, sat down, and drew the bed curtains.

Ten minutes later, a soaking wet Su Leiya sat on the ground, looking utterly dejected. Her flat stomach was slightly swollen, clearly indicating that she had drunk quite a bit.

"Now, tell me everything you know, starting with the role of each person in your team."

Su Huan smiled and said, "Don't lie, or next time you won't be drinking water."

Looking at Su Huan's handsome, almost otherworldly face, Su Leiya swallowed hard, not daring to harbor any ulterior motives, and began to narrate with reverence.

"HT-426 is the deputy commander for this operation, and also the actual commander besides Zhao Kuo. Her real name is Shu Wei, and she is the daughter of Mr. Shu and Wang Yi..."

……

Two hours later.

Su Huan gained a comprehensive understanding of the entire Black Kite.

Bai Lu and the other person took Su Leiya away.

Briefly organize the information in your mind, then open the curtains.

The girl held a notebook and wrote furiously on it.

Su Huan raised an eyebrow, surprised that she was so serious. He took the notebook and asked, "Let me see what you've written down?"

"The train conductor told a total of twenty-two lies, namely..."

"1. 1 minute 16 seconds..."

"Second, 7 points..."

Su Huan was speechless. He looked down at Lin Xi and said through gritted teeth, "Don't tell me you memorized this in just two hours?"

Lin Xi blinked and said seriously, "Didn't you say you were going to record the lies of the speakers? I've written them all down."

Su Huan laughed angrily, "I asked you to record her story, not mine! Even if your brother came this time, he couldn't save you!"

“It’s fake,” Lin Xi said expressionlessly, then, seeing Su Huan’s increasingly dangerous expression, she changed her tone, “She wasn’t lying either.”

Su Huan raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Is it all true?"

"That's the case in terms of ability."

……

Two days later, the train conductor threw down his pen, finally freeing himself from the tedious tasks.

The torrential rain outside the car window had been pouring down for two whole days, but it finally subsided a bit today.

Only a light drizzle slanted across the car window.

Su Huan stood up and walked to the second floor.

In addition to the one-way door connecting to the dining car, his second floor also has a door leading to the front of the train and a door leading to the deck of the train.

Stepping out of the car, a refreshing breeze rushed in, and a huge crown pear tree came into view.

The reason the train didn't leave Wangjiang Peak immediately was because of this pear tree.

It took a whole day to remove a lot of branches and leaves before the tree trunk could be dragged onto the deck in the middle of the train, which forced the waterline of the locomotive to be a meter deeper.

The pears on top were not lost because they were properly protected.

A small branch was taken from Huanghai for cultivation, and Director Xu's laboratory also took a branch for experiments.

The rest are temporarily placed on the deck.

Because the tree was pulled down with its roots and soil attached, and the weather was humid, there was no fear that the pear tree would dry out and die.

Looking into the distance, there are continuous mountain peaks on both sides and a rushing torrent in the middle, making the armed train seem to be traveling in the middle of a great river.

The floodwaters had shown signs of receding a day earlier, and were accompanied by backflow.

Considering that the silt left by the receding flood would be detrimental to the train's tracks, after dealing with the pear trees, the armed train headed north of Guangren City along the receding floodwaters.

They officially set off for the flood zone where Su Huan had died in his previous life.

Using the speed of the water flow, the journey is not slow.

It just so happens that it occasionally bumps into buildings and mountains, which adds a lot of trouble.

Suddenly, the clouds in front of us seemed to have parted, and a golden light shone down on the mountain ridge beside us.

The lush mountain ridge, with its exposed yellow rocks and loess, presented a pristine and beautiful scene that made Su Huan momentarily lose his composure.

Leaving the acid rain zone means that all the advantages he gained from his previous life will disappear.

Just like an ordinary survivor, they began to face this cruel apocalypse.

Before he could figure it out, God seemed to have discovered the loophole, pulled back the clouds, the golden light dissipated, gloom descended, and the mountain ridge became unremarkable.

A horizon line appearing where the sky meets the ground appeared directly in front of the armed train.

The muddy floodwaters and the clear water in the distance were clearly distinct.

Before the apocalypse, Ningxi Province did not have such a large water area. It did have the world's largest freshwater lake and two tributaries running through it. Who would have thought that it would become this flooded place after the apocalypse?

Perhaps because the armed train was new to the area, the flood zone did not show its violent side.

It was just a bit windy.

Just as he was about to go back, Su Huan suddenly noticed a small black dot at the edge of the horizon where the water met the sky.

"What does this look like...?"

Rubbing his chin, Su Huan entered the cockpit with great interest.

The busy staff at the command post quickly greeted Su Huan.

"Train conductor, we have detected a generalized energy fluctuation ten kilometers ahead. We initially thought it was an aquatic mutant beast, but according to our detection, it appears to be a floating island with vegetation on it. We have deployed drones, and they will transmit clearer images soon."

Everyone moved aside from the command platform so that Su Huan could see it.

One screen displays sound waves and a generalized energy scanning model, vaguely resembling a small island.

The other side is much clearer, showing images transmitted back in real time by a drone.

As the camera zoomed in, Su Huan suddenly burst into laughter.

It's not a floating island at all; it's clearly just a large tree floating on the water.

There were several disheveled figures above.

It was the Black Kite Squad that had run away.

(End of this chapter)