Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 235 Ebb Tide

The slap landed on his face not with a crisp "smack," but with a muffled "bang."

Qi Zhiyuan was sent flying sideways to the astonishment of the crowd.

Qi Zhendong, who was eager to take over the role, was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Big Brother!"

Silence reigned all around, then a woman's scream suddenly rang out.

Qi Zhiyuan's mother held her hands up in front of her eyes in disbelief, her mouth agape, almost revealing her tonsils.

The woman suddenly rushed towards the direction where Qi Zhiyuan had landed, crying and cursing, "Qi Jianguo, you bastard, are you trying to kill my son?"

She picked up Qi Zhiyuan while crying and shouting.

She was cursing Qi Jianguo for being heartless and complaining about how difficult it was for her to raise the child alone.

Old Man Tie glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law, said nothing, and then focused his gaze on Xiao Dong.

When Qi Zhiyuan was picked up by his mother, his head was buzzing. One side of his face was numb and the other was swollen and painful, so that his eyes were squeezed into slits. Now he was trying his best to stare angrily at his own father with those small eyes.

"why did you hit me?"

"Because you're useless, you deserve to be beaten!"

Qi Jianguo took a step forward, but was pulled back by Qi Zhendong, who saw that things were not going well, and whispered to him, "Now is not the time to hit him."

He turned to Qi Zhiyuan on the ground and said coldly, "Why aren't you getting up and apologizing to your father?"

Seeing the farce unfolding at the Qi family's place, and knowing that Qi Zhiyuan was always acting arrogantly and domineeringly at the shelter, everyone watched coldly and began to whisper among themselves.

It's true that the Qi family has the most say in the shelter, but that's a reputation built up by Old Man Tie and the Qi brothers.

Rather than Su Huan's absolute authority over the armed train.

Moreover, among the more than 5,000 people in the shelter, there were quite a few who did not get along with the Qi family. Everyone usually relied on the Qi brothers, so these people naturally dared not utter a word.

But seeing that the Qi family was in decline, coupled with the petty squabbles of the past, they started gossiping more.

As they were talking, a slightly shrill voice reached everyone's ears.

"What exactly happened at the bar? My husband went to the bar and hasn't come back. Where is he?"

"Yeah, my sixth son went to the bar too, I haven't seen him yet."

"My mom hasn't come back either..."

Upon hearing these words, Qi Jianguo opened his mouth, but was stopped by Qi Zhendong, who grabbed his arm.

Qi Jianguo looked at his brother with a puzzled expression.

The latter shook his head.

More than a hundred lives were lost. They did try to stop it, but they were no match for the enemy.

This is the truth.

But who would believe that?

Everyone in the bar is dead, and only your Qi family is alive. No matter what you say, it's hard to convince the public.

People don't believe the truth; they only believe the most disgusting guess in their hearts.

The Qi family's current situation is already very delicate. If this matter is revealed, there will be no chance of turning things around.

"Young Master Qi, where is my husband, who's your closest friend?"

"What mistake did you just say you made? It wasn't you who brought those outsiders in, was it?"

"This is really messing things up for everyone!"

Qi Jianguo took a deep breath and hissed, "You bastard, get up now!"

Qi Zhiyuan felt like his head was about to split open, and every word from the people around him felt like a sharp knife piercing his brain.

But what hurt him the most was Qi Jianguo's slap.

He had hardly ever seen Qi Jianguo since he was a child, and every year when he went home, he would find all sorts of reasons to beat him up.

If someone suffers injustice outside, they can go back to their father for support.

But if he got into a fight, he had to keep it a secret, because if he told his family, his father would beat him again.

He thought that with the end of the world coming, he could finally escape his past life.

The result was still the same.

His grandfather took care of him, as did his father and two uncles.

Everyone can control him.

Anyone can succeed.

He's a good-for-nothing.

Everyone is a thing.

He's the worst kind of scumbag!

He deserves to die!

The emotions that had been building up inside him for years surged from his heart to his throat, and then from his throat to his head, making his head feel like it was going to explode.

She shoved her sobbing mother aside and, with red eyes, roared hysterically at Qi Jianguo.

"Useless? Qi Jianguo, you're the real piece of trash!"

"Fifteen years away from home, and you're not even a colonel. What have you accomplished? You're nothing!"

Where were you when my mom was being bullied?

Where were you when I was being verbally abused and my father was cursed to death?

Where were you when those people were killed?

"You're fucking being trampled underfoot like a dead dog!"

"Qi Jianguo, you're the real piece of trash!"

"What right do you have to insult me?"

I don't have a father like you!

"Fuck your mother!"

Qi Zhiyuan roared out the last sentence through gritted teeth, blood and saliva flying from the corner of his mouth, each word exploding in the space like a cannonball.

He stared intently at Qi Jianguo as if he were looking at an enemy, his head swollen like a pig's head.

His words left everyone speechless.

Everyone stared at Qi Zhiyuan with expressions of utter disbelief, then abruptly turned to look at the three Qi brothers.

Qi Zhendong and Qi Zhenbang were trembling with rage, their eyebrows raised in anger. "You little brat, say that again?!"

Before he could even step forward, Qi Jianguo grabbed his arm.

This time, the situation has reversed for the two brothers.

Qi Zhendong looked at his elder brother.

The latter's burly body trembled slightly, his face deathly still, but the guilt in his eyes could not be hidden from his brother of so many years.

"Jianguo, is what Zhiyuan said true? My husband... is gone?"

A woman's voice, tinged with sobs, suddenly emerged.

Qi Jianguo turned his head and saw an older woman with slightly graying temples; her husband worked as a cook at a bar.

Seeing the woman's reddened eyes, he broke free from his brother's arm and gave a muffled "hmm".

The response was like a boulder thrown into a lake, instantly causing a thousand waves.

……

Su Huan had no idea how much time had passed; he was completely immersed in the feeling of manipulating energy.

If we quantify the level of proficiency in manipulation.

At first, he needed to expend 120% of his mental energy to manipulate the "Thunder Pool".

Now you only need to spend 60%.

He also discovered a new use for it.

Looking downstairs, a small mountain of crabs had piled up again.

There was a crab the size of an eight-immortal table on it, staring at him menacingly, and the other small crabs dared not climb onto it.

"I don't know if the second-tier can withstand it..."

Su Huan stared at the low-hanging dark clouds before him, waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning from the Thunder Pool seemed to lose control and plunge into the dark clouds.

A rumbling sound rolled through the dark clouds.

The next instant, the world turned white.

A massive bolt of lightning, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, poured into the Thunder Pool and struck down upon the crabs that had gathered into a small mountain.

"boom--"

Even Su Huan narrowed his eyes.

The sea and sky melted into chaos amidst the roar of thunder, and a section of the water surface suddenly disappeared.

The giant, menacing crab, along with the crab mountain beneath it, vanished simultaneously, leaving only wisps of white steam rising into the air.

The surrounding water roared to fill the gap, creating huge waves. "Boom!"

A pile of crab shells and remains floated on the water, swaying back and forth.

This wiped out at least tens of thousands of crabs.

Upon seeing this scene, Su Huan rubbed his chin in surprise.

He just saw that the clouds in the sky looked very close and casually tried it out.

I didn't expect the new skill to be so powerful.

But that's normal, since it's the power of heaven and earth.

Its power far surpasses that of a third-tier evolver, but he doesn't know if it can reach the fourth tier.

After all, he himself had never reached that level, so many things were still unclear to him.

What do you think would be a good name for this move?

Su Huan suddenly asked.

Shu Wei, somewhat numb with shock, took a deep breath with a complicated expression and squeezed her legs together. "The train conductor can summon lightning from the sky, so why not call him Lightning Spark?"

"Lightning stun... Hmm, not bad."

Su Huan nodded.

He didn't seem too happy about developing a new move.

After all, this is not a skill that can be used at any time based on its own evolution; it is subject to too many restrictions.

This means that areas prone to flooding and acid rain can experience heavy rainfall.

If you go to the storm zone or arid areas, this skill will basically be useless.

However, it is very useful right now.

The clouds in the sky remained thick and did not wane because of this.

Su Huan continued to summon thunder from the sky.

Like a black and white animation playing in a pitch-black room, the whole world flickers between light and darkness.

The thunderous roar of the storm once again brought a new audio-visual feast to everyone.

The crabs underneath were completely ruined.

Su Huan's electric current was distributed into thousands of parts, making it difficult to kill them all at once. It could only be consumed little by little, like peeling silk from a cocoon.

But summoning thunder from the sky is a different story.

This thing doesn't cost any money.

Basically, it clears out a large area at once.

Before long, only tens of thousands of broken limbs remained on the water's surface, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of seafood.

Perhaps due to the large amount of lightning, the dark clouds have thinned out.

The sky is turning white.

……

"March 10th, the waters are raging."

"The crab offered up its shell, the thunder is avoiding me, this world is like a seafood feast after a carnival, and I did a good deed."

The train conductor used clumsy words to mark the start of a new day.

Although the sky was overcast and there was not much light, the excited shouts of people could still be faintly heard.

Are they celebrating their survival?

Su Huan spread his arms and, as if walking on a balance beam, swayed back to the rooftop.

Shu Wei was silent for a moment, then said, "They are insulting you."

Su Huan's face darkened. "You troublemaker!"

"We just contacted the train, and it was undamaged. They are currently cleaning up the battlefield. Are we going to consolidate the Tieshan shelter now?"

Shu Wei asked.

"Do not."

Su Huan held up one finger and shook it, decisively rejecting the idea.

"eat first."

"Uh, okay."

Yu Yue's cooking area is not far away, right in the middle of the tin-roofed house. There is a large common area here, which is specifically reserved for cooking.

It's somewhat like the courtyard in the middle of a traditional Chinese courtyard house.

When the two arrived, Shu Wei found that a high-ranking military officer was already waiting there.

It seems the rule on the armed train is to eat first after a major battle.

Shu Wei silently memorized this strange rule.

Because of limited space, Yu Yue placed a large table in the middle of the kitchen, with a huge crab shell in the center. Lin Jin, looking exhausted, sat to the side, manipulating the flames to slowly roast the red-hot crab shell, while crab porridge simmered inside.

Crab legs, each as thick as an arm, are coated in starch, deep-fried until golden brown, and placed next to the crab pot.

Stir-fried with chili, braised in soy sauce, steamed...

In Yu Yue's hands, the crab displayed multiple delicious forms.

"Conductor."

Upon seeing Su Huan enter, everyone stood up and bowed their heads slightly.

Su Huan ignored them, sat down, and picked up a crab leg that looked like a large knife to gnaw on.

The crunching sound made one's heart itch.

The group was not reserved and took their seats next to Su Huan in order of their status.

They chatted about last night's battle while eating heartily.

Su Huan was like an outsider.

Eat a big mouthful of rice.

Shu Wei stood by the cabinet, trying to help several times, but Yu Yue politely and gently refused each time.

And I was fed a huge crab roe bun.

Lin Jin hesitated for a moment after hearing half of it before asking, "Train conductor, approximately how much energy did you use last night?"

Su Huan took a sip of porridge, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "About 80%."

A collective gasp filled the air at the table.

"Holy crap, it's more than enough for one night, it's amazing!"

The third brother flattered him.

Lin Jin's mouth gaped open, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

He used the Pan-Energy Crystal all night, but he couldn't hold out with Su Huan until the end.

A bitter feeling welled up in my heart.

Can you really catch up with the train conductor through hard work?

In fact, it was just a coincidence that Su Huan's "Energy Cycle" skill had been upgraded to level 3 after being used intensively yesterday. So he used it while charging, and the actual consumption was only about 150%.

Furthermore, the later ones directly quote lightning from the sky, so that doesn't count as a consumption.

However, after using up all the body's energy so thoroughly, it will take at least a day to recover.

This is his current skill set.

二阶「循环涡流」=lv7「泛能转化」+lv7「高能压缩」+lv7「能量塑形」+lv3「能量循环」+lv2「泛能汲取」

That is: Tier 2 "Energy Storage Core" + lv3 "Energy Cycle" + lv2 "Universal Energy Absorption" + lv7 "Universal Energy Perception"

Because "Energy Cycle" and "Universal Energy Absorption" are second-stage abilities, they are awakened late and used less, so they are at the lowest level.

Su Huan didn't pay much attention to his other profession, "fighter," and just practiced boxing casually on weekdays.

It relied entirely on AFK farming, but there have been some improvements since then.

"Fighter" = lv4 "Combat Factor" + lv3 "Fighting Specialization" + lv3 "Super Speed ​​Nerve"

This profession can bring Su Huan a lot of benefits.

However, it won't be of much help to his current combat situation.

Last time I faced a mutated second-tier tentacle zombie, I was almost instantly killed.

To advance to the third tier, he first needs to upgrade all three skills belonging to the "energy storage core" to level 9, which is the threshold for the third tier.

Then upgrade both skills of "Circulating Vortex" to level 6, the threshold for the second tier.

Furthermore, it awakens two skills belonging to the "Fusion Core".

Although the two new skills only require awakening, the effort and resources required to upgrade the previous skills are enormous.

Therefore, it becomes increasingly difficult for evolved beings to evolve further, and the more skills they possess, the harder it is to evolve.

(End of this chapter)