Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 53 Escape by Changing Track
Under the dim nightlights, the passengers huddled together nervously, listening to the increasingly loud screams of corpses and the resounding crashes outside. Some were already regretting their decision to board this train.

The stench of sweat, blood, and decay seeping in through the shattered windows mingled together, creating a foul, abyssal atmosphere.

Those pairs of scarlet eyes were the evil spirits that came to drag them away.

"Om..."

The carriage suddenly became bright.

A group of people walked over from the end of the road. The young man at the head of the group always had a faint smile on his face, like Dante walking through hell.

He observed everything around him with a calm yet indifferent gaze.

"Snapped!"

Su Huan snapped his fingers and smiled, “I am the train conductor of the armed train. You can call me Su Huan, or you can call me by my surname Su in private. I don’t want to say too much now. In three days, you will find that boarding the armed train was the best decision you ever made.”

"Get some rest, there's still a long road ahead."

The group looked at each other, wondering who would dare to sleep in this situation, and who could possibly fall asleep.

After Su Huan finished speaking, he ignored the passengers' reactions and led the group straight ahead.

The regular passengers quickly made way, and the new passengers, though unaware of what was so scary about this young man, followed the crowd and stepped aside.

The three brothers followed behind, acting as guards.

As the group passed by, the carriage behind them was plunged into darkness once again.

"Third brother, how many guns and ammunition are there in the car?" Su Huan asked.

"There are only two Enforcer-S1 tactical pistols, two Hummingbird-9 submachine guns, one Iron Curtain-A3 assault rifle, and one Night Owl-X7 sniper rifle. Except for the sniper rifle, which uses armor-piercing rounds, all the bullets are standard ammunition. I didn't count the exact number, but there are three boxes in total."

The third brother scratched his head and said.

"You know quite a lot, are you a veteran?"

"Nonsense, what man doesn't know about guns? Besides, law enforcement officers have these standard-issue equipment all the time."

Su Huan chuckled, "Two submachine guns and one rifle for you brothers. You're all set to handle the train's defenses, right?"

The third brother didn't answer immediately. Instead, he took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and put it in his mouth. He walked through two carriages, and the cigarette burned right up to his lips.

After exhaling all the smoke from his lungs in one breath, the third brother spat out the cigarette butt and said, "I want to eat river crab stew with tofu!"

"it is good!"

……

A beam of snow-white light pierced the night like a sword of judgment, cleaving through the thick darkness. The armored train, accompanied by a thunderous roar, crushed the zombies blocking the tracks.

The horde of zombies surged in from all directions like black asphalt, their jagged backs forming undulating waves of corpses under the headlights, squeezed against the sides of the railway tracks by the impact.

The steel dragon emitted a deafening whistle amidst the mist of steam and flesh, like the furious roar of a giant beast.

The flashing red light on the cockpit dashboard stained Liang Kuan's pupils bloodshot.

Suddenly, a hand landed on his shoulder, and a calm voice sounded from behind, "We're almost at the South Station, aren't we?"

Hearing this, Liang Kuan relaxed a little. "There are more and more zombies. There will definitely be trains blocking the tracks at the platform, but we can't stop them."

Why stop?

“Although our train is very heavy, if we collide with another train, it will definitely derail, which is worse than being directly trapped in a horde of corpses.”

Liang Kuan's hand was already on the control lever.

Su Huan smiled and said, "Isn't there still Xiao Ba?"

The boy sat silently in the corner of the driver's seat, seemingly blending into the darkness.

Liang Kuan said in a deep voice, "Xiao Ba's metal handling is very strong, but an empty carriage weighs at least tens of tons, and Xiao Ba simply can't move it..."

Su Huan raised an eyebrow. "Who said I was going to move the train? If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. It's that simple."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Liang Kuan gritted his teeth and pushed the speed to its maximum!
Feeling the engine struggling to vibrate beneath his feet, Su Huan narrowed his eyes, pushed the energy to its limit, and poured it evenly into the front of the train and the other four hydrogen-powered train engines.

The fences on both sides have been replaced by thick, wide buildings.

The train was swarming with zombies, and more were pouring off the platform. In the blink of an eye, the tracks were no longer visible from the driver's cab. The armored train had entered a mass grave!

The ramming ram and steel shovel played an excellent role. With the help of the violent power, the train, like a ferry on the Bridge of Helplessness, waded through the horde of corpses, leaving a long river of blood.

Soon, the train parked at the platform ahead came into their view.

"Xiao Ba, move the track ahead to change tracks!"

Su Huan stared at the train ahead, a certain light flickering in his eyes.

"Bang bang bang!"

Bolts flew off the rails one by one, and the more than one-ton rails seemed to be bent by an invisible giant hand, sticking to the empty track next to them.

"Boom——"

The armed train, like a nimble dragon, swiftly passed by the parked train.

Seeing this, Liang Kuan let out a long sigh of relief.

"Is everything alright now?"

Su Huan asked calmly.

"We'll be out of Mojiang City in two hours!"

Liang Kuan said firmly.

As long as it's not blocked by other trains, nothing can stop a steel behemoth weighing over four thousand tons from leaving its cage.

Su Huan handed ten universal energy crystals to Xiao Ba, who was standing to the side.

"Absorb them one by one, and then use this energy to stimulate your superpower. Once all the crystals are absorbed, your skill will advance to level 2. You guys keep watch, I'm going to eat."

Xiao Ba glanced at Su Huan in surprise, then nodded silently.

Although zombies continued to slam into the front of the car, Su Huan had already left.

After a long while, Qi Xiaoba's voice suddenly rang out, "There should be other things happening tonight."

Liang Kuan, who was driving, paused for a moment, "We have to go through Mojiang City, who knows how many zombies we'll have to go through..."

"No, it should be something even more important than the zombie horde."

"how do you know?"

"He only does the most dangerous things himself."

Liang Kuan sighed inwardly, because he would not entrust his life to others.

……

When Su Huan returned to the dining car, the casserole on the induction cooker was still warming the river crabs, and the bubbling sound was drowned out by the muffled sounds coming from all over the carriage.

Huang Hai and the young man sat on the ground to the side, while the three brothers sat in chairs.

Upon seeing Su Huan arrive, the group quickly stood up.

Su Huan's gaze swept across the faces of the group, and he clicked his tongue lightly, "I don't care about these things. From now on, we're all on the same side."

Wan Xing, looking slightly tired, handed over a first-order universal energy crystal.

This is the result of a busy afternoon's work.

"Okay," Su Huan replied, putting the crystal into his pocket. "Let's eat."

Yu Yue, who was standing nearby, quickly brought over the casserole.

A bowl overflowing with rice was placed in front of him.

Su Huan aligned the chopsticks in his hand, extended them halfway, and then paused in mid-air.

"Don't you want to eat?"

(End of this chapter)