Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Zhong You, who was about to leave, froze in place.

His eyes were complex, ”I personally fed that Tier Three Queen.”

”So she’s called ’Lady of the House,’ huh? It’s my first time hearing this type of zombie, quite fitting.”

Su Huan was enlightened, his tone carried a hint of approval.

Lord Level zombies are rare; in his previous life, he hadn’t encountered many. Even if there were related tasks, he was just a minor character on the outskirts.

”Last time, you beat me badly, aren’t you worried I’ll stab you in the back?”

Zhong You stared directly into his eyes, trying to find a hint of gloom or anger or other negative emotions.

Su Huan generously patted his shoulder, revealing a sunny smile, ”No worries, the train conductor holds no grudges.”

Zhong You wanted to curse, but remembering the power of Su Huan’s recent snapping fingers, he silently swallowed his words.

Yu Yue turned her head to stifle her laughter.

’Who knows where he learned so many mischievous words. Our future kid mustn’t be just like him, but a little naughty to avoid being bullied wouldn’t hurt...’

Zhong You took a deep breath and said earnestly, ”I have one more question.”

Su Huan said plainly, ”I don’t have much patience left. Given our pleasant cooperation earlier, this is the last one. Go ahead.”

”Is Cao Yong’s death related to you?”

”Who is Cao Yong?”

”My... elder, captain of the Copper Kite Special Task Force.”

”Not someone of my caliber.”

”Captured in the last battle with your train, he was Tier One...”

Su Huan realized, ”Did he scold me?”

This was Tong Zizhan’s merit, which is why the train conductor remembers it so well. How could the dignified conductor bother with a minor character?

Zhong You was momentarily confused; he genuinely didn’t know this.

”Then he...”

”Uncertain.”

Su Huan’s lips lifted as he said indifferently, ”I’ve killed so many people, how could I remember. You’ll have to verify that yourself. If he was killed by me, feel free to seek revenge. Considering our perfect transaction before, I’ll leave your body whole.”

A heart like unyielding stone, a malevolence like iron, vehemence unrestrained.

At this moment, Zhong You felt that Su Huan stepped out from those files filled with countless adjectives and became the vivid conductor in front of him.

He was the one who led zombies to slaughter the city, yet also the one who blocked them to save people.

Innocence and guilt indistinct, good and evil blurred.

Madness that invoked fear, tenacity that won admiration, truly a fiercely unyielding rogue!

Zhong You seemed to understand why Su Huan could kill his way from the high-temperature zone to here.

Some cursed him, hated him, hit him, killed him, but now, no one dared to underestimate him.

A heroic feeling surged uncontrollably in Zhong You’s chest, and he said solemnly, ”I need some time. If it wasn’t you, I’ll join the Armed Train. But if it was you, even if I can’t kill you, I’ll test my spear with the conductor’s blood.”

After speaking, he left without waiting for Su Huan’s reply.

”Tsk, confident.”

Su Huan chuckled softly, extending a hand, and Yu Yue, with long legs, deftly jumped into his arms. The two ran towards the train.

Along the way, Yu Yue asked worriedly, ”What if...”

”Then there’ll be one less reservoir.”

Yu Yue’s apricot eyes widened; she thought Su Huan valued the other’s strength.

She didn’t expect it was a battery’s appreciation for a water reservoir.

”I heard you’ve given me a fitting nickname?”

The lingering voice and the close male aura made Yu Yue’s body tense.

...

Black Kite Headquarters, underground laboratory.

A deep white corridor extends into the distance, flanked by thirty-six cylindrical incubation chambers, each 2.2 meters high and 1.1 meters in diameter, made of medical-grade stainless steel and explosion-proof glass, with tiny water beads condensing on the surface, slowly sliding down the metal frame.

The compartments are filled with a light green nutrient solution, presenting a semi-transparent state under the illumination of the LEDs at the top.

The solution temperature is maintained at 36.5°C, with six micro-vortex pumps at the bottom ensuring a slow circulation, and fine bubbles are generated by micro-pore diffusers at the bottom, continuously supplying at a rate of 15 liters per minute.

In each chamber, a grown male body is suspended, with almost identical height and physique, in an upright position, fixed in the center by nylon straps, covered with various tubes and electrode pads.

A faint smell of alcohol and metallic ion solution fills the air.

Suddenly, the warning light of chamber number 1 lights up, and the suspended man’s fingers twitch slightly, with his closed eyelids revealing moving eyeballs beneath.

Two multi-axis robotic arms swiftly approach, opening the nutrition chamber according to the procedure.

With a ”whoosh,” the naked man is placed on an operating table, and the robotic arm pushes him further inside.

The man slowly opens his eyes, dazedly looking at the robotic arm before him.

”Where... is this?”

”This is Black Kite Headquarters. Can you recall anything?”

A gentle female voice emerged from the mechanical arm.

Shattered images suddenly flashed in his mind—horrific monsters, a tide of corpses, snake-like graceful beings... and a man who looked human but inexplicably made the soul tremble, and the white light of destruction.

”Who is that person with electricity?”

The man couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

”Based on database retrieval, the person you mentioned should be the train conductor of the Armed Train, Su Huan, currently the only known Tier Three Evolver, a near-godly figure.”

”Near-godly figure, then who am I?”

As his memory deepened, the man’s eyes gradually turned hollow.

The man was quickly wheeled into the operating room, where, apart from the hum of various machines, only the mechanical prompts were heard.

”Clone’s functions are normal, surgery begins.”