Chapter 151: Evolution

"Jiang Yun, that earthquake just now was unusual—it's very similar to the one near Dalaoshan yesterday."

Ren Huiyan hurried over, flicked one hand sideways, and shattered a charging corpse with an invisible air rifle, her expression unchanged as she said, "Does this situation mean a Corpse Driver?"

Jiang Yun's gaze turned toward the ascending elevator, his tone growing urgent.

"Whether it's a Corpse Driver doesn't matter anymore—I sense there's more of that thing coming. We can't let it attack our air defense weapons again!"

"Go." Jiang Yun said to Da Lou and Lu Xingchen.

"Organize the psychics—we secure air defense. Those zombies can't be wiped out; ignore them for now."

Jiang Yu now had a strong premonition: certain things lurking in the darkness must also fear the heavy weapons in the airport. If those defenses fall, their pressure will multiply tenfold—they couldn't possibly hold out for even a few hours.

…

On the other side, Wei Kexue stared at the system's data, his face turning pale.

"Bad news—Electromagnetic Railgun #3 is offline."

Lin Xian immediately stood up. "I'll go check."

"It's worse than that," Wei Kexue's forehead was drenched in sweat, his complexion visibly paling as he frantically operated the system. He slowly raised his head, his whole body seeming soulless.

"Another bad piece of news—the recent earthquake snapped one of our main power cables. The remaining power output… isn't enough to run the ascending elevator!"

Wei Kexue's words turned the already tense situation into utter despair; Lin Xian and Kiki both paled at the news.

"What? The cable's broken too? Then… what do we do?" Kiki frowned.

"I… I…"

Wei Kexue was completely flustered, stammering helplessly, unable to recall any solution.

"We'll deal with the power issue later—I'm going to fix that electromagnetic railgun." Lin Xian rose swiftly, his face stern. "The ascending elevator is nearly repaired. The air defense system cannot fail—if those things break through, we won't even have a chance to escape."

"Kid."

"Huh?"

"Come with me up first."

"Okay."

Hearing Lin Xian's words, Wei Kexue Mianqiang regained some composure, nodding frantically. "Alright… I—I'll go back to the tower to consult with White Leader and General Zhang."

Lin Xian wasted no time—he grabbed Kiki and sprinted toward the elevator entrance on the rooftop platform.

Both sides split up. That electromagnetic railgun—a weapon of mass destruction—must not fail. It's the only thing that can directly defend against sky jellyfish. If the air defense system collapses, tonight's situation will deteriorate further.

Whoo~

The maintenance elevator shot upward rapidly, carrying Lin Xian to a platform dozens of stories high. Thud! The moment he opened the door, an overwhelming stench slammed into him. At the same time, countless black insects swarmed in through the doorway.

"Kid!"

Lin Xian instantly sensed something wrong. Beside him, Kiki didn't hesitate—she raised her hand and shattered the hundreds of black insects with a single Zhen, bursting them into green sludge, sparks of electricity flickering in the air.

Seeing this, he frowned. Outside the door, the sky above was streaked with lines of fire, the deafening roar of bullets and shells filling the air, wind howling as snowflakes swirled down—the blizzard was coming!

He stepped out onto the platform and immediately saw a massive monster sprawled across it. Its head had been blown apart, black blood pooling beneath it, half of a huge black wing dangling from the platform's edge, swaying in the wind.

Behind it, the air defense electromagnetic railgun had gone dark, occasionally sparking with electrical flashes.

"Whoa, how did this thing get in?" Kiki gasped. She spotted the thick black mist ahead and instantly waved one hand—a Level 2 Strange Blood Essence landed in her palm.

Lin Xian had no time to pay attention to this—he rushed toward the railgun, placed his hand on it, and activated the mechanical scan.

【Scanning… Scan progress: 1%】

Scanning this large weapon was far more difficult than scanning the maintenance robot earlier. Lin Xian felt pressure mounting. He turned to Kiki. "It'll take some time—keep watch over that other electromagnetic railgun. Don't let any monsters get close."

Kiki nodded. She was sharp—she understood the importance of these air defense weapons, and her reason for coming up here was to protect Lin Xian while he repaired them. 【Scan progress: 20%】

On the lower airport platform, the frontline soldiers of the Taitiewei and survivors were under increasing pressure. In Zone D, where the train tracks lay, large Strange Entities kept pouring in.

The air defense weapons aboard the Silver Star had activated their fire-control radar and were firing continuously.

The anti-aircraft cannons and rapid-fire machine guns on Longshan No. 1 unleashed brilliant lines of fire, sweeping away threat after threat surging over the high walls.

Aaagh!!

A crimson humanoid Gui shot out from the zombie horde, streaking like a red shadow, suddenly leaping onto the roof of Longshan No. 1. It tore off half the neck of a machine gunner mid-shoot—blood sprayed, triggering a furious barrage from nearby defenders.

"Watch out!!"

"This monster is fast!!"

The moment the machine gunner fell, another survivor from Longshan No. 1 lunged forward and kept firing.

The crimson humanoid Gui climbed rapidly across the roof—most bullets missed, causing stray rounds to fly everywhere, sparks flying.

Aaagh!!

The crimson humanoid Gui shrieked, closing in on a machine gunner. The gunner swung his weapon and fired—tatatata—many rounds missed; a few pierced through a chunk of flesh but failed to stop the attack.

!

Claws came slashing—the gunner's face turned white.

Boom!

At the last possible moment, a thunderous gunshot rang out.

The humanoid Gui, mere inches from the gunner, exploded into a spray of gore before his eyes, accompanied by a powerful gust of wind—blood splattered across his face.

"Killed it?"

"That was close, Chen Dong! You okay?!"

His teammate shouted at him. The gunner's mind went blank for a second, then he snapped back, wiped blood from his face, and turned his gaze toward the shooter. There, far away, a black armored train's window revealed the dark muzzle of a heavy anti-materiel sniper rifle.

"I'm fine… I'm fine…"

The gunner nodded tensely toward the direction, then immediately raised his weapon again to keep fighting the zombies.

On the Wuxian, Chen Sixuan adjusted her breathing, holding the A33K heavy anti-materiel sniper rifle.

Her shoulder ached, her whole body felt like it might fall apart—but the feeling of firing made her senses sharper. For some reason, since following Lin Xian, she who once couldn't lift a heavy bag now felt stronger.

Most importantly, Chen Sixuan felt her observational skills had become far more acute!

"Such precise shooting—but you seem surprised."

Ding Junyi's cold voice came from beside her. She stood with hands in her pockets, watching Chen Sixuan silently.

Chen Sixuan took a deep breath, kept aiming through the scope, and replied:

"This is my second time firing."

"Is that so? I don't know much about weapons, but that anti-materiel sniper rifle is heavy. From the sound and impact, the recoil must be substantial. You've had no professional training, and you're not a combatant on this train—yet you have this talent. It seems you've evolved."

Chen Sixuan frowned slightly: "Evolved? What does that mean?"

"Literally," Ding Junyi said. "The longer you survive in the dark, the more you evolve. Don't fear it, don't treat it as a burden—evolution isn't necessarily bad."

Chen Sixuan was momentarily stunned. She immediately understood Ding Junyi's meaning. She bit her lip, fell silent for a moment, then whispered:

"I'm not afraid at all."

"If I can gain enough strength to help everyone, I'm willing to accept this 'evolution.'"

Ding Junyi's expression didn't change. "I admire your attitude. Everyone on this train shows a positive spirit—this kind of team will survive in any environment."

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(End of Chapter)