Chapter 60: Broken Track (Four updates, please vote for monthly tickets)!

Boom, boom, boom!!

The giant locomotive roared like an angry beast in the endless darkness. Under the impact of the zombie horde, the iron wheels of the carriages began to tilt slightly before slamming back down. Every collision with the tracks erupted in dazzling sparks. This cold industrial machine was harvesting the endlessly surging zombies in a nearly insane manner.

At 6:00 AM, with at least 10 hours until dawn, everyone was on high alert, watching in horror as the tide-like zombie army kept rushing forward.

"This is too unusual. How can there be so many??" Chen Sixuan exclaimed.

Kiki also frowned, "Exactly, why are these things acting like they've gone mad?"

Bang, bang, bang!

Even at high speed, zombies kept rushing forward and slamming into the front of the train. Large amounts of blood and filth almost completely covered the windshield.

Lin Xian hurriedly activated the water spray to clear the filth. Seeing the view ahead blocked, Kiki rushed toward the second carriage.

With so many zombies impacting the front at close range, the radar couldn't detect the road conditions ahead at all; they could only use the photoelectric observation and aiming system on the roof to try and scout the path.

Thump, thump, thump...

On the roof, zombies that had climbed up kept falling off due to the acceleration, and the sound of zombie shrieks filled the air everywhere.

Clang, clang!

On the vast black earth, a crimson train roared like a beast, smashing through the zombie horde ahead like cutting vegetables, while on the plains behind the train, a tide-like army of zombies roared and surged!

The scene was extremely shocking!

Thump!

At this moment, the sound of another zombie hitting the front of the train rang out. Lin Xian's expression changed, because he saw a thin, weak monster with gray-white skin and tattered clothes clinging to the front. It had a human face, deep-set eye sockets, and a blood-red mouth stretched into an eerie smile, staring straight at Lin Xian.

"Ah!" The monster scared Chen Sixuan into a scream.

Lin Xian immediately stood up to shield Chen Sixuan. His gaze sharpened, and for a split second, he felt that the monster's eerie face looked somewhat familiar.

Tang Hai?!!

He realized who it was, and his expression changed drastically.

The 'Tang Hai' that had turned into a monster stared fixedly at Lin Xian with those deep-set eyes. He smiled eerily, baring his teeth and emitting a hoarse sound.

"Run... run quickly... hehehe..."

The rotting trachea sounded like it was coming from a broken bellows.

"What is this thing?" Chen Sixuan asked nervously.

"Whatever it is, it's not human!"

Lin Xian's expression was solemn. He didn't know what Tang Hai had turned into, but he was certain that this guy suddenly appearing here was definitely no coincidence.

"Oh no, there's a broken bridge ahead!!"

At this moment, a shout from Kiki suddenly came from behind. The photoelectric observation system that had just come online suddenly sounded an alarm.

Lin Xian turned his head, only to find that 'Tang Hai' had disappeared from the front of the train. The headlights illuminated a railway bridge crossing the valley ahead, but there was a huge gap of at least seven or eight meters in the middle of the iron trestle bridge, and the tracks were completely severed!

"Damn it!!"

Lin Xian's heart skipped a beat.

"That old bastard!!!"

He immediately realized that this must have been Tang Hai's secret doing. This ghost had been quietly following them the whole way. He didn't know what means this thing possessed after evolving, but it could actually destroy a bridge and incite a zombie horde?

"Stop the train!" Chen Sixuan shouted in panic.

In a flash, Lin Xian's instinctive reaction was to brake, but the "Infinite" had just accelerated and broken out of the zombie horde. Once his Mechanical Heart activated, he realized that at this speed, it was highly likely they wouldn't be able to stop. Tang Hai's appearance had already caused him to miss the optimal braking time; even if they stopped, they would immediately fall into the endless zombie tide!

Lin Xian's heart pounded. At this moment, a graceful figure suddenly rushed forward, her eyes glowing—it was the state of her ability erupting.

"Don't stop, we'll charge across!"

Lin Xian was shocked to see this and immediately cursed,

"Are you crazy?!!" Kiki looked at Lin Xian, her small face trembling, her gaze rarely serious. "Hey! Didn't you say this train could soar into the clouds? If we combine our efforts, we can definitely make it across!"

Soar into the clouds...

Once these words were spoken, a crazy idea exploded in Lin Xian's mind like gunpowder. He knew there was no retreat, so he gritted his teeth and shouted,

"Chen Laoshi, hold on tight!"

Immediately, he pressed both hands onto the control panel, his hair standing on end as his Mechanical Heart operated at high speed!

Hum!

Facing a broken bridge with a gap of several meters, this industrial giant pulling hundreds of tons of weight roared and accelerated again!

Kiki's small face was pale, white light flashing in her eyes, bloodshot veins spreading across her pupils. She gritted her teeth, her gaze fixed on the pitch-black mountain ravine that was about to swallow them.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

20 meters!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

10 meters!

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

5 meters!

In an instant, bloodshot veins burst into Kiki's eyes. She let out a soft shout and lifted both hands!

Clang, clang...

The wheels of the first 200-ton Giant Whale 03e heavy gas turbine locomotive slowly left the tracks, followed by the second 340-ton Ring Star 7f electric locomotive, which was also lifted by the traction. The entire train seemed to be supported by an invisible force, carving a breathtaking arc in the air.

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze.

!

Chen Sixuan's gaze was filled with terror, Lin Xian's expression was cold, and Kiki's eyes were stained red with bloodshot veins!

Thump-thump, thump-thump...

The space seemed to go quiet, and everyone seemed to hear only the sound of their own heartbeats.

Boom-hum!!!!

It felt like an instant, yet also like a lifetime. Accompanied by a huge impact, the entire train shook!

Screech!!!!!

The sound of wheels grinding on tracks and the tearing of iron echoed for thousands of meters.

Lou Shasha and Lou Ye in the 5th carriage felt as if an earthquake had occurred, a huge force surging through.

Bang! Clang...

As the two front locomotives successfully landed, the huge inertia carried the lighter carriages behind directly across the gap of several meters. Starting from the 3rd carriage, the train derailed and tilted, crushing gravel and sleepers, but it was quickly pulled back, the steel connections emitting a harsh humming sound!

The chains on a flatbed carriage snapped due to the huge centrifugal force, causing a jeep to be flung off and crash into the valley below.

Clang, clang, clang, clang...

Soon, the train returned to the tracks without any danger, continuing to charge forward at high speed.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

"Lin Xian!"

Chen Sixuan shouted, still shaken. Lin Xian turned back and saw Kiki bleeding profusely from her eyes and nostrils, her breathing stalled, slowly collapsing like a light feather.

Lin Xian hurriedly supported her, realizing her breathing was intermittent. His expression turned solemn. "Quick, the medical kit!"

"Lin Xian, look at her eyes!" Chen Sixuan exclaimed.

Lin Xian lifted Kiki's eyelids and was shocked to find that her eyes were being gradually eroded by a wisp of black ink, her pupils slowly dilating.

But when he looked into Kiki's eyes, he suddenly felt a sense of illusion before him, as if some powerful force was frantically devouring his physical strength.

In an instant, a shriek that seemed to come from hell rang in his mind. With ringing ears and blurred vision, Lin Xian staggered a few steps and collapsed.

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