Chapter 62

On the other side, Lin Xian braved the gale on the roof of the train, rushing rapidly toward the front carriage. He knew that Tang Hai had been the station master of Beiwan Station and was quite familiar with trains; he reckoned that the destruction of the tracks was definitely a "good deed" he had intentionally committed!

Thump, thump, thump!

Lin Xian stepped along the roof of the train. Just as he was preparing to jump from Carriage No. 3 to Carriage No. 2, a white shadow suddenly flashed out from the connection between the carriages. His hair stood on end, and without even thinking, he condensed an ice shield before his eyes.

Pfft!

A tiny hole was pierced through. Lin Xian turned around sharply, only to discover a thin claw had grazed his chest, bringing up a spray of debris.

That was close!

"Die!!!"

Tang Hai shrieked, emitting a voice that was already half-human, half-monster. His seemingly weak arm swung, and with immense force, it sliced through the ice shield like a hot knife through butter, heading toward Lin Xian's throat.

"Old bastard, you won't die clean, so I'll help you!"

Lin Xian roared in anger. Thinking of how this guy had driven the zombie tide and set up a pit to bury everyone on his train, and with Kiki's life or death unknown, his chest was already burning with rage. He leaned back to avoid the sharp claws while swinging his blade with one hand, accurately hitting Tang Hai's neck!

Ding!

But who would have thought that the evolved Tang Hai's skin was now even tougher than that of the giant white monster? His GK03 electric blade, forged from Type-I tungsten-titanium alloy, actually emitted the sound of clashing metal upon impact. Sparks flashed, and the immense force sent Tang Hai reeling back repeatedly.

Yet he didn't care at all about the blade at his throat. With a ferocious grin, his two claws, covered in black nails, grabbed crazily at Lin Xian's body, saying as he attacked,

"Hahaha... I should thank you! For making me become so..."

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Lin Xian didn't waste any words with him. After retreating to open up space, he picked up his automatic rifle and unleashed a barrage of fire at the monster!

Before Tang Hai could finish his opening line, several bursts of bullets hit him directly. The massive kinetic energy sent him rolling on the ground repeatedly, and several weak spots were shot into bloody holes, blood splattering everywhere.

"Bastard!"

He was extremely fast. After taking several bullets, he immediately and agilely crawled toward the side of the carriage, disappearing into the night like a ghost.

Lin Xian was filled with suspicion. Clearly, even an ability user with body-strengthening powers like Gao Ta would be pierced by bullets, so why was this guy's defense so strong?

Could it really be that he had evolved?

"Damn it, neither human nor ghost; this must be a mongrel whose evolution failed."

Hiss!

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared at Lin Xian's side. Tang Hai lunged out, extending a hand forward. His five fingers stretched out eerily, like whips. Lin Xian's eyes jumped, and he immediately held his blade horizontally in front of his chest. With a 'ding' sound, the immense force of those fingers sent Lin Xian reeling back, his hand tingling from the shock.

Failing the strike, Tang Hai dove back into the darkness.

What kind of monster?! His fingers could even stretch?

Lin Xian stood on the roof of the train. At this moment, the "Infinite" was still speeding along, powered by the Ring Star 7F electric locomotive. The cold wind on the roof was biting, and he kept his gun raised, guarding his surroundings.

Whoosh, whoosh~

He breathed rapidly, trying to calm himself down, while cursing inwardly.

Regardless of whether the evolution was a mistake, according to Kiki, this thing had only just broken through to the evolution level and was already this powerful. If it reached level three or four, wouldn't it be able to fly and burrow?

The Tang Hai from just now was almost in a half-human, half-zombie state, his whole body covered in grayish-white hard skin, with a few strands of degenerate hair remaining on his head. The whole person looked just like Gollum from *The Lord of the Rings*, which was extremely bizarre.

Swish!

A whistling sound rang out again. This time, Lin Xian was prepared. He dodged sideways, aiming his gun directly at the source of the sound and emptying the magazine.

Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!

But who would have thought that Tang Hai was exceptionally cunning? Knowing that the gun in Lin Xian's hand didn't have many bullets left, he only used those stretchable fingers to probe, then hid back in the shadows.

Click~

Sure enough, the automatic rifle, which only had 30 bullets, quickly ran out of ammo. Lin Xian frowned. At this moment, a whistling sound suddenly came from the dark rear.

"Out of bullets, aren't you!" At the same time, accompanied by a cold, sinister voice.

Ding!

Lin Xian reacted extremely quickly, swinging his blade behind him, immediately hacking at Tang Hai's fingers and emitting a crisp sound.

The immense force sent Lin Xian staggering, nearly losing his footing.

At this moment, Tang Hai swaggered out from the shadows, saying sinisterly,

"Heh-heh-heh... impressive, isn't it? You should be glad that I hadn't evolved that night, letting you live one more day. Now, it's time for you to thank me."

"Thank your mother!"

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Lin Xian didn't waste any words with him. Holding his blade horizontally, he raised his hand and fired several wind guns first.

Huh?

Tang Hai seemed to sense the hidden threat in the air, tilting his head to avoid one of the wind guns, but his chest took two heavy hits. The impact force sent him staggering backward.

"Bastard!!!"

Tang Hai cursed in a hoarse, genderless voice. Only then did he remember that Lin Xian had a method of killing from a distance without using a gun. Immediately, the nails on his ten fingers suddenly extended, grabbing onto the roof of the train like pliers. His feet gathered strength, and he suddenly exploded forward from where he stood. The speed was so fast that it left two footprints indented into the steel roof!

Ice shield!

Seeing this fierce offensive, Lin Xian immediately condensed an ice shield. "Trash! What use is this thing!?"

Bang!

Tang Hai cursed loudly, his whole body transforming into an oval-shaped white bullet, directly piercing through the ice shield Lin Xian had condensed, not giving him any time to take advantage of the situation to escape.

Who would have thought that Lin Xian, behind the ice shield, flashed like a ghost, the cold blade in his hand hidden, and then disappeared into the sky full of ice shards in an instant.

Then!

Swish!

A gust of wind roared, crossing with Tang Hai in the air, emitting a huge sonic boom. Swish!

Flashback!

"What?!"

Tang Hai shrieked, his momentum undiminished, rolling out and leaving countless metal claw marks on the roof of the train. At this moment, his expression changed drastically because he felt... half of his face, along with his ear, was gone.

"Ah!!!"

Tang Hai touched the side of his face in disbelief. A large amount of bright red blood flowed down, immediately turning his eyes red and sending him into a frenzy.

"Kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

!

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Clearly, Lin Xian, in the midst of battle, did not like turn-based combat or wasting words. He didn't give Tang Hai a moment to catch his breath. After one Flashback move, before he had even landed, he fired several more wind guns.

Bang, bang, bang!

Tang Hai had nowhere to dodge. A bloody hole was pierced through his chest, and his whole body was sent flying backward off the roof of the train, falling into the pile of gravel along the road.

"Ah, ah, ah!!!"

Enraged, Tang Hai had completely lost his mind. His whole body was a mess, as if he couldn't feel the pain on his body. Covered in blood, he used his hands and feet like a wild beast, rushing crazily toward the moving train.

Boom!

On the other side, the giant white monster lunged from the roof of Carriage No. 5 toward Gao Ta on the flatbed. Its huge body directly crushed the railroad ties under the tracks, nearly causing the subsequent carriages to derail again.

Gao Ta took a few steps back, grabbed the broken chain originally on the carriage, and swung it violently.

The large iron chain, like an iron whip, emitted a dull 'woo' sound in the air, then lashed fiercely at the giant white monster's head.

Slap!

The force of the iron whip was immense, directly causing the giant monster's head to tilt, and a terrifying bloody mark was left on its tough skin.

"Ugh-ah!!!!!!!!!!!"

The giant white monster screamed sharply, turning vicious. Relying on its huge size and long arms, it raised its hand, ready to swat Gao Ta off the train.

But before the monster could vent its anger, a violent flame exploded on its back!

Boom!

It turned out to be Lou Shasha, holding that M36 grenade launcher. The little girl was small but brave; facing such a monster, she could actually shoot so accurately, which showed she had seen many big scenes on this escape route.

Gao Ta took this opportunity to throw the iron chain, hooking the giant monster's neck, and then prepared to throw the other end directly off the tracks, wanting to use the immense inertia generated by the hundreds-of-tons train moving at high speed to directly tear the giant monster's neck off.

But this giant white monster was extremely fast. Before Gao Ta could act, it grabbed the iron chain and swung its body!

Gao Ta couldn't react in time, being thrown along with the chain. Just as he was about to fall off the train, he gritted his teeth, gripped the iron chain tightly with one hand, and used the momentum to swing in a half-circle in the air, landing directly on the roof of Carriage No. 5.

"Brother, be careful!!"

Hearing a thump above her head, Lou Shasha shouted with a worried expression.

Immediately hearing footsteps coming from above, she knew her brother hadn't been thrown off, so she hurriedly changed the magazine and chambered a round, preparing to fire again.

The giant white monster tore the iron chain off its neck. Hearing the sound of Lou Shasha chambering a round, it didn't dodge or evade, directly lunging toward Carriage No. 5 again.

Bang!

This time, firing at close range, the huge shockwave of the grenade launcher sent the small-statured Lou Shasha flying as well. The grenade exploded on the giant monster's foot, causing its lower body to get stuck at the connection of the flatbed, while its upper body climbed onto the roof, only able to raise its long claws and swat down at Gao Ta.

Bang! Another loud noise, and the air conditioning system on the roof of Carriage No. 5 instantly shattered and caved in.

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(End of chapter)