Armored train in the apocalypse

Chapter 17 Midnight Zombie Horde
Su Huan called out to Yu Yue and casually picked up a boxed lunch and opened it.

Potatoes are cut into chunks, and stewed with a small amount of diced carrots and minced beef until they become soft and mushy. The whole dish is then placed on top of rice, creating an irresistible aroma.

There were also some pickled radishes on the side.

"Is it all beef stew with potatoes?"

Su Huan asked.

"We didn't have many vegetables left, but the quantity was large, so I made a simple dish." Yu Yue said nervously, pausing before adding, "I didn't put in too much beef, I just chopped it up, so it looks like a lot."

Su Huan was naturally not so petty, and said calmly, "It's alright. People who do manual labor need to eat well to work hard. I'll go with you."

After passing storage car number 6, Su Huan picked up five cases of bottled water and followed her to the back.

Although it consumes a lot of resources, it is only temporary.

Even if they don't work, these workers will still go looking for supplies, and if they drink a bottle of water, they'll have to give back three bottles, making it a sure-fire way to make money.

The carriage was dimly lit, and the only sound could be the whirring of the dining car wheels.

"By the way, was the door locked from the inside or melted down?"

Su Huan asked casually.

Yu Yue said weakly, "I made a slight modification. As long as we don't open the door on this side, the other side can't open it."

Su Huan looked up and his eyelids twitched.

These guys really have some ideas. They changed the original simple door lock to an external one, with three horizontal metal bolts, making it look like the door to a vault.

In addition to the improved locking mechanism, the door's strength has also been greatly enhanced, at least it won't be smashed to pieces by a bloodhound.

Yu Yue unlocked three visible locks and one hidden lock in turn before entering the central passageway bridge.

Upon seeing Su Huan and his companion, the worker opposite quickly opened the door.

A sultry, foul stench hit me.

Su Huan's expression remained unchanged, while Wang He was still dressed the same, but he looked as if he had been pulled out of the water, his hair was wet, and beads of sweat rolled down his face from time to time.

He smiled wryly upon meeting her, "It's too hot in the back carriages, could you please turn on the air conditioning?"

"Air conditioning is also a resource; you need additional supplies to turn on the air conditioning."

"The outdoor temperature is already 28 or 29 degrees Celsius. There are so many people crammed into the carriage, and we don't dare to open the windows. It would be unbearably hot."

"Don't worry, the temperature will be a bit lower at night, at most 26 degrees Celsius, no one will die."

Su Huan said calmly.

Wang He was speechless and could only sigh as he went to get his food. Seeing the fragrant potato and beef rice bowl made him feel much better.

He called out to the people behind him, and they all came to collect their food.

Su Huan and his companion left only after the water and rice had been distributed.

……

Deep inside carriage number 9.

Gao Zhe stared intently at the throngs of heads in front of him.

A moment later, a scarred man walked over and said in surprise, "So the guy surnamed Su is here to serve food to those workers. Potato and beef rice bowl, wow! Hot food, I haven't had it in ages, I want to snatch it up."

Gao Zhe ate his compressed biscuits in small bites, his tone calm, "It's just a tactic to divide us. They have 120 people, what are you going to use to take them?"

Scarface cursed under his breath, "Damn it, these workers pushed a lot of our people to the back."

Gao Zhe remained unmoved.

"How are you today?" A deep, gentle voice sounded from across from Gao Zhe.

Gao Zhe looked up at the man opposite him. His eyebrows were slightly gray, but his eyes were frighteningly dark.

"I was really unlucky; I ended up in a horde of zombies and only managed to escape after sustaining some injuries."

"Discovered?"

Gao Zhe hesitated for a moment, "I'm not sure, but he definitely remembered me."

"That means it has been discovered."

The old man tapped his two index fingers heavily on the small table, making a dull "thud." "Always prepare for the worst. Just prepare for the possibility that he will find you."

"His abilities are too bizarre. Using his index finger is just an illusion; any part of his body can emit high-temperature energy blasts..."

"Are you scared?" "I just need a trigger."

Opportunities are never something you wait for.

"No need to rush me, I will take action naturally."

After finishing the last bite of the biscuit, Gao Zhe grabbed a hoodie, put it behind his head, and closed his eyes to rest.

……

Su Huan did not go to rest; he had a persistent feeling of unease.

Perhaps it's because of the news about the corpse pupa today.

Normally he would have run away long ago.

But completing a quarter of the armored steel plates today gave him a lot of confidence, and he plans to stay here and work on another batch of steel plates tomorrow.

We only processed a little over 700 today, leaving a shortfall of over 2,000.

It would be difficult to get so many standard steel plates from another location.

Suddenly, a sense of irritation arose inexplicably in my heart.

Su Huan subconsciously glanced at the seventh carriage.

He tiptoed to the door without making a sound, lifted the curtain, and found a group of people slumped over chairs and on the floor, fast asleep, without anything unusual about them.

'Perhaps every carriage should be equipped with an iron gate.'

Su Huan thought to himself.

But the warning signs in my heart did not subside; on the contrary, they became even stronger.

He quickly pinpointed the cause: it lay in his own skill – "Universal Ability Perception".

The reason I was able to see the bloodhound last time was because I sensed the psychic energy, and my body instinctively sent out warning signals!
Su Huan's heart sank. He walked to the window, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked outside.

His black pupils suddenly contracted.

Zombie Horde!

It's still a massive zombie horde!

Countless zombies crowded around the fence outside the railway, one on top of another, forming a second fence, with zombies falling from the top every now and then.

They staggered towards the train.

Su Huan lowered the curtain and ran quickly to the front of the car, shouting in a low voice, "Turn off all the lights, Liang Kuan, go drive!"

Without him needing to remind them again, everyone noticed the scene and became alarmed.

Without a moment's hesitation, Liang Kuan, who was busy at work, put down what he was doing and ran over immediately.

As the lights went out, the entire train was plunged into darkness.

When everyone arrived at the front of the train, they watched as Liang Kuan completed each step of the driving process and felt the heavy roar of the train engine. They finally felt much more at ease.

Su Huan stood by the window, looking down at the surging zombies with a gloomy expression.

"boom--"

The train slowly began to move, but it seemed to encounter great resistance, with various slapping, scratching, and crackling sounds as it rolled over bubble wrap.

"There are too many zombies in front of the car, so we can't pick up speed."

Liang Kuan said in a deep voice.

A cold glint flashed in Su Huan's eyes. "Xiao Ba, go and seal the door of car number 7. The rest of you stay in the front of the car."

Qi Xiaoba's gaze was firm. "Alright, no one can take advantage of the chaos to get through."

"Ah."

Su Huan sat directly in the passenger seat, his hands resting on the dashboard.

Take a deep breath.

The surging energy was continuously converted into electrical energy and forcefully injected into the train engine!
The engine, which had been making a dull sound, seemed to take a deep breath.

With a powerful roar, the entire front of the car trembled slightly as it sped forward.

Under the cover of night, a long steel dragon struggles to move forward with all its might!

I want to escape the horde of zombies that's like a quagmire!
(For questions regarding the temperature, please refer to the relevant information about the artwork.)
(End of this chapter)