Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

Amidst the howling wind, the moon gradually rose. They were lucky today; the moon was nearing its fullness, illuminating the earth with a deep blue light.

Zuli and the others waited outside the train.

After a short while, Sofia spoke first, "There's a sound."

Everyone immediately became alert.

A few seconds later, Su Li and the others heard whimpering sounds.

"This sound... doesn't it sound a bit like a pig?" Ivan said uncertainly.

"Qua~"

Then came the croaking of toads.

Su Li suddenly felt a huge sense of crisis, and he instinctively rolled over.

With a "smack," a bluish-black substance landed where Su Li had been standing, and a strange odor could be smelled from a distance.

The attackers, accompanied by a rumbling sound, ran towards Su Li and the others.

Su Li looked closely and saw that the attacking monster looked like a pig with a frog's head. It was 3 meters tall at the shoulder and nearly 8 meters long, and its body was covered with thick fat.

Su Li frowned; this kind of monster was not recorded at all in the monster encyclopedia.

The frog-pig had increased its speed and charged towards Su Li.

With its massive size amplified by the speed, it looked like a large truck rushing towards Su Li, creating a visually striking impact.

As a time traveler, Zu Li naturally didn't need to rely on luck anymore.

Without Su Li saying anything, Sophia pulled the trigger repeatedly, and a large number of earth-elemental bullets hit the other side, destroying the ground. The frog-pig's steps became chaotic, and its speed dropped sharply.

"Drink!" Ivan stomped on the ground, unleashing his magical stomp. The shockwave swept across the frog-pig, the magical energy within impacting its brain and causing dizziness.

Even though it was dizzy, its speed was still there. Su Li rushed to the side, raised the Mountain Scythe, its blade ablaze with flames, and plunged it into the pig's abdomen. The two swords clashed, tearing open the frog-pig's skin.

After they separated, Su Li couldn't help but flex her wrist. [It feels so hard, not like flesh. It's rich in ice element. What's wrapped around it?]

The frog-pig rolled twice on the ground. Ivan stepped forward to pursue it, and when he saw an opportunity, he struck the frog-pig's head with his shield.

A dim light shone on the Frog Pig, wrapping around its body like a curse. This was Sun Keke's skill, Vulnerability.

Su Li's internal assessment: [The timing was wrong. I should have intervened when I was chopping down the pig. After this exploration is complete, I should hurry and arrange for him to study under the God of Pioneers.]

Ivan swung his one-handed sword down at the pig's neck with unstoppable force, piercing through it completely.

After being slashed twice, the frog-pig roared. When it inhaled, it made a grunting sound like a pig, and when it exhaled, it made a croaking sound like a frog.

Once the frog-pig regained consciousness, it croaked once, then closed its mouth, its belly swelling up like a frog's, pushing Ivan away.

Sophia's three bullets struck the frog-pig's abdomen, where it had been cut open, triggering an enchantment that caused an explosion.

When the smoke from the explosion cleared, there was still no blood on the frog-pig's abdomen.

"So meaty?" Su Li was taken aback for a moment, then frowned. "No, it's not like that."

The frog-pig rolled over and landed headfirst in the snow, swallowing a large mouthful of slush. It began to chew, then vomited into its stomach.

The huge wound on the frog-pig's abdomen was directly covered by a layer of snow mud. This black snow mud wriggled and actually repaired its body, and its color also turned white.

With quick reflexes, Su Li used her sword to cut off a piece of snow that hadn't yet changed color, and then squeezed it in her hand.

He could sense that the slush was damp, contained a large amount of ice elements, and had a rich aroma.

Su Li carefully recalled the black stuff that the frog-pig had vomited, as well as the smell she had just experienced.

[It's ice element bacteria. I smelled this when Mingyu was doing her experiments. The principle is this: utilizing the explosive nature of ice element bacteria, they are mixed with snow and mud. After being expelled, the element bacteria rapidly multiply and explode, forming a hard armor. But how do element bacteria maintain their toughness?]

Generally speaking, after an outbreak of ice element bacteria, it turns into hard ice crystals. However, it was unexpected that after being processed by this frog-pig, it would become a material that combines toughness and hardness.

After making this judgment, the question mark skill on Su Li's personal panel started flashing again. This unknown skill had remained silent since it was acquired, and Su Li had almost forgotten about it.

[This is likely some kind of special bacterial symbiote; this monster is also described in the encyclopedia. Certain elemental bacteria have a special affinity for the magical energy of monsters, resulting in some unique effects.]

Su Li called out to Song Mingyu through the mental link, "Mingyu, how active are the ice element bacteria on this monster's surface? Can you sense them for me?"

Song Mingyu has a special talent for perceiving life, while Zu Li cannot perceive the activity of these elements and bacteria.

Song Mingyu closed her eyes, focused her mind, and carefully sensed the elements and bacteria on the surface of the demon.

It's difficult to perceive things inside a living being because the soul and body are united, forming a field unique to that being, naturally repelling external spiritual influences. However, the external world is different; it's much easier to perceive.

Soon, Song Mingyu opened her eyes. [The ice element bacteria on its surface were extremely active, rapidly dying and multiplying. How strange, how did it manage that?]

Su Li didn't want to investigate how it did it; he was satisfied with attributing it all to magical energy. All he needed to know was how to deal with the monster.

Su Li took out the antibiotics that Song Mingyu had prepared for everyone from her personal backpack.

Ivan, shield me.

【Oh! 】

Ivan's spirits lifted. He knew that once his brother-in-law said those words, he was about to pull off some crazy moves.

Su Li simply put away the Mountain Incliner, grabbed the antibiotic, rushed to the monster's side, crushed the antibiotic at the joint of the monster's leg, and smeared it all over the skin.

He carried a total of 10 vials of antibiotics, which he applied to the frog-pig.

At first, the frog pig only felt like it had been bitten by a mosquito, and didn't feel anything, but after a while, it realized that something was wrong.

Its armor seems to be starting to get out of control.

From Zuli and the others' perspective, the joints between the frog-pig's limbs softened like plastic under high temperature.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him.

Sophia emptied her magazine and unleashed a barrage of metal-enchanted bullets at her softened limbs.

Su Li wasn't idle either. He took out his Mountain Inclined Blade again, and after this period of brewing, the temperature was high enough to activate its full power.

A horizontal slash, a furious strike, a whirlwind attack followed by another whirlwind attack—his 'maneuverability' was off the charts. The greatsword spun in his hand, each attack accompanied by bursts of flames like solar prominences. For a moment, even the fine hairs on Ivan's face curled up.

In a few quick moves, all four limbs were severed.

The frog-pig instantly turned into a white radish and fell to the ground. Ivan stepped forward and used his shield to pin the frog's head down. Su Li stepped forward and severed the long tongue that the frog's head had spat out with a single sword stroke.

All that's left is pointless shelling and ganging up.

[The beast tide has ended. You have obtained 1200 Survival Coins, 2 Selectable Blueprint Boxes, and 3 Selectable Item Boxes.]