Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After 6 days.

Underground, illuminated by lava, a train is speeding along.

Inside the train, Zurich was staring at the radar.

The radar showed that interception measures had been initiated 4 kilometers ahead.

"That's true, we're almost at the capital, it's time to intercept them."

Zuli slammed on the brakes, crashing directly into the interceptor; the train didn't fare any better.

Zurich was starting to dislike the train's track layout. It made it easy for people to figure out the route.

It would be great if you could advance to level 6 sooner, then you could travel off the track. However, when the road conditions are too bad, it will be very bumpy and the speed will be very slow.

The train gradually slowed down, and a makeshift fortress appeared in the distance.

This blockade was quite interesting; they diverted lava from the side and cut off the railway tracks. They also piled up a lot of rocks, blocking most of the road.

Beside the barrier, a large number of soldiers were preparing to go.

Upon seeing the train stop, the soldiers hid behind their bunkers.

Su Li glanced at the cannons on the temporary fortress; the enemy had not chosen to fire.

Now, a lava cannon has been added to their train.

Lava Cannon

Materials: 200 Iron Ingots, 20 Titanium Ingots, 20 Platinum Ingots, 10 Fire Element Crystals

[Can generate lava projectiles automatically (2 projectiles can be generated with 5 units of stone and 1 unit of fire element fragment) or directly launch lava (10 lava projectiles can be stored)]

[Powered by no energy unit, each two launches consume 1 low-grade magic crystal]

The other side probably didn't fire because they wanted to preserve the integrity of the train.

But Su Li doesn't know how to consider the other side.

"Lower the firing rate!" Su Li shouted to Ivan on the roof of the vehicle.

Ivan excitedly cranked the handle, aiming the cannon at the soldiers hiding behind cover.

The lava cannon fired, and a crimson stone ball was launched from the barrel, hitting the area behind the cover.

With a loud boom, the lava cracked open, and scalding magma and debris scattered in all directions.

The soldiers who got covered in lava screamed in agony.

Su Li whistled, "Thank goodness there's no military court here."

At the same time, Sophia fired enchanted armor-piercing shells, hitting the artillerymen on the opposite turret.

The younger brother fired the cannon, and the older sister fired the sniper rifle. The two siblings took turns firing, and in no time, they destroyed the small checkpoint.

"The difficulty is a bit too low; they didn't even make it past the point of self-destruction," Su Li commented. "The regular army is actually less effective than cannon fodder."

According to the manual given by the old village chief, the mechanical army in this world is mainly divided into several categories.

Firstly, they are a regular army, mostly semi-mechanized Skyfire Orcs.

Secondly, there are those whose brains have been completely mechanized, like the group of Skyfire Beastmen that Su Li and his companions encountered in the tunnel. After their brains were mechanized, these Skyfire Beastmen were practically robots, directly controlled by the king.

Most of these people were opponents of the king.

Being forced into mechanization, especially to an excessive degree, can lead to a conflict between self-awareness and reality, resulting in a rejection reaction in consciousness.

Upon seeing this, Su Li immediately thought of cyberpsychosis.

These orcs are no longer capable of thinking for themselves; they are being used as cannon fodder by the king, deployed on the outskirts for the purpose of extensively searching for players.

Thirdly, there are the monsters corrupted by mechanization after the blessing spreads. These mechanical monsters, generally quite powerful, can resist the corruption to some extent. However, their brains are not highly mechanized, so the king cannot completely control them, only roughly. They were ordered to lurk in the outermost areas.

The volcanic ash falling from the sky is a blessing from the demigods and a source of energy for many mechanical beings.

The monsters have limited intelligence and can only act when the volcanic ash falls.

The Skyfire Beastmen would collect volcanic ash, compress it into energy liquid, and maintain their mobility.

Su Li and his group walked into the checkpoint.

The checkpoint has not been completely destroyed.

Song Mingyu made a tactical hand gesture, indicating that there were 3 people inside.

Su Li and the others nodded. Ivan cast a shield around everyone. Then Sun Keke beckoned, and a shadowy figure slipped onto a corpse, controlling it to open the door.

"Long live His Majesty the King!"

With a roar and a deafening boom, the corpse was blasted to pieces, and a large amount of red liquid shot out. Su Li and the others were far away, and the small amount of liquid that splashed out was blocked by their shields.

This is compressed volcanic ash energy liquid.

Sophia fired a lightning-enchanted bullet into the air. It hit the ground and paralyzed the one person still alive.

Su Li immediately rushed inside, her eyes catching sight of the last remaining enemy.

It was a werewolf orc, dressed in military uniform, with mechanical arms.

With two swift movements, Su Li severed the werewolf's arm.

The werewolf, whose paralysis had ended, was suddenly kicked to the ground by Su Li.

Sun Keke grabbed the teddy bear, a dark glint in her eyes.

"Ugh, ahhh, no, don't kill me!" the werewolf screamed, looking at Su Li with fear on his face. In his vision, Su Li seemed to have turned into some kind of terrifying monster.

“Answer me honestly and I’ll let you go.” Su Li tapped his cheek with the top of her shoe. “Tell me, what’s the situation in the kingdom right now.”

"The kingdom... the kingdom is currently in turmoil," the werewolf said tremblingly.

Su Li was stunned. "Internal strife?"

“Yes, we are here to stop the traitors who are causing trouble.” The werewolf spoke much more fluently. “You are players, right? The king has discovered your tracks. Suddenly, many railway tracks have appeared in the country’s tunnels, as well as some tracks made of unknown materials. Under the lava river, many connecting passages have appeared.”

Su Li raised an eyebrow. Good heavens, this is their train. One takes the main road, and the other takes the waterway. There are players from three different civilizations who have come to this world.

"After the king discovered this, he went mad. He bestowed blessings upon a large number of commoners, turning them into monsters."

The "Machines" are the Skyfire Orcs whose brains have been modified. The Skyfire Orcs, seeing the cyber-psychotic state of these people, believed their true selves were dead, leaving only mechanized corpses, and thus called them Machines.

"The king sent a large number of hackers to the kingdom's borders to search for players. Many people could not accept the king's actions and rebelled."

Su Li understood.

Many orcs cannot accept this approach. Those who still support the king do so in order to escape the phantom identity with their families, seize player vehicles, and journey to the new world.

If the king does this, my family will all become terrorists. What's the point of me going to the New World then?

Wouldn't this lead to a rebellion?

Of course, Zuli guessed that the king did this not only to capture players, but also to reduce the population.

After all, the ark that leads to the new world has a limited number of seats.

What are the men supposed to do if a commoner like you gets on the ship?

"Our mission was to intercept scattered rebels here. We never expected to encounter you," the werewolf said, tears streaming down his face.

Su Li empathized with his thoughts; he had felt the same way when he first saw Godzilla, tens of meters tall, in the Misty World.

What have I done to deserve dealing with someone like that?

Dealing with scattered rebels, this bunker with cannons is really not much of a challenge.