Dual wielding volcanoes, killing through the west

"So, you really can see some things..." Zhang Renfeng swallowed, a strong sense of curiosity rising within him, "What about my future? Can you see that too?"

Angel Eyes suddenly asked, "Are you sure you want to continue this conversation?"

……

The hurricane howled past, and the sound of it pounding against the car windows seemed even more desolate.

Zhang Renfeng's mouth was half open. At least for this moment, two voices seemed to be fighting in his mind. He didn't know whether he should ask or not.

"Uh...I...I don't...I don't know, I just..."

After a while, he made up his mind and tentatively asked, "Is this train heading to the right place?"

"Yes." Angel Eyes nodded, his words concise and to the point.

Hearing this, Zhang Renfeng breathed a sigh of relief. "So, our biggest enemy, Samuel Graves, will eventually be dealt with by us?"

"He is not your biggest enemy. In another ten years or so, you may not even remember him."

Angel Eyes interrupted him, saying in a deep voice, "Your greatest enemies were not born in this era."

Zhang Renfeng was dumbfounded.

The Illuminati's extensive power network throughout government agencies, as well as the organization's influence in military and economic fields, has given Zhang Renfeng a tremendous headache.

In his eyes, this was no longer an ordinary contest, but a direct confrontation with the country itself.

Sanyuan Company was beginning to take shape, but when faced with such an opponent, it had to rely on allies like Donghao Bird Bank, still having little power left to retaliate. Even if he knew the name "Samuel," he couldn't replicate his previous decapitation strikes because he had no idea where the target was.

However, the other side can freely send assassins to kill their key figures.

He couldn't imagine what it would be like if, in a decade or so, he completely forgot about him.

"...the 'enemies'?"

“The enemies,” Angel Eyes emphasized, repeating.

"Haha." Zhang Renfeng chuckled twice, mocking himself, "Looks like I'll be busy for a while from now on."

Angel Eyes smiled, a rare occurrence. "Don't be discouraged. On this land, you not only have enemies, but also children."

"child!"

“Three.” Angel Eyes held up his thumb, middle finger, and ring finger.

"Three? So many?!" Even though he didn't have a single child yet, Zhang Renfeng had already experienced the joy of fatherhood.

He's twenty-nine years old this year. In his hometown, if a man of that age hasn't become a father, it's usually because he has a problem with his genitals, and he'll be the subject of gossip in the village. Zhang Renfeng, of course, doesn't have a problem. It's just that after a long and arduous journey of fleeing, going out to sea, and drifting to the other side of the world, he has always been in a state of instability, never having had the chance to leave any offspring.

Deep down, Zhang Renfeng still believed in the saying "many children, many blessings," and when he heard that he had four children, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

“You seem quite content,” Angel Eyes said.

“Ha, that’s right, three children… When they grow up, they will naturally get married, and I will have many grandchildren.” Zhang Renfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and his smile became kind. “When I get old, I can still see them running around in front of me, calling me grandpa… or maternal grandpa.”

“I have a concubine back in my hometown. If possible, once I've settled down here, I'll bring her over too. Our whole family can live together, and it will be lively and bustling every day... That's what we call ‘family bliss’.”

"Even if one day, when I'm old and close my eyes for the last time, I'm surrounded by so many family members, I won't be afraid of anything."

……

Zhang Renfeng was lost in his own imagination and sighed.

This is actually the life his parents always wanted him to live—a peaceful and ordinary life, which they considered a great blessing.

Who would have thought... that he would be living this kind of life in a foreign country separated by an ocean.

----

"I……"

Angel Eyes hesitated.

"Sorry, but I didn't see you die."

"What?" Zhang Renfeng opened his eyes from his reverie and said, half-jokingly, "But I'm going to die eventually, right? In a few decades, I might be too old to walk."

"I didn't see you die, I only saw you running, running, running..."

The angel's eyes stared straight at him, as if piercing through him, through the car window, and even through the darkness outside, landing in some indescribable void.

"Your past."

"Your present."

"Your future."

"You keep running, running without stopping."

Those heterochromatic eyes emitted a mysterious and unpredictable light, almost drawing Zhang Renfeng into them.

He shivered, his clothes soaked with cold sweat. At that moment, Zhang Renfeng's expression suddenly changed, and he felt an extremely strong sense of regret.

You shouldn't have asked that!

……

"boom-----!!!"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from the cargo compartment behind.

The entire train suddenly tilted to one side!

Chapter 764: The Bravest Man!

The fall woke up several people who were still sleeping.

Sam stood up, rubbing his eyes, looking completely bewildered, unsure of where he was. He stood there stunned for a few seconds, wondering if the pitch-black carriage was a nightmare.

So much had happened that day that it took him almost a minute to piece together the events, and he exclaimed in astonishment, "What happened to us again? An earthquake?!"

Sofia whispered, "No matter what, it can't be... this unlucky..."

Regardless, the fact remains that the carriages were tilting, and not only that, but a sickening metallic scraping sound was also coming from the rear. This kind of noise wouldn't occur if the train were moving normally.

Zhang Renfeng braved the hurricane outside the car window and opened it. With a loud crash, strong winds and torrential rain rushed into the carriage, making it impossible for anyone to open their eyes. Wendigo's diary lay quietly on the table, its pages turning on their own in the wind, finally settling on a sketch of three rabbits sharing an ear.

Angel Eyes gently closed the diary.

……

"...It's because of the hurricane!" Zhang Renfeng stuck most of his head out, braving the wind and rain to open his eyes. He saw the true situation of the train and couldn't help but gasp. "The last two carriages, which are carrying steel and supplies, are about to derail!"

Oaktown is in the opposite direction, so heading there means deliberately heading towards the Great Lakes Demon. At some point along the journey, the train's path will overlap with the hurricane's—this was anticipated before departure. However, there are no meteorologists here, and no one can predict what will happen.

Or rather, even if we knew, there's only one path to Mount Hua. Because of the coal fuel issue, the only destination is Oaktown; there's no other choice.

The power of the super hurricane far exceeded their expectations. The two cargo cars at the rear suffered a fatal imbalance in weight distribution due to the strong winds. Containers of steel and supplies were blown to the right side of the direction of travel by the hurricane, placing almost all of their weight on that side.

The train, which was moving along the track, began to lose its balance and, starting from the rear, gradually derailed.

After traversing the mountains, below lay a sheer drop. It was foreseeable that if things continued this way, the entire train could be dragged off the tracks and plunge down the mountain!

Zhang Renfeng had also occasionally seen trains derail and fall in the mountains—all the carriages were smashed to pieces, deformed and shattered. At that height, unless one was extremely lucky, no one on the train would survive the fall.

As for my own trip, it was even worse. Over four thousand people were crammed into the carriages like sardines in a can. If someone fell to the ground, they would all be crushed on the spot; not a single one would survive!

Zhang Renfeng stuck his head back out of the window, shook the rain off his head, and said in a deep voice, "The last two carriages must be uncoupled immediately!"

“But the last two carriages are also loaded with supplies, right?” Sofia’s tone was hesitant. “Leaving aside the steel, there’s food, medicine, and clean water—these are essential for survival. If we just leave them like this, what if…”

"Thump—!!"

Before he could finish speaking, the car body jolted heavily again, tilting at an even greater angle than before.

“If it doesn’t unhook soon, it will drag us all down with it.” Zhang Renfeng gritted his teeth and stood up. “There’s no other way, this is the only option.”

"Wait a minute, Zhang, we can't go that way!" Sam rubbed his face vigorously, finally clearing his head and catching up with the train's train. "It's too late, the carriages behind are packed with people, there's no way we can squeeze through!"

……

In case of an emergency during train operation, the carriages can be detached. The correct method is to walk past each carriage one by one, with each carriage connected to the previous/next carriage at both ends. Stop in front of the carriage you need to detach, manually disconnect it, and drop the unwanted carriage onto the tracks.

The problem is that, given the current situation, it's extremely difficult for the freight cars to pass through normally. This train is carrying over four thousand passengers, and the crowds are packed so tightly inside the cargo compartments that there's barely any room to stand.

Trying to walk through each section one by one would probably take too much time, and there simply wouldn't be enough time!

The vehicle couldn't pass, so there was only one road left.

"call……"

Zhang Renfeng took a deep breath, stretched his still sore neck and shoulder muscles, and smiled self-deprecatingly, "What a life of toil."

“Sam, those ropes when I was pulling the train…”

“Yes, everyone’s here!” Sam had already guessed his plan. He swallowed hard, his eyes filled with astonishment and reverence. “But, Zhang, are you sure… you want to do this? The hurricane outside is incredibly powerful, no joke. It can even blow the carriages to one side. What if something goes wrong, like slipping or something…”

"That's why we need a rope." Even in this situation, Zhang Renfeng could still smile, patted his shoulder, and encouraged him, "It's okay, I'll be back."

"Besides, if I don't go..."

"We all have to die."

His gaze drifted inadvertently and met Angel's Eyes—despite such a sudden and unexpected situation, he remained seated there, unmoved, simply flipping through Wendigo's diary.

Noticing Zhang Renfeng's gaze, Angel Eyes glanced at him and nodded slightly.

“Well, at least…” Zhang Renfeng changed his words, “the vast majority of us will die.”

----

“Bang!!”

The car window shattered with a punch, and the rushing wind and rain sent everyone staggering.

Zhang Renfeng wrapped a sturdy rope around his shoulder, stepped onto the table and chair, gripped the edge of the lathe with both hands, took a deep breath, and with a clean and decisive flip, disappeared from everyone's sight. In that instant, everyone's heart was in their throat, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Two loud thuds came from the top of the carriage, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This at least shows that the maneuver was successful; he reached the top of the carriage without incident. In this strong wind and heavy rain, that's no easy feat.

Since there were too many people in the freight cars to walk through, Zhang Renfeng's solution was to find another way—starting from the top of the cars and jumping over them one by one.

The roof of the car offered no obstruction, but it also provided no shelter. A slip of the foot, a slip of the hand, or a momentary lapse in momentum during a jump or landing could easily send the car tumbling off. This path may seem simple, but traversing it in this hurricane is incredibly dangerous!

Looking at the window through which the wind and rain kept pouring in, Sam sighed sincerely, "I doubt I'll ever meet anyone braver than him in my entire life."

Chapter 765: Decoupling

"boom-----!!!"

The raindrops pelted down on him. It was the first time in his life that Zhang Renfeng had faced a hurricane head-on, and he truly felt its power.

My clothes were soaked through in no time, as if I could wring water out of them. It felt like wading through deep water, and I couldn't even breathe properly.

Standing was out of the question; he would likely be blown away by the wind. The roof of the carriage was extremely slippery from being washed by the torrential rain time and time again, so Zhang Renfeng had to lie down and move forward slowly, using both his hands and feet. Only when he reached the end of one carriage could he squat down and jump over the gap between the carriages to the next one, repeating this process over and over again.

"Damn..."

Zhang Renfeng patted his stiff calf muscles and complained, "What a messed up day."

On the last carriage, he lowered the rope from his shoulder and tied one end to a railing on the roof of the carriage.

This railing was directly connected to the carriage and was also a metal structure. After confirming the strength of the fixing point, Zhang Renfeng tied the other end around his waist in a tight knot.

This time, he didn't jump. Instead, he climbed down the train car like a gecko and reached his destination: the connection between the last two cars.

"laugh-----!!!"

The noise was incredibly loud.

The carriage had completely veered off the tracks, emitting an incredibly loud scraping sound. Although sparks were invisible in the heavy rain, Zhang Renfeng could still sense that it was about to break apart. The carriage, carrying supplies and steel, had visibly tilted off course, making rescue virtually impossible.

Zhang Renfeng gritted his teeth.

Only decoupling!

……

"Boom—!!"

Lightning struck.

Like a spotlight from God, it briefly illuminated the world.