Armed Train in the Apocalypse-Chapter 261 - 198: Too Few Moles When You Need Them

'I'm now a train operator in charge of over a thousand people, how could I lose composure in front of my subordinates? It's really inappropriate…'

Su Huan faced the crowd, lifted the corners of his mouth, and showed a set of white teeth, "It's no big deal, we'll find it eventually, just smile."

Although the scene was a bit awkward, everyone still cooperated with a smile.

Seeing that everyone was quite exhausted, Su Huan led the team down the mountain.

...

While sliding down along the edge of the mountainside, Su Huan suddenly raised his eyebrows, extending his "General Perception" ability, which had already evolved to Level 6, to its maximum.

It covered a radius of one kilometer.

The "General Perception" wasn't like Yu Yue's perception skill, but was meant to discern the strength of energies at close range. However, Su Huan had enhanced the skill's level so much that the perception range had expanded.

"Hide!"

Su Huan softly commanded, and the elite soldiers of the combat group immediately led the scientific personnel into on-the-spot concealment.

Related Evolvers initiated regional energy shielding.

Su Huan stretched out his hand, and the giraffe immediately placed its binoculars in his hand.

Su Huan picked it up and took a look down the mountain.

He instantly brightened up.

He had thought it was those persistent pests from the Black Kite, but it turned out to be an old acquaintance from Deep Blue Data.

Aside from Haywood, there were dozens of reconnaissance personnel wearing camouflage raincoats and camouflage nets behind him.

"Should we go and…" Bai Lu approached and made a gesture across her neck.

"No, no, no, go around them, and definitely don't alert them."

Su Huan quickly said.

These were the reinforcements he had painstakingly invited.

It was perfect timing for Haywood and his team to search, as his group was already exhausted!

And so, the two groups, each harboring their own intentions, happened to pass by each other.

The foot of the mountain had turned entirely into a mud pit, with the ground where the armed train was stationed sinking half a meter, the rainwater submerging the train tracks.

But seeing the tall and sturdy carriages of the armed train set everyone's minds at ease.

Anyone who had climbed for half a day up a muddy, slippery hill would long for a warm and safe shelter.

The dampness and discomfort were secondary; the most critical issue was the corrosiveness of the acid rain, which even Evolvers had to endure constantly with stinging pain.

Over time, it could still cause skin ulcers.

Fortunately, as long as they returned to the train, there was clean water available to wash their bodies, and the dining car would provide high-calorie food to satisfy hunger.

After a simple handover, they could crawl into a dry, warm bed for a good night's sleep.

This was the main factor that allowed the armed train to maintain high search efficiency for several days without decline.

But the Black Kite group didn't have such good conditions.

At this moment, they were in the outskirts of Guangren City, enduring relentless harassment from Mutant Beasts and zombies while trying hard to lift the wheels of an SUV out of a mud pit.

Zhao Kuo lifted the rear of the vehicle out of the mud pit with both hands, then pushed it forward.

The vehicle smoothly slid forward a few meters, "Boom!"

And plunged into an even larger mud pit.

The rear end of the vehicle was already half-swallowed by the mud pit.

Inside the car, the sharp curses of the profiling expert 428 rang out, cursing the twists and turns of the mission, cursing the Iron-Eating Tree that devoured the land vehicle, and cursing her golden hair washed out by the acid rain.

Then came HT-426's cold command to stop.

In front of this figure, even 428, who was rumored to be involved with Mr. Shu, could only shut her mouth sullenly.

Zhao Kuo walked to the side of the SUV, exerted force with one hand, ripped off the locked car door, and faced the gloating look of the captive reconnaissance team leader, said coldly, "Get out, we walk!"

The several other vehicles also ran out of gas, and the road ahead, compressed by the tracks of the armored train, was now soft and muddy from the acid rain, certain to trap domestic vehicles eventually.

Recalling the dog-blood events of the past few days, Zhao Kuo consoled himself.

It's already this bad, could it get worse?

Of course!

Not only worse but much worse.

Firstly, he had made a foolish decision to capture the reconnaissance team from Deep Blue Data.

This wasn't too bad since they won.

And by overwhelming strength, there wasn't any loss.

But just when they decided to pursue the armed train, they encountered an Iron-Eating Tree riot, stumbled into a mysterious operator's trap unexpectedly, and had a fierce battle with the riotous Iron-Eating Trees.

Though they eventually relied on their might to kill through the forest, their vehicles were devoured by the Iron-Eating Trees.

Various supplies were also greatly consumed.

They had no choice but to delay a day in Shun'an before moving out.

Without the all-terrain land combat vehicle, the journey was full of trouble.

Finding gasoline and repairing vehicles sapped much energy. Moreover, the enormous disturbance created by the armed train attracted zombies and Mutant Beasts to the roadsides, causing numerous troubles for the Black Kite Squad.

Fortunately, the team was highly capable, enduring while bringing along six captives.

So far, there were no casualties; however, some team members were irritated by the harsh environment, becoming slightly unstable.

After all, the Black Kite Squad weren't Steel Council soldiers, and hadn't undergone severe adaptive training. Their willpower and endurance were already nearing the limit.

But currently, the nearest division was a long, long way away.

Only by bringing that damned train operator back to the Black Kite and completing the mission could they end this damned ordeal.

And get out of this wet, vexing Acid Rain Zone.

A group of twelve could only struggle through the rain with six captives.

Luckily, Black Kite's scientific team considered such extreme terrain situations and made corresponding modifications to their exoskeletons.

Moreover, all of them were Evolvers, whose stamina, observation skills, and agility far exceeded ordinary people.

It didn't seem particularly miserable.

The acid rain battered down even more fiercely, not falling but seemingly hurling down.

Large sheets poured down, as if intending to drown the entire world.

The view was shattered by the rain, with distant buildings reduced to mere blurry outlines, and gullies formed by water on the ground began to merge, the flow spilling over and covering large areas of the ground.

The murky acid rain and the turbid ground together formed a vast ocean, and even the bright lights on the exoskeleton couldn't pierce through.

Deep Blue's reconnaissance team had no time to gloat, either.

For they, too, had to trudge through the mud.

Without the help of exoskeletons, their journey was even more laborious.

By four in the afternoon.

Following the tracks left by the armed train, the Black Kite Squad finally reached the foot of Wangjiang Peak.

The world had been drowned in a dark downpour.

And everyone saw the armed train at the mountain's base.

The enormous figure lay across the water like a steel dragon, contentedly slumbering after summoning clouds and rain, the windows on its body like scales, radiating warm light.

The surrounding rain and mist scattered.

"Clap... Clap!"

Zhao Kuo paused, looking at the armed train ahead, his right eye turned into a cold storm.

"Seal off the perimeter, don't let a single one escape!"

Then he walked alone towards the train, like a warrior challenging a dragon.

Sitting on the second level inside the train, Su Huan suddenly raised his head.

The door beside him was pushed open, and Yu Yue walked in with a steaming bowl of Four Spirits Soup.

She placed the soup next to him, gazed out the blurred window, and softly said.

"They're here."

Su Huan gazed at the lone figure approaching and smiled, "Waited for several days, and finally, they're here. Tell He Jie, drive them all into the mountains, and this one is mine."

After speaking, he downed the Four Spirits Soup brought by Yu Yue.

The scorching hot soup flowed through his mouth into his esophagus.

A puff of white mist escaped his mouth and nose.

The cabin wall in front of him emitted a mechanical sound, quietly sliding open a small door.

Acid rain roared in, unable to tyrannize as the entrance was blocked by a tall figure.

Dirty rainwater was repelled by an invisible force within a foot of him.

Su Huan licked his lips, "Remember to close the door."

With that, he leaped down.