My Doomsday Train

The dragon's skeleton was much larger than that of the Green Dragon. In comparison, the Green Dragon seemed like a mere hatchling.

Pitifully delicate.

After briefly reporting the situation, Biao Zi, holding a high-powered flashlight, slowly ventured deeper, his eyes filled with both excitement and caution as he scanned the surroundings.

The square before him had nothing but the skeletal remains of a dragon.

The high-powered flashlight in his hand was given to him by Lord Mang. It was embedded with a Level 1 Energy Stone, making its brightness and duration far surpass those flashlights scavenged from the City Ruins.

Another chance to earn merit...

The next moment—

The dragon's skeleton suddenly began to tremble, and countless particles of dust fell from its bones. The patterns on the walls around the square began to glow with an eerie red light. In the blink of an eye.

The once skeletal dragon had regained its flesh.

Completely green.

A larger Green Dragon.

"ROAR!!!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the square.

At the same time, the gate behind them slammed shut, completely blocking the way back.

Biao Zi's expression changed slightly as he quickly turned to look at the now completely sealed passage. There was no going back.

At that moment, a message from Director Ai quickly appeared on his Iris Chip.

「Detected Level 5 Monster: Undead Green Dragon.」

「The space below has been sealed. The Train Conductor is trying to find a way to provide support. Please hold on.」

This message appeared simultaneously before all members of the Guardian Team One.

"It's over!"

A team member who usually had low presence almost instantly became overwhelmed with despair. He pressed his back tightly against the square wall, his voice trembling with a sob.

"Biao Ge, it's over. We're done!"

It was a Level 5 Monster.

For the Train, a Level 5 Monster could be easily dealt with, hardly worth a second glance. But for them, a Level 5 Monster was something that could completely wipe them out.

"All of you, calm the fuck down!"

Biao Zi, unable to communicate through Director Ai at this moment, knew he needed to boost morale first. He roared towards the Level 5 Undead Green Dragon that was flexing its body in front of them.

"It's just a measly Level 5 Monster. Our rifles are loaded with Level 6 bullets!"

"Everyone, listen to my command. I'll—"

Before he could finish, the panicked team member, realizing that tearing up his Train Ticket was useless, succumbed to complete despair. He aimed his rifle at the Undead Green Dragon and pulled the trigger. The dull sound of gunfire echoed in the confined space as bullets accurately hit the monster's body.

However...

The monster's body was too large, with a length of nearly seven to eight meters. Sensing the attack, it wrapped its wings around itself. Although the Level 6 bullets successfully penetrated its defenses and entered its body.

They didn't cause significant damage. Instead, they enraged the Undead Green Dragon, making it even more ferocious. It roared and flapped its wings, charging towards the team member who had fired.

"BOOM!!!"

Its claws instantly pierced through the team member's chest, pinning him firmly against the wall.

"Shoot its eyes!!"

Biao Zi, seeing this, shouted angrily at the team member: "Xiao Mao, shoot!"

Then he charged towards the Green Dragon.

"Everyone, climb onto the Green Dragon. Try to insert knives and bullets into its weak spots. Don't give it space to charge!"

"Where..." The team member, tightly pinned against the wall by the Green Dragon's claws, felt his life force rapidly diminishing. His eyes filled with despair and unwillingness as he threw his rifle aside: "Where the hell are there any more bullets..."

He then pulled out a Train Blade Fragment from his chest and, with all his strength, stabbed it into the Green Dragon's eye as it prepared to devour him.

Squelch!

The Level 50 Train Blade Fragment easily pierced through.

The pain from hitting a weak spot drove the Green Dragon into a frenzy. It bit off the team member's entire upper body and swallowed it before flying to the top of the square, thrashing violently.

The intense pain from its body made the Green Dragon even more berserk.

Biao Zi had already climbed to the Green Dragon's neck, tightly gripping a scale to secure himself. With his other hand, he held a Train Blade Fragment, relentlessly chiseling away.

He had faced countless more perilous situations in the Combat Training Virtual Space's "Biohazard" map.

Although death wasn't possible in the map.

The extensive experience with death still allowed him to remain calm in the face of real danger.

This spot was the Green Dragon's blind spot!

At that moment—

Muffled gunshots suddenly came from within the Green Dragon's body, followed by an agonized wail. The Green Dragon then fell like a leaf, crashing heavily to the ground. After struggling for a few moments, it suddenly stopped moving.

"Dead... Dead?"

Biao Zi, still perched on the Green Dragon's neck, stood up in a daze. How did it die?

He grabbed his rifle, jumped off the Green Dragon, and walked to its head. After firing a burst into its eye, he reloaded while surveying the scene. It was indeed dead—completely dead.

But...

Guardian Team One had suffered its first loss today.

Xiao Mao was dead.

Xiao Mao was too scared. If only he had listened calmly...

"Wait!"

Biao Zi's expression suddenly changed as he looked at the team members climbing off the Green Dragon. His voice slightly urgent: "Where's Shan Mao Zi?"

There were only seven people in front of him, eight including himself!

Where was Shan Mao Zi?

In the chaos earlier, he hadn't carefully checked everyone's positions. Could it be that Shan Mao Zi hadn't climbed onto the Green Dragon and had been swallowed by it?

At that moment!

"Here... here I am."

Shan Mao Zi, covered in mucus and blood, struggled out from the Green Dragon's tail. His hair looked like it hadn't been washed in days, sticking together in clumps. Trembling, he stood up and raised his rifle, grinning at Biao Zi.

"I followed the Green Dragon's rear, made an opening deep inside, and crawled into its womb. I fired a few bursts there."

"Biao Ge, you said to attack the weak spots. I thought this was weak enough."

"..."

Biao Zi was momentarily stunned, then quickly realized what had happened. He strode over and hugged Shan Mao Zi tightly, grinning: "Damn, brother! You just made a huge contribution. No wonder the Green Dragon suddenly died."

"But..." Shan Mao Zi glanced at the half-corpse in the corner, his voice tinged with sadness: "Mao Zi is dead."

"BOOM"

At that moment, the gate sealing the passage slowly opened. Zhang Da Mei, who had been waiting outside with Team Two, immediately strode over to Biao Zi. Seeing the motionless Green Dragon corpse, her eyes flashed with disbelief: "Dead... Dead?"

"You killed a Level 5 Monster without any mechs?"

Biao Zi didn't respond to Zhang Da Mei immediately. Instead, he patted Shan Mao Zi's shoulder and said softly.

"He's gone. Let it be."

"Mao Zi was always timid. Living in this apocalypse was too painful for him. Perhaps death is a release for him."

Then he examined Shan Mao Zi's twisted body.

"Seriously injured?"

"Not too bad. The monster kept squeezing me inside, probably fractured a bit."

As they spoke.

The fallen Green Dragon gradually turned to dust and disappeared from the square, leaving behind an Accessory Blueprint and a chip.

The square was also beginning to collapse.

Biao Zi quickly picked up the items on the ground and helped Shan Mao Zi up. He looked at Zhang Da Mei and the others: "Let's talk back on the Train. This place is about to collapse. Let's get out of here."

"..."

Inside the Stellar Train, Chen Mang sat calmly in his chair, watching the scene on the screen. He had just witnessed the entire event from Biao Zi's first-person perspective. An unexpected Level 5 Monster had appeared, and the space below the square had been sealed.

The Train couldn't provide support.

Biao Zi and the others had to fend for themselves.

"Level 5 Monster..."

After a long while, Chen Mang's murmur echoed in the car. He had thought perhaps the entire Guardian Team One would be wiped out in the square below. But unexpectedly... they had won.

Theoretically.

Even a newly adult boy, armed with a Level 6 weapon, had a chance to kill a Level 5 Monster.

After all, if it could penetrate the defenses, there was a chance to kill it.

But that was only theoretical. The actual probability was much, much lower.

In real combat, many issues could arise. Biao Zi and the others had almost no defensive means. A single hit could kill them. Yet, they had managed to take down the Level 5 Monster with only one casualty. It could almost be called a miracle.

"This Level 5 Monster wasn't very strong."

Xiao Ai's voice came from the Train car: "Its attack methods were very limited, and it even had blind spots. If it were one of those Level 5 Monsters from the Kunlun Mountains, Biao Zi and the others wouldn't have survived."

"Because it had just revived, a single claw strike only disemboweled. A normal Level 5 Monster would have turned them into a bloody mist instantly."

"Still, it's impressive," Chen Mang said softly.

At that moment—

Several lines of text appeared on the control screen.

-

「You have successfully sent the Green Dragon back to its homeland, fulfilling its wish to return to its roots.」

「The skeleton deep in the cave is the Green Dragon's true body.」

「Long ago, the Green Dragon's soul was imprisoned here. Each time it revived, it would inhabit a different Green Dragon's body. Only by killing the Green Dragon's soul could it truly find salvation.」

「A damaged soul controlled a decaying body.」

「People often think that living is hope, but sometimes only death can bring true salvation.」

「It may attack you, but that is not its true desire.」

「Thank you.」

「The blue-grade Deep Sea Shield Accessory Blueprint, as the Green Dragon found salvation, has disintegrated. There are multiple ways to obtain it, not just by killing the Green Dragon.」

「The Stellar Train's Reputation Points +100.」

-

"..."

Chen Mang remained silent. At that moment, Biao Zi had already brought over the rewards from the battle.

There was an Accessory Blueprint and a chip.

A blue-grade Accessory Blueprint for the "Deep Sea Shield."

And

A map chip, "Dragon Castle."

Like "Biohazard," it required the Combat Training Virtual Space and had both normal and extreme mission options. Completing it could improve one's Physical Fitness Index.

The rewards were decent.

He already had the "Deep Sea Shield" accessory, so this blueprint was temporarily useless. It could only be sold later.

"Xiao Ai."

"Take Shan Mao Zi to the Medical Pod for treatment."

"Train Conductor, Shan Mao Zi has already been treated with the Simple First Aid Kit."

"Huh?"

Chen Mang frowned slightly: "The Simple First Aid Kit's Level 10 Supermodel Effect can only suture severed limbs. Shan Mao Zi had fractures. How was he treated?"

"He used a Train Blade Fragment to cut off the fractured part, then sutured it. Under the Simple First Aid Kit's Level 10 Supermodel Effect, the displaced bones automatically realigned."

"..."

Chen Mang's eyelids twitched, but he didn't say anything more. He simply piloted the Train out of the Underwater Labyrinth, swiftly navigating through the lake. As the Train broke the surface, its wheels instantly transformed into Bunny Clouds, speeding away into the distance.

"Three isn't enough. Bring three more."

Inside Guard Car 7.

Biao Zi lit three cigarettes and stuffed them into Shan Mao Zi's mouth: "They have pain-relieving effects. Feeling better now?"

"Much... much better."

Shan Mao Zi, wrapped in bandages, lay on the bed, his body occasionally twitching. His face was pale, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans dotted his forehead. The fractures had all healed, but the pain... it was excruciating.

Luckily, the cigarettes helped ease the pain a bit. Otherwise, he would have passed out from the agony long ago.

"Shan Mao."

Mei Jia, her eyes red, knelt by Shan Mao Zi's bed, using a hot towel to wipe the sweat from his forehead. She tightly held his hand, her lips slightly parting, but ultimately, she said nothing.

"It's okay."

Shan Mao Zi, lying on the bed, grinned and patted Mei Jia's head: "All my injuries have healed. It's just a bit of pain. By this afternoon, I'll be fine."

"You go back to your room. This is a place for men. It's not suitable for a woman to stay here. Go on."

Mei Jia, her eyes still red, nodded and got up, heading towards the Refrigerator.

At that moment—

Chen Mang, accompanied by Xiao Ai, walked through several cars to Guard Car 7. He sat on the bed opposite Shan Mao Zi and asked softly: "How are you now?"

Seeing Lord Mang, Shan Mao Zi immediately struggled to sit up, leaning against the wall, looking somewhat nervous.

"The injuries are all healed. Ready for duty at any time."

"Next time you're seriously injured, use the Medical Pod. It doesn't take much Iron Ore. The Stellar Train can afford to treat its guards."

"Hmm..." Shan Mao Zi wanted to explain something, but after seeing Biao Zi's look, he swallowed his words and simply nodded weakly.

"Alright."

Chen Mang didn't stay long. He stood up and looked at Biao Zi.

"There's a new map in the Combat Training Virtual Space. Quickly take Team One through all the normal missions to boost your Physical Fitness Index as much as possible."

"If you were all piloting mechs this time."

"It wouldn't have been so rough."

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