A level 6 zombie, nearly seven or eight meters tall, appeared in the corpse tide in front of the train. There was no time to evade; the zombie leaped into the air and crashed heavily onto the train’s engine.
It was unclear if it had punched or stomped.
"Warning, warning..."
"Engine mecha integrity 21%, external sound system integrity 0%, powerful magnet integrity 0%, headlight integrity 0%..."
The train’s internal AI started issuing a shrill and urgent mechanical alert. The most update n0vels are published on NoveI(F)ire.net
"What to do... what to do..."
Inside the train compartment, a man looked up at the ceiling where the armor had been almost shattered by the zombie’s blow. Rain and darkness spilled through the gap, engulfing him in the zombie’s roars and stench!
The piercing sound of heavy machine guns rang out through the rainy night. His thugs were in the rear compartments, operating the heavy machine guns without concern for ammunition, firing ferociously at the level 6 zombie standing on the engine!
But... they could only use level 3 bullets, which couldn’t penetrate its defense!
With a grimace, the man fiercely pulled the control lever. The train, racing through the corpse tide, slowed down abruptly, and the deafening screech of brakes echoed in the rainy night as the level 6 zombie on the engine was flung off on the spot.
The man’s eyes were filled with the wild joy of narrowly escaping death. He immediately prepared to maneuver the train to flee, but... the train was already densely surrounded by the corpse tide, countless zombies stacking on top of each other, climbing the carriages and constantly pounding on the armor.
A mass of zombies piled beneath the wheels.
The train... was completely blockaded!
It couldn’t restart at all.
And now, a large number of zombies were climbing onto the glass of the train compartment, pounding and roaring incessantly while stepping over their fallen comrades.
A streak of lightning tore through the sky. In his despair, the man saw in the mirror his own eyes bloodshot with desperation, and the horrifying, bloody zombies around him had already smashed the glass, ready to break into the compartment.
The nearest zombie was even about to grasp his coat hem.
"I should have stayed in the White Zone."
Sitting in the chair, trembling, the man lit his last cigarette, taking a deep inhale. The pale blue smoke gathered at the ceiling, while the smell of the rainy night seeped through the gaps in the armor and shattered glass.
In the distance within the corpse tide, the unharmed level 6 giant zombie was roaring and charging rapidly towards the train.
He looked at the control panel with a wretched smile, to the button he thought he’d never press.
"Immediate self-destruction."
In the train compartment, the AI’s mechanically cold and emotionless voice sounded.
"Looks like it’s time for us to say goodbye, Train Captain."
"You are the best Train Captain I’ve ever seen, if there’s a next time..."
The train, long buried under the corpse tide, suddenly exploded from the engine upward with a massive blaze, with the ensuing carriages also exploding one by one. The deafening sound of the explosions echoed through the rainy night, like thunder.
The zombies surrounding the train were blown into the air in an instant, turning into fragments in the fiery light.
More zombies were engulfed by the sea of flames, falling to the ground charred and in agony, rolling in the rainwater, uttering roars unique to zombies.