Inside the Constant Star Train, the radar continuously beeps; far away, countless zombies are fiercely running under the night sky.
Blade edges extend from the sides of the train car and begin spinning at high speed, accompanied by the whistling sound of wind slicing through, and the constant buzzing of electricity on the blade surfaces.
How could zombies possibly outrun the train?
In the blink of an eye.
Chen Mang controls the train, catching up with the group of zombies, like a tiger entering a herd of sheep, or a heated iron rod piercing into the snow, scattering countless limbs and blood into the night within seconds.
A one-sided massacre.
Occasionally, some zombie claws slap against the armor of the train’s surface, unable to even leave a single white mark.
He retracts the Wind-Fire Wheel and releases the "Spider Legs," a vehicle accessory that ensures his train won’t be obstructed by zombie bodies, allowing him to rampage freely within the Corpse Tide.
The width of his blade edge has reached 120 centimeters, leaving nothing but severed limbs in its wake.
Faced with him, these zombies can only choose to run for their lives, unable to inflict any damage on his train. Currently, on the wasteland, there aren’t many creatures that can outrun his Constant Star Train.
These zombies certainly can’t.
Yet... the number of zombies remains overwhelming.
He no longer recalls how many zombies he has killed; gazing afar, the number of zombies hasn’t decreased. Moreover... Chen Mang’s brow gradually furrows as the Corpse Tide continues to rush in a certain direction, essentially ignoring him.
This reminded him of the message he saw a few days ago on the "Train Radio."
The message mentioned that recently, the Corpse Tide on the wasteland had become inexplicably violent, not only besieging trains but often targeting other monsters as well, something that was rare in the past.
The abnormality before him quickly made him recall the message.
Chen Mang squints slightly, without slowing his slaughtering speed against the zombies. Upon encountering the Corpse Tide, he spent 500 units of iron ore to forge a green-grade accessory, the "Powerful Magnet."
This accessory blueprint was dropped when he killed that Level 3 Cannibal Spider.
The effect allows the train to collect all items dropped by monsters killed by the train or train members within a certain range.
He had never crafted this blueprint.
Since it wasn’t needed temporarily, he didn’t want to waste resources.
This accessory finally has its role to play. After consuming 2000 units of iron ore and upgrading the accessory directly to Level 5, he received a corresponding supermodel effect once more.
"Powerful Magnet Level 5 Supermodel Effect": Collect all items dropped by monsters upon their death within the range and store them in the train car.
And the range expanded from its original 100 meters around the train to 500 meters.
Chen Mang’s mouth twitches slightly, glancing at the supermodel effect of the "Powerful Magnet." This might be the most supermodel effect among all his vehicle accessories so far.
The original accessory merely allowed him to quickly retrieve loot in environments like the Corpse Tide where stopping isn’t convenient.
The newly added supermodel effect directly absorbs items dropped by monsters killed by anyone within the range into the train car, without any reasoning.
On the train’s rooftop, a U-shaped magnet formed by several glowing lines appears. A few seconds later, when the lines dissipate, the inky-black U-shaped magnet, about the size of a suitcase, is embedded atop the train’s roof.
After connecting it to the generator through the circuit system and activating it.
The U-shaped magnet continuously emits wave-like light rays, and as the train passes, all dropped items are sucked into the train car.
He doesn’t bother checking the loot, only focusing on controlling the train to slaughter the Corpse Tide. He’s uncertain whether this wave of the Corpse Tide is the same group that has been attacking him in the past few days, but it doesn’t matter—zombies are zombies.
The way to control the train is mainly through brain control.
That is, consciousness flow, merging the consciousness with the train, so the train moves as the mind wills, though there are also some manual control mechanisms like the throttle, control lever, etc., not just for emergencies.
A Train Captain only loses the ability to control the train with consciousness upon death.
This manual control method is partly to assist in fine operations, partly to provide the Train Captain with a certain driving experience and to allow the body to feel the immediate feedback.
About half an hour later.
The zombies in front of him no longer form a tide, only a scattered few hundred remain. These zombies, if found within urban ruins, would be a disaster for survivors hiding within, but in front of the Constant Star Train, they’re no different from ants.
Sitting at the control desk, Chen Mang looks at the zombies outside, slightly frowning. This group of zombies running madly suddenly stops and kneels, beginning to vomit profusely, spewing out chunks of flesh and blood onto the ground in a gore-filled spectacle.
Completely ignoring the threat posed by his train.
Chen Mang finally notices the vast patch of wasteland ahead covered with a thick layer of blood-red viscous substance, visible are various body parts—human, Zombie Wolf, Cannibal Spider, and even goblins.
Clearly, that verdant little arm could easily be identified as belonging to a goblin.
"The situation doesn’t seem too good."
Although he doesn’t know what’s happening, Chen Mang feels uneasy. He still knows too little about this world; it’s best to leave first and continue developing at the Doomsday Abyss. It’s dangerous outside...
The ground suddenly starts to tremble, and the zombies kneeling begin to roar continuously. A Level 2 zombie standing on the blood-red viscous substance suddenly opens its massive mouth with powerful suction emanating from its cavity.
The blood-red viscous substance covering the ground is all sucked into its mouth like a blood-red tornado.
This Level 2 zombie rapidly grows, expanding to ten meters tall as the viscous flesh substance flows into its stomach.
The now-ten-meter-tall zombie lets out a furious roar, its eyes filled with brutality and bloodlust, overlooking the Constant Star Train, its gaze piercing through the glass and fixated intently on Chen Mang seated at the control desk.