138: Unformed energy crystal

"Why didn't you save him? Isn't he our compatriot?" Kim Hee-yeon asked curiously.

She began to doubt Luo Chen's motive for saving her, wondering why he wouldn't save others but saved her.

"It's not even certain if he's human; how can you be sure he's a compatriot?" Luo Chen retorted simply, then gestured for Xi Yue and Xue Shang to attack.

Bang, bang, bang!

Three muzzles spewed fire.

"Friend! Why are you shooting at me!" Li Bai was startled by the incoming bullets and quickly dove to the ground.

Why was this person different from the others? Didn't they say Xia people were the kindest! Why was he so cruel?

At this moment, a flurry of questions flashed through his mind, but he received no answers. He quickly jumped off the Pterosaur Zombie to dodge the flying bullets.

However, he hadn't anticipated Luo Chen attacking directly. Unable to dodge in time, four or five bullet holes still appeared on his body, and large gushes of black blood spurted from the wounds.

"Why so many 'whys'!" Luo Chen pouted. Seeing that the bullets couldn't inflict fatal damage, he pulled a grenade from his waist and threw it in.

With a loud bang, smoke filled the carriage.

Luo Chen tightly gripped the doorframe, flipped his body, and lightly leaped into the opposite carriage.

After his feet landed firmly, he quickly raised his head, his gaze vigilantly sweeping forward.

The room was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder and white smoke, limiting his vision.

Luo Chen waved his hand to disperse the white smoke in front of him, then his gaze fell on the Pterosaur Zombie not far away. It had been blown to pieces, completely lifeless.

However, to his surprise, he didn't see the man's figure.

Luo Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

Did he not die in the explosion?

He had deliberately set an air burst just now. Could he still have dodged that?

Luo Chen held his gun vigilantly and shouted, "Come out! Mr. Zombie, this place is sealed, you can't escape!"

Li Bai's pupils constricted upon hearing this, and he suddenly realized that his identity had been discovered.

He slowly stood up from a chunk of flesh wedged under some ribs, his pinprick pupils curiously scrutinizing Luo Chen: "How did you find out?"

"I won't tell you!" Luo Chen shook his head, a wicked smile on his face: "Tell me! Why are you different from other zombies, and able to communicate normally with people?"

"Also, where is that man named Wu Que? If your answer is satisfactory, I might let you go."

He was very curious about this group of special zombies. At the time, he only thought it was an ordinary zombie siege of the Train, but he didn't expect them to still retain consciousness.

If he knew what was going on, could he perhaps create a zombie army?

Zombies that didn't feel pain, didn't need to eat, and didn't need rest were simply born to be beasts of burden, perfect for charging into battle and gathering supplies.

"You actually know about the God Child!" Li Bai was shocked. The man in front of him might be someone they knew, but why did he have no impression of him?

"God Child?" Luo Chen recalled Cheng Yihan's words from before and believed it somewhat.

The so-called God of the Chosen of God should be the God of Decay!

However, it seemed that It, like the God of Puppet Hub, didn't believe in Its own Train Conductor.

"That's right! As long as you follow the God Child, I guarantee you'll have whatever you want—women, food, everything!" Li Bai boasted, trying to win him over.

"I'm not interested in what you're saying. Compared to your neither-human-nor-ghost appearance, I still want to be a human," Luo Chen shook his head and refused.

"Hmph! We zombies are a higher life form. You humans will be eliminated sooner or later. One day, the God Child will lead us to rule the entire universe."

After speaking, Li Bai glanced at the sealed Train, knowing escape was hopeless, and then furiously lunged at Luo Chen.

"Courting death!" Luo Chen snorted coldly, raised his gun, and fired three shots at Li Bai's head. Li Bai's head instantly exploded.

At the same time, a crystal shimmering with colorful light splattered out.

Luo Chen approached curiously, picked it up, and wiped the blood off with a torn piece of cloth from the ground. He found that this crystal was actually somewhat different from the energy crystal he had seen before.

"[Unformed energy crystal]"

"[Contains a large amount of harmful substances and mutagenic factors. Not recommended for use without processing!]"

Unformed energy crystal?

Could it be that energy crystals were produced by these conscious zombies?

A bold guess suddenly popped into Luo Chen's mind, but unfortunately, no one was there to answer his questions at that moment.

He carefully put it away, believing his guess had a high probability of being correct.

Xue Shang and Xi Yue flipped over, looked at the corpse on the ground, and asked, "Done?"

"Let's go! Continue forward." Luo Chen nodded and led the way forward.

The next few carriages were cleared without any further incidents. After clearing them all, the group of five successfully reached the cockpit.

Along the way, Kim Hee-yeon looked at the human remains and severed limbs on the ground, recalling her previous experience of being besieged by Pterosaur Zombies. Her resolve slowly solidified.

She absolutely could not die like them, becoming a pile of rotting flesh. She had to live strongly, no matter the cost.

Looking at Luo Chen's back, she made up her mind to cling tightly to this strong support.

"How do we get up there?"

Xi Yue glanced at the cockpit in the air, curiously looking at Luo Chen.

"I'll lift you, and you stand on my shoulders to climb up?" Luo Chen said casually.

"Really? Wouldn't that be a bit awkward?" Xi Yue's tone was embarrassed, but her face showed an eager expression.

"Since you're embarrassed, then I'll stand on your shoulders!"

Xi Yue quickly shook her head: "My body is so small, you'll crush me."

"Then hurry up and get on." Luo Chen was a bit speechless.

Xi Yue giggled, then awkwardly straddled Luo Chen's shoulders.

Luo Chen held Xi Yue's ankles and slowly stood up.

As Xi Yue's entire weight settled on his shoulders, Luo Chen felt a soft, warm sensation on the back of his neck, like resting on a U-shaped neck pillow.

He couldn't help but turn his neck, and Xi Yue's face instantly flushed red as she lowered her head, giving Luo Chen an annoyed glare and saying,

"Don't move around. If you do that, I can't concentrate on operating the screen."

Hearing this, Luo Chen slowly raised his head, a mischievous smile on his face as he retorted, "I'm not moving around. You're just too sensitive!"

At this moment, he felt a bit damp on the back of his neck.

After Xi Yue finished operating, the five of them retreated to the first carriage.

As the carriages detached one by one and attached to the Voyage, Luo Chen and the other four returned to the Train.

All 11 carriages were added to the second level of the Train.