36: Chapter 36 [The Abyss Roarer] Armored Train

"Ye Qingyu!" Su Chen turned his head, looking at the completely dazed mechanical girl.

"From now on, this carriage is your exclusive work area."

"I don't care what method you use; within three days, I want to see ten thousand rounds of special armor-piercing shells capable of penetrating the defense of Bronze-tier monsters!"

"No problem! Leave it to me!"

Ye Qingyu scrambled into the brand-new arsenal carriage.

She caressed those ultra-precise fully automatic mechanical benches as if stroking a lover's skin, her entire body trembling with excitement.

For a mechanical fanatic, this place was simply heaven!

Having arranged Ye Qingyu's work, Su Chen returned to the spacious and bright cockpit.

He sat in the command chair and brought up the holographic core panel of train no. 0099.

After these past few days of frantic hunting, devouring other train cores, and the recent completion of the military arsenal.

All prerequisites for upgrading train no. 0099 to Level 2, including the number of carriages, defense rating, firepower rating, and the integrity of survival facilities, had finally reached an astonishing 100% full capacity!

The only thing missing was the massive amount of energy required to break through the level barrier.

"Ling Yi, open the energy channel of the train's main reactor."

Su Chen's voice carried an unquestionable decisiveness.

"As you command, Master. The energy channel is open; please deposit the energy cores required for the upgrade."

Su Chen waved his hand. A flash of light shimmered in mid-air.

Clatter—

Hundreds of low-level energy cores shimmering with various colors, dozens of Bronze-tier monster cores, and even a few precious Silver-tier cores seized from Zhao Yuxin and Wang Meng.

Like a brilliant rain of gems, they were all poured without hesitation by Su Chen into the entrance of the reactor emitting a deep blue glow.

If these cores were sold on the regional trading channel, they would absolutely fetch enough supplies to last for several lifetimes.

But in Su Chen's eyes, they were merely fuel for the train's advancement.

"Boom!!!" With the influx of a massive amount of cores, the main reactor instantly erupted with a terrifying roar of energy, like a supernova explosion!

The entire train no. 0099 began to shake violently.

A dark golden energy halo spread wildly along the chassis, armor, and pipes of the train to every corner.

"Attention, all personnel! The train is about to undergo a cross-tier dimensional jump!"

"Please return to your respective bunks immediately and secure yourselves!"

Accompanied by Ling Yi's piercing alarm, Chu Qingxue, Liu Ruyan, and the other girls turned pale and grabbed onto anything they could to secure themselves.

Even Zhang Man, who had seen her fair share of big events, felt her scalp tingle from the terrifying commotion that seemed to be tearing space apart.

This upgrade, which could be called a reshaping, lasted for an entire night.

...

The next morning.

When the blood-colored mist spread across the wasteland again.

"Woooo—!!!"

A terrifying whistle, like an ancient dragon awakening, shook the entire wasteland and suddenly tore through the silent morning!

The upgrade of train no. 0099 was finally completely finished!

At this moment, what was docked in the abandoned marshaling yard was no longer that slightly bloated single-deck armored train. It was a thorough, double-deck steel behemoth emanating a suffocating sense of oppression!

The train was entirely a deep and cold dark gold, and that layer of [Acid-Resistant Alloy Coating], under the baptism of the upgrade energy, had perfectly integrated into the top-grade black iron armor.

The armor thickness of the entire train reached an appalling twenty centimeters!

Not to mention ordinary guns and cannons, even a full-force blow from a Silver-tier BOSS wouldn't dare to leave too deep a mark on this layer of armor!

At the front of the train, the original cowcatcher had been magically modified into a giant ramming horn resembling a ferocious dragon opening its bloodthirsty maw.

Sharp serrated barbs even extended from both sides, shimmering with a chilling light that made one shudder.

Above the double-deck structure, besides the original Vulcan machine gun turrets being upgraded to twin heavy electromagnetic machine guns, at the very core of the train, a terrifying main cannon, six meters long with dense blue psionic circuits wrapped around its barrel, lay quietly dormant like a grim reaper.

[Ding! Regional Supreme Announcement!]

Just then, the dignified and grand mechanical voice of the Heavenly Dao System once again exploded wildly in the minds of all survivors in the entire East China Region and even the entire world, with a posture that swept across everything!

[Congratulations to East China Region train no. 0099 Train Master — Su Chen!]

[Standing out among tens of millions of survivors globally, you have achieved the heaven-defying feat of being the first to upgrade a train to a Level 2 Armed Train!]

[Obtained unique exclusive title: [Pioneer]!]

[Title Bonus: Global Reputation Maxed! Permanent 20% increase in resistance to all negative statuses such as bleeding, poison, and fear for all personnel on the train!]

[train no. 0099 has officially obtained system naming rights. Currently named — [abyss roarer]!]

At this moment, the world was shaken!

Countless Train Masters, still hiding in Level 1 broken wooden carts chewing on dry grass and shivering to resist last night's temperature drop, lost the ability to speak upon hearing this announcement.

They couldn't even feel jealous, because the gap was so large that one could only look up in awe.

A Level 2 Armed Train!

While they were still struggling to survive, that man named Su Chen had already built a mobile war fortress capable of steamrolling the wasteland!

And at this moment.

Inside the cockpit of this mobile fortress named [abyss roarer], which was spacious, luxurious, and featured 360-degree panoramic explosion-proof glass, Su Chen was sitting imposingly on that leather command chair that resembled a throne.

The brand-new train possessed an extremely spacious double-deck living area.

The originally crowded sleeper carriage had been completely renovated, and all core girls, including Ye Qingyu, now had luxury single rooms equipped with independent bathrooms, soft large beds, and vanity tables.

Su Chen's Train Master master bedroom had been expanded into a top-tier suite of over a hundred square meters, and the round bed inside was even large enough for five or six people to roll around on at the same time.

Last night, during the long process of waiting for the train to upgrade.

Su Chen, in a great mood, naturally didn't let off Chu Qingxue, who had come to report on internal affairs.

...

The morning in the wasteland was always accompanied by an impenetrable, thick blood-colored mist.

But today, this dead and silent wasteland was destined to welcome a storm that would shake the world.

Inside the Train Master's exclusive luxury master bedroom on train no. 0099, which had been magically modified and expanded to an astonishing 150 square meters, the air still retained the lingering warmth of last night's romantic ambiguity.

The constant temperature air conditioning system emitted a barely perceptible hum, perfectly maintaining the indoor temperature at a most comfortable twenty-four degrees.

Su Chen leaned against the large, soft leather headboard, his deep eyes flashing with a brilliance as dazzling as the stars.

In his arms, Chu Qingxue was like a docile and lazy pure white kitten, emitting a faint, even breath.

This stunning school beauty, usually aloof and possessing a cold, otherworldly temperament, had now shed all her defenses and icy exterior.

Her delicate skin, fair as the highest quality mutton-fat jade, was still flushing with an alluring crimson that had not yet fully faded after just receiving the grace of dew.

A few slightly messy strands of dark hair clung to her exquisitely beautiful cheeks, not only failing to ruin her beauty but instead adding a touch of charm and fragility that made one's blood boil.

That rounded, snowy-white fragrant shoulder inadvertently exposed to the air exuded a fatal attraction that drove people crazy.

Su Chen stretched out his long, powerful fingers and very casually played with a strand of Chu Qingxue's scattered hair, feeling the silky touch coming from his fingertips.

Just then, a violent tremor, stronger than at any time before and seemingly originating from the depths of the earth's core, suddenly swept through the entire train no. 0099.

"Woooo—!!!"

A terrifying whistle, shattering the clouds and sounding like an ancient abyss dragon awakening, suddenly tore through the thick blood-colored mist outside the train window!

This sound contained an indescribable, violent kinetic energy and high-level pressure, directly scaring all the low-level Ghouls within a ten-mile radius to lie flat on the ground, shivering.

The massive amount of high-level cores devoured in the main reactor had finally completely released all their upgrade energy at this moment.

The originally single-deck heavy armored train, amidst a flash of dark golden light so dazzling that one could not look directly at it, completed a thorough nirvana-like transformation!

The entire train rose from the ground, forcibly heightening and expanding from a single-deck structure into a towering and spectacular double-deck steel behemoth!

The original dark green coating on the outer layer of the train body had now completely turned into a deep dark gold that exuded a cold metallic texture.

The train front, located at the very front of the train, underwent the most exaggerated visual mutation.

The originally thick Gale Abatis Armor, under the reshaping of the massive energy, had actually transformed into an incomparably ferocious, lifelike dark golden dragon ramming horn!

In the bloodthirsty maw opened by the dragon, there was even a faint, flickering red light of high-pressure steam that could erupt at any moment.

The sharp barbs extending from both sides were like the reaper's scythe, enough to instantly tear any monster that dared to block the way into minced meat during a high-speed charge.

And the defensive power of this steel behemoth had reached a terrifying realm that all wasteland survivors could not even look up to.

That flawless layer of dark golden armor reached a shocking thickness of twenty centimeters!

The top-grade Silver-tier basic defense, combined with the special attributes of the Acid-Resistant Alloy Coating, made this train simply an indestructible mobile war fortress.

At the very same moment that train no. 0099 completed its upgrade.

The dignified, grand, and emotionless mechanical voice of the Heavenly Dao System exploded wildly in the minds of all tens of millions of survivors in the entire East China Region and even the world, with a posture that swept across everything!

[Regional Supreme Announcement!]

[Global Supreme Announcement!]

[Congratulations to East China Region train no. 0099 Train Master — Su Chen!]

[Far outpacing all others in the global survival competition, you have achieved the heaven-defying mythical feat of being the first to upgrade a train to a [Level 2 Armed Train]!]

[In view of this Train Master's outstanding performance far exceeding the current stage, the Heavenly Dao specially bestows the unique global exclusive title: [Pioneer]!]

[Title Bonus Effect: Global Regional Reputation maxed, permanent 20% increase in resistance to all negative statuses such as bleeding, poison, fear, and mental pollution for all crew members on the train!]

[train no. 0099 has officially obtained system exclusive naming rights and is now officially named — [abyss roarer]!]

A series of huge announcement fonts shimmering with dazzling golden light, like a meteor shower, firmly occupied the system retina screens of all survivors.

At this moment, the entire wasteland world was completely boiling.

Or rather, the whole world fell into a silence that lasted for three minutes, followed by the eruption of hysterical madness.

In a desolate desert in the North American Region.

A top alliance leader with blonde hair and blue eyes, who was leading over a hundred subordinates in a difficult defense against a monster attack, stared blankly at the announcement in the sky, the precious Silver-tier greatsword in his hand dropping directly to the ground.

"Holy Crab... Our entire alliance exhausted all resources to barely upgrade my train to the Level 1 heavy status, and that Chinese man named Su Chen has already entered the Level 2 era?"

In the eyes of this North American big shot, there was uncontrollable despair and a deep sense of powerlessness.

In a ruin in the European Region.

A top Esper, revered by countless players as the "Undefeated War God," was looking bitterly at his broken car, which had just been patched for acid rain leaks.

"Pioneer... abyss roarer... This is the true Wasteland Monarch."

And in the regional chat channel of the East China Region, this shock was magnified countless times.

"Big shot Su Chen is awesome! East China Region is number one in the world!"

"Wuwuwu, God Su, I kowtow to you. My carriage doesn't even have a roof, and your train has already become a double-deck armed fortress. Please, take me as your dog!"

"A 20% resistance to all abnormal statuses! This is simply a god-tier passive aura. As long as you get on train no. 0099, you don't even have to fear the toxic mist on the wasteland!"

"I just took a look at that dark golden behemoth from afar, and the front of the train looked like a living ancient beast. It scared my legs soft."

Countless people were frantically venting their shock, jealousy, and fanatical worship in front of their screens.

The name Su Chen was no longer just a simple number one on the leaderboard, but had completely transformed into a supreme god suppressing all survivors.

At this moment, inside this [abyss roarer] that had caused a global earthquake.

A carnival exclusive to the beautiful crew members was just beginning.

In the spacious double-deck panoramic living area, the lights were soft and bright.

On both sides of the corridor, which was laid with high-end anti-slip carpet, were spacious and comfortable independent luxury single rooms.

As an exclusive module for a Level 2 train, this living area greatly improved the comfort and mental recovery speed of the crew members.

Every single room was equipped with an independent constant temperature air conditioning system, a soft high-grade Simmons bed, an exquisite vanity table, and even a small stainless steel independent bathroom.