Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 631 - 304 Ambush

Chapter 631: Chapter 304 Ambush

Maya initiated the conversation, "This mission has two sides to it, especially in terms of the interests of you, Hong Yi, the cons of taking on the mission outweigh the pros. You live in a place abundant with resources and have a great chance of surviving until the end of the game. There is no need to take risks during activities. The agents from Fortress are extremely strong, and making enemies out of them is not a good choice."

Hong Yi asked, "What’s your personal opinion?"

Maya answered, "I would definitely take the mission, not just for points, but also to challenge myself. It’s not a mission that spells certain death." Without the spirit of adventure, there is no gain from taking risks.

Hong Yi nodded, "I’ve been muddling along this past year and I think I’ve accumulated quite a few points. Considering that Dawn is becoming less friendly by the day, someone like me who’s just scraping by will eventually be eliminated by it, so I’m willing to take the mission. However, I have one more question: what exactly are these Fortress agents?"

"A bunch of trash." Lin Wu said, "A bunch of trash that I’ve reduced to nothing outside and within the activities." Nothing to be afraid of.

Maya quickly spoke up, "No, that’s not right, they really are strong, and they come with a golden finger."

Lin Wu disagreed, countering, "So strong that their stronghold was taken down by us?"

Maya took a step to the left, stepped on Lin Wu’s foot to shut him up, and seriously said, "They really are strong. We were just lucky to take some advantage of them."

Hong Yi spoke comfortably, "It’s fine, I’m already prepared for death."

Hong Yi paused, then said, "I’ve lived a bland, lonely life for a year. Especially after entering Hardcore Mode, the number of players around me has dramatically decreased. Others might envy our barely scraping by lifestyle, but ending this lifestyle might not necessarily be a bad thing. Perhaps switching to non-Hardcore Mode would allow us to enjoy ourselves more." The excitement that Hong Yi and the others showed when they first met Maya and Lin Wu was enough to demonstrate their weariness with their current living conditions.

To make them give up on accumulating more points voluntarily and switching to non-Hardcore Mode, there was a bit of unwillingness in their hearts, after all, they had survived. But now they had a very good opportunity. Whether they failed or succeeded, they could challenge themselves. If they won, this memory would support them to keep going. If they lost, it would give them an excuse to return to the crowd.

The most important point was, according to the principle of points, their current points already put them ahead of many people. Dying during the activities would not deduct points, and there would no longer be a point tally in non-Hardcore Mode, hence they could maintain a lead over the points of most people.

Therefore, Orient Express took on the task of escorting Sasha.

Now, it was the afternoon three o’clock on the third day of the activity, and Orient Express could still remain for 22 hours. Maya did not plan to waste time by staying in Town No. 10; she allocated work according to the marked map given by Nightmare and intended to leave immediately after the work was completed.

The first task, at the NPC on Love Shrimp Road, was to spend $30 to buy a Professional Card: Repairman.

The second task was to find the lost granddaughter for the NPC on Handsome Shrimp Road, which increased the coal-burning efficiency of the train.

The third task was to spend $200 to buy 400 materials, and the newly-promoted repairman Lin Wu used 91 materials to fully repair the passenger carriage.

The fourth task was to buy ten large water bottles, fill them with water, and transport them to the storage warehouse.

The fifth task was to purchase warming items, such as quilts, blankets, sleeping bags, and a large number of candles, etc. This cost $100. This made Orient Express abandon plans to buy weapons, instead opting to purchase 200 rounds of ammunition for three types of firearms, also costing $100 in total.

From the stockpiled supplies, it was clear Maya was prepared to keep the train going non-stop until the end of the activity. But fate has plans of its own; during the stopover, nine passengers boarded the passenger carriage, which meant the train had to stop at human stations to allow passengers to disembark. Of course, they could also be killed.

Maya settled Sasha into her seat, then several people held a meeting on the platform. Maya asked, "Is there any more supplies we need to buy?" It was now seven o’clock in the evening, and Town No. 10 was brightly lit. A few more trains appeared on the railway track, occasionally some players greeted each other to exchange information, but Shadow No. was nowhere to be seen.

"No."

Maya said, "Once the train starts moving, the escort mission will begin. Lin Wu, you’ll spend most of the time in the passenger carriage. Sasha can’t join the fight and can’t leave the passenger carriage, but she’ll follow our orders. You can ask her to hide in a place you think is safe. You also need to be wary of being ambushed."

"Ambushed?" Lin Wu pondered, "The only task I’ve seen from Fortress agents is from Nightmare. Either others are avoiding us, or they already have a plan to sneak up on us. I wonder if they act as a team or in small squads."

Maya asked, "What are you thinking?"

Lin Wu whispered something into Maya’s ear, which made Hong Yi and the others curious as to why he avoided them. Maya nodded and said, "Everyone on board, Shuihua, start the train."

Everyone boarded the train, and as the wheels began to turn, the escort mission officially commenced.

In the passenger carriage, Lin Wu walked down the aisle with a revolver in hand, surveying the passengers. Maya stood in the front with a repeater gun at the ready. Soon, the two of them locked onto their target, the guy sitting in the third-last row, head down.

Lin Wu raised his gun. When the suspicious man saw he couldn’t hide, he desperately drew his own revolver, only of course to be shot dead by Lin Wu. Lin Wu’s chest now sported a new badge: the Copper Escort Badge.

"Wow!" Lin Wu boasted while looting the corpse. Sure enough, a Fortress agent in disguise as a passenger.