Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 632 - 304 Ambush_2

Chapter 632: Chapter 304 Ambush_2

Lin Wu continued to wander after taking the revolver and ten bullets, because there might still be one hidden among them.

How to distinguish players from NPCs? Besides the important NPCs with green text, theoretically, it cannot be done. However, since everyone is wearing clothes, one can often identify their role based on the style of clothing in relation to the game or event’s setting. The clothing of the remaining eight passengers all matched the game background and fit them well.

Maya tried to make small talk with each of the remaining eight passengers, using her knowledge of the Western cowboy setting, and ultimately confirmed that they were all NPCs.

The sky started to darken, candles were lit in the corridors and compartments, and Lin Wu drew the curtains in all the passenger cars. With half an hour left until dinner time, Lin Wu climbed onto the flatcar from the back of the passenger car.

Perhaps due to the shielding of the carriages, the wind on the flatcar wasn’t strong, but it was still not suitable for candles. Lin Wu sat in the corner of the flatcar, enveloped in darkness, and with his Stealth ability, it would be difficult for Nightmare and their group to detect his presence even if they came close.

With Wai by his side, Lin Wu wasn’t worried about Nightmare and their group approaching without his notice. As for what mode of transportation Fortress agents would use to ambush him, Lin Wu had no idea.

Maya was more optimistic in her view; she believed that within 24 hours, the Fortress agents would not take action against the Orient Express. After all, why squeeze a durian when there are soft persimmons available? Lin Wu thought otherwise; he believed that Nightmare and Blood Meng would act out of revenge to retaliate for him raiding their safe house.

After Nightmare betrayed the plan to assassinate Lin Wu and aided in the counterattack, Lin Wu learned why Nightmare wanted to kill him: simply because his attributes were high and his skills were good, making him feel threatened. This event was an opportunity for Nightmare to get rid of him once and for all, and he wouldn’t pass up the chance.

However, with Nightmare and Blood Meng nearly blank slates, lacking other people’s help, they probably didn’t have many points to spend on transportation and various items to hunt him down.

Maya liked this quality in Lin Wu. Although he often acted nonsensically in daily life, he was very serious when it came to life-and-death matters or those involving significant benefits to his friends. With such a comrade at her side, she could feel at ease when doing things.

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Qinglang cranked the handle of the handheld searchlight, and the light on the train’s roof smoothly moved, illuminating everything as clear as day wherever it shone. The train was currently passing through a wetland area, the tracks elevated 50 centimeters above the ground, surrounded by wetlands with tall grass, and occasionally birds were startled into flight by the train’s noise.

Hong Yi was in the sleeping car and said through the walkie-talkie, "Everyone, dinner is ready."

Lin Wu returned to the passenger car, closed the back door, pinned Sasha down on the ground, and then he went with Wai to the sleeping car. With kitchenware and a homemade chimney, they could prepare relatively complex dishes. Tonight’s meal was a mutton pilaf.

Lin Wu sighed at the sight of the steaming pot of rice, "Carrots."

"Don’t like them?" asked Hong Yi.

"They’re okay," Lin Wu replied, helping Hong Yi lift the large pot of rice to the front of the train.

Maya and Qinglang had cleared a space at the front, where everyone sat on the floor. Hong Yi lifted the lid off the pot, and a rush of hot, aromatic steam hit their faces. Shuihua, upon smelling the fragrance, sighed in the same tone as Lin Wu, "Carrots!"

Hong Yi, annoyed, said, "You can’t be picky, you know? Carrots contain carotene and can also provide vitamins. Haha, alright, I know, no carrots next time."

Qinglang, puzzled, asked, "Why do you guys hate carrots so much?"

Shuihua countered, "Why do you hate mushrooms?"

Qinglang replied, "Mushrooms smell bad."

Shuihua, "If they smell so bad, why are they called ’fragrant’?"

Qinglang, "Does that make cigarettes smell good?"

Shuihua, "Carrots... are very... carroty."

Lin Wu interjected, "Order a carrot and mushroom stir-fry. You eat the mushrooms, you eat the carrots, one takeaway, two enjoy. You guys are a perfect match."

After that, Lin Wu earnestly looked at everyone and inquired, "Who wants carrots?" As adults, who doesn’t have food preferences? Only pigs are not fussy eaters, accepting whatever comes their way. Therefore, it can be concluded that only pigs are non-picky eaters.

"I’ll give you a bowl without carrots," Hong Yi said, pushing aside the carrots with a rice ladle and picking out a bowl of rice for Lin Wu.

Lin Wu praised, "Hong Yi, you have such a good nature."

"Is that all it takes to please you?"

Lin Wu replied, "One compliment is enough; one must not be too greedy."

Hong Yi laughed and gave Lin Wu a kick, and Lin Wu froze, "This kick feels familiar, as if you’ve kicked me before."

Hong Yi, surprised, "You can tell that from a kick?"

Lin Wu pointed at Hong Yi, "It was you indeed."

Hong Yi, proud, said, "Of course it was me."

Amid laughter and dinner, Shuihua, devoted to her job, took a basin of rice to her workstation when suddenly, noticing something ahead, she immediately hit the emergency brake.

"What happened?"

"The tracks are gone."

Everyone stood up in chaos and looked outside, only to see that a hundred meters ahead, the tracks had abruptly vanished, replaced by terrain identical to the wetlands on either side. The only difference was that there was a small hill more than 10 meters high on the left front side of where the tracks ended. Although the searchlight only illuminated a small part, it was clear the little hill was a dense forest made up of pines, various bushes, and weeds.

How could the tracks disappear? No one knew. In the light of the headlamp, one could see that the end of the visible tracks was water, followed by some aquatic plants. The light shone far, revealing an endless expanse of aquatic plants.

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