Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 636 - 306: Not a Day’s Cold Freezes the River Three Feet Deep

Chapter 636: Chapter 306: Not a Day’s Cold Freezes the River Three Feet Deep

Guide information: Take Sharpshooter Line 1, next stop: Ghost Castle. Rumors say that a great Alchemist lives in the castle. She uses the zombie virus and alchemy to create a variety of bizarre zombie animals.

Due to the influence of alchemy, the minimum stay at this stop is 10 minutes, and the maximum is two hours; the Blood Mist and black circle will start to move after two hours.

"Zombie animals?" Lin Wu confirmed the information with the walkie-talkie. Apart from the spiders in Waste City, Lin Wu had never seen animals related to zombies. And shouldn’t the correct term for zombie animals be... zanimals? Following that logic, could there also be zplants? Zeggs?

Hong Yi’s voice came through: "The last piece of information, defeating the zombie mummies in Ghost Castle will not only yield the usual rewards but will also grant a golden Loot Chest, which contains treasures that can be used not only within the dungeon but also taken out of the activity dungeon."

"Zombie mummies?" Lin Wu was confused, saying, "Mummies are essentially dried corpses, what’s the deal with adding zombies into the mix?"

Why are you fussing over these details? Maya asked, "Does anyone have any specific thoughts? Should we skip the castle? According to our reserves on the Orient Express, we could keep going without stopping. In theory, we can wait on the train for ten minutes; there’s no need to get off."

Lin Wu said, "I think the ten minutes are a bait. Since we’re stopping anyway, why miss the chance to check out such an exciting place?"

Qinglang: "I agree, because I want to go in, even though I’m very scared." Be it haunted house attractions or horror movies, without the thrill of fear, they are basically flops. That’s why their actual target audience consists of those who get scared. This is what the saying means, ’The worse you are, the more into it you become.’"

Maya expressed her concern: "Could Fortress agents be lying in wait for us at Ghost Castle?"

Shuihua: "Before they can lie in wait for us, they have to deal with the animal zombies first." If the girlfriend wants to visit a haunted house, how could the boyfriend not support her?

Shuihua said, "What worries me more is the Fortress exploiting rule bugs, like blocking the railway with a rock."

Lin Wu replied, "Regarding that, I have already filed a complaint, and Dawn called it nonsense. It said that under non-mission conditions, the railway is clear, and the locomotive can push through brushwood, rocks, and other obstacles, with no player being able to sabotage the railway. However, there’s an exception for large natural disasters, like two huge trees falling onto the tracks."

Lin Wu: "Once the obstacle exceeds the weight of the locomotive, after the collision, the train will derail, and we’d need to endure a 10-minute defense battle to get the train back on track. Dawn also clarified that unless it’s due to external damage or mission setup, this scenario wouldn’t occur. Even if someone places a huge rock on the railway, even if we don’t hit it, within a minute, the rock will be refreshed."

Shuihua: "That still sounds dangerous." Fortress agents could saw trees and push a tree heavier than the locomotive as the train approaches, causing a derailment. While players enter the 10-minute defense battle, they also need to watch out for Fortress agents ambushing nearby, taking potshots."

Maya said, "Since it’s a Fortress mission, Dawn will, of course, give the Fortress agents opportunities while also ensuring that we’re not put in an unwinnable situation. As long as we’re extra careful when passing through special areas, I believe there won’t be any major problems." Maya was more worried about the Orient Express being besieged, with four or five Fortress agents ambushing, shooting at the armored train with shotguns to inflict as much damage as possible. They would use props, ambushing and attacking non-stop, and after a few waves, the carriages would be wrecked. Everyone would be forced into a bloody battle with the Fortress agents.

The Fortress agents possessed mobility items and had a two-hour respawn advantage; fighting our way like this, the Orient Express would undoubtedly be doomed. Although this would come at a great score cost for the Fortress agents. Would they risk their lives doing it? Maya thought they would, as in the communication with Nightmare, Nightmare had already made her stance clear as the adversary in this event, indicating that she had designs on the Orient Express.

Previously, Maya received a mass message from Nightmare, indicating that the wealthy Nightmare’s interest was not in Sasha; it was highly likely that her target was Lin Wu. There was only one reason: Nightmare did not trust Lin Wu, and Lin Wu knew the password to Nightmare’s only safe house. With the safe house’s resources increasing, her concerns would grow accordingly.

Maya said, "Let’s make a brief stop at the Castle station, team action, and avoid delving too deep into the castle."

"Received."

Maya: "Tonight, except for Lin Wu, the other four will split into two shifts; I’ll pair with Qinglang, and we’ll take the latter half of the night. Shuihua and I will drive during our shift, while Hong Yi and Qinglang will be responsible for supervising Lin Wu, making sure he doesn’t fall asleep."

Shuihua voiced an objection: "Can I be paired with Qinglang?"

Maya firmly responded: "No." Maya allowed dissenting opinions when giving orders. Opinions could be expressed during discussions, even at decision time. However, Shuihua’s opinion was not only unconstructive, it had already been considered by Maya, and she wouldn’t schedule a couple to the same shift.

Thanks to Maya’s arrangement, the third night passed safely, and with the mission’s end, the Forest Wolf was also reclaimed by the system. During the mission, Lin Wu lost a balloon because he fell asleep, resulting in a 10% coal deduction. The remaining nine shots all hit their targets, adding nine 5% coal increments. The lost 10% coal was Qinglang’s responsibility since he chatted with the insomniac Shuihua for 10 minutes in the medical carriage during his shift.