Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 653 - 312 Curtain Station_2

Chapter 653: Chapter 312 Curtain Station_2

Lin Wu held his handgun, blowing into the barrel as he faced the mirror, unable to capture the vibe of the male protagonist on a movie poster. When he heard the first gunshot, he instinctively looked up, and as Nightmare was pumping the shotgun ready for a second shot, Lin Wu dodged to the side, barely missing the barrage of steel pellets.

Good people do not live long; misfortune lasts for a thousand years.

Even at such close range from the shotgun blast, Lin Wu still managed to avoid vital hits. His right hand, right arm, and right leg were crippled, losing the ability to move. Lin Wu lay on the passage’s floor, raising his left hand to fire two shots at the ceiling. Nightmare, on top of the car, didn’t notice, broke open the shotgun’s barrel, loaded two cylindrical cartridges, snapped the barrel back into place, pumped the forend, took a step forward, and prepared to fire two more rounds downwards.

Lin Wu lay at the side of the passage, only able to see the holes pierced by steel pellets in the ceiling, unable to see Nightmare’s position. At that time, his left leg was crippled, and he was severely injured. The holes were too small; Nightmare could not find Lin Wu’s position and believed he had rolled into a blind spot beyond his sight. Was Lin Wu dead? No, Nightmare didn’t believe it.

Maya, at the front of the train, turned to assess the situation, picked up the repeater gun beside her, and walked through the door to Corridor Bridge. A normal carriage would lead directly into another through the doors. Old-style locomotives were somewhat different. The engineer would climb a few steps to reach the Corridor Bridge, pass through two or three meters of the bridge before reaching the control room.

Just as Maya stepped out onto the Corridor Bridge, the train entered a tunnel, plunging everything into darkness. Maya didn’t dare move recklessly; the tunnels of that era were designed with precision and left little space.

The emergence of the tunnel was within Nightmare’s calculations. As they approached the tunnel, she immediately lay down, dropped the shotgun, grabbed onto a protruding object before letting go, and slid down with her legs facing downwards, clinging to the side of the carriage. The walls of the tunnel constantly rubbed against the back of her clothes. When Nightmare was about to lose momentum and fall, she firmly grabbed onto the thick window ledge outside, her legs nearly touching the ground.

One hand gripping the window ledge, Nightmare lowered the tri-lens night vision goggles from her forehead. This was a tunnel stretching 5 kilometers long, giving her plenty of time to kill Sasha and then Lin Wu, or Lin Wu then Sasha, or even Maya first.

Due to insufficient space, Nightmare cautiously slid her upper body through the window first. With the aid of the night vision goggles, everything inside the carriage was clear as day. Not only the seats but even the handgun pointed at her, and of course, Lin Wu wearing night vision goggles.

Since it was day, Lin Wu had stowed the night vision goggles in his backpack. When ambushed and as the train entered the tunnel, Lin Wu put them on immediately, lying on the ground and enjoying Nightmare’s entire performance. The one question in Lin Wu’s mind was: Why was her agility so high? As a master of agility himself, Lin Wu knew that anyone attempting to execute those movements in the game, even professionals, would need Ten Star Agility. Non-professionals would require fifteen stars, and the clumsy Stone would need at least twenty stars.

Nightmare had one question as well: Where did Lin Wu get the night vision goggles?

Lin Wu couldn’t have gotten the night vision goggles through ordinary trading or quests, and according to the reports of the deceased agents from Fortress, no one had their night vision goggles stolen. There were only two possibilities then. The first was that someone lied about losing their night vision goggles and didn’t tell anyone. The second was that someone traded the night vision goggles to Lin Wu.

Who could it be? Nightmare’s first suspicion fell on Blood Meng. In this operation, Blood Meng showed reluctance to target Lin Wu, focusing her interest solely on Sasha. Despite the considerable gap in strength between her and Nightmare, Blood Meng remained Nightmare’s biggest competitor.

Nightmare didn’t have time to ponder further as that damned man didn’t rush to shoot but instead reached out a thieving hand while dragging his injured body. Without hesitation, Nightmare lifted her legs still outside the window. As her legs skidded against the tunnel wall, Nightmare was swept away, her body contorted back and forth by the immense drag force, with bones breaking, and died on the spot.

This scene infuriated Lin Wu enough to stomp his foot, but since his legs were useless, all he could do was stew in his thoughts. Annoyed with himself for being too greedy, always trying to touch Nightmare before shooting, scheming to get three touches for himself.

Indeed, avarice is like a snake that swallows an elephant; that needed to change.

"What’s going on? What happened?" Qinglang, who had just fallen asleep, sat up at the sound of gunshots, then quickly descended into darkness, groping as he walked without even grabbing his gun.

"It’s nothing; I won’t die," Lin Wu replied, "But it would be better if someone could give me a hand."

Qinglang found Lin Wu, hoisted his right hand over his shoulder, and dragged him to the medical carriage, laying him on the hospital bed. As the train left the tunnel, Maya arrived at the infirmary with her gun and asked, "Nightmare?"

"Correct."

"Did she open fire at you?"

Lin Wu thought for a moment, "Strictly speaking, no, but I’m not sure."

"Hmm?" She disliked ambiguous answers.

Lin Wu explained, "Sasha was under my feet, so I’m not sure if she was shooting at Sasha or me. Judging by the outcome, I took all the bullets. Sasha didn’t have a scratch on her."

If Nightmare’s target had been him, then there was a problem that didn’t add up. With the ability to slide silently to the window, she should have seized the opportunity to ambush him, not open fire blindly from the rooftop.

Combining the information with Lin Wu’s injuries, Maya understood the basic situation, saying, "She won’t come back. When you heal, remember to fix the carriage. We should be able to rest properly tonight."