Ode to Joy

blood.

The bullet passed through Qiu Ran's shoulder. Fortunately, the bullet did not stop too much, causing an over-penetration effect.

Even so, Qiu Ran's right shoulder was still torn open, with a streak of dripping blood spilling outward, and his arm hung down weakly.

"Uh-huh——"

It hurt so much that I couldn't make a sound. Qiu Ran was knocked down almost instantly by the pain of being shot. This was not a common 9mm police pistol bullet, but a real full-power rifle bullet. The destructive power of the two was very different. Qiu Ran collapsed on the ground and could no longer lift his right arm.

Go fast - go fast, go fast, go! In a hurry, Qiu Ran just recognized that it was the Frostplate young man who had been standing guard before. His name seemed to be Hordor. She had no time to think about why the other party attacked her. Qiu Ran gritted her teeth and used her remaining left arm to cooperate and climb forward.

The gunman walked up step by step, pulled the bolt of the gun, and inserted a bullet into it. The face of 'Hordor' slowly changed, melting and collapsing like a colloid, revealing the features of a woman. The light in the carriage flickered, and his blond hair was immediately dyed deep red, and his pupils expanded and contracted, evolving into a light color. After a few seconds, even his clothes changed into Qiu Ran's look.

It wasn't until a few seconds after being shot that the second bullet flew past Qiu Ran's back. She hurriedly climbed out of the hard-seat carriage and hid behind the door, and then she recovered.

——The interior of the carriage just now was empty, with no one around.

"What's going on? How could this happen?"

Perhaps it was fear that inspired her survival instinct. Qiu Ran's brain, which had never been very good, suddenly became more flexible. Before the opponent could reload the weapon and rushed to chase her, Qiu Ran raised his left hand and pressed it next to the overturned gasoline barrel.

Boom——

The raging flames instantly covered the aisle of the carriage, blocking the gunman's view and route of travel. Qiu Ran grabbed the only remaining barrel of gasoline. Qiu Ran knew that this was the weapon to save her life.

'Don't think about anything, go find Ms. Li Aoz, Seria and the others! '

Qiu Ran crouched, the pungent smell of burning gasoline, the lingering smell of blood on her body, the sweat from excessive tension - these things mixed together, making her already panicked mood become even more Terror confused.

I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die - no! I can't die, no matter what!

Click, click...

The blood drew a long and narrow track on the ground, and the severe pain made Qiu Ran couldn't help but scream:

"Help—help me!"

I will go home soon, and I will be able to reunite with my brother and little sister before my eyes. If I die here, there will be nothing left.

The sound of the train running was too loud, and suddenly there was another fierce bombing sound outside the door - Qiu Ran realized that it might be the new wave of Beast Tide that Seria said was coming.

'No, if this continues, no one will be able to hear my cry for help! '

She rushed forward nervously. That guy could kill everyone in the car silently. She had to inform Li Aoz them.

Only they have the ability to destroy this terrifying monster——

Bang! Another bullet missed her head, bounced off the wall, and hit Qiu Ran at her feet. She was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground, screamed in horror, and dropped the gasoline can in her hand in panic.

She no longer cared about so much - she couldn't help but turn around and look back. Although the flames in the corridor continued to spread, the rifle came out of the flames. The gunman lightly pulled the bolt, still pointing the black muzzle at herself.

Qiu Ran lowered her waist and ran forward staggeringly. She had not closed the door of the soft sleeper compartment when she arrived. With just a few steps, she could hide in the safe compartment.

Just a little closer, just a little closer.

Somewhere in the air, she seemed to feel the gunman's finger pulling the trigger.

Qiu Ran raised his hand and rushed toward a safe place ahead.

Click!

Qiu Ran The door in front of her suddenly closed, and she threw herself on the plastic steel door.

"No!"

Qiu Ran cried out in despair. Before she could recover from the pain of hitting the door panel, gunfire rang out again from behind.

Bang! The screams of Qiu Ran and the banging of the door were heard endlessly, but for Jane Neria, who was separated by a wall, after the roar of gunfire by Armored Train in her ears, it seemed not worthy of praise.

She leaned on the closed door panel, locked the door, and walked through the soft sleeper compartment without saying a word. She found Seria who was controlling the weapon system to attack Beast Tide. The latter was facing dozens of screens alone, frowning., controls all the fire control systems of Armored Train. The arrival of Jane Nelia made her glance slightly. "Comrade Rose Army, you shouldn't be here, go back to the carriage, I'm very busy."

Jane shook her head, with a gentle smile on her face.

Seria's eyes narrowed slightly, and she noticed something strange. She controlled the fire control equipment with one hand, and with the help of Exoskeleton Armor's obstruction, the other hand slowly moved toward the gun bag under her ribs.

"I told you, I'm very busy and have no time to care about you."

Seria said almost as a warning.

She didn't look back and looked at Jane's reflection with the help of the computer screen.

"You guys are always busy."

Jane said calmly, "Aren't you going to take a rest?"

"This has nothing to do with you. I say it again, leave!"

Seria warned seriously, "Get out of here and don't disturb me. Subway operation is a very dangerous thing."

"Danger."

Jane turned her head away slightly. "It seems to be true, I am indeed in danger."

Seria's pupils shrank, he stood up suddenly, immediately took out his gun bag, and pulled the trigger on Jane Nelia.

Bang bang bang——

Three consecutive shots were fired, and Jane's body twisted instantly. Her upper body melted and separated like ooze, splitting into two halves. She dodged the bullets, and Seria quickly put aside the headphones on her head, retreated, and opened fire.

However, Jane's body quickly turned into a ball of mud. She quickly passed under Seria's feet and came to the opponent's back. In an instant, she grew into a tall body.

Seria hurriedly stopped, twisted around, and punched hard! Snap! Seria's fist was firmly caught by the palm wrapped by the mechanical Exoskeleton Armor. Under the gaze of Seria Terror, the existence in front of him was like a mirror, 'reflecting' his own appearance.

Another 'Seria'.

The clothes, facial features, messy hairstyle, and even the external Exoskeleton Armor are obviously exactly the same, but for some reason, when Seria sees the other person, she feels that she is incompatible with the surrounding environment, and she unconsciously feels Terror in her heart.

"Don't be nervous." 'Seria' chuckled, "You look better when you smile."

"What the hell kind of monster are you!?"

Seria was about to raise the gun and point it at the opponent, but 'Seria' was one step ahead of her and put the pistol against Seria's chin.

"Be happy."

It held a pistol exactly like Seria and said with a smile:

"In our society, there should be only peace and joy."

Seria's pupils tightened, and then she heard the sound of the trigger being pulled.

Snap!

Seria opened her mouth, and suddenly, her eyes subconsciously glanced at the other person's neck, where it looked extremely eye-catching - a scarlet cross-shaped scar that seemed to be a burn mark.

Bang! The gunshot sounded, Seria's pupils condensed, and blood and brain matter popped out from the back of her head. Just as her body collapsed downwards, the disguised Seria suddenly opened its arms. Its face instantly eliminated all facial features, and the torso cracked outwards, swallowing Seria's body entirely like an abyss.

After its body trembled briefly, it slowly raised its head, its eyes became clear, and 'Seria' skillfully pressed the headset to connect to the channel.

The voice of Zhou Lie Feng immediately entered the communication:

"The artillery fire stopped for a while, what happened?"

Seria naturally squeezed his sweat, took a long breath, and said, "Phew - the system just had a malfunction. Frostplate Citizen sold us a pirated operating system, and I had to restart it."

Zhou Lie Feng paused, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Oh, so it's the system sold by Frostplate Citizen?"

"The only person who has recently transacted with the committee is Frostplate, right?"

"That's true." Zhou Lie Feng said in agreement, "Excuse me, Xiao Se, we still have at least forty-five minutes to reach the underground."

"You're welcome."

After hanging up the call, Zhou Lie Feng was silent for a moment, then suddenly lowered his head and covered his face.

"Seria..."

He beat his chest in pain, raised his head, his eyes were red, full of hatred and anger. "Someone replaced Seria."

The system was definitely not restarted just now. The artillery attack stopped suddenly. Only he who had been driving this Youth for many years could hear it. Even Seria didn't know about it.

Who did it—Frostplate's hacker? Or is it the Frostplate spy lurking among the passengers?

I don't know, but one thing is certain - someone invaded Armored Train, killed and replaced Seria.

As an experienced member of Subway Brotherhood and the driver of a Armored Train alone, Zhou Lie Feng was far more cautious than ordinary people. He immediately realized something was wrong.

But now, he is alone and unable to do anything else.

The high-speed train cannot stop immediately - even if he stops, what awaits them is the end of being torn apart and devoured by the Mutated Beast wave of Outland.

What to do? He had to drive these two cars. The intense wind, snow, and sand would greatly obstruct the view, and an accident would inevitably occur if a layman drove them.

In order to prevent Four Nations from taking control of the train, Subway Brotherhood never used unmanned driving technology. The vehicle did not even have fire extinguishing equipment or closed-circuit television, and was so rudimentary that it had almost no electronic equipment.

He could not take the risk of leaving, otherwise he would be irresponsible to all passengers and to the collective property of the Brotherhood.

Seria may have encountered misfortune. What is worse than death is that he was imprisoned in the cab in this way, helpless.

At this point, there weren't many choices before him.

Zhou Lie Feng switched to the broadcast in the first class seat and opened his mouth. He pinned all his hopes here.

"Please help us, Mr. Li Aoz."