Industrial Lovecraftian Horror: The Island Lord's Genesis
Chapter 611

Why Does This Subway Look So Familiar?

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It did not take long before the people of the Silent Temple saw the subway arrive.

The sharpest of the Buriers were the first to raise their heads and look deep into the passageway.

"What is it?"

"There's a sound... hmm, metal clashing. It's coming from inside."

"I think I heard it too..."

"Hey, stop crowding forward! The conductor just said not to cross the yellow line!"

"Ah, it's fine. It's not like we can die, right?"

Patriarch Ignati narrowed his eyes without saying a word. He merely fixed the eager Buriers with a cold stare, and they immediately lowered their heads and retreated.

Buriers were practically immortal, so it was easy for them to unconsciously lose their reverence for death.

They did not have to wait long. With a resounding clank, a steam train pulled into the platform.

"This is the train?"

"It's huge! Bigger than the one we saw before!"

Nini shook a finger. "Not really. The train in the Northern Territory was bigger. This kind of subway has been scaled down to run underground. At the very least, the locomotive no longer comes with a machine-gun emplacement as standard. Look, I have to duck just to get inside."

As she spoke, Nini stepped into the carriage.

Whether it was buildings or tools, Castel had made adaptations for Banshees. The subway running through the webway had likewise been designed around a Banshee's build.

Nini entered the subway somewhat awkwardly. At three meters tall, she could barely walk inside it.

The Buriers followed after her with faces full of curiosity and amazement. They had actually seen steam trains from afar in the Northern Territory, but had never had the chance to ride one.

When they were later brought back, they had all been unconscious. This was their first time

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