Nightmare

Although the residential complex was old, it had two emergency exits. Lu Xingyuan was moved to tears. Older complexes really had been built with care-otherwise, he would have had nowhere to run.

Thanks to the bonus from Keen Fangs, Lu Xingyuan held an overwhelming speed advantage over the strength-type zombie, and the distance between them steadily widened.

By Lu Xingyuan's rough estimate, it could run a hundred meters in twelve or thirteen seconds, while he could do it in eight. With a little more effort, he might even break seven seconds! Even Bolt would have to bow down to him!

"Sure enough, movement speed matters in every game!"

In that case...

Lu Xingyuan turned his head and opened fire like mad, unloading on the zombie relentlessly pursuing him!

There was still some time before departure. Even if he boarded his train, he would still have to face the threat of this level-two zombie!

"Immediate Departure" could take him straight out of this station and out of danger, but using such a crucial lifesaving item here would be far too wasteful!

Lu Xingyuan decided to push himself!

After all, people only discovered their potential under pressure!

If you didn't push yourself, how would you know whether you had what it took?

Although only bullets that struck the strength-type zombie's head could inflict critical damage, that didn't mean its massive body could completely ignore gunfire.

As he kept firing, visible wounds appeared on the zombie's arms, chest, and thighs!

"I'll wear you down to death if I have to."

Lu Xingyuan panted lightly.

Moving at high speed nonstop while fighting took a serious toll on his stamina.

His speed noticeably dropped, but fortunately, the zombie's legs had also sustained considerable damage, slowing it down as well.

"I have the advantage!"

The corners of Lu Xingyuan's mouth curled upward at a forty-five-degree angle.

But the very next second...

Whoosh!

A sharp whistle cut through the air behind him. Lu Xingyuan felt a fierce gust slam against his body as a length of rebar hurtled past, practically brushing his shoulder!

With a dull thud, the rebar embedded itself in a wall, spreading a spiderweb of cracks!

Holy shit!

That nearly scared me to tears!

This thing actually knew how to play to its strengths and cover its weaknesses?

Its IQ definitely beat that of plenty of college students.

The zombie had clearly gotten a taste for success with that last attack. It began using everything available around it, hurling one object after another!

Rebar, rocks, bricks, wooden doors...

The hunter had become the hunted!

Lu Xingyuan could only scramble away in a sorry state.

Forget a direct hit-even a glancing blow would leave him half-dead!

Fortunately, the bonus from Keen Fangs made Lu Xingyuan exceptionally nimble, allowing him to dodge successfully every time.

As time passed, he gradually grew accustomed to the rhythm of its attacks.

The only miserable part was how quickly his stamina drained. Sheer willpower was all that kept him going.

Thankfully, the zombie wasn't indestructible. After taking who knew how many bullets, its bullet-riddled body finally gave out. It crashed heavily to the ground with a thunderous thud and stopped moving altogether.

"Is it dead? It's dead, right? If it doesn't die soon, I will."

He waited patiently for a few seconds. Only after confirming it had stopped moving did Lu Xingyuan collapse onto his backside, panting without a shred of dignity.

That was rough. That was seriously rough.

Lu Xingyuan felt the urge to cry.

Only someone like him, with unlimited bullets, could have taken it down. Any other Train Conductor would probably have died here long ago.

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"Level-two zombies really are terrifying!"

After taking a piece of chocolate from his trouser pocket and replenishing a little energy, Lu Xingyuan hurried to his feet. Not daring to linger, he rushed back to the platform.

His train remained safely where it had been, while the other trains had long since vanished.

Lu Xingyuan checked the time: 11:23. Departure time had already passed.

Had the system detected that their Train Conductors were dead and automatically reclaimed those vanished trains once departure time passed?

Or had another Train Conductor survived and dismantled those ownerless trains?

Either was possible. After all, every one of these Train Conductors was a crafty bastard. Who knew what backup plans they had?

Whatever. As long as his own train hadn't been damaged, that was enough. Lu Xingyuan checked it, and its durability was still at 200.

Although he had more than half an hour of stopping time left, he no longer had the strength to scavenge for supplies. He decisively chose to depart.

After wolfing down six bananas, Lu Xingyuan lay on his bed, closed his eyes, and fell straight asleep.

Goddamn, I'm so fucking tired. Every muscle aches. Even lifting a finger feels like hard work.

Soon, he drifted into a dream.

In his dream, he saw that dog again. It was no longer old and frail, but in its prime, looking majestic.

"Tissue? Radish? Good dog! Well done!"

Lu Xingyuan hurled a meaty bone with all his strength. The dog sprinted after it and caught it precisely in its jaws.

But the next second, the scene suddenly changed. He was racing across the grass on all fours.

Not far away, he could vaguely make out a woman in a white dress sitting on a lounge chair, her pale legs swaying gently.

*???*

Was this right?

Lu Xingyuan was utterly dumbfounded.

The woman spoke. "Lu Xingyuan! What are you spacing out for? Hurry up and fetch that bone! Do you still want my coins or not?"

That familiar Lazy Goat voice sent a shudder through Lu Xingyuan.

"Holy shit! Gu Wanqing?!"

Lu Xingyuan jolted awake from the terrifying nightmare, sitting bolt upright. He felt his back-it was drenched in cold sweat.

He walked over to the control console, where his friends list was flashing incessantly with notifications.

[Train Conductor Gu Wanqing has sent you a message.]

[Train Conductor Gu Wanqing has sent you a message.]

[Train Conductor Gu Wanqing has sent you a message.]

"You motherfucker!"

Lu Xingyuan rubbed his face to wake himself up a little, then opened the chat window.

"I got ridiculously lucky this time! I actually found two level-one treasure chests at one station!"

"Where are you? Why aren't you saying anything? Don't two level-one treasure chests deserve at least a 'Sister Qing, you're fucking awesome'?"

"Say something! Hurry up and say something! Why are you ignoring me!!!"

"Your avatar hasn't turned gray, either! Why are you playing dead? Are you ignoring me on purpose?!"

"Say something!!!!!!!!!!"

"Fuck! I'm pissed now! I was even planning to share some of the good stuff from those chests with you. If you don't want it, forget it!"

Lu Xingyuan rubbed his face again.

So it wasn't a nightmare. It was a sweet dream!

"I'm here, Sister Qing!"

After sending the text message, Lu Xingyuan sent a voice message too. His voice was so affectedly sweet that even he didn't have the courage to listen to it a second time.

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