Chapter 192: Chapter 136: In the night, a mushroom cloud slowly rises.
At this moment.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Finally, the delayed rumble caused by the violent explosion erupted, resonating like the ringing of funeral bells in a cathedral.
In the night.
A mushroom cloud slowly rose.
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"It’s truly beautiful..."
Inside the train, Chen Mang momentarily forgot the purpose of his journey, gazing at the mushroom cloud rising above the distant valley, muttering.
The transition from extreme silence to explosive motion in an instant.
Along with the accompaniment of sound and light effects.
Made the entire scene look as if Satan himself was painting on the canvas of the mortal realm, carrying an ultimate sense of tragic beauty.
It was indeed a Level 6 missile.
Just from its power alone, it was far greater than the Level 1 missile he used last time. That Level 1 missile certainly didn’t have such an imposing presence. Of course, it might also be because it’s nighttime, making the missile more impressive.
"Phew..."
After a moment, he exhaled lightly, then relaxed and controlled the Fixed Star train to continue heading toward the coordinate point.
Now it should be safe.
This is the advantage of having plenty of copper mines; when encountering unknown dangers, just clear the way with a missile—doesn’t matter what threat, the missile will demonstrate what Satan’s signature truly means.
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Ten minutes later.
The Fixed Star train slowly drove alongside the valley and came to a stop.
By now, the valley had completely transformed into a large pit, with still-cooling rocks at the bottom emitting a faint scarlet glow like stars reflected on the water, while countless fragments of monster flesh were scattered everywhere.
Even more monster flesh had been instantly vaporized.
Besides...
There were also a large number of glowing white items scattered at the bottom of the pit.
This pit truly hid numerous monsters, just as the Purple Cloud Train Captain had mentioned, yet for some reason, the "Target Detection Radar" couldn’t detect anything.
He suddenly felt a bit fortunate to have tossed a missile there.
It only takes a few seconds to launch a missile, though not long, had he waited until the monsters were visible before launching, it would have been too late. By then, the monsters would have rushed out of the valley to pursue him, not allowing for such a wide coverage, and definitely leaving some to escape, making the situation much more troublesome.
If a few Level 6 bosses escaped, handling them would have been quite tricky.
He wasn’t too worried about the missile affecting himself.
After all, he had Level 6 armor, immune to all Level 6 and below attacks. Theoretically, he could drop a missile on top of his train, and aside from some external components, neither the train nor its inhabitants inside would suffer harm.
Of course, this is theory.
Unless one’s head has some major issues, no one would drop a Level 6 missile on their head just to prove whether the theory holds.
Though his "Spider Legs" and "External Sound System" components have high levels, they aren’t defensive components and cannot completely be immune to attacks of the same level or below, like armor can.
Even Level 30 spider legs and Level 30 external sound systems will still sustain damage from a Level 6 missile attack.
However, the higher the level, the greater the intensity of attack one can endure, without reaching complete degradation. If the integrity isn’t at zero, it can still be repaired using mechanical nanospiders, but at zero, it would need to be rebuilt completely.
You can’t expect a sound system to withstand a missile, that’s just unreasonable.
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Currently, the Fixed Star train’s "Powerful Magnet," a green-grade component, is Level 5, capable of collecting all items dropped by slain monsters within a 500-meter range into the carriages.
After consuming 19,500 units of iron ore.
It directly upgraded this component to Level 20, extending the absorption range to 2000 meters.
And gained two additional supermodel effects.
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"Powerful Magnet Level 10 Supermodel Effect": Can also directly absorb monster flesh after death.
"Powerful Magnet Level 20 Supermodel Effect": Possesses a strong magnetic effect, specific magnetic force depends on the grade of the Energy Stone consumed.
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"Not bad."
Chen Mang chuckled lightly, controlling the Fixed Star train to circle the steep cliffs on both sides of the valley, absorbing all dropped items from the monsters into an empty refrigerator within the train, and likewise sucking in all the monster flesh into another refrigerator.
Monster flesh couldn’t be consumed.
People had consumed it before, only to die instantly afterward.
These monster fleshes weren’t akin to "Corpse Flesh," which is a material drop but were actual pieces of flesh and blood, solely useful to the Flesh and Blood Train. Anyway, with plenty of refrigerators on the Fixed Star train, he collected it all.
He might find it useful someday in trades with the Flesh and Blood Train.
In reality, there wasn’t much flesh as most of it got vaporized, only higher-level monster fragments remained.
After absorbing all the dropped items and flesh into the train using the "Powerful Magnet."
Chen Mang then looked over at Ai beside him and spoke in a soft voice.
"Send all the guards down to check out if there’s anything unusual at the bottom."
"Issue each of them a train ticket."
"Alright."
The place was bizarre, obviously. These monsters appeared here for no apparent reason, something seemed off, yet the Target Detection Radar couldn’t retrieve any information; in this situation, sending people down to investigate was the only option.
With the protection of Single Soldier Skeleton Armor and train tickets, there shouldn’t be any major issues.
He wasn’t planning to leave just yet; he wanted to ascertain what had happened here exactly.
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"Team One, all members, gather!"
On the Fixed Star train, parked on one side of the valley, the door to the Seventh Guard Carriage swung open, and Biaozi, holding his Soaring Dragon Assault Rifle, stood at the door, scanning the nine Team One members one by one before speaking in a deep voice.
"I’ve joined Cluster Thinking with President Ai and the other two captains; in case anything unexpected causes a split later, I’ll issue orders via the Iris Chip immediately."
"Stay close to me."
He then took a deep breath, jumping off the train, leading the nine Team One members behind him forward into the valley bottom. Though the valley had been swept clean by Master Mang’s missile, if he instructed them to come down, there must be something unusual here.
He felt the scorching heat in the air and the pungent scent of gunpowder and blood, cautiously gripping a flashlight and approaching the valley carefully, missing not a single clue.
The nine members behind him did the same.
Master Mang had equipped them all with "Single Soldier Exoskeleton Armor," which, while not offering defensive measures, significantly enhanced their physical comprehensive quality, doubling it.
The chance to earn merit had arrived.
Talented monsters on the train were becoming more numerous, retaining his position meant earning achievements, and if he could be the first to identify what’s strange here, it would be merit, and resolving it, a major merit.
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"Team Two, gather, we’re going too."
At the entrance of the Seventh Guard Carriage, Zhang Damei tightened her combat uniform and cinched her belt tighter before her expression turned cold as she jumped down, carrying a big machete, followed by her team.
This big machete was custom-made for her by President Ai.
By combining car blade fragments and a pick handle, it formed a weapon that, though it appeared a bit odd, had substantial lethality.
Already naturally strong, with the enhancement of the Single Soldier Exoskeleton Armor, her strength was even greater, allowing her to wield this weapon with increased power.
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"Sigh..."
"Team Three is once again last."
A rather delicate young man glanced at the two teams already leading by more than ten meters outside, sighed softly looking at his nine Team Three members, checked the number of magazines in his pocket, then jumped out of the carriage, dual-wielding Soaring Dragon Assault Rifles.
The delicate level of this young man was comparable even to the fresh-faced talents brought back from Tieling Wasteland.
He seemed like the type to call the crematorium to book a slot if his fingers got a minor cut.
But...
Being able to firmly hold the position of Team Three’s captain, and with nine members showing no signs of dissent, spoke volumes.
Aboard the Fixed Star train, anyone who stands out, not one was an easy case.