Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Chapter 337: Chapter 234: Ebb Tide

A woman’s voice, tinged with sobs, suddenly emerged.

Qi Jian Country turned his head to look, it was an older sister with slightly graying temples, her husband’s job was cooking at a bar.

Seeing the woman’s red-rimmed eyes, he broke free from his brother’s arm and let out a muffled ”hmm.”

This response was like a huge stone plummeting into the lake, instantly causing waves upon waves.

...

Su Huan had no idea how much time had passed; he was completely immersed in the sensation of manipulating energy.

If his skill in manipulation could be quantified.

At first, controlling the ”Thunder Pool” required 120% of his concentration.

Now it only required 60%.

Moreover, he had figured out a new usage.

Looking at the small mountain of crabs piling up again downstairs.

There was a crab the size of a large table, baring its claws and staring at him, while the other small crabs dared not climb onto it.

”I don’t know if Tier Two can withstand it...”

Su Huan gazed at the low-hanging dark clouds in front of him, waved his hand, and a bolt of lightning from the Thunder Pool darted uncontrollably towards the cloud.

The rumbling sound rolled within the cloud.

In the next moment, the world turned white.

A thick bolt of lightning, bridging heaven and earth, poured into the Thunder Pool and struck down on the crab mountain.

”Boom——”

Even Su Huan squinted his eyes a little.

The sea and sky merged into chaos amidst the roar of thunder, leaving a void on the water’s surface.

The large clawed crab, along with the crab mountain beneath it, vanished, leaving only wisps of white steam rising.

The surrounding water rushed in to fill the gap, stirring up huge waves.

”Boom!”

A pile of crab shells and limbs floated on the water, swaying.

This strike eliminated at least tens of thousands of crabs.

Seeing this scene, Su Huan was surprised and pinched his chin.

He had just tried it on a whim, seeing the clouds so close.

Unexpectedly, the new skill was this powerful.

But it made sense, as it was, after all, the power of heaven and earth.

Far exceeding the power of a Tier Three Evolver; whether it could reach Tier Four, he wasn’t sure.

After all, he himself hadn’t reached that level, and many things were like looking through fog.

”What do you think this move should be called?”

Su Huan suddenly asked.

The shocked Shu Wei took a complicated breath and clamped her legs, ”Since the conductor can summon the lightning, why not call it Thunder Pull.”

”Thunder Pull... hmm, not bad.”

Su Huan nodded.

Having developed a new move, he didn’t seem particularly happy.

After all, it wasn’t a skill evolved from himself that could be used at any time; it had too many limitations.

Only places like the Flood Zone and Acid Rain Zone had rainy weather.

If one went to the later Storm Zone, or arid places, this skill would basically be useless.

However, for now, it was very useful.

The clouds in the sky remained thick, not seeming weakened by the attack.

Su Huan continued to summon the lightning from the sky.

Like watching black and white animation in a pitch-black room, the whole world flickered on and off.

The rumbling sound of the thunderstorm brought another wave of audiovisual feast to everyone.

The crabs below suffered greatly.

Su Huan’s current was split into thousands of parts, making it difficult to kill them all at once, only able to chip away gradually.

But invoking the lightning from the sky was different.

It didn’t cost anything.

It pretty much cleared out a large area at once.

Before long, only tens of thousands of dismembered remnants remained on the water surface, and the air was filled with the scorched scent of seafood.

Perhaps due to the mass summoning of lightning, the clouds grew thinner.

The horizon lightened.

...

”March 10, Water Rush”

”The crabs offered their shells, the lightning hid from me, this world felt like a seafood feast after a carnival, and I played the good guy for once.”

The conductor, using awkward phrasing, penned the footnote to a new day.

Although the sky was gloomy and offered little light, the sound of people cheering in excitement could still be heard faintly.

”Are they celebrating the fact that they’re alive?”

Su Huan stretched out his arms, wobbling back to the rooftop as if walking a tightrope.

Shu Wei was silent for a moment, ”They’re cursing at you.”

Su Huan’s face turned dark, ”Rebellious folks!”

”I just contacted the train, it’s undamaged and they are currently cleaning up the battlefield. Are we heading to consolidate the Iron Mountain Shelter now?”

Shu Wei asked.

”No.”

Su Huan shook a finger, decisively rejecting the idea.

”Food comes first.”

”Uh, okay.”

The place where Yu Yue cooked wasn’t far, right in the middle of the tin house. There was a large communal area specifically set aside for cooking.

It was somewhat like the courtyard in the middle of a quadrangle.

When the two arrived, Shu Wei found senior officers already waiting there.

It seemed the protocol of the armored train was to eat first after a big battle.

Shu Wei silently memorized this peculiar rule.

Due to limited space, Yu Yue placed a large table right in the middle of the kitchen. In the center was a giant crab shell. Lin Jin sat beside it, looking exhausted as he manipulated flames to slowly roast the bright red crab shell, inside which crab porridge was bubbling.

Crab legs as thick as an arm were coated in starch and fried to a golden brown, placed beside the crab pot.

Spicy stir-fry, braised in soy sauce, steamed...

The crab exhibited a variety of delicious forms in Yu Yue’s hands.

”Captain.”

Seeing Su Huan enter, everyone stood up and bowed slightly.

Su Huan ignored them and sat down, grabbing a giant crab leg like a sword to gnaw on.

The crunching sound made everyone’s hearts itch.

No one was formal; based on their respective statuses, they took seats around Su Huan.

They chatted about the big battle last night while eating noisily.

Su Huan acted like an outsider.

Devouring food heartily.

Shu Wei stood by the cabinet, trying several times to help, but was politely and gently refused by Yu Yue.

Instead, he was gifted a huge crab roe bun.

Halfway through, Lin Jin hesitated and asked, ”Captain, how much energy did you use last night?”

Su Huan took a sip of porridge, thought for a moment, and said faintly, ”About eighty percent.”

Immediately, gasps filled the table.

”Damn, couldn’t use it up all night, that’s godlike!”

Lao San flattered.

Lin Jin’s mouth hung open, unable to utter a word for a long time.

He had been using Pan-energy Crystals all night, yet still didn’t last as long as Su Huan.

A trace of bitterness welled up in his heart.

’Can effort really catch up with the Captain?’

In fact, Su Huan was also lucky; the skill ”Energy Circulation” had upgraded to Level 3 after intense use yesterday, so he used and charged simultaneously, actually consuming around fifteen percent more energy.

Moreover, later he directly drew power from the thunder in the sky, which didn’t count as consumption.

However, using up all the energy in his body so thoroughly, it would take at least more than a day to recover.

Currently, here are his skill compositions.

Tier Two ”Circulating Vortex” = Level 7 ”Pan-energy Transformation” + Level 7 ”High-energy Compression” + Level 7 ”Energy Shaping” + Level 3 ”Energy Circulation” + Level 2 ”Pan-energy Extraction”

That is: Tier Two ”Energy Storage Core” + Level 3 ”Energy Circulation” + Level 2 ”Pan-energy Extraction” + Level 7 ”Pan-energy Perception”

Because ”Energy Circulation” and ”Pan-energy Extraction” are Tier Two abilities, awakened late and used less, their levels are the lowest.

Another profession, ”Fighting Master,” is something Su Huan hasn’t focused much on, only practicing punching simply on ordinary days.

It’s achieved some improvement purely by idling.

”Fighting Master” = Level 4 ”Combat Factor” + Level 3 ”Combat Specialization” + Level 3 ”Super-speed Neural”

This profession adds considerable support to Su Huan.

However, in terms of his current combat situation, it’s not much help.

Last time facing the mutated Tier Two tentacle zombie, he almost got taken out in one blow.

To advance to Tier Three, he must raise all three skills belonging to ”Energy Storage Core” to Level 9, which is the threshold for Tier Three.

Then elevate the two skills of ”Circulating Vortex” to Level 6, the threshold for Tier Two.

And awaken the two skills belonging to ”Fusion Reactor Core.”

Though awakening the two new skills is enough, the effort and resources required to upgrade the previous skills are massive.

Thus, the further Evolvers progress, the harder it is to evolve, and the more skills they have, the harder it gets.