Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Ma Hongyu’s face flashed with unfeigned admiration and fanaticism.

This state Su Huan had seen in many people, such as Director Xu who was now standing nearby, and Vice President Deng. They might have different personalities, different preferences, but when discussing something they excel in, their eyes would glow with confidence and passion.

But Su Huan, however, had little interest. Not to mention how difficult it was to replace the will of the fungus carpet with one’s own will; in evolution, to gain something means to lose something, a fact he knew better than anyone.

Directly leaping from Tier Two to Tier Five or beyond required an unimaginable price.

Su Huan looked at him blandly, ”I don’t like listening to stories. If there are any twists, I suggest you simplify them and directly tell me what you did, why, and what results you achieved!”

Ma Hongyu stood there like a bird with its throat squeezed, as if he were an old farmer who had discovered treasure, excitedly talking about its origins, how hard it was to verify everywhere, the struggles and entanglements inside, but the others didn’t care; they only cared about the treasure itself.

After a moment, he smiled bitterly, ”At that time, the big fungus carpet went out of control, and the first digestion period occurred. The corpse mushroom fungus carpet was invaded by chaotic consciousness, causing internal chaos. Tianze instantly suffered heavy losses, but the teacher saw important information during the digestion period and overturned the original plan.”

”Except for me, who was placed on the fifteenth floor, Tianze Alumni’s ten thousand people were left to be devoured by mycelium.”

Director Xu had been listening with a serious expression and suddenly glanced at the conductor upon hearing this.

Ma Hongyu raised his head, looking at the massive heart before him, his tone firm.

”And this key information is the Rule!”

”Based on the information left by the teacher before his death, after repeatedly calculating and verifying, I confirmed that mastering the Rules is the key to advancing to Tier Four!”

Su Huan suddenly became enlightened.

Finally understood why in just four short years in the previous life, many forces already had Tier Five Evolvers.

While the Steel Council was stuck at Tier Three, except for Lin Jin, perhaps the problem was with the ”Rules.”

The condition for an Evolver’s initial awakening is straightforward, just a high concentration pan energy environment. Tier One is a bit more complicated, needing the combination of ”Skill Level,” ”Basic Attributes,” ”Reasonable Coordination,” ”Life Force,” and a ”Catalyst.” These five conditions are not mandatory but affect the success rate of promotion.

Tiers Two and Three are similar, only with increased depth and breadth of needs, but basically the same conditions.

As long as the conditions are met, advancing to Tier Three is just a matter of time, hence this stage is also the limit for most humans.

It manifests as strength in all aspects, but it’s not beyond comprehension.

However, Tier Four can completely escape the threat of hot weapons and possesses incredible abilities beyond life because they have mastered the Rules. Like Su Huan, although he is a ”Power Supplier,” he can suppress all energy-type Evolvers irrationally.

Firearms and explosives completely lose their effectiveness in his presence. Without these conventional weapons, the individual truly transcends collective restraint.

’So has he inadvertently paved the way to Tier Four himself?’

Su Huan was somewhat surprised but remained calm.

While on the train, he had had some speculations, now merely confirmed by Ma Hongyu’s words.

The others were also suddenly enlightened, having seen the patterns on Su Huan’s body during battles, they were naturally curious.

For them, it was not surprising what kind of power the conductor mastered.

This is a man who can create waves, but it doesn’t matter what kind of waves.

Lin Jin’s admiration for the conductor grew even stronger, contemplating when he would master a Rule related to flames. It didn’t matter if he was a few steps behind, but he couldn’t be left completely behind by the conductor.

”So, there’s another Rule here?”

Director Xu suddenly said.

Su Huan glanced at the corpse mushroom fungus carpet curled up in the corner, turned around calmly, ”I’m afraid not just one.”

Lin Jin’s eyes lit up suddenly, following the conductor’s line of sight, feeling his intense gaze, the corpse mushroom fungus carpet began to tremble until Lin Jin turned his investigative gaze elsewhere, then it breathed a sigh of relief, moving itself further into the corner.

In Ma Hongyu’s dim gaze, Su Huan reached out and touched the heart made of countless mycelia. The heart vibrated violently, and a surge of chaotic energy swept in madly with chaotic consciousness. But Su Huan merely lifted his eyes lightly, the pale energy patterns on his body lit up, the chaotic energy torrent, like encountering a dam, fled in terror, rushing wildly to the sides.

In an instant, energy storms formed one after another, with invisible whistling, tearing through the crisscrossing mycelia in the space, crashing heavily onto the surrounding fungus carpet.

The sound of ”crackling” breaking was incessant, the mycelia continuously contracting and writhing, releasing the thick nutrient solution inside to generate new mycelia.

In the center, the heartbeat was also getting faster, starting to pulse every ten seconds or so, each pulsation affecting the surrounding soil and roots. The air was filled with a rotten yet vibrant smell, every contraction of the heart accompanied by a dull thumping sound, as if an ancient roar from the depths of the earth. More mycelia drew from the ground, entwining upon it.

Looking at Su Huan in front of the unchanged heart, Ma Hongyu sighed again.

Only Rules can confront Rules.