"Even if we get through this time, mining will be a big problem in the future. If the train doesn't have enough resources to replenish, it won't need any monsters to vanish; it'll just gradually die out on its own."

"Hmm."

Chen Mang nodded slightly and said softly, "It's not a big problem, at least I'm sure I can keep you alive. Don't worry."

"I trust you."

Er Dan had a complicated look on his face, hesitated to speak, but didn't say anything more. He just turned and walked towards his own train. He knew that Master Mang's train could definitely hold its own. The worst-case scenario would be abandoning his own train to join Master Mang's train.

But...

He really didn't want it to come to that.

He naturally knew that if he could join Master Mang's train, getting a managerial position or something, his future development would definitely be better than with his own Azure Dragon.

But he liked the feeling of exploring the Adventure Map more.

Joining Master Mang's train would mean no more adventures in the Adventure Map, and that would take away a lot of fun for him.

...

The "Zombie Volcano" erupted from the center of the basin and rapidly spread in all directions.

Most trains were not affected, and at this moment, they were quickly fleeing towards the edge of the Zombie Basin, which was higher ground.

Only a few unlucky ones, who happened to be mining near the center of the basin or some who wanted to see for themselves, were caught up in it.

"Keep going down... keep going down..."

An 8th-level mechanical train deep underground had a man in the control room with bluish lips, a pale face, and bloodshot eyes, pushing the control lever to the limit, driving the train almost vertically downwards.

Meanwhile, on the Target Detection Radar, a giant Level 9 worm was quickly closing in from behind!

His "Drill" was Level 5, and his underground speed was 80 km/h.

The monster behind, as shown on the screen, was already at 300 km/h, catching up quickly, and would soon overtake him.

But he had no other choice!

The moment the crisis erupted.

His first reaction was to dive underground, but as soon as he did, the giant worm also entered and started chasing him. He wanted to surface, but the Target Detection Radar showed the surface covered in red dots, making it impossible to get out!

All he could do was delve deeper, trying to shake off the monster.

He even took out two Murphy Stones and smashed them on the "Drill." If it weren't a life-or-death moment, he'd never use Murphy Stones this way.

But...

It was still useless.

Seeing the Level 9 worm about to catch up, the man's eyes flashed fiercely, and the Doomsday Cannon on the train began to slowly warm up and turn. The moment the worm broke through, a Level 9 Doomsday Cannon roared, firing round after round of Level 9 shells like they cost nothing!

He upgraded a Doomsday Cannon to Level 9 with the Murphy Stone!

Although his "Wealth Energy Shield" was only Level 7, his attack methods weren't weak. Since escape was impossible, he had to fight.

Normally precious copper mines were now tossed out without hesitation.

Living means losing copper mines would be painful.

But dying with copper mines unused would be equally painful.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

In the depths of the earth, in a corner unnoticed by anyone, this 8th-level mechanical train was engaged in a fight to the death with the Level 9 worm.

But...

The distance was too close.

If it were on the surface, using the train's speed to kite the monster would give a good chance of winning, provided the worm didn't burrow underground and engaged in a head-on surface duel.

But it was deep underground now.

As the train attacked the worm, its jaws already swallowed half the train.

The worm was under fierce attack, its head now a mass of flesh and blood, with chunks flying everywhere.

But relying on its speed, it devoured the entire mechanical train from tail to head.

"Clang."

The sound of the Energy Shield shattering came first, followed by the armor breaking, countless screams in the fear of the survivors, and then...

"Boom"!!!

A massive explosion erupted from inside the worm, blasting it into dozens of pieces in the narrow tunnel, with pieces and blood splattering everywhere.

This was the train's Self-Destruction power.

This 8th-level mechanical train was officially removed from the Zombie Basin forever.

And the Level 9 worm was also buried here.

Minutes later.

The tunnel gradually collapsed, burying the traces of this battle. For a long time, no one would know what happened here, nor would anyone look here. Perhaps, many years later, a train traveling underground might accidentally find this spot.

As for the train.

It was basically a moving refuge, and the Train Captain was the most powerful person on each train, serving as its representative.

But the train didn't only have the Train Captain.

It had many survivors.

The demise of each train often meant the end for nearly a thousand, if not more, survivors in this doomsday scenario.

...

"Don't fly, don't burrow!"

"Don't fly, don't burrow!"

Messages quickly spread through the Train Radio, and soon many trains discovered that airborne monsters prioritized attacking airborne trains, while burrowing monsters prioritized those underground.

Staying on the surface meant only dealing with zombies and running monsters.

For a moment—

The entire Zombie Basin had trains scrambling across the surface in all directions.

But...

Soon people realized that when there were no targets in the air or underground, those monsters up in the sky and below would first target the trains on the ground.

"Which bastard said don't fly, don't burrow!!"

"Damn!!"

In a Level 7 mechanical train's control room, a young man with a pale face and despairing eyes watched the scene before him, pursued by an endless, monstrous Corpse Tide like a colossal curtain, two worms emerging from the ground attacking, and a 9th-level "Rotting Eagle" diving with its talons outstretched!

No way out.

He didn't know how to survive.

Originally, he only needed to face the Corpse Tide behind him, but when all trains surfaced, he faced threats from sea, land, and air. Even a god couldn't help now.

"Damn it all!"

The desperate young man opened the cover over the "Immediate Self-Destruct" button, prepared to press it, but just as he was about to hit confirm on the screen...

"Boom, boom!!"

Countless shells came in from afar, directly hitting the diving Level 9 "Rotting Eagle" and the two worms from below. In nearly an instant, as the explosions echoed, those Level 9 monsters were all severely wounded and fell to the ground.

The young man's hand paused slightly, and the train sped past.

Then another round of shells arrived, utterly blasting the weakened creatures into pieces. Then he saw a train that had been airborne now land heavily by his side, and a forced private chat came through from the Train Radio.

"Fixed Star": "Head towards this coordinate to escape, it's on the mountain ahead, and give me two-thirds of your copper and iron from your train."

It was him!

The young man froze momentarily, then without hesitation, had his men bring over storage boxes and place them on the growingly solidifying balance before him, taking a cigar from it.

"Fixed Star": "Have a cigar, calm down."

Seeing the cigar, the man suddenly chuckled out loud, poked his head out the window, and looked at the Fixed Star train that had already landed and was now rushing at full speed towards the Corpse Tide, eyes filled with the joy of surviving doom, his voice a bit excited as he shouted loudly.

"Bro, thanks!"

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