NOVEL NEXT Chapter 295 Blocking the Road_1
Hearing the sound from the horn, Wang Tao instantly woke up.
When he stepped out of his room, Ding Yuqin and He Jijun had also arrived in the lobby. They, too, had been resting and were awakened by the sound of the horn.
"What's going on?"
Wang Tao looked outside the window. From this position, he could only see the scenery on both sides, not directly ahead.
This train car housed the command room, which had surveillance equipment to monitor the surroundings of the train. But without Duan Xuchang and the others' permission, it wouldn't be right for Wang Tao to barge in.
"The path ahead is blocked, and the clearing train can't move for now. We've already sent people to clear it."
At that moment, Duan Xuchang came over holding a display screen.
The screen showed the view from the front of the train, and it was clear to see that the entrance of a small train station was ahead, with a mass of collapsed buildings. The rubble had fallen onto the tracks, completely obstructing the path.
Although they were on a clearing train, the current obstacle was naturally beyond their ability to clear. Plus, it was uncertain whether the railroad inside was damaged...
"Need any help?"
Wang Tao asked.
"Not for now. If there really is an issue, I'll let you know."
Duan Xuchang shook his head but didn't make his refusal final.
"Okay."
Wang Tao nodded.
Duan Xuchang went back to his business. Before leaving, he opened up the command room, allowing Wang Tao and the others to enter and watch the surveillance.
The clearing train was equipped with more tools than Wang Tao had anticipated, and he even saw equipment similar to bulldozers and excavators slowly removing the debris ahead.
Although not quick, it was clearly effective; given some time, it should be possible to clear completely... no wonder it was called a clearing train!
It was now past four in the afternoon, and heavy rain continued outside, casting a gloomy sky.
The train attracted some zombies, but since this train station was rather remote, there weren't many. Soldiers blocked them outside.
The weapons used by the soldiers were not the firearms previously seen in the rescue operation at Zijin Base, but a combination of silencers and subsonic bullets.
Subsonic bullets travel slower than the speed of sound in the air, and with silencers, the noise they make is minimal. No need to worry about attracting zombies from other areas.
Of course, the trade-off for the reduced noise was decreased power. They wouldn't be sufficient against large numbers of zombies. There was no such issue for now.
Wang Tao went through all the surveillance feeds and assured himself there was no problem before he finally set aside his worries.
However, Wang Tao could no longer sleep, and the others felt the same, so they chatted and ate some food in the hall.
Wang Tao also took out some equipment to see if any of them wanted it.
The group had grown accustomed to Wang Tao occasionally producing novel items.
First was the Giant's Heavy Armor Set, which Wang Tao could not use himself. After all, he usually wore the Night Demon Set in combat, and the Black Iron Heavy Armor for special situations.
This Giant Set was neither here nor there for Wang Tao; the main issue was he couldn't trigger the full-value defensive power attribute...
But after asking around, everyone seemed uninterested in the Giant's Heavy Armor Set.
Including Xu Xiaojun, the biggest among them.
"I'm already not that fast; if my speed is reduced further, it will really disrupt my combat rhythm..."
Xu Xiaojun scratched his head as he spoke.
The 20% reduction in speed from the Giant's Heavy Armor Set affected not just attack speed but also mobility.
It was fine for Xu Xiaojun's attack speed to be slow, but if his movement speed were reduced, he might not be able to keep up with the team, considering his usual lack of speed.
Of course, the Giant's Heavy Armor Set could be inlaid with Crystal Cores, and if one could inlay a powerful Ability, then the reduced speed wouldn't matter.
However, besides Wang Tao, the rest were Level 3 ability users. Even if they had Abilities, they couldn't use them.
"Alright then."
Wang Tao shrugged and put the Giant's Heavy Armor Set away again.
He had actually thought of a use for the Giant's Heavy Armor Set, which was to wear it during a Berserk state. At that height of five meters, he might have been able to make good use of the Giant Set's strength. Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire
But there was a minor issue: if Wang Tao entered a Berserk state, that meant a perilous situation without time to change armor leisurely... If only he could get something like the Night Demon Ring, which would allow instant armor change...
The Corrosion Armor and Corrosive Spear were also brought out by Wang Tao. As anticipated, when the group heard that these items would cause self-harm during use, they immediately refused.
They hadn't Awakened yet, and losing HP was one thing, but without the Poison Gas Attribute, it would be too much of a loss...
Then Wang Tao took out the Flame Gauze Dress.
When this item was revealed, everyone gasped in surprise.
After all, they had never seen such a phenomenon where flames seemed to flow across a garment.
Especially the women, who were wide-eyed and enthusiastic.
"Who wants this Flame Gauze Dress?"
Wang Tao asked with a smile.
The women looked at each other, each wanting the dress but too embarrassed to say it outright. So, they recommended each other and then looked at Wang Tao with a hint of reproach.
"It's all because of this heartbreaker! Making people feel so awkward..."