Lu Xingyuan had thought that with “Infinite Firepower,” he was invincible.
However, his experience at the first station made him realize he had been too naive.
The gun was unbeatable, but the man was not.
His swollen, aching arms and shoulders were proof enough.
His physical fitness was too poor to sustain continuous output.
To put it bluntly, he lacked stamina.
Lu Xingyuan was furious.
He had to prove himself.
“Let’s start with twenty push-ups to test the waters and see where my limit lies!” “Hah!” “Hah!” Lying on the cold floor, staring at the solitary yellow light on the ceiling, Lu Xingyuan comforted himself: being able to do two push-ups in one go was already impressive, wasn’t it?
Small but cute.
For the entire night, Lu Xingyuan flopped around on the floor like a dead fish.
He didn’t know how much his physical fitness had improved, but he knew he couldn’t keep this up.
“Damn it, this makes me so hungry…” The bottled water was gone, and only three slices of toast remained.
Lu Xingyuan stopped in time, lying motionless on the cold floor to reduce his energy consumption.
Someone in the chat channel had already reminded him: “If you can’t find food, don’t waste energy.
Conserve your strength and wait for tomorrow’s platform—that’ll give you a better chance of survival.” “Then my talent for falling asleep instantly must come in handy now, right?” Before sleeping, Lu Xingyuan searched the chat channel again using “Train Coin” as a keyword.
He found no useful information—either no one had obtained any, or those who had were keeping quiet.
He leaned toward the latter.
It was impossible that he was the only one with coins.
So many sly players were hiding them.
Time to sleep.
At 1 a.m., Lu Xingyuan fell asleep again.
The next day.
9:30 a.m.
Having already eaten breakfast, Lu Xingyuan stood ready.
[Train Operation Notice] [Next Stop: Single-Person Platform · Tipping Garden] [This station is: White Platform.] [Please prepare accordingly.] 10 a.m.
The train came to a steady stop beside a small garden.
Through the window, Lu Xingyuan clearly saw eerie figures wandering in the distance: cloudy eyes, twisted faces, and contorted limbs.
[Ordinary Zombie] [Level: 1] [Description: The most common type of infected; highly resilient.
Their scratches and bites carry the virus and can cause infection.] But the numbers were even greater than expected.
Within his field of vision alone, there were already more than eight.
And that didn’t include those hiding in the shadows.
Lu Xingyuan’s gaze shifted to the vending machine placed in the garden, where he could vaguely make out a variety of goods.
He licked his dry lips.
Human presence was unmistakable to zombies.
The moment Lu Xingyuan stepped off the train, they sensed him, turning their heads in unison toward his direction.
The eerie sight was enough to make anyone’s hair stand on end.
Lu Xingyuan’s heart pounded wildly.
Who the hell could stay calm in this situation?
The zombie lunged at him, moving faster than he had imagined.
Lu Xingyuan pulled the trigger, the submachine gun firing continuously.
It had to be said his aim was truly terrible—at twenty meters, only four out of ten bullets hit their mark.
But with unlimited ammunition, he didn’t care at all.
He just kept firing.
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Flames spat from the barrel, and the thick smell of gunpowder filled the air.
The first zombie was quickly taken down.
But the second, third, and fourth zombies were already closing in.
Three meters!
Two meters!
One meter!
At the critical moment, Lu Xingyuan turned and scrambled back into the train car.
Bang!
The zombies, so close to their prey, were flung back the next second by an invisible barrier!
Novice protection!
For the first three stations, the train would not take any damage!
And Lu Xingyuan, safe inside the car, was naturally invincible!
The unseen barrier stood between the car and the zombies, preventing them from advancing even an inch.
All they could do was claw and snarl at Lu Xingyuan, forever out of reach.
Lu Xingyuan’s heart was pounding, easily over 180 beats per minute.
Damn, even a twelve-game losing streak in Fortune Star was nothing compared to this!
He raised the gun and fired at the zombies right in front of him.
At this range, he couldn’t miss.
He easily cleared out all the zombies in sight.
Counting carefully, there were exactly twelve.
Sure enough, some zombies had been hiding in the shadows.
After clearing them out, Lu Xingyuan cautiously checked around again, making sure no sneaky zombies were lurking.
Only then did he boldly step off the train and head straight for the vending machine.
It was packed with all kinds of supplies.
Bread, jelly, ham sausages, cola, Sprite, mineral water—over twenty different items!
Jackpot!
Crack!
Lu Xingyuan smashed the vending machine’s glass door with a brick and frantically looted everything inside, leaving nothing behind.
After tossing it all into the train car, he carefully explored the entire garden.
Just as he suspected, he found a treasure chest hidden in a flowerbed in the corner.
This time, he was smarter.
Instead of opening it on the spot, he carried the chest back to the train car.
Next, he started gathering materials for upgrades.
Seats?
Dismantled—they provided wood for upgrades.
Fitness equipment?
Wrecked—they provided metal for upgrades.
And the vending machine from earlier couldn’t be ignored either—it offered both metal and glass.
The only problem was he didn’t have a proper tool.
An axe or a hammer would have made things much more efficient.
He made several trips back and forth, but even then, he couldn’t haul everything from the garden.
With only five minutes left before departure, Lu Xingyuan gave up.
Drenched in sweat, he lay on the floor like a dead dog, panting heavily.
[The train is departing.
Please remain seated and hold on!] The clattering sound started up again.
After resting for a good ten minutes, Lu Xingyuan struggled to his feet and began tallying his gains from this stop.
First, the food: Three chicken-flavored ham sausages Five bags of cucumber-flavored potato chips Two packs of strawberry-flavored wafer biscuits Two bags of spicy konjac snacks One pack of five-spice sunflower seeds One box of Dove chocolate Next, the drinks: Five 500ml bottles of Wahaha mineral water Three 330ml cans of Pepsi Two 1-liter bottles of iced tea One 250ml can of Red Bull These were all the supplies in the vending machine.
With these, it should be enough for him to last quite a while on his own.
It wasn’t in vain that he had killed a full twelve zombies—truly not easy!
He unwrapped a sausage, popped it into his mouth, and took several big gulps of iced tea, finally soothing his stomach.
Then, he turned his gaze to the treasure chest.
Still a level one chest.
But the reward this time was very different.