Chapter 250 - 249: Railway Gun

Chapter 250: Chapter 249: Railway Gun

Jin Chang had always been a man of swift action. The moment he finished speaking, he wasted no more time and set off alone toward the outskirts of Trebot Town to personally investigate the abnormalities there.

Gu Su wanted to go with him, both to help keep an eye on things and to be ready for any unexpected situations, but Jin Chang decisively stopped him.

Jin Chang clapped Gu Su on the shoulder, his tone sincere yet firm as he explained, "Brother Gu, don’t trouble yourself. I can handle this alone.

If you come with me now, it’ll just cause unnecessary trouble.

Your core Golden Finger, the Graveyard Demon, hasn’t arrived yet. At this stage, your own combat power is extremely limited. If you rashly approach the town and we run into a patrol or Deceiver sentinels, I’ll be distracted trying to protect you."

Jin Chang’s words were blunt and practical, so Gu Su couldn’t insist.

He had wanted to argue that he could still use his Corpse Explosion Skill to provide support, but on second thought, he realized Jin Chang was just being cautious. He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue, simply nodding in agreement and watching Jin Chang depart.

Suddenly, a thick, dark green smoke billowed around Jin Chang. The smoke coiled around him like a living thing, instantly shrouding his figure.

The next second, using the smoke for cover, he leaped lightly into a large tree nearby. His feet tapped nimbly on the thick branches, and within a few jumps, he vanished completely into the dense foliage, disappearing from sight.

Gu Su stared in the direction Jin Chang had gone. After a moment of silence, he slowly looked up and ordered Crow’s Caw, which was perched on a branch above him, "Go ask the Graveyard Demon for its current position. Get an ETA for its arrival at the temporary camp."

Crow’s Caw let out a sharp cry, beat its wings, and sped off in the direction the Graveyard Demon was approaching from.

’Actually, the Graveyard Demon isn’t moving slowly at all,’ Gu Su thought.

After its recent upgrades and evolutions, the Graveyard Demon’s movement speed had significantly increased. It was no longer the slow, crawling creature it had once been.

More importantly, Alice was with the Graveyard Demon to guide it. She was familiar with the region’s terrain and could precisely navigate around impassable obstacles like swamps and rock piles. There was no need to worry about the Graveyard Demon taking a wrong turn or a long detour.

You could say the Graveyard Demon was taking the most direct route possible, clearing obstacles as it went. Its travel efficiency was extremely high.

After learning of the Graveyard Demon’s progress from Crow’s Caw, Gu Su waited patiently at the temporary camp.

About two hours later, a low vibration emanated from the distant woods, accompanied by a surge of a thick, eerie aura. Gu Su knew the Graveyard Demon was finally approaching the vicinity of the camp.

’Even so, it’ll probably take another hour to cover this last stretch of distance.’

By now, the sky had completely darkened. The night was like a heavy black cloth, shrouding the entire wilderness and the abandoned town. Only scattered moonlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

But what was worrying was that Jin Chang, who had set out earlier to scout Trebot, still hadn’t returned. There hadn’t been any word from him at all.

Gu Su couldn’t help but feel anxious. Unable to sit still in the temporary camp, he turned and walked out, returning to the large tree from which he had observed Trebot Town before.

With a leap, he climbed the trunk and stood firmly on a horizontal branch. From his high vantage point, he stared in the direction of Trebot Town, closely monitoring for any activity while silently waiting for Jin Chang’s return.

At the same time, he periodically glanced toward the Graveyard Demon’s position, awaiting its approach.

’After all, I’d much rather be inside my Graveyard Demon than waiting in this temporary camp.’

’Only there do I feel safe.’

While Gu Su was waiting alone, a slight stir came from the distant woods. Xi Yue and his team of players had hurried to the temporary camp.

They had dealt with the Grass Thorn Deceivers many times before and were quite familiar with each other. Upon reaching the camp, they showed no signs of awkwardness and quickly integrated with the Deceivers’ forces. They began organizing siege equipment and taking stock of their combat strength, making final preparations for the upcoming battle.

However, Xi Yue and his team members were also very worried about Jin Chang’s safety. Xi Yue even left the camp, wanting to see if there was any news of him.

Gu Su happened to see Xi Yue and waved him over, beckoning for him to climb the tree as well.

Seeing Gu Su in the tree, Xi Yue smiled. Though his movements weren’t particularly graceful, he still scrambled up the tree in a few quick moves.

"Mr. Gu, is your Graveyard Demon in position?

Have you seen Jin Chang?"

Xi Yue had heard from the Deceivers why Gu Su was here, so he got straight to the point.

Faced with Xi Yue’s questions, Gu Su could only shake his head helplessly and give a vague reply, "Soon. The Graveyard Demon is already nearby. It shouldn’t be long before it gets here.

As for Jin Chang, there’s no news yet. We’ll have to wait and see."

The Graveyard Demon was just a short distance behind them; he could already hear the sounds of its movement. It would be in position soon enough. He just didn’t know what Jin Chang had encountered in the town, so for now, all he could do was try to placate Xi Yue.

Just as the two of them were observing side-by-side, waiting in silence, a strange, muffled noise suddenly came from the distance.

A deep rumbling, accompanied by the screech of metal on tracks, grew louder as it approached, clearly reaching their ears.

Gu Su and Xi Yue’s hearts tightened simultaneously. They snapped their gazes toward the source of the sound and saw an old-fashioned train slowly entering the Trebot Town area, traveling from south to north along the tracks.

It was an old, antique-looking steam train. The engine spewed thick black smoke, followed by a coal car filled to the brim. Next was a passenger car, and at the very end were three solid black cars covered in heavy plating—Iron Armor cars that looked massive and incredibly intimidating.

However, Gu Su and Xi Yue’s gazes didn’t linger on the first few cars. Their attention was completely fixed on the very last Iron Armor car.

Mounted on that car was a massive piece of artillery. Its thick barrel pointed toward the sky, exuding a heart-pounding, oppressive aura.

A railway gun.

’A railway gun.’ The thought flashed through both Gu Su’s and Xi Yue’s minds at the same time, and their expressions instantly grew grim.

In that moment, all their questions were answered. They finally understood why Winter had insisted on waiting for the patrol to leave completely before launching the siege.

Winter had clearly known all along that this unit’s "patrol" was no ordinary team. It was a heavy-firepower train armed with a railway gun.

This was a heavy railway gun, its power terrifying to the extreme. A single shot, even from five or six kilometers away, could blast a reinforced concrete wall to rubble and level the ground.

A wave of fear washed over Gu Su.

Whether it was their temporary camp hidden in the woods or the Graveyard Demon that had just arrived nearby, both were as fragile as paper before the terrifying power of this railway gun. Neither could withstand a single blast. If targeted, they would be instantly reduced to ruins.

"Crow’s Caw, tell the Graveyard Demon to halt! Turn off all the lights, now!"