Chapter 180 Train Town
The torpedo landing cabin descended to a certain level, and the small propeller at the bottom spurted out flames, slowing down the cabin's descent.
boom--
The landing pod crashed to the ground, throwing up dust.
Several mutated hyenas noticed this strange object that suddenly appeared. They lowered their bodies, salivated, and quietly approached the landing cabin.
In this wild place, few scavengers can escape the mutant coyotes.
After a while, the hatch unlocked and opened slowly.
When the alpha wolf smelled the aroma of fresh meat, he bared his fangs and pounced in.
Ouch~
The next moment, the alpha wolf screamed and flew out, falling several meters away.
The people in the cabin kicked it out hard.
The alpha wolf got up and looked seriously injured. A small piece of his nose was collapsed and several of his teeth were lost.
It's angry.
No human scavenger dares to hurt himself like this!
The alpha wolf summons his companions to attack together.
However, when the mutant hyenas rushed to the cabin door, several laser rays were shot from the cabin, killing them one by one.
Half of the alpha wolf's head was scorched black by the hot ray, and he fell to the ground with a whimper.
A missionary saint wearing a gray and white hooded robe walked out of the cabin. He lifted his hood, revealing his smooth head tattooed with sacred runes.
The missionary saint was named Fran.
He is one of the most pious and outstanding saints in the Holy City of Eredar.
The clansmen have high hopes for him and firmly believe that he can be guided by the holy scriptures and spread the glory of the savior to more distant galaxies.
Fran held the Book of Redemption close to his chest and looked at the towering Steel Hive in the distance.
That was Matila's main nest, the place where he preached.
Fran took out his augury and measured the distance to the nest.
Although the nest city was right in front of him, the actual distance from him was at least two thousand kilometers.
no way.
In order to avoid the orbital defense system and the hive's defense array, their landing pods could only land far away.
Without interfering with or destroying the defense system, there is no way for the landing pod to get close to the hive.
Gunfire would tear the drop pod to pieces.
The eight hundred missionary saints from the Holy City are like Fran, scattered in various deserted areas of the planet.
Fran returned to the landing pod, carrying the satchel given by the Holy City behind his back.
The bag contains a small water collection device, compressed food, and several missionary and survival tools.
Afterwards, Fran removed the hatch and made it into a simple iron raft.
Then use the blade to cut off the flesh of the mutated hyena and pile it on the iron raft.
After preparing everything, he dragged the iron raft towards the hive.
It's been a tough journey.
Fran must travel through nearly two thousand kilometers of desolate areas to reach the outskirts of the hive city, and then find a way to sneak into the hive city and spread the faith of the savior.
This takes a long time.
Fortunately, there is still plenty of time.
He looked at the nest city in the distance, with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes:
"Eight years later, the savior will come to this world to save people in suffering!"
As soon as Fran couldn't get far, more mutant coyotes were attracted by the smell of blood and gathered around the landing cabin.
After Fran left, the landing module activated its self-destruction device.
When more threats were detected approaching, it exploded violently, and the fragments killed many mutant hyenas.
The mutated hyenas were frightened and dispersed.
…
Hiss!
The big gray-black snake showed its fangs, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
However, the next second, it was pierced by a sharp dagger.
"Savior above, thank you for your gift!"
Fran caught the big snake and was very excited.
This venomous snake is able to provide itself with precious water and protein.
Fran cuts off the snake's head and drinks its blood.
Relieve hunger and thirst.
He has several scars on his face and many scars all over his body.
After traveling in the wilderness for several months, he suffered many injuries from multiple monster attacks and harsh environment.
It would be impossible for ordinary humans to survive in the wilderness for so long.
The radioactive environment and parasite-laden food alone are enough to kill any unmodified human being.
But Fran was different.
He is an eredar.
Although the Eredar were defined as a subhuman race by Ron, they were actually the descendants of chicken thieves and contained some Tyranids genes.
This gives the Eredar people greater physical strength and survivability.
Moreover, the nano-silicon-based covering provides a lot of protection for the saints.
For example, it can isolate radiation, store heat, and even absorb trace amounts of moisture from the air.
Even so, Fran was exhausted from the long journey.
If no human community is found, his life may be in danger.
When Fran was worried, the ground shook slightly.
Gradually, the shaking became more violent, and the gravel on the ground bounced.
Woo——
As the whistle blew, Fran saw a mechanical train that was four to five meters high and looked like a huge steel dragon approaching from a distance, heading towards the hive.
That was Matila's Titan train, responsible for transporting supplies or soldiers between hive cities.
"Praise be to the Savior!"
Fran ran madly in the direction of the Titan train. As long as he boarded the train, he could go to the hive city faster!
However, his speed was still slower.
The Titan train passed by at high speed, and the airflow field formed lifted him away, leaving only thick black smoke.
Fran wasn't discouraged, or even angry or regretful about missed opportunities.
The saints are always so tenacious and peaceful, no matter how many times they fail or face life threats.
With the support of faith, they can go on fearlessly and dedicate everything to the Savior.
Fran climbed up and continued walking along the tracks.
He believed that as long as he walked in the direction of the railroad tracks, he would be able to find a human community.
After all, the train needs to be resupplied along the way.
When he finds the supply point, he will have the opportunity to hide in the train and enter the hive with the help of the train.
…
Train town.
This is a small town located in the wilderness far away from the nest city.
The town has a population of tens of thousands.
As a maintenance point for Titan trains, the town makes a living servicing Titan trains.
Those maintenance workers only need to board the parked Titan train and, together with the Tech-Priests, inspect the train for any safety issues that may arise.
Then perform maintenance and protection.
According to a simple cooperation agreement, the residents of the town must provide maintenance services for the Titan train.
The Titan train will provide them with water, some food and fuel cells.
These resources are key to keeping the town going.
However, as rebels everywhere destroyed the tracks, the time between Titan trains' arrival became longer and longer.
The town's resources gradually became scarce.
People can obtain food by hunting in the wilderness, but they cannot solve the problem of water scarcity.
The water source in the town is seriously polluted, and drinking it will make you sick. They must rely on the water provided by the Chaodu Water Purification Association to survive.
Although the quality of the water transported by the Water Purification Association through the Titan train is getting worse and worse, it is turbid and sour, but fortunately it can sustain life.
However, the arrival of the Titan train became less and less frequent, and the people in Train Town fell into hunger and thirst, looking forward to the arrival of the train.
Now, the Titan train is finally here.
Maintenance workers in the town excitedly boarded the train, only to be told by the Water Purification Association that their water supply agreement had been stopped.
In other words, the people in the small town lost the precious water source they depended on for survival...
