Chapter 1717: Chapter 33: Slaughter

“Fuck, is this kid planning to become a sea bandit?” Jiang Xiuming said anxiously, “I bet he becomes a notorious fugitive before even leaving America!”

Although the tracking methods of this era are very backward, what Tang Zheng is doing will definitely make him a target for everyone.

“The advantages outweigh the disadvantages. No need to wait for the train or worry about delays. Driving by himself, he can push it to the limit, the speed absolutely off the charts, and with only Tang Zheng on board, there’s no need to worry about interference from other Conquerors.” Lu Fan analyzed thoroughly. If she weren’t so young, she would also want to have a go.

“Don’t worry, the communication methods of this era are too backward. They don’t even have a portrait of Tang Zheng. A little disguise and they won’t find him. Besides, he’s been constantly crossing America. Not to mention whether the policemen can guess his route, how much police force and money would they waste to catch up with him?”

Dong Zixuan, as a policewoman, was a professional. She could see at a glance the difficulty of tracing a “fugitive” in the industrial era.

The Stationmaster made a phone call to notify all the stations on the railway, but they couldn’t just set up roadblocks to intercept this train, or it would delay many trains, so Tang Zheng drove the train head, racing all the way towards Salt Lake City.

At the Sacramento Train Station, travelers on the platform were waiting for the train to enter the station, then they heard an anxious broadcast.

“Attention please, retreat quickly to the safety line!”

Before the broadcaster could finish, a rapidly speeding train rushed into the station, the wind it kicked up lifted the travelers’ clothes, making them unsteady on their feet.

“Are you crazy? You’ll get killed!” The employee, grabbed as a laborer, was scared to the point of wetting his pants. If there were any other trains parked on the tracks that weren’t moved, it would definitely be a disaster.

“Quickly confirm for me, is this track the one heading to Salt Lake City?” Tang Zheng grabbed the employee’s collar, making him look around at the tracks, “Answer wrong, and I’ll throw you down!”

If not, Tang Zheng would have to jump off the train, ready to hijack another one.

“This is the one!” The employee, after all, worked at the station and knew their working methods. Although there was track-switching at the station to let trains pass by each other, there was only one railway to Salt Lake City, making it easy to identify.

“Damn, miscalculated, whatever, I’ll switch at the next train station!” Tang Zheng pushed the employee aside, feeling utterly depressed. Seeing that there was still coal, he wanted to save time changing trains but forgot there wasn’t a singular line.

When he tried to brake, it was already too late. Tang Zheng didn’t want to force his way through the station and kill too many people, so he had to keep moving forward with his head down.

Tang Zheng’s luck was not bad; this track indeed led to Salt Lake City. But half a day later, he encountered another problem.

“The track is broken!” The employee responsible for observing the road condition shouted nervously, and without waiting for Tang Zheng to react, pulled the brake.

“What’s going on?” Tang Zheng, who was in the carriage feeding the horses, was startled and rushed out, only to see the section of the track broken. No need to ask, it was definitely the work of other contestants.

The train stopped dangerously at the edge, narrowly avoiding a disaster by not going off the tracks.

“You can leave now!” Tossing a stack of US dollars to the three employees, Tang Zheng led the horses off the carriage and continued on his way. “Luckily I was prepared, otherwise, I’d be absolutely miserable.”

Tang Zheng, wind-rushing and lightning-speed, barely paused, ran three more horses to death before finally appearing at Reno City, Nevada.

“Not far ahead, there should be other contestants. If I’m fast enough, I might catch up with them!” Tang Zheng, disguised as a middle-aged man, headed towards the train station.

A city’s railway system must be constantly maintained, and even if contestants blew it up, it should soon be repaired. Encountering this situation now only indicates that the damage is still fresh.

Munching on bread, Tang Zheng checked the timetable.

The train to Salt Lake City was to depart in the afternoon, with more than an hour’s wait ahead.

“Won’t hijack this time, perfect for preparing some materials and making something!” Tang Zheng bought a ticket, but didn’t leave the station immediately and instead entered the waiting room.

He hadn’t forgotten the game rules: in the sixth battle, killing any contestant could shorten the corresponding days.

Sure enough, Tang Zheng hadn’t walked a hundred meters when a red dot appeared on the wristwatch screen with a beeping alarm.

Tang Zheng glanced towards the corner of the waiting room. A man waiting for a train had obviously received the hint and looked over.

“Damn, it’s the Group Leader of the Warhammer Team!” The man, ready to strike and reduce the days by killing, froze upon seeing it was Tang Zheng, whose name was too well known, making him hesitate to act rashly.

Tang Zheng wasn’t preoccupied with that and sped up his pace, moving forward. After being enhanced by the fireseed, mitochondria, and virus strain, his physical qualities were off the charts, and without using the Seed Ability, could outmatch almost anyone.

There were only a handful who could withstand Tang Zheng’s attacks.

Seeing the determined confidence in Tang Zheng’s eyes, the man chickened out, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned to run.

The man’s group members were dumbfounded at this sight. Fortunately, the Black Mist concealed them; otherwise, others in the lobby witnessing this would surely have jeered.

“Damn, is that even possible?” Tang Zheng felt frustrated. He didn’t pursue relentlessly, since after all, they were Group Leaders, and their burst power in short distances was decent, making it hard to catch them.

“Next time, should I pretend to be terrified and lure them into attacking?” Tang Zheng thought about it for a moment and discarded the plan. The Warhammer Team was already reputed enough that such an act would only make them more cautious.

Exiting the train station, Tang Zheng smacked his forehead and returned back inside.

“What’s wrong? Decided to chase him now?” Bai Guo was puzzled.

“No, I need to hijack a train.” Dantai chuckled, “I guess that man isn’t the only one waiting now. They’re the ones who are miserable.”

Tang Zheng rushed into the train station, grabbed an employee to find out the location of a train heading towards Salt Lake City that was about to depart, just about to hijack it, when he heard sirens, with chaotic figures everywhere.

“That train-robbing bandit is at the station.”

A squad of prepared policemen rushed over, but the train had already started and was gradually accelerating. They could only vainly fire their guns and try to intercept.

“Damn it!” Tang Zheng sprinted, leaping over ten meters high, and landed steadily on top of the train.

“So there is this method, I was really stupid before, waiting for so long!” Inside the cab, forcing a train attendant to add coal, was the man who had just run away.

The man racked his brains trying to shake off Tang Zheng, then had a sudden inspiration and thought of robbing the train.

“Want to kill me, go to hell!” The man stuck his head out of the carriage window, gave a thumbs up toward the station, and was delighted at the thought of leaving that guy behind.

“Who are you telling to go to hell?”

The man was shocked and drew his gun, but it was too late. Tang Zheng kicked open the iron gate connecting the compartments and started shooting toward the cab.

The firing speed of the handgun reached its limit.

The man pulled a train attendant in front of him as a shield, but the handgun’s power was so great that it shattered the meat shield, with flesh and blood splattering.

“FU~CK, damn it, I’m going to fight you!” the man roared, shooting while charging at Tang Zheng.

The cab space was too small; if the opponent threw explosives, there would be no place to dodge.

The man also had explosives, but he didn’t dare to throw them. If they exploded before flying over, it would definitely be self-inflicted.

Tang Zheng remained silent, pulling out a dagger with his left hand, and met the attack.

Upon contact, the man realized he had overestimated himself; the opponent’s physical attributes were definitely several times better than his own. The fist collision made him gritted his teeth in pain.

With a swoosh, Tang Zheng’s fist carried the wind power, smashing into the man’s face, sending him flying straight into the carriage wall, creating a human-shaped dent.

Tang Zheng lunged, punching the wall.

Bam, the carriage wall was directly punched through.

The narrowly escaping man watched in shock, instantly thinking of jumping off the train to survive.

“Is this guy a humanoid beast?” The man’s group members were dumbfounded as well; Tang Zheng’s destructive power was terrifying. He actually tore off a chair and used it as a warhammer to swing.

The man was already powerless to retaliate.

“Damn it, bullying me for not being part of the beastification system, huh? Wanna compete on ability!” the man was furious. If he could launch his ability, he’d definitely crush him.

“Enough nonsense, die!” Tang Zheng seized the advantage relentlessly, unleashing a barrage of attacks with rapid fist speed, each punch blasting the air.

Bam, bam, the dense burst sounds echoed continuously.

The man couldn’t dodge, and had to take the blows head-on; within mere seconds, hundreds of punches landed.

Crack, the man’s arm bone was broken; the pain caused his movements to slow briefly.

Bam, Tang Zheng’s heavy punch smashed into the man’s face.

Blood and broken teeth flew, but this guy, being the group leader, had excellent resistance to impact.

Tang Zheng quickly extended his left hand, grabbed the man’s clothes, pulled him back, and followed with another punch from his right hand.

Watching Tang Zheng literally beat the group leader into a pulp, the group members were left speechless and then despairingly slumped onto their seats; with the group leader dead, there was little hope left for the Holy Land War.

Tang Zheng picked up the man’s backpack and dashed into the cab. The train attendant had already jumped off, but it didn’t matter; he added coal himself.

Having killed a group leader, the Trojan gave Tang Zheng two days, which meant he only needed to reach London within eighty-two hours to complete the mission.

In this death rally, if the group doesn’t finish within eighty days, they’ll be erased directly, and the last-place group will also be erased.

Some teams clearly couldn’t make it on time, so they could only kill to extend the deadline.

Tang Zheng dismantled the rear carriage to increase the speed, racing all the way to Salt Lake City, and jumped off the train before entering the city.

He hijacked a carriage and headed straight for the train station, where he found soldiers patrolling everywhere, evidently, the train robbery thief’s actions had drawn high attention from various cities, and train station defenses were strengthened.

This time, Tang Zheng didn’t rush the journey, pretending to be calm, he bought a ticket and then purchased materials to prepare props for the plan.

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