Train Survival: I Can Evolve Everything!
Chapter 234: Travelers passing by"Work, work!"
The goblin holding a barbed whip uttered indistinct human words.
The whip lashed against the humans' bodies, yet they dared not offer even the slightest resistance.
They could only mechanically swing their tools, cultivating the wasteland beneath their feet that had once belonged to humans.
"Hu, human!?!"
One goblin let out a strange cry.
The monsters' gazes followed the direction of its pointing finger, only to see beams of light shot from the Stellar Floating Cannons that had suddenly appeared in mid-air piercing through their brains.
There weren't many goblin overseers here.
Through Illusory Attire, changing into clothing more appropriate for this Station World, Ye Qiyan walked straight forward under the dazed gazes of the people.
"Are you a mage?"
A thin, bald old man was the first to regain his composure. Trembling, he stepped forward, fearfully glancing at the goblin overseers on the ground, yet his eyes held an additional layer of despair.
"I am a traveler passing through this place. What happened here?"
The others' eyes also carried despair.
As if Ye Qiyan killing these goblins wasn't salvation, but had instead doomed them.
Seeming to have accepted their fate, they threw down their tools and sat on the ground.
Only the old man and the child supporting him remained capable of communication.
"Traveler... sigh... leave quickly, get away... Since you can come here, you must have a way to leave... Don't stay here. Before long, those monsters will notice something's wrong here and send more monsters soon."
He showed no intention of begging Ye Qiyan for help. That kind of despair seemed to come from having witnessed hope turn to disappointment countless times.
"Since I'm already here, at least let me know what happened here? As for leaving, I don't think some goblins can stop me."
The old man sighed and simply sat on the ground, his expression even showing some relief.
"You... forget it... sigh, don't underestimate the goblins. Even the principality's elite forces became playthings in their hands. You're all alone..."
The old man recounted what had happened here, and Ye Qiyan learned from his account why these people were so despairing.
The city's original name wasn't important.
What mattered was that this place had once been a frontier fortress used by the human principality to resist the goblin army.
Originally, the principality's elite troops were stationed here, engaging in a ten-year standoff against the goblins.
However, for some unknown reason.
Three months ago.
The Grand Lich ruling the goblins obtained power from somewhere and took the initiative to attack. In less than half an hour, they conquered this fortress city.
Large numbers of monsters were released into the principality.
Countless humans were captured and brought to this city, now renamed Goblin Grand Lich City. Through a tall tower in the city, they were transformed into ugly, witless goblins.
Only a small portion of people were left behind.
The principality organized numerous counterattacks, occasionally reaching this place a few times. But whenever the Goblin Grand Lich sitting in the city made a move, all human armies would be instantly dismantled and defeated.
Both corpses and living people were thrown into the tower, becoming more and more numerous, increasingly powerful goblins.
The old man and the others were humans left to farm the land, having witnessed the principality's heroes and armies come here multiple times only to be easily defeated.
Having repeatedly experienced hope and despair in their hearts, they no longer believed anyone could defeat the goblins in this city.
"So, it was three months ago? The Goblin Grand Lich you mentioned suddenly became stronger?"
Three months - this didn't match the station time from his previous Fate Fork choice.
Meaning the time flow rate at this station was completely different from the outside world.
"Yes, exactly three months ago. Honorable mage, please stop asking and leave quickly. It's really going to be too late... Ah, they're coming..."
Before his words faded.
A group of goblin warriors wearing elite leather armor, armed with bows, arrows, and spears, slightly taller than ordinary goblins, seemed to have noticed the commotion here and came running over.
People despairingly closed their eyes, some even pulling out sharp stones they had secretly prepared long ago, ready to end their own lives. At least while alive, they wouldn't be captured and turned into goblins.
"Old man, are these the goblins transformed from humans that you mentioned?"
Ye Qiyan examined the monsters in the distance, asking the old man with considerable interest.
"...Yes... Sir, you, sigh... You should leave now.. If you don't go now, it will really be too late."
"There are too many of them, too strong... Goblins are monsters that humans cannot defeat."
Humans cannot defeat goblins?
Such words would be considered laughable in other worlds.
But here.
These people.
No longer believed in human strength.
Indeed.
That Goblin Grand Lich had completed the Ascension of this Station World.
That being the case.
Its power would surpass any human in this station.
"Tsk tsk tsk, these things are even uglier than humans turned into vampires."
"Old man, one last question."
Ye Qiyan spoke with a smile.
"Are there still many living people in the city?"
Hum—
The faintly audible sound of mechanical drives in the sky above made hearts race.
The old man stared blankly at the smiling young man. For some reason, the long-extinguished flame of hope was once again kindled with tiny sparks.
"No... none left... Everyone in the city has been transformed into goblins. Only we were left outside the city to cultivate wasteland for them. You, just who are you, exactly?"
Roar—!
The Hunt-Patrol Mech-Dragon manifested high in the sky.
Hunt mode activated—
Twelve Hunt missiles flew out of their launch bays and slammed into the distant Grand Lich City.
The light screen enveloping the Grand Lich City was shattered to pieces by these missiles.
Several mushroom clouds rose from within the city.
The aura of death made the Demon Ravens circling high above emit their cheerful, piercing cries.
The goblins rushing toward this place stared blankly at this scene, their wisdom-deprived brains completely unable to comprehend the current situation.
"Hmm... I suppose this counts as declaring war."
The Illusory Attire dissipated, restoring his original clothing.
Lisette, who had been watching Ye Qiyan silently from nearby, walked over.
The second hand turned, and continuously multiplying flying arrows filled the sky.
The monsters in the vicinity hadn't even reacted before being easily eliminated by her.
The old man and the other people stared blankly at this scene.
That question once again trembled from the old man's lips.
"You, just who are you...?"
Ye Qiyan smiled and replied:
"I told you, I'm just a traveler passing through this place. Coincidentally, my target is the Goblin Grand Lich you mentioned."
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