“Hey, where are you looking, senior?”
Ye Qiyan caught up again, his face brimming with joyful smiles.
That kind of smile, paired with the power of the [Ring of Evil], would make anyone mistake him for a major villain.
Well, actually, that wasn’t wrong.
He was the villain~
What’s so bad about being a villain, anyway?
“Hurry up and call your main body over, or else, this clone of yours won’t be able to hold on much longer~”
Countless bullets and endless slashes continuously rained down on Resource Sir.
“You think you’re worthy of seeing my main body?! Dream on!”
[“Damn it, at least I need to get something back... fuck!”]
The moment the Raven Demon, amidst the battle, casually pocketed that ring into its exclusive weapon, the [Burlap Sack], Resource Sir completely lost his composure.
“Fighting this battle isn’t worth a damn! I’m getting screwed!”
Enduring Ye Qiyan’s attacks, he gritted his teeth, pulled out a sixth ring, and stared at him with an expression of unbearable heartache, glaring intensely.
“I’ve got my eyes on you! Just you wait! I’ll be back!”
Bail, retreat, sell out, scram!
He didn’t care about anything else, nor did he plan to worry about anyone else.
This clone was expensive! Losing the rings was bad enough, but if he lost the clone too, he’d be in the red!
The Resource Gate instantly closed.
It left behind only the scattered basic resources and a large number of newly materialized monsters before he promptly made his escape.
The sixth ring transformed into a scroll.
The clone shrank continuously until it was wrapped inside the scroll, diving into the void and disappearing without a trace.
“That was pretty fast.”
Ye Qiyan had no intention of chasing, nor any thought of using the Judge to [Arrest] him back, because this was just a clone.
But that guy was indeed formidable—just a single clone could cause destruction on this scale.
If the fight continued, this entire area would probably be completely wrecked.
“Still not strong enough.”
Ye Qiyan exited Transcend Mode and silently gazed at his own palm.
Resource Sir had only sent a clone.
Compared to the likes of Mr. Order he had encountered before, this guy was far weaker.
If that bastard fought without any restraint, completely disregarding the cost, his combat strength probably wouldn’t be beneath Mr. Order’s.
“My level is too low, my Spirit is too little. Even with the Heteromorphic Module, I can maintain the Overcomer state long enough without using Deceitful Play, but... and my equipment isn’t enough either.”
Although Red Tears hadn’t [Drawn the Sword], and The Hunt hadn’t activated Overdrive Mode, and the Trickster Play Sword and Mingming’s [Miracle] remained unused.
But this still wasn’t enough.
Far from enough.
After all, no powerhouse was obligated to use their trump cards in a fight.
Ye Qiyan felt he was too weak.
If he were strong enough, his very first strike after activating Overcomer should have cut that guy’s body in half.
Even a clone could dodge his attack.
If it were the main body, it would probably be even faster.
“Hoo...”
Ye Qiyan took a deep breath. There was no resentment or discouragement, only an even stronger surge of excitement.
Flames blazed fiercely in his eyes.
Take it slow—whether it was equipment, the machines and demons under his command, his own abilities and combat experience, or even the train itself.
One day, he would surpass everyone, and even if that day truly came.
He wouldn’t stop.
Getting stronger was an endless pursuit, and moving forward was the same.
Even picking up the most ordinary Low-Grade Bullet at a station.
That still represented a Train Conductor’s growth, different from the past.
[Just move forward. The Wasteland will give those who advance the response they yearn for.]
This was the most profound insight Ye Qiyan had gained since arriving in this world.
Looking around at Eve and the others fighting the Resource Monsters, Ye Qiyan grinned.
“Looks like we won’t be short on basic resources for a long time.”
Wood, Metal, Mechanical Parts...
As the starting point for every Train Conductor, the [Foundation] of every train.
With a Storage Unit capable of infinitely stacking, Ye Qiyan had no reason to abandon these things.
“Time to get to work. Bring all the resources we can see back to the train.”
The train disengaged from the Matrix.
Countless Nano-Bee swarms surged out from the Beehive.
In this war that was still far from over, they gathered the spoils that belonged to Ye Qiyan.
————
Gulp—
Draken, a mercenary from Abukado, swallowed instinctively.
He poked the panda-person Shanmo’s belly and said in disbelief:
“Brother Shanmo, did you see that clearly just now? What level of battle was that?”
Panda-person Shanmo was silent for a moment before speaking softly.
“That was a battle between powerhouses... It’s hard to imagine what kind of trials people like them had to go through to gain such strength.”
He secretly stared at Ye Qiyan, who was down below killing the remaining Resource Monsters, his eyes full of envy.
“I wonder if we’ll ever have the chance to become figures like that...”
Draken gritted his teeth and said reluctantly:
“It’s not really that impressive, is it... The destruction from their fight only blew up a few blocks here...”
Shanmo glanced at him, extended his wrist, and revealed his watch.
“From the moment they started fighting until now, it’s been less than five minutes. Within those five minutes, some of the time was spent talking, not engaging. The actual combat time was only a few dozen seconds.
A few dozen seconds to destroy three city blocks and fifteen high-rises... Even if some of that was due to their subordinate armies fighting over those five minutes, still... Draken, even if the two of us combined, we couldn’t do this, could we?”
“...”
Draken shut his mouth. An orange-red flicker of reluctance shone in his eyes.
But that reluctance was quickly replaced by a sudden surge of fighting spirit.
He lifted his head and looked at Ye Qiyan with burning intensity.
“You’re right! Brother Shanmo! Even if we joined forces, we couldn’t achieve this in such a short time. But that’s okay—I can still get stronger. Let’s go back! After we return, we keep moving forward!
A Train Conductor at his level probably won’t be making any breakthrough improvements anytime soon. But you and I are different—we’re weak. And the meaning of being weak is to chase after the strong!”
Shanmo never expected Draken to say such things.
Although they considered each other friends, he never imagined that Draken, in this situation, wouldn’t feel any despair. Instead, he felt... excitement?
“You...”
“Senior Altos!!!”
“Hey! What are you doing?!”
Draken’s loud shout sent cold sweat rushing to Shanmo’s forehead. He raised his hand to cover Draken’s mouth.
But it was too late.
On the shattered street, Ye Qiyan looked up toward the rooftop.
He had already noticed many gazes watching him but simply hadn’t paid them any attention.
Breaking free from Shanmo’s restraint, Draken shouted with overwhelming emotion:
“Senior! I will definitely catch up to you! I, Draken! The Blazing Fire of Abukado! Will one day become a Train Conductor stronger than you! The day my train level catches up to yours, please fight me!!!”
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