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She had a lot of questions to ask.
But now, surviving and getting out of this hell is the most important thing.
She was the first to step forward and walk towards the "Pioneer Star" train.
Chapter 73 Doma Attacks, Leaving Gil Behind
Jill was the first to step onto that futuristic-looking train.
The interior of the carriage is much more spacious than it appears from the outside, with bright and soft lighting and fresh air.
Survivors followed her one after another, their faces showing numbness from surviving the ordeal and fear of the unknown.
The police inspector followed closely behind, supporting an injured National Guard member as his eyes scanned the carriage.
"Can...can this car fit all of us?"
A young police officer muttered under his breath, his voice filled with uncertainty.
There were quite a few survivors gathered at the underground train station, estimated to be at least two or three thousand.
This train appears to have only a few carriages.
However, as more and more people poured in, the carriage seemed to have no capacity limit and easily accommodated everyone.
There was no crowding, and there were even quite a few empty seats.
Thousands of survivors were thus accommodated in this seemingly limited subway system.
This extraordinary scene once again challenges everyone's understanding.
Zhou Ye stood at the connection between the carriages, watching people find seats one after another, or lean against the carriage wall.
Nami and Saeko Busujima stood behind him.
Nanri Kaori helped Shizuka Marikawa find a corner to sit down and quietly comforted the still somewhat uneasy school doctor.
Leon and Claire sat not far from Jill, with Claire glancing out the car window from time to time, seemingly still worried about something.
As the last survivor boarded the train, the heavy doors closed silently.
Zhou Ye's voice came through the car's public address system, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the train is about to depart."
"The destination is the border area between Texas and Mexico."
"Upon arrival, mercenaries from [Tuoxing] will guide you."
"If you want to leave America, you can choose to cross the border yourself. If you want to stay, that's also up to you."
He paused.
"In addition, each of you will receive a resettlement allowance of $20,000."
"Live well. Even if you lose a lot here, as long as you're alive, there's hope."
This news was like a bomb dropped into water.
Twenty thousand US dollars.
For these survivors who had lost everything, this was undoubtedly a huge sum of money, a ray of light in the darkness.
A suppressed commotion arose inside the carriage, and many people wore expressions of disbelief.
The police inspector looked at Zhou Ye, opened his mouth, but ultimately just nodded.
Jill, on the other hand, remained calm, pondering the deeper meaning behind the actions of [Pioneer Star].
Just then, a slightly crisp but steady female voice rang out.
"Wait, Mr. Zhou Ye."
Everyone followed the sound.
The speaker was a young woman wearing a dark uniform, with her hair tied up and adorned with a butterfly hair accessory.
Her face was beautiful, but her expression carried a maturity and sorrow beyond her years.
Shinobu Kocho.
She stepped out of the crowd and looked at Zhou Ye.
"what about you?"
Aren't you coming with us?
Zhou Ye looked at her.
"We still have some things to take care of."
His voice remained calm.
"We'll clean up the mess for you, deal with the pursuers, and at the same time draw the attention of Umbrella, the American government, and other forces to [Pioneering Star]."
Shinobu Kocho's brows furrowed slightly.
Zhou Ye continued.
If fate allows, we will meet again.
He paused, then changed the subject, his voice taking on a cold tinge.
"As for Douma, don't worry, he will die."
Doji (童磨).
Upon hearing this name, Shinobu Kocho unconsciously tightened her grip on the hilt of her Nichirin Blade at her waist.
Many people don't understand what these two words represent, but they can feel a chill from Shinobu Kocho's reaction and Zhou Ye's tone.
Almost the instant Zhou Ye finished speaking.
The [Pioneer Star] mechanical soldiers guarding the area surrounding the abandoned train station are operating [Main Battle Tanks] and [Infantry Fighting Vehicles] to suppress a new wave of zombies that suddenly emerges from the shadows of the city.
【Da da da da da—！！！】
The roar of heavy machine guns tore through the night sky, and the booming of artillery shells shook the earth.
The orange-red tracer rounds intertwined to form an impenetrable network of fire.
However, this violent metal storm lasted for less than half a minute.
An extreme chill spread from the ground without warning.
Click——click——
The tank cannons, the machine gun muzzles of infantry fighting vehicles, and all the weapons spitting fire were quickly covered by a thick layer of frost.
The ice layer condensed and thickened at a visible rate, completely freezing all the firing points.
The flame goes out.
The gunfire stopped abruptly.
"Warning! Weapon systems frozen!"
"Unable to attack!"
The mechanical soldier's cold, electronic voice rang out on the communication channel, carrying an unprecedented warning tone.
Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness behind the horde of corpses.
He was a man dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a strange smile on his face, and his colorful eyes were full of mockery and cruelty.
Doji (童磨).
Beside him, a female figure, her entire body covered in crystalline ice, appeared quietly, like an ice sculpture.
Her face was blurry; only a rough human outline could be seen.
But the extreme cold emanating from her body seemed to freeze the surrounding air.
The woman of ice gently raised her hand.
Dozens of sharp icicles appeared out of thin air, shooting towards the frozen tanks and infantry fighting vehicles like arrows.
[Bang! Bang! Bang!]
Explosions sounded one after another.
The sturdy armor shattered like fragile glass under extreme low temperatures and violent impacts.
In just a few breaths, the powerful firing positions that [Pioneer Star] had set up on the perimeter were completely destroyed by this sudden attack.
All of this was clearly presented to Zhou Ye's perception through the link of Honkai energy.
A cold glint flashed deep in Zhou Ye's eyes.
Zhou Ye's senses clearly captured every moment the outer defenses were destroyed.
That extreme chill carried an undeniable destructive power.
The mechanical creations he built with his own hands shattered like fragile glass as the frost spread.
Doma, this demon who loves to eat women, finally couldn't resist and made his move.
At this moment, Zhou Ye stood at the junction of the carriages, the distinctive metallic smell of the new train mingling with the dust. Most of the survivors wore expressions of shock and bewilderment about the future; they were completely unaware of the sudden attack that had just occurred just a stone's throw away.
His gaze fell on Saeko Busujima.
She did not gather with her former classmates. Her hand was always on her knife. She stood still as a pine tree, her eyes showing no trace of the panic of an ordinary person, only the focus of a hunter.
"Bukushima-kun, aren't you going to leave with your father, classmates, and the principal?"
Zhou Ye's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a pebble thrown into calm water, creating subtle ripples in the gradually settling crowd.
The battles outside, the roaring sounds that caused the train to tremble slightly, remained an unknown terror for most people inside the carriages.
Saeko Busujima turned her head, her deep eyes meeting Zhou Ye's scrutinizing gaze.
Her expression contrasted sharply with that of the survivors around her; there was no confusion, only a cruel clarity.
“I have already spoken to my father and Mr. Yoshiyuki Tomioka.”
Her voice was steady, and her words were clear, as if she were stating a given fact.