81: Chapter 81 Responding to the Call: An All-Women Train Carriage!

Pei Qingzhao's shout of "Lin Xiao!" echoed in the corridor for several seconds.

Then, like a fist hitting cotton, it dissipated silently.

Everyone was busy scrambling for seats in Carriage 7. Aside from a few busybodies casting judgmental glances, Pei Qingzhao's anger didn't cause much of a reaction.

As the protagonist of this conflict, Lin Xiao didn't even look back.

He simply waved his hand and walked straight to Wen Yiran's side to check the supplies they had just confiscated with her.

The greatest humiliation wasn't a public rebuttal, but total indifference.

Wanting to create an all-female carriage?

Lin Xiao didn't need to say anything; he just waited to watch the show.

In the apocalypse, all idealistic utopias would eventually shatter against the reefs of human nature and survival.

The only difference was whether it happened sooner or later.

Pei Qingzhao, who had established her authority before everyone with her long spear, stood there now, her face flushing between green and white.

The red-tasseled spear hummed in her hand, its tip dipping slightly, but in the end, she didn't strike out.

It wasn't that she didn't dare.

Rather, Lin Xiao gave her a very strange feeling.

She couldn't put her finger on it, but in short, he was different from other men.

He was just as ruthless, but in Lin Xiao's eyes, there was an indifference completely at odds with his age.

When he was killing just now, there was no struggle, no hesitation, not even a hint of utilitarianism.

He killed because he killed.

It was as if a life or two meant nothing to him at all.

"You'll regret this."

Pei Qingzhao watched that retreating back and spoke to the air in a low voice.

In her debut, the attitude she displayed was very aggressive.

But it was merely aggressive.

She wasn't stupid; she knew when to advance and when to retreat.

After all, it was only her first day on this train, and no one wanted to clash with the strongest "original resident."

Chaos was like a tide, drawing a clear line between the front and back sections of the train.

Under Lin Xiao's control, the riots from Carriage 8 to Carriage 2 were quickly suppressed by force, and order was gradually restored.

Even Carriage 06, where the situation was most complex, gradually quieted down.

Under Lin Xiao's instructions, Fan Sinian and the others followed his lead and launched a vigorous ticket-selling operation.

If you wanted to live in a safer carriage, you had to pay.

Xu Shan, Fang Yuan, and Zhou Jun led men to guard the connections. Any new passengers who tried to force their way through had their legs broken and were thrown out of the train doors.

Cold and heartless, but effective.

After a few small-scale skirmishes, no one dared to act recklessly anymore and could only turn their attention elsewhere.

Thus, the back half of the train, which lacked a powerhouse to hold the fort, was not so lucky.

It could only be described as a scene from hell.

Carriages 10 to 13 were already leaderless, and the small groups fighting for themselves quickly collapsed under the influx of new blood.

Snatching rooms, snatching supplies, snatching women...

The most primitive rules of violence played out here in their naked glory.

The screams almost never stopped.

The arguments in the chat channel were even more intense.

The situation in Carriages 14 and 15 was even worse.

The consequence of Liu Bi single-handedly cleaning house was that these two carriages, which were originally the strongest, had completely lost their core combat power.

The power vacuum left after Li Mu's death attracted a large number of troublemakers migrating from other trains.

In their original trains, these people were either overlords or thugs.

Now, to establish authority and fight for territory, they unleashed a bloody massacre.

Lin Xiao sat on a public seat in the dining car, observing the chaotic scenes in the rear carriages through the connection.

"Xiao Lin, someone is testing the waters..."

Jiang Wanwan said softly, watching several young men who kept poking their heads toward them.

"Mm," Lin Xiao nodded. "Let them test. As long as they aren't afraid of dying."

Let it get messy first, muddy the waters, and then fish in troubled waters.

These were all old, low-level tricks.

"Should we intervene?" Wen Yiran asked.

"No."

Lin Xiao turned around, pulled out his heavy battle axe, and brandished it toward the few figures at the door.

The other party quickly shrank back.

"Let them cause trouble. Once they've snatched enough and killed until they're tired, some smart person will naturally jump out to consolidate the forces."

"That will be the time for us to act."

No one would refuse the joy of picking the fruits of others' labor.

...

While Lin Xiao was collecting berth fees, Pei Qingzhao also began promoting the all-female carriage plan.

This plan, which sounded quite far-fetched, progressed at an almost absurd speed.

She stood at the entrance of Carriage 06, her silver hair fluttering slightly in the draft, her red-tasseled spear held horizontally before her like a statue of a Valkyrie.

Female passengers responding to Pei Qingzhao were gathering one after another from various carriages.

As a vulnerable group, they were already in a very passive situation regarding survival, and they now clutched at this life-saving straw.

When Lin Xiao returned to Carriage 7 from the dining car, he saw several familiar figures.

Li Yue from Room 07-07, along with her two model roommates.

The three girls were discussing in the corridor, deliberating on the plan to go to Carriage 6.

They were mostly wearing simple Level 1 equipment; only Li Yue was slightly better off, with a few decent pieces of Level 2 gear.

Although their faces were full of fatigue, their silhouettes remained eye-catching.

But in the apocalypse, without strength to back it up, outstanding looks and figures would only become fatal bait for greed and malice.

Li Yue subconsciously glanced toward Room 07-01.

"Is it really okay for us to just leave like this?"

Leaving Carriage 7 gave her a sense of betrayal; she was afraid that man would kill them because of this.

"What if Lin Xiao..."

Li Yue turned her head, but before she could finish, her gaze met a tall figure.

The girl's body stiffened, and she immediately lowered her head, her lips trembling. She wanted to say something but didn't even have the courage to open her mouth.

The two roommates behind her also shrank back into the room, hiding in a corner without daring to make a sound.

Lin Xiao didn't stop them, nor did he even speak.

He just quietly walked past them.

As Lin Xiao passed by, Li Yue's lips moved.

"Brother Lin," she said softly, "I'm sorry."

If Lin Xiao hadn't stepped in back then, Carriage 7, Room 07 would have long been overrun by zombies.

And the three of them wouldn't have survived until now.

"There's nothing to be sorry about," Lin Xiao's voice was very calm. "You chose your own path; as long as you can keep walking it, it's fine."

The girls looked at each other, quite surprised by his words.

They had been prepared for a scolding, or even a beating...

Li Yue's eyes reddened slightly. Finally, she made up her mind, nodded, and turned to walk toward Carriage 6.

Lin Xiao just smiled.

He still had the second half of his thought left unsaid.

Once you leave, it'll be hard if you ever want to come back.

The line of women at the entrance of Carriage 06 grew longer, and the corridor was filled with laughter.

At this moment, a Western face with blonde wavy hair squeezed into the corridor.

It was Grace, who had asked for help in the chat channel.

She was tightly clutching a little girl wrapped in a blanket, whose tender face still bore undried tear tracks.

Many women followed behind her, both old and young, all carrying the look of survivors of a catastrophe.

Then, an even more unique figure appeared.

Very striking long white hair, unusually beautiful light blue eyes, and skin so pale it was almost transparent.

She looked like she had albinism.

She seemed to be a Blind Girl, feeling her way along the carriage wall as she slowly approached, her footsteps light as if afraid of disturbing something.

Pei Qingzhao was maintaining order. Seeing this very special girl from afar, she immediately put away her spear, parted the crowd, and ran forward to support her.

The Valkyrie, who had been cold as frost and ruthless toward all men, had her entire aura change in this instant.

She carefully held the other girl's frail arm.

"Slow down, follow me."

Her voice was so gentle she didn't seem like the same person.

"There's a step here, let me help you!"

The Blind Girl raised her head, her delicate face turning toward the person speaking at her side.

Her light blue eyes weren't focused, but a faint smile spread across her lips.

"Thank you. Is it... safe here?"

"Of course it's safe!" Pei Qingzhao said decisively. "From today on, Carriage 06 belongs only to women. I will protect you all!"

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