Chapter 31 "Huh?"

The Stellar Train was already moving at full speed!

But...

The distance between the two sides was still rapidly closing, and the speed difference was quite significant. In this situation, even if he upgraded the Wind-Fire Wheel to level 2 and sacrificed all the carriages to save himself, it would be difficult to escape.

Unless the carriages he dropped could attract the other party's attention, then he might have a chance to escape.

But it was highly unlikely, as the trains that had escaped earlier were missing several carriages and were still being relentlessly pursued.

Perhaps it was because the Stellar Train was the only one visible on the entire wasteland at that moment. The enormous spider had firmly locked onto it, its eight massive ambulatory limbs rapidly sprinting across the wasteland, showing no signs of giving up.

"What a lunatic!"

Inside the train cabin, Chen Mang glanced at the rearview mirror and couldn't help but curse angrily at the rapidly approaching, mountain-like giant spider: "How the hell can a spider run so fast? Is it logical that more legs mean faster speed?"

"Then my train has so many wheels, why can't it run as fast as him?"

"Lord Mang..."

Lao Zhu, sitting beside him, tightly gripped the handrail inside the train cabin, his voice trembling with a hint of despair: "This is a level 3 leader monster among the level 2 Man-Eating Spiders. After mutating into a leader monster, its size increases significantly, making it a boss. Ordinary level 1 or 2 offensive vehicle components can't even break its defense."

"Only level 3 and above offensive vehicle components can effectively damage this leader monster."

"Generally, a level 3 Man-Eating Spider leader monster doesn't have this kind of speed unless it's extremely angry, which would cause it to burst out with such speed. After this burst, it will be weakened for a long time."

"Even if we sacrifice the tail to save ourselves, our train head can't outrun it, and the level 1 armor of the train head can't withstand its attacks."

"We..."

"May die."

"Huh?"

Sitting at the control panel, Chen Mang was slightly stunned upon hearing Lao Zhu's words. He instinctively looked at the rapidly approaching giant spider in the rearview mirror of the train head. So, does that mean that as long as we have level 3 and above offensive vehicle components, we can effectively damage this monster?

Well... his Car Blade is level 5!

He originally thought that this white vehicle component would need to be upgraded to level 10 or even level 20 to achieve a real qualitative change. He didn't expect the world's level system to be so strict, where just level 3 offensive vehicle components could deal enough effective damage to this boss?

In that case...

Chen Mang narrowed his eyes. Since running away is definitely not an option, why not take a gamble.

The spider's abdomen is basically close to the ground, with a total of eight ambulatory limbs on both sides of the abdomen that are constantly running. As long as all the ambulatory limbs of this spider are cut off, the rest will be much easier to handle.

Next moment!

Car Blade activated!

The two sides of the Stellar Train's carriages quickly extended two 70-centimeter-wide blades that were spinning rapidly and gleaming with a cold light.

Then, under Chen Mang's control, the Stellar Train made a sharp turn towards the direction it came from. In just a few seconds, the train had completed the turn, but due to the lack of a Universal Wheel, the turning arc was too large, making a big circle and wasting a lot of time.

By the time the turn was successfully completed, the mountain-like Man-Eating Spider was already only a few hundred meters away from them.

"Lord Mang!"

Lao Zhu, who hadn't yet reacted, saw this scene through the train's observation room. His heart instantly leaped to his throat, and he shouted in a trembling voice: "Our train can't ram into it!"

"Don't panic..."

At this moment, Chen Mang was completely calm. Sitting at the control panel, his brainwaves were completely synchronized with the train. His breathing gradually stabilized as he held the control lever, ready to make fine adjustments, his eyes fixed on the Man-Eating Spider that was close at hand.

Everything around seemed to slow down.

A distance of a few hundred meters.

With both sides moving at full speed, it was almost instantaneous.

In a flash!

The two sides were already only a few meters apart. Just as they were about to collide, Chen Mang tightly gripped the control panel and slightly tilted it to the left. The entire train, like a long snake, swept past the spider's massive head, heading straight for the spider's right ambulatory limbs!

As it quickly swept past, the rapidly spinning steel blades on both sides of the carriage, with the help of inertia, easily severed all four of the spider's right ambulatory limbs like a guillotine.

Admittedly.

Since the steel blades were positioned one meter above the ground, they didn't sever the four ambulatory limbs at the root, but the partially severed limbs were obviously not very functional anymore.

When the train turned around again to face the Man-Eating Spider, Chen Mang, standing inside the train cabin, looked at the scene before him and smiled.

The mountain-sized Man-Eating Spider, having lost its balance, had already fallen heavily onto the wasteland. It was now struggling to get back up, continuously emitting piercing screeches.

This was the first time he had seen a spider with vocal organs.

Next, as long as the other four ambulatory limbs were severed, this spider would be trapped on the wasteland, unable to maintain its previous speed.

A few more rounds, and all the shortened ambulatory limbs would be completely removed, rendering the spider immobile.

The spider's four ambulatory limbs were not in a straight line, so to use the Car Blade to sever all four limbs at once, it required fine adjustments with the control lever, making the entire train move like a long snake, quickly twisting and advancing.

Only then could it be accomplished.

It was a high-difficulty maneuver, and a single misstep could lead to a crash. This was Chen Mang's first attempt at such a high-difficulty control technique, and it seemed the result was not bad. He had practiced train control a bit during his free time in the past few days.

"Huh?"

Lao Zhu looked at the scene before him. Although he quickly understood what had happened, he still murmured in confusion: "What's going on?"

However—

Chen Mang didn't answer the question. Instead, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes. If he could kill this boss, it would surely drop a lot of good loot. Narrowing his eyes, he immediately prepared to press on and continue the attack.

Although greed had taken hold, he remained highly vigilant. He remembered that the armor of the trains that had initially fled was covered in green, sticky liquid, as if corroded. This boss's attack methods were clearly not limited to its ambulatory limbs.

Moreover...

The previous success was due to catching the spider off guard. Now that the spider had fully reacted, it was a different story.

The eight ambulatory limbs, in pain, continuously pounded the wasteland ground, each strike creating a large crater.

He could indeed break its defense, but his own defenses were completely insignificant in front of this spider.

A classic case of high attack, low defense.

If he drove the train over now, his train would be punctured with many holes.

But he had a better solution.

Chen Mang parked the train on the wasteland, disconnected the train head from the four carriages behind, then disconnected the fourth carriage from the third carriage, and finally connected the fourth carriage to the train head.

Thus—

A short and nimble train had been assembled.

"It would be great to have a cigarette right now."

Inside the train cabin, Chen Mang licked his lips, trying to keep his breathing as steady as possible, then floored the accelerator.

Next moment!

The entire train, like a wild horse, charged towards the struggling giant spider on the wasteland, aiming for the four intact ambulatory limbs. Just before the collision, Chen Mang disconnected the carriage, and at the same time, the train head sharply turned left, moving away from the boss.

The carriage, propelled by inertia, shot straight towards the four ambulatory limbs that were continuously pounding the ground!

"Slash! Slash!"

With several slashing sounds and the boss's roars, the two previously intact ambulatory limbs on the boss's left side were severed by the rapidly spinning Car Blade. As for the carriage, it was pierced by the other two ambulatory limbs, lifted into the air, and waved around before being thrown to the ground in the distance.

Plan successful!

Inside the train head, Chen Mang looked at the scene in the rearview mirror and grinned. It was really time for a victory cigar. A carriage only cost 100 units of Iron Ore. Just a few more rounds like this, and this boss would be finished.

As long as the mindset doesn't falter, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

As for Lao Zhu in the train cabin, after witnessing the entire scene, he was once again filled with shock and confusion, his mouth slightly agape.

"Huh?"

(End of Chapter)