Zhou Lin

March 14th.

Today is the eighth day of hunger strike, water deprivation and insomnia.

The first three days were not difficult, after all, his physique was different from ordinary people, but on the fourth day, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Symptoms of dehydration, hunger, fatigue...these long-overdue feelings suddenly surged as if a certain boundary had been broken.

From this moment on, the training of Hunter Ba has truly begun.

In the following days, in addition to listening to Shi Sanwen's lectures in the car during the day, he also had to run all night long at night when he was so sleepy that he could fall asleep standing up.

He hasn't felt like going to the toilet for many days, and no matter how much he runs, he can't sweat even a drop, and he can't even secrete any saliva.

His stomach has shrunk to one-third of its original size due to hunger, and his sense of smell has become more sensitive than that of a dog. He can sense the exact location of all edible and inedible things within a radius of several hundred meters...

What’s even more frightening is that these hellish days show no signs of ending.

However, Lieba did not raise any objections to this, and even the words of complaint were gone... He just used his willpower to support his body that had already exceeded its limit, and continued this daily routine.

Some people may think that he did this as a last resort due to Shi Sanwen's power.

But it's not...

To be honest, Hunter Tyrant is not afraid of anything now, including death, because he is already worthy of the name "life is worse than death."

What supports him now are two thoughts:

First, he was secretly competing with Shi Sanwen. He just wanted to see how long this "superpower mentor" was going to torture him. As long as the other party didn't take the initiative to let go, he would continue to endure it until he died. , anyway, he did it according to Shi Sanwen's method. If he died, it means that Shi Sanwen was wrong and he won.

Secondly, now that things have happened, he is also very curious about how long he can last...how far can he push the limit beyond the limit?

In this way, Hunter Ba ushered in the eighth day of training.

It was also on this day that a group of them came to Istanbul, the most important transit point on Zhang San's planned route.

Here, there is a railway known as the "Land Wonder". On this railway, there is only one train running all year round, and its code name is "Orient Express"; people who board this train can travel overnight Across the European continent, from Istanbul to Paris.

There is no doubt that the "Orient Express" of the 23rd century in this parallel universe is completely different from the thing of the same name in the 19th century; it was designed and built by the legendary inventor Charles Rolle who was active in the early 22nd century of this universe. The construction was one of the largest land projects completed by the Federation in its early years.

The reason why it is called a "wonder" is because Dr. Rolle, who designed it, is a weirdo himself; the greatest inventor of the last century not only has a very poor sense of direction, but also refuses to drive anything that is not special. I built my own vehicle, so I created something that you might only see in cartoons...

The metal track of the railway is in the shape of an animal spine. In addition to the horizontal rails laid at the bottom, there are also curved upward extensions on both sides of the track. The width of the bottom of the track alone reaches twelve meters.

Yes, a full twelve meters. It can be seen from this that the thing traveling in this "spine track" is extremely huge.

If a common rail train is compared to a snake, then the "Orient Express" is a dragon. It is not so much a train as it is a land aircraft carrier, a mobile fortress...

The huge cylindrical body with slightly flat bottom and top is not divided into "head and tail". The appearance of both ends of the body is completely symmetrical; its cab is located in the middle of the entire train, and there is only one operating lever in the entire cab. , break the pole to the west, and the train will start, drive to Paris, and automatically stop when it reaches the end. In the same way, if you break the pole eastward, the train will follow the same rail track, "the rear of the car becomes the front of the car", and then drive from Paris to Istanbul.

Of course, this pole cannot be broken while driving, and the train also has a corresponding safety system. If an entrance or exit on the train is not closed when it is stationary, the operating pole will also become stuck.

No matter what, Dr. Rohr's work, which is "not easy to judge between genius and idiot", has withstood the test of time with the support of its strong technical power.

For a century, this train that even a fool could drive has plied both sides of the European continent, becoming one of the most famous landmarks on the planet with its unparalleled safety, speed and transportation capabilities.

This thing, which has been regarded as the "common cultural heritage of all mankind", will not be targeted even during war, so it was chosen by Zhang San as their means of transportation through the war zone.

…………

In the afternoon, it started to rain heavily.

The weather was a good thing for three fugitives being hunted by the feds.

Relying on a few fake IDs and a few raincoats, Hunter Ba and others got past the cameras without much effort, and boarded the Orient Express along with the traffic.

With Zhang San's ability, it is not difficult to get three cheap "on-board tickets (that is, drive his car directly into the parking compartment inside the Orient Express)"; when he entered the city, in order to avoid unnecessary complications, he had already The anti-monitoring shielding device in the car was turned off.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, so smoothly that it was a little unsettling.

"Levin." When Zhang San parked the car in the parking space of the parking compartment, Shi Sanwen suddenly spoke and called Lieba.

"What's the matter?" The Hunting Tyrant here looked completely different from a few days ago. Since the day when hunger appeared, he had been losing weight and haggard at a speed visible to the naked eye almost every day; The originally muscular man with a strong back and strong waist now has a clavicle, sunken eye sockets, cloudy eyes and a hoarse voice.

"You've done very well this week." This seemed to be the first time Shi Sanwen had given Lieba affirmation on his cultivation. "Now it's time to take a small test to test your results."

Hearing this, Lieba was instantly shocked and thought to himself, "The result of this week of hard work is that I'm about to die."

But he could only express his doubts by saying "Huh?" like a candle in the wind.

Shi Sanwen didn't let him wait any longer, and immediately explained: "About three days ago, a pretty strong guy set his sights on us... He was very cautious and kept a considerable distance from us, waiting for an opportunity. ; If nothing else happens... he should be the pursuer following the clues of the Cairo incident, because he knew that I had the ability to kill the guard officer instantly, so he had some scruples and never took action. "

Having said this, he paused, turned his head from the passenger seat, and looked at Lieba sitting in the back seat of the car: "At this moment, he has followed us on the Orient Express, and is close to an unprecedented distance. …

“Obviously, this guy felt the time was right to take action.

"I'm not sure where his confidence came from, maybe he judged that moving the train would give him some kind of advantage.

"Anyway, according to my guess, when the train starts moving, that's when he attacks, and the test for you is...to get rid of him."

After hearing this, Hunter Ba laughed at that time: "Haha...hahaha..."

Lieba had a smile on his face, but he wanted to cry a little bit in his heart. However, there was no moisture in his body and he couldn't squeeze out tears at all.

"I said..." Hunter continued with a wry smile, "Even when I was full of energy a week ago, I might not be able to handle this matter because of the worry of not being able to use my abilities at will to prevent going berserk... Phew..." It took a lot of effort to say such a long sentence. He had to take a breath before continuing, "Right now, I'm so weak that I'm about to die. Do you think there is any possibility that I can solve the problem in your mouth? Strong guy'?"

His question made sense, but Shi Sanwen replied in a very relaxed tone: "As long as you listen carefully to the superpower knowledge I've been telling you these days... you should be able to pass this test easily. right."

Just as they were talking about this, the announcement in the train rang: "Dear passengers, please note that this train is about to depart, all doors will be closed within one minute, and the carriages will enter a sealed state; when the train starts, the The acceleration of the jump engine may cause you slight discomfort, please do not panic, the discomfort will disappear quickly as the speed stabilizes..."