Chapter 472: Death and Opportunity
It was unclear whether the train had malfunctioned under the frequent attacks of the Mutants or if it had deliberately slowed down. Wearing his Protective Suit, Xu Huo actually found the current airflow tolerable, partly thanks to the constant stream of Mutants providing some cover.
With "Moving Metal" and "Damage Discount," plus his use of the Crimson Sword for long-range attacks, he had only sustained minor injuries within the first five minutes of the battle.
During this time, he noticed that the escort personnel not far ahead were also injured. However, compared to being bitten by Mutants or having limbs torn off, they seemed more terrified of the blue-black curls appearing at their wounds—not every blood mutant left such toxic injuries, only the larger ones with discolored nails did.
If a wound showed a blue-black hue, the escort personnel's first reaction was to slice off the skin and flesh around the injury, then take a potion under their teammates' cover.
Even under the onslaught of the Mutant tide, the escort personnel prioritized treating such wounds, indicating the fierce toxicity of this blue-black poison.
After that, Xu Huo paid special attention to the individuals with discolored nails within the Mutant horde. Whenever he spotted such a blood mutant approaching, he would use the piano wire to pull it away first. The Mutants' intelligence had degraded; they wouldn't obsessively chase a single target. Often, after being pulled away by the piano wire, they would quickly get swept up in the next wave of attacks.
The Mutants were increasing, almost burying the entire train. Xu Huo completely lost sight of the battle ahead, and the metal box he was on was also crawling with Mutants. For a moment, all he could see were the twisted, crowded heads and bodies of Mutants. Relying solely on his sword was simply not enough to kill them all.
So he threw out his stockpile of alcohol along with the cloth produced by the item textile machine and set it on fire.
The instantly erupting flames expanded the attack range, and these Mutants seemed particularly fearful of fire. After two rounds of charges, about one-third of the Mutants retreated.