Chapter 639 - 307 Joy City
Just at that moment, a flurry of snowflakes arose near the tops of two mountains, a strange phenomenon that none had ever witnessed before. Following the snowflakes, a mist seemed to emerge.
Having seen much of the world, Maya exclaimed in alarm, "Avalanche."
In an instant, the rules flashed through her mind. The mass of the avalanche was definitely greater than the weight of a locomotive. In the first scenario, the train might be struck by the avalanche and could potentially be derailed. In the second scenario, the avalanche could block the train’s path, and according to the rules, the obstructing snow would be refreshed after one minute. But there was a limitation to this rule, which was that the countdown for the refresh would only start after the avalanche had come to a stop. And an avalanche was a continuous process.
That both mountains avalanched at the same time was no coincidence; it was most likely the handiwork of a Fortress special agent. Just when the first avalanche was about to end and the countdown for the refresh began, a second wave of explosions-triggered avalanches would arrive, forcing a recalculation of the refresh time. Then there would be a third wave, a fourth...
If they were to be blocked, the special agents could ambush the Orient Express, or even adopt a strategy of delay, allowing Blood Mist and darkness to swallow the train.
Seeing Shuihua was about to slow down, Maya stretched out her hand and pushed the speed to the maximum, "Break through." The train started to accelerate, going from 50 kilometers per hour to 100, the wheels wobbling on the tracks, as if it might derail at any moment.
The closer they got, the more terrifying the momentum of the avalanches on both sides of the mountain became, the piles of snow churning up a snow mist like two massive white monsters barreling down, bringing a roaring noise with them.
Shuihua shouted, "It seems like we can’t get through."
Four possibilities: stop and wait, get swept off the tracks by the avalanche, get buried under the snow. Maya gambled on the fourth possibility, which was to break through. She made this choice because the first three were bad options; you couldn’t estimate how many more tricks the ambushers had up their sleeves.
Such a risky move could lead to the train being derailed and caught in a 10-minute repair and defense battle. With the cold weather outside and no warm clothing, they wouldn’t be able to last long in the tide of corpses, let alone for 10 minutes. As such, Maya’s decision was a matter of life or death, refusing to leave their fate in the hands of ambushers.
How could Fortress special agents be frugal with their strategies, expecting them to not have a back-up plan?