I Reincarnated Into a Healing Game… and It’s a Zombie Apocalypse?! - Chapter 54

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Episode 54

 

Nana expected the journey to the train station wouldn’t be easy.

 

Unlike the peaceful farm, the world outside the farm was covered with dark clouds, the ground was blackened and dead, and it was a dangerous place where zombies indiscriminately attacked people.

 

However, contrary to Nana’s worries, they didn’t encounter a single zombie until they reached the train station.

 

“This is the train we came on.”

 

Brody pointed at the train with his finger. The train before their eyes was surprisingly modest.

 

It wasn’t like a typical train with passenger cars lined up in a long row. There was only a locomotive, coal car, two first-class cars, and a dining car.

 

“When I came down here from the capital, I was alone, so I separated all the cars except the necessary ones.”

 

His judgment was wise. The more cars a train had and the longer it was, the more fuel it consumed. If there weren’t many people, it was right to exclude unnecessary things as much as possible.

 

Despite its modest exterior, the interior of the train was better than expected. The first-class section was a sleeper car, with each bed separated into its own room.

 

“Wow, this bed is mine.”

 

Before anyone knew it, Wina had claimed one room and unpacked her luggage.

 

Nana also chose a suitable room. The furniture was a bit old but looked luxurious, and it was a room with a private bathroom.

 

“At least sleeping won’t be uncomfortable.”

 

It was when Nana was about to unpack her luggage.

 

Ding.

 

【Emergency Situation Occurring】

 

“Graaaaaaah-!”

 

As soon as the message appeared, a familiar cry pierced sharply into Nana’s ears.

 

Nana’s face turned pale in an instant. She had heard this sound before.

 

Long ago, it was the sound that spread with the smell of blood the moment this world turned upside down. That sound brought back terrible memories that couldn’t be forgotten even in nightmares.

 

Her heart began to race. This wasn’t just a simple warning.

 

“Sister! Look outside! Strange clouds are coming this way!”

 

Anxiety struck at Wina’s words heard from the corridor. Nana threw her backpack down on the bed and came out to the corridor. Through the corridor window, a massive swarm of clouds was rushing toward the train.

 

“Those aren’t clouds…”

 

Nana’s voice was trembling. Fear dominated her entire body.

 

She approached the window closer. At that moment, a warning window flashed red before her eyes, blurring her vision.

 

【Warning Warning! Zombie wave is starting.】

 

Cold sweat broke out and her head felt dizzy.

 

Damn, no wonder the start of the journey felt too good…!

 

“Wh-what is this…”

 

Brody couldn’t continue his words. Nana hurriedly grabbed Brody’s shoulder.

 

“Mister! Who drove when you came here? Was it you? Or Lord Warren?”

 

“I… drove it.”

 

“Then quickly go to the engine room! We need to start the train right away!”

 

Otherwise, we’ll all die horribly to that zombie horde.

 

Brody seemed to have already sensed what Nana’s unspoken words were. With a face full of fear and confusion, he barely managed to get up and head to the engine room.

 

“I’ll go check the coal storage! Isaac! Your Highness! Please help me.”

 

It was when Lucas was about to move with Ishanka and Sam.

 

“Aaaahhh-!”

 

One particularly fast zombie had somehow reached the train and grabbed Sam’s ankle as he stood near the boarding entrance.

 

The more Sam writhed on the ground in terror, the stronger the zombie pulled him down.

 

Slash-!

 

Just before the zombie could bite Sam, Ishanka quickly drew his sword and without hesitation cut off the zombie’s head.

 

“Hey, hey, Sam. Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

 

“Uh… ugh, I can’t go… I…”

 

It seemed that zombie had just brought back memories from the day of disaster. Sam trembled in fear and shed tears.

 

“Hey, get up first!”

 

【You cannot command workers outside of farmland.】

 

It was an unexpected penalty. Nana tried to help him up, but Sam still didn’t move with half his body hanging outside the boarding entrance.

 

“Lord Warren, take Sam to the sleeping car first. I’ll go to the coal storage… Isha?”

 

Ishanka jumped off the train and simultaneously killed another zombie that had approached near the train. His movements were fast and precise.

 

“I’ll buy you time, so hurry and start the train!”

 

“What? How can you handle all of this alone?!”

 

“If we leave these things alone, they’ll overturn the train. There’s no time! I’ll jump on as soon as the train starts moving, so hurry!”

 

The number of zombies reaching the train was gradually increasing. As Ishanka said, he might be able to hold them off to some extent for now.

 

But the longer time went on, the situation would surely exceed his limits. Nana looked at him for a moment, then bit her lip and ran to the coal storage.

 

Meanwhile, Wina, who had been silently watching this scene, tilted her head to the side as if thinking about something.

 

“So the same thing happens here too.”

 

Since these things themselves came from another world, was it natural?

 

Now there were less than 300 meters left before the zombie wave reached the train. Ishanka was skillfully killing zombies, but his limit would come soon.

 

“Probably a second wave will come here too?”

 

In the world she had been in, zombie waves were welcomed by high-level users. It would be an opportunity to get expensive items and level up rapidly.

 

Regardless of what happened to the NPCs.

 

“…Should I help out a bit?”

 

Although she didn’t have any special authority here, she could at least buy some time.

 

When Wina snapped her fingers, the fierce wind began to slow down. As if time itself was slowing down.

 

* * *

 

When Nana entered the engine room carrying a coal sack from the storage, she saw Brody.

 

He was fiddling with levers trying to start the train.

 

But perhaps because he was nervous from the zombies’ cries, his hands kept slipping and the train still hadn’t started.

 

In the meantime, the zombies had gotten closer and their cries grew louder.

 

Now Brody’s hands were trembling so much that he couldn’t properly touch the control panel.

 

Ding.

 

【Emergency Quest Occurring】

 

【Quest: I’m the engineer of this area.</p】

Ms. Adrienne Rogueton, a new emergency quest has occurred. This quest is a mission to operate the train and run it to the capital.

 

This is a quest with additional experience points.

 

You will gain additional experience points for each zombie killed.

 

Success reward: 5 million gold, additional experience points.

 

Failure penalty: None. But be careful not to die.

 

Upon accepting the quest, you will understand how to operate the train. Do you accept the quest?>

 

【Accept/Decline】

 

If I don’t accept this, we’ll all die here, right? What’s with pretending there’s a choice? Damn bastards!

 

Still, instead of giving a quest that makes people suffer as usual, they threw a necessary quest.

 

Nana accepted the quest without hesitation. Then Nana’s body automatically moved toward the control panel.

 

“Ah, ahh. Hurry… hurry and move… Nana?”

 

Next to the despairing Brody, Nana skillfully operated the levers and valves.

 

“I’m going to start it now. Mister, please put the coal from that sack into the boiler.”

 

Brody was so overwhelmed by Nana’s forcefulness that he couldn’t even question how she could operate a train. Though bewildered, he stuck a shovel into the coal sack as Nana instructed.

 

“Put in as much as possible. We’re going to run at maximum speed.”

 

There was no time to check the steam pressure. As she pulled the throttle lever, the train began to move.

 

“Ishanka! Hurry up and get on!”

 

When Nana shouted through the window, Ishanka, who had been ruthlessly sweeping away zombies, lightly leaped into the train.

 

As soon as Ishanka entered, she pulled the opening mechanism to close the door. The train’s speed was gradually increasing.

 

【A zombie has been hit by the train. You gain additional experience.】

 

【Critical hit! Multiple zombies have been killed by the train. You gain additional experience.】

 

As the train’s speed increased, the number of zombies dying from collisions with the train also grew. System messages appeared endlessly before Nana’s eyes.

 

Fortunately, her vision was almost completely covered by message windows, so she didn’t have to directly witness the horrific scenes of zombies being killed by the train.

 

When the messages finally subsided after some time, Nana let out a sigh of relief and slumped down in place.

 

“You’ve worked hard. I’ll keep watch now, so rest for a moment…”

 

“Excuse me, mister, I have something to ask you.”

 

Nana looked up at Brody. No, more precisely, she stared at the empty air slightly above him.

 

【Due to the Quest, the trait: Clear-Minded Madman (Berserker) is activated for one-time use.</p】

-Protects your mind while active.

 

-You can maintain a clear and alert mind without sleep.

 

-Fatigue accumulation is disabled.

 

Duration: 5 days>

 

The disgusting red liquid that had been sporadically visible between message windows just moments ago now looked like red ink from the moment the trait activated. Her mind, which had been hazy with fatigue, gradually became clear and alert.

 

It was all the effect of the trait. The system really never lies, even if it does infuriate people.

 

But she couldn’t let her guard down. The reason for giving such an overpowered trait for 5 whole days.

 

“How long did you say it took to come down from the capital to Sweet Little Village?”

 

“Huh? It took about ten days.”

 

I knew it.

 

“That’s because you rested along the way, right?”

 

“Y-yes?”

 

“I’ll cut that record in half for you.”

 

It meant to forget about sleep and run for 5 days straight.

 

Right. Sleep when you’re dead, they say. Fine, let’s burn bright white hot.

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