Chapter 312 Wasteland World (Additional update, please give me a monthly ticket at the end of the month!)
Beep, beep.
In the chaos, Lin Xian felt that the sound of the watch's alert seemed to be coming from far away in the darkness, gradually becoming deafening.
He realized that he had woken up, or rather returned to reality.
Lying on the big bed in the cabin of carriage No. 1, Lin Xian felt his eyelids were very heavy. Before he opened his eyes, a wave of heat accompanied by noisy howling had already poured into his brain.
The brain responds instantly.
Dull, hot, dry and depressing.
Lin Xian opened his eyes with dry lips. Next to the pillow was the sunshade of the Infinity. The heat wave and howling sound came from outside.
Lin Xian concentrated his mind and first raised his hand to look at his watch.
"At 11 o'clock, I actually... slept for 9 hours..."
Rubbing his heavy head, Lin Xian recalled the experience of being invaded by darkness before falling asleep, and frowned slightly. That feeling was unforgettable, and he really didn't want to endure it a second time.
He raised his hand and opened the sunshade.
Ugh!!! Ugh!!! Ugh!!! Aaah!!!
The next moment, the scorching sunlight made Lin Xian's pupils shrink, and what appeared along with it were countless withered and rotten zombie faces outside the multi-layer bulletproof windows of the train.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xian immediately frowned and sat up. Outside the infinite train at this time was a sea of zombies!
Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions! Endless, like a tide or a sea!
The tide of corpses was like magnetic powder in the sky, densely swarming towards the direction of the joint train.
Meanwhile, beneath the train tracks, the sounds of crushing and tearing could be heard constantly. Due to long-term lack of water and bloodthirstiness, these zombies were almost all blue-black and dry and rotten all over their bodies, and most of the original human clothes on their bodies had turned into shredded rags.
The sun was scorching high in the sky, with no clouds in sight and yellow sand all over the air.
When Lin Xian woke up, the entire Infinite Train seemed to have rushed into a wasteland world!
Seeing the situation outside, Lin Xian felt a little confused and quickly pressed the communicator to ask Chen Sixuan.
Bang.
After a while, the door was opened. Chen Sixuan took off her Black Hawk armor and wore a cool shorts. When she saw Lin Xian wake up, she immediately said
"Are you awake?"
"What's going on?" Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan and then at the zombies outside.
"Don't worry." Chen Sixuan looked at the zombies outside and quickly said to Lin Xian: "Since we left the polar night, there have been more and more zombies in the Gobi Desert. After dawn, there will be even more mountains of corpses."
"So many?" Lin Xian looked at the densely packed zombies outside the car and asked, "Is it troublesome?"
Chen Sixuan shook her head and responded, "Don't worry, the convoy is moving normally. These zombies haven't had much impact on us."
Lin Xian reacted after hearing what he said. He felt the speed of the train and understood why Chen Sixuan was so calm, because these zombies had almost no effect on the armored train. The mass and kinetic energy of the 15-kilometer-long steel dragon were like a mountain. The combined power of the 22 train convoys was over a thousand megawatts. With the current protective capability of the Infinity, there was really no need to worry about these ordinary zombies.
"The zombies are so pitiful. They can't even survive in the polar night."
Lin Xian recalled the situation when he saw Chu Yan in Yubei City in his dream. There were very few zombies there, and even if there were, they remained motionless, and the entire city was almost occupied by dark creatures.
Chen Sixuan said: "So we all guess that this situation should be caused by the zombies being driven out of the polar night area by the corpse drivers."
Corpse chaser, corpse chaser...
Lin Xian frowned when he heard this, thinking, could this be what the corpse driver meant?
This has never been officially heard from the Phoenix radio station, and it seems that the Phoenix currently has no clear statement on this kind of phenomenon.
After heaving a sigh of relief, Lin Xian recalled what happened last night and immediately asked Chen Sixuan, "By the way, how are KIKI and Brother Huo?"
"them?"
Chen Sixuan said, "I'm fine. I slept for a long time just like you. I think you guys were tired from bombing the mushroom tower."
Lin Xian immediately stood up and walked towards the back of the car with Chen Sixuan. When they arrived at car No. 2, they saw KIKI already sitting in front of the information center, operating a drone to observe the conditions on the path in the Gobi Desert.
"Hey, you finally woke up?"
As soon as KIKI saw Lin Xian, she smiled and said to him, "How is it? Are you scared by so many zombies?"
Lin Xian asked directly: "Did you feel the influence of the darkness' invasion when you slept last night?"
KIKI frowned, shook her head, and then nodded: "It was a nightmare, but it doesn't have much impact."
"What's wrong?"
Hearing Lin Xian's question, Chen Sixuan keenly realized the meaning behind Lin Xian's words and couldn't help but ask him.
Lin Xian paused, his eyes changed, and he explained slowly: "Last night's explosion of the Tiangu Tower should have infected us with a large number of dark attacks, but judging from the current situation, it should be fine."
What surprised him was KIKI's reaction. He thought KIKI would be the same as him, but unexpectedly KIKI's condition was not as serious as his.
Lin Xian secretly pondered that it seemed that it was because of KIKI and Huoge's ability index that their mental strength was extremely high, and his own mechanical heart...
At this time, Chen Sixuan said to Lin Xian: "Oh, good news, Liang Lei has woken up, and Brother Shi's injuries have recovered a lot. The Phoenix Society is right. Dawn is indeed of great significance to us."
Lin Xian was delighted when he heard this. This is good news.
"According to the Order of Phoenix, we have too much dark power accumulated in our bodies, so we need daytime or vegetable juice to neutralize it. If we stay in the dark all the time, we're doomed," said KIKI.
From Xilan City to now, the team has been in darkness. Even with the Heterogeneous Rubik's Cube, everyone has absorbed a lot of dark power. This power urgently needs to be neutralized and digested. If it lasts for a long time, it may cause irreversible effects on the body.
Lin Xian's mind was clearer now. He sat down beside the bed, opened the sunshade, looked at the densely packed zombies in the wilderness outside and asked, "Have you received any news from the Phoenix Society or other survivors' radio stations?"
"We haven't received any news from nearby radio stations yet, but we have received the Phoenix Society's global radio station."
Chen Sixuan took out the dark radio and played the recorded radio content.
"Zizizi... The Phoenix Society is notifying the world that the Night Walker Department and Xinghua Technology have jointly developed the latest Soul Drifting Value Detector [Spirit Compass]. By consuming blood essence, one can detect the peak Soul Drifting Value and the concentration of [Dark Mark], and can also detect the fluctuations of strange bodies in the surrounding environment, helping all survivors find a relatively safe area to stay before dark. At the same time, the Phoenix Society has issued the following warning to [Dark Mark]..."
"First, the concentration of the mark is divided into 1 to 5 levels, of which 1 to 4 levels have a superimposed concentration after being marked by different weird bodies, and the 5th level mark is marked by an S-level weird body. Second, all marks can be reduced by killing the weird body and absorbing the black air. Third, the concentration of the mark and the night attack are positively correlated, not absolutely correlated. If you are in the territory of an S-level weird body, even a level 1 mark will be locked. Finally, the Phoenix has urgently manufactured 3 million [Spirit Compasses] for the Night Walker Postman Group to be used for airdrops in cities around the world that are not covered by the polar night. We call on all survivors to pick up the [Spirit Compasses] and pass them on to others to jointly defeat the night!"
"We haven't found this kind of [Spirit Compass] yet. We should have a chance to see it when we go to Quancheng or meet other convoys." Chen Sixuan said.
"Is it free?" Shasha was wearing gloves and holding an arc pulse string vibrator excitation circuit in her hand. She was fiddling with something. Hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "Will others be so kind as to give it to us?"
KIKI heard this and said, "These days, why would anyone give you something for free?"
"But isn't the Phoenix Club a free gift?"
"That's the Phoenix Society." She looked at Lin Xian and said, "Or maybe you can ask your brother Lin to scan it, and then you can make it yourself, right?"
Lin Xian said: "We have the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, so this thing only has the function of measuring the peak power. Besides, the Phoenix Club can produce 3 million sets, and will produce more in the future. It is useless to sell it at a high price because it is a rare commodity."
Since the Phoenix Society can produce it, the blueprint must have been released to the outside world for free. By then, organizations like the Silent City, the Old Federation, and various organizations with R&D and manufacturing capabilities will surely be able to produce it, and it won't be that expensive.
And this thing is even less difficult for him. He can now scan and copy mechanical structures through the air with ease.
After saying that, Lin Xian pressed the communicator and began to communicate the situation with Longshan No. 1 and other convoys.
"Brother Lin, we estimate that we will reach Rob in two or three hours. I don't know if there will be fewer zombies there. If the situation is good, I want to stop and ask someone to go out and find some water."
As soon as Lin Xian finished asking, Shi Diyuan's voice came.
Lin Xian heard this and asked, "Are you short of water?"
"There is no shortage at the moment." In the cockpit of Longshan No. 1, Shi Diyuan looked at the water levels of the train's water tanks and the bottled water in the supply trucks, and said with a slightly gloomy face, "It's just a precaution. After passing the Western Gobi Desert, there is still the Taklimakan Desert. We may have to stop if something unexpected happens. At that time, lack of water will be more fatal than lack of food."
After hearing what Shi Diyuan said, the captains of the other teams also expressed their approval. Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan, who also frowned and nodded.
"Yes, the water situation we have now is not very optimistic."
The last time the Infinity replenished fresh water was when it was in Qingshui Town. At that time, the water tank was filled and there were many bottled water in the supply car.
But they had not replenished their water resources since they left Hengshan Pass. The concentration of dark toxins in the snow water of the extremely cold vortex was extremely high, so high that even the Heterogeneous Rubik's Cube would sound the alarm, so there was no difference between being in the snowfield and being in the wilderness.
When in Xilan City, Chen Sixuan did exchange some fresh water for the car, but water was still becoming increasingly scarce.
At that time, Chen Sixuan also mentioned this issue to Lin Xian, but at that time, facing the deadlock in the whole city, the water resource issue was actually the smallest problem.
Now that they have rushed out of Star Abyss No. 5 and entered the Western Gobi Desert, the convoys that have not replenished fresh water for a long time are starting to face red lights in terms of water resources.
Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan immediately took stock of the current water resource situation on the Infinity, and the result was worse than he expected.
The Infinity has achieved water-oxygen circulation, and all the gray water in the car has entered the circulating filtration system, including bath water and sanitary water. Even the urine of men and women on the car will be filtered and supplied to the No. 4 green plant car to achieve an ecological cycle. After three filtrations, it will be connected to the drinking water pipeline.
In the presence of the Heterogeneous Cube, the water in the entire car will not be affected by the secondary dark invasion, but when the water is first injected into the car, the Heterogeneous Cube and the filter do not have the ability to filter out the dark invasion and can only isolate the bacteria to the maximum extent. Only after being absorbed and neutralized by the human body, the water in the car gradually becomes "clean".
But water cannot be used unlimitedly. Evaporation from human bodies, consumption in trains, cooling systems in nuclear-powered carriages, and even green plants and vegetables are all gone without return. The Infinity is already in a better situation among many fleets, with fewer people and more storage, but the water problem is still becoming more and more serious.
"We got some bottled water from Xilan City and the Zero Element Center. Now I have limited each person's supply to half a bottle a day. If they finish it, we will start drinking recycled water."
In the No. 7 material storage car, Chen Sixuan reported to Lin Xian: "There are two other major users of water, one is the nuclear power car, and the other is our No. 4 car planting room."
"These zombies have some impact on our speed. According to what Brother Shi said, it will take us another two or three hours to reach Robe. If we don't stop, we won't be able to reach Aksai before dark. As for Quancheng, it will probably be the day after tomorrow. We have more food resources than water, which is indeed a problem."
Chen Sixuan said with some worry, "The Western Gobi Desert is too big. According to the current situation, if we arrive at Quancheng without supplies, we will be in trouble."
"Even if there is, according to the Order of Phoenix, the concentration of toxins in the water will become higher every night." Chen Sixuan said: "Currently, there is no better way to isolate and filter the invasion of darkness. We can only rely on the human body to absorb and resist it."
Quancheng is a lost city located in the Takkan Desert, a place even more desolate than the Gobi Desert in the west.
From there, continue eastward and cross the Taklimakan Desert of more than 6,000 kilometers to reach Jinhe. Another direction is to go south to Luling or Baisha, but they are all in the desert and it is difficult to leave in a short period of time.
So at present, the water problem has become a big problem facing all teams!
"Then find some water resources along the way."
Lin Xian smiled helplessly: "As for the toxins from the dark invasion, those who have survived until now should be able to resist them through their evolved bodies. It is better to filter them a few more times than to die of thirst. At least at this stage, we will not be swallowed by the dark tide for a long time."
Uh ah uh ah!!
Countless zombies, with faces covered in black blood and withered hair, rushed towards the high-speed united train. Under the huge kinetic energy and mass, they instantly turned into a blood mist.
“Oh~”
In one of the carriages of the Sun Train, a group of children were lying by the window, looking at the zombie corpses exploding along the way, and they couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The man in charge of guarding the carriage was a bearded man named Lao Dong. He chuckled and said, "How is it? Is it really exciting? Children, please watch less. If you watch too much, you won't be able to sleep at night."
As the train was moving, both sides of the train were stained with dark red plasma, as if it had just emerged from a sea of blood.
Lin Xian came to planting carriage No. 4 at this time, looking at the green all around, his expression was a little complicated.
It was undoubtedly pleasant to see this touch of green in this world full of yellow sand, but at the same time, the water problem made Lin Xian start to worry.
If the concentration of dark invasion of global water resources becomes higher and higher, one day, the fresh water directly pumped in by Infinity will trigger the alarm of the Heterogeneous Cube. The polar night has not yet been completely covered, and this serious problem has been placed before all mankind.
Lin Xian didn't know how many people were left in the world, nor how many people died every day. Looking at the dense army of zombies, which one was not a living human on the blue planet...
Clank, clank!
The train was speeding along, and all the crew members of the Infinity had recovered well. Brother Huo had opened all the sunshades in the carriage. He was wearing an infinity bracelet on his hand, and was floating in the middle of the carriage. From time to time, he used his fingers to spit fire to adjust his position to maintain a speed parallel to that of the train. He completely ignored all the zombies and sunbathed comfortably.
Ever since he got this strange thing, he felt enlightened and had a sense of freedom to roam the world, completely forgetting the previous autumn clothing incident.
"Everyone, we may have to stop in the town of Rob ahead to look for supplies, most importantly water. Everyone, please get ready."
Lin Xian's voice rang out in the car channel. Everyone who heard it began to put on their power armor and prepare their weapons. Staying cautious at all times had been engraved into everyone's blood.
When Lu Xingchen heard this, he immediately pressed the communicator
"Brother Lin, I am willing to take on this important task!"
After Lin Xian knew that this guy could fly, he was eager to try and responded directly: "Okay, I'll send you as the advance team. Just be careful not to cause any trouble."
"Brother Lin, don't worry!"
In carriage No. 1, Lin Xian had already brought the Black Hawk armor over. At the same time, 20 Thunder Falcon 2000s were parked neatly on the ground and were being charged.
Chen Sixuan looked at the situation outside the window and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that our guess was correct. The further we go, the less dense the zombies are. These were all driven out by the zombie drivers."
"Now that I think about it, I can relate to the zombies a little bit..."
Lin Xian picked up his black gun, adjusted the power value of the magnetic control engine on it and said.
With a chuckle, Chen Sixuan also put on the battle armor, lowered the mask, and said through a mechanical voice transmission: "The further we go, the closer we are to the Federation area. When we were at Hengshan Pass, we heard that the situation here is very complicated. The cost of entering Dawn City has increased from 3 blood essences to an unknown amount."
Three blood essences...
Lin Xian opened a small drawer, inside was the iron box that Wei Kexue gave him, and inside it were also three blood sperms.
For someone like Wei Kexue, it is not easy to collect three of them. He is also in the Phoenix organization. For other survivors, one can imagine how difficult it would be to kill three white monsters or red centipedes if there are no powerful people around them.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Rob is coming up ahead."
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(End of this chapter)
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