Chapter 487 Staring
Thunderclouds gathered in the sky, and raging waves surged across the seas. Within just a few minutes, the Sky Train broke the sound barrier in the strong wind, pulling the military train at high speed along the ocean track that had been repeatedly submerged by the waves and was almost invisible. Lin Xian stood on the main bridge, looking at the terrifying tsunami that was annihilating the back, and the dark and scarlet waves in the sky farther away, with a grim expression.
At this moment, they had apparently rushed out of the range of the black sky, and the dark marks on their bodies were completely removed after Lu Xingchen's sword-slashing power killed a large number of unknown strange bodies in the tsunami!
For a moment, the Sky Train, which had just been roaring with firepower, suddenly calmed down. Only the howling wind was left, and below it were huge waves of dozens of meters high constantly surging in the black water.
"We should have gotten out. That was a close call."
Ning Jing returned to the bridge. Her body had slowly shrunk back to most of its original size, and now she looked less than 1.9 meters tall. Although it was still very tall for her before, it now looked much more normal.
"We're lucky. If the scarlet had broken out last night, we would have all died here."
Lin Xian turned around and looked at her, frowning slightly: "Are you able to control your body shape?"
Ning Jing untied the helmet of her power armor and nodded at Lin Xian with sweat on her forehead. "Although it's still a little confusing, after fully activating the lattice, I've found some clues. I used to doubt the type of my ability. The Phoenix Society defined it as an evolved super-physical gene, but now it seems that there are some differences."
"Do you suspect that you have some kind of supernatural power?" Lin Xian asked.
"Isn't it obvious yet?" Ning Jing frowned and said, "If I actively release that ability now, I should be able to recover to my previous size immediately, or maybe even..." She paused and didn't continue.
At this time, Ryūnosuke and Lu Xingchen's group also quickly entered the main bridge. When Sasha saw Huo Ge coming back, she immediately stood up from the stool, looked at him in surprise, and said loudly
"Wow, you did a great job, Huo. You made me admire you a little today~"
"It's really impressive." Shu Qin followed in and looked at Lu Xingchen in agreement. "If you weren't mentally prepared, it would be hard to believe that this is the power we humans can exert now. I think Brother Huo can probably fight against an S-level fighter now."
"That's right!" Lu Chang looked like a fanboy at the moment: "That's so cool, he even split the tsunami in half with one sword. Hey, buddy, you're exaggerating."
"It's decided. I thought you were a little bit childish before, but starting today, I accept your title of God of Fire." The automatic door opened, and Qian Dele's voice came. He and Monica came in one after another.
In other buildings, Ryunosuke also looked at Lu Xingchen, obviously approving of his recent feat.
"It's just a small favor. We all worked together to overcome the crisis just now."
Lu Xingchen was obviously enjoying the moment of everyone's praise. His body was straight as a sword, his hands behind his back, but there was an unconcealable pride and joy in his eyes. At this moment, he inexplicably felt an immense sense of pride, and the depression that he had suppressed in Xilan and Shuguang City before seemed to be swept away at this moment.
"Brother Lin, and everyone else, rest assured. We still have a lot of room for improvement in our combat capabilities. I believe we can overcome any crisis."
Lin Xian smiled and interrupted, "Okay, we haven't completely passed this area of black energy yet, but the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has sent back data. The strength of the dark side's invasion is gradually decreasing, which means we are indeed leaving the danger zone."
Monica stood in the back, her gaze fixed on Lin Xian from afar. She whispered, "High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft? When did you send it out? Or did you make other preparations just now?"
"Just think of it as extra insurance, but since it's already out there, let's focus on this issue."
Lin Xian didn't explain too much, but raised his hand and pointed, his eyes flashing with blue information ripples. The Mechanical Heart precisely linked with Viola's Wisdom Core, controlling a holographic projection to fall in front of everyone. He sorted and categorized the images captured by the monitors in various areas of the city and played them out.
At this time, Ding Junyi and Xiao Yuan from the scientific research laboratory also came here. Looking at the situation on the screen, everyone had complicated expressions.
"It seems that the zombies have mutated due to the influence of Scarlet?" Xiaoyuan asked softly.
"It's so fast. The impact was immediately apparent as soon as it was covered." Ning Jing frowned and said in a deep voice: "This situation is just like..."
"Like what?" someone asked.
"Like the night of the Apocalypse, right?" Shuqin responded.
Ning Jing nodded.
"So, this is like the second apocalyptic catastrophe that erupted from Xingyuan?" Qian Dele crossed his arms, his expression relatively calm among all the others. "What's the point? We couldn't kill them all the first time, so we have to increase our offensive?"
Lu Chang sighed and said somewhat negatively, "This is really weird. I originally thought that the biggest obstacle would be the S-level corpse-driving people. We finally improved our abilities, but it turns out that Xingyuan has an even more despairing power. This..."
"Lü Chang, there's no need to think that way."
Lin Xian looked at him and expressed his thoughts: "Putting aside conspiracy theories about so-called civilization experiments, from a strategic perspective, the best strategy is to achieve success in one fell swoop. While we don't know if humanity can survive the changes in Xingyuan now, if we look at it calmly, it's not as terrifying as the Apocalypse Day."
Lu Chang was puzzled when he heard this: "Ah, Captain Lin, I don't understand what you mean..."
"Oh, stupid." Miao Lu said directly at this time: "Captain Lin's point is, assuming that the dark civilization has a more advanced power to destroy us, but did not use its full strength from the beginning, it means that the enemy either lacks intelligence on us, or this trump card has a certain price!"
"That's right." Ning Jing nodded. "I don't like the idea of using humans for experiments either. In my opinion, this is Xingyuan releasing a greater risk factor, and it also shows that the resistance of the survivors has made the darkness feel threatened."
"But……"
Sasha shrugged. "While it makes sense, this Crimson Descent does seem terrifying. If the Phoenix Society and the Dawn Center are dispersed, many people might not be able to reach the Pole."
"Even if we reach the Pole, it's still the same. This unpredictability is too troublesome right now." Qian Dele leaned back in his chair and said leisurely, "We can't stay in the Scarlet. That means all cities, factories, and residential bases will have to be abandoned. Let's not even talk about the monsters in the Scarlet, or the troublesome nature of the space tunnel we just saw. Just getting supplies back will be a huge problem."
He glanced at the crowd. "The safe city strongholds in Asia-Pacific, South America, North America, and Europe are likely to be completely destroyed. The arsenals and plant cultivation bases run by the Phoenix Order and other organizations won't be able to be taken away. What does this mean?"
"This means that all production and life activities from now on can only be carried out in the car." Lin Xian said in a stern voice.
When everyone heard this, the air became frozen.
Lin Xian exhaled slowly. "Although I think it might not be that bad, those of us with full-coverage power armor should be able to navigate the scarlet, but it's definitely not comparable to the dark night before. The risk factor is too high. After we reunite with the Alliance convoy, I estimate that everyone will have no choice but to live on this doomsday train and flee all the way."
"Then your plantation is not big enough~" Monica said with a smile
Lin Xian tilted his head and said, "It just so happens that I'm planning to connect that intercontinental train with the Infinity, expand the planting carriage, and also do some farming, raising chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and so on."
Ning Jing looked at him and smiled slightly: "Captain Lin, I have always felt that you have a kind of energy. No matter how desperate the situation is, you can always find the faith to persevere."
"What else can we do if we don't persevere? Are we going to commit suicide?" Lin Xian teased, "Every one of you is like Superman now. Your punches are as powerful as cannons, your swords can cut through waves, and some of you have transformed into giants, controlled puppets, and fired lasers. You're fighting for your lives. No matter how difficult the situation, you have to find a way to deal with it, right?"
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door. "Shiori said there's been some changes in the hibernation pods. You guys stay here and keep an eye on them. I'll go down and take a look."
"I'll go with you." Ding Junyi followed.
"I'm going too~" Sasha's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she hurriedly followed Lin Xian.
Lin Xian handed the task of defense to Monica and her group. After the lattice evolution of these people, their combat power was terrifyingly strong. In addition, with the firepower of Viola and the Sky, he could now completely hand over the bridge to everyone, and he hurried to the hibernation cabin hall with Sasha.
It was not yet 11 a.m. and the sky was dark. Although the waves were surging outside, the interior of the Sky Train remained extremely stable.
As soon as Lin Xianlai arrived at the hibernation cabin hall, he saw Chen Sixuan sitting in the hibernation cabin wearing a nano-lining suit. Her face was covered in sweat, her long hair was soaked, and she looked very tired. Shizhi was beside her, using her green supernatural power to soothe the dark energy fluctuations surging all over her body.
"Her heartbeat is very fast, but there is no big problem with her mental strength." Shizhi spoke immediately when she saw Lin Xian coming.
Ding Junyi picked up the terminal and said calmly, "15800. Has the Soul Value increased so much?"
After saying that, she looked at Chen Sixuan and said, "According to my records, your previous peak should have been only 6500. Based on this ratio, your lattice improvement has exceeded 140%."
Hearing this, Lin Xian also looked at Chen Sixuan and couldn't help asking, "What's going on, Teacher Chen, are you feeling okay?"
Chen Sixuan nodded slowly, then she took a deep breath and said with her head down: "Lin Xian, I had a nightmare."
"Um?"
"I dreamed of... a terrifying monster. All humans were devoured by it. Huh..."
Chen Sixuan wiped the sweat off her face and reached out to touch her chest. "Now I can truly feel the power of the dark energy you mentioned. It's like... a current existing in our atmosphere."
Lin Xian smiled slightly, and seeing that Chen Sixuan was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and helped her down.
"15800, you can now kill the giant white monster we encountered in Jiangcheng with one kick, and you can even tear that red centipede apart alive."
"Wow, Sister Chen, you have become so powerful!" Sasha also echoed.
"Am I that violent?" Chen Sixuan raised her head and frowned at Lin Xian. She glanced at him with a hint of a smile, then turned her gaze to the other hibernation pods: "How are they?"
"It should be soon." Lin Xian said.
At this time, Sasha ran to the sleeping cabins of Luo Yang and Xiao Qing and checked them one by one. Finally, her steps stopped at KIKI's sleeping cabin. At this time, her eyebrows knitted together, and she squinted her eyes to look inside. She immediately waved to Lin Xian.
"Brother Lin, what's going on with Sister Kiki? Is this normal?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xian hurried over, followed by Ding Junyi and Chen Sixuan Shizhi. They all gathered around KIKI's hibernation capsule, and when they saw the situation inside, their expressions changed slightly.
At this time, KIKI was lying in the hibernation capsule with his eyes open. A deep purple light flickered in his pupils, and countless bright shadows slowly flowed like a vortex in the galaxy. It looked both beautiful and a little weird.
"Just now, when the crimson sky was spreading, she suddenly opened her eyes." Shiori said with concern, "I checked her condition and everything was normal. Her mental state was more stable than ever. But strangely, when I used my supernatural power to resonate with her, I felt a very strange... fluctuation."
"Fluctuation?" Lin Xian frowned.
"Yes." Shiori tried to find words to describe it. "I've never been in this situation before. It's like...something else is responding to me."
Upon hearing this, Chen Sixuan immediately looked at Lin Xian: "Lin Xian, is there any problem?"
Lin Xian shook his head and looked at Kiki. "I can't see any problems. Everyone's lattice evolution is accompanied by some strange situations. Kiki is a rare telekinetic type, so I don't think it will be too simple. Let's wait and see. It shouldn't take long."
Chen Sixuan nodded.
Soon, several other hibernation capsules were opened one after another. Luo Yang, Xiao Qing, and A Bai all successfully completed the lattice evolution. With the protection of Lin Xian's heterogeneous Rubik's Cube and his specially made dark energy isotropic system, and with Shizhi's care, everything went more smoothly than expected.
Luo Yang successfully improved from 6300 to 13800, and Abai improved from 6900 to 15500. The most powerful one was Xiaoqing, a genetic evolver who evolved directly from more than 7000 to 16800. The improvement in strength was terrifying.
Among the three, the only one who had some abnormal changes was Abai. His eyes turned pure black, which looked a bit creepy. The good thing was that he no longer needed to wear black sunglasses to control his vision, but the bad thing was... it looked creepy.
So Abai still wore the laser glasses that Lin Xian specially made for him.
After Xiaoqing's lattice evolution was upgraded to nearly 17,000, there seemed to be an indescribable excitement under her indifferent expression. Although she didn't show it, Lin Xian noticed it at a glance, so he immediately asked her to go up and help, as there might be danger outside. The sword girl immediately nodded, turned around and walked outside with her spear blade, the corners of her lips raised imperceptibly, and it seemed as if she was extremely eager to fight at this moment.
After Lin Xian and his companions waited for nearly an hour, KIKI still showed no signs of waking up. It was already 12 noon. The turbulent waves outside had calmed down, the Sky Train had rushed out of the storm area, the sun was shining brightly above the ocean, and the heart-pounding black curtain wall of the western skyline could be seen from the lookout.
During this period, Lin Xian had been paying close attention to KIKI's signs. The time she spent had exceeded that of Brother Huo, which began to make Lin Xian feel something was wrong.
"Lin Xian, her breathing is weakening." Chen Sixuan's face became a little anxious.
Ding Junyi looked at the mobile terminal: "The vital signs are not normal."
Shiori immediately raised her hands upon seeing this, casting her powers to try and resonate with Kiki, saying in panic, "Her...her powers seem to be...fading!?"
"KIKI!" Lin Xian shouted
Standing next to the hibernation capsule, Lin Xian looked at the girl under the hatch with a serious expression. In her eyes, which were shining with purple starlight vortexes, he felt a heart-pounding dark energy fluctuation. At this moment, he looked up inexplicably and seemed to catch a glimpse of the flow of dark energy fluctuations, which looked very much like the pure energy released by the Hell Black Chrysanthemum after converting the dark energy.
Lin Xian suddenly thought of something, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately turned around and looked at the dark energy isomorphism device he had set up not far away. Without saying a word, he raised his hand and pointed.
Buzz! In an instant, the protective device he made was swallowed up by his machine and quickly turned into ashes.
"Lin Xian, what are you doing?"
"She wants to absorb dark energy!"
As soon as Lin Xian finished speaking, he felt a strange dark energy that had been isolated from the outside rushing into KIKI's eyes. The purple dark light suddenly became bright. Just as Lin Xian looked at the light, a powerful force of consciousness dragged him directly into the dark void!
Huh~
Huh~
It was as if I had fallen into a bottomless abyss, with a strong sense of weightlessness.
After breaking through the black fog, Lin Xian suddenly woke up, only to find that the scene in front of him had completely changed!
The deserted city under the dark clouds of the night looks familiar yet strange. On the distant intercity line, a neat line of traffic lights flickers like breathing, reflecting the towering steel defense line that surrounds the entire city. The faint light seems like a beacon fire in the world, exuding depression in the solemnity.
On the rooftop of a tall building in the city center, Lin Xian opened his eyes and looked at the strange existence that looked like a spectacle.
Above the sky.
A gigantic humanoid mummy was floating in the air at a downward angle, blocking out the sky and the sun. Only half of the torso was visible through the clouds, and the length was at least 10 kilometers under visual observation!
The giant corpse floating in the sky was motionless, like a floating continent. Its entire body was gray and black, and one could even clearly see the dry wrinkles on its skin like deep valleys. Its dark and empty eyes were lifeless, and it floated high above the city with a strange sense of oppression.
A strange whisper echoed in his ears. Lin Xian slowly raised his head and looked into the abyss-like eyes of the giant corpse. At this moment, the abyss seemed to be...
Stare at him!
(End of this chapter)
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