Chapter 10

Lin Lin Xian's brow furrowed, and he held his breath.

Click~ click~

The sound was getting closer and closer, sounding somewhat dull. His heart was startled; this sounded like it wasn't some kind of zombie.

It was more like the sound of some crutch or wooden stick poking on the gravel.

He slowly opened his eyes, unsure if the light in his eyes could be discovered. But when he opened his eyes and looked around, he discovered nothing. In front of him, there was still only the blurry black outline of the small truck.

He turned around to look back. The "Infinite" was quietly parked on the tracks. Even Chen Chen Sixuan inside didn't make a sound because of the arrival of the dark night; he didn't know if she was asleep.

Everything was incomparably quiet!

Lin Lin Xian's heart was uneasy. He was sure he had definitely heard something, and his keen sixth sense told him that he was being "watched" by some kind of existence.

Thinking of this, his heart was lifted, and he began to anxiously drive the 【Mechanical Devour】.

A little faster! A little faster!

Lin Lin Xian at this moment no longer had the relaxation of moving furniture in the furniture city in the afternoon. He remembered "Old Man Li" from last night, and his whole body felt freezing cold. He wished he could return to the train immediately.

【Devouring progress 98%】

Almost there! Almost there!

Although it took almost an hour and a half, as long as it was successful, everything was worth it.

【Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Point +30, Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +10, extra reward: your strength and speed increase by 5, defense increases by 2】

【Congratulations, your speed attribute has increased to lv. 13/50】

A light flashed in front of his eyes. Lin Lin Xian looked at the soaring Mechanical Source Points and finally let out a sigh of relief.

And with the increase in the speed attribute, his eyes were blurry for a moment and sharp for a moment.

Gradually, he discovered that his vision had become increasingly clear and bright.

Whoosh~

Along with his devouring completion, the entire small truck suddenly turned into fly ash. Some scattered objects on the truck fell to the ground with a clatter, causing a movement. And at this moment, Lin Lin Xian suddenly heard a low humming sound coming from above his head.

Ang hum~

This sound was extremely strange, just like the sound of a ship's whistle coming from a rusty iron pipe.

It didn't sound like a person, nor did it sound like some kind of machine.

Lin Lin Xian immediately felt his back go cold, suddenly raised his head, and then, he saw a terrifying scene that almost made his soul fly away.

A gray-white humanoid creature, fully three meters tall, appeared beside him at some unknown time. Its body was slender, its two arms almost hanging below its knees, and on its strange head grew a blood-red basin-like mouth. Its two circular eyes were completely red, and it was just looking straight at Lin Lin Xian with its head lowered.

He didn't know how long this thing had been standing beside Lin Lin Xian. It wasn't until the movement after the small truck disappeared that it attracted its attention. Thinking of this, Lin Lin Xian only felt his scalp go numb, his heart filled with great horror!

Ang hum~

The hollow and low roaring sound was emitted again. The gray-white monster suddenly raised its long hands, its five fingers like five steel spears, viciously pouncing toward Lin Lin Xian.

Lin Lin Xian's pupils shrank, and he suddenly took a deep breath.

If he was caught by this claw, wouldn't he be skewered like meat on a skewer!

Fortunately, his speed attribute had just increased by one level, and his physical agility completely exceeded Lin Lin Xian's self-cognition. Before the white sharp claws arrived, he had already reflexively retreated a step!

Clang!

A harsh sound of metal clashing rang out. The white monster's sharp claws grabbed onto the tracks, sparks splashing instantly, emitting a harsh friction sound. Lin Lin Xian heard it and felt his heart jump. He raised his hand and aimed a wind cannon at the monster's head!

Pfft!

Only a dull sound was heard. The monster's high-and-mighty head seemed to be hit by something, its body tilted, and it fell back a few steps.

Lin Lin Xian was greatly shocked. This thing's skin was so hard, the wind cannon couldn't penetrate it at all!?

Realizing the severity, Lin Lin Xian didn't have half a hesitation. He immediately sprinted and drilled into the "Infinite" carriage, while at the same time driving the Mechanical Heart to raise the tailboard and start the train to move forward.

The lights turned on. Chen Chen Sixuan, who was startled by the movement, shouted to him in Carriage No. 1,

"Lin classmate, what's wrong!?"

"Quick, go to the driver's cabin and help me watch the road!"

"Okay!" Chen Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Lin Xian frantically closing the door, immediately realized the danger, and without hesitation, turned around and ran into the driver's cabin.

Woo~

The hydraulic tailboard door slowly closed. Lin Lin Xian felt for the first time that the speed at which this door closed was too slow.

Sure enough, when the door was half closed, a gray-white giant hand suddenly grabbed the tailboard. The black nails on those eerie fingers hooked onto the steel tailboard and immediately scratched out a few dents!

"What great strength!"

Lin Lin Xian's eyes widened. Borrowing the light inside the carriage, he finally saw the monster outside at this moment.

Only to see that on its strange-shaped head, there were only two red blood-hole eyes, like an abyss, and then there was the blood-basin mouth that occupied half of its face. The dense sharp teeth made one's scalp go numb.

This was definitely not a zombie!

Lin Lin Xian's first reaction was that this thing was definitely not some dead person infected and mutated; this simply wasn't a creature of this world!

"Screw your grandfather!"

In his urgency, Lin Lin Xian couldn't care about the fear in his heart. With a ruthless heart, he immediately pulled out his short blade and jumped up, aiming at the gray-white giant hand and slashing down.

Clang!

Responding to him wasn't the pleasant feeling of cutting meat, but the hardness of steel. This full-force slash directly shook his web between thumb and forefinger until it was numb.

Looking at the notch on the short blade, Lin Lin Xian gasped!

Damn, so hard!

!

Ang hum~

The white giant monster seemed to move slowly. One hand grabbed the tailboard and was dragged by the huge force of the train, falling down with a crash. It was dragged forward by the "Infinite" on the tracks. It seemed angry, raised its other hand, and grabbed toward Lin Lin Xian's entire carriage.

Squeak squeak squeak!!

Because it was dragged by huge force, the wheels of Carriage No. 3 and the tracks splashed sparks, emitting a harsh squeaking sound.

Lin Lin Xian looked at this thing, his heart jumping wildly. This guy had great strength and was immune to blades and guns. If he was overturned and derailed, he would definitely have to explain his life here today.

So he made a prompt decision, raised his finger and gathered all his strength, aimed at one of the giant monster's blood eyes, and blasted a wind gun again!

Pfft!

This time, borrowing the light, the wind gun hit accurately. Dark red blood plasma sprayed out from the giant monster's left eye, dyeing its pale face red. The blood plasma slowly flowed into its mouth, and the giant monster immediately emitted a screaming and wailing sound!

"Ah!!!"

The sound was high-pitched and harsh, making one's hair stand on end, almost shattering one's eardrums.

And along with Lin Lin Xian's attack, the giant monster's hand also fell off the tailboard. At this time, the tailboard of Carriage No. 3 finally closed the door slowly while emitting black smoke.

Clang, clang~

The train's speed gradually increased.

Lin Lin Xian immediately got up to look. Because there were no lights outside, the white giant monster disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Phew~

At this time, Lin Lin Xian finally let out a sigh of relief. He sat down on the ground, looking at the three ferocious claw marks on the tailboard in front of him, terrified and lost.

This was the first time in months he had encountered such a terrifying thing!

"If there are such things in the Polar Night, damn..."

He muttered. At this moment, he finally personally experienced the horror of the dark night.

Escape!

Must escape the dark tide of the Star Abyss. The strange insects controlling human corpses last night, the white giant monster today, no one knew what other ghosts would appear in the dark night. Those survivors who wanted to survive in the dark were simply daydreaming.

The only way out for humanity was to escape the tide and escape the Polar Night!

(End of chapter)