Chapter 207

Under the gloomy sky, heavy rain poured down.

The outline of the rain town connected with the skyline under a piece of burning black smoke.

On the train, the atmosphere was tense but excited.

For everyone, this was the first time since the Apocalypse Day that they had actively killed an anomaly head-on. The oppressive feeling of fleeing for months seemed to be released at this moment, and the gloomy and dull feeling in the carriage disappeared for the most part.

However, everyone knew that now was not the time to rest. It was about to get dark, and there might be a siege by anomalies like last night. Shu Qin didn't dare to relax for a moment and led a group of people to start preparing ammunition.

The battle just now had almost used up 80% of the ammunition on the train, and the supply chain of the 1130 close-in weapon system had also been used up. But fortunately, with the power of this big killer, it directly blocked the pseudo-demon giant lice on the hillside outside the platform.

Lin Xian was also busy at this time. He took Dalou and Shasha to Carriage No. 5 to manufacture bullets rapidly, and then distributed and supplied them to cope with the situation that might happen next.

In Carriage No. 2, Kiki was responsible for monitoring the situation of the whole train, while Ding Junyi and Chen Sixuan were also paying attention to the information in the dark radio.

"Zzz..."

"Zzz..."

"Federal... Phoenix Society radio global notification, the 3rd Star Abyss dark tide boundary will merge with the 5th Star Abyss in the Quancheng and Tagan Desert areas in 36 days. Survivors moving along the northeast direction, please flee in time. The Phoenix Society has specially set up Xilan and Quancheng stations to provide assistance services. The 7th Star Abyss tide boundary will merge with the 5th Star Abyss in the Weihe, Longjiang, Jinhai, and other areas in 29 days. Survivors moving eastward toward Star City, Kangcheng, and Yongcheng Port, please flee in time. The Phoenix Society has specially set up Jinhai and Yongcheng Port stations to provide assistance services..."

"Federal radio Yunjiang Plain area notification, the Night Walker reconnaissance team recently discovered the traces of an S-level anomaly deep in the hinterland of the Parma Grassland..."

"Zzz... Federal Phoenix Society global notification, the current position of the Dawn Center is the northern foothills of the Yun'an Ridge, coordinates 116.3913447°, 39.9053937°. The Dawn Center will arrive at Tianji in 4 days..."

"Federal Phoenix Society global notification, according to further investigation by the Night Walker organization, long-term exposure to the dark night may increase the probability of dark infection. It is recommended that adult survivors do not stay in the dark night for 48 consecutive hours, and the elderly, injured, and those with long-term hereditary diseases should not exceed 24 hours."

"Cannot stay in the dark night for a long time. It seems that the argument of dark night invasion has basically been confirmed." Lin Xian walked into Carriage No. 2: "Regarding this matter of 【Dark Mark】, if there is no large-scale anomaly after entering the dark night later, we can confirm this logic, and the next step is to find the people of the Phoenix Society."

"Conversely, does it mean that the longer you can stay in the dark night, the faster your superpowers will evolve?" Kiki suddenly thought of this unprecedentedly at this time.

Ding Junyi said directly upon hearing this: "If you treat dark invasion as an inducement for evolutionary power, you can understand it this way."

"But from a biological logic, there must be some kind of biological limit threshold. For example, plants need to convert carbon dioxide and water into organic matter through photosynthesis and store energy. This does not mean that plants will perform photosynthesis 24 hours a day. In fact, plants also have regular schedules. They perform photosynthesis during the day to produce energy, and perform respiration at night to consume energy and release carbon dioxide. If they are exposed to the sun for 24 hours, it will break the growth law and lead to death."

"What's more, the energy of this kind of dark invasion is unknown, and the harm to the human body is also unknown. Only Adventists like the Divine Revelation treat the energy of dark invasion as a treasure for human evolution."

Lin Xian couldn't help but frown upon hearing this: "It sounds like anomalies need the dark night, humans need sunlight, and the dark tide is to shroud the whole world in polar night. So if we want to be able to defeat these monsters in the dark night, we may not only need to find answers in the dark night, but also in the daytime."

Lin Xian's words made Ding Junyi's face change. She looked at Lin Xian without moving for a long time, seemingly thinking about this problem seriously, and then walked away directly to Carriage No. 3.

"It seems you reminded her." Chen Sixuan looked at Ding Junyi's reaction and said.

"If only it were that simple." Lin Xian shrugged and looked at Chen Sixuan: "Teacher Chen, get ready, we are about to set off."

At this time, there were still more than ten minutes before dark. Lin Xian didn't want to wait until it was dark and anomalies appeared before setting off slowly. It was best to accelerate in advance. Even if they encountered a situation, they could use the train's high-speed advantage to rush out.

Chen Sixuan nodded, but was somewhat puzzled: "I thought you would test it here first." "No need, there are too many corpses here. If we want to make a comparison, it's best for us to go to an open place."

"You do have some experimental spirit." Kiki glanced at him and said with a smile: "It seems Director Ding's influence on you is not small."

"One must be rigorous when one should be."

Lin Xian said helplessly: "It concerns the lives of so many people. If this point is confirmed, our risks in the future will be much smaller."

"The 'much smaller' you speak of refers to the fact that when you encounter an anomaly you can't defeat, you don't run and must stop and kill it?" Kiki sat cross-legged on the chair, floated up slowly, and looked at Lin Xian with great interest: "Have you ever thought that even if you know about the dark mark, do other survivors have the ability to solve it?"

"You misunderstood."

Lin Xian said with a serious expression: "Running is definitely the first element when encountering an existence that cannot be defeated. But knowing that dark night creatures have marks, survivors have one more choice. If you just run away without caring about anything, this mark will be like a chain reaction, pushing the situation you have to deal with to an unbearable level. And if it's just some C-level anomalies, more people might choose to counterattack. Partial casualties and total annihilation are a choice. Of course, I don't think every survivor will encounter an S-level anomaly, but like Yubei City, all the marks are concentrated, and all the monsters in the sky and underground come. This is the most desperate."

"So the best survival strategy is to kill the first hunter and then re-enter a silent state. This way we might be much safer in the dark night."

Kiki frowned and thought upon hearing this, then nodded meaningfully: "Insightful~"

Lin Xian didn't say anything more, started the Infinite directly, and then walked into the driver's cabin with Chen Sixuan.

"Are there not enough bullets?"

!

"Barely enough, the 1130 can't be used yet." Lin Xian frowned, urging the train to accelerate: "There's not much time left, we must take a gamble now."

Lin Xian's physical strength was already at the bottom at this time. The corpse of the large parasite was still burning on the hillside. He didn't want to stay in this place for too long. He had to leave the rain town and test whether the 【Mark】 had been cleared.

Whoosh!

The Infinite began to accelerate gradually, drove out of the valley in the heavy rain, and drove toward the main orbital track of the ring star.

Along the way, Lin Xian saw some residual limbs and flesh on the tracks. It looked like they were left behind when they rushed out last night.

Drip, drip.

The alarm on the watch rang. Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan's faces changed at the same time. The train lights of the Infinite turned on, and both of them looked forward with solemn expressions, their hearts lifted involuntarily.

Inside the carriage, everyone was holding their breath and staring, waiting for the arrival of the tide.

Hum!

Above the sky, mysterious light flickered.

The sky, which was just covered with dark clouds and heavy rain, was suddenly covered by a black curtain. The sky darkened instantly, and the mountains and forests beside the tracks were pitch black, only the outlines of some trees could be seen.

At this moment, Lin Xian even stopped breathing for a moment.

(End of chapter)