Chapter 208

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Dalou in Carriage No. 5 gripped the gun in his hand. Lu Xingchen hugged his chest and closed his eyes, looking like an expert. The tea-boiling machine in front was puffing steam.

Chen Sixuan's expression was urgent, looking at the front of the tracks, fearing that some terrifying monster would suddenly rush toward them in the next second.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes.

Ten minutes passed, and the train was still driving quietly. A wide track appeared ahead, followed by a clatter... clatter sound of merging tracks.

The Infinite returned to the main track again.

"Lin Xian..." Chen Sixuan frowned and looked at Lin Xian, who was silent beside her.

And at this moment, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief slowly, his expression changing: "It seems... 【Dark Mark】 is true. All survivors are prey chased by marks."

He clearly remembered that for the previous two nights, when they were not in the rain town area, those strange anomalies appeared outside the Infinite almost in an instant.

It was as if the Infinite was a dazzling lighthouse in the dark waves, attracting a large number of monsters, just waiting for the moment the light was extinguished to rush up!

And now, everything around had quieted down, even... quiet to the point that Lin Xian had a feeling of unreality.

Chen Sixuan covered her small mouth, looking at the dark night ahead in disbelief.

"So scary, we thought we had dodged it, but actually, we have always been in their sight."

Lin Xian said: "There should also be some safe areas, or without this kind of mark, we are in a certain silent state, which will be relatively safer."

Squeak~

After driving for another ten minutes, they had completely moved away from the valley of the rain town and arrived in an open forest. Lin Xian stopped the train directly.

"Are we not moving forward?" Chen Sixuan asked.

"No need. Since this point is confirmed, let's take a rest during the current silent state. There is no need to take risks and travel in the dark." Lin Xian said.

He didn't want to provoke a new one just after clearing the mark.

Since it is safe now, let's stop and prepare, replenish ammunition and prepare food and grass is the right way.

"Okay, we haven't finished counting the things we confiscated in the rain town." Chen Sixuan agreed very much upon hearing Lin Xian's words. At this time, she breathed a sigh of relief and said to Lin Xian: "Just said there is an S-level anomaly in the Parma Grassland, so are we going to change our subsequent route?"

Lin Xian nodded: "Definitely. We can't provoke an S-level anomaly now. We should avoid it if we can. If we are marked by an S-level anomaly again, what we face might be the scene of Yubei City..."

Chen Sixuan nodded: "Okay, then we can reach Hengshan Pass and then decide on the next route based on the news from the Phoenix Society."

Lin Xian rubbed his hair, feeling refreshed: "The feeling of not being besieged by zombies and anomalies is really rare."

After finishing, he looked at Chen Sixuan: "What do you think about the route?"

Chen Sixuan pondered slightly: "I remember what you said before climbing the passage, we might need to avoid large cities. If so, we might need to get off the ring star main road and detour on some road sections, such as Longjiang, Jinhai, Star City and other areas. If we take the ring star main road, we can't avoid them."

"If we don't take the Parma Grassland, it depends on whether we detour to the north line or the south line after coming to Hengshan Pass. The north line has to pass through the Xidi Gobi and Tagan Desert, close to the 5th Star Abyss. The south line is Qingshui, Lancheng, and Yunlan, which is the direction of the 7th Star Abyss. If you want to go to Star City, we have to detour back to the main road before Jinhai."

Lin Xian nodded: "Whether we want to cross the sea or walk through the northern continental shelf across the Qionggu Strait, we must upgrade the train's drive system and prepare supplies and ammunition before that. Star City is the best choice."

"Another thing is time, which will be more sufficient than before. Let's pass Hengshan Pass first, and then decide based on the battle situation in the Parma Grassland. Anyway, before leaving Hengshan Pass, we can change direction. Judging from the news from the Phoenix Society, their nearest stations to us are Xilan and Jinhai. Other task groups do not disclose coordinate points to the outside world. We must contact the people of the Phoenix Society as soon as possible and then hand over the research data of 【Dark Mark】 to them."

Chen Sixuan said: "We found a radio from the Jin Gang fleet, which should be the equipment used to lure us into the rain town before. With this, why don't we synchronize this information to the outside world directly? Maybe the people of the Phoenix Society will take the initiative to find us if they learn about it."

"No."

Lin Xian shook his head and said in a deep voice: "You think too simply. Now the news in the various frequency bands of survivors is too complicated, and everyone is busy fleeing. If you tell others directly, don't run, it will be safer if you kill the anomalies you encounter, will others believe you?"

"Even for the Phoenix Society, they have to synchronize Director Ding's detailed research data. They definitely have to do tests first. And not everyone has a Hell Black Chrysanthemum. We can't send the Hell Black Chrysanthemum out together. Only after the Phoenix Society has done definitive experiments will they announce it to the outside world. This even involves the Phoenix Society's action mode. Once confirmed, many survivors might feel that continuing to flee is a dead end, causing greater panic and despair, which instead adds fuel to the old federal government's underground city plan..."

The Phoenix Society and the old federal government are essentially a divergence in survival concepts and confrontation modes. Because of the polar night, the vast majority of survivors support fleeing the darkness. But 【Dark Mark】 will inevitably cause a certain accumulation of risks in fleeing, which will inevitably affect the survival choices of many survivors.

"Then what should we do?"

"Do what we should do, and leave the changes in the situation to those leaders to decide." Lin Xian took a deep breath. What he could do was to pass on the useful information he obtained. Everything else was not something he could change.

"Okay, Teacher Chen, take people to count the harvested supplies first, and then prepare dinner. After fleeing for so long, we finally won a victory, so we should have a celebration feast." Lin Xian breathed out the depressed air in his heart and said.

Chen Sixuan nodded upon hearing this. She unconditionally supported Lin Xian's decision in her heart. At this time, her face also had more radiance: "Okay, there are several girls in the fleet who are good at cooking. The dining car now also has ovens, frying pans, etc. Let's have a big meal tonight."

Dark night, the quiet forest, the night is silent. In a valley a few dozen kilometers away from the rain town, the nearly 400-meter-long "Infinite" stopped quietly in the deep forest. The heavy cabin doors were tightly closed, and the goose-yellow light shone through the train windows into the darkness of the workshop, bringing infinite security to the passengers in the carriage.

Since Jiang City, this was the first time Lin Xian had eaten with so many people, and it was also the first time he had a big meal with stir-fried dishes.

Chen Sixuan and several skilled female team members were busy for more than an hour, using the oven, frying pan, soup pot, and grill for the first time, making a mouth-watering big meal.

Tomato beef soup, roasted meat jerky, stir-fried noodles, sweet soup boiled with honey and canned fruit, the highlight was the big pot stew boiled with braised pork, beef, salted fish, and canned dried vegetables!

Chen Sixuan also took out the red wine to celebrate everyone's rebirth after the disaster.

"Wow, it's different with a dining car, there are even stir-fried noodles." Kiki and Shasha came to the dining car and couldn't help but look intoxicated when they saw the food on the long table.

Shasha pouted, her eyes shining: "No, my saliva is almost flowing out."

Gurgle~

Dalou, who had been busy all day, walked behind. Seeing the food on the table, the glutton in his stomach began to call out.

"Brother! I heard it, keep your stomach quiet." Shasha said with great disgust.

"Hehe." Dalou smiled honestly, somewhat embarrassed: "Fought several times today, really a bit hungry."

Under the end of the world, a sumptuous meal might be a sustenance for everyone in the desperate dark night.

"Hmm, not bad." Lu Xingchen walked to the C position, scanned the circle, and said very approvingly: "The dining car is clean and hygienic, the food is fragrant and tempting, which is very much to my liking."

!

Chen Sixuan, who had been busy for several hours, rolled her eyes at him: "Then why don't you find a seat and sit down, waiting for me to invite you?"

"Hee hee hee, here, here." Kiki took the lead and found a nearby seat to sit down.

Lv Chang led a few people to patrol the circle, and at this time also walked in, shouting excitedly: "My God, big meal! Is it New Year today?!"

His words made everyone's expressions slightly stagnant. The word New Year seemed familiar yet strange in everyone's hearts. No one expected to mention such a festival in the end of the world.

"Yes, yes, yes, today is our Infinite's New Year." Lin Xian was relaxed for once, walked over and greeted everyone to sit down.

"Shu Qin, you sit down too."

Lin Xian saw Shu Qin walk in, still somewhat cautious, and said immediately: "There is a sentry system on the train, no need to guard for now."

Shu Qin opened her mouth, wanted to say something, but swallowed it back, sighed and smiled at Lin Xian: "Okay Team Leader Lin, we haven't eaten like this for a long time."

Ding Junyi walked into the dining car silently, stood in the corner, and saw Lin Xian's gaze cast toward her. She nodded slightly to signal.

With her personality, her requirements for food were not very high, and she was not good at socializing with everyone. However, at this time, there was a hint of warmth in her eyes, her gaze swept over everyone, and finally fell on Lin Xian, watching him quietly.

"Does everyone think tonight's meal is sumptuous?" Lin Xian said with a smile. At this time, everyone was present. In the No. 6 dining car, the team of more than 30 people all had enthusiastic faces.

In the kitchen area, Chen Sixuan, Miao Lu, He Fang, and Zou Yunyao, the women who cooked, also looked over one after another.

"Extremely sumptuous!"

"Great."

"So fragrant..."

"Haven't eaten such a sumptuous dinner for a long time."

More than 30 people talked to each other, and the atmosphere was positive and happy.

Lin Xian smiled: "Then we have to thank the several beauties for their hard work in cooking."

After finishing, Lin Xian stood up, restrained the smile on his face, and scanned the crowd.

"Everyone, after experiencing the fierce battles of the past two nights, everyone is an inseparable comrade and partner. In the future, this train will be our survival home. Now we all know about 【Dark Mark】. In order to live such days in the future, we might not keep running away. We will try to counterattack like today and strive for the hope of survival..."

"Next, our next goal is to synchronize this news to the whole world through the Phoenix Society."

"You might ask, why do we take the risk to pass on a message..."

Lin Xian raised his wine glass, his gaze cold.

"For every soldier of the Star Army Iron Guard 52nd Brigade and the Yubei Airport Guard Regiment who sacrificed for us."

(End of chapter)