Chapter 37

Beep, beep.

18:45, the dark curtain descended.

On the Beiwan platform, the "Infinite" was quietly docked in a thick fog. Chen Sixuan on the train was extremely anxious at this time. The walkie-talkie only had dead silence, without the slightest signal fluctuation, which made her heart hang in her throat involuntarily.

She looked out the window uneasily. The thick fog seemed to have life, entangling every inch of space, infinitely magnifying the darkness of the night.

The cold air condensed on the train window, and deep in the fog, it seemed to hide some unknown and terrifying existence, making one feel cold and unable to help but think of all kinds of ominous premonitions.

Swish.

Chen Sixuan pulled down the blackout curtain. She found a handy crowbar from the toolbox in Carriage No. 3 as a self-defense tool, leaned against the sofa silently, and paid attention to the situation around her at all times.

"They are both ability users, they should be able to handle any situation."

It wasn't the first time she had encountered a situation where Lin Xian didn't return in time. At this time, the only thing she could do was guard the train well and at the same time not attract the attention of any monsters.

Woo~

Just at this moment, a low and powerful engine roar suddenly sounded in the distance, piercing through the barrier of the fog and hitting Chen Sixuan's eardrums directly. This sound was extremely abrupt, forming a sharp contrast with the silence around, instantly causing her high vigilance.

She immediately stood up and came to the cockpit, looking out through the train window, but didn't expect to see a locomotive with bright lights passing slowly on a track on one side in the distance.

Clang, clang.

Seeing this scene, Chen Sixuan covered her mouth instantly.

On the other side, the progress of things was much smoother than expected. The convoy consisting of dozens of vehicles drove all the way out of the main road. Except for a few strange corpses here and there on the road, the convoy didn't encounter any trouble, so for the sake of safety, each convoy tacitly didn't shoot to alert more monsters.

Soon the convoy passed through a mountain forest, and a sign saying 【Military Restricted Area, No Entry】 appeared ahead. Not long after, a military base of considerable scale appeared in the convoy's sight.

However, the military outpost that was once heavily guarded was now desolate and bleak, lying alone at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by silence and desolation.

Inside the high-walled sentry fort, a group of survivors who had been hiding here opened the steel gate, moved away the roadblocks, and let the convoy drive into the outpost one by one.

At this time, the night was pitch black, and countless car lights illuminated the outpost that had already been looted. In the courtyard, there were several jeeps dismantled into frames, a heavy tfv600 double-barreled tank with broken tracks and even the observation sights dismantled. Besides that, the most eye-catching thing was a damaged "Iron Guard 3" military assault armor.

"Holy crap, there's this thing!?"

On the Black Flood Dragon convoy, a young man wearing glasses who was clearly the convoy's technician jumped off the car quickly, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"It's already broken."

Tang Hai directed his subordinates to close the gate of the outpost and then walked over to say, "The Star Army had all withdrawn before the last polar night. This thing is basically just a piece of iron. We have already searched for anything useful."

No one doubted his words, but many people were seeing this kind of military armor for the first time, and it soon attracted many survivors to watch.

"Wu Songlin, Eagle, look around to see if there is anything useful. If you can take it, take it." Qian Yu clearly had more confidence in his professional subordinates and immediately arranged for them to re-search for usable things. Even if it was useful armor steel, they had high-speed cutters that could be used for the convoy's preparation.

"You wouldn't mind, would you?" Qian Yu looked at Tang Hai and asked in a probing tone.

"We don't mind." Tang Hai smiled awkwardly, looking very easy to talk to.

He looked back at the foot of a mountain. Not far away, a giant object came into view—it was a large air-raid shelter, its entrance tightly sealed by a heavy steel door. Although it had been eroded by wind and rain, it still revealed a sturdiness and majesty that could not be underestimated. "We 46 people have stayed in that air-raid shelter for almost three months. By now, only these last 20-something people are left. This place has high walls and thick doors, so everyone can rest together for one night. Tomorrow at dawn, we will set off."

"Wow, Lin Xian, look!"

At this time, Kiki and Lin Xian also got off the car and walked toward the gathered people.

As soon as she saw that humanoid war armor nearly three meters tall, her eyes lit up instantly. "So handsome, if only I could drive it. But I still like the Guardian series, not so clumsy."

Lin Xian naturally also saw that huge object, and his eyes flashed with heat at this time, his Mechanical Heart carrying a strong desire.

These big military guys were the targets he had always wanted, but since the apocalypse, he had been suffering in the city and had no chance to come into contact with such things.

Before, he had made a relatively clear assumption. In order to strengthen his combat power, besides attribute improvement, he could further develop his Mechanical Heart ability.

For example—self-armorization!

Combat prosthetics, rapid weapon systems, etc., were all more reliable than his short knife fighting.

Besides various industrial military-type armors, whether it was tank guns, railguns, close-in defense guns, various automated weapon systems, or intelligent mechanical bodies, if he could complete the devouring, or scan a blueprint and apply it to his "Infinite," thinking about it made him feel very excited.

"By the way, where are your other teammates, or are there just the two of you?" Qian Yu looked at Lin Xian and Kiki and suddenly asked.

"We don't have many people." Lin Xian responded casually, not wanting to chat too much with Qian Yu. He put his attention on the damaged "Iron Guard 3" military assault armor, then walked over and silently started the Mechanical Heart's scanning system, but found that many subsystems of this armor were missing, and the core drive had long been hollowed out, making it impossible to scan a complete blueprint.

He sighed in his heart and could only prepare to give up. Actually, he had the same intention as Wu Songlin, Qian Yu's subordinate, to dismantle the protective plates, including the tank body of that heavy tfv600 double-barreled tank, which he also wanted to dismantle and take away.

However, he didn't have any tools at hand, and with just him and Kiki, besides devouring, he couldn't do anything else. "Not many people?" Qian Yu raised an eyebrow and said bluntly, "Then why don't you join my convoy? Whether it's weapons or food, I have plenty here. How about it?"

As soon as these words came out, including Tang Hai, the eyes of other convoys became complicated.

In this situation, directly poaching people was really a bit overbearing.

However, Qian Yu's Black Flood Dragon convoy had the reason to be overbearing. A medium-sized armed team had a very strong survival ability in the apocalypse. This point could be known from the team's configuration.

Not only did they have armored vehicles, trucks, oil tankers, but even specialized technical personnel. Even many other small convoys had thought about joining.

Drifting in the apocalypse, who wouldn't want to find a big tree to lean on?

Who knew that as soon as Qian Yu spoke, Lin Xian directly refused with a faint smile. "No need, thank you."

Lin Xian's refusal made Qian Yu's face change instantly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.

"Then what about this beauty?" Qian Yu suddenly put his eyes on Kiki again and said arrogantly, "Do you want to consider joining my team?"

Kiki's expression was strange when she heard this. She glanced at Lin Xian and then looked at Qian Yu. "What, are you talking about me?"

Qian Yu looked at the two, a fake smile on his face. "Why, are you a couple?"

!

"No."

"Relatives?"

"Neither." Kiki smiled with narrowed eyes.

Qian Yu was happy upon hearing this. He looked at Lin Xian with an inexplicable look and said loudly, "Since you are not related, it doesn't matter. My convoy welcomes capable people. If this beauty is willing, I can prepare a separate RV for you, with plenty of food and supplies, and someone to protect you 24 hours a day."

As soon as these words came out, a trace of murderous intent flashed in Lin Xian's eyes instantly.

Pfft!

A sharp wind exploded. Snap! The sunglasses hanging on Qian Yu's forehead were suddenly shattered directly, and the huge air force even shook him back repeatedly.

Click click click click!

The next moment, Eagle and a group of subordinates behind him raised their guns one after another, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly rose!

"Are you an idiot? Poaching my people in front of me, do you think I'll feel bad about killing you?"

Lin Xian's gaze was cold, and a powerful deterrent force emanated from him. No one saw how he made his move!

"You!"

Qian Yu staggered toward his subordinates at this moment. In an instant just now, there was a feeling of near-death coldness on his forehead. When he reacted, he was immediately furious and took out his pistol, aiming it at Lin Xian.

"I'll kill you!"

"Is that so? Then shoot."

Faced with a dozen guns, Lin Xian didn't change his expression, looking at Qian Yu with cold eyes.

"Let's see who dies first, you or me?"

Tang Hai, who was watching the show on the side, had a gloomy gaze, while Feng Yu Ming behind him was watching this scene with great interest, seeming not to mind that this fragile "temporary alliance" would start a fire fight immediately!

At this time, Kiki walked over and wrapped her arms around Lin Xian's shoulders, raising her little face to look at the rows of gun barrels.

"Why, want to fight? It just so happens that I'm also coveting your dozen cars of good stuff. Hey, bad guy~" She said, looking at Lin Xian. "Why don't we..." Then, she made a throat-slitting gesture.

As soon as these words came out, the other survivors in the square changed their expressions instantly, and they all retreated unconsciously, fearing that they would be implicated.

The terrifying scene of Kiki destroying a car with one hand was still lingering in everyone's minds. At this time, no one could imagine how much chance of winning they would have if they fought with such a woman.

Hearing this, the anger in Qian Yu's eyes suddenly stalled. He raised his hand to stop the people behind him, looking at the two with an uncertain expression, feeling a bit uneasy in his heart.

To be honest, he was indeed a bit angry and provocative after being rejected by Lin Xian, so he turned to Kiki. But he didn't expect Lin Xian to make a move on him directly!

And listening to the other party's tone, it seemed more like his hundred people were surrounded by the two of them instead?

At this moment, Qian Yu was sweating profusely, feeling a great sense of threat, but the harsh words had already been spoken, and he was in a dilemma.

On the contrary, Lin Xian flashed a trace of surprise in his eyes at this time. He looked at the small hand Kiki had wrapped around his shoulder, and felt a bit puzzled in his heart.

First of all, he and Kiki hadn't known each other for long. As far as the current situation was concerned, they were barely comrades who had shared hardships for a few days, not even friends.

Moreover, Lin Xian didn't give Kiki any benefits to ask her to stay. On the contrary, his attitude toward her couldn't even be considered cold. So Lin Xian wouldn't be surprised at all if Kiki wanted to leave or defect to another convoy.

It's just that faced with Qian Yu's arrogant operation, he had to make a move to respond.

Didn't expect Kiki to stand with him so firmly. Looking at it this way, this girl is indeed not stupid.

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