Chapter 471

Including Lin Xian, everyone on the Infinite and the Falcon Sea Group probably never expected that on the deep-sea floor thousands of meters down, a train could actually shuttle through like an interstellar voyage.

In the Pacific Ocean, 2650 meters underwater east of Haiyan, all light was obscured by deep water. Yet in this pitch-black, gloomy ocean filled with a vast aura of death, an ocean current light path like a ribbon of starlight wound its way. That was the circulation under the mid-ocean ridge, where water driven by strong heat flux differences and water pressure differences flowed at an extremely fast speed, like a high-speed passage beneath the ocean.

Normally, this terrifying submarine undercurrent would be no different from a death zone for anything other than a very small number of microorganisms and fish before the Apocalypse. For human submersibles, it was regarded as a dangerous sea condition, and ordinary people never thought of utilizing it this way.

At this moment, in the circulation belt lit by geothermal microorganisms, a train and a nuclear submarine were swept forward rapidly by the powerful water flow, passing through the pitch-black sea area.

On the Infinite and the North Wind 09, despite not firing a single shot, it was as if they had experienced a tragic and fierce battle. The interior of the cabins was in chaos, the main structure was twisted, the portholes had cracks, and there was broken and scattered debris everywhere. The air was filled with the smell of blood. Countless survivors were bruised and bleeding; scrapes and fainting were minor matters, and fractures and punctures were everywhere.

The terror just now was no less than placing these people in a high-speed centrifuge. In just a few minutes, everyone felt as if a day was like a year, not knowing how many times they had walked through the gates of hell. If it had lasted any longer, who knows how many people would have been ground to death alive.

The situation inside the North Wind 09 was like this, and the Infinite was even more so. Such a long, slender train-modified submersible did not tear apart in such an extreme vortex entirely because Lin Xian had used solid materials at Yongcheng Port. The pressure-resistant hull used starship-grade special steel, and with Lin Xian and Kiki both repairing and patching, the deep-sea iron rod finally did not snap or tear.

Carriages 8 and 7 were in the worst condition. Dozens of people from the Falcon Sea Group were almost all injured. On the Infinite's side, Long Zhijie and Kiki were injured and unconscious, while others mainly suffered some minor injuries. They all had interstellar-grade power armor provided by Lin Xian, which was much safer than the ordinary protection of the Falcon Sea Group. However, even so, the powerful overload caused Miao Lu, Xiao Yuan, Lv Chang, Mo Xiaotian, Sun Yuzhen, and even Shasha and Luo Yang to vomit uncontrollably, their minds muddled, each of their faces pale as death.

Vanessa, by comparison, was in relatively better condition and was already starting to help rescue team members with Shu Qin, Dalou, and others.

Mo Mo Nika removed her power armor and walked over from the rear carriage, stumbling. Although she pretended to be calm, her face clearly did not look good. Her psychic power had also been overloaded just now, and coupled with staying in the last carriage of the train, this was definitely her worst experience since the Apocalypse.

"You can actually still stand. Not bad." Qian Dele leaned on the sofa in Carriage 6, his face full of exhaustion. Just now, he had acted entirely as the fire captain inside the carriage, his golden flash repeatedly dashing to save people and fight fires, which had exhausted him to death. On the whole train, his situation could be said to be the best. As a Speed Force psychic, super-heavy loads were a piece of cake for him.

"I'd rather be dead."

Mo Mo Nika walked over and supported herself on the edge of the sofa with one hand, her gaze sweeping around. Long Zhijie was lying on the sofa resting, still wearing his mask even while unconscious. Shasha had an ice pack on her forehead, constantly rolling her eyes. Sun Yuzhen was applying medicine to the scrapes on Mo Xiaotian and Luo Yang. The only one standing was Xiaoqing; her expression remained unchanged, but she was frowning deeply, looking in one direction. Lu Xingchen sat in the corner of the sofa, holding a trash can in his arms, vomiting violently every once in a while. His entire face was livid, and he no longer had the dashing momentum of the "Fire God."

"Lin Xian, how are they?" Mo Mo Nika asked at this moment.

Qian Dele lifted his chin: "Shizhi is treating them. I don't know what crazy thing Lin Xian did again. Shizhi said he was so exhausted that his mental power couldn't even focus, but it shouldn't be a big deal. Our captain is no embroidered pillow; he's quite formidable."

"He is formidable~" Shasha touched her swollen head and said gloomily: "It scared me to death. Just now, I thought we were dead for sure."

"It wouldn't have come to that." Xiang Ningjing sat on the sofa, rubbing her temples and said: "In the worst-case scenario, if the train body ruptured, we should be able to rush to the surface relying on our power armor."

Qian Dele shook his head and smiled: "It's not that simple, Captain Xiang."

"In this environment, if the train explodes instantly, even if we have interstellar-grade power armor to protect us, not many of us could withstand it. Look." He said, pointing to Long Zhijie: "However, someone like him, or the Kiki girl, including me, or Dalou, this blood-energy psychic, might be able to withstand it. Others would basically have little chance. A gradual dive and an instant explosion are two completely different things, not to mention being inside that terrifying vortex."

"Alright, then I truly underestimated the power of the ocean." Xiang Ningjing responded at this moment.

"Look."

At this moment, Mo Xiaotian looked out the porthole and said in surprise: "The light is dimming."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked out the porthole one after another, only to see that the ocean current, which had originally been like shuttling through a ribbon of light, had now become much dimmer. The seawater began to become deep and dark, and those faint fluorescent blue lights gradually became scarce.

Mo Mo Nika's gaze flickered, and she spoke slowly: "The geothermal microorganisms have decreased, which means we have moved away from the submarine volcano group."

Several carriages of the Infinite had already shown visible deformation and distortion. Looking from the inside, it was like being twisted into a pretzel, but the pressure-resistant hull on the outside did not show any tearing. This situation was entirely caused by the distortion of the train body because Lin Xian was constantly repairing it while unable to reset it.

However, these things didn't matter to Lin Xian. As long as the train didn't split open, it could be slowly repaired later.

Inside the carriages, many pipelines had burst as a result. The interior of the scientific research carriages, Carriages 4 and 3, was in a mess and severely damaged; many scientific research instruments and experimental benches had been destroyed.

In the medical cabin, Chen Sixuan, Ding Junyi, Xiao Yuan, and Miao Lu were gathered here. Lying inside at this moment was Kiki, and the full-effect medical cabin was scanning her.

"Like Long Zhijie, it's nothing serious. It's all caused by mental power overload, but it will take some toll on the body."

Ding Junyi took two cold-dark reagents out of the box at this moment and handed them to Xiao Yuan: "Give Long Zhijie one, and inject the other one into Kiki; it will relieve a lot."

"Also," she said, speaking to Miao Lu: "You take the Hell Black Chrysanthemum to Carriage 6. The energy currently radiating from the Black Chrysanthemum is very strong; it should have been absorbed and transformed after the explosion on the isolated island and the appearance of the Giant Ocean God. Placing it in that position can help everyone recover a little faster."

"Okay." Xiao Yuan and Miao Lu both responded.

Chen Sixuan saw that Kiki's condition was stable, so she immediately turned and went to the cockpit. Lin Xian was sitting in the pilot's seat, drinking water while looking at the dark ocean current ahead. The searchlight's beam pierced the abyss, but there was no end in sight, only endless seawater.

Shizhi sat in another seat, raising her hand to earnestly cast her mental purification psychic power on Lin Xian. Throughout the space, a ghostly green light flickered incessantly.

"We have escaped that sea area, at least a hundred or two hundred nautical miles away."

Seeing Chen Sixuan come in, Lin Xian said without looking back.

Chen Sixuan walked to Lin Xian's side, glanced at Shizhi, and then looked ahead with a complex expression: "I still don't know where this ocean current leads. It's already night, and it would be troublesome if we encounter other monsters."

"Not for the time being." Lin Xian closed his eyes slightly, his expression relaxing a little: "So many big monsters are gathered on Haiyan Island, even livelier than Dawn City. I'm afraid the monsters within a radius of hundreds of nautical miles have all been attracted there. The ones left are either small fries or S-class. We've already been unlucky enough; we shouldn't encounter any."

Hearing this, Chen Sixuan couldn't help but smile a little, and said to Lin Xian somewhat inexplicably: "First time I've seen you so optimistic."

Lin Xian sighed, with an expression of having nothing left to live for:

"It doesn't matter. I really don't have any strength left. The direction of this current is also eastward. Although it will deviate from the ocean orbit, it shouldn't hit any monsters head-on. Let it flow wherever it flows, right?" He looked at Viola.