Chapter 168 Target
Chapter 168 Target (asking for monthly ticket)
"If you choose to get in the car, then all the vehicles here will be swallowed up and recycled by me. In other words, there is no way out."
Lin Xian's words suddenly interrupted everyone's thoughts.
Whether they are weighing the pros and cons, pondering the herd hunting effect, being affected by the tragic situation of the Fireline Convoy, or worrying about whether they will be abandoned or used as cannon fodder...
At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to look at the heavy black armored train behind Lin Xian. There were still a lot of dried meat on the thick armored grille, and the sides of the mechanical wheels were covered with dark brown blood stains.
The dense bullet marks, the holes torn by the sharp claws and mouthparts of the white monsters and giant centipedes, and the huge dents scratched by the tentacles of the atmospheric mica, all proved the tragedy that rushed out from the darkness.
"Yes, Infinity, no cowards allowed!"
A childish voice was heard, and Sasha raised her little face at this time, breaking the silence of the scene. Everyone saw the proud face of this little girl and their expressions changed slightly.
When Miao Lu saw Shasha, she immediately stood up and said, "We are not cowards!"
Lu Chang also said excitedly, "Yes, Captain Lin, we will follow you!"
"Captain Lin, wait for your order. We will move the supplies from these dozens of trucks onto the Infinity now!"
"The person that Sister Qin approves of must be right."
"That's it."
"Please let us join, we won't be deserters!"
The bleak atmosphere was broken at this moment. Lin Xian looked at Shu Qin and said loudly:
"Count the number of people and prepare to board the bus tonight."
Shuqin nodded and looked at Lin Xian, "Thank you, Captain Lin!"
She looked at Lin Xian, her eyes full of complexity and gratitude. For a team like Lin Xian, which was full of people with special abilities, being able to accept them actually did more harm than good, at least for now.
Although there are several people in her team with well-developed skills, and she also has a certain combat capability, most of the other people have not yet demonstrated strong combat capabilities. Apart from helping with some logistical work, they cannot help much for the time being.
Hearing Lin Xian's words, everyone felt their momentum surge! Excitement was revealed on their faces.
"Lin Xian." Chen Sixuan looked at everyone at this time. Seeing that everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized at this time, she consciously asked Lin Xian: "What are our plans for the next step?"
Lin Xian nodded, and everyone's eyes were on him. He began to tell the story.
"At present, apart from the survivors hiding in place, there are basically three choices for the whole world. The first is to follow the Star Abyss situation and path announced by the Phoenix Society and escape from the polar night. In the process, they will either gradually gather together or be accepted by the Phoenix Society's rescue points in various places. No matter what, the final goal is to escape to a wider area with the Dawn Center and gain living space."
"The second is to gather in some large shelters or main cities to form a resistance force, such as Star City."
"Will anyone else run to Star City? Aren't they afraid of being treated as slaves by the Federation?" KIKI said immediately after hearing this.
"Yes." Shuqin said at this time: "In fact, many survivors have no direction. As the capital of Dragon Country, Xingcheng is the first destination of many people when the apocalypse comes. Because Xingcheng has a very strong city defense force, and the Phoenix Society's guidance is more about escaping in a general direction, many displaced people are eager for a stable place to stay, so even if it means hiding in the sewers, many people will go there regardless of everything."
Lin Xian nodded. Shu Qin was right. After the Apocalypse, information was cut off and many survivors didn’t even have dark radio stations. Running to big cities or shelters was just an instinct to seek collective shelter.
Just like the Underground City No. 9 that they had visited before, a doomsday shelter plan that had never been made public but was rumored on the Internet attracted tens of thousands of fleeing convoys to Daluo Mountain.
Lin Xian still feels shocked when he thinks of the car that was buried for dozens of kilometers in the snowstorm.
"What about the third one?" asked KIKI.
"The third is what Director Ding mentioned before, the polar ice cap." Lin Xian took a deep breath and said, "Since most people think that is the last safe place, some people must have set their sights on the polar regions from the beginning. It's just that it is now in the polar night period. After four months, no matter whether they are dormant or wandering, they will rush there regardless of everything."
Lu Xingchen nodded: "That makes sense, what about us, should we also run to the pole?"
Lin Xian shook his head.
Lu Xingchen frowned slightly: "Not going to the pole, or following the direction of the Phoenix Society?"
"Didn't I tell you that we are going to run along the orbit around the star?" KIKI glanced at Lu Xingchen and said, "Of course we will continue to run eastward along the orbit, right Lin Xian?"
Lin Xian smiled and said nothing.
"Neither?" KIKI said anxiously: "Hey, you don't want to go to Star City too?"
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Xian took a deep breath, looked at everyone and said in a deep voice
"Before we passed Yubei City, my idea was to enter the orbit around the star and escape eastward, but now, my idea has changed a little." Chen Sixuan looked at him: "Are we not going to take the orbit around the star?"
"Do not."
Lin Xian said loudly: "When I say change my mind, I don't mean to change the route, the means of transportation, or the destination..."
Everyone was confused. Lin Xian looked around and said slowly:
"We've been to Underground City No. 9, an underground defense facility that cost trillions of dollars, but there are even bigger underground creatures underneath that devoured 36 people overnight."
"In the sky, the Iron Guard Brigade's powerful Warhawk gunboats and lightning fighters could not escape the fate of crashing even the sky city - Qingluan..."
"The more people flee into Yubei City, the more monsters there are. It's like this world has turned into a huge hunting ground. Those hunters hide in the darkness and turn us humans into prey."
"I've told my team before that I will use my mechanical ability to make the train fly high into the sky. This goal has not changed. I've also said that if we are destined to not escape the night, we might as well prepare for the worst from now on."
"This is the same as the purpose of the Order of Phoenix."
"That is to gain the power to defeat darkness in the process of chasing the dawn!"
Lin Xian's words suddenly shocked everyone.
Against the backdrop of Apocalypse Day, everyone is fleeing madly, fighting for survival and to see the new sunshine every day.
But the Phoenix Order's doomsday broadcast also said that the Blue Planet will enter global night in 1 year and 96 days, and this polar night will last for more than 571 years.
If the whole world is destined to be destroyed, such an escape will be extremely negative and torturous to the spirit and mentality of the survivors.
There was no safe destination, no harbor to dock, and after surviving for 1 year and 96 days, what awaited him was still death.
Escaping with such despair is tantamount to chronic suicide.
In fact, this is also one of the reasons why the old federal government has been insisting on the underground city plan. A war with no sign of victory can only rely on the firm belief and will of a few people.
After experiencing the incident at Yubei Airport, Lin Xian felt extremely depressed and heavy.
"If the sacrifice of the 52nd Iron Guard Brigade can only buy these 1 people a chance to survive for one year and 96 days, it would be meaningless. Those young soldiers who died for us must have believed that we, the survivors, could one day defeat the darkness."
Lin Xian looked at Shuqin and said, "Shuqin, you definitely didn't expect that you could fight those monsters with your bare hands and become so strong, right?"
Shuqin was slightly surprised when she heard this, and then nodded.
"And these people..."
Lin Xian looked at the others: "Whether they are superpowers or not, we are constantly evolving every day we survive. There are many people like us resisting all over the world. This is our chance."
"So our next goal is not to escape for the sake of escaping, but to find every opportunity to improve and strengthen ourselves in the process, so that we can face the night one day. If we can defeat the night by then, then will the polar night still be the end of the world for us?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes widened. Chen Sixuan, Lu Xingchen, Sasha and KIKI all had a sudden realization, and even the building nodded repeatedly.
"Yes!" KIKI crossed her arms and looked at Lin Xian in amazement: "As long as we can survive in the darkness, it doesn't seem to matter if the whole world is swallowed by darkness."
Chen Sixuan also nodded: "Now that I think about it, the countdown of 1 year and 96 days doesn't seem so scary."
"Well, that makes sense."
Chi!
A ball of flame ignited in Lu Xingchen's palm: "The flame of this god will illuminate the endless night!"
Shuqin looked at Lin Xian with a relaxed look, and the fatigue in her expression seemed to have faded a little at this moment: "Such a goal sounds more motivating than the endless escape and survival."
"Captain Lin, what's our next step now?"
Lin Xian raised his eyes slightly and looked at the empty platform, the two trains coming out of Jiazhou City, and the more than 30 cars parked on the road.
The sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing gently.
"Such a great place, of course we should pack up the train!"
(End of this chapter)