Chapter 208 Clear Mark

Chapter 208 Clear Mark

Chapter 208 Clear Mark
One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The man in carriage No. 5 clenched his gun tightly. Lu Xingchen crossed his arms and closed his eyes, looking like a master. The tea machine in front of him was humming with steam.

Chen Sixuan looked anxiously at the front of the track, fearing that some horrible monster would suddenly pounce on her in the next second.

One minute, two minutes, five minutes.

Ten minutes passed and the train was still running quietly. A wide track appeared in front of it, followed by a series of clanging... clanging sounds of the tracks merging.

The Infinity is back on track again.

"Lin Xian..." Chen Sixuan frowned and looked at Lin Xian who was standing beside her without saying a word.

At this time, Lin Xian slowly breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes changed: "It seems... [Dark Mark] is real, and all the survivors are prey chased by the mark."

He clearly remembered that in the previous two nights, when he was not in the range of Rain Town, those strange and weird creatures appeared outside Infinity almost instantly.

It was as if the Infinity was a dazzling lighthouse in the dark waves, attracting a large number of monsters, waiting to pounce on it the moment the lights went out!

And now, everything around has become quiet, even... so quiet that Lin Xian feels a little unreal.

Chen Sixuan covered her mouth and looked at the darkness ahead in disbelief.

"It's so scary. We thought we had avoided them, but in fact, we were always in their sight."

Lin Xian said, "There should be some safe areas, or without this kind of marking, we will be in a state of silence, which will be relatively safer."

squeak~
After driving for another ten minutes, they were now completely away from the valley of Yu Town and arrived at an open forest. Lin Xian stopped the train directly.

"Can't we go in?" Chen Sixuan asked.

"No need. Now that we have confirmed this, let's take advantage of the current silence to rest. There is no need to travel in the dark." Lin Xian said.

He didn't want to just clear the mark and then attract a new one.

Now that it's safe, the right thing to do is to stop and prepare, replenish ammunition and prepare food.

"Okay, we haven't finished counting the things we confiscated in Yu Town." Chen Sixuan agreed with Lin Xian's words and breathed a sigh of relief. She said to Lin Xian, "It was just said that there is an S-level weird body in Parma Grassland. Do we need to change our subsequent route?"

Lin Xian nodded: "That's for sure. We can't possibly provoke an S-level weird body right now. We should avoid it if we can. If we are marked by an S-level weird body again, we might face a situation like the one in Yubei City..."

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

Lin Xian rubbed his hair and felt relaxed all over: "It's rare to not be besieged by zombies and strange bodies."

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

Chen Sixuan pondered for a moment, "I remember what you said before we climbed up the passage. We may have to avoid large cities. In that case, we may have to get off the main road around the Star Ring Road and take detours. For example, areas like Longjiang, Jinhai, and Xingcheng cannot be avoided if we take the main road around the Star Ring Road."

"If you don't take the Parma Grassland, it depends on whether you take the north or south route after Hengshan Pass. The north route passes through the Xidi Gobi and Tagan Desert, close to the No. 5 Star Abyss, while the south route goes to Qingshui, Lancheng and Yunlan, which is the direction of the No. 7 Star Abyss. If you want to go to Xingcheng, we have to go back to the main road before Jinhai."

Lin Xian nodded. "Whether we are crossing the sea or taking the northern continental shelf through the Qionggu Strait, we must upgrade the train's drive system and prepare supplies and ammunition before that. Xingcheng is the best choice."

"The other thing is time. We have more time than before. Let's pass Hengshan Pass first and then make a decision based on the battle situation in Parma Grassland. Anyway, we can change direction before leaving Hengshan Pass. According to the news from the Phoenix Society, their closest bases to us are Xilan and Jinhai. The coordinates of other task forces are not disclosed to the public. We have to contact the Phoenix Society as soon as possible and hand over the research materials of [Dark Mark] to them."

Chen Sixuan heard this and said, "We found a radio station from the King Kong convoy. It should be the device used to lure us into Yu Town. With this, why don't we directly synchronize this information to the outside world? Maybe the people from the Phoenix Society will find out and come to us on their own initiative."

"No."

Lin Xian shook his head and said in a deep voice: "You think too simply. The information in the survivors' channels is too complicated and everyone is running around. If you just tell others not to run and that it will be safer to kill the weird bodies you encounter, will others believe you?"

"Even if it's the Phoenix Order, they have to synchronize Director Ding's detailed research data. They must also do tests first. Moreover, not everyone has Hell Black Chrysanthemum, and we can't send Hell Black Chrysanthemum out together. Only after the Phoenix Order has done definite experiments will it be announced to the public. This even involves the Phoenix Order's action mode. Once confirmed, many survivors may feel that escaping is a dead end, causing greater panic and despair, which will add fuel to the old federal government's underground city plan..."

The essence of the disagreement between the Phoenix Order and the Old Federal Government is the concept of survival and the mode of confrontation. Because of the polar night, most of the survivors support escaping from the darkness, but the [Dark Mark] is bound to cause a certain accumulation of risks in the escape, which is bound to affect the survival decisions of many survivors.

"then what should we do?"

"We should do what we should do, and let the leaders decide the changes in the situation." Lin Xian took a deep breath. All he could do was pass on the useful information he had obtained. Nothing else was something he could change.

"Okay, Teacher Chen, take your men to count the supplies we've harvested, and then prepare dinner. After fleeing for so long, we finally won a victory, so it's time to have a celebratory banquet." Lin Xian said, letting out a sigh of relief.

Chen Sixuan nodded when she heard this. She unconditionally supported Lin Xian's decision, and her face lit up a little more. "Okay, there are several girls in the team who are good at cooking. The dining car now has an oven and a wok. Let's make a big meal tonight."

In the dark night, the forest is quiet and the night is silent. In a valley dozens of kilometers away from Chuyu Town, the nearly 400-meter-long "Infinity" is quietly parked in the deep forest, with the heavy cabin door tightly closed. The light yellow light shines through the window into the darkness of the car, giving the passengers in the car an infinite sense of security.

This was the first time that Lin Xian had eaten with so many people since Jiang City, 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, wok, soup pot, and grill for the first time to create a mouth-watering meal.

Tomato beef soup, roasted meat jerky, fried noodles, sweet soup made with honey and canned fruit, and the highlight is the big pot stew with braised pork, beef, salted fish, and canned dried vegetables!
Chen Sixuan also took out the red wine to celebrate everyone's rebirth.

"Wow, it's different with a dining car. We have fried noodles." KIKI and Sasha came to the dining car and saw the food on the long table. They couldn't help but look intoxicated.

Sasha pouted her lips, her eyes sparkling: "I can't take it anymore, my saliva is almost flowing down."

Gululu~
After a busy day of work, I walked to the back of the building. When I saw the food on the table, my stomach started to growl.

"Brother! I heard everything. Please keep your stomach quiet." Sasha said with disgust.

"Hehe." Dalou smiled innocently, a little embarrassed: "I fought several fights today, and I am indeed a little hungry."

In doomsday, a hearty meal may be everyone's only hope in the dark night of despair.

"Yeah, not bad." Lu Xingchen walked to the center, glanced around, and said approvingly: "The dining car is clean and sanitary, and the food is fragrant and tempting. It is very much to my liking."

Chen Sixuan, who had been busy for several hours, rolled her eyes at him and said, "Why don't you find a seat and sit down? I'll treat you guys."

"Hehehe, here I come." KIKI took the lead and found a nearby seat to sit down.

Lü Chang, who had been patrolling with a few people, came in and shouted excitedly, "Oh my god, a feast! Is today the New Year?!"

His words made everyone's expressions pause slightly. The word "Chinese New Year" seemed to be both familiar and unfamiliar in everyone's mind. No one expected that such a festival would be mentioned at the end of the world.

"Yes, yes, today is our Infinity New Year." Lin Xian looked relaxed for a rare time. He came over and asked everyone to sit down.

"Shuqin, you can sit down too."

Lin Xian was still a little reserved when he saw Shu Qin coming in, and immediately said, "There is a sentry system in the car, so there is no need to guard it for now."

Shuqin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but swallowed it back, sighed, and smiled at Lin Xian: "Okay, Captain Lin, we haven't had a meal like this for a long time."

Ding Junyi walked into the dining car silently and stood in the corner. Seeing Lin Xian's eyes looking at her, she nodded slightly.

With her personality, she didn't have very high requirements for food, nor was she good at socializing with others. However, at this moment, there was some warmth in her eyes. She swept her gaze over everyone and finally fell on Lin Xian, looking at him quietly.

"Do you think the food tonight is rich and abundant?" Lin Xian asked with a smile. At this time, everyone was present. In the No. 6 dining car, the team of more than people all had eager expressions.

In the kitchen area, Chen Sixuan, Miao Lu, He Fang, Zou Yunyao and other women who were cooking also looked over.

“It’s so delicious!”

"awesome."

"It smells so good..."

"I haven't had such a sumptuous dinner in a long time."

More than thirty people were talking to each other, and the atmosphere was positive and cheerful.

Lin Xian smiled and said, "Then we have to thank the beautiful ladies for their hard work in cooking."

After saying that, Lin Xian stood up, put away the smile on his face, and looked around at everyone.

"Everyone, after two nights of fierce fighting, we have become inseparable comrades and partners. From now on, this train will be our home. Now we all know about [Mark of the Night]. In order to live like this in the future, we may not keep running away. We will try to fight back like we did today, to fight for the hope of survival..."

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

"You may ask why we should risk delivering a message..."

Lin Xian raised his glass, his eyes stern.

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

(End of this chapter)