Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 182 - 177 Candlelight (extra Chapter for monthly ticket, thank you!)

Chapter 182: Chapter 177 Candlelight (extra Chapter for monthly ticket, thank you!)

Strange occurrences were frequent, filling Lin Xian’s heart with deep unrest.

The Preparation Center in his hand lit up. Lin Xian checked the material conversion progress inside; the materials required for 1130 were mostly ready.

"Better hurry and put one together, or else I won’t be able to sleep with peace of mind."

"Lin Xian."

As soon as he stepped into Carriage 2, KIKI’s voice came through. At this moment, Chen Sixuan and Sha Sha were gathered around the information center, looking at footage from KIKI’s drone.

"Come over and take a look," Chen Sixuan also called to Lin Xian.

He walked over and saw that the drone was flying towards the town far away from the platform. Curiously, under the night sky, many houses in the town had faint lights glowing inside, as if they were lit by gas lamps or candles.

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Xian frowned,

"Does this little town have that many inhabitants?"

"Strange." KIKI, sitting cross-legged on a chair, floated up and kept zooming the drone in closer. However, due to the distance, only the outlines of some buildings were visible: "If they are survivors, who would light lamps like this?"

Lin Xian instantly understood what KIKI meant; these lights looked just as if it was before the apocalypse, when the town had a power outage, and the residents were all lighting candles.

Simply put, it didn’t look at all like it had been through an apocalypse...

"This town is so odd, not only are there people, but those nighttime monsters can’t even enter. Could it be there’s a special Superpower User?" KIKI pondered, chin resting in hand.

"If there’s such a superpower, it would be unbeatable," Sha Sha said with wide eyes and exaggeratedly spread arms, "A single person could protect everyone."

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, "Lin Xian, what do you think?"

Lin Xian shook his head, with no clear thoughts at the moment: "I’m not sure either, but it seems we are temporarily safe."

"Kid, I had you scout ahead just now, how did it go?"

"Just a chemical tank car in the way, we just need to move it aside, and the road ahead is clear."

"Good."

"So, should we go check out the town?"

"No need."

Lin Xian looked out the train window at the dark, deserted platform, and the distant contours of the small town, and said: "Even if we were to go, we should wait until daytime. First, let’s move that tanker car aside to keep the train route clear, not blocked. Then we’ll see tonight. Someone has deliberately diverted us onto this branch line. I’m also worried about possible trouble. Anyway, let’s not make any moves for now and use this place to avoid the darkness."

Chen Sixuan and KIKI both nodded in agreement. Lin Xian’s thoughts were still very cautious. Under such bizarre circumstances, it would indeed be unwise to recklessly disembark and explore the town.

Hiss~

The door to the cockpit opened, and Lin Xian and KIKI alighted one after the other, with Building and Lu Xingchen also getting off to stand guard by the train.

Rain Town’s train platform was a large chemical goods platform, with a sealed warehouse on one side of the platform. Under the moonlight, the pitch-black platform was shrouded in a layer of clear brightness, silent all around.

Lin Xian, with his agile body, quickly arrived at the front of the cargo train. Mechanical Heart activated, starting the coverage over the whole train.

Soon after the scan was complete, wooh~

He began to operate the freight tank car, with KIKI helping him switch tracks. Afterward, under the light of Infinity, Lin Xian swiftly moved the freight tank car off the rails, opening a clear passage for Infinity.

Chirp chirp~

The low hum of insects filled the surroundings. Urgency and heightened alertness filled his heart, yet no accidents occurred as he had imagined, and moving the car went very smoothly.

Having taken care of everything, he didn’t hesitate, directing everyone to board the train.

As Lin Xian was about to step into the cockpit of Infinity, he suddenly stopped, turned around to look at the deserted and shadowy platform behind him, and inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.

"What’s the matter?" Chen Sixuan asked in a soft voice.

Lin Xian turned back around, not saying anything, and got on the train directly.

Hiss~

The cockpit door closed, giving everyone a sense of safety.

But for some reason, Lin Xian always had a feeling as if something was watching them.

"I’ll take the night watch tonight. Teacher Chen, kiddo, you all get some sleep. Shu Qin and I will stand guard," Lin Xian called everyone together and began to make arrangements.

"I’m not sleeping," KIKI said at this moment. "I’m feeling quite spirited right now, and aren’t you going to assemble the 1130 Close-in Weapon System and engineering robots tonight? I can help you with system calibration."

Lin Xian looked at her and nodded.

"Alright then."

At this time, Lin Xian noticed that Sha Sha’s expression seemed somewhat off, so he asked, "What’s wrong, Sha Sha?"

"Brother Lin~" Sha Sha slightly frowned. "I feel a bit scared here, it gives me the creeps."

"Me too..."

Chen Sixuan also said in a serious tone, "Although those monsters are gone, this small town still gives me an uncomfortable feeling."

"So we’ll just wait on the train until daybreak," Lin Xian stated directly. "I will seal the train, and all the doors can only be opened by me. You guys rest first."

Although Lin Xian himself was full of doubts at this moment, as a team leader, he didn’t want to deliberately convey a sense of negativity. After he finished instructing everyone, they felt slightly at ease. Those who needed to rest went to sleep, and those who were on duty started the night watch.

"Lin Xian."

After the others left, Chen Sixuan stood at the entrance of the sleeping compartment in coach No. 1 and said to Lin Xian, "Be careful."

Lin Xian nodded: "Yeah, I know."

He then opened the Heterogeneous Rubik’s Cube and rescan the vehicle body.

[Beep! Reflection detection using non-mechanical power is in progress.]

[Detection successful, no fear risk inside the train, dark forces invasion blocked.]

He then picked up the Soul Swinging Value Detector and pressed the button.

[0]

"There seems to be no anomalies inside or outside the vehicle."

Lin Xian’s gaze flickered slightly, not knowing why, even though he got a good result, he still felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

"Can it shield Abnormal Bodies... Superpower Users?"

"Or..."

As he pondered, he suddenly looked at the Heterogeneous Rubik’s Cube he had just used, and his brow furrowed: "Could it be some kind of Taboo Item?"

The only possibilities Lin Xian could think of were these two, and after considering this, he actually leaned more towards the latter.

If a survivor had such Superpowers, it would be invincible, even more heaven-defying than his Mechanical Heart.

"If it’s a Taboo Item..."

Lin Xian had some ideas in his mind at this moment. It was already incredible to have a Divine Artifact like the Heterogeneous Rubik’s Cube on board to block dark contagions; if there was something that could isolate Abnormal Bodies, wouldn’t the major survivor organizations around the world be fighting over it?

"Let it be, I will see tomorrow."

Lin Xian connected the communication setup inside the vehicle to the communicator, holding it in his hand, and then checked the coaches all the way to the rear.

Many people in the living coach were already asleep, while Shu Qin with Lv Chang and several other skilled members turned off the lights and stood outside in the corridor.

KIKI followed Lin Xian into coach No. 11, where three cars and a motorcycle were parked, which he prepared for future off-vehicle mobility. As for coach No. 12, it was completely vacant at the moment, and Lin Xian planned to build a 1130 Close Defense Cannon here, turning this coach into a weapon station coach.

Arriving in coach No. 12, the place was brightly lit and empty. KIKI, holding a mobile computer, said to Lin Xian, "Lin Xian, you can make Gatlings now, why not make a few more? Wouldn’t that strengthen our firepower?"

"You think I wouldn’t want to?" Lin Xian gave a helpless wry smile. "Kiddo, you really think of me as a factory, don’t you?"