Chapter 27: The Giant Centipede

“Is that so?” Lin Xian said with a smile. “Are you relieved now?”

KIKI’s eyes dodged, and she muttered, “Didn’t I say we’d make peace…”

As she spoke, she suddenly looked at Chen Sixuan and said in a coquettish tone, “Professor Chen, thank you for taking care of me these two days. Why don’t you help me untie the ropes? I’m so uncomfortable like this.”

“Is that so? I don’t see it.” Chen Sixuan snorted. “You were tied up for the past two days, weren’t you sleeping soundly?”

Although Chen Sixuan had a gentle personality, she was not without a temper. KIKI’s actions had also startled her. How could she give her a good face?

“I!…”

KIKI was at a loss for words. She looked at Lin Xian angrily. “Hey, you’re not really going to keep me tied up like this, are you? What if we encounter a monster?”

Lin Xian’s face was calm. “This is the punishment for stealing food. If you want me to let you go, it depends on your performance. If your ability can’t help, then I’ll have to ask you to get off the car.”

KIKI was furious. She glanced at him guiltily and shrank back on the sofa.

“Okay, okay, I was wrong. If I have an ability, I’ll definitely help you. Don’t kick me out of the car.”

“Okay,” Lin Xian said coldly.

Then he ignored her, got up, and went to the cockpit, letting Chen Sixuan watch her.

Lin Xian took out the guns he had picked up from the Oasis convoy and sighed repeatedly. The barrel of one of the AKs was even bent. He thought that last night, this group of guys probably used their guns as fire pokers after running out of bullets, but they were still completely wiped out.

What kind of monster was it…

[Devour progress 5%]

Without bullets and with a bent barrel, Lin Xian thought he might as well devour it and see if there would be any surprises.

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +2. Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +1.]

[Devour successful. Mechanical Source +1. Mechanical Devour skill proficiency +1.]

…

“Only this much? This is a gun?!”

Lin Xian looked at the light screen in front of him, and his whole person was not well.

“Don’t treat an AK like a fire poker, damn it!”

At this time, Lin Xian’s expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly noticed something.

Under the quiet carriage floor, a subtle sound of the tracks vibrating slowly came.

Clack~ Clack~ Clack~ Clack~

Clack~ Clack~

Clack~ Clack~ Clack~ Clack~

It was like countless iron chains sliding across the tracks, the sound continuous, but heavy and powerful!

“What’s wrong?” Chen Sixuan asked quickly when she saw Lin Xian walk into the carriage.

“Shh!” Lin Xian made a shushing gesture.

“Something is approaching.” He lowered his voice and motioned for the two of them not to move.

Then he turned off the lights in the carriage, and everyone was plunged into darkness. He slowly squatted down and pressed his hand on the train floor. The Mechanical Heart activated, and he became one with the train, feeling the situation outside.

Chen Sixuan frowned slightly. She turned around and came to the window by the bed, stretched out her finger, and quietly lifted the sunshade a little. Her pupils immediately constricted, and she quickly covered her mouth in panic!

KIKI on the sofa opposite saw Chen Sixuan’s expression, and her face immediately became solemn.

“Lin Xian.”

In the darkness, Chen Sixuan gently patted Lin Xian’s shoulder.

Lin Xian got up and turned around, also coming to the window and looking out through the gap.

He didn’t know until he looked, but when he looked, his whole person was not well.

With the faint light in the dark night, he saw a huge black shadow slowly climbing up the tracks on the pillar of the iron bridge in the rear carriage. The dense claws tapped on the bridge pillar and the tracks, making a fine clanging sound. He could even see two extremely long antennae constantly swinging.

Is it that giant insect?!

Lin Xian was shocked. Why was this thing so persistent? From the Jiang City freight center to Yushan Station, and then driving out for at least one or two hundred kilometers during the day, how could this thing still be following behind?

Could it be that it had targeted him?

Seeing the giant shadow in the dark night slowly approaching the rear of carriage 3, Lin Xian’s eyes sharpened. He made a decisive decision. The Mechanical Heart started to operate at full power, making the Giant Whale 03E and the Star Ring 7F two locomotives roar at the same time.

Run!

At this time, he only had one thought. This big insect was the same as the white giant monster that night. Ordinary armor couldn’t withstand it at all. Although his “Infinity” used the same rolled steel plate and high-hardening tungsten steel as tank armored vehicles, which was much stronger than the door of the cold storage, he didn’t dare to bet. And facing this kind of monster, instead of waiting for it to open the can, it was better to let the train charge. The kinetic energy brought by tens of thousands of horsepower and a behemoth of hundreds of tons was not to be underestimated.

Omm~

The huge traction force caused Chen Sixuan and KIKI to stagger. Then the lights in the carriage lit up, and at the same time, the train engine roared wildly.

“Professor Chen, the cockpit!”

Lin Xian drew his short knife and shouted.

Chen Sixuan’s heart beat faster. After stabilizing her body, she also decisively got up and ran towards the cockpit, swaying.

Screech~~~~~!!!!

The sudden start of the “Infinity” immediately enraged the red giant centipede. A piercing shriek was heard from the mountain stream, and then the carriage was hit by a violent collision!

Bang!

The huge force directly caused the entire carriage 3 to tilt a few degrees. At the same time, the entire train shook violently, and the train’s iron wheels sparked, making a piercing buzzing sound.

“Not good!”

Lin Xian shouted coldly and immediately rushed towards carriage 3 with his short knife.

And KIKI, seeing the two of them one after another, but her hands and feet were still tied, shouted, “Hey!!! Bad guy, let me go!!”

Tap~ Tap~ Tap~ Tap~ Tap~ Tap~

Under Lin Xian’s control, the sunshades of all the carriages rose in unison. Lin Xian rushed over and immediately saw a red giant shadow climbing on one side of carriage 3.

Clang, clang, clang!

The giant insect was extremely fast. Its legs were like mechanical claws, and it climbed onto the carriage effortlessly. The huge weight immediately made the roof of carriage 3 make a hollow sound.

Lin Xian was terrified. This thing was much faster than he had imagined, and he couldn’t shake it off at all.

In order to prevent this thing from climbing to the front of the train and overturning it, he decisively lowered the tailboard of the rear carriage. Looking at the dense insect belly legs outside the window, Lin Xian only felt his scalp go cold.

But at this time, the hydraulic tailboard was lowered by a third and suddenly got stuck. A look outside showed that it was part of the red giant insect’s body that was moving quickly!

“Damn it!”

Lin Xian was not polite. He aimed at the strange insect’s belly shell and directly fired an Air Cannon!

Puff!

The full-force blow directly hit the front, making a hard echo. It only shot off one of the hundreds of legs of the red giant, sending it flying, and did not cause any major damage.

On the contrary, this blow attracted the attention of the giant insect. It quickly climbed onto the roof of the car. Because the hydraulic tailboard was stuck, the giant insect suddenly curled up its tail, revealing several tail needles that were more than a meter long. They closed together and stabbed fiercely at the steel tailboard