Chapter 29: The Insect Corpse

Clang~ Clang!

The carriage returned to calm again.

Lin Xian gritted his teeth and looked up. He was shocked to see that the huge pincer was still embedded in the armored grille. His heart tightened, and he quickly turned back to check. He saw that the metal coupler was like a thick fishing line, dragging the small half of the giant insect’s tail, leaving a shocking mark on the tracks. The insect’s tail was already torn to pieces, a bloody mess.

“Is it dead?!”

Just then, KIKI finally let go of her hand. She suddenly raised her head. However, because her movement was too hasty, her head hit Lin Xian’s chin without deviation.

Bang! A crisp collision sound echoed in the carriage.

“Ouch~” KIKI cried out in pain, instinctively covering her head with her hands.

“Damn!” Lin Xian was also dizzy from the collision. He clutched his chin and cried out in pain.

Neither of them had time to confirm whether the giant insect was really dead. They each clutched their injured parts and cried out in pain.

“It hurts so much, you stinking bastard!” KIKI glared at him.

“Is your head made of iron!” Lin Xian shouted angrily.

At this time, he didn’t have time to bicker with this girl. He endured the pain and stood up. Looking at the motionless insect corpse outside the carriage, his suspended heart finally relaxed a little.

To confirm, he began to slow down slowly. He walked to the rear of the car with his knife and looked out. He saw that the insect’s torso clinging to the side of the train had been ground to only a layer of skin on its abdomen and dense claws. Half of the insect’s corpse had even been torn off and was hooked on the coupler.

Screech!

At this time, Lin Xian slowly stopped the “Infinity.”

“It’s really dead!” Seeing Lin Xian stop the car, KIKI rubbed her head and stood up excitedly. She quickly ran over. When she saw the fragments of the insect corpse all over the ground, her face immediately turned green, and she couldn’t help but retch. “What a disgusting big insect!”

Lin Xian turned back to look at KIKI at this time, his eyes carrying a bit of vigilance.

But who knew that at this time, a stream of bright red blood slowly flowed out of KIKI’s two nostrils. But she didn’t care at all. Seeing Lin Xian’s gaze, she casually wiped the blood away, her little face slightly raised, and looked at Lin Xian proudly. “Well, I told you it would be useful to keep me.”

“You know how to use your ability now?”

“I think so…”

“When?”

“I just used it to save you.” KIKI blinked. “See, I told you I’m actually a good person.”

As she spoke, a large amount of nosebleed flowed down again. Her face was now an extremely unhealthy white. She looked at Lin Xian. “But it’s so strange. After using it once, I feel a headache and dizziness…”

Lin Xian looked at her and knew that this was due to her excessive energy consumption. At this time, he also became serious. He looked at the tailboard of the rear cabin, then found a towel and threw it to KIKI, letting her wipe the blood on her face.

“Is everyone okay?”

After stopping the car, Chen Sixuan ran over with a look of fear. At this time, looking at the tragic state of carriage 3, she also immediately retched.

The insect corpse emitted a foul and unpleasant fishy smell. Even people with strong psychological endurance couldn’t help but frown when they saw it.

Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan. He had to say that Professor Chen was much smarter than he had imagined. At such a critical moment, she was the one who came up with a solution.

“Thanks to you this time,” Lin Xian said seriously.

Chen Sixuan avoided his gaze and said with some embarrassment, “It has nothing to do with me.”

Lin Xian said frankly, “How can it have nothing to do with you? If it weren’t for your idea, I really wouldn’t know how to deal with this monster.”

“Hey!” KIKI put her hands on her hips, her face full of indignation. “Why is no one thanking me?”

As she spoke, a stream of nosebleed flowed out again.

Lin Xian frowned. Seeing that KIKI’s face was not right, he asked, “How do you feel?”

“I…”

Before she could finish her words, KIKI’s eyes narrowed slightly, and her whole person swayed and fell towards Lin Xian. Her little face was pressed against Lin Xian’s chest. Before she lost consciousness, she suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Xian’s arm, saying in a weak voice, “Don’t… don’t throw me out of the car…”

Hearing this, Lin Xian’s expression moved slightly. At this time, looking at the already unconscious KIKI, his originally somewhat suspended heart finally relaxed a little.

It seemed that this little girl was also clear about her situation. She could still help at the critical moment of life and death. Thinking of this, he also relaxed his vigilance against her a little.

He looked up and met Chen Sixuan’s eyes.

“You watch her first. I’ll go and check the situation. If there’s no danger for the time being, we’ll wait here until dawn.”

“Okay.” Chen Sixuan looked at the messy carriage 3 and the dark wilderness around her, and nodded uneasily.

Lin Xian took a flashlight from the toolbox in the carriage, jumped out of the car from the tailboard, and looked at the broken insect corpse with a frown.

He quickly returned to the carriage, dragged out the small crane, and pulled the red insect’s giant pincer from the armored grille. The remaining insect corpse on the abdomen then fell from the side of the train to the ground.

Then he went to the back, untied the coupler on the half-section of the insect’s tail, and took it back to the car.

“This needs to be repaired.”

Lin Xian looked at carriage 3 after the great battle, his face heavy.

“It’s just as that girl said. This car needs to be equipped with some weapons and defense systems. Just being able to run is useless.”

If it weren’t for Chen Sixuan’s inspiration, Lin Xian really wouldn’t have known where to start tonight.

His Air Cannon could be compared to the power of a firearm at close range, but its power was greatly reduced at a distance. And whether it was the white giant monster or today’s red big insect, they were both thick-skinned and fleshy monsters.

Conventional weapons basically couldn’t gain any advantage against them.

Just as Lin Xian was cleaning up the wreckage and preparing to return to the train, he suddenly felt a jolt under his feet, as if something was surging underground.

In an instant, a rustling sound appeared in his ears. He picked up the flashlight and shone it over. He saw a surge of black gas coming out of the huge insect corpse next to the train. And the black gas was not going into the air, but was being sucked into the ground by some strange force.

Lin Xian frowned and walked over. The rustling sound in his ears suddenly became louder, as if thousands of people were crying and howling, making his scalp go numb!

“What the hell is this!”

Lin Xian was startled and took a few steps back, away from the black smoke. The shouts and howls turned into a slight rustling sound again.

In just a few breaths, the black gas disappeared, leaving only the insect corpse in place, emitting a fishy smell.

“Did I hear wrong?” Lin Xian looked shocked. Just now, when he was close to the black gas, he did hear human cries, which was heart-stopping, as if the victims who had been devoured by this big insect were howling at the same time. It was extremely strange.

Omm~

Back on the train, Lin Xian tried to raise the tailboard.

Although the car body was broken in several places, fortunately, the hydraulic press of the tailboard was still strong. After Lin Xian activated his Mechanical Heart to raise the tailboard, he looked at the mess in carriage 3. Many tools were scattered on the ground.

Including a welding machine, a small crane, and his own motorcycle.

These things were of great use. If they were damaged, it would be more troublesome to repair them.

Lin Xian’s mechanical repair ability and manufacturing ability were common. He had to have the corresponding materials, and it also took a lot of time.

After the battle just now, he was already exhausted. Fortunately, this was a deserted wilderness, and the huge commotion did not attract a large number of zombie tides, so he could take a breather.

Looking at the time, it was already 9:15 PM. He had been fighting and fleeing with the giant insect for more than two hours.

“How is it?”

Seeing Lin Xian close the door and walk over, Chen Sixuan got up and asked.

“It’s safe for now.” Lin Xian took a bottle of water from the storage rack and drank a third of it in one go.

He glanced over and saw that the little girl had been helped to the sofa by Chen Sixuan and was asleep. It could be seen that although this girl’s newly awakened ability was powerful, her energy consumption was also extremely exaggerated.

At this time, Lin Xian’s expression was a little complicated. Although he had just saved her and the two of them had fought side by side, this girl’s mind was really a bit cunning. And after she awakened her ability, Lin Xian felt that he was not sure that he was her opponent. Thinking of this, he began to worry a little.

“Are you injured?”

Chen Sixuan looked at the bloodstains on Lin Xian’s hands and face and couldn’t help but ask.

“Superficial wounds.” Lin Xian sighed and looked at Chen Sixuan. “We ran quite far tonight. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow. I want to rest at Beiwang Station.”

Chen Sixuan nodded.

“Beiwang Town is not big either. The situation should not be too complicated. After Beiwang Station, the next biggest city is Yubei City. From there, we will truly enter the Star Ring railway line. The road conditions…”

She wanted to say that the road conditions of the Star Ring railway might be better, but at this time, she was not sure. After all, it was already lucky that they had not encountered any broken rocks or tracks along the way. Who knew if the road conditions ahead would be better or worse?