Chapter 59: Midnight!

KIKI had only drawn a rough draft of the water and oxygen circulation system according to Lin Xian’s plan. Considering the issues of rainwater and health, Lin Xian was now preparing to clear out car 3, connect it to the locomotive’s water tank, install a purification system, and at the same time, set up some protected planting cabinets.

Clean water, clean air, growing green plants and vegetables—these were things Lin Xian had planned for in advance. After Xu Jin told him that the rainwater in the dark was problematic, Lin Xian felt an even greater urgency to build such a car.

With the arrival of ice and snow, and black rain bacteria, the world’s flora and fauna would also face an extinction disaster.

In car 2, the computer in the information center was still glowing faintly. After connecting the driving radar, photoelectric aiming system, and radar system, it was now able to set up an alert for a partial area in front of the train.

In the dark of night, the cold wind was biting.

Because the heating system inside the train had not been fully repaired, a cold and gloomy feeling permeated the cars.

KIKI and Shasha were already resting. Chen Sixuan was on duty in the driver’s cabin, while Dalou was on standby at the rear of car 5.

“Shasha.”

“Shasha…”

A faint call woke Lou Shasha from her bed.

Hearing the voice, she subconsciously opened her eyes, sleepily searching for the source of the sound.

The entire train’s lights were off. She extended a finger to lift a corner of the blackout curtain. Only a faint afterglow of the starry sky filtered through the grille armor plate outside, dimly illuminating the outlines of the objects inside the car.

Was it a hallucination?

Lou Shasha thought she heard a man calling her. She looked left and right, trying to find Lin Xian’s figure.

There was no one.

She was about to withdraw her finger from the blackout curtain, but outside the window, a standing black shadow suddenly appeared.

The upper half of the figure was completely dark, its face unclear.

Lou Shasha’s fingers trembled violently in fright. She could feel that the black shadow was watching her.

“Brother Lin?”

She asked cautiously.

Her other hand clutched the blanket tightly, her expression tense, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

If it was Lin Xian, why would he call her from outside?

The surroundings were silent, only her voice was particularly harsh and abrupt. She couldn’t help but reach out and press on the side of the bed. She wanted to pat it, trying to let KIKI below hear.

“Can you help me open the door…”

The black shadow said softly.

“Outside.”

“It’s so cold.”

Scratch, scratch. After the black shadow spoke, the sound of fingernails slowly scratching the steel plate came from outside.

Soon, the sound disappeared, and the black shadow was gone too.

Lou Shasha’s heart raced. Sensing that something was wrong, she leaned forward to investigate.

But the next moment.

A pale, ferocious face with a bloody mouth suddenly slammed against the window.

Thud!

A loud bang, accompanied by a huge vibration of the car body, immediately startled Lou Shasha.

“Ah!!!”

Shasha screamed, waking KIKI below. The girl frowned, turned over, and sat up, exclaiming, “What’s wrong!?”

“There’s something outside!!”

Lou Shasha breathed rapidly to calm her terrified heart. Although she had experienced many terrifying things these days, she was still startled by this scene.

Swish!

The blackout curtains in car 2 were all opened by KIKI, and the lights in the car also turned on. The two of them looked out the window, only to see that it was pitch black outside, without a single shadow.

“What’s wrong with you two?!”

At this moment, Chen Sixuan also ran over from the direction of the front driver’s cabin.

“There’s something outside, I saw it…”

Lou Shasha’s face was still full of shock. Dalou, who was on duty, also walked over with his gun. The group searched around but found nothing at all.

“Where’s Lin Xian?” KIKI asked.

“He’s still outside.” Chen Sixuan’s face was a little worried. After speaking, she picked up the walkie-talkie, preparing to ask about Lin Xian’s situation.

But at this moment, KIKI suddenly frowned.

“Listen… do you hear something?”

“A sound?”

The group looked around and fell silent, listening carefully.

The night was quiet. Outside, there was only the whistling of the cold wind and the rustling of the treetops.

But soon, the rustling sound grew louder and louder, as if it was about to boil over, a rustling sound coming from far and near. The sound seemed to be coming from the left, but also from the right.

It was as if a tremor of the earth was coming from all directions.

Shasha’s small face was pressed against the glass window. The lights inside the car were swallowed by the dense blackness outside, and she could only see a distance of a dozen meters.

She watched and listened, her expression growing more and more solemn.

Suddenly, she saw in the distant wilderness, countless black human head silhouettes surging like a tide. Her pupils immediately shrank, and she shouted, “Oh no, it’s a zombie horde!!!!”

Crash…!!

Crash, crash, crash!!!

Before she could finish her sentence, a deafening roar of hissing, running, and howling sounds came from all directions like a tide. The dense black shadows blotted out the sky, and there was no end in sight.

“Lin Xian!!”

Chen Sixuan was so scared by this scene that she trembled all over. She quickly gripped the walkie-talkie and called out to Lin Xian outside.

“Drive!” KIKI also subconsciously shouted at this moment.

Whoosh~!!!

Before Chen Sixuan could act, the engine of the Infinity had already started to roar. Hearing this, Chen Sixuan immediately realized that it was Lin Xian who was activating it.

Her heart immediately settled, and she quickly ran towards the driver’s cabin.

“Let’s go, to the back. That guy is still outside.”

KIKI seemed to have thought of something and quickly called Dalou. The two of them ran towards car 5, one after the other.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud, thud…

In almost the blink of an eye, countless zombies pounced on the train parked in the dark night. For a moment, the sounds of pouncing, crashing, knocking, and scratching, a deafening impact on the steel plates outside the car, made the inside of the car feel like a muffled drum, as if it was being hit by a mudslide!

Whoosh~

The hydraulic tailboard opened. KIKI and Dalou both held their guns, ready for battle.

“You bad guy, are you outside?!” KIKI shouted.

Puff, puff, puff!

Countless wind guns shattered the zombies’ heads, hitting the car board with a series of roars.

“Don’t let these bastards in!”

Lin Xian shouted from outside. He quickly ran across the roofs of several cars while also driving the train forward.

To devour that freight electric locomotive, Lin Xian had almost exhausted most of his stamina, and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.

At this moment, the electric locomotive was started by Chen Sixuan. Lin Xian suddenly felt his energy return, and he let out a sigh of relief, charging forward with all his might.

Countless zombies pounced forward like a tide. This scene was even more terrifying than in the misty outpost. Lin Xian was secretly shocked, not knowing why such a huge zombie horde had suddenly been alarmed. He gritted his teeth and opened the tailboard halfway.

Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat!

As the tailboard was lowered, a large number of zombies hissed and climbed into the car. KIKI and Dalou, who were already waiting inside, immediately opened fire.

Lin Xian made a decisive decision. He raised his hand and fired two wind guns, blasting away a few zombies in front of him. Using his enhanced speed, he leaped and squeezed through the gap in the tailboard.

“Ah!”

The tailboard was about to close. Dalou dropped his gun and shouted, rushing forward with a crowbar and crushing the heads of two zombies stuck in the tailboard, trying to get in. Then he kicked them out, allowing the tailboard to close completely.

“Dalou, you and Shasha guard here. Missy, come with me to the front!”

Lin Xian didn’t stop for a moment. As soon as he landed, he ran towards the front. Now that he was in the car, he also restarted his Mechanical Heart to drive the gas turbine locomotive, accelerating with both engines at the same time!

Buzz, buzz, bang, bang, bang!

At this moment, at the front of the train, the dense mass of zombies almost completely covered the view from the driver’s cabin.

Originally, the power of zombies in front of a heavy train was insignificant. But at this moment, the crazy zombies in front of the train, like a tsunami, were constantly preventing the train from accelerating.

Crack, crack, crack

The harsh sound of human bones and corpses being crushed under the tracks was constantly heard, making one’s scalp tingle.

“Keep accelerating!”

Lin Xian shouted.

Chen Sixuan bit her lip and pushed the driving lever with all her might.

“Missy, clear the way in front!”

KIKI nodded, bit her silver teeth, rushed to the driver’s cabin, and pushed forward with her hand.

Buzz!

An invisible shockwave suddenly vibrated out, instantly blasting away hundreds of zombies in front of the train. Then… a large number of zombies swarmed up again like ants in an instant.

“The speed is picking up!” Chen Sixuan shouted.

Lin Xian sat in the driver’s seat, his eyes sharp, and he gritted his teeth fiercely.

“Crush them!”

Whoosh…

The engines of the Giant Whale 03E heavy gas turbine locomotive and the Circumstellar 7F electric locomotive roared at the same time, carrying tens of thousands of horsepower, crazily advancing through the zombie horde