Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 261 - 230: The Lake Research Institute

Under the night sky, the vast Shijiu Lake appeared eerily calm under the starlight, with a light breeze stirring gentle ripples.

The Infinity, which had just burst out of the eerie tide from Hengshan Pass, quietly rested on the tracks by the lake. The night wind was chilly, as the Yunjiang Plain began to cool, and white mist started emerging from the connections between the carriages.

Inside the carriages, the lights slowly glowed, with people constantly walking through the corridors.

In carriage No. 5 and the defense carriage behind it, many people were loading and unloading bullets, while the PX-05 engineering robot in carriage No. 12 was busily laying the ammunition chain for the 1130 weapon station.

Shu Qin and Daluo were inspecting the condition of each wagon.

In carriage No. 3, the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, which had absorbed the smoke emitted by a black centipede, emitted a faint glow. In the flower’s stamen, spots of crimson began to appear.

"The dark mark has begun to form."

Ding Junyi carefully observed the changes in the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and said to Lin Xian behind him, "Judging from the reactions of the survivors at the station, everyone is not quite willing or able to understand the fact that humans can be marked."

"It’s not that they don’t recognize this, it’s that they don’t recognize me."

Lin Xian said, "In the apocalypse, trust between people is thin, so I wanted to use the Phoenix Society to convey this information."

Ding Junyi coldly replied, "The mark cannot be effectively quantified in threat value, nor can it be tangibly displayed by other methods. Simply put, we can currently assess the intensity of upcoming attacks through the red light of the Disaster Plant, but even if others know, it’s hard to prevent them."

Lin Xian nodded, "Learning to judge the threat of Dark Creatures and to raise a gun in resistance is the most important thing. If everyone knows that mere escape is doomed to fail, then the sparks of resistance will rise."

"To put it nicely, it’s burning one’s boats; to put it bluntly, even a cornered rabbit bites."

Ding Junyi looked up at Lin Xian, "Interestingly, this might give us more choices in our east-bound escape."

"Are you saying whether to kill or to flee?"

"Yes."

Lin Xian was noncommittal, "I’m worried that if the dark mark has a quantifiable threat value, even if one escapes from the pursuit of a powerful Abnormal Body, the next encounter might not be any simpler. Unfortunately, from the marked bait at the station, this seems to be the case."

Ding Junyi saw that Lin Xian seemed somewhat pessimistic and said, "Science shouldn’t be rigid, but your thinking is even more rigid than a textbook. The mark we received in the climbing passageway, and the fact that when we reached Jiazhou City we only encountered a large number of Abnormal Body sieges, indicates that the mark, although varying in strength, also depends on whether there are powerful predators hidden in this jungle."

Hearing this, Lin Xian’s eyes lit up as he sighed, "Hey, you’re right."

Ding Junyi adjusted her glasses, "Is this what you came to discuss with me?"

Lin Xian gave a light cough, "No, besides checking our dark mark, I’m also preparing to explore that research institute."

"Do you need me to accompany you?" Ding Junyi asked directly.

Lin Xian nodded, "I’ll first arrange for the robot to go in for a check. If the danger level isn’t high..."

"If it’s not dangerous, don’t bother having me go." Ding Junyi said seriously, "You know, I prefer..."

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Lin Xian immediately understood and quickly turned around, heading back to carriage No. 1, preparing to have KIKI operate the PX05 robot to work with the drones to first inspect the internal situation of the SIID Foundation laboratory.

Woo~

Two drones flew out from the roof of the vehicle, while simultaneously, the diligent PX05 robot also flew out from the door of carriage No. 11, quickly heading towards the broken canopy of the test site under KIKI’s control.

"Huh, strange~"

In carriage No. 2’s information center, KIKI looked at the monitoring screen in front of her, frowning as she controlled the robot, "How come there’s no one at all."

"You can’t tell from the outside, you have to enter the underground research institute." Lin Xian said at this moment.

"But it really seems like there was a large-scale evacuation..." Chen Sixuan looked at the screen with confusion.

"Impossible."

KIKI looked skeptical, "Such a large research institute, did they really clear out just because we came knocking?"

Lin Xian slapped her on the forehead, "Focus."

"Ouch~"

KIKI glared at Lin Xian fiercely, then concentrated earnestly on operating the robot. From the high altitude, the drone saw that the Qingshui Town test site was eerily silent, and the PX05 robot slowly entered through the passage where Lin Xian had previously exited. The once busy laboratory, with various research rooms and corridors, was now empty.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xian’s expression grew more solemn, "Strange, could it be true as you silly girl said?"

A large organization capable of capturing Abnormal Bodies for experimental research vanished without a trace is indeed peculiar, but to say it was because of Lin Xian, even he found it hard to believe.

However, seeing the situation before him, Lin Xian started to entertain some thoughts.

"Looks like we need to go in ourselves to check the situation."

"Could there be an ambush?" Sha Sha spoke up at this point.

"If there was an ambush, they would have acted by now. Besides, our purpose is to find them, so it doesn’t matter." Lin Xian’s face showed cold determination as he began to organize the team, "Daluo, Brother Huo, Shu Qin, Little Girl, and Director Ding, come with me. The others, stay and guard the train."

At this point, Lu Xingchen gave Lin Xian a look, and seeing this, Lin Xian walked over, only to see Lu Xingchen with a somewhat strange expression that approached and whispered to him.

"Brother Lin, could I arrange for myself to guard the train tonight?"