Little Thief on Board

"Bleurgh!"

The extremely bloody scene shattered the mental defenses of Chen Sixuan, the gentle university teacher. As soon as she got off the train, the stench of blood hit her head-on, and she immediately began dry-heaving.

Lin Xian was about to comfort her when he saw her raise a hand.

"N-No need. I'm fine."

Chen Sixuan looked utterly pale, but Lin Xian could tell that she was trying very hard to adapt to the scene before her. Understanding this, he said nothing more.

"Be careful. There might still be survivors or other zombies."

"Mm." Chen Sixuan nodded. The two of them began searching the off-road vehicles parked on the platform and quickly found a large amount of water and various foods that had originally been stockpiled by the Oasis Convoy.

"There's so much food!"

Deliberately keeping her eyes away from the corpses on the ground, Chen Sixuan opened car doors and began gathering supplies.

Lin Xian swept his gaze over the area. Most of the supplies here had remained relatively intact. His brows furrowed as he guessed that the Oasis Convoy's attack had not been caused by humans—otherwise, the supplies would have been looted clean long ago.

Then, seeing the insect legs on the ground, his heart sank.

Whoosh~

Lin Xian opened the hydraulic tailgate of Carriage 3 and called out to Chen Sixuan.

"Time is tight. Just toss everything inside first. We can sort it out slowly on the road."

"Okay!"

The two split up and began searching the destroyed convoy for useful supplies.

But what Lin Xian hadn't expected was that Chen Sixuan, who had initially dry-heaved every other step with her brow tightly furrowed, was soon completely overcome by the joy of gathering supplies. Full of energy, she ran back and forth carrying materials onto the train.

One moment, she told Lin Xian she had found a huge box of instant noodles.

The next, she cried out in surprise after finding several cases of canned food.

She even found a basket of bottles and jars from some vehicle, all filled with everyday toiletries for washing faces and hair, and immediately jumped for joy.

Watching her skillfully run back and forth past the corpses, Lin Xian sighed inwardly. This woman's ability to adapt had far exceeded his expectations.

"Look, Lin Xian, what's this?"

At that moment, Chen Sixuan found a black suitcase inside a large Raptor. When she opened it, she found a purple rubber baton, a small cup with holes in it, some indescribable lace underwear, and even a USB drive carefully stored in a box.

The box was labeled, "Precious Teacher Materials."

"Teacher materials?" Chen Sixuan thought of how she herself was a teacher. Curiosity rose on her face as she assumed it was something important. She took out the purple rubber baton, her face full of confusion, but when she saw the strange clothes, she suddenly realized what they were.

She let out a small cry, then immediately tossed it away. She awkwardly glanced at Lin Xian, and her little face instantly turned bright red.

Lin Xian found it amusing. Physical needs were only natural, he thought. But bringing so many of these things while fleeing through the apocalypse... that guy was quite a character.

The Oasis Convoy had encountered total annihilation less than two days after leaving Jiang City, and most of the supplies in the entire convoy had ended up benefiting Lin Xian.

After carrying things for more than half an hour, Lin Xian estimated that even if the two of them ate three full meals a day without restraint, the food would last them two months.

By that count, this was an absolute bumper harvest!

It had to be said, Liu Wei was quite a character too. Lin Xian had seen people block roads and people block cars, but this guy was the first who had dared to block a train. Relying on the fact that he was an Esper, he had been so recklessly stubborn. His death wasn't unjustified—if anything, he had given Lin Xian a generous gift.

However, after searching for a while, Lin Xian found only three rifles and one handgun at the scene. None of them were in particularly good condition, and not a single bullet remained.

"They fought that fiercely... What kind of monster was it?"

Lin Xian frowned deeply as he took the guns from the corpses. If he couldn't manufacture bullets, these guns would be nothing more than decorations.

Maybe I should just use them for Devouring...

Though he thought so, Lin Xian felt it would be a waste to directly devour guns he had finally managed to find.

Forget it. I'll take them with me first.

"That's about enough. Let's get going."

Lin Xian raised the hydraulic tailgate and prepared to leave. The most urgent matter was still to get back on the road. They had gathered almost everything useful.

At that moment, his Mechanical Heart spread across the entire train, and he suddenly sensed... movement inside!

His brows instantly furrowed. He turned and made a quiet gesture to Chen Sixuan. Seeing that something was wrong with Lin Xian's expression, Chen Sixuan's face changed as well, and she looked toward the train.

There was someone on board?!

Lin Xian's expression darkened. Only then did he remember there was still a living person of unknown background on the train.

"Lin Xian, it's that girl!" Chen Sixuan realized it too.

Standing there, Lin Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The girl who had supposedly been unconscious for three days had actually been playing a game of deception with him?

Clang, whoosh~

The cockpit door of the Infinite locomotive opened. Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan boarded one after the other, then shut the door behind them.

Lin Xian started the train at once, then said to Chen Sixuan behind him.

"Teacher Chen, be careful. That girl has an ability. I'll go meet her first."

Lin Xian didn't want to waste time on the road. At the same time, suspecting that the girl possessed an ability, he did not let Chen Sixuan follow him in order to ensure her safety.

"Mm, okay. Be careful."

Chen Sixuan was equally astonished. Along the way, she had been keeping an eye on the unconscious girl, wondering why a girl could sleep for three days without waking up.

Time was tight. Lin Xian had to drive the train while dealing with the girl, so she had to take on the responsibility of watching the road ahead.

Lin Xian entered Carriage 1 and found that, sure enough, no one was on the sofa. Several lengths of rope that had been broken free lay on the floor.

He slowed his steps and closed the gates between each carriage as he went, intending to trap her.

Just as he reached Carriage 2, a wooden stick suddenly swung straight at his face, accompanied by a crisp shout—

"Hey!"

The girl had clearly put all her strength into it, determined to make her sneak attack succeed!

But Lin Xian was already faster than an ordinary person, and he had been on guard beforehand. The instant the stick appeared, he reached out and grabbed it, gripping it firmly in his hand.

Seeing that her ambush had failed, the girl's face paled. She cried out, "Ah!" let go of the stick at once, then turned and ran thump-thump-thump toward the rear carriages, trying to shut the gate behind her.

What she did not know was that the entire train was under Lin Xian's control. He could close any door he wanted.

Whoosh~

The gate the girl had shut opened directly. Lin Xian walked over with a frosty expression, his short knife clenched tightly in his hand.

"I was wondering why you hadn't woken up for so long. Didn't you get hungry or need to use the bathroom? Turns out you could untie the ropes yourself."

"Ah~" The girl clutched half a leftover loaf of bread in her hand. Frightened by Lin Xian's imposing manner, she ran while shouting, "Don't come over! Don't come over!"

The girl retreated all the way into Carriage 3 without realizing it. Seeing that there was no path left behind her, her eyes darted around. Suddenly, she grabbed a cardboard box and hurled it at Lin Xian, then tried to slip past him and run in the opposite direction while he dodged.

Lin Xian was extremely cautious. He knew the girl might possess some powerful ability, so he secretly prepared Wind Cannon and stood ready to deploy Ice Shield at any moment.

Yet the girl had merely picked up a cardboard box and thrown it at him, leaving him somewhat surprised.

At that moment, with nowhere left to retreat, the girl tried to slip past him. He immediately raised a hand, grabbed her wrist, yanked her back, tripped her with his foot, and pinned her to the floor. The pain made her cry out, "Ow~" as she repeatedly begged, "I was wrong, I was wrong! Big brother, don't kill me."

Lin Xian frowned. He had subdued her far too easily, without encountering the resistance he had expected. But he clearly remembered the girl blasting Old Man Li away in the darkness with a single strike, which left him deeply puzzled.

Then Lin Xian suddenly caught an extremely subtle glint of cunning in the girl's pleading eyes, and his heart chilled.

This girl was acting!

So he played along and shouted coldly:

"You stole my food and even tried to ambush me. Is this how you treat the person who saved your life?"

Sensing that Lin Xian had no intention of killing her, the girl immediately put on an innocent act. Her face reddened as she grew more and more dramatic.

"I was wrong, I was wrong! Don't kill me!~"

Pinned beneath him, the girl flailed wildly, her two smooth calves beneath her tiny shorts kicking at him at full speed.

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