The Infinite sped through a stretch of mountains. Before long, the view that should have gradually opened up was instead swallowed by a thick blanket of white fog.
Inside the Cockpit, Chen Sixuan watched the traffic radar while frowning deeply.
"There's still such heavy fog after snow... Something's not right."
"That's a good thing too."
Lin Xian's Light Type fixed on the dense fog ahead. "A train this big entering the city is bound to attract the attention of plenty of survivors. This fog saves us a lot of trouble."
Chen Sixuan uneasily glanced in the direction of Carriage 3, where Kiki was excitedly tinkering with the motorcycle.
"Do you trust her?"
Compared with the relationship between Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan, Kiki was an uninvited guest. Both of them could clearly sense an impenetrable disguise surrounding the girl, so Chen Sixuan only half-believed what she said.
Lin Xian remained calm as an ancient well. "She's smart, and she knows this train can't move without me. Unless she has a better survival plan, cooperating with us is her best option if she wants to stay alive."
Chen Sixuan nodded slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Lin Xian suddenly wrapped an arm around her waist and fiercely kissed her on the lips. Her face instantly flushed red, and her heart raced. "Hey... what are you doing?" she cried bashfully.
"Teacher Chen." Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan with open admiration in his Light Type. "It was fortunate you were there last night."
Held in his arms, Chen Sixuan said nothing, but joy spread through her heart at his words.
Though she did not appear forceful on the surface, she had always been a competitive woman since childhood. She had never been willing to be treated as a mere vase. At this critical moment of life and death, hearing Lin Xian acknowledge her made her feel truly recognized.
"Don't underestimate me. No matter what, I'm still your teacher..."
There was a touch of playfulness in Chen Sixuan's voice, but she immediately realized how ambiguous those words sounded given their current relationship, and her expression shifted slightly.
Lin Xian smiled faintly. "That's right. They say teachers guide people through life. Right now, you really are the guide of this train."
Clang, clang~
The train passed through a switch and slowly entered a platform shrouded in fog. Visibility was extremely low, less than a few meters. To make sure they did not crash into other trains parked at the platform, Chen Sixuan hurriedly pulled the brake valve.
"Am I still guarding the train?"
Lin Xian nodded. "Yes. We don't have any better means of defense right now. I'll feel more at ease with you staying aboard."
Although they would lose one teammate for scavenging supplies, all his possessions were aboard the Infinite. He could not rest easy without someone watching it.
Besides, Chen Sixuan was only a vulnerable woman, with neither abilities nor weapons. Guarding the train was the best choice for her.
Chen Sixuan nodded. "Don't worry. I won't open the door for anyone."
Lin Xian looked at her. "If there's an emergency, you can go to the electric locomotive's Cockpit and start the train. I taught you before, right?"
At the same time, he took out a white Remote Control. "This is the emergency brake controller for the electric locomotive. At a critical moment, it can be used to start the train or brake it using the reserve energy."
"Ah, this..."
Chen Sixuan looked startled. She could hardly believe Lin Xian was letting her drive. Her heart immediately warmed. She knew this was a sign of his trust in her, so she accepted it without hesitation and looked at him with a firm Light Type.
"Alright, I understand."
After settling things with Chen Sixuan, Lin Xian checked the time. It was 16:50, with around two hours left before dark, so he hurried to Carriage 3.
Kiki was already sitting on the motorcycle, wearing the windproof goggles Lin Xian had prepared for her. With her long legs and slender waist, she lightly straddled the bike and stepped on the clutch with practiced ease, looking every bit like a sexy biker girl.
"Been waiting for you. This bike doesn't have much fuel."
Lin Xian tucked his short blade behind his back and used his ability to slowly lower the tail lift. He walked over to the motorcycle, frowned slightly at Kiki's thin arms and long legs, and said,
"With fog this thick, don't ride too fast."
"Oh, stop talking nonsense!" Kiki slapped the rear seat with a look of disdain. "Get on already."
Lin Xian let out a breath and climbed onto the back seat. As he hesitated over where to put his hands, Kiki directly grabbed one and placed it around her slender waist. She said irritably, "You were so fierce when you kicked me off the train yesterday. Why are you acting shy about holding my waist now? Hmph, hypocrite!"
Lin Xian: "..."
The temperature outside had already dropped below zero, yet Kiki was still wearing tiny shorts and a strapless crop top. The thickest thing on her was her baseball jacket.
Lin Xian placed both hands on her slender waist. Her pale skin felt soft and elastic beneath his fingers, but also somewhat cold. He could not help asking,
"Aren't you cold dressed like this?"
"Do I have any other clothes to wear??"
With that, she rolled her eyes at Lin Xian, started the motorcycle, shifted into gear, and released the hand brake. The motorcycle roared away.
At the same time, Chen Sixuan, who was guarding the train, hurriedly retracted the hydraulic tail lift, lowered all the blackout panels, and switched off the Light Type inside. The entire train vanished into the thick fog like a ghost.
Woo~ Woo~
The motorcycle's white Light Type pierced through the fog ahead as it entered a road leading into the city.
The fog was silent and still. Only the roar of the motorcycle engine echoed through it, drawing the howls of zombies from all directions.
Both sides of the road were littered with stalled cars, while a thin layer of snow covered the various scraps of trash on the street. Feeling the biting wind, Lin Xian's worries grew heavier.
Passenger train carriages had Wind Type heating systems, but everything aboard the Infinite was several decades old, and Lin Xian had never activated them. Repairing or installing heating equipment would be no small project.
And once the heating system was activated, power consumption would increase even further.
After last night's battle, if not for the reserve power of the Huanxing 7F electric locomotive, Lin Xian's stamina would never have been enough to fight the Giant Insect and still travel three or four hundred kilometers.
The trouble brought by the extreme cold was far more serious than he had imagined.
Kiki had mounted her phone in front of the motorcycle, displaying a map she had preset. Although the navigation system was gone, she seemed to have memorized the route and sped swiftly through the fog.
Sitting behind her, Lin Xian asked curiously, "Why does it feel like you've been here before?"
"Tch, my sense of direction is excellent. This place only has a few streets. How complicated can the roads be? Hold on tight!"
With that, she twisted the throttle and the motorcycle accelerated again. But after they had gone only a few hundred meters, Kiki suddenly slammed on the brakes!
Screech!!
The sound of tires scraping against the road echoed through the street, while a series of approaching zombie noises came from behind them.
"What is it?" Lin Xian asked.
Kiki frowned at the fog ahead and slowly said,
"There's something up ahead!"
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