Endless Vitality

"No wonder that Tang Hai could be so arrogant for so long in the mist and darkness. It turns out those monsters don't hurt him at all..."

Lin Xian's mind cleared. His doubts at the time weren't unfounded. It seemed Tang Hai had been injured and was bleeding, which is why the zombies attacked him. But this, ironically, allowed him to evolve.

Thinking of this, he felt a pang of regret. He should have just blown the old bastard's head off right then and there. Now, he'd left a hidden danger behind.

However, he was also relieved that his decision to repair that close-in weapon system to save his life was absolutely the right one.

Kiki had been unconscious at the time, and he definitely couldn't have handled the Mist Spider and Feng Yuming alone, let alone the overwhelming zombie tide. Fortunately, Tang Hai and Feng Yuming also couldn't figure out the complex close-in weapon system, nor did they take any crucial equipment. Otherwise, tonight would have been a death trap for Lin Xian and Kiki.

Getting back on topic, Lin Xian looked at Kiki. "So, do you know how your ability upgraded?"

To his surprise, Kiki smiled faintly and shook her head. "I think I know. I might be a psychic or telekinetic type. There's very little information about those. But I don't know how to upgrade, or how to complete that 'ritual'."

"As for you..." Kiki looked at Lin Xian with a strange expression. "Honestly, I don't know what model you are. Being able to control machinery should be a functional ability. While the assessment value for the 'Spirit Resonance' of functional abilities isn't necessarily high, the 'Angel Project' calls them abilities with 'great strategic value'. I think yours is more like the 'inorganic matter control type' of Model 27, but how can you also use elemental abilities?"

As she spoke, Kiki's frown deepened as she looked at Lin Xian. "Do you have more than one ability?"

"Guess..."

Lin Xian said expressionlessly. His heart tightened, and he had a strong premonition that what he had... might not be an ability at all.

What kind of ability would have a progress bar?

"There's one more thing," Kiki said. "It's said that a very small number of ability users have completely lost their abilities. This even includes some at the King Kong level."

"Completely lost? What does that mean?"

"How should I know... the data doesn't say." Kiki pouted. "All we know is that without any external interference, the ability user suddenly lost their ability. The Research Bureau's assessment suggested it might be related to their own mindset, mental state, etc., but they could never find the real reason."

Kiki's information gave Lin Xian a nearly world-shattering realization. Under the collapse of the doomsday order, even in just a few months, ability users had become a vast group, and this group was directly influencing the direction of human survival.

After a whole night of turmoil, everyone was a bit tired. As a precaution, Lin Xian had the train maintain a low speed of about 50 km/h, with Chen Sixuan on duty in the cockpit, and he also stayed in the cockpit to rest.

"Kiki seems to have a lot of secrets," Chen Sixuan said, looking at Lin Xian who was resting.

"Everyone has secrets. As long as they're helpful to us, we don't need to delve too deeply."

"What... did she just tell you?" Chen Sixuan's gaze flickered. She knew it was difficult for her to ask Lin Xian this question, but she couldn't suppress her curiosity.

Lin Xian chuckled with his eyes closed. "What else could it be? She asked me to promise her that I wouldn't have 'intimate relations' with her unless she was willing."

Chen Sixuan let out a complex "Mm."

Speaking of which, she didn't know if her relationship with Lin Xian could be considered "willing or unwilling." All she knew was that she was very grateful to have been rescued by Lin Xian. Now, Lin Xian was her only support.

And he was quite good, seemingly the type she liked. So, she didn't seem to resist that kind of thing happening.

Could this be the legendary bridge effect?

Oh dear, where am I going with this...

"Yesterday, daylight lasted 16.26 hours. We've traveled about 50 kilometers towards Beiwan Station. If we calculate, to arrive by 16:00 tomorrow, we need to cover at least about 370 kilometers."

Chen Sixuan kept calculating with her logbook. "But the JY3365 section will detour through Qu Guan and Yu Chi. Calculating the positions of Star Abyss Lu City and Dingzhou on Star Sector 3 against the straight line direction from Jiang City..."

"Teacher Chen."

Lin Xian interrupted her calculation, his eyes slightly closed. "Do you think it's possible that Star Sector 3 isn't the source of the Dark Tide?"

Chen Sixuan fell silent at his words.

"I... I don't know."

From a geometric perspective, if every star sector was experiencing the Dark Tide, it would be equivalent to these star sectors expanding at the same rate on Earth, meaning their radii increase linearly with time.

"If the range of influence of the star sectors were fixed, then perhaps there would still be some angle of survival space left for humanity. But if the first polar night isn't the end, and the range of the second tide continues to expand, then the polar night covering the entire Earth is only a matter of time."

After the polar night, networks and communication would be paralyzed. As ordinary people, they couldn't glimpse what was happening in the world, only gathering clues through information on the radio.

If it weren't for Kiki, they wouldn't even know that the federal government had already classified ability users and even established a set of standards.

Lin Xian nodded, looking somewhat uneasy. If that were the case, it would mean there was nowhere for anyone to escape, and humanity could only grope its way to surviving in the darkness.

Seeing Lin Xian's worried expression, Chen Sixuan suddenly said, "Student Lin, do you remember Jiang University's motto?"

Lin Xian looked at her, and they both said in unison:

"Striving is something that has been ceaseless since humanity began!"

After a long moment, they looked at each other and smiled.

As the wheels turned, everyone was fleeing the darkness and heading towards the dawn. Even if they were to be plunged into eternal darkness in the end, as long as the last spark of survival remained, they should not give up the fight.

Lin Xian's heart settled. If his own abilities could become powerful, he could survive even in an environment of long, dark nights. This further solidified his resolve to build the ultimate fortress!

Whoosh~

The mist ahead gradually thinned, and the visibility under the headlights became clearer. Lin Xian stood up, looking at the outlines of the mountains and fields in the distance. His expression relaxed, and he slowly stopped the train in a tunnel.

"Why did we stop?" Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, puzzled.

When she turned around, Lin Xian scooped her up in a princess carry. The young man chuckled lightly and said loudly, "Teacher Chen, there's one more thing that has been 'everlasting' since humanity began."

"..."

Chen Sixuan was caught off guard, her face instantly flushing red. She nervously avoided Lin Xian's gaze. Her originally clear and fair earlobes and neck were now as beautiful as peach blossoms in March.

"Aren't you very tired..."

Lin Xian held her and brought her to the bedside in Car No. 1, saying energetically, "I suddenly feel so refreshed."

The gates of each carriage had already been closed, and Car No. 1 was now exclusively Lin Xian's living area.

Chen Sixuan's face was flushed, and she said in a voice like a mosquito's hum, "Aiya, that..."

"Is it inconvenient?"

"N-no, it's not."

Chen Sixuan's skin was as smooth as fine jade, but as Lin Xian's lips touched her, even in this post-apocalyptic world, he could still smell her alluring feminine scent, faint yet captivating.

At this moment, Chen Sixuan felt a shiver run down her back. Lin Xian's breath on her skin was cool and carried a scent that seeped into her pores, filling her with an irresistible sense of shame.

She covered her face with the quilt and whispered, "...Can you grab my bag? It's in there."

"Okay."

"Mmm... gentler, mmm..."

The heavy train sat silently in the darkness. Outside its thick armored plating was the deep, terrifying blackness of the tunnel, while inside was a warm, soft couch filled with a sense of security.

The two intertwined, shattering the taboos between male and female souls. One body, tall and slender; the other, graceful and delicate, writhed together. Their figures rose and fell, like charging battle chariots or colossal wheels breaking through waves...

The night was as dark as ink. Inside Car No. 2, Lou Shasha on the upper bunk was fast asleep. Kiki, her head muffled by pillows on the lower bunk, had a flushed face. Feeling the strange rhythm of pa pa pa from the next carriage, she gritted her teeth and couldn't help but curse in a low voice, mentally drawing circles and cursing a certain scoundrel.

She thought about installing soundproofing panels in Car No. 2 tomorrow, and even welding an extra layer of steel plate!

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