Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 296 - 239: Damo Sword (1,100-word update for shortfall on the 12th, requesting monthly votes!)_3

Chapter 296: Chapter 239: Damo Sword (1,100-word update for shortfall on the 12th, requesting monthly votes!)_3

The team’s direction of travel is directly related to life and death.

"Currently, heading south looks to have the lowest risk, being far from the Extreme Cold Vortex, with the biggest threat being proximity to the edges of the Star Abyss No. 7 dispersion. If we adhere to the original plan to eastward along the main line of the Star Orbital, we will approach the Bailu Swamp, where there have been reports of S-Class Abnormal Body sightings. We still carry Level 3 marks without having cleared them, making this the riskiest option."

"Lastly, there’s the northern route, which is also quite dangerous. For starters, there’s the Extreme Cold Vortex — both routes already fall within the natural disaster of the blizzard. Moreover, taking the northern route does not guarantee avoiding that S-Class Abnormal Body entirely..."

Since acquiring this dark mark, the escape route no longer involves simply running blindly or fleeing to the safest spot.

Under the shadow, there’s no absolute safety, and the dark mark on Lin Xian forces him to make some sort of decision.

Once branded with the dark mark, you can’t just keep running aimlessly. If you don’t decisively handle some of the Abnormal Bodies that can be dealt with, this mark will continue to hang like a Damo Sword suspended above Infinity, constantly accumulating and heightening the risk of destruction. No one knows if the marked area will draw in some terrifying unknown existence after surviving this night’s escape.

Knowing when to flee and when to fight — if they can discern the pattern of darkness, Infinity could continue to enjoy peaceful and safe nights such as those just after leaving Chuyu Town, along with yielding abundant returns.

But should a wrong choice be made, perhaps the outcome would be like that of the Fireline Fleet, which vanished without leaving even a signal of struggle.

At this moment, in Carriage No. 2, everyone’s gaze fell on Lin Xian, and the air became somewhat silent.

Sigh~

Lin Xian softly breathed out and broke the silence.

"I’ve decided, we go north, through Xilan, bypass Star Abyss No. 5, and enter Quan City via the Western Desert."

"North line? Is it because of the Phoenix Society?" Chen Sixuan immediately grasped Lin Xian’s intent.

"That’s one reason." Lin Xian nodded, speaking in a deep voice, "First, Xilan is the nearest doomsday outpost among all the official ones of the Phoenix Society. Aside from the matter of the [dark mark], we also need to trade various things with the Phoenix Society. I believe the Nightwalker Organization in the Palma Prairie is likely moving towards Xilan, so if we can contact the Nightwalker Organization, we may obtain intelligence related to superpowers and Blood Essence."

Moreover, Lin Xian is indeed very interested in what Hu Lushou mentioned regarding the Emperor Plan — large human-scale weaponry. He can even feel his Mechanical Heart trembling.

This plan appears reasonable; besides humans relying on superpowers to counterattack, the core must be about using human industrial technology for a comprehensive counterstrike. Mecha and drones are definitely powerful weapons; as long as industrial fire is protected, mass-production of drones and arming humans with mechas and armor seems to be the most practical point among all routes, so the Phoenix Society having such a plan doesn’t surprise Lin Xian at all.

Thus, he did not choose the safest route. Aside from the Phoenix Society, he’s also carrying a certain expectation to encounter high-end human technological power, even Hua Xiaoling once told him, ’Artificial intelligence and high-tech fields are the only wills left of human civilization.’ After acquiring the Fire God Mecha, Lin Xian recognized this even more deeply.

Superpower research is still an unfamiliar field, and Genetic Evolution remains exploratory, but mechanical industry is the strongest and most potential means of human civilization!

"Wow~" Sha Sha rubbed her hands excitedly, "I heard there are a lot of uninhabited zones over there, seems we’re in for a long adventure."

Shu Qin, who had scouted the northern line earlier, spoke up, "The city-exit tracks on the northern line are unimpeded, zombies gather in greater numbers there, but the terrain is quite open once we leave the city."

Chen Sixuan nodded, "Our supplies are quite sufficient now, unafraid of encountering a snowstorm." She took out the travel log and said,

"Currently, we have enough cold-resistance supplies, and with two meals a day, food onboard can last at least 42 days, and we now have a Medical Cabin. In other aspects, clothing, snow goggles, body temperature devices, gloves and masks, goggles, even hygiene daily items like soap, shampoo, sanitary napkins, toothbrush and toothpaste were considerably acquired during the Hengshan Pass and research station collection, even card games, books, music players for entertainment are brought back; all in all, we nearly have everything we need in the vehicle."

Lin Xian was somewhat surprised, "That’s quite a lot, seems everyone thought things through thoroughly."

"What about water?" Ding Junyi asked, stepping forward.

"The vehicle already has a water circulation purification system, we probably don’t need to store extra water, right?" KIKI remarked with a puzzled expression.

Lin Xian looked at Ding Junyi, "Director Ding, is there a problem?"

Ding Junyi adjusted his glasses, "The information observed these past days shows the snowstorm brought by the Extreme Cold Vortex is unprecedented, and there are a few issues we need to consider ahead. First is the deep snow; some regions have snow accumulation over 1.2 meters, given the snowstorm still intensifying, rendering some fleets completely buried and absolutely impassable. Aside from track vehicles and our rail vehicles barely able to pass, most paths are blocked. Although we have the Ice-breaking Shield, the road conditions and snow accumulation will certainly slow us down."