NOVEL NEXT Chapter 329: Devour
"Don't look, run fast!"
Lin Xian's voice echoed in Shi Deyuan and Ning Jing's headphones like a thunderclap. In the Dragon Mountain No.1 cockpit, everyone felt as if the temperature had suddenly dropped by 10 degrees. Shi Deyuan broke into a cold sweat and immediately pressed the window closure button on the control panel, directly closing all the portholes of the cockpit.
"Accelerate, rely on the drones and onboard navigation to run, don't look over there!"
Upon seeing the statue for the first moment, Lin Xian recognized it. It was the Merlion that had been devoured by Star Abyss No.5 on Apocalypse Day, so it couldn't possibly appear in the unmanned area of the Western Desert, especially in such a strange manner.
The floating giant statue, distorted visuals, glaring blood-tears lion's eye—when the human brain attempts to comprehend this image at first glance, it feels as though a billion chaotic pieces of information bombard the neurons, shaking one's sense of real existence—the mind seems to be corroded by the visuals.
This sensation was completely different from when Lin Xian saw the Silver Bullet; it truly felt like an object from another dimension.
Rumble!
Suddenly, in the vast expanse of the unmanned area, an inexplicable thunderclap rang out from either the sky or underground, instantly pushing the nerves of the already tense Joint Fleet to the brink.
[System is detecting driver biometric data]
[Biometric status normal, heart rate… body temperature…]
[Co-state system initiated]
A flash of light flickered before the eyes, the system rebooted, progress bar loaded, as various motion, defense, radar, situational awareness, life-sustaining subsystems appeared one by one on the light screen interface.
Swish, swish, swish, Lin Xian promptly shut down all the train's blinds, heart pounding. Just then, the giant statue seemed to change direction, 'looking at' the Joint Train, simultaneously infinitely distancing while infinitely enlarging, as if the space around it was collapsing towards it!
Lin Xian realized and immediately dashed towards car No.2 while pressing the communicator and shouting.
"Everyone, do not look to the left side of the train!"
Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, the leaders of each train team in the Joint Train felt a chill in their hearts, hurriedly passing the message to their teams.
"No way~"
In the Fu Lu Shou RV, Hu Lushou, who had been on edge, turned pale, quickly pulling down the curtain next to the window, but then thought, isn't this the right side? He hurriedly pulled it back up, and then he looked south towards the unmanned area, drawing a sharp breath.
"Lin Xian, look quickly!"
In car No.2's information center, KIKI was wide-eyed staring at the screen in front of her, the scene there rendering her speechless in shock.
Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan rushed in from the cabin, only to see a terrifying, horrifying scene on the surveillance screen.
On the left side of the train is a vast rust-red desert Gobi under the sunset, but the southern horizon on the right side collapsed without warning—the extensive Gobi Desert horizon, bathed in glaring gold a second ago, now faced an endless night tide like ink spilled from a pool, thick darkness surged from below the horizon like a liquid asphalt giant wall towering over a thousand meters high, rushing towards the entire Gobi Desert at a speed defying physical laws!
The darkness was not pure black, but at its depths and within the tide, it shimmered like an oil spill with iridescence. The air suddenly turned sticky like glue—all the light on the horizon was tainted by the darkness, transforming into a sickly Granny Smith green, crazily sweeping across the sky and ground.
"What... what is that?" Chen Sixuan asked in disbelief, her hand covering her mouth.
"That damn thing is Star Abyss No.5!!!"
Lin Xian's mind exploded at this moment, not even thinking, he wildly operated the Mechanical Heart, accelerating the Giant Whale 03E heavy gas turbine locomotive and Dragon-level and Ring Star 10A four traction machines to their limits. In an instant, all Infinity engines roared and thundered—the massive torque tore out blazing orange sparks from the train's driving iron wheels—a sudden huge impact force propelled Dragon Mountain No.1 and dragged the rest of the train, starting a frenzied acceleration!
"Everyone accelerate, run!"
Boom, boom, boom!
A massive metallic creaking sound burst forth from each compartment of the Dragon Mountain No.1 being pushed forward, while everyone in the fleet had noticed the terrifying black tide from the south. In the communication frequency, there were frequent gasps, curses, exclamations—in an instant, all train power accelerated to the extreme—no longer caring if the north line tracks had been maintained or were damaged, running at maximum output.
250KM, 300KM, 350KM, 400KM!!
The sound of the wind whistled, and the steel dragon in the wilderness accelerated wildly—the yellow sand of the Gobi Desert kicked up, and the 15-kilometer-long Joint Train, carrying a beast of industrial limits, charged at high speed!
Meanwhile, the Fu Lu Shou Team, Team Dawn, Akse Brotherhood, and other car fleets were swearing incessantly inside and out.
"Run fast, run fast!!"
"Accelerate!"
"Dump unnecessary weight, charge quickly!"
"We're doomed..."
"Shut the hell up, drive properly, watch the road!!"
At this moment, Lu Zhao at the forefront shouted angrily in the communication frequency: "Maintain formation, don't panic, keep up with the car ahead!"
The Gobi Desert, seemingly flat, was actually full of rugged rocks—only by sticking close to the original artificially compacted roadbed could the hundreds of car fleets maintain maximum speed—especially with the clearance vehicles leading the way—any disorder now, and they were sure to end in total chaos and destruction.