NOVEL NEXT Chapter 329: Devour (Part 2)
Lu Zhao's words immediately dispelled the thoughts of those who wanted to drive out of the train formation to overtake; everyone watched as the train sped away, holding their breath and chasing along the track.
The train convoy here, consisting of twenty-two teams, was all tense at the moment. The train's power had been pushed to the maximum, causing the tracks on the Gobi Desert, along with the concrete sleepers, to tremble, while the darkness in the south was like a tsunami, initially a line of black, gradually becoming broad and towering.
The formerly clear sky was also devoured by that darkness, like a giant black wall enveloping the heavens, relentlessly advancing toward the train.
On Dragon Mountain No.1, Shi Deyuan, rarely seen with a cold sweat on his face, was watching both the monitor displaying the dark sky and the driving radar, his fists clenched tightly.
"So this is the terrifying sight of the Star Abyss pressing in!" Ning Jing's face was extremely grave as she spoke. At this moment, everyone on Dragon Mountain No.1 felt a tremendous sense of crisis, including her.
"Damn it, there's still over an hour before it gets dark." Shi Deyuan frowned deeply.
"We can't count it like that. We're close to Star Abyss No.5 ourselves, and we escaped from Yijin City by skirting the edge of Extreme Night." Ning Jing spoke.
"How is Star Abyss moving faster than Extreme Night then, isn't it..." Shi Deyuan was about to mention something strange.
But upon reconsideration, what remained normal for them now?
At this time, Qian Deli's voice came from the communication channel: "The speed of that darkness is very fast, and we estimate it will be 'dark' in no more than an hour."
"Even in the Star Abyss, do they call it dark?" Monica's voice was icy: "Abandon all illusions; we currently can't reach Quan City before dark, especially since we haven't even seen the edge of the tide."
In car number 2 of the Infinity, KIKI was calculating together with Luo Yang and others in car number 12; the computer screen showed photos taken through optical information to identify the sky on the horizon.
"How is it?!" Lin Xian asked urgently.
"Still calculating!" KIKI's fingers continued operating. At the same time, news came from Luo Yang.
"Using optical measurement, the expansion speed should be around 220 kilometers. It will reach us in half an hour, but the edges on both sides are too vague..."
Lin Xian remembered what Chu Yan had mentioned; the situation on the Wei River was an irregular expansion of Star Abyss No.5, implying it was not a push from a whole abyss with a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers but a part of an irregular region pushing. Thus, although the tide appeared stretching to the horizon, it actually wasn't. If it's advancing in a circular manner, then the arrival of the tide wouldn't be like a vertical wall. So if they escape along the tangent direction now, as long as they can determine the speed and edge of the darkness wall, they can calculate whether they can escape.
Clack, clack, clack, KIKI at this moment said urgently: "Based on our speed and direction, unless the expansion part of Star Abyss spans not more than 1000 kilometers in diameter and the depth area not exceeding 350 kilometers, we might be able to avoid it."
Lin Xian's face sank upon hearing this; he synchronized these information updates with everyone, but it still sounded overly optimistic.
"Monica is right, abandon illusions. In the worst-case scenario, we shall be devoured by the Star Abyss in half an hour, so we can only run and fight like when entering the dust storm this morning."
"Half an hour, barely counts as good news, at least it gives some preparation time." Qian Deli said.
"Also, compared to the situation Lao Mo and Boss Hu faced earlier, driving on the tracks counts as good news." Monica mentioned, "At least we won't get lost."
"What about Boss Hu? Are they keeping up?"
"The communicator still has a signal, they shouldn't be far away."
Just finished speaking, the communicator transmitted Hu Lushou's intermittent signal: "Boss, if we can't break through, maybe you could slow down and wait for us. If we encounter Monster Tide, gathering our firepower might prevent scattering."
"Who knows what we'll encounter? Running farther could mean an early escape, why slow down?!" Shi Deyuan immediately said: "Just keep driving; at the current speed, it won't lag much after half an hour!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Lushou wore a bitter expression, patting his thigh ready to curse.
"Oh no, oh no, we're going to become cannon fodder..."
Beside him, Sun Chang calmly advised: "They won't slow down for us, but they're right. We can only chase along the tracks with all our might now, as long as we don't get lost, we managed to break through last time, this time we surely can too."
Listening to Sun Chang's words, Hu Lushou's resentful face showed some upliftment as he looked through the car window at the giant beast-like darkness wall looming on the horizon, grinding his teeth.
"Damn it, if only I were driving the Dragon Transport Ship, I'd have powered through with one boost, no need to suffer this damn punishment."
Sun Chang cast him a cold glance.
"Have you forgotten how your transport ship crashed?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Lushou instantly shivered, swallowing his retort back, and could only sit there with a dejected look, praying.
On this side of the Infinity, everyone who could wear Power Armor had already donned it. Shu Qin and Da Lou, along with PX-05 robots, were moving boxes of ammunition to each car. Even Lu Xingchen's face was stern and solemn, standing at the car end gazing at the encroaching darkness, sparks flickering in his eyes.
"KIKI."
In car number 2, Lin Xian instructed KIKI to wear a set of Power Armor at this moment: "Anything can happen within the Star Abyss; your Telekinesis Shield might not be invincible."