Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 322 Silver Bullet
A sandstorm rolled in, swallowing up the light.

On the Infinity, Lin Xian sat quietly, holding a metal disc in his hand. This was made from the device that Old Scorpion had thrown out. It was quite powerful, and its shockwave could be transmitted to the ground dozens of meters below.

"It seems this sandstorm, like the blizzard that hit the Parma grasslands before, will have some kind of strange entity lurking around..."

Because these bandits were involved in human trafficking and also organized the exchange of blood essence, Lin Xian naturally connected the two things together.

Besides their extravagantly modified war chariots, the bandits' weaponry was clearly a level above that of ordinary convoys.

Lin Xian also studied the Iron Alliance Tokens on the bodies of Hua Gu Long, Chi Ying, and Lao Xie, and found that they were somewhat different from those on Brother J.

If the Iron Alliance Token on Brother J is used for path and signal packet transmission, then the tokens on these three leaders have more complex functions.

For example, the Iron Alliance Token on Old Scorpion's body not only monitors his vital signs, but also has the function of actively destroying them.

In other words, this thing is implanted in one's heart, which means that one's life is also in the hands of the organization that created this Iron Alliance Order.

Clang, clang.

Lin Xian sat in the cockpit, his fingers tapping the Iron Alliance Token in his hand, his gaze fixed intently on the sandstorm outside.

Based on his guess, the Iron Alliance Order, the coordinated actions of various bandits, the firepower support, and the plundering of survivors should all be related to that organization.

"White Deer Beach..."

Lin Xian picked up his phone and looked at the electronic map. He found that the location was in a certain area in the southern part of the no-man's land more than 2,000 kilometers away from Aksai. He originally planned to arrange for someone to take the Night Flight Star aircraft there after entering the no-man's land.

After dealing with the old scorpion, Lin Xian hesitated again. Whether it was to eliminate the hidden danger or to obtain supplies for entering the no-man's land, it was justifiable for him to take the risk.

But the organization behind this bandit...

"Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. The no-man's-land is too dangerous, it's best to get into Quancheng as soon as possible."

Quancheng is a large city. Once there, he will immediately change course and head towards Luling and Jinhai. The journey is treacherous. In addition to the terrifying taboos in the no-man's-land that Hu Lushou mentioned, there are also the drooping insect legs they saw last night. These are all potential hidden dangers.

At this moment, Chen Sixuan walked in and whispered to Lin Xian, "We can't see anything in the sandstorm. If it lasts too long, our plan will be in jeopardy..."

"Let's leave it to fate." Lin Xian sighed. "If it really doesn't work out, we'll have to wait another night. We've put in so much effort, it would be such a waste if we didn't get anything."

"Hmm." Chen Sixuan nodded, looking at the yellow sand outside, which made it impossible to see the ground clearly, her expression was somewhat heavy.

The good news is that, as Lin Xian expected, the sandstorm did not last as long as anticipated. In less than two hours, the howling sandstorm outside the car began to subside. Lin Xian opened the sun visor, and outside, dust filled the sky, stretching as far as the eye could see, but the wind had already weakened.

Within minutes, the previously murky sky began to clear, and the sandstorm that had blanketed the sky had passed.

Chi.

As soon as the automatic door opened, before Lin Xian even got out of the car, a large amount of yellow sand fell from the roof like a waterfall.

Lin Xian raised his hand and waved, then jumped off the train. Looking back, he saw that the entire train was covered with a thick layer of yellow sand, making it look mottled.

"This sandstorm came out of nowhere, without any warning."

Chen Sixuan also got off the car. After the sandstorm passed, Aksai was once again a clear sky under the sun.

Lin Xian looked at Aksai City in the yellow sand and relaxed. It was 13 p.m. and the battle was going much better than he had expected. In less than a morning, Old Scorpion and his gang of sand bandits had been dealt with by them from the inside and outside. If they had only attacked from the outside in, the situation would have been much more complicated.

Because Lin Xian and his men blocked the encirclement from within, the external attack went incredibly smoothly. This was also due to their intelligence advantage. Lin Xian and his team of captains decided to go into battle that very day and devised a battle plan overnight, something the bandits never expected.

The most crucial of these is the Iron Alliance Order.

The device implanted in the heart of the bandit leader ironically became a powerful tool for defeating them.

Inside Aksai, several convoys of survivors surrounded the square, their vehicles covered in yellow sand. The streets were filled with corpses and charred car frames, all buried by the sand. The smell of gunpowder and blood from the great battle was thus buried by a sandstorm.

Lu Zhao of the Dawn Team got out of the car, let out a long sigh with a complicated expression. He had experienced many battles, but his emotions were still hard to calm down.

From being besieged, to the great battle, to despair, to the miraculous arrival of Lin Xian's convoy and the complete annihilation of the bandits, and then experiencing a thrilling sandstorm, all of this happened in just one morning.

At this moment, as the sandstorm passed, all the survivors in Aksai City felt a sense of joy at having survived a catastrophe.

"Boss Hu!"

Lu Zhao, Xie Guan, and several team leaders walked into the Black Rose Bar together. He looked excited: "Haha, good heavens, so what you said about having support and solutions wasn't just empty talk. I really misunderstood you!"

Hu Lushou, who had just come out of the basement, put his aviator sunglasses back on, held a small fan, and waved his hand smugly.
"There's no way around it. There are some things I can't say outright, because if I did, they wouldn't work."

Xie Guan's eyes lit up: "So Boss Hu had already figured out that Wu Dapeng was a bandit. He was just playing hard to get!"

Hu Lushou nodded without batting an eye, and said smugly, "Of course, I saw through that bastard's true colors a long time ago!"

Lu Zhao looked dejected: "So what Boss Hu meant by following the northern route was that we should follow Team Leader Lin and his behemoth joint convoy into the no-man's land. I finally understand now."

"We never imagined we could wipe out Old Scorpion and his gang of bandits! It's so satisfying!" Xie Guan and the others echoed, "These guys should have been in hell long ago!"

"That's right, that's right..." Hu Lushou grinned, showing his big gold teeth, but in reality, he was actually breathing a heavy sigh of relief.

He originally thought that Lin Xian's side was still the same size as Hengshan Pass before, but he did not expect that it had a terrifying strength of more than 4,000 people.

With such strength, they could easily sweep through the bandits and pass Aksai without any problem. Hu Lushou has now guessed that Lin Xian's purpose in doing this was not only to eliminate future troubles, but also to seize the bandits' supplies and help the other survivors get rid of the threat. It can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Sun Chang glanced at him with a look of disgust. She was already used to this guy's ability to flatter himself with his silver tongue. He knelt down decisively behind her back, but now he was pretending to be a man of complete control and strategy.

Clang.

At this moment, the door of the Black Rose Bar was pushed open, and a large group of people walked in. These were all the leaders and key figures of the United Train. They had just finished clearing out the bandits, and Lin Xian and Shi Diyuan had called everyone here. One reason was to discuss the division of several bandit strongholds, and the other was to make some preparations for entering the no-man's land. This was Hu Lushou's territory, with wine and meat, and they could have a drink while they were at it.

"Captain Lin!"

When Hu Lushou saw Lin Xian and the others enter, his eyes immediately lit up. He rushed over, feigning tears, and then lowered his voice to say...
"Hey boss, why didn't you tell me beforehand that there were so many of you? I was so scared, I was on edge all morning."

"Wow!" Shi Diyuan exclaimed as soon as he entered, "They've actually set up a proper place to drink. Perfect! Let's make arrangements quickly and clear out the bandits' strongholds before dark. We'll rest here for the night and head into the no-man's-land tomorrow!"

"Clearing outposts? I'm good at that!" Hu Lushou immediately perked up. "Those bandits have been entrenched in this place for quite a while now, there must be a lot of good stuff, hehe, then we'll..."

Lin Xian glanced at him and patted him on the shoulder: "That's right, Boss Hu is an expert. The convoy specializes in this. They have a whole bunch of loading, unloading and dismantling equipment. How about this... We've already done the job of surrounding and killing the sand bandits. Boss Hu, you can personally lead the team to raid their stronghold. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Lushou was immediately dumbfounded. What? I'll go by myself?

"Hey, no, no, no! That's the bandits' lair, Captain Lin, you're really letting me go alone?"

"He's trustworthy." Lin Xian looked at Shi Diyuan and the other team leaders: "What do you all think?"

“No problem.” Shi Diyuan chuckled. “We’ve been playing all morning, let’s take a break.”

"The sandstorm is so strong outside, I don't want to make another long journey." Monica then found a suitable spot to sit down.

Upon hearing Lin Xian's arrangement, the group came in and found seats, leaving Hu Lushou standing there with a dazed expression.

He is stupid.

While he was most willing to do things like clearing out supplies, the premise was that it had to be safe. Although the main force of these bandits had been eliminated, their stronghold must still have defensive forces. Wouldn't it be like stepping on a landmine if Hu Lushou led his men there himself?

"Mr. Hu, thank you for making this trip."

Lin Xian took out a mobile terminal and handed it to him: "These are some suspicious locations I located. They are all places with dangerous terrain that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. You need to be careful!"

Lu Zhao and the others were also somewhat confused by Lin Xian's words.

Hu Lushou glanced at everyone, his face immediately turning pale. He hurriedly leaned over, looking flustered, and said...

"Don't do that, there are so many strongholds, how could I possibly handle it with just a few men, Captain Lin, you..."

"Can't handle it?" Lin Xian looked troubled upon hearing this: "We rescued you and helped you deal with the main force and leader of the sand bandits. It's not right for you to refuse this little task."

“That’s right, that’s right. We helped you, and you haven’t even said anything in return,” KIKI said with a grin.

Shi Diyuan also said loudly, "Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Hu."

Upon hearing this, Hu Lushou's face turned pale. He realized that Lin Xian's words clearly intended to get him to offer some benefits.

Thinking of this, Hu Lushou felt a sharp pang of pain in his heart, knowing he couldn't dodge this blow, so he simply put on a stern expression.
"Team Leader Lin, stop talking. These bandits have committed countless atrocities and ravaged the land, robbing countless survivors who were trying to escape. I kept them in check under the guise of collecting tolls, giving all the brothers and sisters in Aksai a chance to catch their breath. Now we've finally waited for you to come and rid us of this menace. During this time, I've secretly gathered a lot of intelligence on their activities, which can help eliminate many suspicious locations and save time!"

"In addition, the supplies I earned by collecting tolls also belong to the ill-gotten gains of these bandits, so I will also contribute them. Captain Lin, Captain Shi, you can decide how to arrange them!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhao and the other team leaders, as well as many unsuspecting captains from the joint team, were all surprised, their expressions turning to one of reverence as they looked at Hu Lushou. "Wow, so Boss Hu had his reasons for collecting tolls!"

I misunderstood you before.

"Boss Hu is so righteous!"

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it..." Hu Lushou grinned sheepishly, showing his gold teeth.

Lin Xian and Shi Diyuan exchanged glances and smiled secretly.

Thinking to myself, this guy is actually quite savvy; he not only cleared his name but also won over a group of people and showed off his skills.

However, Lin Xian didn't mind. Hu Lushou had given up some of the benefits of acting as an accomplice to the bandits, which was actually a statement. After all, in the eyes of so many caravans, he was not a positive figure. If they didn't do this, having this former bandit accomplice accompany them into the no-man's land would cause some controversy among the other caravans.

On the other hand, this guy had already made a fortune from collecting 20% ​​of the toll, and those bandits must be incredibly wealthy. With that in mind, Lin Xian decided not to waste any more time.

"There are still about 5 hours until dark, so we should have enough time. We'll split into several groups and wipe out the strongholds of the Sand Scorpion Gang, the Earth Dragon Society, and the Crimson Vulture Group. The rest of us will regroup in Aksai. Tomorrow, before dawn, we'll enter the no-man's land!"

Shi Diyuan nodded: "Then send more vehicles and more people. It will be easier to solve any problems that arise. It would be best to take everything away in one go!"

"Me me me me me"

As soon as Lin Xian finished speaking, KIKI immediately raised her hand, opened her eyes wide, and looked at Lin Xian eagerly: "It's so interesting to raid other people's base, Lin Xian, please let me go, please."

She adopted a pleading tone, as if she were the bandit leader...

"Brother Lin, I am also willing to go!" Lu Xingchen rarely wanted to carry out long-distance missions. It seems that he was still excited about the novelty of gaining the ability to fly.

"Me too! Brother Lin, can we go in that Night Voyage Starship?" Sasha was getting excited too.

“Little sister, we’re going to take down the stronghold, not bomb it. What good will your plane do besides alerting the enemy?” Shi Diyuan said with a smile.

Lin Xian nodded: "The main force has been wiped out. Even if there are people at the stronghold, there won't be many, but there will definitely be heavy defensive weapons, so we can't underestimate them."

After speaking, he looked at the group of people, and Qian Dele stepped forward directly.

"I'll lead the team to the Black Oil Ditch area in the North District. I know the way there already. It should be the stronghold of the Earth Dragon Society, but there should be more than one there."

“There’s definitely more than one!” Hu Lushou said excitedly. “Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Earth Dragon Society has the fewest people in these three caravans. That Bone-Melting Dragon is a shrewd man who has a lot of good stuff hidden in his hands. Moreover, he’s like a cunning rabbit with multiple burrows. He has more than one stronghold. I’ve already discovered three small strongholds.”

Ning Jing looked at Shi Diyuan and said, "Then I'll take the men from the Red Eagle side."

Shi Diyuan nodded: "Bring Old Cat and the others along, just in case."

Lin Xian thought for a moment, then turned to Chen Sixuan and said, "How about this, you take Huo Ge and KIKI with you and go to the Sand Scorpion Gang."

"Also, the Sasa Building. Luo Yang, you two lead your people here as well. Follow Teacher Chen's instructions."

Chen Sixuan was somewhat surprised to hear this, not expecting Lin Xian to take the initiative to send her out on a combat mission. She was immediately delighted and nodded in response.

"Okay, I'll get ready right away."

Lin Xian's purpose in calling Chen Sixuan along was simple: she was more composed than Xiao Niu and Huo Ge, and Lin Xian felt more at ease with her around. In addition, her improved perception and the Black Hawk power armor she was equipped with made her quite formidable.

Even if the Sand Scorpion Gang's stronghold still has strong firepower, with these people here, there shouldn't be much of a problem.

"Li Yi," Lin Xian said to Li Yi, "You have a lot of people here, so call Liang Lei to come along. But you stay here. I plan to take this opportunity to adjust the train deployment and then combine your train with ours."

Li Yi nodded: "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."

The task of clearing out the strongholds was quickly assigned.

Each team was equipped with at least 50 people. Lin Xian arranged to make use of the 10 base vehicles and the off-road vehicles of Hu Lushou's team. Taking advantage of the bright sunshine, the teams set off with a roar.

The remaining train teams stayed put to rest, and many team leaders arranged for their team members to take a break and relax, since spending all day in the train carriages wasn't good and they needed to get some sunshine.

In no time, the Black Rose Bar was filled with people who came to drink Hu Lushou's drinks. Because everyone had fought side by side just now, Hu Lushou didn't have the nerve to charge them, so he could only watch his treasured bottles of drinks dwindle away case by case, his eyes filled with heartache.

At this moment, Hu Lushou saw Lin Xian preparing to return to the Infinite Train for maintenance, and quickly went up to him, pulled him into the basement, and said with a bitter face...
"Team Leader Lin, it's a deal, you've got to look after us when we cross this no-man's-land."

Lin Xian sighed slightly upon hearing this and said, "I don't know if we can cover it up or not. If it's a sand bandit, that's fine, but if it's a strange entity, you know, even if the Phoenix Society's interstellar army were here, they wouldn't be so confident!"

"I understand, I understand!"

Hu Lushou nodded repeatedly: "Anyway, we'll just follow you. By the way, after you pass Quancheng, will you go through Tianjin or Luling?"

"what happened?"

Hu Lushou smiled and said, "Just asking. If you're going to Dawn City, I can hitch a ride with you."

"You're going to Dawn City?"

“That’s right.” Hu Lushou said, pulling out a thin, almost translucent identity card from his pocket: “A mid-level citizen status in Dawn No. 1 Dungeon. I paid a hefty price for it!”

Lin Xian took a look and found that the card had a new federal citizen ID number, which contained Hu Lushou's personal fingerprints, voiceprints, and retinal information, which were somewhat similar to the electronic information he had previously entered into the Phoenix Society in Xilan.

"I may not go to Dawn City, but I will definitely go in the direction of Luling."

Hu Lushou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's great. I feel much more at ease being able to join your large group."

"By the way," Lin Xian looked at him, "how did you get to Aksai?"

"Hey, don't even mention it." Hu Lushou sighed and said, "I originally went from Hengshan Pass to Longjiang, intending to catch up with that Silent City. Damn it, who knew we'd run into something strange. All of our dozens of caravans got lost in a section of polar night where Star Abyss No. 5 suddenly expanded. When we finally got out, hey... we were in the Western Gobi Desert."

Lin Xian frowned upon hearing this: "You mean you crossed the Star Abyss?"

Hu Lushou paused, "It's hard to say whether it's true or not, because we've been driving at night the whole time, and all our communication devices have failed. But our dozens of convoys must have gotten incredibly lucky. It seems like all those Dark Markers have been drawn to that Silent City. Good heavens, giant objects in the sky, grotesque corpses on the ground, terror is everywhere, it's like a hundred ghosts walking at night. I don't even know if that Silent City is still there now. I reckon it's probably gone. They say there are 80 or 90,000 people on there."

"Oh, right," Hu Lushou said, suddenly looking at Lin Xian, "There are living people inside the Star Abyss!"

"Who?"

"Ugh~" Hu Lushou sighed, guessing, "I reckon it might be Nightwalkers or something, anyway, there's a group of fearless guys investigating inside, but they're all on the periphery. Speaking of which..."

Hu Lushou frowned: "If you're talking about crossing the Star Abyss, that's probably not possible, because we can still feel the power of the darkness encroaching, which gets stronger the further in we go, and the sky gets darker and darker, to the point where you can't see your hand in front of your face. So I guess I just wandered around here from the edge of the Star Abyss in a daze."

"You're really lucky."

Lin Xian looked at Hu Lushou with some confusion. They almost got wiped out after leaving Xilan City and only entered Yijin City. But Hu Lushou's caravan actually drove around the edge of Star Abyss No. 5 from Longjiang into the Gobi Desert. It has to be said that this guy has some luck. He didn't suffer any immediate damage when he encountered the bandits. In fact, he even made a fortune.

Talent.

"Is that all?"

"Have!"

As Hu Lushou spoke, he quickly turned around and ran to a corner where there was a safe. He took out a specially made storage box from it, walked up to Lin Xian, and pressed his finger on the fingerprint unlocking device. With a hiss, the metal box was opened.

Lin Xian looked over and saw that there were 10 dark red blood essences in the box. Judging from their size, they were level two blood essences. The colors varied and there was a lingering fishy smell.

"It's just a small token of my appreciation for Captain Lin's help in getting Mr. Hu out of this predicament."

Hu Lushou said with a forced smile.

Lin Xian looked at Hu Lushou with great interest: "Let's get straight to the point."

"It's true, I don't mean anything by it!" Hu Lushou said hurriedly, as he opened the top of the storage box again: "There's another thing like this."

Buzz!

Just as Hu Lushou opened the top of the storage box, the lights in the basement flickered a few times. Lin Xian's eyes narrowed as he looked around and discovered that the chandeliers and some suspended metal objects seemed to be attracted by some kind of gravity, tilting slightly towards the storage box.

At this moment, Lin Xian looked down and saw a 12.7 mm silver-black armor-piercing bullet lying quietly on a layer of sponge at the bottom of Hu Lushou's storage box. The bullet had obviously been fired, covered with wear marks, and even had a trace of black blood on it. But the moment Lin Xian saw it, he was immediately overwhelmed by a huge sense of radiation dizziness and a chilling aura of darkness encroaching upon him.

Hu Lushou looked at Lin Xian and said with a hint of mystery.

"To be honest, Captain Lin, this should be a..."

"Forbidden item!"

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)