Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 432 Numbers
They merged into one.

Lin Xian thought he had misheard. His power armor had activated the recording function. Clearly, what Chen Yanxiu said meant that he might actually have some communication with the dark civilization. At least, such a concept didn't sound like something a human could come up with.

From Chu Yan, Lin Xian learned that the Crimson World was originally dominated by digital life and mechanical revolution, but after developing mycelium technology, its concepts of life forms, superpowers, and consciousness underwent extremely distorted changes.

But what Chen Yanxiu was saying was clearly not what they were pursuing, but what they were waiting for.

"It sounds like you've already had very direct communication with the Dark Civilization?" Lin Xian looked at Chen Yanxiu and asked his question.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yanxiu smiled slightly, raised his hands, and instead of directly answering Lin Xian's question, he said...

"Eliminate all suffering and tyranny, and the world will belong to a better civilization. You can choose to accept it, or you can choose to be eliminated by evolution. Captain Lin, please believe that this is not a slogan, nor is it mixed with any interests, hostility, moral or value orientation, and has nothing to do with race or...nationality."

“Lin Xian, this guy seems to have been completely brainwashed,” KIKI said directly.

Looking at the refined middle-aged man in front of him, Lin Xian felt a momentary daze upon hearing his words, as if the person standing in front of him was not human, but another unfamiliar race.

Why do you feel this way?

Lin Xian looked up and suddenly found himself somewhat disoriented. The figures in front of him overlapped strangely. His first thought was that the other party might be using some kind of method, or perhaps, he felt a very strange energy surging from the other party.

Lin Xian immediately used Mechanical Heart to envelop the other party, aiming to pinpoint what forbidden items were being activated on the other party and what aspects of this person could be restrained.

Strangely, his brain seemed to be experiencing some kind of chaotic strobe light; his vision began to distort, and he saw Chen Yanxiu smiling, opening his mouth, and speaking in a voice that seemed to come from both near and far…

"It seems... you are also very obsessed with the power of forbidden objects. You should know that these are all... gifts from the Lord."

"Lin Xian!"

"Team Leader Lin!"

Seeing Lin Xian's pale face and unsteady gait, everyone immediately sensed something was wrong. KIKI immediately supported Lin Xian, while Shiori, who felt a huge fluctuation in Lin Xian's mental energy, panicked and immediately used her supernatural power to help him. But this time, when her supernatural power entered Lin Xian's mind, a bottomless black hole suddenly appeared before her eyes and sucked her in. The next instant, an endless crimson light from the darkness rushed towards her, directly blasting Shiori away.

"what……"

Suddenly, something unexpected happened. Xiao Qing and Huo Ge, who were beside Chen Yanxiu, both made their moves instantly!
"fire punch!"

"Shadow Slash!"

With a soft shout, the two unleashed a torrent of violent power. In the blink of an eye, their sharpness reached his throat, and their fiery fists were already at his face.

Click~
At this moment, Chen Yanxiu suddenly opened his pocket watch. In his vision, all the attacks seemed to be frozen and distorted at this instant. Then he looked at Lin Xian and said in a deep voice...
"We will meet again, Swordholder."

After he finished speaking, he took out another strange gear and then disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, Lin Xian's consciousness was rising rapidly. He felt an astonishing speed carrying him away from Blue Star. The space grew darker and darker. When his gaze fixed, he suddenly discovered that a giant man-made spaceship was rapidly appearing in front of him: the South Heavenly Gate!
Subsequently, Lin Xian's consciousness directly penetrated the outer shell of the South Heavenly Gate, passed through the passage, and entered Grace's flashing bullet communicator.

At that moment, he could clearly feel that he was being forcibly pulled by the power of the forbidden object, and then broke through the South Heavenly Gate, heading towards the dark nebula in the depths of the universe.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xian had completely lost his sense of direction. All he could see was a vast, abyss-like darkness. He strained to see, as if something was staring at him, but he could see nothing at all.

At this moment, starlight seemed to be converging in Lin Xian's vision. At first, he thought it was the universe changing, but as time went on, he found that the starlight seemed to appear on his retina, because as he turned his head, the starlight moved in sync. Then, the starlight points converged into some kind of lines, and finally, they turned into a string of numbers...

34:32:11
The next second, the number changed

34:32:10
"This is... a countdown?!"

Lin Xian was horrified; he shouted towards the dark void.
"Who are you! What is your purpose in coming to Earth!?"

no respond.

The universe seemed to be utterly silent.

Lin Xian tried to erase the numbers from his sight, but found it was no use; he could only watch helplessly as the countdown ticked away.

The next instant, his consciousness suddenly began to fall and retreat, and in an instant, he was back on the steel platform of the submarine base on the outlying island.

"call!"

Lin Xian took a deep breath and came to his senses. He found that Xiao Qing and Brother Huo were attacking at the same time, while Chen Yanxiu had left a strange wave in place and gradually disappeared.

He didn't know what was happening in front of him, but seeing this scene, he didn't think much and directly raised his hand and pointed!
Gravitational lensing!

After hearing about the characteristics of Chen Yanxiu's silver pocket watch, he had already thought that using gravity could possibly stop the other party's spacetime force field. Lin Xian wanted to keep this guy, because as the leader of the Divine Revelation, he must have many secrets. His and Ye Lan's plan was to follow the clues to find the true core of the Descent Sect. Therefore, Lin Xian went all out and did not want this guy to get away!

hum!
In an instant, a distorted space appeared out of thin air where Chen Yanxiu had disappeared, and began to tear at the spacetime force field. This move was indeed effective. Under the influence of the gravitational field, the spacetime force field that had caused Chen Yanxiu to disappear on the spot began to change. In the transparent spatial ripples, a figure that was rapidly withdrawing appeared beside Xiao Qing. Lin Xian's gravitational lens just happened to grab one of his arms!
Chen Yanxiu's previously composed expression suddenly changed. He looked sharply at Lin Xian and then at his left hand, where the black gear in his hand, along with his entire arm, was being frantically sucked into the gravitational field.

At this moment, everyone around remained frozen in place. Only Lin Xian broke Chen Yanxiu's spacetime force field. The two stared at each other from a distance. The doubt in Chen Yanxiu's eyes gradually turned into coldness. He then glared at Lin Xian, gritted his teeth, and released his left hand. He broke free before the rapid peeling of flesh and the acceleration of his spacetime force field were canceled out, and then disappeared again.

Lin Xian's expression darkened. Just how many forbidden items did this guy possess? He could no longer enlarge the gravitational lens, otherwise Xiao Qing and Brother Huo would be affected immediately. So he withdrew his finger and immediately removed the gravitational lens.

boom!
The next moment, Fire Fist and Shadow Slash pierced through, raising a wave of air that directly flattened the guardrail of the steel platform in front.

Xiaoqing and Huoge were only then realizing that Chen Yanxiu, who was so close to them, had vanished into thin air under their attack, and they were both completely bewildered.

"How strange?!"

"Disappeared?"

"No need to chase anymore." Lin Xian stopped and glanced over. The assistant next to Chen Yanxiu had fallen to the ground and died at some point. Below him, more than a dozen members of the Holy City Organization had also died suddenly.

"Lin Xian, what's wrong?" KIKI helped Lin Xian up and asked quickly.

"fine."

Ning Jing looked down and frowned, "How come they're all dead?"

"It should be some kind of remote-controlled suicide device. This group... isn't just armed personnel, but also researchers." Lin Xian's gaze sharpened. "It looks like they've all been silenced." At this moment, only Lin Xian's team remained in the vast submarine harbor.

"What about the one surnamed Chen?" Ning Jing asked, puzzled. Everything that had just happened was too bizarre; in her view, it had only happened in an instant.

“They got away.” Lin Xian stepped forward, squatted down, and scanned the black gears on the ground. He said, “It seems that besides the submarine, there are other ways to escape. This guy has quite a few secrets.”

"What is this?" KIKI asked as she walked up.

“A forbidden item…it must have been what he used to escape.” Lin Xian raised his hand and created a lead box, put it inside, and upon closer inspection, discovered that it seemed to be a spool from a car clutch, but it had turned completely black and reflected an eerie dark red light under the lamp.

"As expected of a great figure from the Divine Revelation, he possesses more than one forbidden item." Lin Xian thought to himself. The things this guy has are truly extraordinary. He wondered if the properties of that silver pocket watch were real or not, but it seemed that Chen Yanxiu was not lying.

It can actually generate the kind of spacetime force field found in the Star Abyss; it's practically a divine artifact. If there's no way to counter it, it's really difficult to deal with.

"What if that guy pulls a surprise attack?" Ning Jing asked seriously. "His forbidden items are really difficult to deal with. Should we search this place?"

Lin Xian put away the black gear in the lead box and said in a deep voice.
“If he comes back, he might never be able to leave again, but we should be careful.”

As he spoke, he rubbed his eyes and was surprised to find that the countdown that had appeared in the starry sky was now actually in his sight.

34:29:22
"What's wrong with you?" KIKI noticed Lin Xian's unusual behavior and asked.

"I saw some strange things..."

Lin Xian's expression turned solemn. Without even guessing, he realized that the countdown before him was definitely not a good omen. At the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't know if what had just happened was caused by Chen Yanxiu or something else, but Lin Xian realized that the forbidden object he possessed was, on some level, no longer just a treasure, but had some connection with the dark civilization. The situation he had been most worried about seemed to be coming true.

Lin Xian's mind was in complete chaos. He felt powerless, as if being watched by the darkness, but he had no way to do anything about it.

What does this countdown mean?
The end of life?
An unknown disaster?
Will the world change?

Why did the Dark Civilization give up on killing him? What kind of monster is Uniga 1, and what is its relationship with Mount Garan? What exactly does the life fusion that the Dark Civilization mentioned in Chen Yanxiu mean? Can all the forbidden items still be used?

Lin Xian was completely clueless.

Chi.

He unfastened the armor on his head, walked to the edge of the steel platform, grabbed the handrail, took a few deep breaths to suppress his turbulent and chaotic thoughts, cold sweat streaming down his face. The people around him looked at each other in bewilderment. KIKI realized that Lin Xian might have encountered something, but seeing Lin Xian's complicated expression, she couldn't bear to go forward and disturb him, so she could only watch silently.

Whether Lin Xian closed his eyes or opened them, the countdown in his vision was clearly visible, as if someone had installed a HUD interface in his retina, from which he could not escape.

Lin Xian took several deep breaths, watching the countdown decrease, and began to suppress his chaotic thoughts and calm himself down.

After recovering for a while, Lin Xian calmed down considerably. He then looked down at the nuclear-powered submarine and glanced sideways.
"Sister Ning, you and KIKI Abai search this level of the port and inspect that submarine. Xiao Qinghuo and Shizhi, you two are responsible for searching the upper base. Be careful of those experimental subjects from before, and pay attention to that flood discharge channel. Don't attract the attention of the monsters in that channel. I will send all the drones to assist you. Before dawn, we need to thoroughly investigate this base. Check any useful information, supplies, weapons, including that geothermal device."

The reason for assigning Ah Bai and Shiori separately is that both of them have reconnaissance abilities. Lin Xian plans to try to connect with Chu Yan's consciousness and communicate with the Phoenix Society.

Ning Jing nodded: "Understood."

"Don't worry, Brother Lin." Upon hearing that he would be working with Xiao Qing, Brother Huo was eager to try.

"And what about you?" KIKI asked.

"I'm right here." Lin Xian pointed to the submarine below: "We'll meet at the command center over here later."

KIKI nodded: "Okay."

Everyone immediately took action. Lin Xian released all of his more than 1,000 drones. Most of his drones were deployed with Viola to scout ahead. The relay drone was currently contacting the Infinite in Haiyan Island city. Once the connection was established, he could quickly recall Viola.

At this moment, Lin Xian looked at the countdown in his line of sight, composed himself, and went to the upper submarine command center. He sat on the ground and his consciousness sank into the Black Star Forge.

"Chu Yan".

There was no response. Inside the colossal celestial body, the Sky Train was slowly rotating, and countless mechanical arms in several construction sequences were busily building the arsenal hull. At the same time, the remains of the Xuanwu silently floated in the distance. Lin Xian looked at his mechanical space, his expression slightly somber.

"Chu Yan..."

There was no response, as if the connection between him and Chu Yan had vanished.

This feeling caused Lin Xian's expression to change slightly.

"what happened?"

34:15:22
The countdown is still changing; judging from the time, there are still 34 hours left.

Lin Xian had a bad feeling. He immediately used his mind to flash bullets and call out to Grace.

"Grace."

Just as Lin Xian was calling out to Grace, he suddenly noticed the metal die that he had fixed in place. As Lin Xian approached, he saw that the die had changed direction again.

4
Upon seeing the number, Lin Xian first frowned slightly, then his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

Why does this number look so familiar?

Lin Xian recalled that he had seen the numbers on the dice change three times.

They are 3, 4, and 1 respectively.
This time, it became 4.
3414?

"This number... haven't I seen it somewhere before?"

Lin Xian turned around to look for something, but was suddenly stopped in his tracks. He saw that the countdown numbers on his retina had just changed.

34:15:00
34:14:59!

(End of this chapter)