Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 462 Releasing 'Star Abyss'

The black seawater and sea fog appeared as a stretched line in Lin Xian's eyes. Lin Xian activated [Energy Leap] again and rushed out of the train.

This time, his mental energy was highly concentrated, and he could accurately sense that he was flying several kilometers in the direction of his will. Whoosh, in an instant, Lin Xian appeared above a sea area. Dense sea fog surrounded him, and there was no visibility at all. It was almost pitch black, and he could not see the Infinite at all.

The instant the jump ended, Lin Xian felt the howling sea wind and damp sea fog rushing towards him and enveloping him. At the same time, affected by gravity, he immediately fell towards the sea. At this moment, his nano-powered armor immediately covered his entire body, and the body-stabilizing thrusters ignited a second before he tumbled into the sea, suspending him above the sea surface.

At this moment, Lin Xian took out the black gear from the Black Star Forge. His brows furrowed, and his mind raced.
"If I'm not mistaken, this thing can cut off and shield dark energy, and even cover and conceal forbidden objects it contains. It's practically a divine artifact..."

The question that Lin Xian couldn't figure out was actually a very small detail: the countdown appeared first, and the black gear was taken from Chen Yanxiu by using a gravitational lens after Lin Xian regained his senses. So he never thought that the two were actually related, let alone that this thing might have been left behind by Chen Yanxiu on purpose.

This gave Lin Xian a huge misconception, because Lin Xian always thought that although he had obtained the black gear, he still needed to study in detail how to complete the containment, but he never thought about the fact that the black gear had already been contained by him, and that it was Chen Yanxiu who did it on purpose.

If that's the case, then everything makes sense. The black gear's properties affected his control over the blinking bullets and the South Heavenly Gate, and the countdown only appeared because of the black gear. Because of this, after he touched or accidentally triggered something, the countdown suddenly accelerated, or his time flow began to speed up. Although it seems a bit unbelievable, Lin Xian has combined all the clues and ruled out all the impossibilities he could think of. So, at this moment, this seemingly unbelievable deduction is very likely to be correct.

Moreover, he had no other choice at this point.

4, 3, ...

With only three seconds left in the countdown, Lin Xian's heart sank as he watched the rapidly advancing numbers in his vision.

"This countdown is generated by the link between the black gear and me. The Adventists want to sever my control over the Southern Heavenly Gate, so I must either destroy it or sever its containment!"

At that moment, Lin Xian had made up his mind. Suddenly, all the thrusters behind him lit up and propelled him to break the sound barrier and rush out at high speed into the distance!
3, 2, 1!

The three seconds passed almost instantly. Lin Xian felt an incredibly cold and violent aura gathering towards him. His eyes flashed, and in the last second of the countdown, he activated [Energy Leap]. He instantly teleported two kilometers through the sea fog. Then, he used a drone to grab the black gear and launched another leap in the opposite direction. Within milliseconds, Lin Xian used the drone for remote positioning and pointed directly at the black gear.

Gravitational lensing!

hum!
The black sea fog enveloped the drone, which Lin Xian couldn't see even though it was two kilometers away. But at that moment, a spatial wave arose, and black ripples rapidly twisted and appeared in the center of the drone that was suspended above the sea fog. In an instant, the drone and the black gear were swallowed up, forming a black bubble that twisted in the air.

At the same time, the once calm sea began to surge with waves, and a violent dark aura gathered wildly in the direction of the gear. Lin Xian pointed into the void, and the next moment, he sensed an unusual tremor coming from the sea ahead.

Susu!

The power armor launched multiple flares that pierced the dark night sky over the sea. Thick sea fog hung like a giant gray curtain over the ocean. Lin Xian stared intently, and at that moment, an absolutely smooth black wall tore through the fog wall without warning. Its edges swallowed water vapor and sunlight, and as it spread, it twisted into a ring that blotted out the sky. In an instant, it covered the sky and the sun. It was actually a black star abyss that looked like a real object, releasing tides!

Lin Xian's pupils contracted, and without any hesitation, ignoring the exhaustion, he once again leaped backward. At that moment, the sea surface in front of him suddenly sank, forming a thousand-meter vortex. The pure darkness within the ring wall was like a solidified entity, and the waves were silently crushed into powdery crystal fragments, which were swallowed up before they even fell.

A low-frequency hum seeped from the depths of the black hole, like a sleeping celestial behemoth yawning in its skull. The moment it expanded to cover half the sky, all the floating remains of the giant objects and the pale tentacles protruding from the sea of ​​mist vanished. What followed was countless bizarre objects bursting out of the black hole like rice bags, pouring wildly into the surrounding seas.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xian's expression changed drastically. It looked like a small-scale materialization of a star abyss, from which countless dark creatures emerged, accumulating for a long time and surging forth in a burst of power.

Rumble!
A massive whirlpool and dark tides resonated and vibrated, causing huge waves to rise from all sides, and countless bizarre creatures disappeared into the mist and sank into the water at an extremely fast speed.

"Team Leader Lin!"

Through the headset, the team members' voices came through. KIKI and the others were arriving from the direction of the Infinity to provide support. At this moment, Lin Xian immediately turned around, released dozens of signal flares, and called out to everyone.
"Be careful, don't come any closer!"

Behind them, streaks of light arrived one after another, all of them teammates wearing power armor. Even North Wind 09 and Ryan came to assist. When they saw the giant black hole sphere in the sea devouring and releasing like a star abyss, everyone showed a look of shock.

"What's this??"

"Watch out, there are many strange creatures!"

"Lin Xian, are you... alright?" Chen Sixuan and KIKI arrived one after the other, and when they saw Lin Xian flying safely in the air, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is the countdown over?" KIKI asked hurriedly.

Lin Xian shook his head, looking at the black 'Star Abyss' being released in front of him, and said with a solemn expression, "It's still unclear, but it seems that the black gear left by Chen Yanxiu is a troublesome thing."

"Was this caused by that forbidden item?" Ning Jing had witnessed Lin Xian taking the black gear from Chen Yanxiu, and upon hearing his words, she couldn't help but ask.

"What a massive spectacle! It's like the eruption of a celestial tide!" Ryan leaped out from the crowd, surveying the scene before him, and immediately declared, "Prepare to attack!"

"Don't act rashly yet."

Chen Sixuan spoke up at this moment, her eyes gleaming as if they could pierce through the sea fog: "This tide is receding, and all those strange objects that were ejected have sunk into the sea. We haven't been marked, so let's wait and see."

Dawn was approaching, and the Infinite had yet to find a place to land. At this moment, engaging in battle would be extremely disadvantageous for them.

Lin Xian glanced curiously at Chen Sixuan, then immediately turned back to look at the black star abyss. Sure enough, the giant black curtain standing in the sea fog had shrunk back like a shrinking bubble, and the strange objects that were being sprayed out like fountains were decreasing. Soon, the commotion disappeared into the sea fog, and only the deafening roar of the turbulent waves after the vortex disintegrated remained in the distance.

"Disappeared?" Shuqin exclaimed.

Qian Dele crossed his arms and said seriously, "It came quickly and went quickly. What kind of special celestial phenomenon is this?"

At this moment, Lin Xian looked at the thick sea fog and suddenly gave an order to Viola.

"Viola, send out drones and use the forbidden object detector to search for that black gear in the whirlpool ahead."

Viola understands.

As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of drones flashing lights shot out from behind Lin Xian and his group like a swarm of bees, heading straight for the black fog area ahead.

At this moment, a mysterious light flashed across the horizon, and the bright light began to turn the black fog into a gray-white sea fog. At the same time, everyone felt the air temperature rising.

Clearly, although visibility was still low due to the sea fog, everyone knew that it was dawn!
Seeing this, and with the countdown in his sight completely disappearing, Lin Xian finally felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. Although he hadn't fully figured out the characteristics of the black gear, Lin Xian was right. His countdown was somehow connected to the black gear, and this thing was a trap set by Chen Yanxiu for him.

Since Dawn City, Lin Xian had not appeared in Chu Yan's mental world in a conscious state for a long time. When he saw Chu Yan fighting her way out of a zombie nest in an abandoned high-rise building, Lin Xian inexplicably had an urge to hug the girl.

After being out of contact for some time, and being at sea, Lin Xian felt a sense of loneliness, as if he had been separated from the organization. Following Chu Yan as they leaped from high-rise buildings, looking down at the desolate, abandoned city below, Lin Xian spoke...
"What kind of mission is this?"

“The Foundation.” Chu Yan stopped and stood by the tall building, looking at Lin Xian and sheathing the silver blade in her hand: “Thanks to you, I’ve rejoined the mission team.”

Lin Xian frowned: "Shouldn't we be protecting you even more closely?"

Chu Yan shook her head: "Your blink bullets, Grace, and our Starry Sky Research Lab—these are all information already known to the Adventists. There's no point in hiding anymore."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Xian: "Chen Yanxiu, the former head of the Special Items Research Department of the Angel Project, aged 20 years overnight while researching the SIID-06 silver pocket watch, but successfully contained the forbidden object. The pocket watch has the characteristic of changing the flow of time in the area. After feeling the power of the forbidden object, his personality changed drastically, and he led a group of people to leave the Federation and establish the Holy Revelation Organization."

"The black gear you mentioned should be the later SIID-011 Dark Gear. Its characteristics are very special, and we have never had any definite information about it. The only thing is that this thing allows Chen Yanxiu to enter the Star Abyss without restraint to search for forbidden items, while also having some kind of strong side effects."

"side effect?"

"I don't know the specifics, but based on your description, this should be it," Chu Yan analyzed. "He has a silver pocket watch, so he can survive if the Dark Gears activate."

Lin Xian was shocked upon hearing this: "No wonder..."

If he hadn't just upgraded his energy leap and possessed the bug-like spatial cutting skill of gravitational lensing, that instantaneous burst of star tides could have swallowed him and everyone in a huge area. Just thinking about that bizarre, fountain-like tide of energy sent chills down Lin Xian's spine.

"He deliberately landed this thing on me, directly severing my control over the blink bullets and also blocking the link between you and me. It seems..."

“There should be some kind of dimensional connection.” Chu Yan crossed her arms and said calmly, “This can be explained by releasing Xingyuan and walking through Xingyuan.”

"Damn, that almost killed me." Lin Xian's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about it. The danger of this situation was no less than facing the Oceanus. He almost used the Flash Bullet to travel directly to near-Earth orbit. If he had been carrying the Dark Gear, wouldn't he have destroyed the Southern Heavenly Gate along with it?

Chu Yan looked at Lin Xian, somewhat puzzled: "How did you manage to make such a judgment under these circumstances?"

Clearly, Chu Yan had some doubts about Lin Xian's analysis.

"Hi……"

Lin Xian gave a wry smile: "What judgment? It's just a matter of luck."

Lin Xian was able to make this judgment primarily due to two factors: first, he was certain that his countdown was related to the Dark Gear; and second, his gravitational lens was able to isolate the gear and complete its containment.

It was precisely because of these two points that he directly treated the black gear as a time bomb, using jump to get away and then adding a gravitational lens, which can be considered a stroke of great luck.

"I recycled this thing; it might come in handy later."

Chu Yan said, "You must be careful when using forbidden items. They are an extension of the power of the Dark Civilization. However, our North American United Front and the Nightwalker organization of the Phoenix Society are actually tracking this forbidden item."

"Because of the power of Star Abyss Walking?"

Chu Yan nodded: "Yes."

"Okay." Lin Xian sighed. "I have to go back. The train is still submerged in water, and I can't even find my way around."

Chu Yan then asked him, "What are you going to do next? The Foundation and Divine Revelation are both eyeing you. There are quite a few fanatical superhumans in the Holy City, and they might be difficult to deal with if you encounter them."

Lin Xian waved his hand: "I plan to go directly to find Noah, or switch routes and quickly land in South America. Anyway, the plan with Professor Ye has already succeeded. Now we have confirmed that the Adventists and the Dark Civilization are in contact, and the Southern Heavenly Gate's deterrence against the darkness is indeed real. Under these circumstances, why should I bother investigating this group of madmen in the deep sea? Besides, there is also the Ocean God in the sea. Forget it... let's leave these professional tasks to the Nightwalkers."

Chu Yan replied, "Your judgment is correct. You should be able to rejoin your convoy within a few weeks after landing in South America. The Infinite Convoy and the Silver Star are currently crossing the Chongu Strait, and the Dawn Center is accelerating."

"accelerate?"

"The world is corrupting." Chu Yan pointed to the distant city line. Lin Xian looked over and immediately frowned. The sky, which should have been clear, seemed to be covered with a layer of scarlet light.

“There have been many changes, I’ll talk to you about them later. For now, you should get out of danger first,” Chu Yan said.

Lin Xian nodded, glanced at Chu Yan's figure, and his consciousness gradually faded.

In a certain part of the Pacific Ocean, the sea fog gradually dissipates under the sunlight, revealing a nuclear-powered submarine and a... train floating on the calm Pacific surface.

Inside dining car number 6, everyone was gathered, some sitting and some standing. On the table in the middle of the sofa, there was a black gear that had been soaked in seawater. It was emitting a kind of distorted dark energy fluctuation, which was completely different from its state when it was contained by Lin Xian.

Luo Yang lowered the observation mirror from his ear, examined the black gear on the table, and couldn't help but say, "This thing can actually release 'Star Abyss'? The properties of this forbidden object are too bizarre!"

"Who would take in something like that? That would be suicide!" Sasha muttered.

“Chen Yanxiu, who received the divine revelation, always carries it with him, which means that this thing must have some positive value, but we don’t know it yet,” Ning Jing said.

Kiki floated in mid-air, frowning as she examined it. She said disdainfully, "Maybe its value lies in harming people. Those who don't know better might think it's a treasure, but it turns out to be a giant decoy."

“Agreed,” Lü Chang echoed.

“Being able to release Star Abyss means it’s more than just a decoy,” Monica said meaningfully. “If we could control this property, it would be a very powerful tool.”

"you're right."

At this moment, Lin Xian's voice came from the carriage corridor. He went to the dining table, raised his hand to create a lead box to hold the black gear, and said, "Let's get ready to set off. As expected, someone will come to collect this trophy."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sixuan immediately stood up: "Okay, let's plan how to proceed."

Lin Xian glanced around at everyone and smiled slightly.

"This time, we'll fly!"

(End of this chapter)