In an instant, it seemed as though the entire Joint Train was enveloped by this eerie sound. Everyone inside the carriages felt as if sandstorm particles were relentlessly striking the exterior, the sound so dense it overshadowed all hearing.
In the cockpit of the Infinity, Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan watched as the front porthole was entirely covered by dense black insects, instinctively standing and retreating a step backward.
At this moment, all light seemed to be obscured, the carriage pitch-black to the point where one couldn’t see their fingers.
Sand ants on the move!
A suffocating feeling enveloped the entire 15-kilometer-long Joint Train because no one could see any light, and outside the carriage, that torrential sound kept sweeping over the entire train.
On the sides of the train, the rooftop, beneath the train, everywhere—dense and pervasive, as if this sound was the only thing left between heaven and earth.
People’s heartbeats accelerated, some grabbed hold of handrails and weapons, but dared not act rashly. In complete darkness, at this moment, everyone could only pray.
No creature crawled into the carriages!
In carriage No. 2, KIKI and Sha Sha huddled together, covering their ears. Meanwhile, KIKI created a small Telekinesis Shield, enveloping the two of them inside, fearing the flesh-tearing and bone-gnawing bugs would suddenly crawl onto them in the darkness!
At this time, Lin Xian’s expression was grave, frantically operating the Mechanical Heart to inspect the entire Infinity, trying to cover the metallic texture of the Infinity’s carriages.
Yet the more he did this, the more he could distinctly feel as if he were surrounded by billions of eerie creatures crawling, causing his spine to tingle.
This bizarre and suffocating situation lasted for two hours before the sound of the torrential downpour gradually weakened until it disappeared.
And by then, the windows originally covered by sand ants cleared up, allowing a glimpse of starlight and the outline of the horizon outside in the wilderness.
Lin Xian breathed a long sigh, finally easing half of his suspended heart. Just as he was about to press the communicator to inquire about the situation of the other teams, Chen Sixuan suddenly stepped forward and covered his mouth!
Chen Sixuan’s shocked tone echoed in Lin Xian’s ears, prompting him to look in the direction her finger pointed, his pupils immediately contracting!
Just a few kilometers away from the Joint Train, above the desolate Gobi Desert, a cloud of yellow sand hung like thick boiling soup in the sky, while from it, several enormous, eerie jointed limb-like legs slowly extended downward from the clouds. Everyone could see the irregular, eerie outline.
Those insect legs dangling from the sky hung suspended, gently sliding across the Gobi, as if guided unconsciously, slowly moving towards the depths of the uninhabited area along with the gathering clouds.
All around, sandstorms rolled up, the fierce winds swirling, emitting a wailing sound as they hit the Joint Train.
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[Detected massive dark fear energy impact!]
In an instant, Lin Xian’s eyes were presented with the warning light of the Heterogeneous Rubik’s Cube, as the windows of the Joint Train began to frost over with a thin layer of ice mist. Lin Xian was completely helpless, only able to compose himself, holding his breath to ensure he made no noise. For a moment, everyone’s hearts in the Joint Train seemed to rise.
And as time ticked by second by second, the outline of the legs beneath the yellow sand clouds gradually disappeared into the depths of the Gobi Desert, finally restoring quiet to the entire Ancient River Beach.
The cold night wind blew, making the dry broomgrass and tumbleweed rustle with a whispering sound.
Lin Xian felt warmth returning to his limbs and looked at Chen Sixuan, who was equally shocked, exchanging glances filled with a sense of being on the edge of fear.
"Luckily, we don’t have the Dark Mark."
Chen Sixuan’s face was pale, speaking with a bit of lingering fear.
She and Lin Xian had been through a lot together, even seen S-Class Abnormal Bodies, but the scene just now was not merely terrifying; it gave her a deep sense of the oppressive weight brought by the dark fear power invasion.
Lin Xian, on the other hand, let out a heavy sigh, feeling the same sensation he had felt when falling asleep the previous night. The toxic impact of such dark invasion on human spiritual power was utterly destructive.
This is why on Apocalypse Day, a hundred billion people mutated into zombies overnight, while those who survived, although slowly adapting and evolving by absorbing Dark Energy, remained immature in the face of true darkness.
With this in mind, Lin Xian immediately pressed the communicator.
"All teams, report status!"
"Rose Team, two people on the brink of mutation, already under control!"
"Triangle Iron Team, currently six people showing unstable conditions, one has mutated, fight occurred in Carriage No. 2, successfully contained!"
"Hidden World Team..."
"Dragon Mountain No.1 is stable, though many children and women are vomiting severely, handling it urgently," Ning Jing’s voice came through.
"Captain Lin, we’re about the same here." Li Yi was busying himself in the children’s carriage, where many young children were pale, vomiting violently.
On Luo Yang’s side, many young people in one carriage were trembling uncontrollably, Li Guangwen slapped his own thigh hard, gritting his teeth.