"Grace, scan!"
Quickly, Grace leapt onto the surrounding wall, scanning the environment all around.
[Scanning in progress, suspicious locations marked.]
Soon, Lin Xian’s new screen displayed several path points, pointing to different escape routes.
"Split up and chase them!"
At this moment, Shi Zhi stood to the side, frowning. For some reason, she could feel that the dark, terrifying presence hadn’t left but lingered by her side. Growing suspicious, she looked around and discovered a corner of the apartment courtyard where there was an old, dilapidated well. The well’s enclosure had collapsed, revealing a dark opening.
"It’s right here; it hasn’t left!"
Just as Lin Xian and the others were about to move, Shi Zhi stopped them, immediately pointing towards the well.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xian and KIKI, along with Brother Huo, rushed over. KIKI moved the fastest, needing to use telekinesis to capture the monster immediately, then work with Lin Xian to eliminate it. Otherwise, the marks on them could soon attract a substantial number of abnormal bodies, complicating things.
However, as she flew over the well and shone her flashlight down, a terrifying sight suddenly appeared.
A white ghostly figure was crouched at the bottom of the well, emitting a bizarre laugh.
Crack, crack, crack~
KIKI was startled, and in an instant, the white ghost shot upward, seemingly ready to escape again. With her focus sharp, KIKI’s eyes glowed brightly through her telekinesis, quickly pinning the ghost down.
Brother Huo and Lin Xian, who were already nearby, wouldn’t give it a chance, striking full force from left and right!
"Heaven-Burning Sword!"
Mechanical Energy Cannon!
To ensure nothing was left to chance, Brother Huo unleashed his ultimate move. A crimson red fire refining, encased in a Mach Ring, sliced through the white ghostly form and the large area of the apartment behind it, the raging flames melting the walls as boiling smoke shot skyward.
In an instant, the faint marks on KIKI and Brother Huo disappeared again, and the team swiftly entered a silenced state.
In the control room, Mochizuki Masashi saw the change in the signals on Lin Xian’s team, and a message came through.
"Lin, the low tide time is running out. You need to leave here quickly and take shelter in the safe hall beneath the rail station!"
"Got it!"
The situation was perilous just now. After confirming the marks were gone, Lin Xian immediately called out to Chen Sixuan: "Teacher Chen!"
"Coming!"
Chen Sixuan rushed over, and the team directly descended from the main lobby of the passenger center down the stairs to an underground parking garage. This underground parking lot had three levels; the lowest level resembled an underground warehouse, smaller in space than the parking area above. Such civil defense facilities were usually built in transportation hubs for emergencies.
Watching the time, Lin Xian led the team directly into the shelter hall, then closed the blast door.
Bam.
A dull thud echoed through the empty hall.
Lin Xian immediately turned on the light. This was the closest shelter hall they could find near the White City Rail Station. Unlike other areas, Qian Suxun and his team had already explored those, so this basement under the passenger center might still pose dangers to them.
The lights swept across, revealing an empty shelter hall. In the corner, emergency supply racks still held various fire prevention tools, while the floor was covered in nothing but dust.
Much like when they first entered White City, the place didn’t seem to have experienced an apocalyptic escape. Everything seemed frozen in time, and even the emergency supplies remained untouched, indicating that after Apocalypse Day arrived, everything here just ’stopped’.
"The tide is about to rise; everyone needs to keep calm and focused."
At this moment, Shi Zhi kindly reminded everyone: "Shinji said that the more we feel fear, the lower our rationality drops, making us weaker. So, if we prepare properly, we can reduce the pressure from the dark invasion when the tide rises."
Lin Xian nodded, raising his hand to create a large floodlight. For a moment, the entire hall was illuminated brightly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
[Combining current world research on superpowers, the strength of superpowers is directly proportional to spiritual power growth, while mutations result from irreversible life collapse due to mental breakdown. Keeping a firm inner self helps improve survival rates.]
Grace said calmly.
Lin Xian looked at Grace, whose metallic skin shone brilliantly. Just a moment ago, she stylishly crushed several abnormal spiders by stomping on them with ease. Even facing a massive explosion and Qian Suxun’s heavy armored robots before hadn’t caused significant damage. There’s no denying that this robot’s robustness rivals Ning Jing’s; Level 5 metal materials truly are formidable.
At this time, he glanced at the time — 13:04.
Lin Xian’s heart tightened, knowing the tide that felt like time slowing and space warping was about to arrive. He stopped thinking, holding his breath and focusing intently.
13:04:59
13:05!!
Suddenly, an extreme chill surged over, making everyone shudder. Shi Zhi clenched her teeth, unleashing green superpowers to envelop everyone.
[Abnormal situation detected]
Just then, Grace suddenly issued an alert. She stepped in front of everyone, hands behind her back, looking towards the central supplies rack in the hall.
Lin Xian’s gaze followed, and suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply.
The wall, which had been empty moments ago, now revealed a massive scarlet creature slowly growing as the tide alternated...