Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 811 - 349: Right Here!
Lin Xian was both shocked and intrigued upon hearing this: "So if that candle burns for a month, you can live here for 12 months?"
Zhou Lei nodded.
"What kind of candle burns for a month?"
Zhou Lei: ...
"Nonsense, Brother Lin, let me burn his candle ahead of time!" Brother Huo said bluntly.
"I... I really didn’t lie to you!!!" Zhou Lei pleaded as he heard this: "The people of Holy Revelation told me that I would die if I left Star Abyss, because my life is in their hands. They also coveted the effect this Taboo Item has on me, which is why the Deep Red World placed me here. Actually, I know I’m just a pawn of the Deep Red World and Holy Revelation; otherwise, how could I survive here for so long... Captain Lin, don’t you agree?!"
Qian Suxun squinted his eyes: "This does explain why the radar couldn’t find him, and how he managed to survive in the Star Abyss for so long. Another Taboo Item, huh." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Zhou Lei’s words sounded bizarre, but the logic was plausible. Besides, Lin Xian saw no reason for Zhou Lei to lie about this issue because Lin Xian didn’t care about the Deep Red World’s and Dawn City’s conspiracies, research data, or why Zhou Lei was here. His only concern was the imminent cleansing plan; otherwise, all the intelligence and research data would be meaningless.
So Lin Xian said directly: "Since your work is so important, you must know where the Deep Red World’s cleansing device is, right?"
"Cleansing device? What cleansing device?" Zhou Lei looked confused as he heard this.
"To incite the Abnormal Bodies to riot and cleanse the whole city," Lin Xian quickly said, "You can’t tell me you don’t know!"
Zhou Lei immediately reacted and looked at Qian Suxun and Shi Zhi beside Lin Xian, hastily saying, "They’re from Silent City, right? Aren’t you here to steal the research data?"
"Don’t change the subject."
Zhou Lei panicked: "I’m not changing the subject, there’s simply no cleansing device here because the purpose of the Abnormal Body riot isn’t because of you guys. We... ah, damn, the Deep Red World has been targeting the Silent City people for a long time, but that isn’t the Deep Red World’s main goal!!"
Zhou Lei’s words made everyone, including Mochizuki Masashi, who was standing in the main control room of the West Mountain bunker, change their expressions.
Zhou Lei looked up at the clock in the control room and quickly said: "Actually, I don’t know much. But the purpose of the spatial disturbances that have happened here several times wasn’t targeting you. The Deep Red World was using some kind of contraption or Taboo Item for Star Abyss expansion, madly filling it with lives, and many died. Every time that device activates, all Abnormal Bodies in Star Abyss No.5 riot. Didn’t it happen just the day before yesterday, fighting all night from here to the marshy edge of Butuo Lake to the west? Didn’t you feel it?"
Lin Xian took a cold breath: "What did you say?!"
Butuo Lake was precisely where the Joint Train’s current frontline was located. He immediately exchanged looks with Qian Suxun and KIKI, and everyone seemed to understand something.
The so-called cleansing plan was precisely the Deep Red World inciting Star Abyss’s abnormal expansion by using the Fish-tailed Lion Statue, triggering an internal disturbance within Star Abyss!
Qian Suxun frowned and said through the communicator
"Shinji, the situation is more complicated than we thought."
"Oh, I know what you guys want!!" Zhou Lei saw the expressions of Lin Xian and the others and reacted immediately, hurriedly saying: "Every time they plan such an expansion, I receive a command here to go into silent mode, disconnecting the main control room from the upper research lab. So, if I receive the order, you can hide here safely as long as there are no Dark Marks."
Lin Xian took a deep breath, his face completely darkening. Given the situation, they simply couldn’t stop the Star Abyss riot.
It seemed Zhou Lei might not even know that the Deep Red World’s research triggered Bioform 01, nor that the command he received this time was likely the last one.
Lin Xian looked at the time; 40 minutes had passed. They only had 20 minutes left.
"Xun, Lin."
Mochizuki Masashi’s voice came through: "Quickly check the overall backup information; there must be complete content here."
Lin Xian and Qian Suxun looked at each other and immediately prepared to act.
"Code." Lin Xian pointed to the blue information cabinet and said to Zhou Lei.
Fear flashed in Zhou Lei’s eyes: "Captain Lin, if I tell you, you’re not going to kill me, right?"
"Your life is hanging by a candle, you live here every day, aren’t you afraid of death?" Lin Xian retorted.
Zhou Lei’s eyes dimmed, hearing the meaning in Lin Xian’s words. He seemed deflated, murmuring: "Verification code 5A6H0, Captain Lin, after you get the data, let me live in this damned place for a few more days, alright?" As he spoke, tears flowed, and he began to sob uncontrollably, "This damn apocalypse has tormented me to the point of looking neither human nor ghostly, but I really want to live a few more days, sob sob sob..."
Meanwhile, Lin Xian and Qian Suxun ignored his wailing and successfully retrieved the entire backup from inside, prompting the ACS robot and Grace to link up again and start extracting useful information.
[Taboo Item SIID-04: Fish-tailed Lion Statue]
[Location Found: Lion City]
[Physical Characteristics: Three gigantic sculptures standing 16 meters tall, lion-faced with fish tails, the statue’s eyes emit a red glow of fear]
[Evaluated Feature One: Direct visual observation causes a massive invasion of the Power of Fear and results in Instant Teleportation to the observer’s position.]
