Chapter 485 We are the last humans!
The train was now slowly stopping, and unlike before, this time the train's power was rapidly disappearing as it stopped.
This was something Colin and the others had never experienced before.
However, compared to this, they all looked outside with a little shock.
In the red world , blood-colored "rain" keeps falling from the sky.
Kelin's eyes narrowed slightly as he saw that this "rain" was actually some unidentified minced meat, about the size of rice grains and snowflakes...
The minced meat itself seemed to have some kind of intense activity.
After falling, they gather together and combine with all things, producing unknown distortions.
At this moment, the place where the train was about to stop seemed to be a barren forest, but there was no green in the forest, not even a dead leaf or a weed. Instead, there were pieces of meat of various sizes.
They may hang on the treetops like fruits, or fall to the ground and wriggle and grow like mushrooms...
Even though the car hadn't stopped and the door hadn't been opened, everyone could faintly smell the indescribable odor of rotting meat.
"Gurgle..."
The sound of swallowing could be heard from the train car, and everyone felt an indescribable appetite in their stomachs.
The smell of rotten meat, which should have been disgusting, actually stimulated their appetite.
“Crash.”
Colin stretched out his hand and the bonfire rolled, completely burning away all the strange smells.
However……
The "taste" is still there!
Despite the rotten stench, the indescribable urge to eat the meat remained unabated.
An inspiration came to Colin and he knew the reason.
"Fuck, the 'smell' of these things is not only transmitted through 'smell', but also through 'sight'? If I see it, I can 'inhale' the smell?"
Colin hissed. It was the first time he had seen such a strange scene.
He shifted his gaze and the smell weakened, until he tried to close his eyes completely, and the smell disappeared completely.
"The anomaly here is not simple..."
Although he closed his eyes, he could still see things relatively clearly, so the impact was almost non-existent.
After thinking about it, if nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to complete this mission with my eyes closed.
"Brother Shunzi, what are you doing..." The orange cat on the side noticed his behavior and felt a little strange.
At the first moment, he and the "Owner of the Fish Pond" who was also watching closed their eyes.
Although I don’t know what the boss is doing, at this time, I just follow him.
That is, by closing their eyes, they discovered the reason.
At this moment, Akahi seemed to sense something and opened his eyes. Looking at the familiar environment outside, he explained before Colin: "This smell can be transmitted through vision. If you close your eyes, you can block the influence of the smell...
"However, it's basically just a 'hunger' stimulus. Generally speaking, once you adapt, there won't be too many problems.
"Of course, it's best to stop inhaling the corresponding aura while watching it, otherwise the double stimulation might cause you to lose your mind."
The believers of "Eternal Night" have adapted to this feeling for a long time, so they have a lot of experience in dealing with it.
As Akahi spoke, he glanced at Colin in surprise. He didn't expect that this person, who was here for the first time, would discover the pattern so quickly.
"It's not a big deal for others, but not necessarily for me. It's like a special attack."
Colin grumbled in his heart. Compared to others, he was more afraid of the feeling of having his desire to eat constantly aroused.
Short-term stimulation is fine, but if it continues like this for a long time, he dare not imagine what will happen.
But after thinking about it, Colin closed his eyes and said to the other two employees:
"Since you don't have the ability to clearly perceive your surroundings with your eyes closed, you don't need to imitate me. Just act like Ikashi and control and pay attention to your emotional changes."
"Okay." Both of them breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.
Although they also have a certain ability to perceive the surroundings with their eyes closed, this ability is not enough to replace vision like Colin.
And that’s when…
The train slowly stopped.
With a "click", the car door slowly opened.
That is, the moment the door opened, this section of the train seemed to have lost power and was completely silent.
The strong smell outside the door , almost forming a thick fog, rushed into the car, but it was burned clean by the flames as soon as it entered the door. Apart from the smell, there seemed to be no signs of all kinds of flesh and blood in the distorted world outside entering the car.
"This 'flesh rain' is a special weather phenomenon that occurs occasionally and usually lasts for a few days. It doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon. So, try not to touch it while you're moving. Otherwise, it will attach to any part of the person it touches and parasitize them, deforming them."
Akahi looked outside through the car door and explained the situation to everyone.
After a pause, she added, "Besides, as long as we don't go out, we won't be attacked. Only when we go out will those things move."
"So, this place is like a safe house?" Orange Cat asked curiously.
"'Safe house'?" Akashi tilted his head, thinking for a moment, then nodded. "That's basically it, unless someone draws the anomaly here and causes accidental injury. If someone deliberately draws a giant, deformed creature here, hiding in the car won't be noticed, but there's still a chance of accidental injury."
At this time, Colin spoke up and asked, "So what should we do next?"
"Let me see..."
Akashi sat on the chair. Her basic body functions had almost recovered thanks to the repair of the "Fire Tree", but there was still a surgical root stuck in her neck.
As she spoke, she reached into her black robe and pulled out a roll of folded parchment.
He skillfully spread it out, and after several operations, wisps of light floated on the parchment, and these rays of light quickly constructed a three-dimensional map in the air.
Then, after some unknown operation by Akashi, two marks appeared, and there was a line between the marks.
"This is us. This is the direction of our target. Let's return to our 'disobedient' base first. This distance, if everything goes smoothly, can be reached in about ten hours or a day."
"Once we get there, we'll discuss how to disrupt the 'Eternal Night' ritual and start the train..."
Akahi looked at Colin for explanation.
"Can."
Colin nodded without expressing any objection as to the special function of the other party's parchment.
He didn't show much surprise. After learning about the "functional module" from "World No. 13", he had a hunch that the "branch" would have some unique functions.
Then, Colin glanced at the opponent's map.
He secretly estimated that the module he got from the "branch" might be able to perform a similar function.
It's a pity that the module is small in quantity, and there is a limit on the number of people who can use it after it is completed. Based on my feeling at the time, I estimated that after it is completed, it should be enough for about ten people to use...
"Otherwise, create a similar function and distribute it to all employees. After 100 or 200 points are activated, they can spend a small amount of points each time they use it. I think they can accumulate enough points to fully upgrade the gold card."
Unfortunately, that thing is too small to do it.
Colin gathered his thoughts and looked at Akahi who was about to put away the parchment. Suddenly, something occurred to him and he said, "By the way, do you have that kind of internal chat function?"
"Yes, but it's occupied by the 'Night Party'. If we speak there, there's a certain chance we'll be tracked, so I usually ignore those things. Do you want to see it?"
It can actually be tracked? The "branch"'s personal privacy protection is not very good, but it can also be seen from this that it doesn't seem to be completely occupied... Colin said:
"What if they look? Can they find it?"
"No." Akahi shook his head: "Definitely not."
"Then take a look."
At Colin's suggestion, Akashi turned on a function called "Wide Area Communication". Once inside, he found that the layout of chat and other things was similar to theirs, but the content was completely different.
"Attention! Attention! The 29th selection of devotees for the 'Eternal Night' ritual is underway! Only those with pure hearts, strong wills, and powerful minds are qualified to receive the divine gift in the 'Eternal Night' ritual..."
"If you successfully obtain the gift, you will become a great pioneer of your tribe, respected by all..."
"His family will also be among the first to qualify for safe housing in this new world."
"The age range for this recruitment is between twelve and thirty years old, and candidates must pass various selection procedures..."
…
The top content is about the recruitment of "Eternal Night", and some basic information related to it is introduced above.
Following this post, many ordinary people posted comments such as "Praise 'Eternal Night'," "Hope mankind can take a step forward!", "Choose me! Choose me! I will lead everyone to open up new territories."
In addition, there are also "Recruiting skilled farmers in the XX area, the land cultivation plan is about to begin...", "Construction Corps Recruiting..." and so on.
At Colin's suggestion, Akahi clicked on these posts, and the content below...
"I reattached my broken leg this year! Choose me, I want to contribute!"
"Although I am over a hundred years old, I can still farm, praise the 'night', and praise our efforts..."
"In the northeastern region, there's a large piece of special energy crystal. I need to report it..."
“…”
The corresponding information made Colin and others somewhat silent, because it was not as crazy as they had imagined.
Then, at this time, Akahi opened another content that was put on the headlines.
"Beware of traitors playing the 'freedom' card."
Content: Recently we have received some news that a group of human traitors calling themselves "Rebels" are secretly spreading unrealistic fantasies through some channels, trying to make us abandon this place and leave the world.
After the judgment of the experts of the Saints' Church, it has been confirmed that all human beings have perished and this is the last world!
We are the last hope of human civilization!
We must unite!
For the future, for humanity, so that one day we can truly reach the promised land where there is no hunger, deformation or distortion.
All tribesmen should work together to crack down on illegal "rebels".
If you see anything unusual, please call the "Adjudication Team" immediately to report it. We will give out a series of prizes including eggs, Alpha nutrients, etc.
Human beings, you and me, the future depends on everyone!
…
"I'm reporting this. A few days ago, while following the pioneering team, I seemed to have bumped into some strange figures. They didn't seem to be deformed creatures, but probably those damned 'disobedients'..."
"There's something fishy about the family in seat seven in the carriage next to me. They often don't see anyone in their hibernation capsule during rest time..."
"I am here……"
…
"Why does it seem like apart from being a little religious, everything else seems fine?"
Colin touched his chin and glanced over it. Before he looked, he thought it was some lunatic babbling nonsense.
But after meeting them, they all seemed quite polite and didn't seem to be that crazy.
One could even say there was an inexplicable feeling of discomfort...
At this time, the "Master of the Fishpond" on the side accurately complained about his discomfort: "Why does it feel so abstract? Why don't people here establish a government? Why don't they post pornographic pictures? And don't swear? Do you mean you can't swear?"
Although the above content does not seem abstract at all, this is the greatest abstraction.
The orange cat nodded in agreement. "I was wondering why it was so clean and awkward. Turns out it's not my fault, it's theirs."
"You don't have to speak if you can't."
Colin waved his hand and told the two embarrassing guys to shut up first. He felt that compared with the people above, the two who were hanging out in the company group seemed to be polluted.
However, looking at the content above, Colin narrowed his eyes slightly. He noticed something: "It seems that there is no 'robot' here?"
"That's right! I didn't even see those idiots who kept asking for my address!!" Only then did the "Owner of the Fish Pond" realize the fundamental reason why he felt "clean".
He often hangs out in the "chat hall" for years in order to collect points.
Among all the people present, he was the one who had the most contact with that ghost thing, and it was really annoying to be harassed.
"What 'robot'?" Akashi looked puzzled when he saw the reactions of several people.
"A... somewhat peculiar and strange thing that will do everything in its power to find out your current location."
Colin gave a brief explanation, then saw Akahi shaking his head.
"So, that thing is unique to our main company? No, maybe ours is a regional 'branch'..."
A thought flashed through Colin's mind, and he was a little curious about what a "robot" was.
But I have more important things to do now so I don’t think too much about it.
He gathered his thoughts, asked Akashi to turn off the "wide area communication", put away the parchment, and was about to leave the car and start the action.
After making some preparations, Colin closed his eyes and controlled the "bonfire" to attach to each person. When Akashi pointed out a direction, he was the first to lead the team out of the car door.
Above their heads, the rain of minced meat was burned to ashes before it could even pass through the curtain of fire.
At the same time, all the pieces of flesh within the field of vision seemed to sense something and began to wriggle towards the area where Colin was, extending flesh buds like snail tentacles, swaying as if they were about to reach out.
Colin ignored it, closed his eyes, and looked in the direction of the target through the flames.
Through the "red rain," one could vaguely detect a dangerous aura in the distance. Distorted masses of flesh towered like mountains, their giant tentacles dancing...
In addition, there were some strange figures approaching.
"You're very sensitive to the scent of strangers."
Colin raised his index finger and flicked it, and a flame shot out, igniting a strange flesh-and-blood tree that was uprooted and trying to get closer.
“Follow me!”
After giving a greeting, flames on his body spread outward in circles.
After everyone followed out, Colin led the team like a sharp sword, tearing a passage out of the twisted world of flesh and blood.
