bigabreads Chapter 461 The Curse of the Apocalypse
Chapter 461 The Curse of the Apocalypse
The night wind has never been so cold.
Xu Si sat on the roof of the Nirvana vehicle, with Yi Yi leaning against him. Her small body was curled up in a ball, and she had already fallen asleep beside him.
She used up too much of her life affinity power today, first stabilizing Xu Si's injuries, then treating Chen Pei and the rest of the convoy. Even a life spirit couldn't withstand such overexertion.
However, instead of returning to Xu Si's innermost thoughts to recover as usual, she stayed outside with Xu Si.
Because she felt that Xu Si needed companionship right now.
Her breathing was light, her eyelashes fluttered occasionally, but her face looked much more relaxed. With the battle over, she no longer needed to worry about Xu Si.
Xu Si did not sleep.
He tried [Star Whisper Throat] again, but the Blood Whisper property no longer gave him any response.
The system's further upgrade of the Star Voice Throat is also ambiguous.
This confirmed to Xu Si that the bond between him and his sister had been erased by some force.
Perhaps it is due to the absence of cause and effect, perhaps it is due to an unknown deity, or perhaps it is due to some unknown mystery.
For some reason, even so, he didn't feel much anger.
Perhaps after experiencing actual death, people tend to value their experiences more.
He looked down at the campfire in the center of the camp, the rhythm of the flickering flames reflected in his starry eyes as a blurry halo.
Only then did he take the time to look at the system panel again.
The [Strange Corrosion Level] and [Mental Stability Level] that had troubled him for so long had all disappeared.
Xu Si had always been completely clueless about these two terms.
However, this should be considered a good thing. Perhaps this is the special feature of the high-level sequence or a new level of life.
As Mei Lin said, after entering sequence 7, his sequence progress really did not change at all.
He hadn't had time to pay attention to this matter before, but now he had to think about it more.
Looking at the two remaining strangely dropped mineral cores and filthy soil in his hands, Xu Si ultimately decided not to verify them.
Strange things happen everywhere, but good strange drops are extremely rare.
But the topic of discussion in the camp is something else entirely.
go? Or stay?
Regardless of the process, the team did achieve its strategic objective—to conquer Jiangcheng.
At least part of the guide.
So now the question facing everyone is whether or not to continue establishing a survival base in Jiangcheng.
Since no one was in the mood to rest, the discussion continued until late into the night without reaching a conclusion.
Fu Xiaojian advocated first withdrawing from the island in the middle of the lake, finding a temporary base on the outskirts of Jiangcheng to rest and recuperate, and then deciding whether to continue to develop Jiangcheng after the convoy had recovered its strength.
Of course, his attitude was actually inclined to stay.
Shao Bing also preferred to stay, reasoning that it would be a pity to give up the survival land that had been fought for with so much effort and casualties.
The attitudes of Tashan, Linzhennan, and the others were ambiguous.
After this battle, they completely lost faith in establishing a survival base, believing that the future of the convoy should be one of constant migration.
The few who had previously agreed to establish a survival base were now beginning to waver.
Once you get used to migrating, it becomes difficult to settle down.
Perhaps this is the curse of the apocalypse.
After this battle, the only person in the team who could make the final decision was Xu Si, but Xu Si did not participate in this discussion.
He knew the team needed an answer.
But he couldn't give it to me.
Whether the convoy stays or leaves, he has his own path to follow.
Especially after experiencing this battle.
The campfire was added to again and again, but the silence in the camp grew ever deeper.
After the discussion reached a stalemate, Fu Xiaojian did not press the matter further.
"Let's rest first, and discuss it again tomorrow when everyone is ready."
He stood up, the bandages on his arms gleaming a dark red in the firelight—the color of blood that hadn't completely dried.
He glanced at everyone present, his gaze lingering on Xu Si for a moment before shifting away.
"Those who aren't on night duty, please rest first."
The crowd gradually dispersed.
Only Fu Xiaojian and Shao Bing remained by the campfire.
"Do you think he's already preparing to leave?" Shao Bing asked, stirring the campfire.
Fu Xiaojian remained silent for a moment.
"It's only a matter of time."
"But the convoy is in this state now—"
Before today, Xu Si was important, but not so important that we couldn't live without him.
But he changed his mind after today.
There is truly no limit to a person's combat power.
Without Mei Lin and a high-ranking official to oversee things, the idea of a survival base is just a pipe dream.
Especially since there was a menacing figure looming over it from a high position.
Anyone would feel uneasy in that situation.
Their only condition for agreeing to join the Bright Car Team base was the presence of Mei Lin, a high-ranking extraordinary being.
But now, although the two of them also want to establish a base here, they would never gamble with the safety of everyone in the convoy.
Therefore, if Xu Si is willing to act as the stabilizing force, the other members of the convoy will naturally have no objections and may even be happy to oblige.
With Apollo's long-term absorption of other teams, this place might really become a brand new survival base.
Perhaps it will truly become a torch for all mankind.
However, they both knew that they could not use any pretext to bind Xu Si.
If Xu Si leaves the team, then the team will inevitably have to embark on a migration again.
This is also the inevitable path they can foresee.
"But--"
As a former soldier, Shao Bing felt that this was not being a saint, but rather taking responsibility, which was only natural.
"No buts." Fu Xiaojian interrupted him, his tone carrying a weary certainty.
"How Xu Si chooses is his own business."
The apocalypse amplifies the individual not to make them bear responsibility, but to make everyone understand the importance of self-preservation.
Shao Bing fell silent. He was well aware of this, of course.
"What a pity!"
The team is a haven for everyone, not a shackle for a few. So the next step is to consider the issue of the team restarting its journey.
"What's your opinion on that Starship team?" Having agreed with the idea, Shao Bing finally asked one last question.
"I'll see things the way you see them!" Fu Xiaojian and Shao Bing exchanged a glance, like two old foxes who had just stolen some fish, their words conveying everything without a word.
Apart from Chen Xi, the Star Train team consisted almost entirely of the elderly, women, and children.
Among the seven people were two old men, two old women, a little girl about the same age as Xiao Luo, and a pregnant woman. It's unknown how they have survived until now.
What's even more bizarre is that all of these people are Transcendent beings, and the child in the pregnant woman's belly is the same.
They used the [Yin-Yang Person Sequence Awakening Potion] that Chen Xi had traded from Xu Si.
Therefore, the pregnant woman named Zou Hui may be the only person in the apocalypse who possesses two sequences.
Clearly, they had anticipated what would happen today, otherwise they wouldn't have risked making the pregnant woman drink the medicine.
Today, Fu Xiaojian learned that one of their team members was a Sequence 3 Seeker who had a strong premonition about certain things.
This is one of the reasons why Fu Xiaojian and his companion wanted to recruit this team, because he could always help the team make the right choices.
At the same time, Chen Xi's addition can fill the void left by Jiao Jiao.