Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 907: Crossing the Desert

Chapter 907: Chapter 907: Crossing the Desert

Xu Huo glanced at the vehicle, knowing that a novice would need a while just to read the operation manual, let alone drive it steadily in the desert.

Teacher Ai had already activated the navigation system, "This is an old navigation that hasn’t been updated, but as long as the original road hasn’t been damaged, following the navigation is safer."

Xu Huo partially handed him the map. "You’re experienced—what changes are there on the new map?"

Teacher Ai took a brief look and then fell silent. After a few seconds, he said, "Where did you get this map from? Is it really the latest one?"

"From three days ago, quite recent," Xu Huo enlarged a section, "The appearance of other places hasn’t changed much, but there has been a significant change in this part of the desert that used to be a Gobi. What was this place originally?"

"An energy mine." Teacher Ai seemed to think of something and actually laughed, "Looks like it was hollowed out long ago."

"This location is close to W19." Xu Huo said faintly, "Draining the pond to get all the fish, no wonder the environment has been so severely damaged."

Teacher Ai’s mouth twitched slightly, his face seemed sarcastic, but he said nothing.

Xu Huo picked up the communicator, "You can come over now."

Soon, the figures of Shangguan Xi and the other two players appeared in the desert. Among them, Shangguan Xi was the fastest, Ding Wei slightly slower, and the last player had a peculiar way of speeding up—he was jumping, yes, jumping like in a long jump, about ten meters each time. It looked a bit strenuous but wasn’t slow.

Shangguan Xi was first to arrive, but his face looked displeased. Xu Huo glanced at him, "If there wasn’t a fight just now, stop being so reluctant."

"I actually wish they had started something," Shangguan Xi scoffed coldly.

Ding Wei came over and handed over an energy block. Seeing Shangguan Xi nod, Xu Huo stored part of it in the cargo hold and placed some in the co-driver’s seat.

Teacher Ai, who had inspected the vehicle, said, "The energy blocks need to be replaced."

Xu Huo got into the co-driver’s seat, and following his instructions, pulled out the energy pod from under the seat and replaced the old energy blocks with new ones.

"Let’s get in the vehicle, it’s too hot out here," Ding Wei only spoke after checking the cockpit.

She and another player, Zhao Jiahua, voluntarily went to the rear seats, since Shangguan Xi had been very unpleasant with both of them just a moment ago, so he chose the co-driver’s seat.

The vehicle was spacious enough to seat three people in the front.

"We’ll remind you to use the props once we get to the spot," Teacher Ai said, "to prevent the noise of the vehicle from attracting large aliens."

The people in the car had no objections, and as he toggled the switch, the vehicle shot out like an arrow, running smoothly on the soft sand as if it were on a flat road, effortlessly and with considerably less noise than an ordinary vehicle.

"This vehicle really packs a punch!" Shangguan Xi’s attention was instantly diverted; he leaned toward Teacher Ai, "Teach me how to drive this."

"No," Teacher Ai didn’t even look at him, cutting him off bluntly, "The control panel’s commands have different meanings for different terrains, there are at least eight systems, it’s too much to learn in a short time."

That only made Shangguan Xi more interested. He didn’t disturb the driver, instead folding his arms and saying, "Then you drive, I’ll just watch."

Two props were attached to the rear window. Seeing Xu Huo turn around, Ding Wei took the initiative to explain, "I’m merely recording the operation panel, in case something happens on the road and we need someone else to drive."

Zhao Jiahua nodded in agreement.

Xu Huo looked at the swirling sands outside, "It’s not safe outside the car, everyone stay alert."

That was natural. As long as the vehicle was moving, there were usually no issues without encountering large aliens. Even the smaller poisonous aliens couldn’t penetrate the vehicle.

But there were exceptions. About half an hour into their journey, a strange smell filled the vehicle. Shangguan Xi was the first to notice, turning his head and staring straight at the two in the backseat, "Poison gas!"

Quickly, the two covered their mouths and noses, with Zhao Jiahua kicking open车门通风门通风通风,迎面来的却是像火一样的气浪,he hastened to close it again. Meanwhile, Ding Wei used a detector to check the air inside the vehicle and sighed with relief. "It’s not poison gas, just a bad smell."

"A bad smell in a sealed vehicle..." Shangguan Xi looked suspiciously at the two, "Who farted?"

The car fell silent for a moment, probably because no one seemed willing to speak, Teacher Ai finally said, "That’s the stench of a stink scorpion. It must have crawled into the ventilation duct, and the machine didn’t completely filter out the smell when it operated."

He manipulated something, and a few seconds later, the air inside the vehicle was normal again.

Unfazed by the uncomfortable silence, Shangguan Xi went on, "Lucky it wasn’t poison gas. I think I’ll put on my protective shield."

He used a prop, a transparent box that fit over his shoulders, which didn’t obstruct his vision or speech. He chatted with Teacher Ai, "Why is it so hot outside, much hotter than reported? People would dehydrate very quickly out there."

"Is it this hot all over W37?"

"It’s hard for you all to survive in such an unforgiving place for so long without food or water."

"How long do we need to drive through this desert? It can’t be ten days to half a month, right? By the time we reach W19, the daylilies will have cooled off. Can we drive any faster?"

"... I wonder if any player has ever crossed the desert on foot, maybe someone even died of heat in here..."

As he rambled on, Xu Huo checked the time, "We can rest for a while now."

Teacher Ai had the same idea and found a slightly sheltered spot to stop the car. The vehicle was air-conditioned, but he still broke out in a sweat.

Xu Huo handed him a bottle of water, "If you can’t hold up, feel free to rest a bit longer. I guess you’re the only one who can drive on the road."

"I might give it a try," said Shangguan Xi as he stuffed a piece of jerky into his mouth.

"Please, just keep it down," Zhao Jiahua couldn’t help but say, "We only have this one vehicle. If anything goes wrong, walking might really turn us into human jerky."

Xu Huo patted his shoulder, "If you really can’t resist, just go sit in the back."

Shangguan Xi gave a sheepish grin, "I know what’s important."

After a short rest, an alarm sounded in the vehicle, and Teacher Ai immediately looked at the control panel, "There’s a fast-approaching alien."

"Start the car!" Shangguan Xi shouted.

"It’s just one alien. Let’s handle it," Zhao Jiahua said, "I’ll do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the car door and jumped onto the roof. The vehicle sped off for half a minute, then a creature at least seven or eight meters tall and shaped like a lizard appeared in their field of vision. It moved extremely fast, its scales reflecting a blinding light, and its front had evolved a pair that was like capturing limbs, each at least two to three meters long, swinging so fast that only their shadows were visible!

"That’s a Mine Lizard!" Shangguan Xi exclaimed, "In the desert, it’s the fastest of the large aliens and has tough skin and thick blood. It won’t give up its target unless it’s severely injured, and those limbs it’s raising can slice through this vehicle like cutting tofu!"