"Everyone, we've found a large supermarket supply warehouse. It's messy and has been searched, but our judgment was correct - this island hasn't been 'visited' by too many people."

Monica strode into the warehouse with an upright posture, assisted by her teammates. While reporting to the others through her communicator, she surveyed the massive storage facility.

Grrraaahh!!

Two zombie-like corpses resembling desiccated mummies suddenly lunged from the shadows to the side. Without even turning her head, Monica raised a finger and flicked it. A crescent-shaped sound blade instantly shot out, slicing the two zombies into pieces mid-air and splattering them against the wall.

Then Monica opened her nano power armor face shield, shook her beautiful hair, and said coldly to the teammates behind her, "It seems the people on this island didn't last very long."

"Wow~" Shasha walked out from behind wearing the firepower armor Lin Xian had custom-made for her, carrying a high-energy pulse cannon nearly as tall as herself. Seeing those 10-meter-high storage shelves stretching as far as the eye could see, even someone who had seen major scenes couldn't help but express continuous amazement.

"Oh my god, it's the first time I've seen a supermarket warehouse with so much stuff."

Daluo and Takahashi Ryunosuke also walked in. Looking at the scene before them, Daluo showed surprise on her face and analyzed, "Couldn't escape, no rescue. Even if there were survivors, they couldn't last long."

Mental pressure was more terrifying than zombies. Trapped on a desperate island, facing the loss of communication, electricity, and rescue, ordinary people could hardly resist the power of the dark invasion.

This large warehouse contained everything one could need - food and general merchandise, supplies and tools, home appliances and entertainment. Although the place was filled with the stench of rot, scattered supplies from looting and hauling, and numerous bodies that had already turned into dried corpses, as the lights came on, everyone could see at a glance that at least 70% of the supplies remained untouched on the shelves, already covered in dust.

This was enough to prove that no one had set foot here for a long time - it was a dead city with only the living dead remaining.

Otherwise, any survivors who had lasted until now would never have passed up such a treasure trove of supplies.

Drones quickly weaved through the shelf corridors, and soon, extensive information returned to Shasha's side.

"So much! Fresh food is definitely gone, but there are several full shelves in the food section. Alcoholic drinks, beverages, sodas, snacks, canned goods... wow, so much! These probably haven't expired yet!!"

Monica smiled slightly looking at the screen: "The others' situations should be similar to ours, am I right?"

"Bingo!"

Qian Dele's excited voice sounded through the headphones: "We've found something good too!"

In a certain military base under the setting sun, Lü Chang's mech was quickly harvesting a group of zombies in military uniforms. Luo Yang stood on top of a military train covered with waterproof tarpaulin. Qian Dele and Shu Qin walked over at this moment. Swish! The tarpaulin was pulled off, and with inertial force, the massive gray tarpaulin continuously slid down from the train roof. A dark green intercontinental-level suspended rail military train appeared in everyone's sight.

This large warehouse contained everything one could need - food and general merchandise, supplies and tools, home appliances and entertainment. Although the place was filled with the stench of rot, scattered supplies from looting and transport, and numerous bodies that had already turned into dried corpses, as the lights came on, everyone could see at a glance that at least 70% of the supplies remained untouched on the shelves, already covered in dust.

Even the usually calm Qian Dele froze for a few seconds before speaking into the headset.

The military armored train before them was twice the size of ordinary rail trains, with unreasonably massive tread wheels, dizzyingly complex load-bearing suspension structures, and a body wrapped in thick special armor... all of which formed a steel base that almost reached the carriage ceiling. Such steel fortress carriages extended all the way to the end of a bunker in the military base, with just visual inspection showing over 50 carriages.

The most important thing wasn't the train's length, but that this military special train was almost fully equipped - land-based automated artillery arrays, missile launch unit carriages, and even weapon station carriages equipped with anti-aircraft firepower and plasma pulse cannons every few supply carriages.

Besides that, there were those neatly arranged "war supplies" on the transport carriages, bound by steel cables!

Drones quickly weaved through the shelf corridors, and soon, a large amount of information returned to Shasha's side.

Further ahead were rows of humanoid military mechs displayed in the mech hangars, including Fire God mechs, Iron Guard-3 military assault types, Guardian-X assault types, and even the Fireline Mech-MX known as 'Burning Purgatory'.

"And armored vehicles, high-altitude drones, patrol aircraft?! This... is at least enough to equip a regiment-level unit, right?" Lin Xian said in amazement, unable to find words.

Ning Jing below had a grave expression. After glancing at the zombie corpses scattered throughout the base, she said, "Federation Interstellar Military 974th Defense Regiment, responsible for garrisoning Oahu Island....!"

Qian Dele opened the automatic door of the carriage ahead that was stuck with human bones, stepped up, pinched his nose and glanced inside the carriage, then waved his hand to fan the air, saying helplessly, "Internal mutation and collapse. Before Doomsday, many Interstellar Military units were destroyed like this. The gun barrels could only be aimed at their own people."

Luo Yang flew over from afar and landed on the train roof, holding a mobile terminal as he quickly said, "Found it. The last retreat order was at 20:13 on June 9th." After speaking, he raised his head and said with furrowed brows, "Doomsday, day 11..."

Silence fell.

"Only 11 days and it was gone?"

"Such a pity. So many weapons and this train fortress, plenty of supplies too, yet they only resisted for 11 days." Lü Chang said with a sigh.

Qian Dele's expression turned cold as he said, "What humanity faced during Doomsday wasn't zombies, but the dark invasion that turned people into zombies. Without preparation, without isolation methods, even the most powerful equipment was meaningless in such circumstances. Otherwise, if it were just some zombies, they would be nothing under the Interstellar Military's firepower."

In a certain military base under the setting sun, Lü Chang's mech was quickly harvesting a group of zombies in military uniforms. Luo Yang stood on top of a military train covered with waterproof tarpaulin. Qian Dele and Shu Qin walked over at this moment. Swish! The tarpaulin was pulled off, and through inertia, the massive gray tarpaulin continuously slid down from the train roof. A dark green intercontinental-level suspended rail military train appeared in everyone's sight.

"Despair was precisely the catalyst for mutation," Luo Yang added.

"Then..." Lü Chang paused at this moment, patting the military roof: "Such a massive military train, they couldn't drive it out, but can we take it away?"

"Of course we can."

In the orbital station's Sky Dome train main bridge, Lin Xian, who had been listening to the reports while repairing the train's external armor, said: "Directly connect to the Sky Dome train's traction unit. We can tow both the Infinite and this. Wouldn't it be too wasteful to abandon such a train full of treasures?"

Heavy tanks, military mechs, combat vehicles, drones, and the train's defensive fortress - these were absolutely precious treasures to Lin Xian. Getting such a steel fortress for free was the ultimate dream of survivors. How could he not find a way to take it?

Lin Xian calculated in his heart that in this situation, even if the tracks were broken, he could use the Sky Dome train for aerial transportation. Plus he had KIKI and Takahashi Ryunosuke who could help. If really necessary, he also had the Black Star Forge. The living shouldn't be choked by circumstances. Such equipment, even if he used it for consumption as upgrade materials, was better than abandoning it.

Screech!

The setting sun glowed red like scorching red iron. Then everyone didn't continue inventorying supplies but returned to the Sky Dome train, waiting for nightfall.

Including Lin Xian, no one had actually expected that their 'landing place' after passing through the super tropical storm would be an abandoned zombie-infested island full of supplies, allowing them to get a great bargain.

This trip, besides the supermarket supply warehouse found by Monica and Qian Dele, and the military train, Teacher Chen and KIKI, along with Ning Jing, had also discovered many usable items along the way. This included a plant research garden with many rare plants where seeds had survived, emitting green life within the greenhouse dome on this death island. There were also many useful medical and daily necessities.

Lin Xian directly handed all these things to Viola and his at least thousands of functional robots for transportation.

But currently, everyone was waiting for nightfall. Their experiences along the way had cultivated a cautious mindset in everyone. Having just experienced Haiyan Island, the Oceanic Titan, underwater vortices, volcanic eruptions, and super tropical storms, their nerves were almost always tense. No one knew what crises might emerge on this seemingly harmless zombie-infested island after nightfall. So now everyone wore their power armor, quietly staying in the main bridge - some standing, some sitting, some watching through the portholes, some monitoring the radar - all waiting silently for nightfall.

Lin Xian stood on the train roof, his jaw almost dropping to the ground. Before him, just the heavy TFV600 double-barreled tanks filled 10 transport carriages, with a total number exceeding 30 units!

According to estimated Star Abyss distance, it should be about right.

"Double tide probably isn't simple. Could it be another Hundred Demons Night Parade like Haiyan Island?" Chen Sixuan whispered in Lin Xian's ear.

Lin Xian shook his head: "Don't know, but it doesn't feel like it will be the same as Haiyan Island. The city streets and buildings here are well preserved, with zombies everywhere it seems... relatively normal."

"And armored vehicles, high-altitude drones, patrol aircraft?! This... is at least enough to equip a regimental-level unit, right?" Lin Xian said in amazement, unable to find words.

At this moment, mysterious light flickered in the sky as a ring of light quickly expanded and swept across the heavens. Everyone simultaneously looked out through the portholes.

KIKI leaned back in her recliner, fingers tapping on the table, staring at the radar screen without a word.

Hum!

At the same time, the second mysterious light began to contract. Simultaneously, as if carrying a sky-obscuring dark wall across the sky, it quickly swept over the firmament.

Nightfall arrived!

Everyone's nerves tightened instantly.

In that moment, the originally scorching beach atmosphere suddenly turned chilly. Frost formed on the windows, and some eerie howling sounds emerged from the dark streets in the distance. Beyond that, there were only the sounds of zombies moving outside the orbital station, creating chaotic noises.

5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes...

As time passed second by second, the air in the quiet main bridge began to feel somewhat strange. People couldn't help but look at each other.

"Seems like... nothing's happening??" Qian Dele couldn't help but speak first.

"Our marks have been cleared. Although we detect abnormal entities in the city, they don't seem threatening," Ning Jing also said.

"Sigh~"

KIKI directly stretched lazily, saying softly: "Then it seems nothing's happening. Great, this young lady can rest tonight. Plus there's a new place to stay, so happy~"

"Yay, the room has a huge shower, massage chair, refrigerator and big bed too," Shasha said excitedly, her eyes shining as she spoke.

Shu Qin nodded: "Right. The dark invasion came with the night tide, leaving nowhere to hide. When we first fled, we didn't even know which teammate beside us would suddenly turn into a zombie and bite your neck. And that was precisely the most desperate time."

"Everyone go back and rest," Lin Xian said at this moment. Everyone's expressions relaxed, finding rare comfort, and they began to leave the bridge in succession.

"Despair was precisely the catalyst for mutation," Luo Yang added.

"No need," Lin Xian shook his head, reaching out to pat Chen Sixuan's shoulder: "Teacher Chen, you go rest. Viola will completely take over watch duties. Such a large interstellar train needs her. Besides, I'll also keep watch for a while."

"Aren't you resting?" Chen Sixuan asked.

"Slept enough yesterday," Lin Xian said: "Safe tonight with plenty of time. I'll first deal with that train and consume something. We'll need materials for building bridges along the way and for drones. I'll prepare more."

Cars in the city and abandoned ships in the port were all consumption materials for Lin Xian. There were even large wide-body passenger planes at Oahu airport that Lin Xian hadn't encountered before.

He planned to use this time to first handle that military train, then slowly proceed with consumption. Currently, his Mechanical Heart still needed over 10,000 source points to upgrade. Lin Xian didn't want to waste this rare opportunity. After reaching level 7, he could not only obtain new skills but also open the Research Center to begin decrypting that "Planetary Titan" blueprint he had always been curious about. How could he resist?

Chen Sixuan nodded, silently looking at him: "Has the Starfire Plan ended here?"

Chen Sixuan took a deep breath: "You're the Sword Bearer. They should still concentrate forces against you. So I'm also thinking that converging with the Phoenix Society main force might be a good approach. If they must act, we can turn from passive to active."

Lin Xian calculated in his heart that in this situation, even if the tracks were broken, he could use the Sky Dome train for aerial transportation. Plus he had KIKI and Takahashi Ryunosuke who could help. If really necessary, he also had the Black Star Forge. The living shouldn't be defeated by obstacles. Such equipment, even if he used it for consumption as upgrade materials, was better than abandoning it.

Chen Sixuan slightly furrowed her brows, lifting her head from Lin Xian's embrace to look at him: "Is this Professor Ye's idea?"

Lin Xian nodded, then his expression turned somewhat grave again.

"But in my communication with Chu Yan, I heard some not-so-good news. The darkness seems to have undergone different changes."

In the Hawaii military base, the military mammoth train's iron wheels burst with sparks, emitting sharp screams as it returned to the tracks from its derailed state. Then under Lin Xian's control, it slowly entered the orbital station on the east side of Oahu. Along the way, others were responsible for clearing the attracted zombies and human abnormalities. After towing back this military train, everyone also conveniently resolved the dark marks on their bodies.

"Specific details I don't quite understand yet."

Lin Xian shook his head and said gravely: "I just saw that the dark tide on land has begun to..."

"Crimson."