Chapter 121 121 Chapter - Separate Actions
121 Chapter - Separate Actions
“Task reiterated: Clear all Infinite Marauders within the Lava Volcano area and reclaim the controlled Station.”
“All Pioneer detection Stations have been updated!”
“Trial Leaderboard activated!”
“Trial Restriction: All Pioneers cannot attack each other until the trial ends.”
The sudden activation of the Pioneer Trial caught Tang Yan and his companions completely off guard, but now they had no other choice but to complete the mission first.
Meanwhile, Yu Nian, who was still en route, also received news of the trial’s activation while on the powered railcar.
“Lü Duo, full speed ahead! It’s time for us to depart!”
Lü Duo nodded, placing her slender hand on the central control’s drive instrument and abruptly increasing the energy output.
At this moment, the powered railcar’s body began to surge with abundant green energy, and vine patterns appeared on its exterior.
The vehicle suddenly burst into full speed, hurtling across the dark red land.
At this time, Bai Cheng, who was in the cave upgrading items using her innate talent, also noticed the information that suddenly popped up on her screen.
She paused slightly, “I didn’t expect the trial to start so soon.”
Then Bai Cheng immediately looked at the detection Station to check the updated information.
“Distance to next Station: Unknown.”
“Special Status Buff: During the trial, the train cannot enter any Station other than this one. At the same time, the train’s speed is increased by 50% and no longer consumes fuel.”
Just by looking at the status buff for this trial, an uninformed person would definitely think that the system harbored deep hatred for the Infinite Marauders.
But in reality, this was nothing more than a battle between Survivors.
At this time, in addition to the changed information on the detection Station, the entire map also underwent a huge change.
The scale on the original map had expanded, meaning that the range on the same screen had increased from a ten-kilometer radius to an exaggerated one-hundred-kilometer radius.
At the same time, multiple red dots had begun to flash on the screen around the train as the origin point, and there was a black track connecting them.
These red dots were all strung together by a single line, ultimately leading to the origin point in the center of the map, which was the train.
Clearly, this was Bai Cheng’s next route.
“If it’s just by visual estimation, the distance between these Infinite Marauders’ strongholds isn’t even a hundred kilometers.”
Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow. Such a short distance would only take about an hour to drive.
But there were many red dots on the map, and clearing one every hour would yield little progress, even over an entire day.
“Wait, these red dots aren’t Infinite Marauders’ strongholds?!” Bai Cheng’s pupils suddenly constricted.
Because the map’s scale had enlarged, she hadn’t noticed it before.
These red dots were actually slowly moving on the map!
This meant that the red dots very likely only represented the Infinite Marauders’ trains.
Bai Cheng stood stunned for a few more minutes, finally coming to a shocking conclusion.
These red dots were not only moving, but they were also moving towards her position.
“Coming for me?” Bai Cheng was a little surprised. Wouldn’t that mean she could just wait for them?
Watching the lines on the map gradually distort as the red dots slowly moved, Bai Cheng realized that eliminating these approaching Infinite Marauders was likely just the first step of the trial.
She then clicked on the trial leaderboard.
“Teams will be ranked based on their overall performance in the trial. The top three teams will receive carriage rewards!”
“Current Ranking: None.”
Bai Cheng’s eyes immediately lit up. “I didn’t expect there would even be carriages as rewards.”
As for ranking in the top three, there was absolutely no pressure!
But since the trial had just begun, all Pioneers had yet to encounter Infinite Marauders, so no rankings had appeared yet.
“I also don’t know how this scoring mechanism is calculated,” she pouted again.
But, if nothing unexpected happened, it would definitely be related to killing Infinite Marauders, so making haste was essential.
After all, this was a team ranking, not an individual one. Other Pioneers had strength in numbers, while Bai Cheng only had her, Yu Nian, and Leng Ningxue—three people.
A team of three {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} competing for ranking against a team of fifty?
Thinking of this, Bai Cheng suddenly paused, realizing something.
She immediately sent a message to Yu Nian.
“Nian Nian, do you have information about the surrounding Infinite Marauders on the powered railcar?”
The other party replied almost instantly: “Yes, why?”
“Xiao Cheng, do you mean we should split up?” Yu Nian immediately understood.
“Exactly. We’re going for the ranking rewards. The powered railcar is fast, so splitting up would give us a greater advantage.”
This way, even if other Pioneers had many people on their trains, they could still compensate for this disadvantage to a certain extent.
Of course, Bai Cheng and her two companions had an even more obvious advantage compared to those Pioneers who split into seven groups: their speed in eliminating Infinite Marauders would definitely be the fastest among everyone.
“By the way, Xiao Cheng, after you upgraded the carriage, the powered railcar also upgraded. The rough leather seats finally don’t chafe my butt anymore. More importantly, the top speed has actually increased to 150 km/h!”
After Yu Nian finished speaking, she also had Lü Duo change the vehicle’s trajectory, accelerating at full speed towards the nearest red dot on the map.
Bai Cheng was also delighted when she saw this message.
“One hundred fifty kilometers per hour, almost twice as fast as the train!”
This way, she no longer had to worry about Yu Nian not being able to keep up with her.
Next, Bai Cheng sent Yu Nian a good amount of food and fresh water through the train and powered railcar’s dedicated trading system.
She then contacted Leng Ningxue and at the same time shouted to Chi Yan, “Chi Yan, we’re departing!”
“Yes, Young Miss,” Chi Yan responded gruffly, then immediately started the train.
At this moment, Zi Yuan also stepped forward, not with a playful smile but with a serious expression, saying, “Miss, Zi Yuan requests that you personally drive the train from now on.”
Bai Cheng paused slightly, then immediately understood: “Alright.”
Bai Cheng went to the driver’s seat. Chi Yan stepped back and began walking towards the rear of the train, while Zi Yuan leaped up into the Employee Watchtower above.
If they split up, there wouldn’t be enough people on the train, but the train’s safety was equally important.
The two were one in front and one behind, ready at any moment to deal with potential attacks from all directions.
The train sped through the dark tunnel, heading at full speed towards a red dot.
Meanwhile, the surrounding red dots on the map were also rapidly closing in on the train’s direction.
Finally, a bright light appeared at the end of the tunnel ahead, and then the train burst out.
In an instant, a strong light enveloped the entire world. At this moment, the red dots on the map were dense and numerous.
Bai Cheng looked out, and on the vast, boundless dark red plain, Infinite Marauders’ trains were visible everywhere.
“Zi Yuan, Chi Yan, prepare for battle!”
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