Chapter 16 Chapter 16 An Increasingly Dangerous Night
"With resources remaining unchanged, once basic resource reserves are met, no one can develop any further."
Bai Cheng's gaze sharpened. Combining what Tang Yan had said to her earlier, she had clearly guessed the basic rules of this world.
"This five-day safety period is just a time for everyone to prepare the supplies for upgrading the train."
"The later you arrive at the platform, the greater the danger you face."
In other words, was the strategy of that muscular guy in the previous channel who rushed to get there the right one?
Regardless, reaching the platform is the only task for all survivors.
Bai Cheng had already realized what was going on. She glanced at the remaining kilometers on the odometer and sighed, "Looks like we need to hurry up and get going."
But before that, she needs to collect enough wood.
Bai Cheng picked up his axe and prepared to get off the carriage.
The little leather shoes made a rustling sound as soon as they touched the soft grass.
The next second, a dark figure with bloodshot eyes suddenly crashed in, thud!
The curved fangs snapped instantly upon impact with the indestructible safety barrier due to their immense force.
Then a black wild boar's head slammed into it, knocking it dizzy and causing it to fall to the ground, wobbling.
Although Bai Cheng was startled, it wasn't his first day in this world.
She reacted extremely quickly, immediately grabbing the stone spear from the cart behind her, its tip secured with a stocking and a small rubber band, a weapon destined to kill.
As the blade sliced through the rough black fur covering the skin, blood seeped out, and the wild boar in front of him died instantly.
【Congratulations on defeating the Night Boar! You have gained 1 experience point and 1 Employee Card!】
Bai Cheng leaned against the railcar, still shaken. She hadn't noticed the wild boar's movements at all.
If it weren't for the safety barrier, she would probably have two more holes in her stomach by now.
As she watched the wild boar carcass slowly turn into pus, the viscous blood flowing towards Bai Cheng's feet, she suddenly froze.
I was less than three meters away from the wild boar carcass, and I was right next to the railcar...
"The safety barrier is shrinking!"
Bai Cheng came to a startling conclusion, which undoubtedly verified the hint given by the system.
With the wild boar carcass right in front of him, Bai Cheng could immediately estimate the train's safe distance without even having to do any calculations—two meters.
This means that even if there are many trees at night, the number of trees within a safe area will be greatly reduced.
"It's harder to get timber now, but... that should be enough."
Bai Cheng picked up the lantern and carefully observed the surrounding environment.
Although it was difficult to perceive anything with the naked eye in the deeper darkness, she still felt a chill run down her spine, as if countless eyes were watching her from the shadows at all times.
This was something Bai Cheng had never experienced before last night.
"If we leave the safety barrier now, we'll probably die a horrible death."
She raised an eyebrow, looked away, and began to focus on chopping down the tree.
Compared to the stone axe on the first night, which took nearly twenty minutes to chop down a tree, this time Bai Cheng, wielding a silver axe, only needed two strokes to cut the thick tree in front of him in half.
Efficiency has increased several times, but... "Durability still hasn't decreased?" Bai Cheng asked incredulously.
In other words, she probably won't be able to continue upgrading her silver axe.
Bai Cheng didn't pay much attention, and soon she easily cut down the three trees within two meters of the train.
After collecting the wood, Bai Cheng prepared to move forward a distance and continue cutting down trees.
"It's a bit troublesome, but acceptable." She frowned, though she was very tired, but she was determined to complete her goal no matter what.
The safe period might shrink again tomorrow. If we can't complete the task today, then we really won't have a chance tomorrow.
During the next three days of safety, Bai Cheng planned to focus on traveling and reach Platform One as quickly as possible.
"The problem is whether scrap iron can actually be smelted into iron ingots,"
Bai Cheng, with a chocolate bar in his mouth, was still pondering how to obtain iron ingots.
However, as the railcar moved forward less than a hundred meters, the dim light of the lantern illuminated a thick, black substance not far ahead.
It was about half a person tall, and it was hard to tell what it was, but its entire body was now occupying the rails extending in front of the railcar.
At the same time, a message popped up on the screen in front of Bai Cheng.
【WARNING! An unknown object is blocking the railway tracks. Please clear it immediately!】
Bai Cheng frowned. The railway track extended beyond the safety barrier, and she dared not take any risks, nor did she intend to.
"I refuse to believe you can climb over the barrier!"
Bai Chengqing clearly understands that this is due to other dangers arising from the increased time spent in the area.
But she didn't stop moving, seemingly intending to smash the sticky mess away.
But just as the safety barrier collided with this black substance, the latter deformed due to the compression and began to slowly flow to both sides.
It's just that it's very slow, and you can tell it's unusually viscous.
At the same time, the track car that Bai Cheng was pedaling also felt a tremendous force. After moving a few times, it seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and could not move forward even an inch.
The track vehicle was moving too slowly to knock away the sticky mess in front of it.
Fortunately, it was already close to the safety barrier, so Bai Cheng could only frown, stop the car, and carry the lantern to check ahead.
"What exactly is this?" Bai Cheng raised an eyebrow; she didn't smell anything unpleasant.
"But the system says it needs to be cleaned up..."
So far, she has not unlocked any tools similar to a shovel, and the only method she can think of is to burn it.
Bai Cheng squatted down, turned the lighter's flame to its maximum, and then pressed the switch.
Sizzle! Blue flames shot out like needles, piercing directly into the clump of black slime.
The next second, with a buzzing sound, the large mass of unidentified viscous liquid in front of Bai Cheng suddenly burst into flames.
Orange-red flames shot into the sky, and thick smoke began to rise.
The bright firelight dispelled the surrounding darkness and startled the wild beasts lurking deep in the forest, causing them to flee.
Bai Cheng's face also turned bright red, and she turned around and returned to the track car.
However, no kill notification appeared on the screen, indicating that the thing was not a living being.
"Although I don't know where this lump blocking the way came from, its flammable nature doesn't seem like it can hold off survivors for too long, right?"
However, Bai Cheng soon realized he was wrong.
After Bai Cheng finished cutting down the two surrounding trees to collect timber, the unidentified substance in front of the railcar was still burning.
Bai Cheng's lips twitched. "No way...."
Moreover, judging from the intensity of the fire, it has only just subsided and will probably continue to burn for some time.
Bai Cheng sat down cross-legged, glanced at the silver axe in her hand, and immediately summoned Cheng Shu.
"I want to upgrade my items!"
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