Chapter 153 Spreading Despair

"What do you mean?" Zhao Yi didn't understand and asked back.

"More than ten hours ago, the intersection of the Gray World was only a few meters wide and quite obvious... Now, the intersection is almost everywhere." Chen Ling pointed to the ice field just now, "Remember the seaweed we encountered in Winter Harbor?"

"Yes."

"Where did they appear from?"

"...Reflections in puddles?"

"Yes." Chen Ling spoke slowly, "Although I don't know why, everything nearby that can project reflections seems to be able to connect to the Gray World... In other words, the two worlds have begun to connect through reflections.

Just now, those residents also entered the Gray World through reflections because they walked on the ice, and we were also caught unknowingly... According to this situation, the frequency of our entry into the Gray World will only increase until..."

"Until the two worlds are completely integrated?" Zhao Yi understood what Chen Ling meant.

Chen Ling nodded,

"We must enter Aurora City as soon as possible, only there is safety."

"Soon, with this train, we can reach Aurora City in half an hour at most!" Zhao Yi skillfully controlled the train and said confidently.

Chen Ling turned back to the carriage. The originally empty carriage now had more than 40 people, several of whom were lying on the ground, with large areas of skin burns, groaning and wailing continuously.

Although the others were not injured by the eels, their situation was not much better. Walking in the ice and snow for a long time had caused them to be frostbitten. In addition, they were exhausted and had escaped death. Their faces were pale like paper. They curled up on the floor of the carriage and looked like they would soon faint.

When they saw Chen Ling coming, a glimmer of light appeared in their gray eyes. Boss Xu let go of the sleeping child in his arms, stood up tremblingly from the ground, and then knelt down in front of Chen Ling with a plop.

"Thank you, Commander Chen, for saving my life... I, Xu Chongguo, will always remember your kindness!"

This was the second time that Chen Ling had saved their family. Xu Chongguo really didn't know what to say, so he just kowtowed.

Seeing this, the others also knelt down. Without Chen Ling, they would have died in the Gray Realm or on the way to Aurora City. Chen Ling's appearance not only saved them, but also gave them a place to rest on this extremely cold road.

Moreover, from their perspective, Chen Ling had already left by driving the front of the train, but he came back with a brand new train. He was pitying everyone and would rather give up the possibility of entering Aurora City as soon as possible, but he would take them with him... Compared with those law enforcers who slaughtered people at the station, this kind of righteousness and mercy was like an angel.

The wind and snow were howling outside the carriage. Chen Ling looked at the people kneeling in the carriage and touched his chin thoughtfully.

"Not enough people..."

"What did you say?" Xu Chongguo, who was kneeling in the front, was stunned for a moment.

"Nothing." Chen Ling shook his head and said slowly, "Where do you want to go?"

Everyone looked at each other, a little confused. They thought, isn't it obvious? Aren't you going to Aurora City too?

"Commander Chen, we are going to Aurora City." Xu Chongguo answered immediately.

"What are you going to do?"

"To seek shelter. Now all seven districts have fallen. Only Aurora City can keep us alive..."

Chen Ling chuckled, "Then do you know who gave up the seven districts?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then answered cautiously, "Is it... Aurora City?"

"You know that Aurora City has given up the seven districts and the hundreds of thousands of civilians living in the seven districts, but you still want to go to Aurora City and let it shelter you?" Chen Ling's voice was calm without any emotional fluctuations, "Do you think this is possible?"

As soon as this question came out, everyone fell silent. This is a problem that everyone is aware of, but no one is willing to face it... But where else can they go except Aurora City? This is their last hope.

"What if...what if?" Xu Chongguo said hoarsely, "Commander Chen, now only Aurora City is safe in the entire realm...We can only have a glimmer of hope to survive if we go to Aurora City."

"It's useless." Chen Ling said lightly, "Aurora City will not accommodate you."

Chen Ling's calm tone directly shattered the last hope of the people in the carriage. They stared at Chen Ling blankly, their eyes full of despair and confusion.

"Why???"

"What can you bring to Aurora City by entering it? Refugees with nothing? Panic from outside the city walls? Or potential sources of unrest? It has given up hundreds of thousands of lives. Tell me, why does it care about a few dozen of you?"

Woo woo woo——

The cold wind whimpered outside the carriage. Chen Ling saw with his own eyes the eyes of these people, losing their luster and hope... They knelt there like sculptures, and the breath of despair filled the entire carriage.

Chen Ling was right. These people could not bring anything to Aurora City. Instead, they would make the residents who had always lived in Aurora City feel panic. Moreover, it was Aurora City that ordered the abandonment of the seven districts. What if some of these people held a grudge against Aurora City and created unrest in the future?

After a short period of silence, Chen Ling's indifferent voice sounded again,

"The train will take you to the bottom of Aurora City, but this can only prolong your life for a while... After that, your life or death has nothing to do with me."

After saying this, Chen Ling turned around and walked into the control room. In the dead silent carriage, there were only desperate and confused faces...

"Chen Ling, why did you scare them?"

As soon as Chen Ling walked into the control room, he heard Zhao Yi's puzzled words.

"I just stated a fact."

"But you obviously didn't have to say it... They are already miserable, why do you want to deprive them of their last hope?"

Chen Ling walked to the open door, looked at the snow and the earth outside that were rapidly retreating, and answered calmly,

"The more desperate they are, when they see a glimmer of hope, the more desperate they will be."

"...What do you mean?"

"Of course I have my own plans." Chen Ling looked back at the silent car and spoke slowly, "Since I rescued them and put them on the car, they must play a role for me at the critical moment..."