Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 881 - 366: The Storm Approaches!
More than half of the city has been burned and withered, with massive explosion craters, toppled skyscrapers, and torn-up ground forming its main backdrop. However, in the night sky, faint artificial lights can be seen emanating from the central area of the city. This was once the industrial core area. The high towers of the Starship Port lean and stab into the night sky as the Dawn City Defense Army and various survivor groups marked this vast area as a semi-temporary ’safe zone’. The streets leading to the safe zone are either made of composite armored walls constructed from reinforced concrete and steel plates or ’isolation walls’ welded together from abandoned vehicles and various steel frame metals by the Survivor Caravan.
Because Dawn City heavily protects its industrial production lines here, many survivors who could not enter Dawn City or fled from other areas chose this place as their temporary habitat. These people are almost all scattered around the outer perimeter of this area, as the inside is enclosed and protected by the garrison with high mesh iron walls. There are several important factories here, including a Jinhai Starship Manufacturing Port and a large military machinery factory.
Inside the Jinhai Starship Port, a 300,000-ton Constant Star-class Starship is under construction, while at other construction berths there are various Dragon Type, Ray Type transport ships, Dreadnought-class Space Battleships, and various Floating Devices being processed on the automated production lines.
In the military machinery factory’s production lines, ’Iron Guard 3’ military assaulters, T8-Z Fire God Military Assault Type, Big Horn Star heavy composite armor, and other war weapons are being produced around the clock, providing firepower supplements for Dawn City’s defense system.
After Apocalypse Day, nearly all human industries were crushed under the apocalypse; those that once symbolized prosperity, such as finance, culture, and entertainment industries, have all been sent into the graveyard by the night. Only the factory forges continue to roar; each of its openings is a counterattack of civilization, each stream of molten steel is a declaration of war against the apocalypse written by humanity.
Woo~woo~
Suddenly, sharp alarms rang out in the originally quiet industrial zone, and numerous engineers and security personnel began to take action.
"Unlock starship pre-positioning at berths 3, 4, and 6, prepare to board bridge."
"All personnel, proceed to D-12 boarding deck to prepare for boarding the transport ship!"
"Load all batches of Mecha into cargo train storage cabinets, hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Weapons transfer!"
The Starport Berth Area and cargo rail station suddenly became busy under the night.
West of Jinhai.
A giant monster, wrapped in fierce winds, thundered through the air, sweeping away even the clouds and mist. The immense Silent City, with crushing momentum, rapidly approached Jinhai.
Covering over 400 kilometers, at such speed, it would only take about ten to twenty minutes to arrive.
Lin Xian and Mochizuki Masashi had already arrived at the main ship’s hall, while dozens of key members from the Joint Train and Silent City had gathered here.
The current operation was simultaneously relayed to everyone.
It was only at this moment that everyone realized that within just one day, Silent City and Dawn City had come to a head, and a great battle was imminent.
"No way, I was wondering why we suddenly took off at night, thinking it was some monsters attacking!" Shi Deyuan said incredulously: "So, when we reach Jinhai, will we clash with Dawn City’s garrison?"
"It’s possible but unlikely." Lin Xian nodded: "Fighting us will bring them no benefit, only intensify internal chaos, so the closer we get to the city, the closer we get to Jinhai, the safer we are." 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
"But Deep Red World is a variable, they’re not ones to be reasoned with." KIKI said at this moment.
"Precisely for this reason, we have to come to Jinhai." Lin Xian looked at KIKI: "You forgot what Zhou Lei said, Jinhai is very likely to be the lair of Deep Red World."
"If a conflict arises, fighting directly on their turf places us in a more proactive position." Qian Suxun nodded in agreement: "It makes sense, Deep Red World consists of humans, we don’t fear humans, we just fear them producing a bunch of Abnormal Bodies or something."
"If we provoke many Dark Creatures in Jinhai, neither we nor Deep Red World’s lair will be able to escape!" Qian Deli said with enthusiasm: "Nice, a mutual destruction strategy."
"It is indeed a good strategy."
Monica looked at Lin Xian with interest: "It not only makes Dawn City cautious about attacks, but also prevents Deep Red World’s reckless destruction. If a battle erupts in such a big city like Jinhai between us and Deep Red World, Dawn City’s non-assistance would be inhumanity, and now Phoenix Society has also arrived, the pressure on both ends will be placed on them. We’ll see how they play this out."
Mochizuki Masashi stood with sleeves folded at the back of the crowd, calmly saying
"Ten minutes left until we reach Jinhai. Any calculations imply a high probability of a battle, so I have already had Silent City open all-frequency communication. All residents and survivors within the city can only leave after docking at Jinhai, but they likely won’t leave at this time, so everything we do in Jinhai will be known to Dawn City. There might be some delay, but it’s insignificant..."
"Wow, open-mic mode?"
"Interesting."
"We better prepare; there might be a tough battle tonight!"
"How long do you think it will last?" Shi Deyuan looked at Mochizuki Masashi.
"Holding out until dawn equals victory." Mochizuki Masashi said blandly: "The Heavenly Calming Ship has already entered Dawn City, the 83 Iron Guard Brigade from Yongcheng Port has been deployed, and the storm surrounding Dawn City has gathered; after dawn, it won’t be our main stage anymore."
"That might not necessarily be the case."
Lin Xian spoke at this moment, drawing everyone’s eyes to him.
"Did you forget, just how rich the Martial Virtue of Jinhai is?"
...
Meanwhile, in a research facility hidden deep underground, the blond Julius Litt sat in an office chair, gently stirring the coffee in front of him. On the holographic screen were four avatars with only silhouettes, and their voices were specially processed.
"It seems due to Phoenix Society, Chu Zhaonan plans to advance the Vanguard Plan, which is good news for us." Julius swirled the spoon along the edge of the coffee cup and then picked up the cup to take a sip, speaking.
Number one: "As far as I know, Ye Lan hasn’t met with Chu Zhaonan yet, is that the reason?"
Number two: "Any reason is irrelevant; it doesn’t affect our experiment progress."
Number three: "Need to quickly formulate a proposal for receiving Dawn City. Julius, as the Asia-Pacific Continent’s representative, you’ll be in charge of sitting in Dawn City until the New World arrives."
Number four: "How is the situation with Experiment Body 03? It must pass a reliability test before utilizing Dark Erosion Cells."
"The board may rest assured, Chu Zhaonan has already contacted me through Wen Hui personally, and Phoenix Society can no longer hinder us. Everything will proceed according to our plan." Julius said, then paused: "Of course, tonight’s sudden move by Silent City is somewhat unexpected for me, perhaps arranged by Ye Lan, but they are just minor players, unable to change anything."
"If the Heavenly Veil is broken, world-class disasters might be disturbed; Deep Red’s major districts’ evolutionary progress needs to accelerate!"
"Everything will unfold according to the Master’s wishes, without any unforeseen incidents." Julius smiled: "Phoenix Society’s actions are due to the North American United Front’s task group obtaining some information from me. However, in the end, they will only be futile; no one can stop the destiny of human evolution, it’s only a matter of days versus decades, the New Epoch..."
"Ultimately will arrive!"
