Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 989 - 390: Breaking Through the Veil (Double Update 20,000–7K)
Dawn City, No.1 Underground City, Vanguard Plan Launch Hall.
Chu Zhaonan and a group of Federation officials solemnly watched the screen showing the launch of seven starships amidst the busy launch hall.
Not only here, but the entire No.1 Underground City is empty at this moment. All workers from various Federation positions, except those from the Vanguard Plan, have already left. The few remaining by his side are Xu Yan, Luo Ming, and Su Jin, the Vanguard Plan coordinator.
"Report to Chairman Chu, we’ve detected a large number of Abnormal Bodies emerging from the underground network facilities."
A military officer reported at this moment: "All city entrances and exits have been closed. It is estimated that they will break in from below the Underground City in 30 minutes."
"I’ll take people to hold them off." Luo Ming said to the officer: "Everyone hold the launch center."
"Yes!"
Beside the Double Star Tower, the Heavenly Calming Ship has already flown amidst the vast artillery fire. Ye Lan stood on the main deck of the ship’s prow, calmly watching those seven starships carrying the light of human civilization continuously ascend in the darkness.
At the same time, in Dawn City, the gazes of millions of survivors looked up toward the sky above.
"What is that, starships?" A child in the crowd asked.
"Yes, those are starships, our human starships." The mother replied.
"Where are they going?"
"To a very far place..."
"Will they come back?"
The mother’s eyes reddened as she stroked the child’s hair.
"They will."
...
[Control Center: This is Dawn, confirming that ’Breaking Curtain No.1’ has completed its sequence launch, expected to enter the Vanguard sequence in 35 seconds.]
[Intermediate Flying Device deployment complete, telemetry signals normal]
[’Civilization Pioneer’, ’Natural Selection’, ’Deep Blue’, ’Shepherd Star’, ’Stars’, ’Ocean’, and ’Ark’ microwave protective shields successfully activated]
[In 20 seconds, the main engines of the entire fleet will ignite. All personnel, secure positions, prepare to withstand lift acceleration.]
[Main engine thrust reached 75%, continuously climbing.]
[All units report, in 30 seconds, will approach the Sky Veil height. Entire fleet maintain impact sequence.]
Rumble!
At 7000 meters altitude, the Gray Mist Messenger, leading with violent thrust, its body already bursting with high-temperature ablation flames, flies ahead of the seven starships like an angel engulfed in blazing fire.
Powerful jets dispel the clouds, and the Vanguard Fleet continues to accelerate.
[Reached 8000 meters altitude]
[Reached 9000 meters altitude]
Gray Mist Messenger’s jetting violent plasma tail continues to rise.
In the launch center control room, Chu Zhaonan’s gaze followed the steadily ascending fleet, his expression remaining calm throughout.
[9500 meters]
[Approaching Sky Veil height, inform the entire fleet to prepare for impact defense.]
Beep beep beep beep!
At this moment, alarm sounds continuously rang out on the consoles of the various fleets and the launch center.
Su Jin, Xu Yan, and other Original Federation officials wore exceptionally solemn expressions, and in the launch hall, the air seemed stagnant.
[Breaking Curtain Device detected Sky Veil energy fluctuations, preparing for collision!]
[Accelerate!]
Beep...
The next instant, signals from the Gray Mist Messenger in the first sequence to the subsequent seven starships all vanished from the monitor screen in the launch center within one second, like blinking lights.
"Report, the Intermediate Flying Device has crashed!"
"Report, the Sky Observing Station detected large-scale aerial explosion phenomena..."
"Unable to complete search, airborne monitoring ship descending!"
At this moment, the launch center hall was silent, the air was incredibly heavy, as if everyone held their breath, even the sound of a needle falling became extremely sharp.
Everyone knew what had happened before their eyes, as this wasn’t the first Breaking Curtain test.
For the launch center staff, they understood why the Intermediate Flying Device crashed, but at this moment, no one dared to speak, the air was thick with the taste of sorrow and despair.
Some faces turned pale, some softly sobbed, Xu Yan’s elderly eyes slightly scattered, his clenched fist slowly relaxed, he looked at Chu Zhaonan, who stood motionless in place.
No one spoke, time ticked by.
minutes passed.
minutes passed.
Then, from beneath the Underground City, tremendous explosions and monster roars began to echo from the cavernous ceiling of the underground city, more and more guards ran out with guns to support, yet Chu Zhaonan remained steadfast, his gaze fixed on the monitoring screen.
10:27, the sky still not bright, the Underground City’s roaring Abnormal Body cries continually echoed, invading upwards from a thousand meters below.
Those once clean and bright office areas, those residential areas one could only afford through high prices, those schools, hospitals, Entertainment Area streets, all turned into ruins swept by the Abnormal Bodies.
Though only 20 minutes had passed, it seemed like hours had gone by.
Just as the atmosphere in the launch hall grew unbearably grim, a shortwave signal transmitted through high-power electromagnetic waves suddenly appeared on a staff member’s computer.
The staff member’s expression changed, in disbelief rubbed his glasses. On his computer screen, a string of binary code quickly appeared, transmitted through time intervals of electromagnetic pulses.
"Chairman!"
The staff member shouted, startling everyone with the voice.
At this moment, a large number of staff gathered around.
"Binary code, activate compiler!"
"Translation results are out!"
"Display on screen!"
Beep beep beep beep!
Then, Chu Zhaonan, Xu Yan, and others looked up at the big screen, familiar words appearing in sight one by one.
