Chapter 140: Entering the Station

Compared to the Infinity’s mere 9 cars, those two doomsday trains could be described as rail behemoths. The first one was almost entirely composed of large double-decker cars, with fifty to sixty cars in total, stretching over a kilometer long. It was driven by an intercontinental-class nuclear locomotive, with 6 locomotive units alone. The overall paint job was a mix of different colors, and the exterior was also wrapped in armor made of welded steel plates. Parked on the airport tracks, rows of car lights shone, like a moving double-decker city!

The other one was even more breathtaking to everyone, including Lin Xian. It was a silver Eternal-class train, like a silver dragon lying across the airport platform. The entire train’s paint and color were uniform, with over a hundred cars. There were four electromagnetic railguns on the train—at the front, rear, and in the middle—looking very futuristic.

Without guessing, Lin Xian knew this was the doomsday train ‘Silver Star’ from Yangcheng’s Finge Group that Old Mo had mentioned, a behemoth with a population of over three thousand!

And the other double-decker steel creation should be Longshan City’s Longshan One.

“Wow, what a long train!”

Shasha was趴 on the console, her eyes wide.

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian and said with emotion, “You were right. We are not the only ones fleeing towards the Star-Ring Orbit using trains as vehicles.”

“That’s for sure.” Lin Xian nodded, his expression calm. “The world’s rail system is well-developed. There will always be people seeking survival through this route.”

*Clank, clank.*

Under the night sky, the Infinity slowly approached the airport. The tracks gradually widened, with several huge multi-level track bridges stretching across on both sides. As the Infinity and its convoy approached, a large number of searchlights from the airport began to shine on the train.

*Rat-a-tat-tat!*

A large amount of gunfire and flashes of light erupted at the edge of the airport. Under the searchlights, countless zombies below the track bridge were continuously swarming towards the airport’s high walls. The zombies kept climbing, while the automatic machine gun turrets on the high walls continuously spewed fire to clear them out.

“The zombies are increasing. I estimate the airport won’t be able to hold out for long.”

Among the zombie hordes, there were also some strange large insects and tall, bizarre creatures constantly bombarding the defensive walls.

“It looks like it won’t last until tomorrow. The airport is going to shut down completely,” Lin Xian said.

*Beep, beep, beep, beep!*

The transponder sounded, a call from the airport.

“KH5580, this is Airport Control Tower. Please decelerate immediately and report your identity!”

KH5580 was the former service number of this old Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive. Hearing the call, Lin Xian immediately answered.

“Airport Control Tower, this is the Infinity. We have over two hundred survivors who want to pass through the sky corridor.”

*Beep.*

“Infinity, please stop immediately and accept inspection!”

“Inspection?” Chen Sixuan frowned. “They’re not going to board, are they?”

*Beep.*

Just as Lin Xian felt there might be trouble, the voice from the airport control tower suddenly came through the transponder.

“KH5580 Infinity, permission granted to enter the airport via Gate D. You will need to wait for the ascension elevator sequence.”

KIKI was puzzled. “What’s going on? They just said they needed to inspect, why suddenly no inspection?”

“Maybe they’re besieged by zombies and don’t have the manpower to inspect us,” Shasha said.

“I don’t know. Let’s get inside first.”

“Roger.”

Lin Xian pressed the transponder, restarted the train, and began to drive into the giant airport ahead.

*Whoosh~*

A heavy gate slowly opened. Behind it stood dozens of heavily armed Iron Guard soldiers. These men were carrying heavy weapons, equipped with active exoskeleton support systems and night vision goggles, watching the entering heavy train with vigilant eyes.

A man who looked like an officer stepped forward to check, then looked at the large convoy behind and asked Lin Xian, “Are there any wounded on board? We can provide medical support.”

“There are quite a few in the back,” Lin Xian replied directly upon seeing this. During the escape from the sky jellyfish, Shu Qin and Xu Jin’s convoys had suffered some casualties.

“You can park on the track platform. I’ll arrange a medical team for you immediately.”

Lin Xian, Chen Sixuan, and the others were a bit dazed. After fleeing for so long, this was the first time they had encountered someone actively helping survivors.

“Casualties among survivors on Platform D, requesting medical team.” The officer pressed the communication button on his ear and reported something in a low voice, then gestured for Lin Xian to proceed.

*Bwoom! … Rat-a-tat-tat!*

On the high platforms on both sides, close-in weapon systems continuously searched for approaching targets, occasionally firing towards a certain direction in the city. Tracer rounds streaked across the night sky like meteors.

In the gate channel, twelve auto-targeting machine cannons continuously locked onto every heat source on the vehicles as the convoy entered. Iron Guard soldiers held their guns, searching for suspicious targets. The atmosphere became extremely tense.

The convoys of Shu Qin, Old Mo, and Xu Jin behind them all tensed up, following the Infinity into the airport platform.

Several searchlights fell on the newly entered train, immediately attracting countless gazes.

“After fleeing for so long, this is the first time I’ve seen so many people.”

In the walkie-talkie channel, Xu Jin spoke.

“More people isn’t necessarily a good thing. Didn’t you see the monsters outside going crazy? If the defense line falls, this place will become their buffet,” Shu Qin’s tone was not optimistic.

“Ah, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. It’s changed so much.”

Old Mo’s voice came through: “But it looks like only one ascension elevator is usable. That Silver Star arrived hours ago, right? Why hasn’t it entered the ascent sequence yet?”

Inside the “Infinity,” Lin Xian looked up at the ascension channel extending into the sky and said in a deep voice, “These trains, including ours, can be pulled up by the Horizon Gatedrive, but it seems the airport control tower has no intention of opening other channels…”

“It’s probably because they’re worried about chaos and falling,” Chen Sixuan said with a nervous expression. “The airport doesn’t have enough manpower and maintenance equipment. Plus, these trains and survivor vehicles have all been modified in various ways. Without a secure traction device, it could cause derailment or, even more seriously, an elevator fall. In that case, the ascension channel would be completely destroyed.”

Lin Xian nodded. What Chen Sixuan said made a lot of sense. Decades ago, trains on the ascension channel were pulled up by the Horizon Gatedrive combined with electromagnetic acceleration. The power turbine of the Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive was specifically designed for this. However, after decades of improvement and upgrades, violent ascension was gradually replaced by ascension elevators for efficient and orderly passage.

“This Iron Guard brigade seems to have suffered heavy losses.” Chen Sixuan’s gaze was sharp. She could see that these defending soldiers looked like they had been through days and nights of heavy fighting. They were covered in blood and grime, and there were even burn marks on their combat suits.

“The battlefield in the valley had at least a regiment’s worth of equipment destroyed. The personnel losses probably weren’t small either.”

KIKI’s expression was also a bit grave. “Even the army is having a hard time resisting. Now, we can only keep fleeing and looking for a chance to survive.”

*Clank~ Clank~*

The Infinity switched tracks and entered the airport platform. The two large doomsday trains appeared on the left and right of the cockpit’s view. As the Infinity moved forward, the hundreds of cars continuously receded from view.

Lin Xian and the others looked at the windows of those trains, where countless survivor passengers were curiously watching their black armored train speed past.

And the styles of these two trains were completely different.

The silver “Silver Star” on the left had very neat and high-end internal configurations in every car. As their gaze swept past, they could see many beautiful and exquisite living quarters, as well as dining cars, entertainment cars, and medical cars. Lin Xian even saw a car where many children were sitting at rows of high-end desks, having classes in a bright space. The external armament of the “Silver Star” was also terrifying, exuding an air of money being used to the extreme everywhere.

The Finge Group was once a famous conglomerate in the Dragon Country, with its main business in technology, military industry, and transportation. It was said that this group had also participated in the construction of the Star-Ring Orbit. Its strength was undeniable.

Now, seeing this doomsday train that was like a mobile utopia, Lin Xian and the others had their eyes opened.

“Oh my god, over a hundred cars. This train must have everything,” KIKI said with amazement, nudging Lin Xian with her elbow. “Hey, hey, can you scan it?”

Lin Xian smiled speechlessly. He couldn’t even fully scan the Infinity right now, and she wanted to scan an Eternal-class mobile city?

At this moment, on the other side, the style of the train continuously receding past the windows on the Infinity’s left was completely different from the “Silver Star.”

This was a train fortress that had undergone drastic external modifications, similar to the “Infinity.” Most of the cars were double-deckers, with various paint jobs on the outside. Every other car had cannons and heavy machine guns mounted on the roof. Although it wasn’t as long as the Silver Star, it looked like it had a large population.

As the Infinity passed, many passengers in the living quarters of Longshan One were趴 on the windows, observing. The entire train’s external armor exuded a wild yet safe feeling.

As a doomsday fortress modified from an intercontinental-class train, its operating power and internal subsystems had to be several times larger than Lin Xian’s “Infinity.” In fact, with Lin Xian’s current dual-locomotive configuration, pulling twenty or thirty cars would be quite easy. It was just that he only had a few people, and he was the only one who could make the armor, so it was difficult to produce it in a short time.