Chapter 116: Escape

“Everyone, hold on tight!”

Lin Xian shouted into the transponder, his eyes red as he summoned nearly all his strength to operate the Mechanical Heart.

The Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive, with its immense thrust, accelerated along with the Infinity’s own engine power. The train sprinted rapidly through the ascending tunnel.

The cold wind howled inside the tunnel as the train once again entered the sealed passage.

But the abyssal behemoth seemed unwilling to let any creature escape its territory. A heaven-shaking noise came from outside the walls.

Lin Xian’s heart pounded wildly. No one knew if the ceiling would collapse in the next instant, burying the entire train and its occupants in the deep pit of Underground City No. 9, becoming food for the abyssal behemoth.

Watching the countdown on the mobile terminal, Kiki bit her lip and clung to Lin Xian’s arm, already extremely nervous.

ROAR!!!!!

A huge, dull roar echoed between heaven and earth.

The earthquake began, sending sand and rocks flying.

Lin Xian knew that the abyssal behemoth outside…

was coming.

…

On the 62nd sub-level of the underground city, in the newly built private academy, the classrooms were silent. Desks were scattered, and various stationery items were strewn across the floor. In the corridors, zombies ran amok.

On the 56th sub-level, in the residential area, a wind chime praying for peace still hung on the door of a narrow capsule room, shaking violently in the earthquake.

The streets of the commercial district were dead silent, various neon lights and shop signs hidden in the darkness.

Buzz!

At the center of the 70th sub-level, an azure light flashed. A white sphere of light triggered the prefabricated explosives on the ten floors above and below. The light and heatwave filled all ten floors, and the shockwave vibrated. All the zombies and human anomalies were vaporized in an instant.

And because the main structure was destroyed, starting from the 65th sub-level, the floors collapsed continuously. All the sealed isolation walls lost their function.

The collapsing floors triggered a domino effect, breaking apart layer by layer. The dazzling white sphere of light began to move towards the center of the pit.

Boom!

The earth trembled, and the ground began to sink!

A huge fireball and shockwave engulfed the giant monster in the darkness, falling towards the bottom of the pit.

In an instant, the world seemed to fall silent.

Inside the tunnel, the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive pushed the Infinity forward at high speed. A terrifying, devouring sound like a thunderclap erupted from behind the tunnel. The rock layers fractured, and the deafening noise caused cracks to appear even on the snowy ground outside.

Boom!

Countless amounts of snow poured into the tunnel, and this scene was precisely the sign that they were approaching the surface.

The massive amount of snow caused the flatbed trailers at the rear of the Infinity to derail, and the entire train began to tilt.

“Kid, help me stabilize the front train!”

“Okay!”

Kiki grabbed Lin Xian’s arm with one hand and raised the other, aiming forward. Her ability surged, fiercely pressing the Infinity onto the tracks.

Thump, thump, thump!

Rocks slid down, concrete shattered, and the inner walls of the tunnel collapsed. Countless stones fell onto the body of the Infinity, making a deafening roar.

On the Infinity, Chen Sixuan and Ding Junyi gripped the handrails in the cockpit tightly, having completely lost control of the train, letting the several locomotive engines roar and bellow.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble!

The great earthquake struck, and the excavated underground city began to collapse with a roar.

Everyone felt the sound in their ears gradually become deafening, and all light was swallowed.

“Get me out of here!”

Lin Xian’s eyes were bloodshot as he roared.

At this moment, a light and nimble sound rang in his ear.

[DRX Core Acceleration Successful]

[Program initiated, beginning to connect drive power!]

Whirrr~~~

A surge of electrical energy suddenly flowed. Lin Xian, who had felt like he was rowing with all his might, now felt as if a powerful propeller had been installed. An immense driving force struck, and the train suddenly accelerated!

Zzzzzzt!

Sparks flew on the tracks. The acceleration of the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive pushed the Infinity, charging through the collapsing tunnel.

After a deafening ringing in their ears, the surrounding sounds suddenly went empty. The howling of the blizzard seemed to become hollow, and everyone felt the oppressive feeling ease!

We’re out!

Clang, clang, clang!

The lights on the Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive lit up, and the surrounding scenery suddenly opened up. A huge roar and collapsing sound came from behind.

The train then switched from the main track to a siding, heading towards the dark platform ahead at an extremely fast speed.

“We’re out!” Kiki came back to her senses. The huge underground city behind them was rapidly being submerged.

“That area has completely collapsed!”

Chen Sixuan’s voice came from the transponder. In the Infinity’s cockpit, she was looking back through the porthole.

As the snow and dust settled, Lin Xian could now see the surrounding dark area. The train had emerged onto the surface, and the massive structure of the underground city behind it was collapsing.

Screech~

As the sound of the earthquake behind them gradually weakened, the Infinity rushed into the external GF4 platform on the surface and then suddenly stopped.

“The ground collapse might cause a chain reaction. Do you still have time to get those two Cole-class cars?”

Ding Junyi was very puzzled that Lin Xian had stopped the train at this time. “Theoretically, shouldn’t we be using every second to escape right now?”

“Save your theories.”

Lin Xian quickly uncoupled the train’s connection device and then said into the transponder, “Teacher Chen, prepare to turn the train around!”

The blizzard outside had already piled up a layer of snow more than a meter thick on the snowy plains. The external passages outside the walls were all blocked by zombies and cars. If they didn’t turn the train around, the Infinity, without its ice-breaking shield, would definitely overturn.

So Lin Xian made a decisive decision. The first thing to do after rushing onto the platform was to turn the train around!

Chen Sixuan on the other end immediately understood Lin Xian’s meaning. There was only a single track on the snowy plain. If they charged out with the two flatbed trailers behind them, it would definitely cause a chain-reaction derailment.

“I understand.” Chen Sixuan immediately began to act.

Ding Junyi frowned but also understood Lin Xian’s intention. It turned out that his primary purpose for stopping was not to tow away the two cars, but for other considerations.

Rumble!

The trembling of the earth still hadn’t stopped. Lin Xian acted quickly, having Dalou, Chen Sixuan, and Kiki cooperate with him to quickly adjust the direction of the cars using the duplex track inside the station.

The Whale 03E heavy-duty gas turbine locomotive equipped with the ice-breaking shield still led the way. The Gemini 11R nuclear-powered electric locomotive was at the rear. At the same time, Lin Xian found the two Cole-class cars. After brutally using a forged connecting hook to connect the circuit and release the wheel locks, he started the train and began to flee.

At this time, Lin Xian and Kiki had returned to the Infinity. Starting the engine again, they charged out of the station without a moment’s rest.

“There’s no time to open the gate, just ram it!”

Argh!!!

Outside the gate of the iron mesh fence, tens of thousands of unfrozen zombies were howling, attracted by the huge noise. The ground cracked, and many sections of the wall collapsed. Countless zombies in the dark night rushed up like a plague of locusts!

Whirr!

The gas turbine roared, and the 290-megawatt nuclear-powered electric locomotive at the rear pulled. The Infinity was like a sharp sword in the dark night, surging through the tide of tens of thousands of zombies.

Behind the train, the super underground city that had cost trillions to build collapsed layer by layer, sinking into the center along with the hundreds of meters of excavated foundation.

A huge cloud of dust and smoke blotted out the sky, its end unseen under the snowy night sky…