Chapter 144: Support (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

“Huh? Polar Night Corpse Herders, do those things really exist?” someone in the crowd asked in alarm.

“Has anyone actually seen one?”

“Can we evacuate in time? The radio said everyone who encountered a Corpse Herder… died.”

“Everyone, quiet!”

Bai Shuang suddenly spoke out, her voice loud and her eyes sharp. “No matter what it is, the crisis is right in front of us. If you want to live, don’t just wait around. Anyone with weapons or metahuman abilities who can fight can go to the airport defense line to help resist the zombie tide. Once it falls, we will have no way out.”

Her words instantly sobered up many people.

On Lin Xian’s side, Chen Sixuan, KIKI, and the others also had tense expressions. They had fled all this way to get here; none of them had a path of retreat.

Jiang Yun stepped forward at this moment and said, “I suggest everyone not to panic for now. Group Leader Bai can state what kind of assistance is needed. If any of the convoys here can provide it, we can do an on-site tally, and then the emergency team can coordinate everything to avoid chaos.”

“Good! Since the situation is urgent, Group Leader Bai, just say what you need. Our Longshan One has plenty of weapons!” Shi Diyuan said very generously.

“And our Silver Star.”

*Clack, clack.*

At this moment, a group of people walked over briskly. Everyone looked and saw a young man and woman, surrounded by several heavily armed guards, walking towards the plaza.

Both of them were wearing very high-end fur coats, with silver cross star medals on their chests. They were impeccably clean from head to toe, and their brows carried an aristocratic air, a world apart from the disheveled survivors.

The leading woman was beautiful and had an outstanding temperament. She spoke directly.

“The Silver Star has 800 armed personnel. If needed, we also have 42 engineers from various fields who can provide assistance.”

Lin Xian was secretly shocked upon hearing this. This one was even more generous. A single train had the firepower of nearly a regiment, and they even had over forty engineers. As expected of a former international conglomerate; being rich was truly amazing.

Seeing the two large train groups state their positions, the atmosphere began to become positive. Many convoys started to express their willingness to help one after another.

It was a matter of life and death for everyone. At this moment, they had no choice but to band together.

Outside the airport, the sound of guns and cannons shook the sky, and the battle grew more intense.

Besides the convoys of Lin Xian, Shu Qin, Xu Jin, and Old Mo, the largest were undoubtedly the Silver Star and Longshan One train convoys.

In addition to dispatching 42 engineers, the Silver Star had over 800 well-equipped armed personnel. On the Longshan One side, excluding the elderly, women, and children, there were also over 500 armed personnel. The two combined had the combat power of nearly a regiment-level military unit.

In terms of vehicle convoys, Jiang Yun’s Wind Chaser convoy, Big Beard’s convoy, plus other combatants that could be tallied in the plaza, also numbered over 1,000 people. However, the combat power of these survivors was relatively scattered and couldn’t compare to the Silver Star, let alone the Iron Guard.

“Alright, here’s the situation.”

Seeing that everyone was mobilized, Bai Shuang didn’t waste any words and said directly, “The gate at Entrance A has malfunctioned and cannot be closed. A large number of zombies and anomalies are pouring in. The Iron Guard has already deployed heavy troops to contain them. In addition, the airport radar has detected many large anomalies approaching from the air. Preliminary detection indicates they are at least B-class sky jellyfish. That S-class atmospheric jellyfish is also very likely in the airspace near Yubei City…”

“Sky jellyfish? What about the electromagnetic railguns?” Shi Diyuan pointed to the anti-air weapons on the building above the airport. “That thing should be able to handle them, right?”

“The power is limited; we can’t activate all of them.” An engineer from Bai Shuang’s emergency team named Wei Kexue said at this moment, “The airport’s power system suffered heavy damage before, which is why we are only using one ascension elevator. We also need to ensure the electromagnetic acceleration device in the sky corridor is powered, otherwise there will be collisions inside.”

“Alright, but both the Silver Star and our Longshan One have anti-air equipment on board. They can all be put to use, right?” Shi Diyuan said, looking at Jian Xuwei.

“Yes, the Silver Star’s weapon systems will remain online,” Jian Xuwei said in a steady voice. “However, the airport area is too large, and the area we can cover is limited.”

“So the main problems now are three: first, the gate at Entrance A; second, air defense; and third, the malfunction of the ascension elevator?”

Lin Xian spoke up at this moment.

Bai Shuang nodded.

Lin Xian looked at Wei Kexue. “Then may I ask, what is the specific malfunction of the ascension elevator? I also know a little about machinery, perhaps I can help.”

As soon as he finished speaking, an untimely chuckle was suddenly heard.

Everyone looked and saw it was the young man next to Jian Xuwei, who was trying to hold back his laughter.

“Zeyang!” Jian Xuwei’s face showed displeasure as she reprimanded him.

“Sorry…” Jian Zeyang quickly waved his hand at Lin Xian. “No offense intended. I just wanted to say, do you know what an ascension elevator is? It’s not an ordinary ‘machine.’ It’s a near-earth super-ascension device with a vertical height of 4,800 meters and a slope close to 90%. It’s not something you can help with just by knowing a little about mechanical structures.”

“If it’s checking for faults and some less complex components, perhaps I can help.” Lin Xian didn’t mind the contempt in Jian Zeyang’s words. His focus was on how to solve the actual problem.

“Captain Lin, are you serious?” Jiang Yun looked at him with clear eyes and said frankly.

Lin Xian took a breath, raised his hand and waved. A fluorescent light shone from his palm, and several materials flew out, condensing, shaping, forging, and assembling!

*Clang, clang, clang!*

A heavy metal door was forged out of thin air, then crashed to the ground with a dull thud.

“My metahuman ability is machinery-based. If it’s mechanical repair, as long as the scale isn’t particularly large, it shouldn’t be a problem for me.”

Everyone stared wide-eyed at this scene.

In contrast, KIKI and the others beside Lin Xian looked proud, as if to say, “Don’t look down on us because we’re few; every one of us is an elite.”

“What… machinery-based?”

“Is there such an ability?”

“So cool!”

“Oh my god…”

Jiang Yun’s gaze towards Lin Xian changed slightly. He smiled sincerely, as if he had only guessed the tip of the iceberg, and the reality was even more bizarre.

“No wonder your Infinity’s armor is so solid. I was wondering how so few of you could build such a big thing. So there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers.”

On the other side, Jian Xuwei looked at Lin Xian with astonishment, truly surprised, while Jian Zeyang was now stunned and speechless.

Bai Shuang looked at Lin Xian with surprise on her face, then said, “I see, I understand. In that case, I’ll have to trouble Captain Lin to come with us into the ascension elevator. If we can speed up the repairs, everyone will have a better chance of survival.”

Lin Xian took a breath. He didn’t want to show off his ability and be a hero, but this was a matter of life and death for his team and countless others. Since he could help, he couldn’t get bogged down in selfish, defensive thoughts.

Besides, being able to help with some mechanical repairs sounded like a rather practical support ability, not something overly heaven-defying.

“That’s great!” Wei Kexue said with a look of pleasant surprise. “Captain Lin, it is indeed a malfunction with some components. If you’re free now, there’s no time to lose. Please come with us to take a look.”

“I think we should solve the problem with the A gate first. If we don’t plug the leak, it could cause big problems,” Lin Xian said.

“Alright!” Bai Shuang said to Wei Kexue, “Let’s form groups. The situation is most severe in sectors A5 and A7. Sectors C1, C2, D9, and E6 all need a lot of assistance, especially support from metahumans with long-range attacks or heavy weapons.”

“We have already detected over 19 types of C-class anomalies, which pose a very large threat.”

“Since the A gate is the most dangerous, I’ll take some people there too. We’ll solve the door problem first, then we’ll go support other areas,” Jiang Yun also stepped up and said.

A consensus was reached on the support plan. The various survivor convoys began to mobilize personnel and weapons to rush to the various defense lines for support.

On Lin Xian’s side, he also quickly made deployments.

Shu Qin, Xu Jin, and Old Mo’s people who could help all joined Bai Shuang’s deployment to support the Iron Guard at the front.

“Teacher Chen, Director Ding, you stay on the train. Dalou, Shasha, KIKI, and Lu Xingchen, you’re with me to Entrance A first. We’ll see what the situation is after we solve it.”

“Those two women got off the train, so do I have to get off too?” Lu Xingchen, having seen the scene just now, looked at Lin Xian defensively. “Hey, I don’t have a car to stay in now. Didn’t you promise to give me a car to live in?”

“What?”

Lin Xian showed a surprised expression. KIKI then pulled him over and explained in his ear, and he finally understood what Lu Xingchen meant. He just said in a deep voice, “No problem. After we cross the sky corridor, Car 5 will be cleaned out for you to use.”

Adding a fire-type metahuman was a good thing for the whole team. This guy was strong, brave, and indeed a good teammate.

“Generous!”

A light returned to Lu Xingchen’s eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly thought of something. “Am I living in such a big car all by myself? Won’t it be a bit too empty?”

Lin Xian nodded and looked at Dalou.

“That works too. Dalou can move over as well, so you two can look out for each other.”

“Huh?” Lu Xingchen turned to look at the tower-like Dalou, his face freezing. “No, no… that’s not what I meant.”

“Okay, Brother Xian!” Dalou agreed readily.

Lu Xingchen clicked his tongue. After accepting reality, he looked at Dalou with a complicated expression. “Hey, brother, do you snore?”

Dalou scratched his face. “I’m usually pretty quiet when I sleep.”

“That’s good!” Lu Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief. “Then do you mind if I snore?”

Dalou: “…”

“Alright then.” Lu Xingchen cracked his knuckles, looking eager to go. “It’s time for this god to save the world.”

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