Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 834 - 354: Dawn City and the Phoenix Society (9K Two-in-One)
September 9th, D103, 3:45 AM
At the edge of the Luling Forest wilderness, under the starlit night, stood a massive mobile Mechanical City, its mountain-like tracks crushing the withered black forest, forming deep furrows meters wide. The city’s multi-layer hull decked with numerous radars and self-defense weapons remained on alert around the clock. Various optical sighting systems and drones patrolled overhead, alongside countless mounted weapons, a high-pressure defense grid, plasma cutting lines to prevent climbing, and on both sides of the deck, four gigantic Orbit Shock Star Cannons were in low-frequency sleep mode. This, complemented by countless sentries, surveillance personnel, and armed combat personnel, formed a fortress-like defense system.
Lin Xian led KIKI and Chen Sixuan to the upper deck, standing beside the steel sentry post on the high ridge where the night wind howled past. From this height of several hundred meters, one could see a vast plain of land on one side under the dark sky, and on the other, the storm-like edge of Star Abyss No.5 slicing through the horizon, appearing bizarre and unfathomable.
"There is a Sky Veil at ten thousand meters high, but it seems impossible to see it visually."
KIKI looked up at the sky and said, "I heard that Dawn City periodically launches flying devices attempting to break through, but they’ve all failed."
"At first, we thought it was the influence of the Star Abyss and dark invasion that caused communication disruptions..." Chen Sixuan said solemnly, "Previously, in Yu Bei, I remember Wei Kexue mentioned that flying is more dangerous than marching on land, I thought it was just there were more terrifying monsters in the sky..."
"In completely unknown conditions, the risk of flying is extremely high." Lin Xian gripped the cold railing, glanced at the massive hull below and the dark forest swept by searchlights, and said, "Even for large floating devices like Silent City and Phoenix City, there is still one major issue: where to fly to?"
There is no absolutely safe place in the world, and since there is no destination, essentially everyone is escaping from the expansion of Extreme Night. Flying fast, high, or staying in the air is far less safe than hiding in a basement, which is why Silent City, despite having floating capabilities, mostly chooses ground travel.
Of course, besides Silent City, there aren’t any land vehicles as large as this in the world, not even Dawn Center’s various large base cars can compare.
"Hey, Brother Lin, you’re here."
A familiar voice sounded, and Lin Xian turned around to find Shi Di Yuan Ningjing, along with Qian Deli and Monica. They were invited by Mochizuki Masashi to discuss things at Central Tower in Cloud District, and to synchronize some information as well.
"Truly a grand city, living, industry, agriculture, healthcare, and weaponry can almost all attain self-circulation manufacturing, this is the true Doomsday Fortress."
"I also walked around the city, it’s quite nice indeed; clean, tidy, and with convenient transportation. Seems like having more people is good." Qian Deli in a casual suit clearly appeared more relaxed after escaping Star Abyss, resuming his exaggerated style with bright shoes and black sunglasses.
"It’s not that simple, do you know how much resources ten thousand people consume daily? And maintaining silence during the night in such a large mobile city isn’t easy." Ning Jing said helplessly.
Shi Deyuan laughed heartily: "Exactly, you’ve got Xiao Meng handling the miscellaneous stuff in your convoy. If you were truly responsible for such a big city, would you be willing?"
Qian Deli frowned upon hearing this, and replied without hesitation, "Then forget about it..."
Shi Deyuan then took a deep breath, his gaze scanned across the various floating large and small hulls below, and said to Lin Xian: "I heard they’ve got dozens of fleets, specialized in entering cities and outposts already devoured by Extreme Night with Federation’s reserve supplies. Including cargo transfers and port logistics preparation, providing them with massive raw and basic materials to support so many people isn’t easy. My Dragon Mountain No.1 already has a headache with over a thousand people."
"So having a lot of people has advantages, and having few people also has advantages." Monica in a simple outfit had removed her power armor, wearing a green silk body-hugging dress, the side cinching tight, perfectly outlining her alluring figure. A luxurious mink fur coat draped across her shoulders, her aura powerful. She looked at Lin Xian and said:
"Been out for so long but haven’t thanked our hero in person yet, Captain Lin, train leap, space shift, can you be more magical?"
Lin Xian smiled wryly: "When people are pushed to the brink, there’re always some inexplicable ideas. The giant that pulled us in also sent us out. Speaking of which, we owe it to the Deep Red World."
"Pah, those guys only do disgusting things. If we run into them, we definitely won’t treat them kindly." KIKI said disdainfully, then looked at Monica and said: "By the way, wasn’t Zhou Lei locked up by you, how’s it going?"
Monica shrugged, her brow indifferent and said: "He cried and whined when he came out, but after realizing he wasn’t dead for so long, regained spirit, giving him whatever he asked for."
"Didn’t this guy say he’d die if he left the Star Abyss?" Chen Sixuan frowned and said: "Or was it just a ploy to trick us into taking him out..."
