Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 348 Flying Fire Meteor! (Bonus chapter for 120,000 words combined!)
High in the sky, black mist swirled and twisted. Lin Xian had just obtained the memory when he heard Qian Suxun's shout. His first thought was that something had happened to Ning Jing, so without hesitation, he immediately had KIKI lead everyone down quickly to find Chen Sixuan and Shizhi, preparing to rush over from the street at low altitude.

"Lin, the sewage treatment plant must have received the feedback signal. You have 15 minutes to evacuate."

Shinji Mochizuki's voice came through.

Lin Xian was checking the time while inspecting the memory in his hand for damage. This black memory was quite valuable, capable of storing the high-energy-density brain volume information of an adult human. For digital life, it was already a version that had undergone many iterations.

He wiped away some cerebrospinal fluid and hyphae from it and handed it to Grace, who was standing next to him.

"Grace, check if the memory is intact."

Grace took it, opened the skin of her left wrist to reveal a slot, then inserted the memory chip, checked it, and said to Lin Xian...

[Confirmed to be intact. This memory uses RSA encryption, which my quantum computer can brute-force crack.]

"No need for now." After confirming that everything was in order, Lin Xian took back the memory. He decided to leave it to Mochizuki Shinji to work on. Their current task was to assemble and evacuate.

In the urban area of ​​Baicheng, dilapidated and old buildings stand in rows, and strange noises come from all directions. The signal band in the headset crackles. Just as Lin Xian and his group arrived at Baicheng Hospital, they saw a burning transport ship in the sky firing densely at the ground below. At the same time, countless silver drones were firing in a crisscrossing pattern, and the battle between the sky and the ground was in full swing.

Explosions occurred in several neighborhoods, and smoke filled the air!
This scene was clearly different from the transport ship they had just encountered; it was not only heavily armed but also escorted by a large number of drones.

Bang bang bang!
The transport ship unfolded like angel wings, projecting dozens of large cylindrical devices onto two sides. These devices exploded and disintegrated in mid-air, breaking into countless spider-shaped robots. These robots quickly clung to the walls and the ground, with a rotating round head at the top that continuously emitted red pulse lasers.

boom!
With a deafening roar, half a street's building facades and decaying vehicle debris were stripped away by a powerful force, then swept away like a tsunami, annihilating a large number of drones in the air and on the ground. Ryunosuke, holding a red katana, landed on the roof of the high-rise building and with a backhand slash, sliced ​​an oncoming humanoid mech in two, causing a high-energy explosion.

Boom boom boom!
Two silver, heavily armored mechs rampaged through the streets, tearing apart the spider robots that pounced on them, while also facing a large horde of bizarre creatures. At this moment, Qian Suxun sat in the shadows on the rooftop of a tall building in the distance, manipulating two mechs to provide cover below, while also controlling another one to fight on the transport ship.

"Lin!" Qian Suxun caught the signal of Lin Xian's team's arrival and immediately said, "The Red Man Ghost has triggered the monster tide. This transport ship is the main force. Lan is on it. We must end the battle quickly."

Lin Xian and his men flew over, and before they even got close, Chen Sixuan had already noticed that a large-scale battle was taking place in the dilapidated hospital building in the distance.

A huge explosion was heard, and a dark figure was punched out of the wall. Ning Jing jumped out of the hole.

"Team Leader Lin, there are spying people here, be careful."

Before he could finish speaking, a series of explosions suddenly erupted in the open space of the hospital, and a golden flash shot out instantly, kicking the dark figure and sending it flying.

Qian Dele burst out of the smoke, twisted his ankle, and muttered a faint curse: "What a tough thing!"

Before he could finish speaking, the red-haired monster he had kicked away suddenly lit up a pair of crimson eyes in the smoke and darkness, gathering violent energy and then spewing it out!

Buzz! Bang bang bang bang bang!
An energy beam, seemingly combining Ah Bai's laser beam and Luo Yang's explosive pulse, instantly ignited and annihilated the spot where Qian Dele had just stood. Dozens of fireballs erupted across the entire area, blasting through the hospital building and corridor on one side!
Lin Xian looked over and saw that outside the hospital, Xiao Qing was swinging on a grappling hook and wielding a gun blade as she charged out from a horde of strange creatures. Above, Monica was using her sonic blade to cover Ah Bai as he dealt with a group of drones attacking from the air. Then, Ah Bai fired a laser beam at the transport ship.

However, a strange black device was hanging below the bow of the transport ship. At this moment, it sprayed out a bunch of miniature devices like hot foil strips, which exploded instantly and produced a dark red mist. The mist was just like the one Lin Xian had encountered when fighting the serpent. Ah Bai's laser beam was blocked when it hit the mist, but the extremely high energy caused the red mist to explode instantly, and a part of the transport ship was blown apart as well.

“There are more and more strange creatures. If this continues, no one will be able to escape,” KIKI said, looking at the scene.

"Brother Huo, go help Qian Dele and Ning Jing deal with the Red Man Ghost. Teacher Chen, take Shiori to help Monica Abai. Have Abai and Shiori find that spy. Killing more won't help if we don't take him down."

"KIKI, Grace, let's shoot down the transport ship!"

"it is good!"

"I'm leaving now!"

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, Lu Xingchen's fighting spirit surged. He saw the tall, red-haired ghost burst forth like a fiery meteor. While still in the air, he crossed his index fingers and condensed a tiny fireball. The infinite rings spun wildly, turning the fireball blue. A burst of intense heat even scorched his power armor red. Then, he gripped the blue fireball with both hands and launched it out like a blast of energy.

"Godly Infinite Blazing Sword!"

Poof, boom!
Because of his previous defeat against the red-haired monster, Lu Xingchen was quite frustrated. Now that he had a chance to show his strength, he didn't hold back at all and unleashed a newly developed ultimate move!
In an instant, a white-incandescent spiral of fire shot down from the sky, its immense light illuminating an area of ​​three kilometers in radius. Ning Jing and Qian Dele, who were closest to the scene, felt a sudden white light before their eyes, as if they had lost their sight. They immediately retreated backward, and even Ah Bai, who was firing laser beams on the rooftop, was grabbed by Monica and dragged away into the distance.

The red-faced monster that had attacked Qian Dele below had just emerged from the smoke and dust when it suddenly realized that it was already dawn. Raising its corrupted and stiff head, it saw the spiraling fire and immediately retaliated with its explosive light wave. But in the next instant, the open space where the red-faced monster stood, along with a corner of the adjacent hospital building, vanished. The giant pillar of fire annihilated the red-faced monster on the spot. Its leather jacket, black body, and mechanical restraint devices all melted rapidly before the naked eye could react. Even the power of its blood-red eyes was lost before it could unleash its full potential!
Boom! A massive wave of fire swept outwards from this center like a tsunami, burning and collapsing large areas of buildings!

This sudden powerful move almost blinded not only Ryunosuke, Senju Shun, Qian Dele, Ning Jing, and others, but also Lin Xian's side.

As Qian Dele retreated rapidly, feeling the scorching heat emanating from the air, he couldn't help but complain.

"Big brother, are you making such a commotion because you're afraid the monster won't be able to find you?!"

KIKI, who was leading Lin Xian towards the transport ship, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Is this guy insane?!"

"Drink!" Ning Jing rushed out from among the collapsed rubble and said directly, "Be careful, that monster's defense is..."

Before she could finish speaking, she looked over and saw that where the red-haired monster had just stood, a crater several meters in diameter had appeared, surrounded by raging flames. At the bottom of the crater, half a charred leg remained, and countless fragments were falling down.

Seeing this, Ning Jing looked at Lu Xingchen in the sky with some surprise. His hand armor had even melted. Had this guy evolved his superpower or was he just venting his anger? His attack was completely unreasonable.

Looking down at the raging fire below and then at his own burning hands, Lu Xingchen felt much of the frustration from having the flames blocked dissipate. He nodded in self-satisfaction.

"The fire I wield can only burn cities and split rocks; it has not reached the level of 'burning the eight wastelands and boiling the seas and burning the heavens'..."

"However, my Dao heart still needs to be tempered..."

With the Red Monster dealt with, the pressure on Ning Jing's side was greatly reduced. It was also their first time encountering this monster, and they were caught off guard from the start. After Ning Jing, Xiao Qing, and Monica quickly gained the upper hand, the monster tide suddenly arrived, and the transport ship carrying a large number of weapons pressed in, which led to the expansion of the battle.

After meeting up with Monica and Abai, Chen Sixuan, along with Shiori, immediately began searching for the spy.

“That thing is definitely within range of our detection. Only by eliminating it and killing these monsters can we neutralize the marks on us!” Shiori said at this moment.

On the other side, as the three teams converged, the transport ship seemed to realize that the battle was going badly and began to start its engines to accelerate in preparation for escape.

Above the transport ship, a heavy mech was wreaking havoc, while on the upper deck, Amano Ran was locked in a fierce battle with a humanoid mech. As Lin Xian and KIKI approached, they were shocked to discover that the humanoid mech was actually a female mech, just like Grace. The materials also looked similar. The only difference was that the mech did not have a quantum AI and looked more ordinary.

Although it's described as ordinary, since this robot has Grace's skin material, it's definitely extremely difficult to deal with. It wouldn't be easy for martial arts experts like Amano Ran and Ning Jing to subdue it in a short time.

Just then, Lin Xian and KIKI arrived. Facing the transport ship that hadn't yet accelerated, she used her telekinesis to grab it!
Woo! !

The transport ship's propulsion engines began to accelerate wildly, and at that moment, Ryunosuke arrived from the air, immediately activating his supernatural ability and grabbing the transport ship just like Kiki.

One after the other, the transport ship was completely 'captured' in the air and unable to move. Lin Xian and Grace took the opportunity to land on the transport ship. The robot that was fighting with Amano Ran turned around and looked at Grace, tilting its head slightly, seemingly curious.

At that moment, Ran Amano unleashed a powerful punch, sending sparks flying as she slashed a dent across the top of the transport ship. After more than ten minutes of fighting, the robot only suffered minor dents and no fatal injuries.

Just as she twisted her waist and turned over to stand up again, her limbs and all power modules were suddenly controlled by an invisible force. The robot's head flipped backward, her limbs were rolled behind her back, and she was disarmed on the spot.

Ran Amano walked over and looked at the robot that was curled up in a ball. Her gaze then fell on Lin Xian, who was raising a finger not far away. Although she was wearing a mask, Ran Amano's eyes showed a look of shock.

"Don't break this thing, leave it to me."

Lin Xian left a message and immediately instructed Grace to use EMP bombs to forcibly stop the transport ship.

Unexpectedly, Qian Suxun suddenly said, "Lin, we've already used it. This transport ship is equipped with a plasma shield, and the people on board are putting up a fierce resistance. This situation is extremely unusual, and it's very likely that it's a high-value target!"

Lin Xian understood immediately. He directly drove the mechanical scanner to rush backward, specifically targeting and devouring various simple circuit integrations and control systems. Even if Lin Xian couldn't control these human machines immediately, he could quickly dismantle their combat power. Especially now that he had the ability to remotely control them, the more advanced the equipment, the more vulnerable it became to him.

Soon, many of the transport ship's flight control systems went offline, and internal alarms blared wildly. Under the combined suppression of Ryunosuke and KIKI, the transport ship wobbled and crashed toward the ground. Its massive mass crashed into several houses before coming to a stop, raising clouds of dust. At the same time, the strange creatures from the surrounding streets began to approach from all directions. The members of the three teams were now marked with the Dark Mark, attracting more and more strange creatures.

Meanwhile, Chen Sixuan finally found the spy at the entrance of a sewer. As the monster tried to escape, it was sliced ​​into pieces by Monica's sonic blade. At this moment, the members of the three teams, Qian Suxun, Ning Jing and Lin Xian, began to act swiftly and quickly eliminate the low-level monsters around them, and soon stopped the snowballing trend that had been disturbed.

These three squads are all highly skilled elites, and it is precisely because of this, coupled with Silent City's meticulous contingency plan, that they were able to curb the escalation of the situation in a short period of time.

At this moment, the group surrounded the transport ship. Because Lin Xian had already obtained the memory, the abnormal situation of the other party prevented Qian Suxun and Lin Xian from taking immediate action. Instead, they chose to have the team hide around the transport ship in various buildings to observe the movements of the strange entities around them and gradually stabilize the avalanche. When a strange entity appeared, they dealt with it swiftly from a distance. Only when the surroundings gradually quieted down did everyone turn their attention to the transport ship.

rub rub!
From a distance, Ryunosuke used his abilities to tear apart the transport ship's engines, damaged external devices, and other debris, completely terminating its power. Then, Senju Shun prioritized sending his mecha up, operating with extreme caution. Lin Xian and KIKI also retreated to the ground not far away, watching Senju Shun's actions.

Unexpectedly, the transport ship's hatch slowly opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a special inner garment and some kind of breathing mask slowly walked out from the thick smoke. Judging from his appearance, this person was clearly different from other clones. He had an extremely advanced brain-computer interface on the back of his head, but without the white hyphae. He looked like an astronaut on a spacecraft. Through the transparent breathing mask, under the surrounding flames, one could see an extremely unnatural pale white skin and a pair of narrow, gloomy eyes staring calmly ahead.

He had just stepped off the transport ship with his hands raised when he was immediately targeted at close range by the cannons of two heavily armored mechs. However, despite this, he didn't seem nervous, as if he was prepared to be shot at any moment. He actually spoke up.

"What a lively scene. A bunch of pitiful wretches on the verge of death. They must have paid a heavy price to survive in here for so long."

The middle-aged man looked at the monitor on the heavy armored mech beside him, as if he were looking at the person behind the monitor from a distance. His voice, hidden behind the breathing mask, sounded hoarse and heavy: "Shinji Mochizuki, your Silent City destroyed the Cloud Center of our Crimson World and burned down the Weihe Research Institute. My Lord doesn't understand, and neither do I. Digital life, AI ascension—isn't this the path of the new civilization that you've been pursuing for decades? Why do you keep going against the sacred path of evolution?"

The surroundings quieted down, and the person actually spoke directly to Shinji Mochizuki.

At this moment, in the main control room of the underground fortress on the western hills of Hakucheng, Shinji Mochizuki, dressed in a plain robe, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the scene in the holographic vision before him, and said leisurely.
"That tone sounds familiar. Let me guess, it's you again, Julius."

Julius?

Lin Xian frowned when he heard Shinji Mochizuki's voice coming from the heavy armored mecha. Why did that name sound so familiar?

He remembered.

Isn't this the head of the Zero Element Center, the high-ranking member of the Crimson World whose consciousness was infiltrated by Chu Yan at the Baihetan Star Observation Base?
He was somewhat surprised, wondering why this guy was everywhere, but then he remembered that the Crimson World had already copied countless memory bodies for the Star Abyss exploration experiments. Combined with this guy's brain-computer interface, it seemed that he was a clone of Julius Litt...

"Gene editing, alienated armor, dark fusion? Ah, you've truly insulted the significance of digital life to human civilization..." Shinji Mochizuki said.

"Civilization? The Apocalypse has surpassed the evolutionary progress of human civilization by a million years in just 100 days. Truly wise people should understand that this is not destruction, but rather the opportunity for a breakthrough in human civilization." Julius said, looking at Kiki and Ryunosuke flying in the sky.

"Flight—it took humanity hundreds of years of development since the Industrial Revolution to master this power. How long did it take you? Three days? Thirty days? Manipulating everything is a completely disruptive reconstruction of the original fundamental physics. Empty talk about saving the world and ensuring survival is meaningless. History will prove that we are the creators of a new era for humanity."

“Interesting! If you could tell me the truth about the power of the Star Abyss, I might be persuaded.”

Upon hearing this, Julius was momentarily speechless.

Shinji Mochizuki wore a deep smile as he watched Julius remain silent, then softly commanded Senju Shun.
"ten days……"

After he finished speaking, Qian Su Xun immediately prepared to take action to deal with the other party.

"Wait a minute." Julius suddenly turned his gaze to Lin Xian. He saw Grace and Lin Xian standing next to her, so he said, "You must be Lin Xian, right? Mechanical ability, you're a perfect test subject."

"It's such a pity that such a good experimental subject is about to perish in this Star Abyss. Otherwise, your ability might really be a high-quality solution for us to solve the bottleneck of intelligent life."

"Can I ask you a question?" Lin Xian suddenly asked when he heard the other person speaking to him.

Although time was of the essence, this was Lin Xian's first direct contact with people from the Crimson World, and they were clearly in important positions. They had previously destroyed the Zero Element Center in Ejin City, and with Chu Yan involved, his understanding of this massive organization was only the tip of the iceberg.

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, Qian Suxun stopped what he was doing and did not immediately shoot Julius, but he also spoke up to remind him.
"Lin, don't reveal too much information. Even if there is a delay in the information, what he is communicating with you now will still get out of the Crimson World Organization outside the Star Abyss."

Lin Xian understood, then looked at Julius and said...

"My question is simple: are your colossus anchor points in Aksai and the Wei River aimed at Silent City and me?"

No one present expected Lin Xian to ask such a question. Only Shinji Mochizuki in the control room showed a hint of concern in his eyes.

Julius looked at Lin Xian and suddenly smiled silently.

"What a pitiful fellow..."

"Did you think you were about to succeed and could leave without a care in the world after stealing our research data? Oh, well, I'll give you a little something extra."

As soon as he finished speaking, his raised left hand suddenly split open, revealing a special device that looked like some kind of control button.

In that instant, Qian Suxun immediately sensed the abnormality, frowned, and prepared to control the mecha to fire.

Julius was incredibly fast; he completely ignored the gun barrel and any attacks, pressing down directly with his left thumb.

Goodbye, eliminated contestants.

But just when everyone thought something was about to happen, the air suddenly became quiet.

Julius's smile froze on his face. He immediately turned his head and looked around, only to find that his entire left hand had disappeared.

The so-called pressing... is just an action in the air.

"What a waste of such a good mechanical arm, installed on a pig's brain." In the distance, Lin Xian, wearing Black Hawk power armor, said calmly. Trying to do anything mechanical in front of him was like showing off your skills in front of Guan Yu.

"How could..."

drop! !

Julius subconsciously tried to understand what was happening to him. All his conscious communication was being transmitted to the outside world in real time, but before he could process what was happening at this moment, his brain-computer core suddenly crashed.

That device was actually a destructive device on the transport ship. In addition to self-destruction, it could also leave a huge amount of nighttime pollution for everyone here. Although it was not a direct mark, it could increase the risk and crisis for Lin Xian and the others.

At this moment, in a research institute deep underground, far beyond the Star Abyss, Julius Litt, a blond man, sat in an office chair, with intermittent and blurry audio coming from the holographic screen in front of him.

Even with a large number of signal relay stations deployed, more than 90% of the information transmitted from inside was lost. Therefore, command within the Star Abyss could only be carried out through specially compiled short texts. At this moment, he could only hear the indistinct voices of Lin Xian and Mochizuki Shinji from the audio transmission inside.

Julius frowned as he watched the interrupted message on the screen, waiting for the [Destroy] command to be transmitted back. According to the time flow inside, it should be received within a few seconds.

But he waited for several minutes and still didn't receive it.

"The destruction process failed; mechanical abilities do indeed possess remote control capabilities."

A voice came from behind him. Julius turned around and saw several specially processed faces on the large screen behind him, each with a unique code name.

“Our Zero Element Center has been damaged, and this mechanical ability user’s cooperation with Shinji Mochizuki would be a huge threat.”

"Julius, ensure the recovery of Crimson 3."

"My lord has informed us that Dawn City is about to undertake a major operation, and the expansion of the anchor point in Star Abyss No. 5 will be accelerated."

“Received.” Julius glanced at his watch calmly. “It’s almost time. The White City purification operation is about to begin. The next activation will take place in 24 hours.”

……

At Baicheng Hospital, beside the crashed transport ship, the raging flames illuminated the surrounding darkness.

With a thud, Julius, who had just been speaking, collapsed to the ground.

"Thank you for your trust," Lin Xian said to Qian Suxun.

Senju Shun breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to make his move, Lin Xian quietly informed him to stop. This made even the usually composed Senju Shun tense up. If Shinji hadn't ordered that everything revolve around Lin Xian, he wouldn't have hesitated. But it seems that Lin Xian has achieved his goal. "It's alright. You wanted to obtain his memory, right? Looks like you succeeded."

Lin Xian nodded: "His brain-computer interface is different from others, so it took a little time."

At this moment, Ran Amano walked over and forcefully ripped a memory from the back of Julius's head, then turned to Shun Sensou and said, "It should be intact."

"Then let's get out of here quickly." Qian Dele breathed a sigh of relief. Both transport ships had been successfully intercepted and the memory had been obtained. Whether it belonged to a researcher or to someone who seemed to be a leader, their objective had been achieved. All that was left was for Shinji Mochizuki to decipher the information in the memory.

KIKI looked at Lin Xian with some suspicion and said, "That guy probably didn't activate the self-destruct program just now. His device might be part of some other conspiracy."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian also spoke directly to Qian Suxun over the communication frequency.

"Don't you find it strange? This transport ship went to great lengths to resist, and after crashing, it was able to self-destruct immediately. I don't believe it came out just to say something pointless, and it even gave me the opportunity to control it."

Seeing that Amano Ran had obtained the memory, Lin Xian's expression became even more solemn. From his perspective, he did not assume that the people of the Crimson World were unaware of the characteristics of his mechanical ability. Lin Xian's ability had already been widely exposed in Yubei City, Hengshan Pass, and Xilan City. Perhaps most people did not have a particularly detailed understanding of Lin Xian's mechanical ability, but Lin Xian was now leading a force of several thousand people and had also passed through Yijin City. Naturally, he would not think that his ability was a secret to an organization like the Crimson World.

Even if the other party really didn't know that he now possessed sophisticated abilities such as remote devouring, scanning, and control, Julius's actions just now were indeed somewhat counterintuitive.

The first transport ship they intercepted, the clones, immediately self-destructed after encountering trouble. This was one of the problems that had been troubling Shinji Mochizuki and Shun Senju. So, Lin Xian realized that something was wrong with the current situation.

Actually, it wasn't just him; Senju Shun also had some doubts. Just as he was about to say something, Shinji Mochizuki's voice suddenly came through his earphones.

"Xun, immediately use the mechs to inspect the clone corpses inside the transport ship."

Upon hearing this, Qian Suxun immediately controlled the light mech to rush into the transport ship and quickly obtained the footage and information.

"The 65 clones have self-destructed. There was a suspicious explosive device inside, which the other side probably wanted to activate just now."

"Xun, Lin, this is a conspiracy."

"What!?"

Inside the bunker, Shinji Mochizuki focused his gaze on all the holographic screens. His quantum brain calculated millions of scenarios in a second, and he immediately found the problem.

"There are a total of 86 clone corpses on the two transport ships. The last batch sent at least 1600 people. Based on the data we have collected over the past two months, the lifespan and survival rate of clones, excluding our interference, is around 87%. Therefore, the estimated number of living clones who can board the transport ships and leave is around 368. This number has been steadily increasing from the initial 91.1% to the present, which is in line with the Crimson World's requirements for research on the Abyss and the benefits gained from increasing the survival rate. However, this time the number of living clones is more than 70% less, so they may have other evacuation plans!"

Judging from the survival rate, there are actually many factors that affect it. For example, the special experiments in the Crimson World, plus the huge risks inside the Star Abyss that are not completely under human control, so there are many possible explanations from a calculation perspective.

However, Shinji Mochizuki's analytical logic regarding the Crimson World organization prioritizes considering the worst-case scenario, multiple preparations, lack of information gap, and exclusion of external factors. Coupled with the unusual trajectory of this transport ship interception, this led him to this conclusion!
Upon hearing Shinji Mochizuki's message, Lin Xian and the others' expressions changed drastically.

Just then, countless sonic booms ripped through the sky. When everyone looked up, they saw dozens of small rocket-like aircraft launching from the direction of the sewage treatment plant into the dark sky. They then quickly turned and dispersed, shooting rapidly in multiple directions!

"Not good!" Qian Su Xun exclaimed softly. With his rich experience, he immediately activated the propulsion system of the light mecha, which took off directly from the spot. At the same time, KIKI and Ryunosuke also reacted immediately and flew up.

"A covert maneuver?!" Qian Dele exclaimed upon seeing this.

"Does the Crimson World know about our plans?" Monica asked疑惑地.
"They've always known we're intercepting their transport ships, but they've never tried to escape at such a desperate cost!" Amano Ran said upon seeing this.

Chen Sixuan's expression turned serious: "There must be something on these aircraft that they have to send out!"

Hearing Chen Sixuan's words, Lin Xian's heart skipped a beat. He took out the memory he had just obtained, and his intuition told him that all the clones on the two transport ships were likely cannon fodder, and that the two memory samples they had obtained were probably a waste of time.

Moreover, if the sole purpose was to send something out, Lin Xian and his team would not have been able to intercept the launch of these dozens of missiles and rockets at once. Therefore, the fact that the other side was willing to suffer such a huge loss in order to complete a covert operation meant that they did not want them to obtain any of the rockets. This also means that each one of them was a backup!

“There’s no way we can catch up, Lin. Call them back. After what they’ve done, the next thing we’ll see is a massive purge in Baicheng. We need to get out of here right away!” Qian Suxun said with a grim expression as he looked at the mech that was about to lose signal.

Those rockets could break the sound speed in a very short time, and it was impossible for his mecha or a flight ability user like KIKI Ryunosuke to catch up with them. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he immediately made a decision.

But then, a broken signal came through.
"Brother Lin, wait for me!!!"

boom!
Just as KIKI and Ryunosuke were helpless about the extreme speed, a fiery meteor shot into the sky, heading straight for the nearest rocket and disappearing into the darkness in an instant!
At an altitude of 3000 meters, the thin air was torn apart into cone-shaped sonic boom clouds. Above them was a giant, pitch-black curtain of the sky that swallowed starlight. Lu Xingchen's power armor was now crimson red from the friction of the air, and golden-red plasma streams were gushing from his joints. System alarms were flashing continuously in his helmet visor.

[High Temperature Warning, High Temperature Warning]

Overload alarm, overload alarm

Lu Xingchen unleashed bright white flames from his hands, and several Mach rings shattered the air!
Mach 1!

Mach 2!!
Mach 3!!!

The outer layer of the suit began to peel off, and the jet flames changed from crimson to ghostly blue. The dark, distorted space in front of him kept disappearing and reorganizing. In just a few seconds, Lu Xingchen used the Infinite Ring to accelerate himself to the limit of his life. He looked up and, in a flash, he saw the rocket tail flame that was constantly exploding and accelerating. He immediately gritted his teeth!

"Demon, don't run away!"

He gripped fire in his right fist, the infinite ring spinning wildly, and unleashed a powerful punch forward.

"Divine power!"

Within the White City, countless rocket roars and whistles startled and disturbed the city. In the dark streets, numerous strange entities began to move, and enormous giant beings were awakened, screaming and mocking from all sides!
Lin Xian and Qian Su Xun's team gathered on a rooftop next to the crashed transport ship, their faces grave as they watched the fireballs scatter across the sky.

Sensing the growing fear within the city, Shiori uses her special ability to help everyone alleviate the pressure brought by the invasion of darkness.

"The tide is about to come in!" Qian Su Xun said.

Lin Xian checked the time; there were 5 minutes left.

"Brother Huo is back!" KIKI's voice came from the air. Lin Xian and the others immediately looked up and saw a fire meteor rapidly approaching them from afar. KIKI immediately ascended to meet him and found that Lu Xingchen, covered in flames, had his power armor almost completely burned. He was carrying half a rocket in one hand and his body was charred and disheveled as he flew from a distance.

Seeing this, KIKI immediately used her telekinesis to help him land. At this moment, everyone looked at this fire-type ability user with surprise, not expecting that this guy had actually caught up with a rocket.

"Lin Xian, I have not failed you!"

"Brother Huo, how are you?" Lin Xian immediately noticed that something was wrong with the guy's condition.

Lu Xingchen, looking disheveled, was panting heavily. He was extremely weak, and his eyes were slightly red.

"Wow, Huo-ge, I'm really impressed!" KIKI exclaimed in amazement as she witnessed Huo-ge's incredible feat.

When Qian Su Xun saw Lu Xingchen's appearance, he frowned and immediately ordered Shiori to take action.

"Shiori, quickly purify him. He's exhausted and has absorbed too much power of fear."

"Hmm!" Shiori nodded and immediately focused all her strength on Lu Xingchen, concentrating the green light on him. At this moment, the red in Lu Xingchen's eyes slowly disappeared, and his complexion improved a lot.

Rub rub rub.

Qian Suxun drove a heavily armored mech over, its chest armor opening to reveal a cramped cockpit.

"Go sit down and rest for a bit; you're not feeling well."

"It's alright, I'm fine." Lu Xingchen tried to pat his sleeves, but there was hardly a piece of intact fabric left on his body.

Lin Xian noticed his embarrassment, and since there were no other power armors he could wear, he said...
"Brother Huo, you should go in and rest for a bit. We'll need your divine intervention later."

"In that case, then I will..."

Lu Xingchen coughed lightly and, without further ado, walked into the mecha before his crucial clothing could fall off.

Qian Suxun piloted the mecha to close the hatch, and soon his holographic panel displayed Lu Xingchen's vital signs: "He's not feeling well, but he's not injured. Let's go, the tide is coming in soon, let's get out of there!"

The group immediately understood and headed straight for the morgue below Baicheng Hospital, where Ning Jing and the others had previously hidden. The main door had been damaged by the Red Ghost, but Lin Xian had created multiple sealed doors from the inside out and installed lights inside. In no time, the dozen or so people, along with several mechs, were crammed into the cold morgue.

"Hey, come down here, it's much more comfortable than before," Qian Dele said, looking at the bright and clear lights.

They had been hiding here, relying on the power armor's electro-optical capabilities. He had never liked places like morgues, but now, thanks to Lin Xian's actions, the once gloomy and terrifying morgue had become a temporary shelter for everyone to avoid the rising tide.

The corpses that were left there had long since decomposed. Inside were communication devices installed by Silent City. Many of the metal cabinets in the cold storage area where the corpses were stored were half open. Melted bodily fluids had solidified into a waxy substance on the ground, mixed with bone fragments and decaying fabrics. Body bags were piled up in the corners, and some of them had burst due to expansion, revealing several carbonized mummies.

Shortly after everyone took refuge inside, the tide began to rise, and a chill swept across the land. Outside, the ruins of the hospital ward building were in an uproar.

It was clear that the burning flames and the crashed transport ship had attracted the attention of many strange entities.

In the underground morgue, Lin Xian and Qian Suxun opened the half of the rocket. Sure enough, this rocket was not some kind of missile, but a vehicle used by the Crimson World to transport goods outwards. After opening the outer shell, everyone was surprised to find that there was a small cryogenic chamber in the middle. This cryogenic chamber was different from the others because it was too small to fit an adult.

Through the transparent lid of the cryogenic chamber, a completely twisted and deformed clone with its prosthetic limbs removed appeared in everyone's sight. Strangely, on the clone's chest, there was a palm-sized petri dish containing a brownish-red fleshy tissue. The petri dish was obviously recently placed, and frozen blood was still seeping around its rim.

Upon seeing this bizarre scene, everyone frowned.

"What is this?" Ran Amano asked.
Ning Jing asked疑惑地问道, "Do they want to launch the clones out?"

Qian Dele scoffed, "If that's the case, why not just launch the memory directly..."

“No,” Lin Xian said, “The way they’re launching it means that the memory isn’t the primary component. Judging from this, they need a living host for it!”

KIKI nodded: "That makes sense. This clone is definitely still alive, so that petri dish is very likely the real target!"

Senju Shun didn't speak, but quickly relayed the details back to Mochizuki Shinji.

Shinji Mochizuki, looking at the image in the cryo-chamber, stared curiously at the petri dish and said...

"Xun, remove the memory and decipher its contents."

"Understood." Qian Suxun nodded and looked at Lin Xian: "Lin, I need to remove his memory. Can you control it?"

"Also," he said, glancing at the Grace robot behind him, "we might need to use her computing power."

Lin Xian understood that Qian Suxun was worried about the self-destruct program, so he directly used the Mechanical Heart to open the hatch, then devoured the self-destruct module of the brain-computer interface and removed the memory.

Then Qian Suxun inserted the memory into the control interface of the light mecha. At this time, Lin Xian asked Grace to come over, connect the ACS mecha's interface, and begin to analyze the memory information.

[Successfully cracked RSA encryption, currently accessing storage consciousness entity]

[Connection successful. Personnel: Li Tai, 45 years old, former Chief Bioengineer at DeepRed Pharmaceuticals...]

At the same time, Lin Xian asked Grace to synchronize the key information she had captured to Mochizuki Shinji so that he could analyze it in conjunction with the overall situation. During this period, Lin Xian did not have a complete communication with Grace about the information regarding the White City. Mochizuki Shinji did not involve her in the information about the Silent City due to some security concerns. Therefore, to analyze the situation, it was still necessary to go through Mochizuki Shinji.

In the bunker's main control room, as messages were transmitted back, Shinji Mochizuki's entire control room was lit up, and his AI was operating at high speed.

"I see, they really are a bunch of troublemakers..."

Shinji Mochizuki sighed meaningfully and spoke over the communication channel.

"It will take some time to fully analyze it, but based on the information we have so far, we can confirm that this memory is valid and a complete backup."

"Secondly, through recent information retrieval, they have successfully cultivated Dark Living Cells. This is both good and bad news. The good news is that these living cells can lead to unexpected and significant progress in human research on the Star Abyss and the Dark Invasion. Since biological tissues lose their activity after all the strange entities are killed, this discovery could very well allow us to find a way to solve the Dark Invasion directly, and may even reverse the fate of human extinction. Of course, the premise is that we can take this thing out intact and conduct research on it."

"And what's the bad news?" Ning Jing asked.

"The bad news is that this was developed by the Crimson World." Lin Xian said directly before Mochizuki Shinji could speak.

“Yes,” Shinji Mochizuki replied, “There is an even more troublesome matter, namely that Hakujo is about to undergo a great purge. However, this purge is different from the previous ones in that it is not just aimed at us, but rather it is their passive choice.”

"A passive choice?"

"What do you mean?" KIKI asked.
Qian Su Xun said in a cold voice, "That means this is something the Crimson World cannot control."

"Yes."

Shinji Mochizuki then said, "These guys conducted some kind of experiment under that sewage treatment plant, which alerted Target 01. So their evacuation plan is twofold: firstly, to deal with us, and secondly, to take away the research institute's backup and the live cell samples they developed before the cleanup and destruction!"

"Target number 01!" Qian Dele exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, it can't be that Star Abyss Overlord, can it???"

Qian Su Xun took a deep breath and nodded.

In an instant, the air in the entire morgue seemed to freeze.

The Abyss Demon is coming!

At this moment, thunder roared above the dark sky, and the distorted black mist seemed to rupture the heavens and earth. In the dark forest by the bottomless lake, on the hundreds of carriages of the United Train, countless survivors looked out of the windows at the eerie dark sky. They seemed to feel a slight tremor in the air, and an extremely oppressive and suffocating atmosphere seemed to pour down from the giant curtain of the sky!

In the morgue of Baicheng Hospital, the atmosphere was cold and quiet. Lin Xian's gaze narrowed slightly, and while everyone was in shock and silence, he continued to contact Mochizuki Shinji: "Is there still time?"

Without wasting words, Shinji Mochizuki immediately said, "Target 01 has begun to approach from the center, but the target in Hakujo has not been fully exposed. Therefore, the Crimson World will definitely send the activation command back inside after ensuring the recovery of the living cell samples, so as to completely expose the target and complete the Hakujo purge!"

"These guys are really..." Qian Dele chuckled upon hearing this, but now he couldn't find the right words to curse them.

Monica stood quietly at the back and asked, "What if we intercept this command?"

“Impossible…” Amano Ran shook her head and said, “Intercepting their signal repeater is like finding a needle in a haystack, and judging from the looks of it, even if we succeed, it will only prevent Baicheng from being exposed so quickly, but that Star Abyss Beast is already approaching here.”

“No, she means we should go directly into the sewage treatment plant and take care of their device before the instructions are sent back!” Lin Xian said immediately.

Upon hearing this, Ran Amano, Ryunosuke, and Shiori all frowned.

"Shinji." At this moment, Senju Shun looked at Lin Xian and asked Mochizuki Shinji through the communicator, "Lin, is there enough time?"

“Maybe…” Shinji Mochizuki took a deep breath: “In the Star Abyss, this kind of rocket can only use inertial guidance. A coordinate is predetermined, and after it flies out, it is retrieved by people outside. However, due to signal delay and accuracy issues, retrieval takes a certain amount of time. According to the efficiency of the Crimson World, it may only take a few minutes to a dozen minutes.”

"But we have 12 times the time!"

Just after Shinji Mochizuki finished speaking, Lin Xian said in a stern voice, "Even if it's 5 minutes outside, we have an hour here. Subtracting the time for high tide, we still have a chance before the next high tide, right?"

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, everyone, including Qian Suxun, looked somewhat astonished. His words seemed to have given them a crucial opportunity regarding the difference in time flow inside and outside the Star Abyss!

Everyone held their breath, waiting for Shinji Mochizuki's response.

After a long while, Shinji Mochizuki's clear voice came through everyone's communicators.

"Yes."

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