Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 368 Celestial Level

Thick clouds rolled in over Jinhai City, making the night as dark as ink.

The streets and alleys were filled with the eerie shadows of zombies, and the city was desolate. After midnight, a strong wind suddenly rose, howling through the broken tiles of the high-rise buildings, making a mournful groan. The wreckage of billboards was overturned, and sheet metal crashed to the ground, only to be immediately swept up by the wind and rolled and collided on the streets, as if telling the story of the city's former prosperity.

Uh-huh! !
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat, bang-bang-bang-bang-bang!
Beyond the walls of the industrial zone, a wave of hundreds of thousands of undead is slowly but irresistibly surging toward the high walls.

Countless zombies rushed toward the wall and began to climb it. On the wall, automatic cannons fired incessantly. Around the industrial area, federal armed guards in power armor continuously came to support the buildings, watchtowers, and platforms where people could stand, resisting the zombie horde.

The artillery fire intensified from all sides, and various armed drones arrived from the sky to reinforce the horde of zombies, firing at full force. The sky was ablaze with flames and thick smoke, as if the city had been set ablaze.

At the railway station, military freight trains roared eastward, their carriages, fully loaded with various combat mechs, tanks, drones, and artillery, stretching for kilometers. Soldiers guarding the trains continuously fired at both sides of the road.

With the order to relocate the industrial zone, the entire Jinhai seemed to fall into a tense atmosphere of abandonment. Even the surviving convoys were now lined up in long queues, rushing out of the city amidst the sounds of gunfire.

Besides zombies, various other strange creatures also marked these people who evacuated at night with dark marks. Strange creatures sprang up in the city streets and alleys, and strange cries echoed. A small convoy was forced into an alley and rushed out of the main street after many twists and turns, only to find itself in a sea of ​​zombies. Before long, the sounds of gunfire and screams were deafening, drowned out by the howling night wind and the howling of the zombie horde.

"What's going on? Jin Hai Xing Port is being completely evacuated!?"

"Something's happened in Dawn City, and this place is going to be affected too! Run!"

"Where to run?!"

"Nonsense, of course they'll run north! Dawn City and the Crimson World are colluding; the Phoenix Society must be attacking!"

"It's over, it's over. The broadcast says that fighting has broken out inside Dawn City, and many large convoys have withdrawn."

"If it were me, I'd run too. Damn it, if all those Red Humans and missing people are related to Dawn City, then staying in the city would just make us easy prey, and we'd have to hand over blood essence to them..."

"Damn Zhou Mingyuan, damn the Federation!!"

"Yeah, it's damn bad. Now that Xingyuan is unstable, it seems like the only option left is to run to the polar regions."

"Watch out, the Black Centipede!!"

……

Meanwhile, inside the Jin Hai Huan Xing train loading line, the roar of steel continued, and blinding searchlights cleaved through the darkness like swords, as squads of soldiers in power armor marched swiftly with weapons in hand.

"Everyone onto the vehicle! Loading must be completed within ten minutes!"

"The F-60 basic carriages of the Sky-class interstellar train have docked!"

In the giant, suspended skyrail berth, a train carriage resembling a starship slowly flew out from the loading line of the Ring Star Factory. This ordinary carriage, at first glance, appeared to be at least 300 meters long, and its width was more than five times that of the Ring Star cargo transport carriage. The entire carriage was equipped with countless star thruster arrays beneath it, as well as a rail bow for running close to the track. It looked incredibly imposing, and this was merely one of the basic carriages of the Sky Dome-class train, used for crew living and cargo transportation!

"Last group, hurry!"

With a whoosh, squads of powered armored soldiers ran through the area, and the hissing of air pressure valves could be heard constantly. Various construction robots and precision equipment were hoisted onto freight trains and various flying transport ships. Electromagnetic cannons illuminated the sky, shooting down any approaching flying monsters one by one.

Woo!
"careful!"

High in the sky, a multi-winged ghost bat with its head pierced crashed to the ground, smashing through the roof of a freight station. Sparks flew everywhere, and the industrial workers who were evacuating below screamed and scattered. But the ghost bat was not dead after it hit the ground. It pounced wildly and directly knocked down and bit several engineers, who screamed in agony.

Da da da!
Armed guards surrounded him and unleashed a barrage of firepower, quickly annihilating him completely.

On the other side, in one of the offices in the main control building of the rail loading line, Jian Xuwei, dressed in nano armor, stood by the window, quietly watching the bustling berth area outside, her expression calm.

Behind them, the holographic communicator in the office lit up. On the screen, Wen Dong, looking somewhat annoyed, spoke to Jian Xuwei.
"Jian Xuwei, the Chairman has ordered everyone from the Finger Group to evacuate Jinhai and enter Shuguang City tonight. Why haven't your people moved yet?!"

Without turning her head, Jian Xuwei slowly replied, "There was no large-scale attack by strange entities, no S-level detection, and the Dark Mark showed no abnormalities. Why evacuate Jinhai?"

Wen Dong frowned in annoyance: "Why so many questions? This is an order, don't you understand?!"

“An order?” Jian Xuwei turned around upon hearing this, a cold smile on her face: “I remember we’re cooperating, aren’t we? When did our Finger Group ever say we would pledge allegiance to Dawn City? Since it’s a cooperation, I can naturally choose to refuse.”

Wen Dong was taken aback by Jian Xuwei's words at first, then chuckled.

"Jian Xuwei, you don't actually think our evacuation was because of Silent City, and then you think Silent City came to your rescue, do you?"

Bang bang bang.

Before she could finish speaking, a series of footsteps rushed into the corridor outside. A few seconds later, the door was opened, and more than a dozen armed guards in power armor pointed their guns at Jian Xuwei.

"Everyone says that Jian Xuwei, the head of the Finger Group, is a woman with a deep mind, intelligence, and ruthlessness. I didn't expect that apart from your aloof and arrogant demeanor, you don't seem to have any intelligence at all. You chose the worst time to confront me."

Wen Dong chuckled coldly: "Do you think your Finger Group is still of any use to us?"

"one cent."

"Oh?"

Wen Dong frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Which part? It's not because of your face, Jian Xuwei, is it? Hahahaha."

Ignoring the dozen or so dark gun barrels, Jian Xuwei looked at Wen Dong on the holographic screen and spoke.
"I believe it's that 'Sky Dome' class. Its design and construction were arranged by my Finger Group, so I naturally have control over it."

Wen Dong was stunned. He looked at Jian Xuwei in disbelief, wondering if something was wrong with this woman's brain. He immediately said...
"Control? You're not talking about password commands or firewalls, are you? Those things can be solved by simply rewriting the system. How dare you even mention something like that? Jian Xuwei, I think you've gone mad. I don't have time to waste with you right now. Anyway, given the current situation, you're no longer of any use to us. If you don't want to leave, then don't leave!"

To everyone's surprise, Jian Xuwei gave a cold laugh upon hearing this.

"You're right, that kind of thing can just be rewritten."

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of drones suddenly descended outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high-rise building, their crimson beams aimed at the dozen or so armed guards, and opened fire instantly before they could even react.

Wow!
The floor-to-ceiling window shattered with a crash, shards of glass flying everywhere. Almost simultaneously, the armored guards had their heads pierced and were sent flying backward.

At this moment, Wen Dong, sitting on the armed transport ship, saw all his subordinates' signals disappear and his expression changed drastically. He looked at Jian Xuwei on the screen and immediately shouted angrily.
"Impossible! When did you take control of the drone central control system at Jinhai Starship Port?!"

"Now, do you still think I'm useful?" Jian Xuwei replied calmly.

"Jian Xuwei! Your Silver Star, your board members are all in Dawn City, do you want them dead!?"

"Let alone you and Zhou Mingyuan, Dawn City is probably on the verge of collapse. In this situation, who can you threaten?"

Jian Xuwei coldly replied, "Thank you for bringing me to Jinhai. Consider this 'Sky Dome' class vessel as compensation from the Federation and Linglong Group for the losses suffered by my Silver Star."

“Jian Xuwei, that’s Wen family property, you…”

drop.

Jian Xuwei tapped her finger, instantly disabling the holographic call. Then, she pressed the communication button on her headset and spoke in a commanding tone.

"action."

Bang bang bang!
Inside the Jin Hai Huan Xing train loading factory, gunshots suddenly rang out. The giant train being loaded suddenly stopped, and even the electromagnetic light of the hovering berth went out. An armed force that appeared from nowhere rushed out from all directions and began to exchange fire with the Federation's armed guards. For a moment, even a battle of supernatural abilities broke out, with constant roars!
Wen Dong, who was on the armed transport ship, had an uncertain expression on his face. He looked at the monitoring on the mobile terminal in his hand and saw that various video signals were constantly being lost and the frequency of the communicator was also disappearing. He immediately realized something, gritted his teeth in anger, got up and smashed the ornament on the table to the ground.

"That bitch, I should have just shot her!"

Wen Dong never expected that such a huge change would occur in Dawn City and even the Federation's high-level leadership in just one day. Dawn City is now in chaos, and the high-level leadership is in turmoil. Chu Zhaonan suddenly transferred all of Jin Hai's troops and starship supplies, and Zhou Mingyuan was trying to stabilize the situation and prevent Jin Hai and the Crimson World from taking action against Silent City. For a time, they were in an extremely passive position. What's more troublesome is that the Sky Dome-class interstellar train that they had spent all their resources to build was suddenly intercepted by Jian Xuwei.

"Oh shit!"

Wen Dong grew increasingly angry. He was panting heavily, his mind racing. Suddenly, he pressed the communicator and shouted to the transport ship's pilot.
"Change course and head back to Dawn City!"

At this point, going to Jinhai was pointless. Jian Xuwei had taken control of the Huanxing Train loading factory, and Xinggang had already retreated completely. The garrison commander Lu Tianye was beyond his control, and there would be no one to support him if something strange happened there. Wen Dong no longer cared about Zhou Mingyuan's orders. He needed to go back immediately to discuss a way out with Wen Hui.

At 2 a.m., in the low-altitude airspace to the west, a colossal black shadow, obscuring the sky, emerged majestically from the clouds. The violent airflow swept away the dense fog, and instantly, the massive black shadow was covered with countless propulsion array tail flames, various air patrol lights, and searchlights, resembling the densely packed pupils of a giant beast, a truly terrifying sight!
In the Silent City Cloud District, all defensive weapons are on alert, and the radar search surface is filled with terrain and biological capture signals of the surrounding area.

"It was calmer than I expected."

On the main bridge, Shinji Mochizuki stood in front of the huge porthole, looking down at the city. Under the starry sky, apart from the bright lights in the center of the industrial zone in the distance, 9% of the city area and streets were in darkness and ruin. The city was teeming with zombies, and the industrial zone was heavily fortified with fire. Anti-aircraft guns and electromagnetic railguns shot into the sky like fireworks.

Nevertheless, Shinji Mochizuki did not believe that such a powerful surge posed a significant threat.

"The firepower isn't strong, and I haven't seen any giant creatures," Lin Xian said, somewhat puzzled, as he glanced around.

"The safer we are, doesn't that just prove that Dawn City and the Crimson World are closely connected?"

“This issue has already been settled.” Monica crossed her arms and walked to Lin Xian’s side. “The question now is, what exactly is Dawn City cooperating with the Crimson World on, and will it involve us?”

"It's already involved."

Lin Xian said in a deep voice, "The anomaly of the Star Abyss affects all of us. Now that the Phoenix Society has arrived, it should be a suitable opportunity for us to bring up the Crimson World in order to protect ourselves. As for negotiations, we can just wait for the results."

"So, when we enter Jinhai, will Shuguang City neither come to negotiate nor take any action?" Ning Jing frowned. "Isn't that a bit too strange?"

“There are even stranger ones.”

Woo~
Several drones flew quickly over the main bridge. At this moment, Qian Suxun walked over and said to everyone with a stern expression, "Guess what my drones have found."

Shinji Mochizuki turned around: "The garrison has withdrawn?"

"Not just the garrison."

Qian Suxun's face also showed a hint of doubt: "Including all the starships and spacecraft in the industrial zone, the freight trains and transport vehicles of the orbital station, they are all being evacuated and transferred towards Dawn City. It's a huge operation."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, KIKI's eyes widened: "That's strange. Dawn City has several million people, and their garrison alone has more than 100,000 people. How can they just abandon Jin Hai like that?"

"It's really a bit strange. If it were because of the Phoenix Society, it wouldn't be this bad. Their own industrial base is such an important territory, and these Federation guys don't even have this much guts?" Shi Diyuan was also somewhat incredulous. They came to Jinhai with the aim of confronting Dawn City, but confronting doesn't mean starting a war. Strictly speaking, they didn't want to directly clash with Dawn City. But who would have thought that upon entering the city, they would see the entire Jinhai Industrial Zone of Dawn City undergoing a mass exodus? It was truly unbelievable.

"Lin Xian...could something have happened in Dawn City?"

Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian, but Lin Xian also shook his head, his expression becoming increasingly serious.
"The incident in Dawn City wouldn't have led to the loss of Jinhai Industrial Base. In fact, I'm a little worried about the current situation..."

"worry about what?"

"Are you worried about being killed at the gates of Aurora Castle?" Shinji Mochizuki looked over. "That certainly seems very illogical."

Their purpose in coming to Jinhai was to gain public attention and force Dawn City to hesitate and not dare to join forces with Crimson World to take action against them. Now that the entire Jinhai has withdrawn, from Lin Xian's perspective, he would naturally think that Dawn City is preparing to launch a major attack.

"This is so illogical! I can't believe it!"

"Giving up Jinhai just because they're going to attack us is unbelievable." Qian Suxun shrugged. "Or maybe we're overthinking it. Could there be... some other reason?"

drip.

"Report, communication access has been established."

"catch."

A crackling sound rang out, and just as Lin Xian and the others were filled with confusion, Jian Xuwei's voice appeared.

"Lin Xian, it's been a long time."

Lin Xian's eyes flickered: "Didn't we just meet during the day?"

"You received my message, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Thank you, and Mr. Mochizuki, my troubles have been resolved. I have now taken over the Huanxing Train loading plant."

Lin Xian felt increasingly confused as he listened, and couldn't help but ask...

"No... Jin Hai, Dawn City, what exactly happened?"

Jian Xuwei stood in her high-rise office in the main control building, holding an electronic telescope and looking at the silent city tens of kilometers away. She spoke into the communicator...
"You've lit a fire, and now..."

"Dawn City is about to make its move!"

……

Dawn City.

Under the cover of darkness, riots broke out across the city!
The video of Zhou Mingyuan's "self-narration" was like a boulder thrown into the already turbulent waters, instantly creating a huge uproar. The crowded city of Dawn City was thrown into chaos. The Federation's denials not only failed to have much effect, but instead made the riots in the old city and outer city even more intense. As a result, the Federation had to deploy all its armored night patrol regiments and city defense battalions to suppress and control the unrest.

On the streets, city defense police drones and armed night patrol teams quickly shuttled between high-rise buildings, while large aerial imagery airships played debunking messages on a loop.

"Federal Warning: Stop spreading or discussing this fabricated video. Any instigator or rumor-monger will be subject to penalties including imprisonment, asset forfeiture, and expulsion from Dawn City. In serious cases, they may be detained under federal law."

「该视频2:03，~2:51，6:22-9:32，12:02~16:33均为AI生成内容，具体表现在……」

"Federal Vice President Zhou Mingyuan previously issued a solemn statement: Recently, certain individuals and organizations with ulterior motives have been spreading false information through illegal channels, maliciously fabricating and hyping up baseless accusations such as 'Dawn City colluding with the Crimson World,' 'dereliction of duty and corruption,' and 'coercing the Finger Group,' attempting to smear the image of the federal government and undermine the stability and harmony of Dawn City. Such behavior seriously violates the spirit of the law, tramples on public order and good morals, and is a blatant provocation against the rule of law in the federal government..."

However, in various neighborhoods, resistance, demonstrations, and riots occurred frequently. After the internet was restored, the Dawn City intranet was filled with a barrage of insults, with forums, videos, and pictures bombarding the city. It seems that someone was secretly pushing this, but more likely it was the public's resentment and dissatisfaction with the oppressive rule of Dawn City.

"To cooperate with the Crimson World, have you no shame? Are you even human?!"

"No wonder the Red-Haired Ghost still appears in the inner city despite the high walls; it turns out they're in a cooperative relationship!"

"Chairman Chu, do you know we're keeping a ghost in our house?!"

"The bandits in the Gobi Desert of the West have robbed so many people, yet they haven't done anything about it. There's definitely something wrong with them!"

"So many people have gone missing, why is no one taking care of it!"

"Vice Chairman, get out of here! The Federation must give an explanation!"

"Even the vice chairman is from the Crimson World. Does the Federation think we're all pigs to be raised?!"

"Zhou Mingyuan, I'll fuck your mother!"

……

Some people were demonstrating, some were shouting and cursing, and many more were inside the medium and large organizations that had settled in Dawn City. At this time, there was a lot of discussion, especially with the arrival of the Phoenix Society's Zhentian Ship and the constant anomalies in Xingyuan, which made everyone feel insecure. Overnight, some caravans that sensed that something was wrong began to prepare to leave the city, and some even left the city overnight and headed towards Qingbo and Yongcheng Port.

An airborne patrol ship flew over City Wall No. 1 and headed towards the Twin Star Tower Starport. On the main bridge, Lu Tianye had a solemn expression. His sharp face and perpetually downturned mouth gave him an air of sternness and authority. His skin was tanned to a cold bronze color from years of military service, and there was a thin, old scar on his right cheek. Standing at 1.9 meters tall, he wore a set of dark blue Iron Hunter mech armor. This specially made armor weighed more than half a ton and was covered with crisscrossing metal battle marks.

The helmet was placed aside. Lu Tianye coldly looked down at the chaotic street scene and said in a deep, resonant voice...
"Which area is the Zhen Tian ship docked in?"

"We are currently 20 kilometers from Helan in the outer city, awaiting navigation permission!" the adjutant shouted.

"Permission granted. Berth A1. Chen Feng, take the mech guard company and wait there."

"Yes!"

“This should be the first time Phoenix has returned to Dawn City since the Federation collapsed.” Lu Tianye looked at a tall man in a dark blue uniform standing beside him: “You should know why Project Breakthrough was changed to Project Vanguard, right?”

Chu Jing had handsome features, exuding an air of authority with a touch of scholarly refinement. He took a deep breath, looked up at the tall buildings in the city, and said...
"know."

Lu Tianye nodded: "You don't agree with him because you have your own views on saving humanity, but from his perspective, the result is the same."

"I know the outcome will be the same. For humanity to survive, it must abandon old morals and live by any means necessary."

"Then why are you still so resistant to the Vanguard Project?"

"I'm not against the Vanguard Project." Chu Jing turned away indifferently. "I just believe that prematurely extinguishing hope is worse than the apocalypse..."

"Even more brutal."

Watching Chu Jing's departing figure, Lu Tianye's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

"General Lu." Another subordinate approached at this moment: "I just received Vice Chairman Zhou's order to send you to the Earth Core Administrative Office."

Lu Tianye waved his hand and walked directly to the bridge. His heavy armor echoed with a clanging sound as he stepped onto the metal floor. He spoke with a disdainful tone...
"I'm busy right now, I'll leave him hanging for now."

"Yes!"

……

Inside the Earth Core Administrative Office, Zhou Mingyuan's face darkened upon hearing his subordinate's feedback, but he didn't show anything. Instead, he spoke...
"Has the Phoenix Alliance's Zhen Tian warship entered the city?"

"We've already entered the city and will dock at Twin Towers A1 berth in a few minutes," the secretary reported.

"Chairman Chu personally received you?"

"Yes, no one was notified."

Zhou Mingyuan nodded calmly, then said in a composed tone, "We have guests coming tonight, and with this incident happening in the city, it's really inconvenient for me to show my face."

He stood up and said with a serious expression, "But I'm still very worried about what's going on in the city. Xiao Li, please immediately notify the Population Control Bureau, the city defense guard battalion commander, the night patrol team, the information department, and Councilor Zheng to come here to discuss the issue of stabilizing the situation in the city."

"Yes, Chairman Zhou."

After the secretary left, Zhou Mingyuan's expression changed, and he immediately pressed a button on a communicator.

"Have Wen Hui come to my office right now!"

……

It was 2:12 AM.

The Phoenix Society's star-class warship "Zhentian" slowly entered berth A1.

Chu Zhaonan stood on the docking platform of the starport, with the Federation garrison guards standing like a steel forest behind him. Apart from them, no other officials were present. He stood alone in the middle of the guards, calmly watching the black starship hatch slowly open.

The hatch opened, and the Twin Star Tower Starport, which had been breezy at night, became inexplicably quiet, with only the starry night sky remaining. An elderly woman slowly walked out.

At fifty-six years old, his hair was as white as frost, and his figure was thin, yet he still stood tall and straight like a pine tree.

Her eyes were deep and calm, like ancient stars that had experienced countless destructions and rebirths. She wore a smart black wool coat with the golden emblem of the Phoenix Society embroidered on the cuffs. If you didn't see it with your own eyes, few people would guess that this kind and dignified person, who looked like a university professor, was Ye Lan, the current commander of the Phoenix Society under the Revelation of Heaven.

She stepped off the Zhen Tian warship, followed only by a woman in black power armor, and walked into Chu Zhaonan's steel army.

Chu Zhaonan watched Ye Lan approach, his gaze shifting with a complex emotion. He then nodded slightly and extended his hand.
"Chairman Ye, oh no, I should say Commander Ye, it's been a long time."

Ye Lan smiled calmly and reached out to shake his hand: "Long time no see, Chairman Chu."

Their hands briefly overlapped, one steady and powerful, the other vigorous and iron-like.

The surrounding Federation garrison was silent, with only the distant rumble of the starship's engines.

At that moment, a night wind suddenly rose.

(End of this chapter)