Chapter 140: No. 1 Spaceport

BOOM!!!

The sky burst into flames, illuminating several nearby streets.

AANGWWWW!

At that moment, the sky jellyfish let out a piercing shriek, its body half-consumed by the massive fireball; its umbrella and tentacles were coated in burning gasoline, flames roaring and thick black smoke billowing as if in unbearable agony, its transparent rim thrashing wildly as it slammed straight into the nearby skyscraper!

CRASH! CLATTER!

Instantly, fireballs, jellyfish tissue, and shards of building glass rained down from the sky.

“Get inside!”

Kiki shouted, reacting instantly; she used telekinesis to snatch Lu Xingchen and dragged him through the cockpit door, then Lin Xian immediately detached the steel staircase and sealed the cockpit shut.

“The fire’s falling!”

“Push through!”

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Countless fireballs and burning gasoline rained down, instantly engulfing the tracks and city streets in raging infernos; flames kept landing on moving vehicles in the convoy, sparking violent bursts of fire, car roofs ignited, and glass shards rained down continuously.

The street fires ignited entire swarms of zombies, turning the area into a sea of flame.

“AHHHH!”

“Watch out!”

“Don’t fall behind! Don’t crash!”

“Fire extinguishers! Fire extinguishers!”

……

The walkie-talkie erupted in chaos, but finally, after a heart-stopping sprint, the Infinite Train led the entire convoy through the fire zone.

At this moment, many burning vehicles opened their windows, survivors grabbing fire extinguishers to save themselves.

“Did we just kill one?!”

In the walkie-talkie, Shu Qin stared at the rearview mirror as the giant jellyfish burned and crashed down, her face filled with disbelief.

“Even if it didn’t die, it’s half-cooked!” Xu Jin cried, relief flooding his voice. “Unbelievable—there were several of those damn things!”

Old Mo, driving carefully at the rear of the convoy, finally exhaled. He spoke into the vehicle’s intercom:

“Anyone hurt?”

“No, Grandpa Mo, we’re all fine.”

“Xiao Le cried from fright.”

“Pathetic~”

“Are we out of danger now? How long until we reach the spaceport?”

“Almost there, almost there.” Old Mo gazed ahead, where the massive silhouette and lights of the structure slowly emerged from the black mist; he glanced at the Infinite Train ahead and muttered, “Thank goodness we followed this Infinite Train—if not, everyone here would’ve been dead.”

Whether the Black Crows quartet or the sky jellyfish, both posed a catastrophic threat to Xu Jin, Shu Qin, and Old Mo’s convoy. Though Lu Xingchen was with them, without Lin Xian’s Infinite Train smashing through the obstacles, survival would’ve been impossible.

On the “Infinite Train,” crises came one after another. Inside Car 3, Ding Junyi watched the roaring flames recede beyond the window, her gaze calm. She turned her eyes forward—where a colossal structure stretching into the sky now appeared in view.

On the Infinite, crises came one after another; inside Car 3, Ding Junyi watched the roaring flames recede beyond the window, her gaze calm, as she turned her eyes to the front of the train—a vast structure stretching into the sky appeared in her view.

CLANK! CLANK!

The heavy train, pulling a line of vehicles, rolled along the orbital bridge leading to the spaceport. The surrounding city streets were pitch black, yet the spaceport platform blazed with countless flashing lights.

Under the high-altitude searchlights, the massive ramp rose like a pillar to heaven, extending into an elevated sky corridor—an enormous aerial pipe suspended above the ground, housing a vacuum-pressure electromagnetic acceleration track and vehicle lanes capable of simultaneously guiding ten intercontinental trains and tens of thousands of cars pulled by traction platforms. As the Infinite Train drew closer, they could even see the ultra-fast ascending elevators shooting skyward in the light!

Beneath the high-altitude searchlights, the massive ascending passage rose like a pillar to heaven, leading to an elevated corridor suspended high above the earth—a colossal aerial conduit carrying negative-pressure electromagnetic acceleration tracks and vehicle lanes, capable of simultaneously accommodating ten intercontinental trains and tens of thousands of cars pulled by traction platforms. As the Infinite drew closer, one could even see the ultra-fast ascending elevators shooting skyward in the light!

“Whoa, so awesome!” Inside the cockpit, Shasha and Dali stared in awe at the towering ramp, their faces filled with wonder.

“I’ve ridden it before, but every time I see it, I’m still stunned.” Chen Sixuan’s eyes gleamed. After this long escape, they had finally reached the main orbital track—proof they had survived and reached their destination’s starting point.

“Too bad my RV is gone—I wish it could’ve ridden with me into the sky.” Lu Xingchen’s voice dripped with resentment as he thought of his motorhome.

“It’s fine—it’s probably already in the sky by now,” Kiki replied dryly.

“Hey, what do you mean by that?!”

TAP. TAP.

Footsteps approached from behind. Lin Xian turned to see Ding Junyi striding over, followed by Zhao Yan and Xu Wen, both tense.

“You’re lucky—the spaceport hasn’t fallen yet,” Lin Xian said.

This was good news for everyone. Looking out, the spaceport base was packed with thousands of vehicles—survivor convoys that had escaped from all over Tianhai Province.

This was good news for everyone; as far as the eye could see, the airbase was packed with thousands of vehicles—survivor convoys that had made it from all over Tianhai Province.

!

Zhao Yan exhaled in relief, her face brightening. “Thank you, Mr. Lin—if not for you, we’d all be dead.”

“Yes, deeply grateful,” Xu Wen added.

Ding Junyi glanced at Lin Xian, then turned her gaze to the distant spaceport. “The base’s point-defense cannons and air defense systems are still operational. It seems Phoenix Society’s emergency teams and engineers have arrived—the defenses haven’t collapsed, meaning armed forces still exist.”

“Probably the Spaceport Security Regiment or the Iron Guard 52nd Brigade,” Chen Sixuan said. “I heard over the radio—the Iron Guard 52nd Brigade retreated here to regroup. They’re likely preparing to evacuate from here.”

“It’s probably the Airbase Security Corps or the Taitiewei 52nd Brigade,” Chen Sixuan said. “I heard over the radio that the 52nd Brigade retreated to Airbase One for reorganization—they’re likely preparing to evacuate from here too.”

Lin Xian nodded. “After all this running, we’ve finally found a proper force.”

Under the apocalypse, no one wanted to fight alone. Who wouldn’t want the protection of official forces instead of hiding in the shadows?

The spaceport was now jammed with escape vehicles, maintaining a fragile balance and order. Having just fought a brutal battle with bandit convoys, seeing so many vehicles peacefully lined up now made Lin Xian feel a strange sense of unreality.

The airbase was now clogged with countless escape vehicles, maintaining a delicate balance and order. Having just fought a brutal battle against the bandit convoy, seeing so many convoys now sitting peacefully—so “calm and orderly”—made Lin Xian feel momentarily dazed.

“No one would dare cause trouble here, right…” Chen Sixuan scanned the scene and spoke.

Kiki said, “Not necessarily—but with so many people, plus the Security Regiment and Iron Guard Brigade, anyone thinking of causing trouble would think twice.”

“Who dares cause trouble here? They don’t want to live?” Lu Xingchen crossed his arms, sneering. “Everyone here wants to survive. Even the most arrogant wouldn’t dare stir up trouble here.”

Behind them, Shu Qin, Xu Jin, and Old Mo’s convoy watched the train slowly approach the massive spaceport base, their expressions complex.

Hope, exhaustion, dazed relief, tension…

Everyone knew: once they crossed the high-altitude sky corridor over the snow-capped plateaus, they’d finally get breathing room!

Everyone knew that once they crossed the high-altitude corridor over the snow-capped plateaus, they would gain enough breathing room!

On the Infinite Train, Chen Sixuan suddenly called out. Everyone turned their gaze—and there, on the exclusive train platform ahead, three massive trains were parked!

One was the intercontinental military transport train they’d seen before, belonging to the Iron Guard Brigade. The other two were even more impressive.

Because they were identical to the Infinite Train—doomsday trains preparing to launch into the orbital ring!

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