Chapter 140: The Infinite

Boom!!!

A great fire ignited in the sky, illuminating several nearby streets.

Ang-wum! ~

The sky jellyfish let out a shrill, mournful cry, its body more than half swallowed by the massive fireball. Its umbrella and tentacles were stained with burning gasoline, and the raging fire scorched it continuously, sending up billowing black smoke. Seemingly in immense pain, it frantically curled the edges of its transparent umbrella and slammed directly into a nearby skyscraper!

Bang! Clatter.

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

"Get in, quickly!"

Kiki shouted. Her reaction was lightning-fast; she used her telekinesis to grab Lu Xingchen and dive through the cockpit door. Immediately after, Lin Xian pried off the steel ladder and sealed the cockpit door shut.

"The fire is falling!"

"Charge through!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless fireballs and burning gasoline rained down, instantly plunging the tracks and city streets into a sea of flames. Fire fell continuously onto the moving vehicles in the convoy, sparking showers of embers upon impact. Some car roofs caught fire, and massive amounts of glass shards pelted down incessantly.

The street fire ignited swaths of zombies, forming a sea of fire.

"Ah!!"

"Watch out!"

"Don't fall behind, don't crash!"

"Fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher!"

The radio was in chaos. Finally, after a heart-stopping sprint, the Infinite led the entire convoy through the sea of fire.

By now, the windows of many burning vehicles were open, and survivors were using fire extinguishers to save themselves.

"Did we actually take one down?!"

On the radio, Hearing Shu Qin looked into her rearview mirror at the massive jellyfish, which was burning as it plummeted to the ground, her face filled with disbelief.

"If it isn't dead, it's at least half-roasted!" Xu Jin shouted, feeling the thrill of surviving a disaster. "Unbelievable, and there are several of these damn big things."

Old Mo, who was driving diligently at the back of the convoy, also let out a sigh of relief and spoke into the vehicle's communication channel:

"Is anyone hurt?"

"No, Grandpa Mo, we're all fine."

"Xiaole was scared to tears."

"What a coward~"

"Are we out of danger? How much longer until we reach the airport?"

"Almost there, almost there." Old Mo watched the massive building silhouette and lights slowly emerging from the black fog ahead, then looked at the Infinite train at the front of the convoy, and smacked his lips.

"It's a good thing we followed this Infinite; otherwise, so many people would probably be done for."

Whether it was the Black Crow quartet or the sky jellyfish, both posed an existential threat to the convoy of Xu Jin, Hearing Shu Qin, and Old Mo. Although Lu Xingchen was there, in this situation, without the Infinite led by Lin Xian breaking through layer after layer of obstacles, it would have been hard to find a chance to survive.

On the Infinite, the crisis unfolded in a continuous chain. In Carriage 3, Ding Junyi watched the raging fire receding outside the window, her gaze calm. At this moment, she looked toward the front of the train, where a massive building extending into the sky appeared in her field of vision.

Yubei Airport No. 1 Sky Rail, Ascent Channel!

Clang, clang!

The heavy train, leading a line of vehicles, traveled along the track bridge leading to the airport. The surrounding city streets were pitch black, but at this moment, countless lights were flickering on the airport platform.

Under the high-altitude searchlights, the massive ascent channel looked like a pillar reaching to the heavens, extending to a high-altitude corridor above the sky. The corridor resembled a giant aerial pipeline erected above the surface, containing negative-pressure electromagnetic acceleration tracks and vehicle lanes. It could simultaneously accommodate 10 intercontinental trains and tens of thousands of cars being towed by tractor platforms. As the Infinite gradually approached, one could even see the high-speed ascent elevators rushing into the clouds under the lights!

It was so spectacular that it could be called an epic feat of human engineering!

"Wow, that's amazing!" In the cockpit, Shasha and Gao Ta looked at the massive ascent elevator with astonishment, their faces filled with wonder.

"Although I've ridden it before, every time I see it, I still can't help but be awestruck." Chen Sixuan's eyes shone brightly. This journey of escape had finally brought them to the main track of the orbital ring, which also meant that she and Lin Xian had reached the starting station of their predetermined goal alive.

"What a pity, if my RV were still here, it could have gone to the sky with me once." Lu Xingchen felt a wave of resentment whenever he thought of his RV.

"It's fine, it's definitely in the sky now too," Kiki retorted speechlessly.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?!"

Tap, tap.

Footsteps came from behind. Lin Xian turned around and saw Ding Junyi walking over quickly, followed by a nervous-looking Zhao Yan and Xu Wen.

"You're lucky; the airport hasn't fallen yet," Lin Xian said.

This was good news for everyone. Looking out, the airport base was densely packed with at least several thousand survivor convoys that had survived from all over the Tianhai Province.

"That's great."

!

Zhao Yan let out a sigh of relief, her face filled with joy. "Thank you, Mr. Lin. It's all thanks to you; otherwise, we definitely wouldn't have made it."

"Yes, thank you very much," Xu Wen said.

Ding Junyi glanced at Lin Xian and then swept her gaze toward the distant airport. "The close-in weapon systems and air defense systems in the base are still operational. It looks like the Phoenix Society's emergency team and engineers are all in place. The defense hasn't fallen, which means there is still armed force present."

"It should be the Airport Guard Regiment or the Iron Guard 52nd Brigade," Chen Sixuan said. "We heard on the radio earlier that the Iron Guard 52nd Brigade had retreated to Airport No. 1 to regroup; they should also be preparing to evacuate from here."

"That's all good news."

Lin Xian nodded. "After running for so long, we've finally seen the main force."

In the apocalypse, no one really wants to fight alone. If they can find shelter with the official main force, who would want to hide and run?

At this moment, the airport was clogged with dense escape vehicles, maintaining a delicate balance and order. Having just fought a battle with the thug convoy, seeing so many convoys maintaining peace 'steadily' actually made Lin Xian feel a bit dazed.

Such an orderly scene was truly rare.

"I don't think anyone would dare to cause trouble here..." Chen Sixuan said, scanning the area.

Kiki said, "Not necessarily, but with so many people and the Guard Regiment and Iron Guard Brigade, even if someone had ideas, they'd have to weigh the consequences."

"Anyone who dares to act up in this place must have a death wish!" Lu Xingchen crossed his arms and said disdainfully, "Everyone who comes here wants to live. No matter how arrogant they are, I don't think they'd dare to stir up trouble here."

Behind them, the convoy of Hearing Shu Qin, Xu Jin, and Old Mo watched the train gradually approach the massive airport base, each of them wearing a complex expression.

There was anticipation, exhaustion, realization, and nervousness...

Everyone knew that as long as they could cross the snow-capped plateau via the high-altitude corridor, they would gain enough time to catch their breath!

"Lin Xian, look!"

On the Infinite, Chen Sixuan suddenly shouted to Lin Xian. As everyone followed her gaze, they were shocked to discover that on the track platform dedicated to trains ahead, three giant trains were parked!

One was the intercontinental military transport train belonging to the Iron Guard Brigade that Chen Sixuan and Shasha had seen before, while the other two were even more spectacular.

Because they were, like the Infinite, doomsday trains preparing to run into the orbital ring!

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