Chapter 30: Mag-trans

The Vostonia First Regiment followed Thierry's force, infiltrating the Underhive from an abandoned mine tunnel.

Thierry Viera walked before Ninglu and offered a suggestion.

"My Lord, we are nearly four thousand strong now, and your stature is immense."

"To reach the Upper Hive quickly before the Mad King can react, we must raid a train station and seize a Mag-trans."

"Lukebo Hive City possesses a transport system unlike any other hive city; each Mag-trans is 1.6093 kilometers long and can transport personnel, vehicles, or supplies at high speeds."

Thierry spoke with hatred, "It is precisely because he possesses this technology that the Mad King can maintain his rule. When I conducted guerrilla warfare, my greatest threat also came from him; Puhachi can depart from the Hive Tower and reach any area of the hive city within three standard hours."

"Fortunately, the Mag-trans moves at such high speeds that once a carriage is detached, it takes several hours or even several work cycles for friction to finally bring it to a stop. I will hijack the carriage directly at a tunnel junction."

"Mag-trans technology was obtained by the ancestors of the Piontkowski Family when they excavated ruins. They acquired the sacred construction templates for the Mag-trans from it; this unique technology is the foundation of their family's standing."

Ninglu nodded, approving of Thierry's plan, "Where is the nearest train station?"

Thierry took out a Data Slate, and after operating it, two routes curving upward appeared on the screen.

"My Lord, the nearest one is this D-404 train station."

"Following this route, the marching distance is 20.5 kilometers."

"However, it requires passing through a narrow ventilation shaft. You cannot traverse this route and must take this detour; the marching distance is 31.4 kilometers."

Ninglu fell into deep thought, calculating and formulating a plan in his mind at an astonishing speed.

A moment later, he spoke.

"Send a squad to lead the way."

He looked at the eager Company Captains behind him, then stepped past them to look at Szczesny.

"Seventh Company, you have the opportunity for this honor: capture this Mag-trans station."

"As you command, my King."

The Seventh Captain replied loudly amidst the envious gazes of the others. Thierry scanned the crowd, inwardly startled.

【The subordinates of this King Ninglu seem to hold an extraordinary reverence for him. He has only risen to power recently; how did he achieve this?】

Thierry looked at the giant, and then realization dawned on him—Ninglu, who resembled a god of war, would indeed inspire such worship.

Szczesny gripped his Jiguangchangqiang, his eyes filled with battle intent; the opportunity had arrived.

He noticed Luoersiliefu pulling a Company Captain aside to give instructions. The Captain, who had lost his right eye but had not replaced it with a bionic eye like the others, turned his head to look over.

The Captain, with stitches running across his right eye, walked back and said loudly.

"Move out!"

Szczesny followed behind the Company Captain and the guide, trekking through filthy sewage pits and crawling through narrow pipes, stopping 1.4 kilometers away from the D-404 train station.

The guide sent by Thierry whispered to the Seventh Captain beside him.

"D-404 train station has five shifts in total, two of which are guard shifts that rotate."

"Each guard shift has one hundred and twenty-five guards."

Afterward, he opened the Data Slate again to introduce the architectural structure of the train station to the commanders of the Seventh Company.

"Every train station in the Lower Hive is built using a structure known as the D-Standard. The architectural layout is identical, consisting of a guard room, platforms, entrances, and exits."

After listening, the Seventh Captain nodded. His one eye looked toward the train station, then back to the screen of the Data Slate. A moment later, he spoke.

"Fourth Platoon, you are responsible for attacking the guard room."

"Szczesny, your squad is responsible for the assault."

Szczesny struck his chest with his fist amidst the envious gazes of the others.

After the Company Captain assigned the tasks one by one, he said to all the commanders.

"Synchronize your time; we launch the attack in ten minutes."

"Now, just like in training, sneak to your tactical attack points."

He looked at everyone, confirming they all performed the same gesture.

Arms extended to the side, elbows bent, wrists raised to cheek level in a fist, palms facing the one giving the order.

The Seventh Captain whispered: "Execute!"

Szczesny immediately returned to his squad, leading his men in tactical movements for stealthy approach, utilizing surrounding stone pillars and terrain to quickly close in on the tactical attack point.

The Seventh Company launched their attack simultaneously at the scheduled time.

Szczesny's Jiguangchangqiang fired a beam, striking a guard on the side of the guard room entrance, while another marksman in the squad took out the other.

He pulled out a blinding grenade, lunged to the front of the guard room, kicked the iron door open, threw the grenade with force, and then rolled, backing against the wall.

Blinding light flashed within the guard room. The assault team members, wearing goggles, were unaffected. Szczesny was the first to rush into the guard room and pull the trigger.

The guards raised their weapons and fired frantically, but blinded, they struggled in vain.

Fourteen minutes later, the battle ended. The Seventh Company captured the train station; only two Warriors were unfortunately struck by stray bullets and met their Death during the fight.

The main force led by Ninglu arrived at the train station shortly after, and he came before the Seventh Company Warriors.

"Well done, the mission is accomplished."

Ninglu's praise made the Seventh Company Warriors puff out their chests.

The team then arrived at the platform; when not in operation, the Mag-trans was tightly connected to the rails.

Its exterior looked no different from an ordinary train, but its internal structure had special features. The carriages were connected to the driver's cabin and to each other via couplings, as they required the control panel to drive them.

"Board the train!"

Ninglu issued the order. The Mag-trans was designed to transport vehicles, so three carriages were taller. Ninglu pulled open the carriage connected to the driver's cabin and stepped inside; the height was just enough for him to stand straight.

Bukayo, Luoersiliefu, the Seventh Captain, and Thierry also boarded this carriage, while the others boarded the carriages behind.

The technicians under Thierry boarded the driver's cabin, and one of them brought up the control panel.

The control panel consisted of levers, wheels, and intricately carved dials. The technician pulled the levers while chanting prayers.

The dormant Machine Spirit was awakened, and the Mag-trans technology activated the recessed levitation plates; the entire train rose slowly, hovering 2.54 centimeters above the tracks.

"My lord, requesting departure."

After Thierry requested instructions from Ninglu, he issued the order to the technician.

"Depart."

The technician pushed the lever, and the propulsion device accelerated its rotation at an astonishing speed, pushing the Mag-trans to start.

En route, Ninglu listened to the briefing from the Seventh Captain, focusing his inquiries on the performance of Szczesny.

Upper Hive Station B-19.

The station master was leisurely drinking water when suddenly, an alarm sounded.

He frowned and picked up the intercom.

"Station master, it's bad, there is a train not on the schedule, and it is approaching at high speed."

"Initiate emergency interception procedures."

The alarm echoed throughout the station, the garrison mobilized urgently, and they rushed to the platform to raise the wire fences.

The train, charging at high speed, shattered the blockade in an instant.

The Captain of the garrison naturally knew that the wire fences could not possibly stop the high-speed steel Monster; seeing the train-hijacking villains stop the train, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

"Prepare to attack!"

The next moment, he widened his eyes, watching the giant jump down from the train.

Official setting: The Mag-trans is also written as "Mag-trans" or "Mag-trans," and is a one-mile-long (Priest's note: 1 mile equals 1.6093 kilometers) Imperium magnetic levitation vehicle that travels on fixed tracks. When the Machine Spirit of these vehicles is awakened, the train's magnetic levitation technology causes its recessed levitation plates to suspend the vehicle itself one inch (Priest's note: 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters) above the tracks.

The above translation comes from Bilibili master nod1, praise the Translation Court.

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