CHAPTER 789: CHAPTER 346: HIGH-ALTITUDE INTERCEPTION! (DOUBLE-LENGTH BONUS CHAPTER)

19:05

At this moment, the internal tide was activated once again, Lin Xian along with everyone else hid in the underground shelter.

"The docking device has been completed. From now on, we wait here for the Deep Red World’s transport ship to appear."

A flash of green light passed by, and KIKI and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief. She gasped heavily, saying to Shi Zhi

"This environment is really oppressive, it’s hard to imagine how you guys can stay for so long."

Brother Huo also nodded: "I, too, detest days without sunlight."

Shi Zhi said at this moment: "We have stocked up on a lot of supplies, and most of the time is spent in the bunker. Besides the protection of Blood Orchid, we drink vegetable juice every day, so..."

Lin Xian looked at her and said: "The hundreds of people in the bunker should be operational and armed personnel from Silent City, right?"

"Only a small part," Shi Zhi explained: "Our main force has already escaped through City No. 2 and is currently stationed in the Luling Forest."

"Waiting in place?" Chen Sixuan asked: "10,000 people consuming supplies is not a small amount."

"So many people, with all you core figures not present, can they stay steady?" KIKI also asked at this point.

"This..." The young girl was evidently unable to answer this question.

Lin Xian did not delve deeper. After installing the docking device, he had Grace send back the route information to the United Train Team, and next, as long as Mochizuki Masashi operated the Silent City to remotely launch the Superconducting Magnetic Anchor Array Device, it would allow the train to rush along the acceleration track into the floating magnetic field path. There could be some risks involved, such as carriages tearing apart or people with mechanical prosthetics getting injured by strong magnets.

Although Lin Xian had Grace perform precise calculations, for a 15-kilometer-long and self-modified train carriage made by survivors, it’s already a device with hundreds of potential performance and quality risks, so it’s impossible to be entirely risk-free. But as long as they could bring the train from the Dark Forest to the tracks of White City, the plan could be considered half-successful.

19:20.

Buzz!

Just as the tide had passed halfway, suddenly all communicators on Lin Xian’s side emitted a burst of loud noises. The sound was sent from Ning Jing’s team located at White City Hospital, and information from Team 2 instantly went offline from the system on the holographic screen.

Lin Xian’s expression changed, and he immediately attempted to contact Ning Jing’s side.

"Sister Ning, Qian Deli, Monica!"

No response was received.

At the same time, the voice of Qian Suxun sounded in the communicators: "They encountered the Red Man Gu. We will support them immediately after the tide recedes. Lin, hold your position, the Deep Red World might be waiting to strike!"

Hearing this, Lin Xian took a sharp breath, and everyone at that moment was on edge.

"Five more minutes!" Lin Xian said.

Chen Sixuan frowned: "Is the Red Man Gu that strong? Ning Jing and their team’s strength couldn’t even put up a resistance?"

KIKI shook her head: "No, this situation seems more like a kind of electromagnetic interference effect!"

Qian Suxun then said: "Yes, this is not the first time this has happened. The Red Man Gu is deployed, indicating that the transport ship of the Deep Red World is also going to move."

This kind of situation was not unfamiliar to the people of Silent City, and judging from Qian Suxun’s response, they were obviously prepared, so Lin Xian also kept his composure, telling KIKI and Brother Huo

"The speed of the transport ship is not slow. If the other side has detected the path, we must intercept them in the air at the first opportunity, KIKI."

KIKI nodded: "I know."

"Lin, be on guard. The people of the Deep Red World are grasping the city’s situation from outside the Star Abyss at 12 times the speed we do. In previous interceptions, they’ve already been maneuvering with us, so be careful, those replicants are not stupid." Mochizuki Masashi’s voice came at this moment.

Lin Xian looked at the time on the screen. After the tide recedes, they would have one hour. For the Deep Red World, they also have one hour. If they use the Flying Device at any cost to run outside the Star Abyss, they could completely escape.

As for the Deep Red World, such a fatal contingency plan has been rehearsed countless times, and its efficiency is staggering. Because of the time discrepancy between inside and outside, if Lin Xian fails today, it might mean waiting 6 days or even longer. Artificial intelligence like Mochizuki Masashi would not have to worry, but for Lin Xian and the United Train Team, waiting that long is impossible.

19:30

At this moment, Qian Suxun and others were keeping a close watch on the time in an underground facility in the central square. Above their heads, the giant Nest roared, as if the whole earth was trembling.

Yet Qian Suxun looked calmly at the surveillance screen while operating multiple micro-drones in the dark.

"Corpse energy has erupted at White City Hospital, the signal has been interfered with, it must be that Red Man Gu from last time."

"This time we must take it down," Ryuji’s low voice came from the rear.

"This one is a bit more troublesome than the previous one, with a higher level of awareness and faster speed," Lan, clad in High Energy Battle Armor, said, arms crossed, eyes fierce.

Qian Suxun said instead: "No, taking down the Red Man Gu is not the main thing."

At this moment, on his surveillance screen, the giant sewage pool at the water treatment plant had water flowing away to both sides, revealing a large Flying Device lift below. At this point, two transport ships shining with light were slowly rising from underground.

Seeing this scene, Qian Suxun frowned: "Two ships, they are splitting up to run..."

"And it indicates there is more than one Red Man Gu in the city!"

At the White City rail station, Lin Xian and the others, fully armed, stood at the entrance of the shelter hall, waiting for the time of the tide to open the explosion-proof door.