Chapter 521 North Bank Blockade
Longshan No. 1 Shi Diyuan has shouted so much that he's lost his temper.
This magnificent scene instantly ignited the excitement of countless survivors. On the Sky Train, Chen Sixuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed with joy upon seeing this.
On the Silver Star, Jian Xuwei stood among a group of excited engineers, a smile constantly playing on her lips.
Looking at the human figure in the sky from the air, Jiang Yunfei couldn't help but laugh out of excitement: "When it comes to a grand entrance, I'm afraid no one can compare to this guy."
"Haha, if we're talking about strength, I consider myself the leader of the Infinite Alliance. But if we're talking about this world-saving appearance, I am indeed slightly inferior to Brother Lin." Brother Huo landed on the Sky Train, his face almost glowing with excitement. He had been the most enthusiastic one from beginning to end, and seeing Lin Xian build a bridge out of thin air, he was naturally extremely excited.
"Wow, Brother Lin is here!" Sasha shouted joyfully from the sky, piloting the Flying Peach.
"Everyone!"
At this moment, within the communication frequency band, Lin Xian's voice came through the signal enhanced by Chu Yan's mental power: "Maintain the resistance line. After crossing the bridge, I have fully connected the track to the North American East Line. Everyone just rush over, and our support troops will cut off the road from the rear."
"Oh my god!!"
Inside the command post, Zeng Weiguo's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw the footage from the Sky Fleet: "This guy took out that S-class so easily with a single shot?"
"Nantianmen was originally his secret weapon, but I never expected..." General Li Sheng had never been so excited. He adjusted his glasses and looked at the battlefield scene with great excitement, saying, "He created a three-thousand-meter-long rail bridge out of thin air! This is simply unbelievable!!"
Old Luo breathed a long sigh of relief and said with emotion, "Now we understand why he made the train go at full speed."
He immediately contacted Lin Xian and said, "Commander Lin, where is the main force of the support troops? The 13th Iron Guard Brigade in the rear can provide mutual cover."
However, after he finished speaking, Lin Xian on the other end of the communicator simply replied with a single sentence.
"I'm sorry, General Luo, the support force consists of only three of us."
Upon hearing this, the command channel fell silent instantly.
Three people?
Only three people were sent to rescue us from the Arctic?
Three people to save three million people?!
This left not only the fleet commanders and convoy captains stunned, but even the seasoned and composed Luo Shaokai was momentarily dumbfounded.
"You mean, you were the advance party of three people who arrived here, or..."
“We only have three people, and there is no other support.” Lin Xian said directly, “Scarlet has completely covered South America, and the main force cannot get in at all. I know that the main reason why the orbital forces have been unable to transfer is definitely the terrain and orbital issues, which is why I applied to Commander Ye to risk coming to the rescue.”
"this……"
"So, does that mean you were the one who fired that cannon at Nantianmen two days ago?"
"Well... it was more of a fluke," Lin Xian said.
"Let's not discuss this now, the danger isn't over yet!" Old Luo said at this moment, "Commander Lin's solution to the track problem certainly brought a glimmer of hope from the dead end, but don't forget, we still have a monster following us."
Above the sky, Lin Xian looked at the endless train force behind him with a very solemn expression. At this moment, the two air fleets and the Sky Train were all hovering above the canyon, unleashing their firepower to cover the train force as it passed through the canyon.
And in the sky behind, the giant eye of the sky was rippling with visible crimson waves, making the whole earth seem to be surging.
Clearly, the sight of the train convoy crossing the canyon greatly enraged the evil god, whose full form had not yet been revealed.
"At this speed, it will take at least an hour for all the orbital troops to cross the bridge," General Zeng Weiguo said.
“Definitely,” General Li Sheng said. “Our main force of the 13th Brigade has just crossed the Red Stone Rift Valley. There are still many remnants and motor transport units gathered along the way. It won’t be easy for them all to break out.”
"Commander Lin," Old Luo said at this moment, "Now that you are in charge of the battlefield, the next deployment is up to you."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xian quickly replied, "General, you are joking. I don't know anything about battlefield deployment. This is something that the leaders should arrange. I am only responsible for the train's movement and safety strategies, so we have to rely on you."
“Alright, let’s not delay. I suggest that the three combat regiments that have already crossed the bridge continue to follow up and protect the advance troops. The other units of the 13th and 22nd Iron Guard Brigades should deploy dense fire defenses on the left and right flanks of the north bank to cover the train and the main force crossing the bridge. We have to fight a bridgehead blocking battle!” Old Luo made the decision immediately and decisively without hesitation.
"I agree."
"I agree!"
"good!"
The voice of Luo Shaokai, the chief of staff of the Second Intercontinental Force, was resolute and decisive in the command channel, drowning out the noise of artillery fire. He stood in front of the huge holographic sand table in the command center, his gaze sweeping across the dense dots representing the troops like a hawk's: "Wei Guo, your 22nd Brigade is responsible for the left flank. My 2nd and 3rd Battalions will concentrate on the right flank and occupy the key points in these two areas first. Then the 4th, 6th, and 7th Battalions and two mech companies will advance from the rail direction. The defensive line must be established within 15 minutes. Wu Xiangqun, your Thunder Fleet will use artillery support to clear the area first..."
"Second Intercontinental Special Operations Group, pin down the bridgehead and establish a crossfire network! Dragon Kun and Thunder Fleet, hover at low altitude and plow through the sky and ground on both sides of the canyon! Firestone Fleet, provide mobile support and strike wherever the situation is critical!"
"yes!"
The order was like a boulder thrown into the boiling battlefield.
Behind the train line, the 13th Iron Guard Brigade, which was trailing behind, was in a tense situation. At this moment, the command post of the Firestone Fleet, where General Li Sheng was located, was transmitting command signals outward in an intense manner. They were under the greatest pressure at the moment. The strange tide of the entire battlefield was surging towards the train, and the 13th Iron Guard Brigade was the last bulwark of this high-speed doomsday train.
At the very end of the combined train were more than fifty fully armed military heavy artillery cars, which were also one of the main forces of the 13th Iron Guard Brigade. This heavy firepower, which was trailing behind, was the last stronghold behind the railcar that had not yet been completely breached.
At this moment, on the north bank of the canyon ahead, the TFV-600 twin-barreled tanks of the 3rd Heavy Battalion of the 22nd Iron Guard Brigade roared deafeningly. Their heavy tracks rolled over the scorched earth, and they lined up in a row on the left flank of the north bank of the bridge. Their thick gun barrels spewed out destructive fireballs, blasting the surging swarm of multi-legged corpse worms, which resembled a black tide, into a rain of blood.
Following closely behind, the 6th and 7th mechanized infantry regiments, relying on tank wreckage and makeshift alloy bunkers, formed a dense metal storm of 1130 close-in weapon systems that wove a deadly net in the air, tearing the swooping winged demon horde to shreds. Their defensive line was like an iron dam, firmly holding back the seemingly endless tide of monsters surging from the direction of the Black Stone Forest to the west.
General Zeng Weiguo's roar was filled with iron will: "Even if you're turning in your grave, nail these coffin lids shut! Heavy armored regiments, advance and cooperate with the air defense battalion to sweep all those winged scum in the sky down!"
The heavy regiment of the 22nd Iron Guard Brigade advanced like a mobile steel fortress, braving dense bone spikes and acid sprays to create space for vehicles towing anti-aircraft gun arrays behind them.
The anti-aircraft battalion's rapid-fire cannons and anti-aircraft machine guns roared wildly, and tracer ammunition belts wove together a blazing net of fire, as burning giant bats and deformed flying objects continued to fall with mournful cries.
At the same time, the Infinite Alliance's elite forces also gathered on the north bank. Lin Xian had KIKI tow the Infinite directly across the front of the troops' defensive line, with the roof firing at full power. Lu Chang and other Infinite combat personnel boarded the vehicle and used the Infinite's armor to resist.
Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, Xiao Qing, A Bai and other main force members of Longshan No. 1 also got off the vehicle to assist, and Huo Ge Jiang Yun, Monica and Qian Dele also arrived one after another.
The Utopia even deployed a force of over 5,000 powered armor soldiers, which is practically the main force of the entire European Survivors Alliance.
Ryunosuke's twelve metal giants, like mythical Titans, stood silently at the forefront of the right flank, wielding their massive alloy arms to smash the charging monstrous beasts, breaking their bones and buying precious time for the vulnerable motor transport units and the partially disconnected train section to relocate.
Huo Ge's raging flames, Monica's sonic sword, Qian Dele's golden flash, Jiang Yun's tornado—all of everyone's supernatural crystals were ignited, frantically resisting the terrifying monster tide at this moment!
The central bridgehead area is under the most intense pressure.
Luo Shaokai directly commanded six elite special operations groups of the Second Intercontinental Force, deploying their full force. Mech units were at the forefront, while interstellar troops in power armor carried heavy flamethrowers and individual energy weapons, creating layers of crossfire points in the narrow area at the bridgehead.
The Dragon Kun Fleet and the Thunder Fleet unleashed a barrage of fire from both the sky and the ground, constantly creating brief vacuum zones within the dense horde of monsters. However, these vacuums were quickly filled by even more monsters.
The combat personnel and superhumans of each convoy used the huge craters created by the Sky Train and the Thunder Fleet's low-altitude orbital blasting cannons as cover, and engaged in a fierce tug-of-war with the massive, bizarre creatures surging in like a tide. Blood and metal fragments filled the bridgehead, and the flames from the explosions illuminated the soldiers' distorted yet resolute faces.
In the sky, the "Giant Eye of the Sky" hovering above everyone's heads seemed enraged. Its crimson pupils contracted violently, and a visible, viscous, blood-like shockwave of dark energy suddenly spread outwards! The air instantly became heavy and scorching, as if to squeeze and burn one's soul out of their body. The faces beneath the helmets of the frontline soldiers contorted instantly, countless people let out painful groans, and those with weak wills began to have bloodshot eyes that could no longer be controlled. Signs of this anomaly appeared intermittently throughout the battle lines!
"Damn it, that thing has made its move!" Old Luo's expression changed immediately upon seeing the battle: "This thing is constantly releasing dark energy attacks, and it's already breaking through our lines before it even reveals its true form!"
"Hold on, I have a plan!" Lin Xian's voice was unusually calm. He was prepared and flew directly onto the Sky Train, which was firing intensely.
"Teacher Chen, level 4 Blood Essence! Quickly!"
There was no time for them to reunite. Chen Sixuan immediately took out the blood essence stored by the caravan. After Lin Xian took the blood essence, he flew directly to the top of the bridge and pressed his hands down in the air!
Countless metal components, as if kneaded and forged by an invisible giant hand, surged out of the decomposition space! The base, the tower body, the complex energy conversion coils, and a dark energy potential tower tens of meters high with a complex and precise structure rose from the ground at a visible speed on this battlefield amidst gunfire and flying flesh!
The core device at the top of the tower hummed as it started, instantly emitting an invisible frequency glow that rapidly expanded into a huge hemispherical force field, enveloping the entire defensive position at the north bank bridgehead and the front half of the train that was accelerating past behind it!
The suffocating, maddening super dark energy invasion was like hitting an invisible wall of sighs, and was forcibly neutralized and transformed by the force field of the same energy tower.
The soldiers felt a sudden lightness in their bodies, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted. The chaotic bloodshot in their eyes quickly faded, and their spirits, which were on the verge of collapse, were lifted!
"Hold on! There's hope!" Hoarse shouts rang out from every battle station, pulling morale back from the brink of collapse and forcefully suppressing the trend of change.
Just as this precious respite was being taken, the endless torrent of trains behind them was rushing forward at an unprecedented speed!
One carriage after another roared onto the track bridge, sparks flying as the metal hubs rubbed against the temporary tracks, producing a piercing yet exhilarating whistle.
The Silver Star, which had already crossed the canyon, and some of the Infinite Alliance vehicles did not stop. Under Jian Xuwei's command, the engines were running at full speed, and they continued to speed forward along the track that ran through the eastern part of North America, opening up a safe depth for the main force behind them. At the same time, the firepower on the vehicles was poured to both sides to suppress the monsters that broke through the defense line.
"Charge! Once we're across the bridge, we'll be safe!"
"Hold on, brothers! Buy some time for the trains behind us!"
"Faster! Faster!"
The public radio frequencies of the various train convoys were filled with shouts, encouragement, and the roar of engines. Seeing the trains ahead successfully cross the chasm and head towards a relatively safe track, hope ignited in the hearts of millions like wildfire.
This strong will to survive and belief itself became the most powerful weapon against the invasion of darkness, and the mutation rate within the front line was significantly reduced.
However, as the 'prey' continued to escape, it seemed to have thoroughly enraged the ruler of the sky.
The enormous scarlet pupil suddenly contracted to its limit, as if it contained the malice of the entire universe. Then, a dark energy pressure ten times stronger than before crashed down like a tangible tsunami!
The entire Colorado Canyon groaned and trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck!
The already overburdened temporary tracks were now sparking and creaking, and the train lines behind them were shaking constantly, in danger of derailing at any moment.
At the same time, the already surging tide of monsters seemed to be injected with a violent potion, its speed, strength, and aggression increasing exponentially! Those A-level special entities roared deafeningly, charging forward madly under the dense firepower!
"Ugh—!" On the left flank, a special mecha infantry team from the 7th Regiment of the 13th Iron Guard Brigade, which was relying on a shell crater, was instantly annihilated by a hunter that broke through the fire net.
"Air defense! Air defense gap! Right flank, 3 o'clock!" A shrill alarm came from the communication channel of the 22nd Iron Guard Brigade. Several bone-winged dragons with wingspans of over thirty meters broke through the air defense net, and the eerie green acid they spewed instantly melted through the roofs of several armored vehicles.
At the central bridgehead, a massive, lumpy monster, resembling a mountain, withstood the main gun bombardment of the "Thunderbolt" fleet. Wielding its tentacles covered in bone spurs, it slammed into a newly constructed alloy barrier. The special forces soldiers were shaken so badly that blood gushed from their mouths and noses, and the defensive line visibly caved inward!
The battle instantly entered its most brutal and intense phase, a fierce clash between flesh and steel against the hellish tide!
Every inch of land was burning, and every explosion was accompanied by sacrifice.
Protected by the towers of sympathy, the soldiers turned their fear into roars and unleashed a torrent of ammunition into the endless crimson abyss.
Behind them, train after train roared across the steel bridge that symbolized the boundary between life and death amidst the billowing smoke and splattering blood, heading towards the faint ray of dawn at the end of darkness.
"Lin Xian, if this continues, the trains behind us might not be able to hold on. Once they break apart, they'll never be able to get out again." High in the sky, Chu Yan landed beside Lin Xian and said with a solemn expression.
“I know, but that’s not the main problem,”
He looked at the giant eye in the sky, which seemed like a terrifying source of light hanging on the earth, exuding a world-class, destructive pressure that made even a single glance unsettling.
"That's the one!"
(End of this chapter)
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