My Doomsday Train

Chapter 129: "The area ahead is a restricted zone: the Tower of Babel."

The next moment—

“Roar!”

Countless monsters had already surged out from the mechanical city below amidst roaring sounds. The booming of guns and cannons in the sky above the mechanical city had faded away at some point, with only sparse gunshots echoing.

The hundreds of robots standing here seemed to be the last soldiers in this mechanical city.

“Charge!”

A cold and emotionless mechanical voice came from the robot's mouth. Despite the death-defying charge, there was no hint of passion or fear, as if mechanically executing an order.

Immediately after.

The moment the elevator doors closed.

He saw countless parts flying in the air, no longer able to see the robots.

The next moment—

The elevator began to ascend rapidly, gradually increasing in speed. The mechanical city below, emitting billowing black smoke, began to shrink rapidly. Countless roaring monsters were quickly climbing up the steel frame below the elevator.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Numerous explosions rose and fell one after another. The steel frame below the elevator began to explode rapidly, cutting off all paths for the monsters to climb.

The elevator speed began to increase continuously.

This elevator was very large, capable of accommodating a train with up to thirty carriages.

This elevator was also very small, only able to accommodate one train.

The mechanical city below had been completely overrun by monsters. Only his train had escaped. The Everlasting Star train was the sole survivor, also the only train carrying the hopes of everyone in this mechanical city.

This elevator.

Was the only escape route for this mechanical city in the face of destruction.

As the speed increased, the elevator passed through the clouds. The mechanical city was no longer visible, and the scenery outside the elevator was blurring rapidly, even flashing with crackling black spots, as if passing through a space-time wormhole.

“Sizzle!”

A piercing sound suddenly rang in his ears.

The surroundings instantly quieted down.

The Everlasting Star train reappeared on the square suspended in the sky, as if it had never moved at all. In front of the train, a light screen reappeared.

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「Fourth level, successfully passed.」

「Reward for this level: a random yellow-grade component blueprint. Randomizing… Randomized to yellow-grade vehicle component blueprint 'Super Energy Tail Nozzle'. The fifth level will begin in thirty minutes.」

「PS: All component blueprints obtained in this adventure map can only be produced in the Tower of Babel adventure map.」

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“Huff.”

Sitting in front of the control room, Chen Mang breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that his back was a little sticky. After lowering the window, he lit a cigarette with a complex expression and looked at the data displayed on the screen on the control panel.

Energy stone consumption… unchanged.

Copper ore consumption… unchanged.

Which meant—

Everything that had happened to him in the fourth level was not real. His consumption in the third level was not actually reflected on the train panel, it was just… the aftereffects seemed a little strong.

It felt like watching a cutscene from a AAA game.

“Everlasting Star.”

He muttered the three words in a daze.

He naturally knew that these three words were changed according to his train's name. Everything he experienced in the fourth level should be a technology similar to a combat training virtual space, allowing people to immerse themselves in an almost real world.

But, this scene should have really happened.

A long time ago.

Perhaps even longer, at that time, this mechanical city faced such a disaster. In the end, only one train escaped through the 'Train Elevator'. He didn't know the specific name of that train, maybe it was One or Two, or maybe Three or Four.

He only knew one thing.

That elevator had been open there, any train could enter and escape from here, but everyone tacitly agreed that they should sacrifice themselves to escort his train to escape, which meant that the train that escaped in the fourth level must have something special.

It must have been entrusted with hope by many people.

Saying people might not be accurate, he didn't see a single person, only robots, but those robots seemed to have all possessed intelligence.

“…”

Chen Mang was silent, looking down at the slowly burning cigarette in his fingers. The gray and heavy ashes were increasing little by little, just like the end of the world that was slowly devouring all hope.

“Little Ai.”

“I'm here.”

“What do you want to say?”

Standing in the corner, Little Ai was silent for a long time before making a mechanical sound: “I feel a little sad, but also a little proud.”

“Proud?”

“Yes, everyone is willing to die for the hope in their hearts. If one day the Everlasting Star train also reaches a situation where I need to die, I will also be very proud to die, that is my honor.”

“You have such deep feelings for the Everlasting Star train?”

“No, it's for you, Train Captain.”

“Sigh.”

Chen Mang sighed lightly, flicked the ashes out of the car, avoiding Little Ai's gaze: “Don't say such cheesy things, your main body is the train's auxiliary AI, the components are embedded in the control panel, it's not your turn to die. When your main body is damaged, I'll be about to die with you.”

“But it looks like…”

“This apocalypse doesn't seem to have only started a year ago, but has been going on for a long time.”

He didn't speak anymore, just fell into silence again.

He was human.

A human composed of flesh and blood. Logically speaking, he shouldn't empathize with those robots composed of wires and energy, but… that scene just now still made his chest feel a little tight.

The mechanical city, which had been completely reduced to a deserted place, reappeared on the green area of this planet, the 'Sand River Plain', after I don't know how many years.

Perhaps.

Trains, vehicle components, these methods are really similar to the methods of that mechanical civilization. Perhaps the train that escaped in the beginning really survived and spread these methods to resist other planets that encountered those monster attacks?

He also thought of the line of information he saw in the Abyss of Doom.

Who exactly wrote that line of information?

Unconsciously, he thought a lot. When the stinging sensation came from his fingertips, Chen Mang was awakened, threw the cigarette that had burned out of the window, and looked up at the countdown on the light screen in front of him.

The countdown for the previous levels was ten minutes.

Only the countdown for the fourth level was thirty minutes.

Perhaps even the Tower of Babel adventure map felt that the aftereffects of the fourth level were a bit strong, and it would take more time for people to recover.

He couldn't figure it out.

There were many things he couldn't figure out, but that was because he was standing too low. When in a low position, one shouldn't think about things that are too far away, as that would make one unable to pay attention to the gravel under their feet.

When he upgrades the train to level 10 or even level 20 in the future, and one day goes to the highest area of this planet to face the most terrifying monster, perhaps many things will become clear at a glance.

No matter what this world becomes.

Only one thing remains unchanged.

Make yourself strong enough, make the train strong enough, make your trump cards strong enough, and make your foundation strong enough, so that you can survive better in the apocalypse.

This is not just the apocalypse of this one planet.

Perhaps it is the apocalypse of the entire universe.

Just then—

"Bro, bro!"

Er Dan's urgent and anxious voice came from the train radio: "How is it going on your side? What's the situation? Are you still alive? Are you dead?"

"Still alive, just cleared the level."

Er Dan's voice didn't sound like his teeth were chattering anymore. He looked down at the train below the square, and sure enough, it had been successfully defrosted.

"Phew."

Er Dan on the other end of the train radio breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said with some lingering fear: "You scared me. An hour ago, all the searchlights on the rooftops of high-rise buildings in the Mechanical City suddenly shone on your square."

"It looked very shocking."

"Then there was no movement. I didn't dare to disturb you at first. I don't know what the content of the fourth level is, but more than forty minutes have passed, and you still haven't moved. I couldn't help but call you a few times, but there was no response. I thought something had happened."

"It's good that you're okay. By the way, what is the content of the fourth level? Why do I see your train not moving?"

Chen Mang was silent for a while before whispering: "Watched an animation, it was pretty good, similar to a combat training virtual space animation. Let me ask you something, what was the name of the mecha that chased you in the first level? Was it called Azure Dragon?"

"No, it's called Stellar. I was wondering at the time, this name is exactly the same as your train's name, hey, what a coincidence."

"."

Chen Mang didn't speak any more, just raised his head and looked at the five-minute countdown, his expression calm, and patiently lit another cigarette while waiting for the arrival of the fifth level, which is also the final level.

The difficulty of the fourth level is not difficult.

Although it is A-level difficulty, it is basically just watching an animation. He relied on spider jumping and the nitrogen tail nozzle supermodel effect to get through the few difficult points.

Now it seems

The first three levels are more like screening.

The speed of the first level, the memory of the second level, and the flying skills of the third level.

Only by meeting these three points can you successfully watch the animation in the fourth level.

Before the [Train Auxiliary AI] had a robot body, its means of observing the outside world were through the [Targeting Radar] and the [Resource Detection Radar]. That was an observation perspective that was not human eyes, but a flat observation of some information similar to God's perspective.

After having the robot body, it can be regarded as truly observing the world from a human perspective, but because the robot's image receiving equipment is too low-profile, it cannot quickly absorb information.

However, after having the [Mechanical Eye] accessory blueprint as a reward for the third level, there will be no similar contradictions. This accessory is specially designed for AI use.

"Wait a minute..."

Chen Mang suddenly frowned. The speed of the first level and the flying skills of the second level are the means to determine whether you can pass the fourth level. Then what role does the memory of the second level play in the fourth level?

Could it be that there are some hidden information points in that story that need to be remembered?

He watched very carefully.

But he is a normal person after all, and it is impossible to clearly remember every abnormal point.

However, there happens to be an abnormal person on the train.

The AI is connected to Li Shiji through cluster thinking and quickly gets the answer.

"Li Shiji said that he remembered about 70% of the pictures he saw."

"Let him consolidate it at all times, don't forget it."

"Okay."

At this time, the countdown for the fifth level is about to end. This will be the final level, and it is also the highest level of S-level difficulty.

Chen Mang took a deep breath, looked at the countdown on the light curtain that was about to end with a serious expression, temporarily put aside the thoughts in his mind, and prepared wholeheartedly to meet this level. The reward for this level is also the most generous.

As the countdown ends.

A new light curtain appeared.

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[Fifth Level, S-Level Difficulty, Dying Words.]

[Please say the farewell words that everyone in the fourth level said to you before they died. The Train Auxiliary AI will be temporarily shielded within a limited time.]

[Time limit: one minute.]

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"Stellar, run, you must live."

"Must, must, must let them know."

"This hatred will never die."

"Even for billions of years."

"."

"Run."

When Chen Mang saw this light curtain, he hardly hesitated, and quickly said all the words that those people in the fourth level said to him before they died, word for word, without needing Li Shiji at all.

Perhaps he was too involved, or perhaps the sense of substitution was too strong.

He clearly remembered every word those people said before they died.

It was only after he finished speaking for a few seconds.

The light curtain began to slowly change.

-

[Fifth Level, successfully passed.]

[This level's reward: Special item 'Mechanical Heart'. The Tianmen Tower miracle map will be closed within ten minutes.]

-

The most difficult S-level, was... so easily cleared.

The square that had been floating in the sky slowly landed, and the vents around the square that were constantly spraying cold air also retracted again. As the square slowly rotated, the train head was turned to face a street.

Driving out of this street will lead to the elevator entrance where they came from.

You can leave this miracle map through the elevator.

"Boom boom..."

The high-rise buildings in the distance began to collapse one by one after the light curtain appeared, collapsing in circles from the inside to the outside. Obviously, these ten minutes were left for them to evacuate. After ten minutes, this Mechanical City will completely collapse and disappear from the world.

Chen Mang, who had landed on the ground again, looked at the Azure Dragon train parked next to him and waved his hand, signaling to talk about it later.

Soon—

The two trains were driving almost side by side on the streets of the Mechanical City, and behind them, countless high-rise buildings composed of mechanical parts were collapsing one after another.

When they drove onto the elevator again and slowly landed on the ground through the elevator.

The Mechanical City at the top of the Tianmen Tower had completely turned into ruins.

At the same time, the gears that were originally constantly rotating inside the Tianmen Tower also slowly stopped. At the same time, a light curtain, like the junction of areas, appeared in the air again.

[The area ahead is a restricted area, Tianmen Tower.]

[Staying for more than ten seconds will be severely attacked.]