NOVEL NEXT Chapter 330: Nightmare 2
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang.
At this moment, the hundreds of trains within the Joint Fleet haven't cleared the internal threats yet, and outside, chaos has already erupted. The alarms and shouts are loud and everywhere. All heavy weapons on the Infinity have activated, with electromagnetic railguns and the 1130 system all operating automatically. In an instant, a storm of firepower breaks out!!
Since the Red Rose Team, nearly one-third of the trains have already become stuck in the muddy swamp, while more than thirty carriages of the Ocean and Parrot trains have started to flood, frantically sinking into an unknown deep water.
A giant lake!
The position of the Joint Train is right at the edge of this lake.
"Flooding! Help!!"
"What do we do?!"
"Open the car doors, everyone swim out!" The captain of the Ocean made a quick decision, but by this time the entire carriage was already half-flooded, floating on the lake, with black water continuously pouring in. Even the nuclear-powered carriage was starting to take on water, and the train's circuit system flickered, causing all automatic valve machines to jam.
He immediately called upon the Superpower Users to manually open the doors of each carriage. But at this moment, a huge black snake-like silhouette suddenly slithered past outside the carriage. Under the flickering headlights, countless dark green scales were visible, twisting and writhing, setting off a violently swirling wave, seemingly some terrifying creature beneath the black water.
Boom boom! A second noise came, as if the last carriage had been wrapped by some entity, began to squeeze and collapse inward, tilting the entire train back and forth, while water flowed relentlessly inside towards the rear carriages, making it impossible for people to stand.
With enormous pulling force, the entire Joint Train was continuously retreating backward, as if being dragged into the water by some unknown creature under the black water lake.
Simultaneously, more indistinct shapes began to flood towards the Joint Train from the dark forest, and all fleet weapon systems roared at this point, the sounds of guns and cannons echoing through the dark and lonely forest.
"We're moving backward!!"
"Something is dragging us into the water!"
Buzzing, all fleet trains' traction locomotives were roaring, but the hard steel wheels could not generate traction in the swamp and mud.
At this moment, Shi Deyuan shouted, "Sister Mo, you and my all-terrain traction train group, quickly switch to traction drive, try pulling the fleet up first!"
"Alright!"
Upon hearing this, the Joint Train's only two all-terrain traction locomotives immediately switched to track propulsion, starting to roar into power. For a moment, earth and wood chips flew, barely stopping the backward movement, but the forest ground was all muddy humus soil, soft and deep, barely having much effect.
"It's no use, we have to use track traction!"
At this moment, Lin Xian shouted through the communicator, trying to drag the train, which was over ten kilometers long and entrenched in muddy swamp, with just two all-terrain vehicles was simply impossible. The only option was to push each carriage onto newly laid tracks, utilizing the train's weight and track friction to pull the train. If insufficient, cover more tracks; only through this method can maximize the traction vehicle's power!
After Lin Xian spoke, he immediately discussed strategy with KIKI and others.
"If we produce tracks and then place the train carriages on it, pulling and directing them back into position, I wonder if it'll work."
"But such long tracks must be manufactured; otherwise, the traction force won't be enough and it will surely slip." KIKI said at this time.
"Indeed, otherwise we could try using cars with trailer hooks..." Shu Qin followed up.
"Impossible, with over five hundred carriages stuck, what car hooks or cables can drag several tens of thousands of tons?" Luo Yang shook his head as well.
Now it's extremely urgent, a massive attack is coming fiercely, allowing no time for further discussions. The situation is dire!
Suddenly, Lao Mo said, "Captain Lin, the simplest method to get heavy trains off the track is a forced track method. Do you remember the traction platform of the climbing elevator? If you can make a non-fixed track ladder, then pulling the train up onto the track ladder using a traction platform will enable them to autonomously reset with their own power. The track ladder can have simple piles driven in such an area. Stability isn't an issue; it needs no more than half a kilometer to surely hold the train. As long as you move forward, cover with more simple tracks."
Lin Xian immediately realized, Lao Mo indeed was an experienced engineer from Xinghua Heavy Industry, his solution was clear and crucial!
To put it simply, use the all-terrain tractors from Queen Mo and Dragon Mountain No.1 as traction platforms, then build and lay bricks/steel plates forming temporary guiding ramps in front of the leading train, dragging them into the pre-prepared tracks laid with ground piles. Although the tractor cannot move, Lin Xian and KIKI can directly create tracks below. Once the traction locomotives of Infinity are pulled onto the tracks, equipped with 4 traction locomotives and two nuclear power units, Infinity can provide immense torque to pull the rear carriages.
Thinking of this, Lin Xian immediately shared the idea with others, and both Shi Deyuan and Monica understood its purpose and expressed their agreement at once.
"Let's do this then, Sister Mo, you and Ning Jing take charge of the traction vehicles, Lao Qian, you and I will be responsible for shielding Brother Lin and the others from the monsters!"
"Alright!"
"Everyone, move quickly!"
On Lin Xian's side, all personnel also prepared to fully engage in battle.
"Lei Zi, protect Captain Lin!" Li Yi shouted towards Liang Lei.
Liang Lei nodded, immediately joined by Da Lou and others, followed closely by Li Guangwen and others behind Lin Xian.