Chapter 474: Final Fortress

There's something not quite right with this railcar!

After fusing as one with Mummy, he was standing at around six to seven meters tall. The railcar appeared to have been a normal-sized one, but as soon as he stepped onto it, it automatically adjusted itself to fit him, and everything appeared to have been completely natural.

This was a clear indication to Adam that the technology or ability that had created this world was extremely powerful, but he hadn't discovered any danger up to this point, so he was just going to sit tight and wait to see what was going to happen next.

The railcar began to move again, and it was like an ancient tractor, spitting up a plume of black smoke behind it while vibrating violently as it chugged along in a bumpy fashion.

The driver, Old Jack, was a very lively person, humming an old song that was popular before World War III, but he was a terrible singer and was ridiculously out of tune with every note that he sang. However, despite his horrible singing, it somehow wasn't that bad to listen to.

Adam attempted to invoke Ogress to scout the path ahead, only to discover that it was unable to bypass the invisible barrier around the railcar.

Old Jack took a glance at him through the rearview mirror as he chuckled, "Don't worry, as long as you remain in the railcar, I guarantee you we'll get to our destination safe and sound."

In saying this, he was implying that he wasn't guaranteed to be safe outside of the railcar.

As soon as Old Jack's voice trailed off, the surrounding scenery suddenly began to change.

There were still rolling mountains in the distance, but the sky had darkened, and countless tall buildings, trees, cars, and people had appeared out of nowhere, and most importantly, there was a battle taking place.

Boom!

A missile landed no more than 30 meters away from the railcar, piercing straight through a truck before plunging into the ground and exploding violently, launching dozens of tons of concrete and shrapnel in all directions at high speeds.

The buildings, cars, and people nearby were caught completely off guard and were torn into shreds by the shrapnel and the shockwaves.

The railcar was also struck by hundreds of chunks of shrapnel, and a tyre with its suspension attached to it slammed heavily into the railcar's windscreen, causing the entire railcar to jump up and almost be derailed.

"That was close!" Old Jack yelled in an excited voice, and he was gripping onto the steering wheel tightly as he squirmed in his seat.

"Hold on tight to the handles, passenger, the next part of our journey is going to be really wild!"

As soon as his voice trailed off, a tracking missile came flying over the street at no more than 20 meters above the ground, then slammed into its target at supersonic speed. The half-ton missile exploded with devastating force upon contact, destroying everything in a radius of 100 meters.

The target was a Godzilla monster that was 50 to 60 meters tall!

Even such a terrifying blow wasn't enough to kill the monster, but it had punched a massive hole into its body, sending it stumbling to the side, toppling a bunch of already severely ravaged buildings in the process.

The railcar barreled its way straight through the shockwaves and the massive clouds of dust, passing through between the Godzilla monster's legs. Adam could even see the monster's tail scraping over the roof of the railcar, producing a ghastly sound that raised goosebumps all over his body.

However, in his current form, instead of goosebumps, it was bandages that were rising up from his body, and he was astonished by how formidable this Godzila monster was.

At the very least, it had to have been comparable in power to a level nine anomaly, and even he would've had a very hard time taking it down. The railcar had only driven no more than 100 meters past the Godzill monster when it smashed through a pair of buildings with its tail, sending chunks of concrete crashing violently into the glass panel at the back of the railcar.

The monster then raised a foot before stomping it down viciously onto the ground, creating such violent shockwaves that the railcar sprang up several meters into the air before being completely derailed, but somehow, it was still able to continue onward.

Despite the situation that he was in, Adam was feeling rather reassured. It was clear that Old Jack hadn't been lying to him, and this really was no ordinary railcar. It appeared to have been a special transportation device that was indestructible.

After swaying side to side a few times, the railcar righted itself before continuing to race down the street with missiles and rockets landing all around it. Occasionally, people and monsters of different forms could be seen flying through the air from the explosions, and they were either torn apart or attempting to retaliate, razing large sections of the city to the ground.

It was impossible to tell how many opposing parties were involved in this battle. Instead, it was like a free-for-all battle royale where everyone was pitted against everyone else.

As time passed, Adam came to realize that this was a primarily digitally generated product, much like the simulated game environments in the Metaverse.

However, this was far more realistic than anything he had seen in the Metaverse, and just as he speculated, there was a very good chance that some elements of the human psychic world had been incorporated into this technology.

Adam was becoming more and more confused about Madam Tree's intentions. Was she not concerned that he would figure everything out and leak it to the Gaia Organization's competitors and enemies?

As these thoughts were running through his mind, the railcar had already emerged from the city, where the battle was most intense. Up ahead was a large forest, interspersed with luxury houses and mansions. The scenery here was exceptional, and the roads were very wide, indicating that this was clearly a very wealthy area.

Furthermore, judging from the styles of the buildings and the nearby cars, this appeared to have been a wealthy area from before World War III.

However, this place wasn't spared, either. After only several seconds of peace and serenity, a missile was suddenly detonated while flying through the air at a low altitude, producing devastating shockwaves that instantly destroyed a three-story mansion down below before also annihilating everything in a radius of several hundred meters.

A humanoid figure sprang up into the sky from the epicenter of the explosion, and it was a mecha with weapons all over its body, making it resemble a porcupine. Miniature missiles were launched in rapid succession out of the numerous cannon barrels that riddled the mecha's body, destroying an attack aircraft that was flying through the air nearby.

Before the mecha had a chance to celebrate, a flurry of antiaircraft projectiles were launched directly at him, producing an enormous explosion that covered a huge area, but wasn't enough to destroy the mecha.

However, the mecha's field of view and radar detection had been severely obstructed, and taking advantage of this opportunity, the true killing blow was unleashed from afar in the form of an ultra high speed beam of light that destroyed the mecha on the spot.

This was a blast from an electromagnetic cannon!

Adam could feel his own skin crawling. In the face of such terrifying speed and power, even Sludge and Mummy would've struggled to hold their own.

Even if Hebi no Miko were still alive and had taken on her Yamata no Orochi form, she would've still been forced to flee for her life in the face of such a terrifying weapon, so what exactly was this place?

Was this a new game created by the Gaia Organization? If that were the case, surely Cowboy would've heard about it at some point, and with such realistic effects, it was sure to receive widespread acclaim.

Alternatively, could it be that this was still currently a top secret project?

Right as Adam was pondering the situation that he was in, he suddenly heard Old Jack yell, "We've arrived at the terminal station, please disembark."

He turned back to Adam with a peculiar smile on his face as he declared, "Welcome to the final fortress."