[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-157":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Apocalypse: I Built an Infinite Train",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2261921,4414,"Chapter 157: Resistance (150K Bonus Chapter, Thanks to Ni Lanxuan, True Patron)","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-157",157,"\u003Cp>As an interstellar military heavy combined brigade, the 52nd Iron Guard Brigade possessed formidable combat power, but under the oppression of the skyborne behemoth, its unleashed firepower now struck like rain against a towering mountain, filling hearts with helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zmm~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal, resonant boom reverberated from the heavens, scattering clouds and violently shaking the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The majestic, mountain-like edge of the atmospheric mica slowly emerged from the clouds and drifted slowly toward the front of the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pilot of the Hawk aerial gunship stared at the massive silhouette in the darkness, sweat pouring down his face as he gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target’s attention successfully captured— Suoyoufeixingdanweilijichetui ！”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant blue flash of electromagnetic railgun fire streaked past the cockpit, while the radar began screaming emergency alerts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unidentified biological entity approaching! Unidentified biological entity approaching!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuuu!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pilot frantically pulled up—the Hawk’s engines roared—but before it could turn, a colossal tentacle descended from above!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, a fast-moving atmospheric mica had appeared within the fog behind them; its tentacle swept across, and the airship’s close-in defense cannons fired wildly for seconds before being utterly obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The airship exploded in a massive blast, flames illuminating the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hawk 03 down! Hawk 03 down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Activate aerial situational awareness—emergency evasion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behind us!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taptaptap!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four brilliant electromagnetic cannons blasted toward the heavens, shattering several black-winged aberrations—but more flying aberrations began pouring from the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the earlier quake, all the zombies seemed to have grown even more frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“General, our aerial formation has suffered heavy losses—D-zone is about to fall!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high wall, Deputy Ma Xiaotang was covered in blood, his eyes bloodshot from killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How’s Bai Shuang doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not fully loaded yet—too many people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dingzhong turned back; most survivor vehicles had already entered the ascent hall, leaving only the corpses of fallen soldiers and civilians scattered across the ground. The blizzard howled, crimson blood mingling with white snow in a horrific scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his gaze toward the tide of zombies surging into the city and said coldly: “These monsters have gone completely mad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we don’t know why…” Ma Xiaotang said urgently: “It’s as if they know we’re evacuating—every time we speed up, they become even more frenzied. Everything from sky to ground has come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange—could zombies and those insects actually guess our plan?” another noncommissioned officer added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve had the same thing in Fengcheng, Chongan, Xinglong—every time our forces move in large numbers, we face even larger attacks. It’s fucking cursed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Dingzhong’s expression sharpened: “The more desperately the enemy wants to exterminate us, the more meaningful our resistance becomes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ascent hall, the four trains’ traction cables were now fully connected, with only a few remaining vehicles still being loaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the senior management car of the Silver Star, over a dozen well-dressed individuals held a tense meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The engineering team has pre-inspected the Horizon Gate’s condition. I propose that if the system detects anomalies in the gate or mechanical traction during ascent, we must immediately sever the rear traction cables—ensure the safety of everyone on board!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man with an air of nobility spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I second that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Zeyang also raised his hand, his gaze fixed on Jian Xuxi, who held final authority at the head of the table: “Sister, we’ve done everything we could. If problems arise, it means the plan itself is flawed—our emergency evasion protocol is entirely reasonable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuxi remained silent, her expression tense: “I just spoke with Lin, the team leader of the Infinite. He offered a suggestion: if the gate’s high-voltage threshold hasn’t exceeded 30%, don’t sever the traction cables.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“30%?!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s too risky—I think 15% is already dangerous enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group erupted in heated debate. Jian Zeyang frowned, angry: “He made a suggestion? On what grounds? Their Infinite train carries the least load, and its configuration is a disaster—the twin-star engines with the highest power are placed at the back, and now they’re dragging a broken gas turbine from the front? That relic should’ve been scrapped decades ago!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chairman, at a time like this, I think we can’t take such risks—let them risk their lives if they want to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, this is far too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many veteran board members voiced opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuxi’s gaze swept calmly over them: “Your concerns are valid. In that case, let the Silver Star deploy a special air defense unit to distract the sky monsters—buy us time to enter the high-altitude corridor. Who among you will accept this glorious mission as the unit’s commander?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent. Everyone exchanged glances—some swallowed, some stared wide-eyed, all averting their eyes as Jian Xuxi’s gaze passed over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zeyang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuxi looked at Jian Zeyang; he froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what Fing Group has relied on to grow to this day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Zeyang opened his mouth, then looked away from Jian Xuxi’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Xuxi gave a cold smile, rose, and walked slowly past the board members, her eyes icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s built on relentless advancement—and on the fifty thousand Fing employees spread across the globe. A company that merely clings to its foundations will never endure. Human civilization advances through the discovery of courage: success comes with failure, advancement with sacrifice. The traction cable behind our train binds four thousand lives—lives entrusted to us by the fallen Iron Guard soldiers who died outside to make this gamble possible. And a gamble demands breaking norms, challenging courage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone has already paid the price for your courage—don’t feel ashamed. Just do what we can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Notify the engineering team,” Jian Xuxi said, walking elegantly toward the front of the train in her heels: “The cable-severing protocol must be authorized by me personally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the emergency team was completing the final loading of traction platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large numbers of scattered civilians and wounded had also been transferred onto the Iron Guard’s intercontinental train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss Bai, we’re nearly done,” Wei Kexue said quickly, typing on his computer: “All four trains’ engines are undergoing test runs, the corridor is cleared, and radar shows the atmospheric jellyfish has left the aerial corridor above.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Shuang nodded: “Notify all teams and units to check personnel boarding. As soon as the Iron Guard and guard regiment withdraw, we depart immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom boom boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the ascent hall, fierce resistance continued—artillery fire shook the air—while inside, all survivor vehicles had now rolled onto the traction platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear and tension spread through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin sat inside her SUV, staring at the long convoy and trains, and the straight, upward-bound ascent corridor—her expression grim. Lao Mo, Xu Jin, and others were equally tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All trains stood ready. Survivors on many vehicles pressed their faces against the windows, gazing at the endless column of vehicles like an ant army stretching beyond sight, eyes wide, hearts pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Infinite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan stood in the cockpit, watching the skyward ascent corridor ahead, their expressions tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we leaving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waiting for the emergency team’s signal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Iron Guard still haven’t boarded…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s gaze sharpened: “The Iron Guard’s intercontinental train is positioned last precisely to allow them time to board.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we reach Jiazhou, we’ll be much safer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian replied: “I don’t think so. Jiazhou is a major city like Yubei—even if it’s not besieged by night zombies like here, it’s no better. We may have to avoid major cities entirely after this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale of this aberration attack rivaled the shock of the Apocalypse Day for Lin Xian—he realized the night aberrations seemed to possess some form of awareness, targeting human clusters deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Mo and Wei Kexue’s words had also reminded him: even if they followed the original route and reached the Oceanic Orbital without incident, they’d still need to address the train’s propulsion—transitioning from land required upgrading full-terrain mobility; venturing onto the Oceanic Orbital demanded even more planning, or else facing the endless dark ocean would be far more dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan looked at him: “Yes, none of us expected Yubei’s situation to be this bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s gaze was grave: “But if we upgrade the train’s propulsion system, we either head northeast past Jiazhou to catch up with the Phoenix Society’s Dawn Center, or stick to the original plan and take the Ring Star route to Xingcheng—but the old Federal Government might not welcome us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1407,"2026-06-19T18:20:04.953Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ac87d8b8e71be0b09c7853b0c377a0c9fb517348307e3e8e3f49db75b51f9a7d","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-158","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-156",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]