[{"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-163":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},2261927,4414,"Chapter 163: Merged into the New Team","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-163",163,"\u003Cp>Oo~ Boom boom boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water tank, like a giant metal drum, crashed to the ground with a thunderous roar, instantly startling all the corpse crows on the Infinite, filling the air with a deafening cacophony of cawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swarm of black corpse crows surged wildly toward the rolling metal tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The metal tank rolled down the slope, its booming sound echoing all the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Lin Xian and the others suddenly realized the entire platform’s ceiling and the passenger terminal’s airspace were thick with dense clouds of black corpse crows, pouring down like a dark tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So there were this many above us…” Kiki stared at the scene, chilled to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian immediately activated the train: “Kiki, switch the points—we’re heading into the maintenance shed to rescue Shu Qin and the others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oo~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infinite fired up again, speeding toward the maintenance warehouse while the horde of black corpse crows were distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Xian’s train approach, Shu Qin’s team immediately pushed open the warehouse doors to let the Infinite in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry! Get in quick!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin stood at the warehouse entrance, radio in hand, waving frantically at the approaching Infinite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh, clang…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the Infinite entered, Shu Qin’s men swiftly closed the sliding doors again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door’s closing echo reverberated through the empty maintenance shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you all okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin exhaled in relief as the Infinite pulled in; the doors opened and Lin Xian and the others stepped out, scanning the scene. All seven of Shu Qin’s vehicles were still there, but covered in black blood and clogged with crow feathers—clearly, they’d barely escaped the corpse crows’ attack last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you hiding here?” Lin Xian looked around. It was a large train hoisting shed—curved metal ceiling, all-metal structure, surprisingly sturdy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of Shu Qin’s thirty-odd team members were still huddled inside their vehicles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a long story,” Shu Qin said, exhausted. “Last night, we came down from the elevated corridor. We planned to avoid the city, find a safe spot to camp, and wait for you. But as soon as our convoy left Jiazhou Airport, we were attacked by these monsters. It was terrifying—many vehicles crashed. Most of us couldn’t stop—we just kept driving out of the city. But these things fly fast. We don’t know how many made it out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We only found this place by chance. It was the noise from the Silver Star and Longshan No. 1 that drew the monsters away—we barely held on this long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian frowned. “Are they like this even at night?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Shu Qin’s men approached, face pale with terror: “They’re everywhere, day and night. We saw corpses—gone in an instant, eaten clean, not even bones left. It’s horrifying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They eat people?” Kiki hissed. “No wonder we didn’t see a single zombie—they were all eaten!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s probably it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi, wearing disinfection gloves, used tweezers to lift a slowly wriggling black threadworm from Shu Qin’s windshield. Calmly, she said: “This thing eats inorganic matter too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed to a hairline scratch on the windshield, nearly invisible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d brought a test tube, but seeing this, she switched to a thick metal box, placed the black worm inside, then immediately took it to the train for analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So powerful!” Chen Sixuan gasped. “So those black worms on the crows’ faces were trying to eat through our windows?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Possible,” Lin Xian said, staring grimly at Shu Qin’s pockmarked vehicles. “But it seems the crows are extremely sensitive to sound—and blind. If that’s true, it’s manageable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned back to Kiki. Her ability was often incredibly useful—saving them countless troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what’s our plan now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way,” Shu Qin turned and pointed to the far end of the maintenance shed. “We found this here too. Not sure if it’ll help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the track stood a city passenger train and a freight train, both with their locomotives lifted onto repair platforms for maintenance—neither looked overly old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian always searched for usable cars or locomotives at major stations. He’d already checked the passenger terminal and branch tracks—many rusted oil tankers and retired freight trains sat abandoned overgrown with weeds, like a train graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of those wrecked cars were useless. He never expected Shu Qin would find him some good ones here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freight train was secondary—the real prize was the passenger train. Its white paint remained clean, five cars total, not outdated, and its passenger facilities likely still fully functional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, such a beautiful car,” Shasha said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was originally a first-class passenger car—high-end specs—but it’s just…” Chen Sixuan’s gaze turned to Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian smiled. “Just thin-skinned, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin’s eyes flickered as she looked at Lin Xian. “Lin Team Leader, my team and I have discussed it—if you’ll have us—we’d like to join your train…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Lin Xian noticed eyes from all directions fixed on him—some standing outside, others hiding in the cars—all filled with hopeful expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Qu Guan’s bonfire to the climb into Yubei through Dalaoshan, Shu Qin’s Big Foot convoy had survived this far with only these few vehicles left. Thirty-odd people still alive. Without allying with Xu Jin’s team and then following the Infinite into the airport, they wouldn’t have made it this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Jin’s team still has over a hundred people. Old Mo’s group is a family-and-friends alliance. Unlike Shu Qin, they don’t urgently need a protector. Maybe when Lin Xian’s team grows stronger, another alliance could form—but now, scattered by Jiazhou’s corpse crows, future chances are left to fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said—if we survive crossing Dazhu Plateau, we’ll unite into one fortress train and live together. I wasn’t joking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian looked at Shu Qin with serious eyes, answering her request without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Sixuan, Kiki, and the others brightened, their eyes alight with eagerness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin stared at Lin Xian in surprise, then burst out: “Thank you, Lin Team Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow! Really? That’s amazing!” Shu Qin’s team erupted in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you so much!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve got new teammates!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin’s eyes now held a glimmer of hope. She turned to her team: “From today on, the Big Foot convoy officially joins the Infinite Train. Everyone—including me—will follow Lin Team Leader’s orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Team Leader, we’re all yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1064,"2026-06-19T18:20:04.953Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1072a5af1fb44fb48648c7b5943d3df1657a248e59dcea00ddc39e89c8100cdf","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-164","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-162",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]