[{"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-181":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},2261945,4414,"Chapter 181: Special Bodyguard","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>Ooo~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zizizizi\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ooo—crack crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In car 12, Lin Xian and Kiki sat on the empty floor, resting as the PX-05 robot busily assembled weapons at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How come it’s such a coincidence? We never ran into monsters anywhere else, but the moment we entered the night, they surrounded us—and just at the critical moment, someone showed up and led us to this town.” Kiki propped her hands behind her, tilting her head to look at Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian sighed helplessly, closed his eyes, and took a long breath: “I want to know too. If I knew, maybe we could turn from passive to active in this apocalypse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki let out a soft sigh and lay flat on the floor, rubbing her small belly: “I hate the apocalypse. I miss my ice cream and chips, and milk tea. Just thinking about what terrifying unknown things are outside the train makes my stomach feel cold and ache.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian stared blankly: “What does that have to do with fear? You’ve got your period.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki huffed, closed her eyes, and reached up into the air with a hand: “When my ability gets strong enough, I’ll fly up into the sky and crush all those monsters. I’ll even fly into the Star Abyss to see what the hell’s really in there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Girl,” Lin Xian said, “remember that dream of yours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aww, I don’t wanna hear it~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the mention of this topic, Kiki immediately covered her ears with an uneasy expression, clearly unwilling to discuss her past memories with Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Lin Xian said seriously, “I mean—I saw a giant floating in the air inside your dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Kiki paused for a moment: “A huge person? A giant, floating corpse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian nodded: “I think something like that couldn’t be pure imagination. If I saw it, you must have seen it too, at some point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That day the helicopter crashed. Jiang City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki stared at the ceiling: “The crash messed up my memory—I don’t remember clearly. It was only after spending time with you that I recalled a little. I think I saw something terrifying in the clouds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A monster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something that big—aren’t you calling it a monster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian fell silent: “True… a giant like that, yet a dried corpse—no idea if it’s alive or dead…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows?” Kiki closed her eyes, unwilling to dwell on it, and grumbled: “We can’t even handle what we’re facing now—just running away. The more we run, the more monsters appear, and the stronger they get. It’s like we’re being hunted, like the monsters in the night have put a bounty on us. If that’s the case, this whole train full of psychics must be worth a fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Xian frowned slightly and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Xian not speak, Kiki sat up: “What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian shook his head, feeling his thoughts tangled: “Nothing. Just thinking about what you just said.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s late. Go get some sleep.” Lin Xian checked his watch: “I’ll wait until this is done, then deal with the train behind us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki nodded, sleepy-eyed, stood up, glanced at Lin Xian, took a few steps—then suddenly floated back like a leaf, wrapping her legs around his waist like a koala, hugging his neck, and burying her head in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian raised his hands helplessly: “What are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move. I’m just gonna sleep right here,” Kiki murmured softly in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian felt the warmth of the girl’s body and the softness of her waist, and couldn’t help but sigh: “Isn’t this a bit… intimate? I mean, under these circumstances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki closed her eyes, took his hand, and placed it on her waist: “Hypocrite. When you were peeking at my underwear, you weren’t this proper. Now you’re complaining about holding me? Besides, you don’t need to move to absorb machinery—I can protect you~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Kiki shifted her position, clearly enjoying the way she clung to him, her legs tightly clasped around his waist. Light and delicate, she was like a well-behaved cat, soft and cuddly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kiki suddenly felt something pressing against her lower abdomen. Her face flushed red. She clenched her teeth, frowned, and muttered: “Per…vert.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian laughed bitterly: “That’s not fair. I don’t want this either—you’re the one clinging to me. What am I supposed to do?” “Pfft~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian looked down at Kiki, her eyes closed, face sleepy, and felt a quiet warmth in his chest. He knew she was trying to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation outside was still unclear. To absorb the trains, he had to take risks. With Kiki, a telekinetic, beside him, he could feel much safer. But he also knew this girl hadn’t slept in two straight days. He’d passed out from exhaustion climbing the elevator, but Kiki hadn’t been much better off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re sure you want to do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm~” Kiki’s voice was faint, as if she was already drifting off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright then.” Though strange, since this was Kiki’s [Special Bodyguard Service], Lin Xian didn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, picked Kiki up in his arms, stepped out of the nuclear-powered vehicle’s cockpit, and walked to the front of the intercity train pulled from Jiazhou City, ready to begin absorption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before boarding, he glanced around the pitch-black freight platform, took a deep breath, and stepped into the train’s long-unused cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Kiki beside him, Lin Xian felt strangely calm. The girl truly seemed to be sleeping in his arms—her breathing had grown steady. So, holding Kiki like a koala, he sat in the carriage and began absorbing machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian opened his Mechanical Heart interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Mechanical Heart Level: LV.3 (565\u002F5000)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength Level: 3【30%】 (Burst: 300 kg)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed Level: 2【40%】 (Max: 13 m\u002Fs)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense Level: 2【26%】 (Iron Bones)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mechanical Awakening】: Mechanic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Awakened Skills】: R&D Center, Manufacturing Plant\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanical Absorption: 3 (466\u002F1000) — Increases absorption efficiency\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanical Manufacturing: 3 (260\u002F1000) — Increases construction efficiency\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanical Passive: Scan \u002F Repair \u002F Disassemble\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Skills】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind Cannon (Common) (Level 3, Maxed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice Shield (Common) (Level 2, 9%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash Back (Rare) (Level 1, 30%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electric Surge (Rare) (Level 1, 23%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Note: VOG grenade launcher blueprint is undergoing upgrade research: 0:00:34】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, the blueprint’s almost done…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Congratulations! You’ve obtained the Thunderstorm A1 grenade rifle (blueprint)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice! Single-shot turned into automatic—Shasha’s gonna be thrilled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian beamed. The R&D Center was insane. If not for practicality, he’d have tossed in the electromagnetic railgun just to see what it’d spit out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could only dream. At his current manufacturing level, that thing would take fifty or sixty days to develop—and even if the blueprint came out, he couldn’t build it. Purely a eunuch staring at porn—wasting time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lin Xian thought for a moment and decided to try putting Chen Laoshi’s A33K heavy anti-materiel sniper rifle into the R&D Center first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Select development direction for this weapon:】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Firepower】 (3 days 15 hours)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Mobility】 (3 days 12 hours)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian was stunned: “I’m already Level 3 in Mechanical Manufacturing—why does it take so long?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it over and guessed the anti-materiel rifle was a higher-tier weapon, so naturally it required more time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To test, he added the Roarer K23 electric rotary machine gun and the newly acquired Thunderstorm A1 grenade rifle blueprint—and sure enough, the former needed four days, the latter three days and twenty hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1242,"2026-06-19T18:20:04.953Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e4d84352fae8364486a99c9ac542b690d72a084a429b52590bcb2120a9b41487","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-182","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-180",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]