[{"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-437":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},2262201,4414,"Chapter 437","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-437",437,"\u003Cp>Gu Zheng was only in his early thirties; if he didn’t say so, no one would have known he was once a top student in environmental science at a renowned university, and before the Awakening Day, he had been a fervent environmental idealist, founding grassroots environmental groups, promoting green principles and renewable energy, and even running a popular self-media account—who could have imagined that within less than a year, he had become one of the Four Greats of the Shengcheng Organization, hunting down psychics and carrying out so-called “purifications.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian heard the man’s words and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re so confident in latticeization, why go to such extremes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng looked at Lin Xian and suddenly let out a sharp laugh: “Hahahaha, brother, you don’t actually think you’re important, some kind of savior, do you…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suppressed his laughter and spoke to Lin Xian in a mocking tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I feel sorry for you—you, the Phoenix Society, and all those survivor groups. You know nothing about the Star Abyss, about the Darkness, about the future. One day, you’ll realize: your weapons, your resistance, even the transcendent psychic powers humanity has gained—none of it means a thing to the Master’s civilization…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian frowned at this, but beneath his power armor’s shield, his expression remained unreadable as he replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your actions make your words utterly unconvincing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng’s smile vanished; his face turned serious and sharp. A concentrated resonance wave formed in his palm, and he spoke as if muttering to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Better to die with hope than to spend your life in self-deception, only to have your faith shatter before despair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian.” At that moment, Kiki flew over, positioning herself to flank Gu Zheng with Lin Xian. Seeing the psychic fluctuations emanating from Gu Zheng, Kiki warned Lin Xian: “Be careful—this guy’s peak fluctuation is at least 8,000. If he completes latticeization, it could hit 16,000. Should we capture him alive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian narrowed his eyes at Gu Zheng. In the distance, on other battlefields, Mo Nika, Xiang Ningjing, and Qian Dele’s teams were locked in fierce combat; several of the enemy’s top fighters were hardened latticeized warriors, hard to handle. Night was falling, and the enemy’s latticeized power was drawing in increasing numbers of strange entities. Lin Xian had to end this quickly—and find the one who slipped away. Otherwise, after dark, they wouldn’t survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fantasy.” At that moment, Gu Zheng’s eyes blazed with intense psychic light. He rose into the air, his body radiating countless square-wave ripples—utterly bizarre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His psychic peak surged violently, swelling to an astonishing level. Far away, Shi Zhi stared wide-eyed and shouted urgently to Lin Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian, his aura is doubling—it’s stronger than Kiki’s!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian replied calmly, his gaze fixed on Gu Zheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any connection to the SIID Foundation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Zheng unleashed his latticeized power, Lin Xian suddenly asked him a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng sneered at Lin Xian, as if looking at a clown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to ask what the Master’s plan is, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian nodded seriously. “Who is this ‘Master’ you speak of? Do you have ties to the Darkness Civilization? To the entities within the Star Abyss?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng found Lin Xian’s questions oddly absurd. In an instant, his power surged fully. Massive dark energy fluctuations began drawing the attention of countless strange entities. The sky around the neighborhood darkened. A chorus of eerie shrieks surged toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Swordbearers of humanity are such fools. Their extinction is the only justice!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng shook his head, barked a cold command, and vanished from his spot at a speed too swift for the eye to follow. A colossal shockwave erupted from the rubble, and before the sound had even faded, he appeared before Lin Xian, raising his hand toward Lin Xian’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Farewell, Swordbearer. Go ask the Master yourself. Oh no—his civilization has no religious doctrine. You’ll never get that chance again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the shockwaves in his palm instantly expanded dozens of times, forming a dark purple, transparent square energy wall that completely engulfed Lin Xian. A force of annihilation erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that exact moment, Lin Xian’s gaze remained locked on Gu Zheng’s face as he shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’ve truly made contact with the Darkness Civilization, haven’t you? You’re communicating with it?!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fool!” Gu Zheng’s eyes turned blood-red as he unleashed the full force of his destructive psychic surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The square shockwave from his resonance burst created a vast vacuum in midair. The massive recoil exploded outward in a blast wave, spraying across a radius of several kilometers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gu Zheng believed his latticeized full-power strike had obliterated Lin Xian, the next instant, three hollow energy tones rang out beside his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hum hum hum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian, who had been completely annihilated by the resonance waves, now appeared before Gu Zheng like a phantom. Behind him, three massive superstring reactor phase rings glowed in sequence. Every energy line on Lin Xian’s nanosuit erupted in blinding light. In Gu Zheng’s eyes, Lin Xian’s psychic peak surged from 12,000 to 18,000, then skyrocketed past 20,000—until it exceeded Gu Zheng’s ability to sense it. This sudden shift made Gu Zheng’s pupils contract sharply. Then Lin Xian lunged forward, grasping. Countless mechanical tentacles shot out, instantly seizing Gu Zheng and dragging him close. A mechanical cannon pierced his heart. Then, with blinding speed, Lin Xian pressed a strange device onto Gu Zheng’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mycelium Brain-Device!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, a brain-device cannot idealistically extract information from a human brain; uploading digital consciousness requires long-term compilation of neural signals. But mycelium enables direct consciousness exchange between individuals. That’s why Lin Xian had posed those key questions earlier—to trigger memory exploration. Even if he killed Gu Zheng, during forced digital consciousness extraction, he could rapidly capture fragmented memories and obtain useful data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Zheng had never expected it. His latticeized peak of nearly 16,000 had been obliterated in an instant. Though they had analyzed the Swordbearer’s strength extensively, their data showed Lin Xian’s peak at only around 7,000. In Xilan City and Dawn City, this mechanical psychic had relied on Unit-01, the Gray Mist Messenger, and other armor systems to gain battlefield dominance. They had no idea Lin Xian’s solo combat power exceeded 20,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, seeing the brain-device Lin Xian pulled out, as a senior cadre of Shengcheng, Gu Zheng instantly understood his intent. His face paled. He gritted his teeth and snarled: “Never!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, realizing defeat and the nature of Lin Xian’s method, Gu Zheng’s eyes widened, his pupils fully dilated. Within seconds, countless black veins crawled across his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian frowned sharply—he immediately sensed a powerful dark energy surge devouring Gu Zheng’s consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s undergoing active mutation!” Kiki rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. Help me restrain him!” Lin Xian immediately flew with Gu Zheng to the rooftop where Shi Zhi stood, laid him down, and shouted: “Shi Zhi—use your psychic power on me at full strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki guessed Lin Xian’s intent and cried out: “Lin Xian, this is too dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just need a moment.” Lin Xian activated the mechanical device to fully lock down Gu Zheng. “If we don’t get something now, we won’t survive the night!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he need information on the Descent Faction—he also needed to know what the enemy had deployed on the island. That was the key. Otherwise, he felt like Haian Island was a fogbank, surrounded by monsters, and he still had no idea what was truly happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Lin Xian had Kiki control Gu Zheng, had Shi Zhi activate her psychic power on him, and then used the special brain-device of Wangyue Zhenshi to invade Gu Zheng’s mind after his mental faculties collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki’s expression was tense. She watched Lin Xian and Gu Zheng, using telekinesis to suppress Gu Zheng—afraid of crushing him, yet afraid of letting him slip away. She was frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she had witnessed a psychic’s mutation. Gu Zheng was gasping violently, his consciousness fading, yet his life still clung on. Crimson lattice patterns on his chest reversed, dark red energy spreading like root-like veins from his heart to every limb. Black patterns rapidly covered his skin. Clearly, his human flesh was turning a corpse-like pale-gray decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die… you all will die!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1391,"2026-06-19T18:20:07.351Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bfd2364a1e9a27a9e33b7c7d4d60d56caab0d2aa1a5d176fe1f2ecb380b06cc4","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-438","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-436",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]