[{"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-440":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},2262204,4414,"Chapter 440","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-440",440,"\u003Cp>Darkness swallowed the entire city like a tidal wave; waves crashed along the coastline, and hidden currents churned beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Infinite Train rested silently within the maintenance section of the civil defense facility, its engine dead, all lights extinguished; everyone aboard had deliberately suppressed even their breathing. Inside the carriages, only the faint red glow of instrument panels flickered occasionally, illuminating the tense faces of the passengers. Even Ding Junyi had paused her movements, hands tucked in her pockets, standing still, waiting for the darkness to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was often the most dangerous time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan stood before the observation window of the cockpit, gazing into the tunnel’s depths through her night-vision scope—the main track lay beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something’s coming.” Mo Nika activated her sonic ability, sharply detecting strange sounds emanating from deep within the tracks. Chen Sixuan’s eyes narrowed; her sensory evolution had greatly enhanced her auditory acuity. Though not as extreme as Mo Nika’s ability, she too heard a multitude of rustling noises drawing nearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, prepare for combat.” Chen Sixuan’s voice was low and taut through the communicator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustling sounds echoed through the tunnel, like multi-legged creatures crawling along the rails, occasionally punctuated by low growls—as if their throats were stuffed with rotting flesh. As the noises multiplied, the Infinite Train’s crew clenched their fists. Shu Qin and others rested their fingers lightly on triggers, waiting to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Chen Sixuan and Mo Nika watched as several eerie figures darted swiftly across their night-vision displays, shrieking as they raced away—apparently unaware of the Infinite Train’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re heading toward the decoy!” Luo Yang’s drone footage revealed a group of Red Bones sprinting along the main track, their bones glowing with eerie phosphorescence in the dark, as if driven by some unseen force, racing frantically toward the city’s depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just ours—the one released earlier by the Holy City organization too. The darkness must have focused entirely on that direction!” Qian Dele analyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange… these monsters are running…?” Sha Sha stared at the screen, her voice barely a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, they’re not fleeing.” Long Zhijie’s telekinesis subtly fluctuated as he sensed the energy flows far away: “They’re being driven.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom. A series of faint tremors shook the tunnel; dust and debris rained down, causing the Infinite Train hidden in the maintenance section to shudder. Everyone felt the disturbance, their expressions shifting slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A large creature is coming…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan’s expression grew grave: “Everyone, stay calm. Wait for the right moment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yang operated his drone with extreme caution, sweat beading on his forehead as he carefully retracted it. “It must be the massive creatures Lin Dui and Ningjing saw by the coast and sea, and what Ryan and the others described—those colossal beings heading toward Haiyan Island. All at least Class A or Special, possibly even Class S.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class S? That’s ridiculous!” Lu Chang said nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin remained calm: “If the Great Ocean God appeared, Class S isn’t surprising at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the cockpit, Mo Nika and Chen Sixuan watched the dark tunnel in silence. Then Mo Nika spoke to Chen Sixuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we’re discovered, do we have another plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan took a deep breath, staring straight ahead: “If they were going to find us, they would’ve attacked when it turned dark. So…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean hypothetically,” Mo Nika’s gaze burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan paused, then replied calmly: “Then we kill. We’ve fought bloody all-night battles before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika whispered: “Accepting life and death is fine too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan looked at her, sensing something unusual in her tone: “What are you thinking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not thinking anything specific.” Mo Nika crossed her arms and exhaled slowly, a faint smile touching her lips: “Since meeting Lin Xian, he’s always given me the illusion that even in despair, there’s still hope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me, he’s not the type to lead a massive convoy. But he always gives people a sense of security? No—more like an irrational radiance that dulls or lessens the fear of the Dark Civilization and the Day of Revelation. Objectively speaking, everything we’ve encountered, every future we might survive, looks utterly hopeless.” Mo Nika turned her head to Chen Sixuan, speaking plainly: “Isn’t this kind of despair more terrifying than the Dark’s invasion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan fell silent for a moment, then said: “Lin Xian and Professor Ye Lan believe another civilization still exists within this disaster—perhaps the only chance for humanity’s survival. That’s why Lin Xian uses his mechanical ability and his role as Sword-Bearer to search for it. I understand his view: the information from the Southern Gate’s photovoltaic panels, the retreat of Dawn City to the Star Abyss—so long as the Phoenix Society’s deterrence concept remains viable, so long as these anomalies haven’t been definitively proven, and so long as the Dark Civilization hasn’t destroyed the world before the next dawn—for Lin Xian and Professor Ye, it’s all valid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Mo Nika: “This is what Lin Xian holds onto. Though it’s all speculation, with no trace of evidence, it’s precisely because he clings to this that he remains in this seemingly irrational state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In truth, from this perspective, he’s extremely rational,” Mo Nika nodded. “I guess I still don’t know him well enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sixuan’s gaze was cool: “Not well enough…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom. The earth trembled, their conversation cut short. The entire underground tunnel shook violently; chunks of sand, stone, and wall debris rained down, clattering against the Infinite Train’s hull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, night was ink-black. Along the coastline, the sea churned as a colossal shadow rose from the deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came tentacles—thick black limbs the size of buildings, slapping against rocks and hurling waves dozens of meters high. Then came the torso: a mountainous fleshy tumor slowly emerging from the water, its surface covered in writhing pores, each one spewing forth a decaying human head, their eyes glowing with a cold blue light, silently scanning the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant starfish floating atop the waves, a curled colossal skull hovering in the air above, and a bizarre floating island drifting in from afar, accompanied by a storm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the city’s ruins, Tail-Splitter, Red Bones, and never-before-seen malformed creatures emerged from sewers, subway entrances, and collapsed buildings—as if summoned by an invisible signal—slowly converging toward the abandoned districts and the collapsed West Rail Station. Chaotic howls echoed through alleyways. Residential buildings along the empty coastline collapsed under the impact of the giant starfish’s advance. That terrifying shadow drifted above the city, like a cosmic specter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I wonder how Lin Xian is doing…” Chen Sixuan listened to the horrifying noises outside, her eyes filled with concern: “Under these conditions, they won’t be able to approach us tonight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-19T18:20:07.351Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","841d9cf3ce3545bf39854752179feb5f06b5334f95317616ed4eca3b41b50136","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-441","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-439",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]