[{"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-459":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},2262223,4414,"Chapter 459","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-459",459,"\u003Cp>Lin Xian had originally wanted to discuss geothermal placement and the gamma rays he’d encountered with Ding Junyi, but before he could speak, her words drew his attention—he froze, then couldn’t help asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean, ‘not a three-dimensional entity’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry—it’s just a hypothesis I formed while researching anomalous artifacts and the fundamental nature of dark energy. Strictly speaking, scientifically, I shouldn’t even be discussing such speculation, since you tend to accept everything I say, which I personally find flattering, but realistically, this hypothesis has no evidence yet, because for high-dimensional entities, all forms of power remain unknown to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi looked at Lin Xian with serious expression: “Since you’re considering the phenomena after Awakening Day as evidence of an advanced civilization, I’ve boldly extended my research in that direction. Right now, beyond mere survival, humanity faces one most direct yet unanswered question: what is the true purpose behind these anomalous entities attacking humans and the Star Abyss consuming Blue Planet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another underwater earthquake rolled through—the tunnel hummed, the carriage shuddered. Lin Xian grabbed Ding Junyi’s hand to steady himself. A minute later, the quake passed, but the tremors were stronger than before, and the interval between them was less than half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This undersea volcano looks like it could erupt at any moment,” Lin Xian said, releasing her hand as the shaking ceased, his voice low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi glanced around the carriage, her expression calm: “For adepts and those of us with the Infinity-class heavy vehicle, natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis shouldn’t pose much threat. You’re worried about the anomalous entities hunting us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian nodded: “That’s exactly why I came to you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately told Ding Junyi about the energy release port discovery and his plan. Though they were anomalous entities, he still wanted to hear the biologist’s opinion. But given the intensity of the earthquakes, he felt time was running out—he’d need to activate the release port before nightfall to stabilize the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Xian, Ding Junyi’s eyes lit up as she nodded thoughtfully: “If this geothermal nuclear conversion device emits energy that uniquely attracts anomalous entities, the plan might work… I mean, at least for drawing some anomalous groups to Chasang Island. But you’re suggesting amplifying the release to lure the Great Ocean God away from Garan Volcano and intercept it preemptively—that sounds…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Lin Xian sighed, his expression grave. “It’s just a hypothesis. Either way, releasing energy is mandatory. I don’t expect much—just a chance to monitor and observe. Maybe we’ll find something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian rubbed his trigeminal nerve. Even with his eyes closed, he still saw that damned countdown. He was treating this idea as a last-ditch effort—his top priority was survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi gazed at Lin Xian with quiet admiration. She deeply appreciated his refusal to give up, his constant preparation of fallbacks. As both teammate and object of her affection, he gave her an unshakable sense of safety even in this apocalypse—that’s why she could remain calm inside the carriage, studying, no matter how wild the storms raged outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m concerned with three questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi spoke calmly: “First, what specific property of this geothermal nuclear energy attracts so many large anomalous entities? Second, why does the Great Ocean God hunt? Third…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Lin Xian: “How can you be sure the Great Ocean God will leave after completing its hunt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s face stiffened. Ding Junyi had hit the core. Yes, faced with this encirclement, he truly had no solution. Stranded on a remote island, with secrets thickening both sky and sea, one misstep meant annihilation. The pressure from this world-class entity pressed like a boulder on his chest—not to mention the bizarre countdown before him and all the inexplicable phenomena he still couldn’t fathom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure,” Lin Xian sighed. “All this comes from the Foundation’s past observational records, but no one truly knows. In this situation, what ‘hunting’ even means—we’re trapped in a snake’s nest. All we can do is avoid being marked by darkness, avoid detection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi, hands in her pockets, remained calm: “Using geothermal nuclear energy to attract and observe the Great Ocean God’s hunting behavior—I don’t know the Foundation’s true purpose, but they wouldn’t have built such a massive base and installed this geothermal placement device based on pure speculation. There must be a clear objective. Years of observation suggest they’ve achieved—or are achieving—their intended goal. Finally, the situation we face is exactly the one they faced… yet they evacuated safely. Doesn’t that imply this action is relatively safe? At least, within this base?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian shook his head: “The Garan Volcano activating was exactly what they didn’t anticipate—that’s why they evacuated. This place is no longer safe. Once the volcano erupts, we can’t stop it…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stated his view plainly, but suddenly fell silent, his gaze sharpening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait,” Lin Xian said, turning to Ding Junyi. “What was your last sentence?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Junyi adjusted her glasses: “I said, the situation we’re facing is the same one they faced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s expression jolted—he suddenly understood, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant, Director Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without another word, he sprinted out of the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his back, Ding Junyi smiled faintly, then followed him off the vehicle, trailing him toward the submarine base’s monitoring hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the monitoring hall, Kiki and the others had already pulled up all surveillance feeds from the energy release port. Beneath the sea, darkness and murk reigned—but on the biological radar screen, dozens of red dots, large and small, drifted through the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him arrive, Kiki called out: “The control valve at the release port is connected—we can activate it anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stable axis of the Deep-3 Geothermal Nuclear Placement Device has shifted—it’s due to magma in the geothermal well exceeding danger levels. At this rate, we don’t even have twelve hours,” said Ryan, standing beside Vanessa in the monitoring hall. Meanwhile, other core members of the Falcon Sea Group were outside, hauling supplies and remaining weapons from the decommissioned sea group vessels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nuclear submarine base had suddenly grown bustling. Among the hundreds in the Falcon Sea Group were many children and women, even a mechanical armor squad built by Azir and the team’s mechanical engineers. Many disabled survivors now wore mechanical prosthetics, greatly improving mobility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to activate the release port as soon as possible—maybe it’ll ease the pressure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian nodded. Seeing Qian Dele, Shu Qin, and others present, he didn’t stop, just told Kiki: “Activate it now. Kiki, Ryan—you monitor. I’m going down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, Lin Xian seemed unconcerned about activating the release port—he hurried straight toward the submarine’s deepwater harbor. Kiki stared, startled, about to call out—then noticed Ding Junyi following him, and fell silent, sitting down to remotely trigger the energy release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin?” Ryan lowered his sunglasses, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just activate it. He’s got something else to do,” Kiki said without hesitation, remotely opening the undersea energy release gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hollow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kiki’s finger swept across the control console’s holographic interface, a mechanical hollow boom echoed far below, southeast of Chasang Island, dozens of kilometers away. Beneath the vortex of dead creatures and the seabed, the dark energy release gate split open, torn by jagged orange-red cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The multi-meter-wide alloy gate shattered with hydraulic shrieks. Accumulated geothermal nuclear energy erupted as a molten-gold torrent, instantly vaporizing surrounding seawater. Swelling bubble clouds, like a nuclear blast, swept across the cliffside. Radiation readings spiked—the vortex creature’s main torso and countless surrounding anomalous entity corpses were charred, melted, and blasted into gray-brown seabed dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nuclear stream struck the seabed, forming a radial dust storm. Orange-red light pierced the black water, illuminating tens of thousands of sea worms within the vortex. Suddenly, a hundred-meter-high steam column erupted along Chasang Island’s coast. Boiling seawater hurled the charred corpses of anomalous entities onto the rocks. Inside the submarine base, all observers saw only blinding white on their monitors—no image signal remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1329,"2026-06-19T18:20:07.351Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1122272ba7427da98d70ace825561a5c08c6591709be33fa47bbbd63337936a1","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-460","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-458",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]