[{"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-501":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},2262265,4414,"Chapter 501: Storm Coast","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-501",501,"\u003Cp>Kong! Kong! Kong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maglev Skytrain on the track showed no lag; its immense power directly propelled the intercontinental train docked on the rails, the carriages emitting a series of pleasant, steady hums, then iron wheels sparked wildly against the rusted tracks, and this colossal train finally began moving from the rail station on Oahu Island, Hawaii!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is interesting—this thing running on tracks somehow feels more reliable than flying through the air,” Qian Dele said, gazing at the straight, endless track ahead, his expression wistful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust rose continuously along the track; all obstacles—abandoned vehicles or debris—were swept aside by cutting beams and high-pressure jets from the ship’s bow clearance system. The Skytrain’s intelligent system efficiently detected track conditions ahead, and with Lin Xian’s numerous drones flying alongside, even bridge collapses or boulders blocking the way could be anticipated and responded to without slowing the train’s advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Track issues aren’t the concern—we should be worried about that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian stood at the main bridge’s bow, his gaze fixed on the coastline where the sea was receding at a visible pace, exposing vast stretches of wet sand and rocky outcrops; meanwhile, the distant dark sky seemed to be advancing toward the island just as the Fifth Star Abyss had once swallowed them, rapidly covering the horizon with shadow within moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is…” Shasha frowned, watching the scene, her voice tense: “The sea is retreating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a tsunami.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Qin’s eyes grew dark: “It’s already daytime—why is the Star Abyss spreading again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Dele shook his head: “Either way, it’s bad news. Don’t drag us into some weird place again—this vast ocean isn’t exactly a good spot to stop.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t look like the Star Abyss is spreading…” Lin Xian now turned his gaze to the northern side of the train, where an equally dark, gloomy curtain was expanding: “It’s more like something inside the Star Abyss is releasing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shu Qin, Qian Dele, Mo Nika—take the ship towers and stand guard. Miao Lu and Lu Chang, assist Ningjing on the armed train. Hu Ge and Long Zhijie—you know what to do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Brother, rest assured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Zhi.” He turned to Shi Zhi: “Go to the hibernation pod—the sea below is surging with violent dark energy. I’m worried the Dark Energy Synchronization Device and the Heteromorphic Cube might not hold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki, Chen Laoshi, Bai Xiaoqing, and Luo Yang in the hibernation pod were expected to complete their evolution in another one or two hours; during this critical phase, Lin Xian feared this situation might affect them, so he assigned Shi Zhi to guard them as a precaution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Zhi immediately understood Lin Xian’s intent and nodded at once: “Alright, I’m going now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Sky Bridge, Long Zhijie and Lu Xingchen hovered in midair, their gazes sharp as they stared north and south; as the black curtain expanded, the clear sky above rapidly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue electric flashes flickered in Long Zhijie’s eyes as he spoke in a calm tone: “Something is coming this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heaven and earth darken, crimson omens appear,” Lu Xingchen crossed his arms, his entire body crackling with energy: “Our return journey is clearly destined to be turbulent. Good—this is the perfect time to test our evolutionary results.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere moments, the Skytrain had accelerated to over a hundred knots, racing through residential zones and cargo ports, hurtling toward the turbulent Pacific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled; the sea turned pitch black, waves piled one upon another. The shoreline’s water had receded dozens of meters, revealing a wet seabed littered with corpses and debris. Meanwhile, vast stretches of white foam appeared on the sea surface, as if the tide itself were advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian frowned—he realized these waves weren’t moving toward the train; they were spreading broadly, in every direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something unnatural, Lin Xian’s eyes glowed brighter with pale yellow mechanical light, and he pushed the Skytrain to accelerate further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead on the track, a two-kilometer-long blockade formed by disabled train cars and various vehicles; besides the trains, the military had previously erected barricades and barbed wire, but now only corpses and zombies wandered among them. The Skytrain’s bow lights blazed like a blazing sun, causing the zombies to turn their gazes toward the rapidly enlarging colossal train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Long Zhijie—clear the way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s voice reached Long Zhijie’s ears; clad in black powered armor, Long Zhijie immediately opened the Sky Bridge’s transparent viewport, his body radiating a distortion that warped the air, then shot forward, raising a single sword finger in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before the Skytrain collided with the blocked trains, a high-frequency howl like a shockwave erupted—every train, car, barricade, and barbed wire ahead was instantly obliterated and flung away by an invisible force. Then, with a light slash of his sword finger, the invisible shockwave silently cleaved through the steel trains and all obstacles in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was called “cleaving,” yet no metallic tearing sounds echoed—it was more like sand dissolving soundlessly. The walls of death that had once trapped Oahu’s residents crumbled in an instant. Most strangely, the shattered vehicle fragments and debris flung sideways did not fall into the sea; instead, under Long Zhijie’s psychic control, they twisted and spun in midair. The main metal frames were retained, shattered, and reassembled into temporary humanoid metal constructs roughly five to six meters tall, while the rest of the debris filtered out and clattered into the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one sword finger slicing, Long Zhijie’s eyes blazed with violent psychic energy—this maneuver clearly activated the Lattice’s power, generating a destruction force ten times stronger than his previous shockwaves alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also seemed to have found a more efficient combat method: the humanoid constructs he created, though seemingly crude assemblages of scrap metal and iron sheets, pulsed with surging dark energy. Each movement rang with metallic clangs and sparked violently, and they all hovered agilely in midair. With a single gesture, Long Zhijie had already summoned four or five of these massive steel golems, effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this from the bridge, Lin Xian’s eyes brightened slightly—he thought: This is an incredible ability. In a way, it’s like a “summoning” version of a mechanical power. Long Zhijie must have been influenced by him and Wang Yue Zhenji—knowing not only how to maximize his ability’s efficiency, but also discovering this innovative method that’s both offensive and defensive, without forcing him to charge into frontline combat. Quite clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out—there are living things inside the black tide, both in the sky and the sea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Nika and Qian Dele each reached the Skytrain’s side towers, equipped with electromagnetic railguns and anti-air systems; as soon as they took position, they sensed dense waves of dark energy surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skytrain, dragging the military intercontinental train like a steel beast breaking free from its cage, crushed through broken rails and plunged into the Pacific Ring of Fire rail network. Sparks erupted beneath the wheels; the engines’ roar tore through the deathly silence around Oahu. Mo Nika stood on the tower, her pupils reflecting the hellish scene behind: thousands of kilometers of ocean had been swallowed by rolling black curtains; the edges of the Star Abyss tide churned with thick, tar-like crimson waves, visibly devouring the last sliver of the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Mo Nika’s gaze flickered as she spoke coldly: “The Crimson Descent and the Star Abyss expansion seem completely unrelated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like there’ll never be a ‘dawn’ again,” Qian Dele said, arms crossed on the other side: “And dawn has lost all meaning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, pay attention—I’m accelerating again. According to observations, it shouldn’t catch up to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s voice came through the comm; the Skytrain’s levitation and maglev propulsion accelerated once more. Outside the viewport, the bright memories of Hawaii shattered completely—the sea was receding at an unnatural speed, exposing vast, jagged, filthy seabeds, as if the entire ocean were being swallowed whole by the dark sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1318,"2026-06-19T18:20:07.351Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6c091577804dbf3919635a2c7297bf0279455bc628d8e6012c109b101fa439df","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-502","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-500",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]