[{"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-503":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},2262267,4414,"Chapter 503","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-503",503,"\u003Cp>Waikiki Island, downtown Honolulu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rotting palm slapped against the giant neon sign of “Sunshine Hawaii,” leaving a greasy smear; beneath the sign, a female zombie clad in a tattered bikini, her torso reduced to half, turned her milky-white eyes aimlessly—her hollow gaze swept across the silent streets, past the crushed piles of Tonglei  inside the tilted tour bus—suddenly, the bright sunshine turned pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The howling wind grew fiercer; the zombie and other shambling undead on the streets turned their heads toward the Honolulu mountain range, where the sky had been replaced by a “wall”—a wall stretching from heaven to sea, swallowing all light; it was not pure darkness, but a churning mass of thick, viscous crude oil, seething with sickly crimson radiance that slowly consumed the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness swallowed the Diamond Head Lighthouse, the once-famous Hollywood sign where countless tourists took photos, then the tunnel piercing through the mountain; the crimson-black tide surged like a solid flood, crashing into the tunnel entrance, instantly drowning the abandoned vehicles, skeletons, billboards, and several shambling zombies trying to crawl out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson washed over the white sands of Waikiki Beach, swallowing countless zombies numbly—but after being engulfed, their forms began to twist in uncanny ways: bodies arched violently, emitting inhuman, bone-cracking “cracks.” Their eyes swelled like balloons, first gray-white, then bursting, twisting into sludge-like masses; their shadows devoured and fused together, mutating into grotesque creatures beyond description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaah!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange shrieks rose in chorus, accompanied by black shadows writhing like mad demons in the crimson—within moments, the city became a hell of inhuman horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those crimson bodies twisted and deformed beyond description; Lin Xian’s surveillance equipment lost signal the instant it was swallowed by crimson—but through the fragmented residual footage, he still sensed an abnormality far beyond expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Skytrain, Lin Xian watched the anomalies across the island, his expression darkening; this time, directly sensing the crimson’s descent was far more terrifying than through the consciousness link; merely a few scattered images made him understand the crimson’s power—without a vehicle or full-body power armor, no adept could survive within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although everyone aboard the Infinite was equipped with Lin Xian’s interstellar-grade power armor, they were still an extremely rare minority; even within the Interstellar Army, only elite units carried power armor above the Dark Wolf class; most regular soldiers had only partial or auxiliary armor; both the Phoenix Society and the military were like this—let alone ordinary survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing sonic wail sliced through the main bridge, like an invisible wavefront instantly turning the sky full of monstrous fish into a continuous crimson mist—its power rivaled that of ten 1130s firing simultaneously; Lin Xian turned toward the tower—Mo Nika stood with one hand on her hip, calm and composed, her sonic sword piercing straight through the bulletproof window and electrostatic field without a trace, needing no exposure to the outside; on the other side, Qian Dele’s Divine Speed Kick, originally a martial art, now fired high-energy golden beams—clearly, both their abilities had undergone a qualitative transformation after activating the lattice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian watched the faintly visible dark energy currents swirling in the cold air—this power was profoundly mysterious, enabling Shu Qin to turn a single firearm into artillery-level firepower—utterly incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All our Dark Markers are lit—monsters within at least five kilometers of sea around us are converging on us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Sha, seated at the comms station, said while watching the radar panel: “There are aerial ones too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Pacific’s waves surged, white bubble zones stretching like a line across the northern and southern horizons—like a shockwave radiating from the Star Abyss’s core toward the sea, charging forward with ferocious force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Skytrain raced along its track, synchronized with the white bubble zone below; one glance revealed the entire ocean had turned into a boiling sea of white foam, countless bizarre sea creatures swarming en masse toward the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian looked up at the sky—now everyone had activated their lattices, all Dark Markers lit, dark clouds loomed overhead, more flying monsters pouring in; one look told him instantly: within those clouds, terrifying atmospheric creatures must exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to this speed, we’ll hit the tsunami in thirty seconds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Sha turned back to Lin Xian, her small face tense: “Lin brother, ready to ascend?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian was about to reply when his headset suddenly crackled with Ningjing’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin team leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the intercontinental train’s roof, a violent shockwave exploded through hundreds of meters of air, punching a vacuum zone seven to eight meters wide through the swarm of monstrous fish, spraying crimson mist; at the shockwave’s origin, Ningjing—towering like a miniature giant—roared with lattice power, still frozen in the pose of a sharp punch; her brow furrowed—after channeling lattice energy, she suddenly sensed something; dark energy rippled around her, and her body visibly shrank before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Ningjing exhaled slightly in relief, but didn’t dwell on it—she looked upward and continued through the comm: “We can’t fly too high—if we get a Level Four marker from a Special-Class entity, given the current density of aberrations in the spreading zone, trouble will be immense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, there’s already too many!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch out! Watch out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Ningjing, Lu Chang and Miao Lu were already overwhelmed under the train’s automated fire support, facing a deluge of attacks; they hadn’t undergone lattice evolution—their combat power was only around four thousand; even now, with no higher-level aberrations appearing, if A-Class or Special-Class entities erupted in the sky, they’d have to retreat inside the train and fight from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the main bridge, Lin Xian understood their situation perfectly—the Skytrain’s firepower was strong, and the monsters surging from the crimson were manageable for the few who’d evolved their lattices; but under this massive Star Abyss disturbance, they must avoid raising the concentration of Dark Markers too high—he feared it would snowball out of control; they were fleeing, not fighting a full-scale battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prepare for takeoff—everyone, stay alert. I’ll control altitude; there may be other dangers beneath the wave crest. Mo Nika, Qian Dele—watch the water. Long Zhijie, Lu Xingchen—watch the sky!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Xian finished speaking, Lu Xingchen’s voice suddenly crackled over the channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Xian—wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the train’s front, on the elevated platform extending from the Sky Bridge, a figure stood bathed in the eerie crimson glow cast by the Star Abyss storm behind him—strikingly vivid; Lu Xingchen had removed his power armor helmet, letting the wild wind tousle his messy black hair; he hovered serenely several meters above the train, arms crossed behind his back, robes snapping in the gale, facing the apocalyptic tsunami wall.\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-06-19T18:20:07.351Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f0f17d2bb7fac31dfe3fe9b996a5bc2bcbc13d5b7cbccd7889d7cdabc46e028","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-504","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-502",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]