[{"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-80":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},2261844,4414,"Chapter 80: Degeneration","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-80",80,"\u003Cp>As he lost himself in thought, the scene outside the prison cell shifted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was a dim corridor, where a little girl, no more than three or four years old, sat on a bench, clutching a faded teddy bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The toy was clearly old, yet meticulously cleaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl bowed her head, sitting quietly, her small face filled with confusion and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, in a room beside her, the door stood half-open, revealing an office inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to regulations, a child may only be placed in our orphanage if both parents provide proof of exceptional hardship or health-related incapacity, and both must jointly consent. Ms. Zhao, your situation clearly does not qualify…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director… Director, please listen to me.” The woman’s voice trembled with agitation and dread. “She can’t stay with me—she’ll die. She will definitely die…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, she’s well-behaved. She won’t cause you any trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director saw the woman’s panic and frowned. “Ms. Zhao, I’m sorry…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s calm expression shattered. Suddenly, she screamed hysterically, tearing at her hair, ripping open her collar, and snatching a vase from the desk to smash it against her own head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud~ Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene erupted. Guards and teachers rushed into the office, trying to restrain the mad woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl sat silently on the corridor bench, head bowed, as people passed by, voices shouting and screaming—none of it reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long moments passed, and the room gradually fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened. A woman with disheveled hair stepped out, stood at the threshold, perhaps glancing at the girl—or perhaps not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood there for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she turned and walked toward the distant light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight stretched her shadow longer and longer, yet her figure perfectly blocked the light ahead, plunging the corridor into deeper darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Enqi, your mom’s a lunatic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not like you—you were abandoned by your mother…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your mom hurt the principal. She’s gonna get executed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unnoticed, several children of the same age appeared beside the girl, pointing and laughing, one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Enqi, why are you so naughty?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teachers from the orphanage, their gazes fierce and hostile, now surrounded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who taught you to lie? You’ve been a compulsive liar since you were little—what’ll you become when you grow up?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Enqi! Why are you running away again?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Enqi, are you just like your mother? Are you crazy too?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you help me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian blinked, and the children and teachers in the corridor vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was back in the black prison cell, facing the little girl on the opposite bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, three girls appeared inside the cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian knew: these were three different versions of Kiki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little girl bowed her head, nervously fidgeting with the teddy bear in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she did not cry—only silently played with the toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she were just waiting a moment, and someone would come soon to take her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help you with what?” Lin Xian suddenly changed the question, no longer asking if she recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl raised her hand, just as before, waiting for Lin Xian to give her something. Lin Xian frowned—he finally realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression shifted from calm to grave. He shouted suddenly: “Do you want to kill the principal? Or your classmates? Or your mother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Kiki.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s face grew serious, his tone now tense. “Listen to me—those people before? They deserved to die. But your classmates and teachers at the orphanage? They’re just…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian’s voice faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips felt dry; he was trapped in a logical dead end, thinking halfway through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re just annoying… but they don’t need to die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this seemed like fragmented memories of Kiki—but for some reason, Lin Xian now felt an overwhelming certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he killed all these children, teachers, and mother,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then Kiki would cease to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a single word came to him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was he seeing these images?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was something happening to Kiki right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether from the Phoenix Society’s records or rumors among the wanderers, nearly all abilities follow three things: some object, some physical or psychological transformation, and some specific condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought of this, Lin Xian suddenly grew icy cold—a chilling dread raced from his spine to the top of his head!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the word Kiki had mentioned in the “Angel Project.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Degeneration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to collected case data, evolution isn’t inevitable or guaranteed to produce a specific result—it may… go wrong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kiki is now on the brink of death. Could it be… her ability is undergoing some kind of change?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emotion… spirit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evolution gone wrong…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is degenerating her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian frowned and stepped back several paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the white monster he’d seen earlier, and the black ink in Kiki’s eyes—his spine turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why had he suddenly seen that white monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of that strange antenna?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If so, then that thing has always been beside Kiki—only no one else can see it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xian stood alone in the black prison cell, drawing a sharp breath, his eyes wide with shock—as if he’d glimpsed a forbidden thing hidden in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps one possibility: those strange things have always been beside us!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, Lin Xian had told Da Lou in the car that he felt the monsters in the night weren’t drawn by sound—they were drawn by living people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the white monstrosity or the three-faced spider, they always appeared near Lin Xian as if they’d been there all along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment this thought surfaced, his hair stood on end. He instantly stepped back. His gaze swept the shadows behind the three girls—and saw a towering black silhouette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was another presence in this black prison cell—besides him and the three girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes trembled as he locked onto the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow, too, stared back at Lin Xian. Slowly, it stepped forward from the corner’s darkness, revealing a ghastly pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened a gaping maw, as if devouring something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three versions of Kiki—from oldest to youngest—began to wither, their skin shriveling, their faces twisting into horrors, as if all their life force was being drained!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kiki, now with her mental energy collapsing, stood on the brink of degeneration!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New author seeking follows and monthly votes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the official release on December 1st, I’ll post massive updates—don’t save this novel. Jump straight to the last chapter every time a new one drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1092,"2026-06-19T18:20:04.953Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c7d5e1911a777bffe3a776a3655df606e64233c37f06dfc49f717d0d061d0050","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-81","apocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-chapter-79",541,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-built-an-infinite-train-cover.jpg"]