Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train

Under the Black Night

The howling wind echoed like a high-frequency shriek from another world, sending chills down one’s spine.

In the distant forest, a towering silhouette stood eerily in the mist. It looked like a disproportionate humanoid machine—with unnaturally straight legs and a round, hollow head. There were no reference points around it, yet even though it stood completely still, Lin Xian felt an immediate sense of dread.

Indescribable. Weird and grotesque.

“Everyone, eyes on the 11 o’clock direction.”

Lin Xian quickly regained his focus and spoke into the channel.

Instantly, every gaze in the convoy shifted toward that direction. A drone lifted off, its camera swiftly zooming in.

“What the hell is that thing?” Liao Ming from Eagle Convoy asked, his face darkening as he stared at the surveillance feed.

Wu Zhenhai shouted sternly, “Everyone, be careful! Eerie Entity detected!”

The moment they laid eyes on it, a strange, unsettling feeling gripped them all.

Inside the Infinite Train, crew members hurriedly pulled off their light-blocking covers, peering through the windows toward that eerie figure.

A heavy silence filled the air. Tension mounted.

At that moment, the massive eerie figure’s round head shifted slightly—and then, a red glow began to shine from within!

The entire head was one giant hollow cavity. The red light, like a searchlight, pierced through the mist, illuminating the fog thickened by the night’s drop in temperature. The sinister red glow swirled and pulsed, creating a terrifying sight.

Then, the red-glowing head began to move. It bent forward, extending whip-like arms, and ripped the roof off a house hidden within the forest. The red light shone inside, searching.

Slowly… it turned.

And its glaring red searchlight locked onto the train and convoy.

WOOOONNNGGG~~~!!!

A deep, reverberating roar erupted from the creature—like the blast of a titanic ship’s horn!

A sonic wave rolled outward.

The moment the sound reached them, everyone’s expressions changed drastically. Instinctively, they clutched their ears.

A chilling, eerie presence swept through the air, creeping into their bones, sending a shudder through their very souls.

ZZZZZTT—

A strange vibration suddenly resonated within the Infinite Train.

Lin Xian’s eyes darted around.

“What’s that sound?”

“I don’t know… Seems like it’s coming from over there,” Chen Sixuan pointed toward Car No. 1. Her face twisted in discomfort—the sound itself was making her feel physically ill.

Lin Xian’s brows furrowed. He sprinted toward Car No. 1—and found the source.

The Eerie Cube was violently trembling!

“What the hell is happening?”

He grabbed the cube. In response, the Mechanical Heart activated—immediately, a flickering holographic screen popped up.

[BEEP! Conducting reflective scan using non-mechanical energy.]

[Detected: Massive Fear Energy Shockwave!]

Lin Xian’s expression changed instantly.

A Fear Energy Shockwave?!

He grabbed the walkie-talkie—

Click—click—

But under the sonic tremors, all signals failed.

“F**k!”

He rushed into the cockpit, yanked the external loudspeaker, and shouted:

“EVERYONE, BACK TO YOUR VEHICLES! THIS THING AMPLIFIES DARK INVASION FEAR ENERGY!!”

"AAAAHHHH!!!"

Just as Lin Xian’s voice boomed from the train’s external speakers, a wounded middle-aged man from the Eagle Convoy suddenly let out a piercing scream!

His bandages turned crimson, his chest wound burst open, and the veins around his eyes darkened. His pupils were being swallowed by blackness.

The surrounding survivors staggered back in horror.

“Li Dong! LI DONG! Stay with us!”

“AARGH!!! AAAAHHH!!”

Li Dong screamed uncontrollably. The moment his eyes turned completely black, he collapsed to his knees.

His mouth gaped open, and in the next instant—

Countless writhing insect-like tendrils started crawling out of his throat and eye sockets!

His body convulsed violently, his muscles twisted grotesquely, and his face distorted beyond recognition!

“AAAAH!!! KILL ME!!” Li Dong wailed in agony. “Please… take care of my wife and son…!”

“HE’S MUTATING!!”

The survivors had seen mutations before.

But never this fast. This sudden.

“End it!”

“Put him out of his misery!”

A teammate’s face twisted in anguish—he clenched his teeth and pulled the trigger.

“FK IT! AARGH!!”

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A burst of gunfire rang out.

Li Dong’s head exploded instantly—but that wasn’t the end.

His blood-soaked corpse suddenly erupted with tendrils. The flesh wriggled, pulsating with eerie black fluid.

His teammates unloaded their guns, ripping apart his upper body until it stopped moving.

"AAAAH!! HELP!!"

But before they could even process what happened—

More mutations broke out across the convoy.

The infection spread like a collapsed dam.

"GET BACK TO THE VEHICLES!!"

Hearing Lin Xian’s warning, Luo Yang was the first to react. He shouted to the convoy:

“MOVE! BACK TO THE VEHICLES! NOW!!”

Wu Zhenhai also grabbed the vehicle PA system:

“ALL UNITS, EVACUATE TO THE VEHICLES!”

Panic erupted.

Before the battle even began, gunfire rang out—but they were shooting their own people.

Infinite Train, Locked & Loaded

Inside Car No. 2, the G3 Electromagnetic Railgun lifted into position.

Inside Car No. 12, the 1130 CIWS powered up.

Lin Xian’s gaze turned icy cold.

No hesitation.

He locked onto the red-light creature—

FIRE.

BOOM!

A blue electric arc surged from the railgun, tearing through the night sky, slamming directly into the creature’s glowing red head.

BOOM!!

A huge chunk of its skull was blasted apart—blackened fragments rained down, burning furiously.

The red glow flickered violently.

Simultaneously, the 1130 CIWS erupted—a storm of bullets tore into its blackened flesh, shredding its twisted form.

WHOOSH!

A black fog surged around the creature.

Then—its upper body twisted unnaturally.

And suddenly—it floated into the air.

"FK! IT CAN FLY?!”

The communicators came back online.

Lin Xian immediately shouted:

“DO NOT LET THE RED LIGHT TOUCH YOU! ITS ATTACK METHODS ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING WE’VE ENCOUNTERED!”

“ROGER!”

Inside Car No. 11, KIKI shielded Shasha, her face pale.

She grabbed Shasha and shoved her into the Fire God Mecha’s cockpit.

“Stay inside! Lock the hatch!”

“But Sally can’t stand up—”

SMACK!

KIKI smacked her on the forehead, pressed the lock button, and snapped:

“Sit tight. I’ll send you out when we need you.”

Then, without another word—

She sprinted toward the front carriages.

Rustle, rustle, rustle…

From all directions in the darkness surrounding the camp, faint scuttling noises began to emerge. The sound grew louder, rushing closer, swelling into a roaring tidal wave of movement—like a monstrous wave crashing against the shore.

Sitting inside his vehicle, Wu Zhenhai heard the noise, and his expression darkened. He immediately grabbed his walkie-talkie.

"Everyone, stay alert—it’s a Bug Tide!"

The Eagle Convoy knew this sound all too well—they had barely survived it last night!

The warning spread through the entire convoy in an instant.

"Form a defensive line!" Liao Ming shouted, shifting his vehicle into position.

"Xiaobai, Amin, Lolo—drive closer to the Infinite Train! Li Guangwen, block the front with the defense vehicle!" Luo Yang immediately took action, directing his team.

Vroom—vroom!

Several heavy-duty engineering vehicles rumbled into motion, positioning themselves on the left, right, and rear of the Infinite Train and the convoys.

Holding his walkie-talkie, Liang Lei shouted, "These are our unmanned fortress vehicles—all heavy firepower to the rear! Keep the front line protected!"

Hiss! Roar!

From the unmanned engineering vehicles, ten 12.7mm heavy auto-cannons quickly deployed, and inside one of the trucks, a few young men frantically controlled them remotely.

Meanwhile, on the Infinite Train, KIKI rushed into Car No. 2—Information Center, immediately scanning for that red-light creature.

At the same time, Lin Xian activated the External Electric Blade System and shouted to the entire train crew,

"Do NOT let the Bug Tide breach the convoy!"

Whoosh!

Inside Cars No. 5 and No. 11, the automatic blast doors slid open.

Da Lou, Lü Chang, and three other team members armed with Roarer K23 Electric Gatling Guns took defensive positions at the doors.

Meanwhile, Lu Xingchen took an elevator lift to the train’s rooftop. He cracked his knuckles, eyes gleaming with uncontained battle intent, scanning the surrounding darkness.

Screech! BOOM!

The ear-piercing shrieks of unknown insects and the deafening rumble of thousands of legs scuttling forward became overwhelming.

After a quick sweep, KIKI locked onto that red glow in the sky.

"There! That thing is definitely what’s attracting the Bug Tide!"

She stood up immediately. "I’ll fly up and take it out!"

But before she could take off, Lin Xian grabbed her ankle mid-air and yanked her back down.

"No, you’re staying right here."

Without another word, Lin Xian raised the G3 Electromagnetic Rail Cannon, adjusted the trajectory, and fired at the red glow in the sky!

Whoosh! Crackle!

A massive electric arc burst forth, the railgun’s discharge illuminating the night sky. The brilliant blue beam streaked across the heavens, piercing through the shadows, revealing the silhouette of a massive creature above.

BOOM!

Several seconds later, an explosive shockwave reverberated through the air.

The eerie wailing sirens abruptly ceased.

"Set up a target lock—keep that electromagnetic cannon trained on the red glow! We’ll handle the Bug Tide first!"

"Ooh! Good idea!"

KIKI, still dangling from Lin Xian’s grip, immediately began reconfiguring the railgun's tracking system.

"Lin!"

From the rear carriages, Shu Qin stood at the open doors of Car No. 11, scanning the darkness beyond. She pressed her comms button.

"They're here!"

BEEEEEP!

With its radar and fire-control system, the 1130 CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) automatically detected the incoming threat and opened fire first.

A fan-shaped barrage of metal erupted, its glowing tracers streaking through the darkness, lighting up the battlefield in a hellish spectacle.

And what it revealed made even the battle-hardened Infinite Train crew gasp.

Less than two kilometers away, a horrific tide of massive scythe-limbed insects, black-shelled beetles, and giant centipedes swarmed forward, flooding the landscape like a biblical plague—an unstoppable tsunami of nightmares.

The very ground trembled under their approach.

BEEEEEP!

The 1130 CIWS roared, its cannon fire shattering the night’s silence.

For a moment, the battlefield fell into a suffocating stillness—like the eye of a storm.

Then—

"OPEN FIRE!!"

Lin Xian, Wu Zhenhai, Luo Yang, Liang Lei—the leaders of all four convoys—gave the order simultaneously.

BANG BANG BANG! RATATATATATATATATA!!

A rainstorm of bullets erupted, creating an all-around kill zone centered on the Infinite Train.

CLANG CLANG CLANG—

The frontline bugs were shredded apart the moment they stepped into range, their bodies splattered across the battlefield. The sheer volume of gunfire pushed back the Bug Tide, suppressing their advance.

Meanwhile—

The convoys' heavy weapons—grenade launchers, rocket-propelled grenades, flamethrowers, and missiles—unleashed devastation onto the densest clusters of insects.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions engulfed the battlefield, flames erupting like a pyrotechnic nightmare, filling the sky with thick smoke and burning insect carcasses.

Whoosh! Hiss!

Inside Car No. 11, Xiao Yuan and her squad kept up suppressive fire.

Suddenly—

"Xiao Yuan! Move aside!"

From the blast door, Shasha emerged—piloting her Sally Mech!

With uncanny precision, she maneuvered the heavily-armored mecha, leaping from the train and landing directly in the battlefield.

Her dual heavy cannons blazed to life, unloading high-caliber rounds into the Bug Tide.

"Take this!!"

Shasha gritted her teeth, her tiny frame gripping the controls fiercely, already mastering the Fire God Mech in less than half a day.

To the left, the Chasing Sun Convoy had been struggling—but with Shasha’s mech joining the battle, their pressure immediately lessened.

Luo Yang turned back, his eyes widening. "HOLY CRAP! Lin has a GUNDAM?!"

BOOM!

Above, the Electromagnetic Rail Cannon kept firing, tracking the red glow in the sky, hammering it with repeated blasts.

Without the sonic pulses, Luo Yang seized the opportunity.

"Amin! Lolo! Go!"

"On it!"

"Covering!"

Two agile figures leapt from the convoy, lightning crackling around them.

Each wielding a thin, white chain-sword, they dashed into the Bug Tide, moving like ghosts.

In a blink, dozens of monstrous insects were bisected, their bodies sliced clean through, their scorched corpses still smoldering from electrical discharge.

"Left flank!"

"Right flank!"

Their automated tracking cannons and battlefield awareness systems locked onto every threat within their range.

Suddenly—

A gigantic centipede burst from the swarm, lunging at Amin!

At that moment, a muscle-bound young man charged in, his massive fists encased in strange gauntlets.

He punched the air—and an invisible shockwave tore through the centipede, shattering its exoskeleton, ejecting its entrails in a gruesome explosion.

Above, the sky darkened—black-winged insects descended in a suffocating cloud.

Luo Yang's eye gleamed—and a thin, searing beam of light ripped through the swarm, triggering mid-air explosions.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

"Haaah—"

Breathing hard, he recovered, preparing for the next attack.

The black-winged carapace insects seemed endless—no matter how many they killed, more kept swarming in. Their temporary suppression barely lasted a moment before the tide surged back, and despite their numbers, their dozens of fighters still seemed too few against the sheer mass of the insect horde.

"Keep firing!! Yaaaaahhh!!"

Shasha, piloting the Fire God Mecha, pushed forward, helping Amin and Lolo hold the line against the overwhelming wave of insects.

Beep!!

The Fire God Mecha's cannons swept across the battlefield, instantly incinerating a whole section of the swarm.

"There's too many of them!!"

Shasha shouted from the cockpit, frustration clear in her voice. "You damn fire-spewing bastard, if you don’t get out here, I’m throwing away your tea canister!"

BOOM!!!

Just as Shasha and the Chasing Sun Convoy felt their defenses being pushed to the limit, a pillar of fire erupted into the sky, illuminating the battlefield.

"The great one has arrived!!"

A blazing crimson flame shot out from the Infinite Train, soaring past Amin and Lolo, before crashing into the densest part of the insect horde like a meteor impact. The explosion sent waves of fire scorching outward, burning every insect in a radius of several hundred meters to cinders!

Lu Xingchen stood tall at the center of the inferno, his back turned dramatically toward the two women, his voice echoing across the battlefield:

"The filth and corruption of this world must be cleansed! Tonight, I shall purge these vile abominations in the name of the heavens!"

Boom! Boom!

Shasha fired off two more cannon blasts before stopping, rolling her eyes in exasperation.

"That guy… he just loves showing off in front of beautiful women."

Meanwhile, Luo Yang, Li Guangwen, and the other ability users from the Chasing Sun Convoy were utterly stunned. They had heard from Liao Ming that the Infinite Convoy had terrifying firepower, but they never imagined it would be this insane—a high-tier fire ability user standing amidst the flames like a god of war!

"Liao said they had strong firepower—was this what he meant?!" Luo Yang was in disbelief, his eyes filled with excitement and admiration. He immediately shouted with newfound determination:

"Everyone, stay strong! We can hold the line!!"

The morale of the entire resistance force soared, their fighting spirit igniting like wildfire. They pushed back fiercely against the swarm.

Right Flank - The Great Eagle Convoy

With the largest numbers and strongest firepower, the Great Eagle Convoy unleashed a storm of destruction—heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, grenade cannons, flamethrowers, and even small missiles blasted into the endless insect horde.

Among them, Da Lou, after emptying a magazine, didn't even bother reloading—he drew his Steel-Slaying Greatsword and charged straight into the swarm.

Since the last battle at the research facility, he had discovered that his ability strengthened with every injury—his power and regeneration surged the more he fought, just like Qiu Long from the Black Crow Four. This realization awakened his battle lust, and now he actively sought close combat.

The Great Eagle Convoy warriors watched in shock as Da Lou waded into the insect tide with nothing but a sword.

"Is… is he an ability user?"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Liao Ming—a mutant ability user with scythe-like arms—shouted a warning. "Brother, be careful! These things are tough to kill with melee weapons!"

Da Lou remained silent, his expression cold. As soon as he dove in, several black-winged carapace insects immediately latched onto him, their claws and mandibles tearing into his flesh.

Liao Ming immediately moved to assist—

BOOM BOOM!

But before he could act, a shadow blurred past him—

A Remington M96, enhanced with Exorcist’s Holy Flames, roared to life—obliterating the insects attacking Da Lou in a blast of purifying fire.

Shu Qin, wielding two custom-made shotguns by Lin Xian, was firing with both hands, dual-wielding with deadly precision. Within seconds, she blasted back the incoming insect swarm, clearing the area around Da Lou.

Meanwhile, Da Lou’s entire body radiated crimson blood energy—his aura surged. He raised the Steel-Slaying Greatsword, stepping forward with a heavy stomp.

Boom!

His muscles tensed—with a low growl, he swung his sword forward with all his might!

HUMMM!!

The slash carried unbelievable force, heating the air until the blade glowed red-hot. The crimson blood energy enveloping the sword exploded outward, unleashing a massive fan-shaped shockwave!

CRACK!!

A wave of insect carapaces shattered—every creature within several meters ahead was blown apart in an instant! The blasting force hurled insect corpses and limbs flying like shrapnel.

"Holy sh*t!"

Liao Ming's eyes widened in shock. He had intended to help, but at the last second, he instinctively retracted his scythe-arms, afraid of getting caught in that devastating sword wave.

"HAAAA!!"

Fueled by his raging battle instinct, Da Lou planted himself at the front of the unmanned engineering vehicles, standing alone against the insect tide.

"I’ll fight with you!!"

Liao Ming, blood pumping with adrenaline, led his elite warriors into the fray!

Fire Support - The Bombardment Convoy

From the rear convoy, Wu Zhenhai ordered:

"Artillery team, barrage! Cover them!"

"Roger that!!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The rear convoy unleashed a wave of missile fire, supporting Da Lou, Shu Qin, and Liao Ming's team by blasting open a massive clearing in the battlefield.

Meanwhile, at the rear of the Infinite Train, where women and children were sheltered, the 1130 CIWS cannons provided continuous fire support, while youths controlled automated turrets.

Liang Lei, his entire body transforming into living metal, towered over everyone—even taller than Da Lou. He stormed into the insect horde, grabbing a Crimson Giant Centipede’s massive jaws.

The centipede’s razor-sharp legs clawed against his metallic skin, sending sparks flying, but failing to penetrate.

"AHHHH!!"

With pure brute force, Liang Lei ripped a chunk of flesh from the centipede’s jaw, making it shriek in agony. Just as it tried to bite back, he kicked it away!

BAM! BAM! BAM!

From the roof, Li Yi, using a vehicle-mounted autocannon, obliterated the centipede’s head, turning it into a bloody mess.

"Lei! Behind you!!"

Liang Lei turned—

SHINK!

At the last second, Lü Chang flashed past with an Electric Blade, decapitating a massive flying beetle mid-air!

"Another one, Chen!"

BOOM!!

A Meteor-3 sniper round obliterated a giant carapace insect diving from above—

Chen Sixuan, crouched atop the Infinite Train, coldly took aim, sniping down dangerous creatures with deadly precision.

Suddenly—

BZZZZZZZZZ!!

A deafening hum filled the sky—

The moon and stars vanished behind a massive black storm of flying insects, their wings beating in horrifying unison.

Chen Sixuan’s expression darkened.

"Everyone! Look up!!"

At that moment—

The sky trembled. The ground quaked.

And above them, a purple-haired girl rose into the air, her glowing eyes radiating destruction.

Lolo… had arrived.

The Sky Turns to Hell

The swarm above surged like a living black tide, completely blotting out the stars and moon. The overwhelming buzz of countless wings sent a numbing chill down the spine of every survivor.

"Sh*t—sky’s completely covered!"

Li Yi swung her vehicle-mounted machine gun upward, opening wild suppressing fire into the air.

"Lei, get back here!"

The Chasing Sun and Great Eagle Convoys immediately shifted tactics, redirecting firepower skyward.

Beep! Beep!

From the Infinite Train, the 1130 CIWS anti-air cannons spun to life, unleashing a storm of tracer rounds, illuminating the dark sky with streaks of fire.

"Flamethrowers! Burn those bastards!"

"Reload, reload!"

"We can’t hold the ground AND the sky!!"

Panic spread through the ranks as the survivors realized the dire situation—the ground battle against the insect tide was already pushing their limits, but now they were completely vulnerable from above.

And then—

The air itself began to tremble.

The dust on the ground lifted unnaturally, swirling in zero gravity, as if being suspended by an unseen force.

"What the hell—?"

Someone turned to look at the Infinite Train's roof—

There, a purple-haired girl floated effortlessly, her glowing violet eyes radiating pure destruction.

Her hair swayed without wind, and her entire body emitted an invisible force, warping the air around her.

Lolo had awakened.

The True Power of a Psychic

"What's happening?!"

The black tide of insects—just moments away from crashing down onto the convoy—suddenly froze mid-air.

Every single winged creature stopped flapping, their bodies locked in place as if they had smashed into an invisible wall.

Lolo slowly raised a hand.

The air quaked.