Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 147: Repairs

"Team Leader Bai, Captain Lin has successfully repaired the maintenance robots. The estimated repair time for the ascent elevator has been reduced to under an hour."

BOOM! CRACK!

The entire outer perimeter of the airport platform was engulfed in an intense battle, resembling a massive warzone.

In various sectors, hundreds of thousands of zombies frantically climbed upwards. Flames roared, explosions echoed, and the fully-automated machine guns were so overheated that their barrels glowed red-hot. Each burst of firepower illuminated the endless surge of the undead flooding the city roads like a tidal wave.

Among them, grotesque mutant insects, zombie ghouls, towering pale giants, and black centipede-like creatures crawled and slithered forward. The 1130 Close-In Weapon System swept across the battlefield, instantly turning them into a rain of shredded flesh and viscera. Below, Iron Guard Brigade had to use trucks to continuously haul ammunition chains from the airport’s military warehouse to keep the guns firing.

Inside the control tower, Bai Shuang was leading the emergency response team, discussing evacuation plans. Upon hearing Wei Kexue’s voice over the radio, her expression immediately tensed.

"Good! Radar has detected a massive eerie entity in the air—it should be the S-Class Atmospheric Mica. It hasn’t revealed itself yet, but stay alert!"

BOOM!

A brilliant blue electromagnetic beam streaked across the night sky, fired from the railgun, piercing straight through a massive sky jellyfish drifting too close. A dozen of its tentacles snapped off mid-air, crashing down.

AOOO—GRAAAHHH!!

A terrifying wail reverberated, sending shivers down the spines of the resisting soldiers and survivors alike. Just catching sight of that colossal shadow looming in the sky made their hair stand on end.

"Night Falcon-12 Anti-Air Missiles—launch parameters ready!"

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Iron Guard Brigade’s anti-air missile launchers rose slowly, and two small air-to-air missiles blasted off, trailing white contrails before exploding against the sky jellyfish’s bell-shaped body.

Meanwhile, on the ground, a battalion of Iron Guard soldiers was advancing swiftly. Leading them was a middle-aged officer, clad in military uniform. He appeared to be in his mid-forties, his sharp features and rigid posture exuding the aura of a seasoned battlefield commander.

"General, Team Leader Bai just informed us—the ascent elevator repairs will be completed within an hour."

The adjutant reported urgently, following closely beside him.

"Tell the convoys in the plaza to fall back into the port. The threats are reaching inside now." Zhang Dingzhong kept walking, pointing towards the railway platform. "Make sure Bai Shuang coordinates the evacuation—everyone moves to the track platform!"

Most survivors had already picked up weapons and joined the Iron Guard Brigade in holding off the attackers. The thousands of escape vehicles still remaining were mostly occupied by the elderly, women, and children.

"Where the hell is the Security Regiment? They’re still not coming to support?!"

"The Federal Investigation Team hasn’t left yet. They just contacted us, demanding we escort their aircraft out of the combat zone before they agree to leave."

"What?! Escort?!"

BANG! Zhang Dingzhong came to a halt, letting out a cold snort. "Ma Xiaotang, go tell that damn Taylor—I don’t give a sh*t whose dad or son is on her damn plane. I’m giving her 20 minutes to get the hell out of my sight. If she doesn’t, she’s staying forever!"

"Yes, sir!" The adjutant saluted immediately.

"General, we’ve detected minor seismic activity southwest of our position—it could be related to an eerie entity." Another officer rushed up to report.

"How much time left for evacuation?"

"According to the emergency team’s estimates, once the ascent elevator is repaired, it will take at least five hours to complete the full evacuation of the airport personnel."

"Five hours..."

Zhang Dingzhong gazed at the dark, oppressive sky looming overhead. It felt as if a massive net was slowly tightening around the airport.

Inside the port, more and more survivor vehicles were getting wrecked by eerie entities. Many survivors fighting in the defense lines were being killed. The air was filled with the screams of dying men and crying women—their voices drowned in desperation.

Those who had lost their vehicles or their last hope had nowhere left to run.

Watching the chaos unfold, Zhang Dingzhong did not hesitate.

"Follow my orders! Unload all artillery and anti-air equipment from the vehicles! The logistics unit will be responsible for transferring the wounded and stranded survivors onto the Iron Guard’s transport trains!"

"Alert all battalions and units—prepare for a full-scale defense!"

"Airship Squadrons One and Three—get all remaining aerial units in the sky to defend the ascent elevator from airborne threats!"

"Yes, sir!" The officers of Iron Guard Brigade 52 responded in unison.

Maintenance Bay – Ascent Elevator

Back in the maintenance bay, one by one, the repaired maintenance robots hovered into the air. Under Wei Kexue’s operation, they entered the repair queue and flew upwards into the ascent elevator passage.

As the system’s error reports were gradually resolved, Wei Kexue’s tense expression relaxed slightly.

"Based on the current sequence, if all repairs are completed, how soon can we finish the full ascent transfer?"

The maintenance bay was eerily quiet—the sounds of gunfire and explosions now distant. As Lin Xian worked on another repair, he asked the question without looking up.

"The fastest possible time?"

Wei Kexue took a deep breath. "At least five hours—that’s already pushing our limits."

After speaking, he seemed to realize Lin Xian’s intent and muttered, "You train operators... are planning to use the Horizon Clamp System to launch directly, aren’t you?"

Lin Xian didn’t respond.

Instead, KIKI asked, "And what’s wrong with that?"

"It’s extremely risky." Wei Kexue adjusted his glasses. "Not just for your train—nine train convoys have entered the ascent sequence in the past few days. Without the traction platform, there’s no reliable way to ensure safety in the high-altitude corridor."

The traction platform was a flatbed transport system, but far more complex than a regular trailer hook. It connected directly to the rail track, essentially functioning as a ferry vehicle for the ascent elevator, integrated with the electromagnetic launch system.

Vehicles and trains weren’t required to self-propel—instead, the system-controlled the acceleration, handling the climb and subsequent high-speed transition into the low-pressure corridor.

This setup maximized transport efficiency while ensuring automated regulation.

Without it, using the Horizon Clamp System to force-launch the train meant it would be directly driving on the high-altitude rail corridor without any external assistance.

In early operations, manual track routing could still push speeds to 500 km/h—faster than most bullet trains.

But under the current conditions?

If the Doomsday Trains launched without proper clearance, with other electromagnetically accelerated transports following behind them, any accident mid-air could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction.

The results would be unthinkable.

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"We’ve actually considered increasing single-batch transport volume to improve efficiency, but..."

"Lack of power?" Lin Xian interjected.

Wei Kexue nodded. "Besides the ascent elevator and electromagnetic acceleration systems, we also need power to maintain the anti-air defenses of the high-altitude corridor."

"In the dark of night, there may be fewer eerie entities in the sky than on land—but they are usually far more terrifying."

"Since Apocalypse Day, most aircraft and orbital satellites have been destroyed. The sky is not safe."

"Our Sky City–Qingluan crashed two days ago, sinking into the Western Pacific Deep Sea with fifteen thousand people aboard. Phoenix is still trying to rescue them. They say something... horrifying was down there."

"...What?" KIKI frowned. "Wait, aren’t we talking about sky creatures? Why are you suddenly talking about the deep sea?"

Wei Kexue pushed up his glasses. "Does it really matter?" He pointed to the sky.

"Some things that should have stayed in the ocean... are now in the sky."

"And at ten-thousand-meter depths, there are horrors far beyond anything we can handle."