Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 190: Encircled

Boom!

Beneath the dark night, the sky suddenly cracked open. A silver lightning bolt tore through the darkness, echoing thunderously among the storm clouds.

Heavy rain poured down.

At the Freight Platform of Rain Town, a massive black armored train stood still. On the platform, an eerie sight unfolded—countless figures had appeared out of nowhere.

Men and women, young and old, all stood motionless in the rain, their eyes locked onto the train.

The scene sent chills down the spines of those inside the train.

These people looked almost identical to ordinary humans, but the deathly cold aura they emitted was unmistakable. Their skin had unnatural wrinkles; some were stretched too tight, revealing strange bulges underneath.

Then, all at once, these 'people' fixed their gazes on the Infinite Train and slowly grinned—grotesque, unnatural smiles.

Inside the Infinite Train, the passengers exchanged uneasy glances. The air felt heavy, suffocating.

Rain pounded against the armor plates of the train, creating an unsettling rhythm.

Lin Xian sensed something was off. Silently, he signaled the others—KIKI, Chen Sixuan, Shu Qin—they immediately understood his intent.

Without hesitation, Lin Xian slowly raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist.

At that moment, the motionless figures outside suddenly opened their mouths wide.

Beneath their seemingly human faces were gaping maws filled with razor-sharp teeth, and from the depths of their throats, countless red tendrils writhed out.

"Go!" Lin Xian clenched his fist and shouted.

Vroom!

The Infinite Train trembled violently as Mechanical Heart activated. The nuclear-powered electric locomotive hummed to life, and the gas turbine locomotive roared.

Wooooo—

The train lurched forward.

"Grab your weapons! Get ready for battle!" Lin Xian commanded.

KIKI was the first to strike. Clenching her silver teeth, she unleashed her ability and sent a powerful blast surging forward!

BOOM!

A massive shockwave exploded, instantly creating a vacuum zone in the torrential rain. The figures on the platform were blasted away, scattering in all directions.

Wasting no time, Shu Qin led a group toward the rear carriages, while Da Lou and Shasha grabbed their guns and sprinted to Car 2 and Car 5 respectively.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Before the train could even pick up speed, a horde of impostors burst out from the darkness, racing toward the train at an inhuman speed.

Their mouths bristled with writhing tendrils, which latched onto the armored plating as razor-sharp claws began tearing at the metal.

A grotesquely bloated impostor with dissolving flesh sluggishly climbed onto Car 3’s rooftop.

From its decaying skin, countless red parasites oozed like liquid night, wriggling into the gaps of the train’s outer armor, gnawing their way inside.

Ssshhhhh!

Luckily, Cars 3 and 4 were Kor-3 Biological Science Research Carriages, constructed with high-grade airtight materials. Unlike the passenger cars, there were no exposed gaps, preventing the parasites from infiltrating.

The red worms, unable to burrow inside, furiously chewed on the outer metal plating, producing a nauseating scraping sound.

Inside, Ding Junyi listened to the chaos above. Her gaze fell upon the Hell’s Black Chrysanthemum, its red glow intensifying. Her expression flickered—she was deep in thought.

The Infinite Train barreled out of the freight platform, but the impostors continued clinging onto the train’s exterior.

Meanwhile, in the driver’s cabin, Chen Sixuan’s expression was grim.

"Lin Xian, it’s nighttime. If we keep going… won’t it…?"

"I know." Lin Xian’s voice was heavy. "I’m guessing our Blood Scourge Flora must have drawn their attention. We don’t have another choice."

Ahead, eerie entities lurked in the darkness. Behind, impostors relentlessly pursued them. And back in the town, that lantern-flowered creature was undoubtedly a high-level threat.

Lin Xian had no escape route.

But just now, the impostors' invasion had been terrifying—he had truly thought KIKI was going to die for a moment.

No time to hesitate. Only one option left—keep running.

BOOM!

At the rear of the train, KIKI—pale and exhausted—sprinted toward Car 3.

With one final effort, she blasted a shockwave onto the rooftop.

Swoosh!

The red parasites were instantly blown away.

The bloated impostor, its dissolved flesh peeling, exploded into a white, putrid liquid, splattering onto the rain-drenched tracks. Its skeletal remains tumbled off the train.

"Thanks." Ding Junyi nodded at her.

KIKI gasped for breath, waving a hand dismissively before turning and rushing toward the driver’s cabin.

She was completely drained from the chemical plant battle, and the earlier fight in the cinema had left her utterly exhausted.

But now, as the train plunged into the dark night, she had no room for weakness.

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She had barely survived last night—tonight could be even worse.

BZZT!

KIKI used telekinesis to shove two impostors off the front of the train, sending them crashing onto the tracks where the train wheels pulverized them.

"Lin Xian! If we keep going, we’re going to attract even more monsters!" KIKI shouted breathlessly.

"I know."

Lin Xian turned to see KIKI’s pale face.

"I stocked up the Weapon Station with one full round of ammo. If we get surrounded, use it to blast a path through!"

Realization dawned on KIKI.

"Right! I almost forgot! I’ll go set it up now!"

In the driver’s cabin, Chen Sixuan stared into the abyss ahead.

"In ten minutes, we’ll merge onto the main track. But once we leave this town’s range… will they still follow us?"

"If this town is truly that lantern creature’s territory, they might stop chasing us."

Lin Xian paused.

"But these dark entities don’t follow normal logic.

Right now, our Blood Scourge Flora is clearly drawing these impostor parasites toward us, so we need to prepare for the worst-case scenario."

Chen Sixuan frowned.

"From what you’re saying… the creature at the chemical plant—could it be their 'mother'?"

"Absolutely!"

KIKI clutched her chest, still catching her breath.

"Chen-jiejie, you didn’t see it! That factory pool was filled with skinned corpses.

It was horrifying."

Lin Xian nodded.

"Exactly. If that thing can control these flesh-bone creatures and send them after us, then it’s highly likely that all the impostors in this town are connected to it.

Which means—it’s the mother body!"

BOOM!

The train suddenly jerked violently, as if something had grabbed onto it.

The brutal inertia nearly sent the three of them crashing to the floor.

KIKI reacted instantly, using telekinesis to stabilize them before they could slam into the control panel.

"What’s happening back there?!" Lin Xian shouted into the radio.

"Lin-ge, there’s a snake!" Shasha’s panicked voice crackled through.

BOOM!

Before anyone could react, the headlights illuminated a monstrous black shadow, barreling through the forest and vanishing into the darkness.

A thick, barrel-sized creature—was it a tentacle? A snake?

They had no idea how long it was.

"We already left the town’s range?!" KIKI exclaimed.

Gunfire erupted.

Howls filled the valley.

The impostors still clung onto the train, attacking relentlessly.

"Damn it! Full speed ahead!" Lin Xian growled.

But before he could accelerate, Ding Junyi stepped forward, gripping the wall.

Her expression was grim.

"Lin Xian… I strongly suggest we stop right now. Otherwise—

"We might be heading straight to our deaths."