Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 165: The Destroyed Convoy

“A dressing room?”

KIKI raised an eyebrow at him. “You’re a grown man, what do you need a dressing room for?”

“Hah.”

Lu Xingchen turned slightly, arms folded behind his back, and looked at her. “You just don’t understand. As a god, one must naturally maintain their demeanor.” With a dramatic flick of his bangs, he said confidently, “Even in times of chaos, one must still conduct oneself with grace—one must not falter.”

“Tch.”

KIKI looked at him with disdain. “And yet you keep setting your shirt on fire. Honestly, why even bother wearing one? You’re just wasting clothes.”

Lin Xian, standing nearby, found her words quite reasonable.

“Maybe we should get you a fully enclosed battle armor instead,” Lin Xian suggested. “It’ll not only boost your firepower but also keep you from running around half-naked—protecting you from stray bullets.”

“Brother Lin, brilliant idea!”

Lu Xingchen’s eyes lit up as he turned eagerly toward him. “It should be—no, it must be—custom-made, perfectly tailored, without restricting my Flame God’s power! Brother Lin, you’re the Mechanical God—surely, this is a piece of cake for you?”

Lin Xian glanced at him, hesitating for a moment before saying, “Just wait.”

A fully enclosed battle suit—he had indeed been planning something like that.

Unlike combat mechs, fully enclosed battle armor was an exoskeletal suit designed for personal use—similar to Iron Man’s armor, whereas combat mechs were large-scale war machines built purely for destruction.

His original plan had been to scan and modify the Iron Guard Battalion’s exoskeleton combat armor, making necessary upgrades through the R&D Center.

Once completed, he’d use it himself first, allowing him to fully unleash his mechanical manufacturing combat talents. Right now, his Wind Cannon and Ice Wall were barely enough to hold the line.

And when the time came, he could custom-make battle suits for everyone.

Take KIKI, for example—while her abilities were strong, they didn’t enhance her physical durability. She was still just a delicate girl. The red mark on her forehead from when he lightly flicked her earlier still hadn’t faded…

Unfortunately, time was too tight at Yubei Spaceport, and he hadn’t been able to scan any highly sophisticated exoskeletal armor. A bit of a regret, but he’d have to find another opportunity.

Infinite Train raced along the high-speed track, sunlight shining down from above, yet the intercom inside the train remained eerily silent.

Shu Qin’s convoy followed closely behind, not daring to let their guard down for even a second.

After leaving Jiazhou City, the tracks entered a mountainous forest region, where multiple highways gradually ran parallel to the railway.

Abandoned cars and wandering zombies soon began appearing in sight.

Perhaps after facing the nightmarish corpse crow swarm in Jiazhou’s Dead City, seeing zombies now didn’t seem so terrifying. In fact, they almost felt… familiar.

“Zombies spotted. Looks like there aren’t any corpse crows in the area.”

In the control cabin, Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan sat on either side, keeping an eye on their surroundings.

“Lin Xian, do you have a planned destination?”

Lin Xian gazed at the seemingly endless Orbital Rail, then shook his head. “I always knew the world would eventually be swallowed by darkness, but seeing Phoenix’s countdown made it feel real—one year and 96 days… If the Iron Guard Battalion knew that the survivors they fought so hard to protect might not even last a year, I wonder what they’d think.”

“That’s not how it is.”

“Hmm?”

Chen Sixuan turned toward him, her voice gentle in the sunlight. “When they chose to stay and fight, they weren’t thinking about gains or losses. Even if it meant just letting us survive until tomorrow—that alone was a victory.”

“Because courage is never measured by distance. It transcends time. It transcends dimensions.”

“So why should it be ‘one year and 96 days until humanity’s extinction’… and not ‘one year and 96 days until humanity’s counterattack’?”

Lin Xian’s expression flickered slightly. Then, after a moment, he smiled.

“You’re right. One year and 96 days isn’t time for us to flee—it’s time for us to act.”

Infinite Train emerged from the mountains, now over 100 kilometers away from Jiazhou City.

“Pukou Station should be nearby.”

Chen Sixuan checked the navigation screen, but just as she looked up, her expression suddenly changed.

“Lin Xian, look ahead!”

Lin Xian had been resting in the driver’s seat, trying to recover some energy, but at Chen Sixuan’s urgent tone, he immediately looked up.

Up ahead, the main rail track led into a small station nestled in a valley.

Beside it, on a wide highway, over thirty survivor vehicles were parked in perfect formation.

But from a distance, something felt off. Many car doors were open, and the vehicles and windows were stained with blood—yet there was no one inside.

Lin Xian’s face darkened. He recognized those vehicles.

They belonged to the survivor convoy that had escaped the corpse crow swarm with them at Yubei Spaceport.

Sigh…

As Infinite Train slowly pulled into the station, Shu Qin’s convoy also drove up.

Shu Qin stepped out of her vehicle, visibly shocked. “Isn’t this the Fireline Convoy?”

“You know them?” Lin Xian and the others disembarked as well.

“Of course. We fought together at Yubei Spaceport, in Zone C.”

The young man from Shu Qin’s team, Lü Chang, frowned and added, “And it’s not just Fireline Convoy…”

“Let’s check it out.”

Lin Xian led the group forward, carefully inspecting the vehicles.

Among them were two heavily modified trucks—their equipment level was quite high.

Wooooh—

A strong gust of wind howled through the valley, whistling as it passed through the open truck cabs, creating an eerie, hollow sound.

Everyone remained on high alert, methodically searching each vehicle—only to find that not a single person was left behind.

Shu Qin pulled out a karambit knife from her waist, scraping some dried blood from an SUV window and examining it closely. Her brows furrowed.

“They died last night. There are some signs of corpse crow feeding, but not enough to be the cause. This wasn’t their doing.”

“That makes it even weirder.”

KIKI walked over, scanning the scene. “There were at least a hundred people here. How did they all vanish without resistance?”

“No reaction from any of them…”

Lu Xingchen struck a detective pose, narrowing his eyes. “Something eerie must have happened here.”

Shasha clung to Chen Sixuan’s arm, visibly spooked. “Did they… run into some kind of terrifying monster?”

Chen Sixuan remained silent, her gaze falling on Lin Xian.

“I don’t know,” Lin Xian admitted. He turned to Shu Qin. “Were there other convoys here?”

Shu Qin nodded. “Three convoys merged here, all of them from Yubei Spaceport. They escaped the corpse crow swarm too, but their losses weren’t as severe as ours. Whatever happened, it wasn’t the crows.”

Lin Xian’s expression grew somber. “These vehicles are nearly untouched. Even if they suffered internal corruption or mutations, there should’ve been signs of struggle—people trying to escape. But no car has been moved.”

“Then it means… they camped here last night, but something happened.”

At that moment, Lin Xian caught murmuring voices.

Turning around, he spotted a group of Shu Qin’s team members, including Zhou Yixuan, looking pale and unsettled.

“What are you whispering about?”

Their faces were drained of color, their eyes filled with fear.

“Q-Qin… Qin Jie, isn’t this just like that rumor…?”

Shu Qin’s face hardened instantly.

“Zhou Yixuan! Don’t start talking nonsense!”

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