Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 258: Storm Pursuit!

Snow Wraiths were slamming into both wings of the convoy now. Gunfire erupted, accompanied by rapid thuds as the swarm pressed inward, forcing the outer vehicles to push closer to the central column.

"Three o’clock! Four-legged beasts, all large!"

"Seven o’clock too!"

"Watch out for the Hercules crash site ahead!"

"Unknown flying entity in the rear airspace, stay alert!"

Boom-boom-boom!

The ground trembled, snow shaking across the plains. From the edge of the canyon, countless monsters surged in waves, chasing after the convoy and forming a monstrous army in the rear.

Yu Yuheng was riding with the central tech team in an all-terrain snow vehicle, fully geared up with his team. Hearing the chaos outside, his face was drawn and tense.

"Team Leader Yu..."

Two colleagues stared at the rear window in horror. Yu turned—and froze.

The snowy plains behind them had vanished. In their place, a gray-white wave of Snow Wraiths surged like a living sea, charging with terrifying speed.

Flamethrowers poured fire backward. Every grenade blast tore apart dozens of creatures, sending severed limbs and gore flying.

"This is insane... How are there this many of them?"

"I remember during the Unit-01 tests, there weren’t nearly this many. Why are they all swarming here?"

Yu Yuheng’s eyes flickered. "Might be related to S-Class Entity No. 13."

A middle-aged researcher nearby spoke up nervously, "Wasn’t the observation team sure No. 13 headed toward Yunwang Swamp?"

Yu shook his head. "It’s not that simple. After the last collision, Unit-01 suddenly became a prime target for all the eerie entities under the Extreme Cold Vortex. We’ve never seen this wide-scale behavior before."

"Team Leader Yu," the researcher said solemnly. "Is it possible that S-class entities have some kind of... command ability?"

"Orders." Yu’s glasses reflected a gleam. "That’s what you’re trying to say, right?"

The researcher nodded quickly. "Yes! Like they marked us and Unit-01, and now everything in the region is zeroing in on us. This whole situation’s been off from the start."

"Exactly, we all thought it was just noise from Unit-01, but Captain Lin’s report said that when we were attacked, they were hundreds of kilometers away—and they saw no Snow Wraiths at all. That’s just bizarre."

"And we’ve taken huge losses. That black worm had destructive power way beyond A-Class estimates, and there’s more than one of them in this canyon."

"Still, all of this helps us study how these entities behave," Yu said with a nod. Gunfire was like a string of firecrackers behind them, the snow tide boiling. He glanced back, then told the team, "Especially the traits shown by No. 13..."

He looked at a few metal devices in the vehicle, voice heavy. "We’ve abandoned Unit-01, but we must get the experimental data out. If not, everything we worked for will be lost!"

BOOM. BOOM.

Tremors rocked the ground. The convoy reached the edge of a mountain pass—right where Lin Xian and Ning Jing had stopped earlier.

They drove through wrecked fighter jets and smashed vehicles until a massive, black worm corpse stretched hundreds of meters before them.

"That’s the one we killed."

On Dragon Mountain No. 1, Ning Jing pointed ahead. "We’re nearly at Captain Lin’s position!"

Shi Diyuan scanned the left hills and the right cliffside, voice grim. "We need to move fast. Things are about to get loud."

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Monster tide rising.

At the rear of the convoy was Qian Dele’s Joker Convoy. Wrapped in a thick fur coat, Qian stood on the side of a massive Polar Vehicle, gripping the railing as the cold wind lashed him. Behind, the Snow Wraiths surged like a pack of hyenas, some just meters away.

"So disgusting~"

He pressed his earpiece. "All units, heads up—avalanche incoming. Pick up the pace!"

"Yes, sir!" came the responses.

"Everyone get ready!" Lin Xian’s voice echoed across the comms.

In his Polar Vehicle, Lin Xian glanced at the slope behind the worm’s body, his eyes locked onto the watch and detonator in his hands. Earlier, he had sent KIKI to plant metal bombs on the slope—and on the worm’s corpse itself.

KIKI turned nervously to him. "Hey, I forgot to ask—will the snow be enough to bury the Wraiths?"

"Not a chance. It’ll only scatter the horde, give us breathing room," Lin Xian said, eyes on the detonator. "My real target’s the worm corpse. That’s why I had you use thermite charges."

KIKI nodded. "Hopefully it'll draw out the one underground. It always just ambushes and runs. At night, it’s even harder to deal with."

Lin Xian squinted, feeling tremors beneath them. "It’s coming. We need to mess up its timing."

What he feared most was that the monster would charge straight into the middle of the convoy.

Beep.

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The detonator’s light turned green—it was connected!

"Everyone stay sharp. It’s coming!"

Lin Xian roared into the comms.

The convoy just passed the giant worm corpse when Lin Xian slammed the trigger.

BOOM!!

Explosions lit up the slope ahead. The worm’s body erupted into flames behind. Thermite blasts tore through its frozen flesh, vaporizing chunks in a burst of green blood and black flesh.

Hundreds of Snow Wraiths were caught in the blast—scattered into shreds. The shockwave hurled gore skyward, raining down in a storm of fire and flesh. Green blood plasma splashed over the pursuing horde, throwing them into disarray and spreading panic.

RUMBLE—

From the slope ahead, the blasts triggered an avalanche, snow collapsing in a massive wave rushing down the mountainside.

"Faster!"

"Go go go!"

"Maintain formation!"

THUD THUD THUD!

A black shadow rushed in. A giant four-legged beast lunged from the side, slamming its hard leg down on the roof of a small vehicle.

"Too late—!"

Inside, the armed personnel froze, heart skipping a beat as the shadow blocked the light.

The driver, seeing the rearview mirror, jerked the wheel, ready to swerve away so their destruction wouldn’t impact the convoy.

But just then—a golden blur flashed from the snowy plain.

It moved like lightning. Even the surging snow tide and the beast’s ambush seemed to freeze in slow motion. The golden figure danced across the snow without a trace, leapt high, and kicked the monster’s front leg.

CLANG!

The sound of metal striking metal echoed as the monster’s limb snapped backward, hurling it away. The team snapped into action, and a storm of metal bullets shredded the beast’s upper body, flinging it into the Snow Wraiths behind.

The golden figure vanished again, darting through the snow, crushing dozens of Wraiths beneath its feet, before landing gracefully on top of a Polar Vehicle.

"Ew, now I’m all gross~"

Qian Dele looked down and saw green blood splattered on his polished pointed leather shoes. With his severe cleanliness obsession, his face changed dramatically. He quickly pulled out a handkerchief from his mink coat and meticulously wiped the blood off the edge of his shoe. Then, shooting a disgusted look at the handkerchief and another at the Snow Wraith tide behind them, he tossed it and snapped, “Take this silk handkerchief as a gift!”

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Thanks to the convoy’s steady movement and Lin Xian’s precise judgment, the avalanche struck right after the convoy passed, crashing down and engulfing over ten thousand Snow Wraiths in one sweeping wave. The massive current of snow carried them off the cliff at the bottom of the canyon, halting the bulk of the chasing monster swarm.

But the convoy didn’t even have a chance to catch its breath before more Snow Wraiths swarmed out of the snow like a plague of locusts.

Just as they were about to clear the narrow pass, the rumbling underground grew more intense. The entire snowy plain started rising and falling like liquid.

“That thing’s coming out!”

“Little girl!”

Lin Xian and KIKI both flung their doors open and jumped out. KIKI flew into the air, while Lin Xian clung to the vehicle’s handrail, standing on the side of the truck, his eyes locked on the snow-covered ground with a grim expression.

Then he looked up. Beneath the Extreme Cold Vortex, the sky was filled with thick clouds. The howling wind and snow never stopped. But rays of slanted sunlight pierced through the cloud gaps in the west, casting dazzling beams onto the vast snowfield of the Parma Grasslands. The pure white landscape reflected blinding light—much brighter than during the worst of the blizzard.

As the Snow Wraiths emerged from the snow, it was like they were being torn apart by some unseen force. Their skin cracked inch by inch, and they howled in agony, recklessly charging toward the convoy.

One vehicle, its weapons offline, got swarmed by seven or eight Snow Wraiths. It rocked violently as it was dragged out of formation and rolled into the monster tide, instantly swamped under the pile of beasts.

“F*** it!! I’ll take you all with me!”

BOOM!

The person in that vehicle, burning with rage, detonated the explosives at the last second, turning the truck and several teammates—and over a hundred Snow Wraiths around them—into a burst of blazing fragments!

VROOOM!

As one vehicle fell, another behind it immediately revved up and surged forward to close the gap, shielding the living carriages and the technical staff vehicles in the center.

Casualties were mounting. The whole convoy was reaching a breaking point.

Lin Xian’s gaze swept coldly over the battlefield. He lowered his voice and said to KIKI, “Remember what I told you—if that thing bursts out from the middle, save as many as you can!”

“I know!”

KIKI’s eyes were already glowing with her Ability. A field of psychic energy surrounded her, shielding her completely from the bitter cold. Her mind was stretched thin, sensing the movements beneath the ground and tracking the dozens of vehicles in the center. For her, this kind of mental strain was a brutal challenge.

On the other side, Shi Diyuan, Ning Jing, A'Bai, and more than a dozen of the convoy’s top fighters had also stepped out, braving the blade-like cold wind. Everyone was scanning for the underground threat.

Ning Jing stood atop the Dragon Mountain No. 1 train, gripping the frail A'Bai, who was gasping anxiously and peering through thick sunglasses at the snow.

“Can you see it?”

A'Bai trembled, eyes darting nervously in the biting wind.

In that moment, it felt like every heartbeat across the convoy froze in place.

RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The tremors grew even more violent. Along the edge of the Trakamar Ice Canyon, the snow gave way in massive sheets, collapsing into the valley below. Just as the convoy was about to clear the narrow pass, Lin Xian and A'Bai suddenly turned their heads toward the front!

“It’s up ahead!”

“Up ahead!!”

Their voices blared across the radio at the exact same time.

Fat Cat, who was driving the Dragon Mountain No. 1, heard them. Just then, the ground at the pass ahead erupted. Snow and dust shot into the air like a geyser.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

A deafening hum, followed by the sound of the crust being torn apart, echoed across the canyon and the snowfield.

The convoy couldn’t stop in time. They were about to plow straight into the explosion. Amid the flying snow and dust, a massive black worm the size of a mountain burst from the earth, towering into the sky. Its grotesque form sent chills down everyone’s spine—it looked like some twisted parasite risen from the depths of the earth!

The giant worm opened its abyssal maw, blotting out the sky as it loomed before the convoy. The sheer terror of the sight froze minds in shock.

“Split the convoy—left and right!!”

Seeing disaster about to strike, Lin Xian shouted at KIKI without hesitation.

“Turn! It’s gonna hit us!”

KIKI’s face turned pale. She shot forward, both hands glowing with surging psychic energy, conjuring a massive forcefield to push the convoy vehicles apart to either side!

SHHH SHHH SHHH—

Everyone was yanking their steering wheels hard. Dragon Mountain No. 1 veered left. Lin Xian’s polar vehicle swerved right. The rest followed, the steel behemoths forming a massive Y-shaped split in the snow.

Those in the rear who couldn't dodge in time slammed into the invisible psychic wall—BAM BAM BAM—bouncing off and swerving wildly before veering to the sides.

“AHHH!!”

The living and tech vehicles at the back stared wide-eyed at the gaping maw ahead, frozen with horror, screaming in sheer panic.

One out-of-control truck smashed into KIKI’s psychic wall, lost control, and crashed hard into a snow rover on the right, blasting open a huge gap in the formation. Several vehicles tumbled off the edge of the canyon.

Seeing this, KIKI quickly shifted her focus to catch the truck—but that caused a rupture in her psychic forcefield. Two vehicles in the center, their vision completely blocked by snow, rushed blindly into the worm’s mouth. Screams echoed out.

“Crap!” KIKI cried out.

BOOM BOOM!

RRRAHHHHH—!!

A guttural, hellish roar echoed from the depths of the abyssal maw. The flesh around the mouth rippled and flared, releasing clouds of putrid stench!

BANG!

But at that moment, an armed vehicle fired first. Its onboard autocannon blasted out a shockwave. A 75mm alloy armor-piercing round screamed toward the beast.

Chen Wei!

Staring into the creature’s gaping maw, there wasn’t a trace of fear or hesitation on Chen Wei’s face. If anything, flames of battle lit up in his eyes. This giant monster didn’t shake his focus one bit.

“Right down your throat! You’re f***ing dead!”

His voice crackled over the comms, brimming with fury.

Lin Xian and KIKI both turned back to look at him, a flash of surprise in their eyes.

Chen Wei’s shout snapped everyone back to their senses. That giant worm’s maw was horrifying, yes—but it was also its weakest spot!

“Open fire! Blow that thing to h*ll!” On the train roof, Shi Diyuan suddenly pulled out a gleaming 155mm grenade launcher—so old the primer had worn down completely. His arms swelled with raw power, veins bulging. With a roar, he lifted the 40-50kg launcher one-handed and hurled it like a javelin straight into the beast’s mouth.

WHOOSH!

With a whistling scream, the grenade sailed over a hundred meters. Dragon Mountain No. 1 was the closest—and the grenade flew straight into the black maw of the monster.

A few seconds later—

BOOM!!

“Don’t be scared—kill it!”

“F***er, go to hell!”

“Unload everything we’ve got!!”

RATATATATAT!! BOOM BOOM BOOM!!

The convoy’s firepower roared to life, unleashing a relentless storm upon the abyssal worm.

WHIRRR—

At the same time, more than a dozen Ability Users joined in, unleashing their powers in a surge of dark red lasers aimed directly at the monster.

Lin Xian turned back to look—the entire convoy’s weapons were already focused on the beast. Seizing the moment, he turned to the sky and raised a single finger, eyes cold.

“GIVE ME LIGHT!!!”