Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 241: Exterminate insects! Exterminate insects!

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!”

All three convoys paled in an instant.

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.

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

Lin Xian’s gaze turned icy cold.

"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.