On the Responder, Lin Xian's expression darkened the moment he heard that Infinite Train was under attack.
He quickly relayed his own situation to Chen Sixuan and the others.
The moment they heard about the massive underground creature that Lin Xian and KIKI had seen, everyone's face changed—even Ding Junyi, who had remained composed the entire time, suddenly tensed up.
She and Zhao Yan had long suspected that the unknown subterranean lifeform wasn’t just a Human Eerie or an Eerie Entity—but they hadn’t expected it to be something even more terrifying.
Thinking back, the earthquake, the Dark Infection, the rapid mutation of countless Human Eeries… it all seemed to trace back to a single source.
Hearing about such a dangerous situation, while their train was actively under siege, Chen Sixuan felt herself losing control of the situation.
She immediately asked, “Lin Xian, what’s the plan?”
"I'm coming up right now. You all get ready—if we don’t have time to link up, just start Infinite Train and head for the surface! We'll follow behind and force our way out!"
Level 95 - Tier-5 Freight Terminal
Although the 152-Type DRX Micro-Nuclear Reactor was still in a cooled state, Lin Xian didn’t actually need to wait—his Mechanical Ability could jump-start the system immediately.
However, powering both this locomotive and Infinite Train all the way to the surface without the underground city’s electromagnetic rail assistance was going to be a serious challenge.
Even with Huanxing 7F Electric Locomotive’s energy reserves, relying only on his Ability might not be enough.
"KIKI, start withdrawing the control rods—I’m almost ready here."
Activating the reactor required gradually extracting the control rods to reach the desired operational state.
KIKI quickly brought the systems online.
[Core Activation: Control Rods Extracting, Accelerating Process]
[Current Core Temperature: 76°C]
[Startup Progress: 3%]
As the first control rod was extracted, the small nuclear reactor emitted a low hum.
A faint blue glow flickered for a moment—Cherenkov radiation.
An invisible energy pulse rippled outward.
KIKI stared at the progress screen, then suddenly thought of something.
"Lin Xian… shouldn’t the radiation be contained within the reactor?"
"But that disgusting flesh is highly radioactive. And that thing outside—it’s emitting radiation too. Could it be that the creature…"
Lin Xian glanced at her.
KIKI suddenly blurted out,
"Did it EAT the core?!"
Lin Xian froze mid-motion.
For a brief moment, everything went dead silent.
A faint rumbling vibration echoed from the depths.
Lin Xian and KIKI whipped around—
Through the cockpit window, they saw something that made their scalps go numb.
Beyond the gap in the station wall, at the bottom of the underground abyss, the colossal shadow suddenly…
It was subtle—a slow, turning motion.
Like something in the darkness had just turned its head to look directly at them.
Lin Xian’s face changed instantly.
KIKI was probably right.
If the creature was truly here because of the Underground City No. 9’s Core Reactor, then this meant…
It had absorbed the energy of Core No. 1.
"We’re leaving. NOW."
Lin Xian pushed his Ability to the limit—Mechanical Heart surged with energy.
[Mechanical Heart - Overclocking System]
[Engine Ignition - Maximum Output]
The entire Gemini 11R shuddered violently as its electric engines roared to life!
The headlights blazed through the darkness, revealing the blood-covered platform and tunnel ahead.
Dust and debris slid off the train’s hull as it began rolling forward!
The entire tunnel shook violently, sending clouds of dust into the air.
KIKI stumbled, struggling to stay upright.
Just as the electric locomotive pulled away from the Level 5 Freight Terminal—
A deafening explosion erupted behind them.
A shockwave of dust and force rushed into the tunnel, slamming against the train.
The Gemini 11R violently rocked.
"What the hell was that?!"
On the rear-view monitors, a massive grey-white silhouette loomed in the smoke—
It was so huge that it completely filled the screen.
Lin Xian’s pupils shrank.
He forced the engines to maximum speed—
"Tell Chen-laoshi to GET MOVING!"
At this rate, there was no time to safely link up with Infinite Train at Level 4 Terminal—they had to move separately.
If Huanxing 7F didn’t have enough power to make it up, Lin Xian would push it from behind—as long as both trains were moving, they wouldn’t crash into each other.
Level 65 - Infinite Train
The Responder crackled—
KIKI’s urgent voice came through,
"Chen-jiejie, START THE TRAIN! NOW!"
Chen Sixuan’s face went pale—she immediately ran to the controls.
She disabled the safety locks, shoved the throttle forward, and prepped the route.
The Huanxing 7F Electric Locomotive roared to life!
[Infinite Train - System Online]
[Engines Engaged - Reverse Mode]
The headlights snapped on as Infinite Train began rolling backward toward the tunnel!
Outside, zombies and Human Eeries relentlessly attacked the train’s armor.
But Chen Sixuan ignored them.
Inside the cockpit, Ding Junyi suddenly pulled out her laptop.
She hacked into the underground city’s sub-systems and reported,
"I’m opening the station gates in advance. Also, I’m rerouting the switch tracks from GF2 to GF4—if you plan to haul those Kor-3 Biological Science Research Carriages, this will save time."
"Got it! Everyone, brace yourselves—I’m going to ram into you!"
Lin Xian’s voice boomed through the Responder.
Chen Sixuan shouted to Luo Ye and Shasha,
"Too many zombies on the rear platform! Go clear them out!"
Luo Ye immediately sprinted toward Car 5, with Shasha following, gun in hand.
Car 5 - Rear Gunner Position
Luo Ye opened the rear shooting port and unleashed a storm of bullets into the horde.
Zombies exploded as their heads were blown apart.
A Human Eerie with writhing tentacles lunged at him—
It was ripped to shreds by gunfire.
Meanwhile, the flatbed trailer ran over several zombies as Infinite Train accelerated into the tunnel.
Inside Car 1, Zhao Yan and Xu Wen were clutching each other, praying to survive the night.
Shasha tossed Luo Ye a fresh rifle magazine as she took over with an automatic rifle.
"We’re picking up speed!"