Apocalypse: I Built the Infinite Train-Chapter 145: The White-Haired Ghost Spider
Lu Xingchen’s eyes sharpened, his body lowering into a crouch with one fist planted on the ground.
Boom!
Flames erupted around him, his fists igniting with raging fire.
With a thunderous explosion, he launched himself forward, descending from the sky like a meteor onto the skeletal humanoid figure.
"Divine Annihilation—Silent Extinction!"
BOOOOOM!
A massive pillar of fire erupted from both of his hands, engulfing and reflecting the enemy’s fire breath back at it.
Lin Xian watched in astonishment.
"A perfect counter…"
Previously, he and KIKI had barely survived against this same fire-spewing eerie entity. Yet Lu Xingchen could face it head-on—and even overpower it.
Above them, a howling gust of wind suddenly surged, intensifying the flames.
"I’ll help boost your firepower!" Jiang Yun extended both hands, conjuring white hurricanes that both swept zombies off the walls and fanned Lu Xingchen’s flames.
HUMMM!
At that moment, KIKI swooped in, unleashing an invisible shockwave that blasted away both the burning eerie creature and a swarm of zombies, clearing the area.
"Now! Close the gate!" Lin Xian shouted at Wei Kexue.
Wooooo—!
The remaining gate motors roared to life, but only one side of the gate was functioning, slowly inching shut.
"Cover them!"
The Iron Guard soldiers, seeing the ability users assisting, began suppressing the enemies with all their firepower, buying time for Lin Xian’s team.
The ground was already a graveyard of corpses, but KIKI’s earlier attack had cleared just enough space to make closing the gate possible.
Lin Xian rushed into the engineering control room, activating Mechanical Scan.
【Mechanical Scan—Initiating】
"This gate is even bigger than I expected—there are four motor units, two on each side."
【Scan Complete—Malfunction Detected】
"Not just a snapped cable—the motors short-circuited too."
Without hesitation, Lin Xian manufactured a new steel cable, rapidly reconnecting it with Mechanical Repair. Then, he restored the motor circuits and manually forced the gate shut.
WHIRRR—!
Outside, amid the chaotic battlefield, the massive alloy gate suddenly rumbled—and began closing.
From above, KIKI and Jiang Yun saw the piled corpses blocking the entrance.
They struck simultaneously—a gale-force wind and a psychic shockwave sweeping away the debris.
BANG!
With a thunderous slam, the titanic metal doors finally sealed shut.
Inside the spaceport, the remaining zombies were swiftly eliminated, and the Iron Guard soldiers immediately felt the pressure lift.
Wooooo—!
Suddenly, the 1130 CIWS turrets spun around and began firing wildly in one direction!
Above them, a monstrous white spider scaled the spaceport’s rail structures, its grotesque form illuminated by searchlights.
"White-Haired Ghost Spider—B-Class Eerie Entity!" Wei Kexue shouted in alarm.
SWOOSH!
A gust of wind howled—Jiang Yun soared forward, shouting:
"Don’t let it open its mouth!"
RATATATATAT!
High-speed metallic projectiles shredded the spider’s body, spraying chunks of blood and flesh into the air.
Meanwhile, Ren Huiyan weaved her motorcycle through the battlefield, maneuvering under the spider’s massive legs while firing missiles at its rear limbs.
One missile struck true, blowing off one of its hind legs.
Lin Xian rushed out of the engineering room—his stomach tightening at the sight of the behemoth.
"It’s ten times larger than the three-headed spider I fought at Yu Chi…"
He noticed its swollen abdomen pulsing—and his face darkened.
"Watch out!!"
GURGLE GURGLE—!
Just as the ghost spider’s face was blasted apart, its massive abdomen violently trembled—
BOOM!!
It exploded.
A storm of red acid rained from the sky!
"AAAAAH!!"
"What is that?!"
Hundreds of Iron Guard soldiers and survivors screamed in terror.
BOOM!
Simultaneously, Jiang Yun, KIKI, and Lu Xingchen attacked.
Wind blast.
Psychic strike.
Explosive flames.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!
Nearly half of the airborne acid was redirected outward, melting zombies and eerie entities instead—but there was still too much left.
Blocking the Acid Rain
Flashback! Shield Wall!
Lin Xian maximized his speed, activating Disassembly Space to materialize countless metal plates.
WHOOSH!
The Heart of Machinery roared—
Ten meters.
Twenty meters.
Thirty meters!
A towering steel barricade materialized in an instant, intercepting the thickest concentration of acid rain!
SPLASH!
As the acid landed, an overpowering stench of burning metal and toxic fumes filled the air.
Dozens of Iron Guard soldiers and survivors screamed as their bodies were drenched in acid, their flesh dissolving in seconds.
The crowd fell into chaos, terrified.
KIKI’s face went pale.
She snapped her fingers—her psychic energy seized the spider’s corpse mid-air.
With a furious shout, she hurled it over the wall, crushing an incoming white zombie horde—dousing them in acid.
She couldn’t worry about that now.
Her gaze locked onto Lin Xian’s steel barricade—
It was rapidly dissolving, holes forming everywhere—
But then—new layers of metal kept regenerating.
"Lin Xian’s ability is still working!"
"Fall back!"
From behind the steel wall, Lin Xian’s shout snapped the soldiers out of their panic.
They bolted away in terror.
WHIRRR—!
The steel barricade buckled and melted under the corrosive onslaught.
Lin Xian released his grip and jumped back—just as an invisible force yanked him away.
"Lin Xian, are you okay?!" KIKI descended, eyes filled with worry.
Lin Xian gasped for breath and shook his head.
"I’m fine."
The battlefield was a hellscape.
Half of A-Zone Plaza was drenched in acid.
Over a dozen vehicles—including Iron Guard APCs and survivor transports—had melted into blackened husks.
The ground was littered with charred, deformed corpses.
WHOOSH!!
Jiang Yun summoned a storm, dispersing the acidic fumes.
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"Lin Xian, Engineer Wei—we’ll hold this area! Get to the Ascending Elevator!"
"Got it!"
Wei Kexue, deathly pale, clutched his computer and fled toward the shuttle.
"Lu Xingchen!"
Lin Xian turned to the fire-wielding warrior, whose upper clothes had burned away in battle.
He pointed at the high wall, where Big Luo and Shasha were still firing down at enemies.
"Protect them!"
"Lin-ge, be careful!" Shasha called out, reloading her grenade launcher.
Lu Xingchen cracked his knuckles, his battle-hungry grin returning.
"Understood! The Fire God shall not fail!"
"Let’s move!"
Lin Xian nodded to Jiang Yun and Ren Huiyan—then boarded the shuttle, racing toward the Ascending Elevator.
