Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train Chapter 1169 - 451: The Precipice and the Nuclear Blast!

Bang, bang, bang!

The clash of water pressure, collisions, and metal striking resounded throughout the Infinity’s cabin. Murky, pitch-black seawater swirled, and glimpsed outside the porthole, the massive, mottled black and white body of a sea snake grew progressively slender as the descent continued.

In the deep waters, countless densely packed, luminous green plankton began to appear, giving a clear sense of the train's rapid downward plunge.

"Ryan, we're diving too steeply. If we strike any pressure-resistant hull, deformation is highly probable."

"At this velocity, should we charge into the super vortex array, we could be disintegrated entirely!"

At the rear of the Infinity, the Abyssal Nuclear Submarine, transporting hundreds from the Hawk Sea Group, descended rapidly at an incline. Its ballast tanks were fully submerged, pushing the diving speed to its absolute limit, with a cacophony of alarms echoing throughout the vessel. Nevertheless, Ryan remained resolute, issuing commands decisively while his gaze fixated on the target displayed on the monitor.

"Disregard all else; stay close to Lin. We have but a single opportunity!"

Rumble!

The continental shelf quaked, the seawater churned violently, the submarine base suffered extensive structural collapse, and the boiling magma from the geothermal well completely enveloped and consumed the release device of the deep-3 Earth Core Heat Induction Device. Magma surged through the base’s corridors and laboratories, with flames erupting everywhere.

The sky had already darkened, its blackness nearly indistinguishable from the raging sea surface, blurring the boundary between night and the oceanic realm.

Aboard the Infinity, the near-vertical descent put everyone's nerves on edge. The swift dive caused the specialized metal pressure-resistant hull surrounding the Infinity to emit stark metallic cries, with crisp 'ting-ting-ting' sounds continuously emanating, as every person in each cabin felt their hearts leap into their throats.

Stage one: reaching the abyssal cliff at 2260 meters.

Stage two: entering the underwater super vortex array within the Jingyuan Vortex Channel.

If, during the second stage, the Infinity and the nuclear submarine manage to avoid being torn apart by water pressure or underwater sea monsters, the third stage involves riding this deep-sea current to break out of the Sea Rock Island vicinity.

Yet, at this very moment, bearing a Level 4 designation, the Infinity acted like a beacon, disregarding the treacherous terrain of this pitch-black sea region. Both the island's denizens and the deep-sea monsters were drawn towards it.

Consequently, Lin Xian's objective was to employ the Earth Core Heat Device to unleash a high-energy earth core wave, eradicating the Abnormal Body, while simultaneously utilizing the larger 'Lighthouse' to divert the Abnormal Body's attention. Following this, he would leverage the dimensional void of the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes to execute a 'disappearance' magic amidst the encircling millions of sea monsters.

Lin Xian was acutely aware that his plan was exceedingly audacious; achieving such a flawless outcome would likely prove difficult. However, there was no room for hesitation at this juncture. Activating the geothermal heat well represented the plan with the highest probability of success, but at this critical moment, Ding Junyi's words caused Lin Xian's heart to skip a beat.

Bloom?

Don't fumble this, Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes!

"What does 'bloom' signify?!"

Ding Junyi remained silent, instead raising her hand and directing a vine to present the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes to Lin Xian. Lin Xian glanced at it, observing that the purple luminescence within the stem of the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes was more brilliant than ever before. At the very tip of its uppermost leaf, a white flower bud, no larger than a fingernail, had formed.

This bud was distinctly different from the one observed in Star Abyss No.5. Its petals appeared to shimmer with a kind of geometric, fragmented light surface, akin to a projection from some dimensional space. Within Lin Xian's field of vision, the few petals of the bud were slowly unfurling. He focused his gaze on the bud's center, only to discover it was an expanse of pure blackness. Merely gazing into it induced an inexplicable sense of being drawn in, as if it were continuously expanding to engulf him, while deep within the darkness, myriad points of universal light flickered.

13...

12...

At this moment, Lin Xian failed to notice that the time displayed on his watch had begun to decelerate; his entire being started to descend into that darkness, with countless scenes flashing through his mind's eye.

A cataclysmic explosion that reshaped the heavens and the earth, a colossal mushroom cloud illuminating the ocean, surging sea monsters, the silhouette of the Giant Ocean God within the Sky Dome Sea, the immense vortex of the black whirlpool, screams echoing within the Infinity, the relentless ticking of a clock, and the endlessly repeating numbers 5 and 6 from the Metal Dice, the countdown in his retina reaching 00:00:01 before being consumed by crimson...

Hiss!

Lin Xian abruptly broke free from a dark hallucination, drawing a deep breath and glancing at the countdown he had set.

15...

14...

What is transpiring?

Ahead, the spectral bud of the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes was gradually unfurling, accompanied by Ding Junyi's voice.

"A Disaster Plant state that's more advanced or mature than the bud; I'm uncertain about the outcome if it's activated and utilized."

Lin Xian knitted his brows, directing his gaze at Ding Junyi, "What do you imply? Can we employ it presently?"

"Indeed, we can."

"Very well then!"

"Lin Xian!!!" Just as Lin Xian seized the Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes, KIKI's frantic shout echoed through his headset, "We are on the brink of crashing into the abyssal cliff!"

[Warning, numerous biological signatures have been detected within the waters beyond this passage.]

13, 12...

Lin Xian's heart plummeted, "Quantify the number?"

Beep. At this precise juncture, Viola synchronized a sonar depiction onto the holographic display of Lin Xian's power armor. Behind the circular trajectory of the scan, the entirety of the screen was awash in a crimson hue!

Bang, bang, bang! The Infinity made forceful contact with a powerful underwater current, inducing violent oscillations throughout the entire train. Beneath the island lies the Deep Water Port, characterized by a precipitous, shadowy incline. Within the deep-sea cliff region, a remarkably constricted oceanic ridge valley exists. Colossal ocean currents here experience sudden, drastic accelerations, powerfully drawing the seawater directly into the chasm below.