Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train Chapter 1177 - 454: Super Whirlpool
Previously on Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train...
A palpable tension gripped everyone aboard the Infinity and the Northern 09 Nuclear Submarine as the harsh reality of their predicament set in, causing beads of sweat to form in silence.
The twin submersibles reduced their propellers to the slowest possible rotation, inching towards the looming cliff face.
Silt churned up from the seabed transformed the surrounding waters into a disorienting, murky abyss. Navigating solely by its detectors, the Infinity crawled forward. Inside the cockpit, Lin Xian and his companions wore grim expressions, the silence amplifying the sound of their own heartbeats.
Beep.
The sonar detector chimed.
The terrain scan meticulously rendered a holographic map of the ocean floor's topography, revealing a steep descent into a seemingly flat abyss.
In the rear carriage, Shi Zhi and Ah Bai, sensitive to the monstrous entity's aura, were gripped by profound horror. They understood with chilling certainty that a colossal, malevolent god-beast resided in the abyss ahead. Neither the deep-diving devices nor Viola's detectors could truly approximate its gargantuan scale. At this moment, the immense train and the Northern 09 nuclear submarine were akin to two minuscule earthworms dwarfed by a mountain. It was the first time Shi Zhi and Ah Bai had ever sensed such a world-ending, sky-obscuring creature.
Its aura was overwhelming, as if the heavens themselves were collapsing and the seas were in violent upheaval.
And their vessels were moving directly towards it!
Within the Infinity's cockpit, Lin Xian was taut with concentration, his entire focus locked onto the Mechanical Heart. It felt as though the Infinity was an extension of his own being. He keenly perceived the bone-chilling, oppressive force and the unnerving, dark water pressure pressing in from outside the hull.
Beep.
The sonar detector sounded once more, issuing a critical alert. It wasn't a biological warning, but a terrain alert. The scan's analysis confirmed their approach towards a steep sea cliff, a mountainside submerged beneath the waves.
Yet, Lin Xian's intuition screamed that what lay ahead was not a cliff, but a bottomless abyss.
Rumble!
Powerful, unseen currents surged from behind, as if invisible hands were propelling them inexorably towards the submerged cliff, towards the yawning abyss.
Ryuji maintained a constant readiness to attack at a moment's notice. When submerged, the effectiveness of superpowers diminished significantly, placing him among the select few capable of rendering assistance in their current predicament.
Similarly, Da Lou's unique superpower proved useless a thousand meters beneath the waves; despite possessing immense physical strength, he could only watch helplessly from inside the train carriage.
Likewise, Sha Sha and Ah Bai, the two Perception Superpower Users situated in the rear carriage, found their composure wavering. Their extraordinary senses had become utterly useless. From their vantage point, a menacing dark aura had completely enveloped the Infinity. Shu Qin, Qian Deli, Luo Yang, Xiao Qing, Lv Chang, and Ning Jing were all left with no recourse but to observe helplessly.
Meanwhile, within the rearmost Gemini 11R and its power compartment, Monica, having shed her Power Armor, stood alone. With her eyes alone, her superpower fluctuations fully engaged, she spoke softly into her headset, broadcasting on a dedicated frequency to Lin Xian: