Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train Chapter 1179 - 455: Across the Deep Sea!
Previously on Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train...
Gazing upon the boundless, starlit expanse below the ocean’s depths, a mixture of apprehension and dread filled every soul as they encountered this peculiar oceanic phenomenon.
Under Lin Xian’s decisive orders, both Infinity and Beifeng 09 unleashed their thrusters, propelling through the fiery, lava-like currents that ascended from the seabed. Despite their seemingly diminutive forms amidst the deep-sea torrent, the two submarines pressed onward toward the heart of the ‘Galaxy’ vortex. Their propellers spun at maximum capacity, and the tension among the crew was palpable. Power Armor units stood ready, every safety measure was enacted, and every available handhold was gripped with unwavering resolve.
In Car 89 of the Infinity, elites like Ning Jing and Qian Deli convened, joined by Vanessa who assumed a protective role for the Hawk Sea Group members on board. Meanwhile, aboard Beifeng 09, each compartment braced for the onslaught, as if confronting an immediate threat. Children were safely secured in specialized anti-roll cradles, and those in the common areas held onto one another with desperate tenacity. The atmosphere grew thick with silence, broken only by the ragged breaths of anticipation.
Observing Infinity's determined plunge toward the swirling vortex, Ryan removed his sunglasses, his jaw set with a poignant resolution. "Incredible! Full speed ahead!" he declared with fierce conviction.
Within the Infinity’s control room, Chen Sixuan and Ding Junyi were firmly secured in their seats. KIKI, hovering mid-air, channeled her full Superpower, her telekinesis forming an invisible barrier that gently enveloped Infinity. Behind them, Ryuji focused on coordinating and safeguarding Beifeng 09.
[Flow rate registers at 9 meters per second... accelerating to 12 meters per second... reaching 15 meters per second! Attitude control systems are failing; prepare to deploy anti-roll fins and enter the outer rim of the vortex.]
Woo woo woo!
Within Infinity's confines, alarm klaxons wailed incessantly. As the external currents intensified, the submarine was caught in the vortex's powerful embrace, beginning to pitch and roll before finally being drawn into the swirling maelstrom.
"Survival or demise, this is the ultimate gamble."
Lin Xian’s gaze narrowed, fixed on the increasingly concentrated azure motes of light visible through the porthole. The hull groaned under the escalating strain. Taking a deep, centering breath, he activated his nano-power armor, which rapidly deployed six arachnid-like limbs to anchor himself. Simultaneously, he engaged the Mechanical Heart at its absolute limit.
At this critical juncture, his Mechanical Heart relinquished all conventional control, focusing solely on a singular objective: mending the fractured metal.
Buzz buzz buzz!
[Flow rate surges to 18 meters per second... 20 meters per second... a staggering 22 meters per second!]
Viola’s composed voice cut through the cacophony of alarms with startling clarity. Lin Xian and the others strained to hear over the agitated buzzing that filled their ears, the communicators reduced to mere static. Infinity was tossed about like a mere trinket within a colossal oceanic washing machine. The abyssal waters outside vanished, replaced by endless streaks of blue, elongated into a shimmering ribbon through the abyss by sheer centrifugal force!
The descent into the super-vortex’s core had commenced!
[Current speed exceeds the propellers' escape capability, flow rate hits 25 meters per second! Cars 3 through 7 are experiencing structural deformation!]
Woo!!
"I understand!"
Lin Xian’s cry was lost in the deafening symphony of twisting metal, as the once-straight corridor behind him contorted violently, succumbing to immense pressure.
"KIKI, prevent Infinity from tearing apart!"
"I’m doing my best!" KIKI’s silver teeth were clenched, her eyes blazing with an intense, electric fervor. Waves of Superpower emanated from her, distorting the very air around her as she poured all her energy into reinforcing the exterior of Infinity’s pressure hull. As long as the hull remained intact, Lin Xian could continue to mend the metal fatigue with his own Superpower, thereby preserving their stability.
Chen Sixuan squeezed her eyes shut, enduring the crushing G-forces, while Ding Junyi, beside her, was on the verge of losing consciousness. Lacking combat experience, her face was deathly pale, pressed against her seat by the restraints, her words disjointed and nonsensical in her dazed state.
"Lin Xian... Can my Superpower... Offer any help?"
Lin Xian’s voice boomed directly into her ear, "Focus on protecting yourself, leave the rest to us!"
[Flow rate approaches 32 meters per second, nearing the vortex’s center. Estimated core flow rate will surpass 50 meters per second. Critical warning: at 35 meters per second, the stress will exceed the pressure hull's maximum tolerance!]
The speed, nearing that of a Level 17 typhoon, marked their entrapment not within atmospheric winds, but within a tangible, unyielding deep-sea current!
Bang!
In Car 3, the seed packs, safeguarded by Xiao Yuan, burst open within their vine-protected enclosures, scattering seeds throughout the carriage. In Car 5, Da Lou’s obsidian dragon Armor clamped down in the center, shielding Mo Xiaotian and Sha Sha on either side. Within the rest car, various food cans ruptured, splattering their contents, and numerous individuals in the subsequent cars were violently spun by the terrifying vortex, facing imminent peril.
Like a brutal steel whip flung wide, the entirety of Infinity was caught in the vortex's terrifying centrifugal grip. The torrential, high-speed currents generated waves of intense heat against the pressure hull, engulfing the vessel in steaming bubbles. Simultaneously, lava erupted from the Galan Volcano, a hellish spectacle ascending towards the heavens. These colossal pillars of molten rock pierced the sky, creating blood-red columns within the swirling galactic vortex. Both Infinity and Beifeng 09 were ensnared, passively spun within the immense, rotating currents. Inability to control their direction, their tumbling, or their escape was absolute. All they could do was brace themselves, desperately hoping the pressure hull would withstand the strain and not be ripped asunder. Relative to Infinity, Beifeng 09 endured the ordeal somewhat more capably. As a state-of-the-art Abyssal-class Nuclear Submarine of the Federation, its pressure resistance far surpassed that of Infinity. Despite the considerable effort Lin Xian and Mochizuki Masashi poured into the design and materials during the deep-diving module's development, Infinity, at its core, was a land train merely clad in a protective shell. Its structural integrity was, undeniably, its weak point.