Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train Chapter 2 - 1: Infinite Train Plan_2
Previously on Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train...
Habitual as ever, Lin Xian steadily whipped up his evening meal, savoring it in silence amid the flickering candlelight.
"The sunrise delay now stretches to 12 o'clock, meaning fewer than 5 days remain before the next endless night hits."
Seated at the table, Lin Xian munched away while scribbling notes into his diary.
Those storage batteries and the generator tucked in the storeroom mainly powered the fridge and kept the alarm system humming.
Lights were a real hassle—after all, any glow piercing the total darkness of the city would spotlight his hideout like a blazing beacon.
Dinner done, Lin Xian got to work sorting his haul from the day.
"Two cans, two bottles of water, oh, and a pack of expired potato chips..."
Curiously, the food and water barely filled the massive backpack; the bulk consisted of oddball junk.
A handful of busted cell phones, a speaker, a moldy electric shaver, plus a hairdryer.
To Lin Xian, every one of these items shone like pure gold.
A sly grin tugged at his lips as he laid his hand on the speaker. Instantly, a subtle radiance bloomed from his palm and eyes, his hair stirring without a breeze, as if an otherworldly force surged to life. Moments later, the light winked out, and the speaker crumbled into a heap of dusty brown ash scattering across the floor.
[Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Point +1, Mechanical Devouring Skill proficiency +1, extra reward: your strength increased by 1]
[Current Mechanical Heart level LV.1 176/500]
[Tip: Upgrading the Mechanical Heart can earn special skill rewards. A Mysterious Awakening is unlocked at levels LV3, LV6, and LV9 of the Mechanical Heart]
[Basic Attributes]
[Strength: LV1 22/50]
[Speed: LV0 28/30]
[Defense: LV0 15/30]
[Current Basic Skills]
[Mechanical Devouring LV.1 265/300]
[Mechanical Manufacturing LV.1 112/300]
[Mechanical Scan (Passive)]
[Mechanical Repair (Passive)]
[Mechanical Operation (Passive)]
The usual interface popped up in his vision, filling Lin Xian with joy. He never imagined a mere busted speaker would bump his strength by a full point.
Never dismiss the power of that one strength point.
Ever since jumping from LV.0 to LV.1 in strength, his body had transformed dramatically.
The former Lin Xian was a skinny college shut-in who could barely haul a water bucket, yet now he cranked out nearly a hundred one-arm push-ups without breaking a sweat. The change was mind-blowing.
At first, Lin Xian figured his superpower was pretty lame, but lately, he spotted massive promise in it. Should his strength and speed keep climbing, his raw combat prowess alone could rival those mutated physical superpower wielders.
[Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Point +1]
[Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Point +1]
The next few trashed phones yielded no extra stat gains.
"Looks like I need beefier gear for real upgrades..."
He let out a sigh. Once, he'd devoured a car engine and scored 20 Mechanical Source Points plus a 5-point stat leap in one go.
Yet his choice to hoard these tiny gadgets and lug them home was straightforward.
Bigger machines demanded ages to devour and sapped his energy dry.
That car engine ordeal felt like a nightmare marathon—over an hour of agony that nearly wiped him out completely. Lin Xian thanked his stars he hadn't gotten chomped by zombies or ghouls in his weakened state; sheer luck had saved him.
That scare drilled home the lesson against rushing, cementing his motto of playing it safe and staying vigilant.
Shockingly, devouring the hairdryer triggered a golden flash on his screen.
[Devouring successful, Mechanical Source Point +1, Mechanical Devouring Skill proficiency +1, extra reward: you've obtained the Wind Cannon Skill!]
[Wind Cannon LV.1, condensing air at your fingertips, releasing it in an instant, causing a certain degree of destruction.]
"A skill?!!"
Lin Xian's eyes widened in shock—this marked his first skill drop from Mechanical Devouring.
"Never guessed everyday junk could cough up skills like this?"
A hairdryer... turning into Wind Cannon??
What twisted reasoning was at play here?
Bottling his thrill, Lin Xian concentrated, raised a fingertip toward the far-off couch, and flicked it lightly!
Poof!
A faint whooshing pierced the air, striking the sofa cushion as if by an invisible force, exploding it open with feathers flying everywhere like drifting snowflakes!
"Shit!"
Lin Xian's heart raced wildly. He'd intentionally restrained his strength and airflow to prevent any loud racket. Yet, from this mere trial run, he could tell that unleashing full power would grant the skill devastating destructive force.
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In 2069, Apocalypse Day struck, birthing thirteen enormous 'Devouring Zones' hundreds of kilometers wide across the globe, later officially christened Star Abyss.
From that moment, Star Abyss unleashed a radiation-mimicking dark shroud called Dark Tide, swelling by hundreds of kilometers each day. Sunlight grew scarce, and upon completing a full cycle, the swallowed lands plunged into unending night!
Within that eternal darkness, weather calamities warped, beasts fell to corruption, undead hordes surged, and nameless terrors plummeted from the abyss's depths!
Humanity launched a desperate mass exodus to flee the advancing Dark Tide!
Once doomsday hit, a select few endured the Star Abyss Destruction Zone's radiation, awakening all sorts of Superpowers that gave them a massive survival edge. Lin Xian stood among these chosen ones.