Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 415 Dark Energy
Mo Xiaotian's fingertips still retained the tingling sensation of a faint electric arc, but his nasal cavity was first filled with a salty, fishy, ​​and putrid stench. He staggered to his feet, but instead of the expected carriage floor, his palms sank into some kind of sticky, cold granules. Each grain of sand was oozing a dark red viscous liquid, like crushed, rotting entrails.

"Where is this?"

The trembling voice was swallowed by the sound of the waves. He looked up and saw that the entire beach was a sickly gray-blue, as if it had been soaked in formaldehyde. What was piled up at the tide line was not seashells, but densely packed bone fragments resembling gums and piles of garbage, which collided with each other with the surging waves and made a gurgling sound.

His head was spinning, and as he struggled to stand up, a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making him shiver.

In an instant, feelings of strangeness, fear, and doubt began to grow in my heart. Strange, I was just practicing my superpowers in the warm carriage, how did I suddenly appear outside?
wow-

At that moment, the seawater in front of him suddenly surged and boiled. Mo Xiaotian took two steps back and stepped on a soft object. Looking down, he saw that it was the bloated corpse of a giant. Countless fluorescent sea lice crawled out from under the festering skin and turned towards him with their pinpoint compound eyes. Mo Xiaotian was startled and quickly moved away, but then he noticed that further away, where the sea level should have been, a hill-like arc of dark blue light was rising. The seawater split into waterfalls and slid down the smooth surface, as if something was slowly rising from beneath the sea.

"Waaah."

A strange buzzing sound came from the seabed, causing the air to tremble. The arc of light continued to rise, revealing a semi-transparent, umbrella-shaped body. It turned out to be a jellyfish with a diameter of several hundred meters. The edges of the umbrella were curled, and in the center, there seemed to be some kind of luminous tissue emitting a blue light. It looked beautiful, but upon closer inspection, one could see black patterns similar to human brain blood vessels flowing inside. Twelve tentacles broke out of the water and floated and curled in the air.

This scene was like an alien creature emerging from the sea in a magical world, with some kind of hymn echoing across the surface. Everyone who saw the giant jellyfish felt both sacred and terrified at that moment, their consciousness plummeting like a landslide. Mo Xiaotian's eyes widened, his face turned deathly pale, and even though he clenched his teeth, a large number of black blood vessels began to spread in his eyes.

Fear alienation!

At the same time, the giant fluorescent jellyfish slowly flew closer, its cold light illuminating the entire beach. Its huge tentacles coiled down like serpents, swinging towards Mo Xiaotian.

Just as Mo Xiaotian felt the sound of the ocean waves fading into the distance and becoming more ethereal, a sharp shout suddenly came from the sky.

"Xiao Tian, ​​don't look!"

Boom!

Several sharp whooshing sounds rang out in the air above the beach. Lin Xian, clad in power armor, flew over at high speed and made a move towards Mo Xiaotian. In an instant, the Black Star Forge opened, and several nanodevices shot out, flying directly to Mo Xiaotian and surrounding him. In a flash, an outer armor wrapped around the ice-cold Mo Xiaotian, and the life support system activated, bringing a warm feeling.

Before he could react, the power armor activated its autopilot system and flew him away. He was then enveloped by an invisible psychic wave. KIKI and Lin Xian joined forces, and Shiori immediately activated her powers. The healing light quickly cleared away the dark toxins from Mo Xiaotian's body, and he finally caught his breath and took deep breaths inside the power armor.

"Brother Lin, Sister Kiki, I...I didn't mean to..."

"It's okay, first adjust your mindset and concentrate, this might be a special-class one!" KIKI immediately responded.

"I have arrived!"

At the same time, a streak of fire streaked across the night sky like a shooting star, Lu Xingchen
"What strange creatures in the sea? Wait till I—burn the heavens and boil the seas!"

Lu Xingchen's voice, accompanied by bursting flames, tore through the mist. His crimson figure swooped down from mid-air, the fiery wings that unfurled behind him leaving a trail of fire a thousand meters long in the night. The plasma streams gushing from the joints of his power armor evaporated the mist within a hundred meters radius into a spiral vacuum. This usually jovial and eccentric young man now had bloodshot eyes, but his lips were twisted into an almost ferocious grin, showing that his rage, born from taut nerves, was beginning to erupt.

"Godly Infinite Blazing Sword!"

boom!
In an instant, a pillar of molten white fire, like magma, erupted from Lu Xingchen's palm. The Infinite Rings spun wildly, spewing blue flames. This crimson flame sword, carrying a violent Mach ring, instantly and precisely struck the front of the jellyfish's umbrella. In an instant, a white bio-force field became transparent, but it was pierced through by Lu Xingchen's furious, all-out attack. As the fire sword swept past, the transparent edge of the umbrella curled and burst. The rotting flesh carbonized into a sky full of black snow in the 3,000-degree heat. A tooth-grinding shriek came from the boiling steam on the sea surface. The luminous tissue in the center of the umbrella suddenly contracted, revealing a huge mouth covered with spiral patterns.

Drop drop drop.

On Lin Xian's side, the detection device had already made a loud noise. Both teams on the beach were now marked with a Level 4 mark, which meant that the fluorescent jellyfish in front of them was at least Level A or had reached the Special Level!
The moment the mark took effect, the air seemed to freeze for a second.

From the distant city ruins, a rustling, grinding sound could be heard, like countless tiny claws scraping against concrete, or like rotten metal being slowly twisted by an invisible hand. In the darkness, the glass curtain wall of a tall building suddenly shattered, and fragments fell like rain, but no footsteps could be heard, only the dripping sound of some kind of viscous liquid spreading from the depths of the alley.

On the surface of the sea, the rhythm of the waves changed, the originally regular sound of the tide was disrupted, and a dull vibration came from underwater, as if a huge body was turning over in the abyss. The bone fragments on the beach began to vibrate at a high frequency, as if resonating with some kind of low-frequency sound wave. Blackish-red viscous liquid seeped out from between the sand grains, gathered into thin streams, and crawled strangely against the current towards the sea.

On the holographic interface of Lin Xian's power armor, countless red dots suddenly appeared at the edge of the radar. They had no shape or outline, only pulse signals representing life reactions that surrounded them from all directions. From the tunnel of the abandoned highway to the east came the sharp, mournful sound of metal deforming. In the reef group near the tide line to the west, the seawater suddenly receded, revealing the honeycomb-like rock walls that had been gnawed into shape. In the thick fog of the city to the north, a street lamp that had long been out of power suddenly flickered twice. The moment the bulb exploded, a shrill cry like that of a baby came from the fog, and then it stopped abruptly.

“Level 4 mark… Trouble is coming!” KIKI felt strong fluctuations of spiritual energy surging from all directions. Before they could see any living beings, everyone felt that the world was becoming darker and darker. It was a mark that the concentration of darkness invasion was constantly increasing. At the same time, a suffocating aura pressed down on them.

"KIKI, Ah Bai, let's join forces and finish this quickly!"

Lin Xian realized this and immediately said, "The monster is on the sea. Only Ah Bai and KIKI are here. They are superhumans who can attack from a distance quickly."

"it is good!"

Ah Bai responded immediately. His special armor allowed him to fly directly into the air. His eyes turned into black and red beams of light that shot out from the laser eyes of his power armor. The two laser beams tore through the night sky the moment they focused in his pupils, like the sword of judgment piercing through the translucent umbrella of a jellyfish.

At the same time, KIKI manipulated her flying blade device to open the gate, and thousands of VK electric blades, under the control of her telekinesis, transformed into a dense torrent of blades, each flashing with arcs of electricity and lightning, forming a vast galaxy flowing in the sky. Her eyes flashed with supernatural light as she manipulated these electric blades, and the violent telekinesis instantly propelled these blades to break the sound barrier and rush towards the giant jellyfish.

In an instant, Huo Ge, A Bai, and KIKI all made their moves, and the bio-force field on the fluorescent jellyfish shattered instantly.

Boom!
Just then, as the fluorescent jellyfish's body disintegrated and was shattered, the luminous tissue under its umbrella suddenly erupted with a violent wave of light. In an instant, Lu Xingchen's flames froze in the air for a second, and Ah Bai and KIKI's powers also felt a momentary pause. At this moment, everyone seemed to hear their power armor's cooling system making an abnormal hum, as if cold fingers were crawling along the pipes into the reactor. The oxygen circulating inside the armor suddenly mixed with a fishy stench, and a layer of frost formed on the inside of the mask, the pattern of frost flowers resembling a distorted human face.

This was an attack method Lin Xian had never encountered before, and it instantly made him realize the immense danger. Just a short while ago, he had felt the fluctuations emanating from that mysterious container that weakened his supernatural abilities, which was definitely not a good sign.

Without hesitation, Lin Xian looked at the huge, spiral-patterned mouth of what should be the jellyfish and immediately raised his hand to point at it, activating the gravitational lens directly!

hum!
A buzzing sound filled the air, and all sounds on the beach seemed to freeze instantly, becoming as quiet as ever.

The sky and earth changed color, and the azure fluorescence instantly distorted. Everyone felt the light from the fluorescent jellyfish in front of them immediately dim. A distorted space formed in the huge mouth of the jellyfish, like a black water vortex in the air. The azure fluorescence at the core of the jellyfish now turned into curved light.

In the distorted space, darkness was rapidly collapsing and reforming, as if smoke was being swallowed by a spiral. Amidst the distorted spatial ripples, an orange scene appeared intermittently in Lin Xian's sight once again.

Lin Xian's pupils shrank as he watched this scene.

That was originally the sunrise and dawn at sea!
The image was intermittent, constantly covered by darkness and then 'erased' by this gravitational lens!
bang bang bang!
As light shone through the distorted space from the 'daytime' world, that distorted space seemed to possess an incredibly powerful attraction, instantly beginning to shatter the mouthparts and core of the fluorescent jellyfish.

boom!
In an instant, Lin Xian, Huo Ge, KIKI, and A Bai simultaneously stopped their attacks. Under the immense force of the attack, the giant special-class creature was torn to pieces. Countless jellyfish tissues emitting blue light fell continuously, creating huge waves on the sea surface. The fluorescent jellyfish emitted a low hum, and several of its tentacles were still rapidly twitching.

"Why isn't it dead yet?" Lin Xian frowned. The core of the jellyfish was already a hole, and the bell and edge of the bell had been almost cut into pieces by KIKI, Abai, and Huo Ge. At this moment, only a wreckage of the fluorescent jellyfish remained, still swirling in the air, showing no signs of falling.

"Team Leader Lin, a strange entity is approaching!" Ning Jing's team gathered around, their backs to each other in mid-air, fully alert to the coastline and the city behind them.

"This is troublesome!" Lin Xian gritted his teeth. Their attack was lightning fast. Although the monster was threatening, it was not insurmountable even with their full strength. The problem was that if the level 4 mark on their bodies could not be removed, they might face more than just a special-level monster next.

Seeing the sea level begin to tremble violently, KIKI immediately said to Brother Huo.

"Brother Huo, quickly burn it to ashes!"

"Of course!" Brother Huo swung his fist, and flames surged forth, ready to launch a large-scale burning offensive.

Just then, a sharp whooshing sound rang out, interrupting Brother Huo's attack. A short-haired girl wielding a mechanical greatsword was seen flying at high speed through the air without any power armor. An invisible shockwave erupted from her body, shining brightly, making her seem to be surrounded by distorted heat waves. It was Vanessa!
Upon seeing this scene, Lin Xian's eyes narrowed involuntarily, because he sensed an extremely familiar power fluctuation emanating from Vanessa.

Corpse transporter!
Previously, when Lin Xian and Chu Yan were connected with the corpse driver, he clearly felt the fluctuation of dark energy, and now, he sensed it again on Vanessa.

The power armor's photoelectric lock locked onto Vanessa, who was flying at high speed through the air on strange energy fluctuations. Lin Xian seemed to have caught a tiny detail: on the skin of Vanessa's bare hands, dark red patterns resembling blood vessels appeared. A surge of supernatural power erupted, and then, in the next moment, the girl, wielding a mechanical greatsword, swept it across the fluorescent jellyfish's remains in mid-air with overwhelming force!
Wow!
In an instant, a shockwave like a meteorite tearing through the air exploded above the beach. Everyone instantly saw Vanessa's mechanical greatsword turn crimson as it was swung at high speed. At the same time, a dark red shockwave swept out like splashed dark particles, cutting through the air like a windshield wiper sweeping across a fan-shaped area. In an instant, it annihilated the teetering remains of the fluorescent jellyfish, shattering it into countless fragments!
On Lin Xian's side, Xiao Qing, Ning Jing, KIKI, A Bai and the others were all watching this scene in utter shock. They didn't know if it was just their imagination, but apart from the violent slash that shattered the jellyfish's remains, Lin Xian seemed to notice that as the wave of dark particles swept over, the azure energy on the fluorescent jellyfish's remains was immediately devoured, exploding into a sky full of black mist. The transparent jellyfish corpses also quickly condensed and deteriorated into pieces of white, rotten tissue, clearly having completely lost their vitality.

Boom boom boom!
A large number of body parts fell into the sea. At this time, KIKI and the others discovered that their level 4 markers had been completely cleared.

"So powerful, did she use the power of that so-called crystal lattice?"

“Definitely.” Ning Jing said seriously, “Her power has at least doubled since yesterday, and she has also mastered a power that transcends evolution. That is definitely not something a gene-evolved person can release.”

Xiaoqing observed this with caution. As a combat genius, she naturally noticed Vanessa's unusual nature. Yesterday, she had dealt with a Rifttail, and at the time, she hadn't sensed much difference between Vanessa and herself, even believing that her strength was definitely superior. But now, Vanessa's combat power was terrifyingly strong, which made Xiaoqing start to think about the extension of the crystal lattice power.

Hearing the discussion, Lin Xian's eyes flickered slightly. He glanced at the red dot on the radar that had begun to move blindly, and immediately said...
"Stop discussing it, keep quiet, and get back to the car!"

"Wait a moment." At this moment, another Gedi raised her right arm, and the mechanical gate on it opened, raising a specially made small missile. She then immediately launched the missile towards a stadium in the distance.

"A decoy?" Lin Xian asked.

“That’s right.” Gedi nodded.

"Okay." Upon hearing this, Lin Xian didn't waste any more words and immediately called everyone to retreat towards the orbital station.

On the way back, looking down from the air, many strange silhouettes slowly moving appeared in the outline of the streets below. The group kept their altitude low and quickly returned to the orbital station with Mo Xiaotian. After returning to the Infinity, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle was lightning fast, taking less than three minutes. They killed a special-class creature, cleared the level 4 mark, and disappeared back into silence from the encirclement of the dark monster tide. It was truly a thrilling battle.

Inside the carriage, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Yuzhen excitedly hugged Mo Xiaotian back, asking, "Xiaotian, how are you?"

Mo Xiaotian, having removed his armor, shook his head, then said to Brother Huo, "Master... I was practicing arc conduction, I don't know how..."

"Shut up!" Brother Huo looked down at him with a serious expression, though he was still a little scared. "For causing such a mess, you're punished with six hours of physical training, no rest allowed!"

“Okay…” Mo Xiaotian pursed his lips.

Lin Xian looked at Vanessa, who had returned with the team, and saw the dark red markings on her body gradually receding. He then asked her a question.

"Is this the power of the crystal lattice?"

“That’s right.” Vanessa turned to look at Lin Xian, her eyes, which had been shimmering with black and red ripples, gradually returned to calm. Her brown pupils held a hint of cunning as she said to Lin Xian, “The crystal lattice is not just about increasing the peak of superpowers. The most important thing is that it can absorb and release dark energy. And this dark energy can quickly destroy the life force of the strange entity. This is faster than physical and physiological destruction.”

"Faster? Could it be faster than burning me to dust?" Lu Xingchen was somewhat skeptical. The girl's slash just now had truly surprised him, but he still refused to admit defeat.

Vanessa looked at him calmly: "Your fire-based abilities are certainly more destructive than mine, but if you want to quickly extinguish life in dark creatures, believe me, dark energy surpasses all known supernatural powers."

"I could definitely feel that the monster's life force was dying off very quickly." KIKI nodded and said, "Is this dark energy that powerful? You were able to kill a Special-level monster with just one sword strike?"

"It's not that amazing."

At this moment, Gaddy looked at Lin Xian and the others and said, "Captain Lin and the others have already reduced this monster to a mangled state in a short time. Vanessa's main purpose was to quickly remove the Dark Mark. Normally, we would also have a hard time dealing with this monster, except during the day. Now that it's dark and it's marked, we can't kill it in a short time. Most likely, we'll have to fight it off and then retreat, killing low-level monsters along the way to remove the mark."

"Yes."

Vanessa said modestly, "However, this at least gives me a better chance of survival than if I didn't have a crystal lattice, and I can face it head-on."

"So?" she said, looking at Lin Xian with a smile. "Swordholder, have you become interested in the crystal lattice?"

Lin Xian nodded: "I've always been interested."

"Then what about my previous suggestion..."

"Where is your naval group?" Lin Xian asked directly.

“It’s not far from Sea Rock Island, maybe a few dozen nautical miles,” Vanessa said.

"A ship?" Chen Sixuan asked.

“No.” Gedi looked at everyone and said, “Our shelter is very simple…”

"It's just an aircraft carrier."

(End of this chapter)