Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 482 The God of Fire Appears (Seeking Double Monthly Tickets~)

Chi Chi Chi!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, except for Brother Huo, the other three hibernation pods opened their hatches almost simultaneously, and surging dark energy fluctuations seemed to be released uncontrollably, causing the lighting system in the hibernation pods to flicker abnormally.

The pervasive mist dissipated, and the surrounding people immediately retreated and stood together beside Lin Xian. Lin Xian's power armor radar swept across, and an invisible gust of wind blew it away. Ryunosuke, wearing a black mask, floated slowly in mid-air, breathing heavily. Without his power armor on, a pair of silver-blue eyes were revealed, which was unusual for him.

At this moment, Ryunosuke's body seemed to be shimmering with a microwave of light, like a shell shield. At the same time, the dust and various small parts inside the hibernation pod also floated up as if out of control, as if living things were under Ryunosuke's control.

"I knew this guy's telekinesis was different from KIKI's, and now that I'm sensing it from the perspective of dark energy fluctuations, it's even more obvious."

The speaker was Qian Dele, who had just sat up from the hibernation pod. He was wearing a floral shirt and beach shorts, barefoot, and radiating heat. He rubbed his head and squinted at Lin Xian, asking, "How much time has passed? Is it also 10 hours?"

“Nearly 13 hours.” Lin Xian checked the time and then asked, “What did you mean by sensing it from the perspective of dark energy fluctuations?”

“It’s like being able to sense the flow of dark energy in the air, as if you can detect the existence of the air itself,” Shu Qin said to Lin Xian. She looked at Ryunosuke floating in the distance and said, “The things he manipulates are different from KIKI’s. If KIKI’s control is invisible, Ryunosuke’s is more like generating some kind of invisible dark energy threads or tentacles to grab controllable objects.”

"That's how it is." Monica's gaze sharpened slightly as she looked at KIKI.
"Looking at it this way, yours belongs to telekinesis, while his..."

"It's more like some kind of witchcraft that can control the movement of objects."

Upon hearing this, KIKI frowned slightly, crossed her arms, and said in confusion, "So, I didn't hear much difference."

"They are indeed different."

At this moment, Ryunosuke, who had been floating, slowly descended from the sky. His aura began to stabilize, and the tiny parts that had been controlling his levitation fell to the ground with a clatter. He flew over and looked at Lin Xian with gratitude in his eyes.
"Lin, thank you, I've made great progress."

Lin Xian nodded.

Ryunosuke then approached KIKI and said, “What I master is the manipulation of inorganic matter. In some basic applications, I can do things similar to your telekinesis, such as grabbing, moving, and releasing shockwaves. However, it is more complicated for me to use because I need to sense, assign, and then give commands to the assigned objects. These inorganic matter will then change according to my wishes.”

"But if I want to unleash the greater potential of my power, I can't use it in the same way as you. This lattice evolution has made me realize this point deeply."

"Oh?" KIKI looked at him with interest: "You have a deeper understanding of your superpower?"

"Is such that."

Ryunosuke's eyes flashed with purple lightning. In an instant, the tiny parts that had fallen to the ground behind him, along with the rising heat in the air, all condensed and quickly combined to form a life-sized humanoid puppet beside him. Strangely enough, all of the puppet's movements were identical to Ryunosuke's; when he turned around, the puppet turned around in the same way.

"My manipulation power is alive, imbued with my consciousness. After sensing dark energy, I discovered that this power can be used for short-term control, rather than instantaneous. This means that my fighting style and attacks should not be limited to a single shockwave, but can continuously spread and control more matter to be used as my 'weapons' in battle, which will make me more at ease."

"Hey, this sounds like mind control, or rather, controlling objects as summoned creatures?" A yellow flash appeared, and Qian Dele, who was far away, instantly appeared next to Ryunosuke. It was so fast that no one's power armor radar system could detect it. In addition, it also stirred up a large number of electromagnetic pulses, causing the power armor electronic systems of Lin Xian and the others to flicker.

"Hey, watch out."

"what happened?"

"Sorry, sorry!" Qian Dele scratched his head and waved his hand, saying, "I haven't mastered it yet, and I almost hurt my own people."

"I mean, Ryunosuke's direction for developing his superpower is really interesting. I've seen a lot of movies, and your ability might allow you to create some stone golems or giant bird-like creatures made of metal. They're all inanimate objects without life, and you could use them for combat. Do you think that's possible?"

Upon hearing this, KIKI immediately laughed and said, "Oh, I see. I was wondering why it sounded so familiar."

Ryunosuke thought for a moment and said, "It's very similar to my idea. This kind of development can provide large-scale assistance on the battlefield."

"You know what, this ability is quite terrifying when facing a monster tide." Lin Xian analyzed with a serious expression: "You can even forge large weapons on the battlefield, which are no weaker than mechs. After all, you can repair them at any time without fear of damage. As long as your dark energy is not exhausted, the inorganic life forms you control can be said to be endless, immortal and indestructible."

hiss~
Upon hearing Lin Xian's outrageous extension, everyone around him widened their eyes and gasped.

Sasha murmured in astonishment, "Wow, that sounds amazing!"

"It seems even more powerful than KIKI's~" She turned to look at KIKI, but KIKI pinched her nose and shoved her away: "Go away, my telekinesis potential is limitless, just wait and see~"

"Where's Sister Ning?" Seeing everyone chatting so enthusiastically, Xiao Qing asked quietly.

Qian Dele turned to look at Ning Jing's hibernation pod: "Why isn't she out yet? I can sense her dark energy fluctuations."

"Could something have happened?" Chen Sixuan asked, frowning.

"I'm fine!"

At this moment, Ning Jing's voice came through everyone's communicator, but her tone sounded a little off.

"Team Leader Lin, Team Leader Chen, I'm fine on my end, except..."

Lin Xian frowned upon hearing Ning Jing's words. He inexplicably felt that even Ning Jing's voice had changed. The others noticed this as well. Before Ning Jing could finish speaking, Qian Dele had already teleported to Ning Jing's hibernation pod. However, the next second, upon seeing the situation inside the pod, he displayed an extremely exaggerated expression of shock, his eyes widening as he exclaimed...

"Hey, what's going on here...?"

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Lin Xian and gestured for everyone to come and take a look.

Lin Xian and the others hurried over, and when they looked into the hibernation pod, they were all shocked.

Ning Jing was curled up in the hibernation pod, frowning as she looked at Lin Xian: "Captain Lin, does this mean my evolution has failed?"

At this moment, Ning Jing's body seemed to have doubled in size in the hibernation pod. Just by looking at her, she was at least 2 meters tall, bigger than a building. She could only curl up inside the large hibernation pod with her legs tucked in. Her original clothes were torn to shreds, making her look quite disheveled. However, what was even more bizarre was that Ning Jing's face looked more than ten years younger. Her skin was smooth, and her healthy wheat-colored skin exuded youthful vitality.

All these signs made her seem like a completely different person, and it was for this reason that she had not yet come out of the hibernation pod.

"you……"

Upon seeing this, Lin Xian's expression darkened, and he immediately looked at Ding Junyi: "Director Ding?"

Holding the Spirit Dispersion Value Detector, Ding Junyi calmly checked the vital signs monitor on the hibernation pod and said, "No abnormalities were detected. The crystal lattice evolution device has completely absorbed the blood essence. Her peak Spirit Dispersion Value has reached 16800, which is a terrifying number for a gene evolver. However, I cannot explain the change in her body shape at the moment."

“Her life force and mental energy are normal, and she’s even very excited,” Shiori whispered from the crowd. “I didn’t sense anything unusual.”

Chen Sixuan said at this moment, "It's strange. Xiaoqing and I were watching her the whole time before, and there wasn't such an obvious change in her physique then. How could it have changed so quickly..."

“Yes.” Xiaoqing nodded as well: “Her skin and face are becoming younger. Monica had this change before, so we think it’s normal.”

"That would be interesting."

At this moment, Monica stepped forward and asked Ning Jing, "Is there anything wrong with you?"

Ning Jing's eyes flickered, and she said with a complicated expression, "Aside from feeling uncomfortable, like lying in a crib, everything else is fine. To be precise, my strength, physical condition, and mental energy are all wonderful. My strength has definitely improved a lot." "Then..."

Monica's gaze swept over her, then she crossed her arms and said, "This means you've successfully evolved. As for the changes in your body, I can only say that being younger and prettier is a good thing."

“But I…” Ning Jing’s gaze swept over everyone, and she became somewhat flustered for a moment: “Is this a side effect?”

Lin Xian looked at her and said, "I've looked into it before; there will be some physical changes." He then looked towards the building, deep in thought.

"It's unclear whether the changes you and the building have undergone are due to evolutionary mutations or normal phenomena resulting from your inherent special abilities..."

“I don’t think this is normal,” Ning Jing said. “Shu Qin is a genetically evolved person like me, but she seems perfectly normal.”

Lin Xian nodded, and could only offer words of comfort at this moment.
"Why don't you come out and take a look? It might not have a big impact. As long as there is no mutation or proliferation, it's just that you have a higher vantage point... Or perhaps this change is something you can control, and you just haven't fully adapted to it yet."

“You’re right, I’m still a little unaccustomed to it.” Qian Dele nodded in agreement.

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, Ning Jing's eyes flickered. After a moment's thought, she nodded and began to get up from the hibernation pod. As she moved, the hibernation pod began to creak. As everyone stepped back, Ning Jing finally rolled out of the hibernation pod and stood up.

The crowd's gazes dramatically shifted upwards. As Ning Jing stood up, their pupils constricted further, and they all felt a strange, indescribable feeling as they looked at Ning Jing, who was now nearly 2.5 meters tall.

"It seems to be even higher than I expected," Lin Xian murmured.

Even barefoot, Ning Jing was half a meter taller than the tallest building among the team members, towering over them like a small giant. What was most terrifying was the powerful dark energy surging around her. Combined with her incredibly powerful evolutionary attributes, Lin Xian could even imagine the terrifying scene of her punching the strange entity to pieces.

Xiaoqing and Abai, standing to the side, were even more shocked.

"Sister Jing..."

Ning Jing looked down at her teammates with a complicated expression, and couldn't help but take a step back. After all, it was a bit uncomfortable to have a group of people looking up at her, especially since her clothes were torn. Although Ning Jing was calm and unpretentious, she still felt awkward.

“If I could control it, then I wouldn’t be a genetic evolver, but some kind of superhuman.” Ning Jing sighed at this moment: “There’s nothing unusual at the moment, it’s just that I’m not used to it, and it might not be very convenient, for example, there aren’t any clothes that fit me.”

"You can rest assured about that."

Lin Xian then took out a set of nano-inner clothing. This equipment can be achieved simply by combining materials and programming. Lin Xian also added a dark energy potential device and a micro electrostatic field protector to it, which greatly improved the protective power and allowed the team members to have an additional 'soft protection' while wearing power armor.

Currently, only this 'clothing' can cover Ning Jing's two-and-a-half-meter-tall body, preventing her from being dressed in rags.

Ning Jing gratefully accepted the armor, and the nano-inner garment quickly covered her body, instantly transforming her into a towering female giant. She looked down, her emotions calming considerably after donning the armor, and said to Lin Xian...

"Much better, I need to adjust a bit more. You're right, maybe I can control this, but if not..."

Ning Jing looked at her hands with complicated emotions. Her youthful appearance should have been a source of joy, but now, with a face that looked like she was in her late teens or early twenties paired with a body like a female giant, any woman would feel conflicted. But at this moment, all she could do was sigh and say...

"At least our combat power has increased. With this size, we might be able to fight against even larger monsters."

"I think it's pretty good." Qian Dele sat on a hibernation pod, crossed his legs, looked up at Ning Jing, and said with a smile, "Look, what a perfect body. The beauty and strength of a woman's figure are perfectly combined. From an aesthetic point of view, this is also a kind of perfect life, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Chang, Luo Yang, and several other men nodded silently in agreement.

"If I can become that strong, some sacrifices are nothing to worry about," Xiaoqing said softly.

"Would you be willing to become a female giant?" Lin Xian asked her.

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, Xiao Qing opened her mouth, then instinctively looked over.

At this moment, KIKI looked at the hibernation pod in the farthest distance, crossed her arms and said, "Alright, everyone is fine, only the most troublesome one is left."

Lin Xian asked, "All four hibernation pods sounded the alarm just now, so why hasn't Brother Huo's hibernation pod opened yet?"

"What else could it be?"

KIKI chuckled and rolled her eyes, saying, "Do I even need to guess? That guy is definitely waiting to make his appearance last, he's probably almost asleep from waiting."

"Hehe~" Sasha couldn't help but laugh and whispered to Lin Xian, "I just heard his hatch open, but we were all focused on Ryunosuke, and then he closed it again."

Lin Xian: ...

Chen Sixuan rubbed her forehead, while Xiao Qing rolled her eyes.

Although it was truly speechless, the sweltering heat still aroused everyone's curiosity. As the member of the team with the highest spiritual energy, Lin Xian was also extremely looking forward to Huo Ge's evolution.

As if sensing everyone's anticipation, or perhaps because no one was speaking over there, Huo Ge's hibernation pod finally stirred.

“Sizzle—boom!!!”

A loud bang, not from metal opening but from space being forcibly torn apart, suddenly blew open the hibernation pod at the very edge! The sturdy alloy hatch was instantly melted and vaporized by the crimson flames that erupted from within! The blinding red light, like a volcanic eruption, dyed the entire pod into a burning, blood-red inferno.

The lighting system emitted its final wail and went out completely, but the cabin remained as bright as day—the light source came from the raging core of flames.

A figure, stepping on the molten wreckage of the hull, rose slowly like a deity emerging from the core of the sun.

Lu Xingchen!
The figure slowly floated in the high sky, radiating light, with countless flames flowing in the air. Then, from within the crimson flames, a figure resembling a god stepped out of the air. Deep within his pupils, two blazing white flames burned fiercely, and the air within his sight was ignited, emitting sizzling explosions.

"Hoo~" Lu Xingchen exhaled a breath of turbid air with a profound expression. His whole body was surrounded by flames. At this moment, he did not see anyone, but stood alone in the void.

"Of the three thousand great paths, fire reigns supreme. The crystalline lattice forges the nascent soul, and the burning heavens prove my true self!"

A deep, carefree voice rang out. After speaking, he turned around, stood with his hands behind his back, and slowly raised his right hand, his movements exuding a sense of composure as if he controlled the universe.

"Om-!"

Above his palm, space slightly distorted, and a nine-petaled red lotus composed of pure crimson gold flames bloomed out of thin air! Precisely controlled by Lu Xingchen, it emitted terrifyingly high temperatures.

"This is the 'World-Burning Crimson Lotus,' a single spark of true fire capable of incinerating all evil." Lu Xingchen's lips curled into a disdainful smile as his gaze swept over his dumbfounded teammates, finally settling on Lin Xian. His voice carried the resounding clang of metal on metal:
"Captain, is my cultivation as the 'Fire Virtue Star Lord' worthy of your attention?" He slightly clenched his five fingers, and the world-burning red lotus suddenly shrank, transforming into a delicate and translucent crimson-gold lotus seed, which floated on his fingertip. The heat it emitted did not diminish at all; on the contrary, it became even more restrained and terrifying.

Suddenly, the high temperature inside the cabin activated the automatic fire sprinkler system. An alarm sounded, and instantly a large amount of water and freezing nitrogen sprayed from the top, pouring directly onto Lu Xingchen and extinguishing the flames on his body. Steam and cold air expanded and spread wildly.

Inside the hibernation pod, the temperature dropped immediately, and it became quiet instantly.

(End of this chapter)