Doomsday: I Build an Infinite Train.

Chapter 488 The Mysterious Peak
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Gazing at the terrifying, floating giant corpse, Lin Xian's eyes flickered slightly, and he let out a long breath.

This wasn't the first time this had happened. He had witnessed this terrifying scene during KIKI's first evolution of her powers. Now, Lin was absolutely certain that the towering, mountain-like desiccated corpse in the night sky was the monster from the high cumulus clouds in Jiangcheng, where KIKI had been traveling in a helicopter when the incident occurred.

"Could this thing be a creature with a shared supernatural ability with KIKI, someone who shares the same origin as her?"

Lin Xian immediately thought of this guess.

Creature #2: Unknown Sky Giant Corpse.

The Phoenix Society's Fire Book intelligence describes this creature as follows: Chu Yan once led a team to investigate it and obtained a valid clue that this creature could not be approached, as it seemed to possess some kind of terrifying bio-force field. However, the Phoenix Society's observation report also stated that this creature, which was defined as a world-class disaster, remained in a mysterious, unconscious state except for its levitation movement, just like a real humanoid corpse.

Lin Xian carefully observed the chilling outline of the creature. A terrifying dark energy fluctuation radiated down from the sky. At this moment, he looked around and suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the distance.

KIKI.

She was sitting on the edge of the building's exterior wall, wearing the same coat Lin Xian had worn when he saved her in Jiangcheng. Her long, light purple hair danced gracefully in the wind, and her silhouette looked somewhat lonely.

Lin Xian's expression softened, and he walked over and sat down next to her.

"looking at what?"

KIKI glanced at him sideways and pointed upwards: "You should have seen it, right?"

"It's hard not to see..."

“This is the rooftop where I fell from the helicopter that night. When I woke up, this was the first thing I saw when I looked up.” KIKI turned to Lin Xian and pointed in a direction in the distance: “Look, your house is in that direction. I remember the flag you were waving.”

Lin Xian nodded, his gaze sweeping around: "So I've come to your mental world again. Have you encountered any trouble?"

“It’s a very strange feeling, Lin Xian,” KIKI said. “That thing seems to be talking to me, but I can’t understand anything.”

"dialogue?"

"Ah."

KIKI raised her legs, hugged her knees, buried her head between her legs, and whispered, "What if I really have some kind of connection with this monster? Lin Xian, this isn't the first time this has happened to me."

Lin Xian paused for a moment. He wanted to say something comforting, but he knew it wouldn't help KIKI. She was smart and didn't like Lin Xian being perfunctory.

"What else can we do? Kill this monster. Even if we can't do it now, we'll find a way later. In the end, it's all about life and death..."

After finishing his sentence, Lin Xian calmly said, "If the link really exists, after killing this monster, you will only lose your superpowers, so there's no need to worry too much."

"But I don't want to lose my powers..."

KIKI looked up at Lin Xian with a serious expression: "I want to help you."

Lin Xian was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Along the way, thanks to KIKI's presence, they successfully survived countless life-or-death situations. Lin Xian had long since become accustomed to having KIKI as a helper. Perhaps, for him, KIKI was no longer just a helper.

From the very beginning, she pretended to be unconscious to sneak onto the bus, was caught stealing bread by Lin Xian, and then the two of them joined forces to kill the Crimson Centipede, escaped the misty town, and leaped across the broken bridge...

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xian could only say nonchalantly, "When we have solved all the world-class disasters, it means that the apocalypse may be over." He looked at KIKI: "Or, we may all fail and humanity may become extinct, then there is nothing to worry about anymore."

KIKI calmly looked at Lin Xian, then her lips curled slightly, her eyes crinkling into crescents, and she said to him with a hint of slyness.

"Isn't there a third possibility, like us escaping Earth?"

Lin Xian nodded: "That's true."

"That way, I can fly forever!"

Lin Xian smiled, then took a deep breath and looked into the darkness: "Perhaps we will have a third option."

"Lin Xian," KIKI called out to him.

"Um"

"Promise me one thing."

"Say~"

"If, one day, we superhumans might do something bad because of this link, or..." She paused, pursing her lips slightly, "...if necessary... um!"

Lin Xian reached out and pinched her upper and lower lips like pinching a duck's beak, and said cheerfully, "You're thinking too much. If killing all the superhumans would solve all the problems, either the Dark Civilization is too stupid, or we are too stupid. You just play too many video games."

"That's not what I meant!!" KIKI stood up angrily, wanting to argue with Lin Xian: "Maybe we can retaliate, don't you understand what 'retaliate' means?"

"Look, that guy seems to want to communicate with me about something. Do you think we should investigate this?"

“I will tell Director Ding, and I will also discuss it with Professor Ye once I get in touch with the Phoenix Society.” Lin Xian looked at KIKI with concern and grabbed her hand: “Your spiritual power is draining, we need to find a way to wake you up quickly, Teacher Chen and the others are very worried about you.”

KIKI met Lin Xian's gaze, and after a long while, nodded and let out a long breath.

“I can clearly feel its presence and its trajectory now. We fled all the way from Jiang City, and this thing’s movement path seems to be the same as ours. So, I think it might be tracking me. We didn’t detect that dark energy connection before, but now it seems that it might be something more terrifying than the Dark Mark.”

Lin Xian frowned: "So you think that the fact that enemies and allies share the same origin might lead to more crises for people with superpowers?"

KIKI immediately responded, "Don't you think we've encountered far more situations than other teams along the way? You've barely rested at all, and you can count the number of peaceful nights you've had on one hand. Even Shuqin mentioned that although our Infinite is very safe, they didn't experience this kind of frequent crisis attacks before boarding. The more superhumans we have on board, the more obvious this situation becomes!"

Lin Xian was slightly taken aback, and his heart sank. Since the Dark Mark was discovered, he naturally thought that this was the main reason. But if we really talked about it, the situation that their Infinite Team encountered would have killed most other teams countless times. Even the Dragon Mountain No. 1 and Silver Star at that time might not have been able to escape. Now that KIKI said this, he suddenly had a different thought.

The floating giant corpse has been chasing them?

Are the dark side links of these superhumans exacerbating their predicament?
Lin Xian pondered for a while, his mind a jumble of thoughts, then looked at KIKI: "So your conclusion is that people with superpowers bring misfortune?" "Even using Director Ding's theory, this makes sense," KIKI replied directly: "Using the Spirit Dispelling Value."

"I understand."

"So what are you planning to do?" KIKI asked.

Lin Xian looked at KIKI seriously and said, "Let's eat first. I'm very curious about how your superpower has evolved."

"Hey~" KIKI snorted, glaring angrily at Lin Xian: "Is that all you're thinking about?"

"Otherwise what?" Lin Xian's eyes darted around, and he responded with a puzzled look: "Superpowered individuals can bring more danger. Whether it's because of this link or because of the Spirit-Slaying Value predation, we can accept it. We can't just give up on all superpowered individuals because of this. Does Xingyuan think we'll surrender and be spared?"

KIKI opened her mouth, then her face darkened. She lowered her head and remained silent for a long time before speaking in a soft voice.

“I’m different from other superhumans. I’m linked to this monster, and I’ve brought you almost certain death situations. Don’t you… blame me?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian immediately stepped forward and pulled her into his arms, saying directly...

"You're overthinking it. Putting aside whether this guess has been confirmed or not, even if it is true, whether you brought it or not is another matter. There are more powerful ability users on our train than just you. There are fire-type, laser, sound wave, super speed, and there's also Ryunosuke, who is just as rare as you. Shiori's ability still doesn't have an accurate positioning system. Besides... do you not take me, a mechanical ability user, seriously? It seems that I am the biggest threat to the Dark Civilization."

Upon hearing Lin Xian's words, KIKI was silent for a moment, then nestled in Lin Xian's arms, her fragrant shoulders inexplicably trembling. Suddenly, she chuckled, saying between laughs...

"Yes, you can devour starships and build mechs. Maybe you're connected to the mothership of alien invaders. If you're killed, their mothership will explode!"

"You know what, it's actually quite possible."

"Go to hell!" KIKI punched Lin Xian in the chest. Although Lin Xian couldn't feel anything in this spiritual world, including their embrace.

But Lin suddenly felt that he could feel KIKI in his arms getting warmer, so he hugged her even tighter.

Then, Lin Xian opened his eyes and was greeted by the cold white light of the hibernation pod hall. Several blurry figures gradually became clear. Chen Sixuan, Ding Junyi, Sasha, Luo Yang, Abai, and Shiori were all gathered around KIKI's hibernation pod.

"Your heart rate and breathing are normal now..."

"Shiori, how is it?"

"Her mental energy fluctuations are gradually increasing, which is a good sign."

The sounds of their conversation echoed in his ears. Lin Xian looked down and saw that KIKI in the hibernation pod had closed her eyes, her face now a soft, rosy pink. The evolution of the crystal lattice hadn't changed her much; after all, aside from her A-cup, KIKI's face and skin were in perfect condition for a young girl. Yet, Lin Xian still felt that KIKI had changed. To put it simply, he felt…

KIKI is glowing.

His whole body radiated a faint glow, as if even the finest hairs on his skin were radiating vitality, inexplicably adding a pure and exuberant life force to his appearance.

At this moment, KIKI slowly opened her eyes. Her pupils had turned into a dark purple color, and upon closer inspection, it seemed as if a dark purple galaxy was flowing in her eyes, like she was wearing colored contact lenses. This complemented her long purple hair perfectly, making her look very mysterious.

"KIKI!"

When Chen Sixuan saw KIKI wake up, she immediately called out to her.

Chi~
At this moment, the hibernation pod lid slowly opened, and an invisible wave of gentle air mixed with the chill of the hibernation pod sprayed out in all directions. KIKI lay there, blinked, and glanced at everyone. Then she took off the crystal lattice evolution device from her chest, stretched, and flew up. She twisted her neck and said, "Wow, I've never felt like I've slept for so long."

"KIKI, you've slept for 14 hours! That's the longest of everyone's sleep. I was so worried! How are you now?" Sasha asked anxiously.

"Everything is OK, great."

KIKI put her hands on her hips, her gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Lin Xian. She paused, then smiled slightly at him: "I am the strongest ability user in the Infinite, shouldn't I spend the most time on this?"

"Yes, yes, while you were sleeping, we've already been through a major battle," Lin Xian said helplessly.

"What?! A big battle?!" KIKI's eyes widened immediately. "What happened?"

"KIKI, you have no idea!" Sasha said with her arms crossed, looking very serious. "When we rushed out of Hawaii, we encountered the Scarlet Spread and a huge tsunami. You have no idea, but Brother Huo really made a name for himself by splitting the tsunami in two with a single sword strike!"

“But we’re out of danger now.” Lin Xian noticed this, then looked at Ding Junyi: “Director Ding, how is KIKI?”

Ding Junyi was holding a mobile terminal, her brows furrowed, constantly manipulating some data.

"It's strange..."

"What's wrong?" Hearing Ding Junyi's words, Chen Sixuan quickly asked, "Is there a problem?"

“The peak value fluctuates frequently.” Ding Junyi looked at KIKI and adjusted her black-rimmed glasses. “Your ability peak value fluctuated several times just now. We found a relatively reasonable value, 28000. You’re almost at the transcendent level without even using the limit coefficient.”

"28000!?" Luo Yang gasped in astonishment. "Wow, is that really true? That's more than double my salary!"

Lin Xian then looked at Ding Junyi and asked, "What did you mean by 'a more reasonable value'?"

"Exactly, is there anything else that's unreasonable?" KIKI also came over with a curious look.

Ding Junyi flipped the mobile terminal over and pointed to a bizarre curve that had completely broken through the limits of the Spirit Dispersion Value test. The peak even caused the Spirit Dispersion Value detector to issue an instrument warning.

"This is an unreasonable situation; it has never been detected in humans."

"What do you mean?" KIKI pointed at her nose: "Am I not human?"

“Perhaps it’s an instrument malfunction.” Ding Junyi put away her mobile terminal and reached into her pocket. “The Spirit Dispersion Value Detector uses a sampling standard set by the Phoenix Association when testing the human body. Perhaps your Spirit Dispersion Value peak caused the instrument to make some incorrect judgments, because I have only seen a curve like this once.”

Lin Xian looked at her with a puzzled expression, and then Ding Junyi said:

"When we encountered Oceanus!"

(End of this chapter)