Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 222 The Unknown World

Above Onpharos.

A lone train carriage was weaving through the thick clouds, like a solitary boat on a vast ocean, slowly heading towards its pre-determined destination.

Inside the carriage, Lin Qiong, Xing, and Dan Heng were observing the rising clouds through the window.

When the train car broke through the clouds and descended to a height where the ground could be clearly seen.

A stone statue carrying a huge, glowing sphere suddenly came into Lin Qiong's and his companions' view.

Wow! What a huge stone statue!

Xing pressed himself against the car window, staring intently at the colossal statue in the distance, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Upon hearing this, Dan Heng slowly walked to the window, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, and murmured, a thoughtful look in his eyes:

"Hmm... It was no easy task to build such a massive stone statue. It may hold some special significance for this world."

"Special significance..." Xing tilted her head, tapping her chin with her finger, and nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, let's take this as our first photo after landing!"

As she spoke, she reached into her right pocket and pulled out a small, sky-blue camera, which she then waved in her hand.

This exquisite camera was originally a precious item that March 7th always carried with him and never parted with him.

It's her favorite style; its small and portable design makes it easy to slip into a pocket.

But now, the camera has been transferred to Xing's hands, simply because its owner was absent from this "exploration" mission due to illness.

Left with no other choice, March 7th had to hand over the camera to Xing, asking her to take some landscape photos of Onphalus.

Looking at the camera in Xing's hand, Lin Qiong frowned and fell into deep thought.

.....

A system before.

The Star Train arrived at Onpharos's location.

At the moment the jump ended, March 7, who was standing in the middle of the carriage honing his balance skills, suddenly collapsed to the ground.

At first, Lin Qiong thought that March 7 would get up on its own after a "close embrace" with the floor, just like usual.

But after about ten seconds, March 7 remained in the same position, lying motionless.

Lin Qiong then realized that the situation was not good.

He hurried over to March 7th's side, squatted down, gently nudged her shoulder, and called out:

"March 7th, wake up! The train has arrived at the station!"

No matter how Lin Qiong called out to her, March 7th remained with her eyes tightly closed, showing no sign of waking up.

Moreover, her usually radiant, healthy-looking face was now abnormally pale.

"Did she... faint?"

Lin Qiong frowned deeply and subconsciously reached out to check San Yueqi's breathing.

Only when that faint but relatively steady breath brushed against my fingertips did I dare to relax a little.

"That's strange, how could she suddenly faint?"

Lin Qiong looked San Yueqi up and down, trying to find out the reason why she fainted.

But at first glance, nothing unusual was found.

Considering the differences between men and women, Lin Qiong had no way to directly examine the body.

So he quickly called over Hoshino, asking her to look after the unconscious March 7th, while he prepared to inform Himeko and the others.

Before leaving, Lin Qiong, still feeling uneasy, summoned the Black Abyss White Flower and used its power of creation to repeatedly brush March 7's body three times before finally leaving with peace of mind.

When Lin Qiong led everyone to the observation car, the scene before him made him breathe a sigh of relief—March 7 had regained consciousness and woken up.

At the same time, Xing was helping her to the sofa next to her.

"Little March, how are you feeling right now?"

Himeko hurriedly walked up to March 7, slowly knelt down, and asked with concern about March 7's condition: "How about we go to the Luofu Danding Division first and ask Bailu to take a look at you?"

"No...no need, Himeko...I'm fine." March Seven leaned back on the sofa, replying weakly, "I'm just...a little dizzy, and my whole body...feels weak. I'll be fine after a little rest..."

"How could you be alright? You clearly passed out just now." Lin Qiong couldn't help but scold him. "Anyway, the train still has plenty of energy. Going to the Immortal Ship and coming back is no problem at all."

"Really, there's no need... I just need to rest for a bit. You guys go ahead to Onpharos, and I'll catch up with you as soon as I'm rested," March 7th shook his head and refused.

Seeing that March 7th was determined, everyone knew that further persuasion would be futile, so they had Xing help March 7th back to her own room.

The rest of the passengers remained in the observation car and discussed how to get to Onfaros.

Until Himeko and Pam proposed a method that shocked Lin Qiong immensely—to separate one of the carriages of the Starry Sky Train and use it as a landing capsule.

......

At this moment, Lin Qiong was in the carriage, looking out the window at the huge stone statue in the distance, his mood was a little complicated.

To travel in a separate train carriage to "explore" an unknown world—that's quite a novel experience.

Just as Lin Qiong was thinking this, a sudden, urgent alarm sounded in the carriage, which was so quiet that only the faint sound of the wind could be heard.

Lin Qiong turned his gaze away from the window and looked up at the indicator light on the top of the carriage, which had turned from white to red. An ominous premonition immediately welled up in his heart.

"Oh no! Something is flying towards us at high speed!"

Dan Heng's expression hardened, and he quickly went to the radar equipment in the carriage to scan the situation.

On the radar screen, a striking red dot was rapidly approaching the direction of the carriage.

"Are they enemies?" Lin Qiong asked.

As he spoke, he had already grasped the greatsword-shaped Heavenly Fire Judgment in his hand, his muscles tensing as he entered a state of high alert.

"...It is not possible to determine at this time."

Dan Heng stared at the red dot on the radar for a few seconds, then shook his head and replied with a solemn expression.

Just as the two were wondering what the red dot was, Xing's exclamation suddenly rang out in the carriage.

"Look over here!"

Upon hearing Xing's exclamation, Lin Qiong and Dan Heng instantly became alert and looked in the direction Xing was pointing almost simultaneously.

Outside the window, amidst the hazy clouds, a golden point of light twinkled, like a dazzling star in the night sky.

"What is that, a star?"

Seeing this, Lin Qiong unconsciously stretched his neck and slowly moved his leg toward the window, trying to see what it was.

Before he could even get close, the golden light, like a cannonball, trailed a long golden tail of flame and hurtled towards them.

"Oh no, get down quickly..."

Danheng reacted the fastest; almost the instant the golden light showed any sign of moving, his shout had already escaped his lips.

Unfortunately, his words came too late.

The moment Dan Heng spoke, the golden light slammed into the carriage.

A loud "boom" was heard.

The glass in the window shattered instantly, and countless shards of glass flew around the carriage like snowflakes.

The powerful impact caused the entire carriage to shake violently, scattering all sorts of items all over the floor.

Before Lin Qiong could react, he was swept away by the sudden violent shaking and began to roll uncontrollably inside the carriage.

Until a strong inertial impact hit inside the carriage, throwing Lin Qiong, who had rolled to the back of the carriage, into the air, his back slamming against the top of the carriage.

The swaying of the carriage gradually subsided.