Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 370 Acquaintances

"Please...you must...defeat the 'Iron Curtain'...and save Onpharos!"

As these words fell, Bai E seemed to briefly regain control of the body from the "Iron Curtain."

He forcibly controlled the headless giant, forcing it to release its giant hand that was tightly gripping Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong was thus freed from his restraints and once again floated in this crimson void.

"Bai E...?"

After regaining his freedom, Lin Qiong did not retreat immediately, but instead stood there staring blankly at the giant in front of him.

At this moment, the headless giant raised its enormous hand again, palm facing Lin Qiong, and slowly reached out towards him.

It seems they want to get him back into their grasp.

Even knowing this, Lin Qiong still didn't move.

Because he saw it from the other party's giant hand, which kept reaching forward but then trembling and retracting.

Bai E is using his remaining consciousness to fight against the control of the "Iron Curtain"!

However, compared to the "Iron Curtain" which already held the upper hand, this resistance seemed too insignificant.

After several tugs, the giant hand still reached in front of Lin Qiong, and there was less than half a meter between them.

It was as if they would grab Lin Qiong firmly at any moment.

But at that moment, Bai'er's resolute voice once again emanated from within the headless giant:

"I'm counting on you now, comrade!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the headless giant suddenly raised his other hand, his palm forming a chop, and swiftly chopped down the hand that was reaching for Lin Qiong.

Click!

With a sharp crack, the headless giant's arm snapped off.

A series of pulsating data streams and countless scarlet light particles burst forth.

"Warning: Residual consciousness of container NeiKos496 has been detected engaging in self-destruction."

After the headless giant lost an arm, the core of the "Iron Curtain" suddenly began to flicker wildly and emit a series of incomprehensible noises.

However, with the help of the synesthetic beacon, Lin Qiong still understood the meaning.

"Location of the residue has been completed... Formatting operation to be performed immediately."

Is Bai Er going to be formatted?

After hearing the translation, Lin Qiong was startled and instinctively wanted to do something.

But the "Iron Curtain" gave him no time to react, immediately shooting out a red beam of light from its core, enveloping the headless giant's body.

"Don't even think about it!"

When Lin Qiong saw the headless giant struggling painfully in that eerie red light, he immediately disassembled the Calamity Annihilation weapon in his hand into a dual-gun form and fired at the "Iron Curtain".

Although Lin Qiong's movements were restricted in the void, he was unable to move freely.

But he also couldn't just stand by and watch Bai Er be deleted.

Therefore, Lin Qiong decided to use all the remote means he had available to try to interrupt the "Iron Curtain" formatting operation.

However, after he tried the Dual-Gun Form's Annihilation, the first rated power attack of the Black Abyss White Flower, and the light spear fired by Judah in turn.

But the result greatly disappointed him.

The long-range attack methods he currently possesses are almost useless against the "Iron Curtain".

It can't even get its attention.

They could only watch helplessly as it formatted the consciousness of the headless giant, or rather, the White Calamity.

"Stop right there!!"

Lin Qiong roared with rage, his fingers frantically pulling the triggers of his two guns.

But before long, his hands, eroded by the digital virus, decomposed into scarlet light particles and gradually disappeared.

The two guns in his hands, having lost their master's control, floated idly on either side of his body.

Seeing this, Lin Qiong lowered his head in a daze, staring at his hands, which were now only wrists, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"Hahaha."

Lin Qiong laughed so hard his shoulders trembled uncontrollably, his voice full of self-mockery, "Can't even launch an attack?"

He paused, his laughter gradually subsiding into a soft sigh: "What a sorry sight..."

Having lost both hands, I no longer even have the right to pick up a weapon.

The body was gradually breaking down into scarlet light particles, as if it would disappear completely soon.

"I'm sorry, Bai'er."

Lin Qiong slightly raised his head, looking at the headless giant enveloped in red light, and murmured to himself:

"I failed to save you and I also betrayed your trust in me."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Yu Duchen, who was floating beside him.

The light emanating from Feather Dust was still dazzling, but the crystal door that symbolized the successful summoning had yet to appear.

"Ugh......"

Seeing this, Lin Qiong forced a bitter smile from the corner of his mouth, "I was hoping to rely on you to turn the tide, but until now, you haven't made a single move."

He shook his head in disappointment and muttered a complaint, "I could have just summoned one anywhere."

However, since things have come to this point, there's no point in complaining anymore.

He failed to save the world of Onphalus, nor did he save anyone.

He failed.

Lin Qiong closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Suddenly, the words Huang Quan had said to him before he left the "horizon of existence" came to mind.

"Next, let Miss Huang Quan come out and clean up the mess."

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong opened his mouth, preparing to call out Huang Quan's name.

But before the sound could be uttered...

A voice that was all too familiar came from not far away.

"Don't give up yet, our story is far from over."

The sudden sound startled Lin Qiong.

He quickly opened his eyes, looked in the direction of the sound, and his gaze passed through the scarlet particles that filled the surroundings, finally landing on two slender figures.

One of them had gray hair and golden eyes, holding a quill pen in his hand and a beautifully designed book in his arms.

The other one had long, flowing pink hair and held a bow in her hand that was as ornate as stardust.

It was once a ripple and a star!

"Xi Lian! Xing! So you're alright!"

Upon seeing the two of them, Lin Qiong's eyes widened slightly, and a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.

He breathed a sigh of relief and murmured softly, "That's... wonderful."

It has to be said that this did surprise Lin Qiong somewhat.

Lin Qiong originally thought that the two of them, like everyone else, had long been transformed into data by the digital virus.

Surprisingly, they were not only unharmed, but also appeared to have never been infected with the digital virus.

There was not a single scarlet mark on his body.

"Qiong, you've fought alone until now, you've had a tough time."

Xing walked slowly forward, traversing the void, while Xi Lian followed behind her.

With each step they took, a burst of starlight bloomed beneath their feet.

It was as if the stars in the sky were paving a path for them to reach Lin Qiong's location.

The two walked along the starlight-paved path and came to Lin Qiong's side.

Xing looked at Lin Qiong, gave him a reassuring look, and said softly, "Leave the rest... to me."

"We will rewrite the ending of the story!"

Lin Qiong stared blankly at the stars, without saying a word.

I just watched as she picked up the quill pen and quickly wrote a few strokes on that exquisite book.

As she wrote, the crimson void around her suddenly trembled violently.

With each stroke of her pen, a portion of the constantly flashing scarlet squares would disappear.

Then, the scenes and objects that had been replaced by the scarlet blocks gradually returned to their original forms.

This scene was as if time was rewinding.

Lin Qiong looked down at his body and saw that his hands, which had long since disappeared, had now been restored to their original state.

He clenched his fist tightly, feeling the sensation coming from his hand, and realized that it was all real.

Time really is going backwards!

As the final stroke of the star fell, the crimson void collapsed instantly.

All people, all things, everything destroyed by the "Iron Curtain".

They're all back!

Lin Qiong stood on the land of Onpharos, staring blankly at Ji Zi and the others who had reappeared before him, his throat tightening involuntarily.

He wanted to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

But at that moment, Yu Duchen, which was floating beside him, suddenly burst out with an unprecedented light, several times brighter than before!

Lin Qiong instinctively raised his hand, trying to shield his eyes from the sudden burst of bright light.

But just as he raised his hand...

hum!

A crystal door, sparkling clear, appeared out of thin air before him.

Before Lin Qiong could react, a lazy yawn came from behind the door, accompanied by a familiar voice.

"Hmm...who on earth disturbed my sweet dream?"

"I'm about to taste Mei's cooking!"

Upon hearing this sound, Lin Qiong was instantly stunned.

Even Walter Young, who had just returned from the time travel, was so shocked that he almost jumped up!

"What!? Mei? Did I hear that right?"

Walter Young pushed aside March 7th and Danheng in front of him, walked quickly to the crystal door, and pressed his ear against the door to listen carefully.

He had just stuck it on when he heard a muttering sound coming from inside.

"Is there some weird and wonderful bubble tea place behind this door?"

The next second, the door swung open with a bang, and the immense force instantly knocked Walter Yang to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the person who came out from behind the door let out a sound full of doubt when he saw Walter Young sitting on the ground.

"Huh? Teacher Yang? What are you doing here?"