Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 6 The Apocalypse Arrives

Lin Qiong and his group took the elevator to the support section.

As soon as everyone stepped off the elevator, Himeko's communicator rang. She took it out and answered, and Estella's voice came through intermittently:

"Support module...the protective shield can't hold...for too long..."

"Leave this...to me..."

"You...as soon as possible..."

Communication was interrupted here. I don't know if it's because the signal transmitter on the space station was damaged, causing the communicator to lose signal.

Himeko then put away the communicator and said, "I know you have a lot of questions to ask, but time is of the essence, so let's talk as we walk."

After speaking, Himeko led Lin Qiong and the others towards the platform. San Yueqi, standing nearby, was the first to ask a question:

"Himeko, why don't we stay and help the space station hold off that monster?"

"If we just leave like this, won't all our previous efforts be wasted?"

Hearing the question raised on March 7th, Himeko did not stop walking and answered:

"This space station was built by the Black Tower. As long as the Great Lord of Annihilation doesn't personally take action, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Do you want to go back? Just so you know, the monster that attacked the space station is called the Doomsday Beast, an anti-planet weapon of the Antimatter Legion," Dan Heng interjected as he walked beside him.

"With the power of the Doomsday Beast, tearing through the space station's protective shield would be a piece of cake. Now that Lady Black Tower isn't here, the space station's defense system can only hold off the Doomsday Beast for a short while."

After listening, March 7th hesitated and said, "But...but we can't just run away like this, can we?"

"The antimatter legion comes with the blessing of the destructive star god Nanuk. They are well-prepared, and we and the people here alone cannot defend this place."

“Yes, so we must leave here.” Himeko, who was on her way, stopped and agreed with Dan Heng’s words. She then looked at Lin Qiong and Xing, “And we must take Xing and Qiong with us.”

Lin Qiong, whose name was called, was very puzzled. Although he was happy to be able to travel with the Starry Sky Train, he was just a transmigrator who accidentally transmigrated into the protagonist's body. Apart from being familiar with the plot, he didn't have any particularly outstanding qualities.

"Them?" Dan Heng and March 7th looked at Lin Qiong and Xing and asked, "Are they also one of the purposes of our Starry Sky Train's journey?"

Himeko nodded and said, "One of them might be the one to break the deadlock, or perhaps both of them are."

"Of course, it's also possible that I'm mistaken."

"But the most urgent thing now is to get to the platform and meet up with Walter. This is the support module closest to the platform. If we go from here, we should be able to get to the platform very quickly."

"Uncle Yang? Uncle Yang is here too? Wasn't he supposed to stay in the car?" March 7th visibly relaxed upon hearing that Walter was coming.

“With such a loud commotion coming from the space station, Mr. Walter couldn’t possibly have missed it,” Dan Heng answered for Himeko.

"Great! With Uncle Yang here, the Doomsday Beast is no match for us!"

Looking at the confident March 7th, Dan Heng coldly said:

"Don't be too happy yet. It will take Mr. Walter and the Star Train some time to get here."

"The worst-case scenario is that the Doomsday Beast also runs onto the platform. If that happens, we'll definitely have to fight it."

Just as March 7 was about to say something in rebuttal, Himeko interrupted, "Alright, time is of the essence. Let's hurry on our way. We'll find out the rest once we get to the platform."

After saying that, Himeko led everyone to continue towards the platform.

Soon, Lin Qiong and his group arrived near the platform from the support section. Dan Heng, with his excellent eyesight, noticed from a distance that the Starry Sky Train was not visible on the platform, and then said:

"The train doesn't seem to have arrived yet."

"They might already be nearby. I'll go check it out!"

After saying that, March 7th ran towards the platform without looking back.

Just then, the faint sound of wings flapping could be heard in the distance.

"Wait! March!" Dan Heng, who was following behind, suddenly stopped and shouted. At the same moment, Himeko's voice also joined in, "Wait a minute! Little March!" The two of them shouted at the same time after hearing the sound of wings flapping.

Just as March 7th turned around, trying to figure out what had happened, a huge figure flew past March 7th's head at high speed.

Lin Qiong and the others looked up and saw that the Doomsday Beast, which had been attacking the space station, had caught up with them and was now circling above the platform with its wings spread.

Looking at the Doomsday Beast, Himeko muttered to herself, "The Doomsday Beast... it actually chased after us." Then she looked at Hoshi and Lin Qiong beside her, becoming more and more certain that at least one of them was the one who would break the deadlock.

Lin Qiong looked at the Doomsday Beast hovering in the sky and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. The Doomsday Beast was emanating an aura of destruction.

This gave Lin Qiong goosebumps. He never expected that the punching bag he often used in the game to achieve the maximum nuclear explosion number would feel so oppressive here.

At this moment, March 7th took out his longbow, aimed at the doomsday beast circling above, and taunted, "Come down if you dare!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Doomsday Beast seemed to have been truly provoked. It stopped circling and swooped down towards the platform. The shockwave from its landing made Lin Qiong and the others sway precariously.

Then the Doomsday Beast spread its wings and roared loudly to the sky in a defiant manner.

The powerful wind pressure generated by the roar forced everyone to cover their eyes with their arms to prevent foreign objects from being blown into their eyes and affecting their vision.

"Everyone be careful, prioritize protecting yourselves," Himeko's voice came, as she transformed the long box in her hands into a monomolecular saw.

Dan Heng and Xing also took out their weapons, while Lin Qiong, who was temporarily unable to fight, stood a little further away at the back of the crowd.

Even the highly skilled Dan Heng and Himeko, who possessed an orbital cannon, couldn't help but feel a sense of pressure as they closely felt the immense power emanating from the Doomsday Beast.

As the carrier of the star core, Xing, whose body possesses powerful energy, did not feel the oppressive aura of the Doomsday Beast and held the baseball bat with a relaxed expression, looking at the Doomsday Beast in front of him.

March 7th stood in front of the Doomsday Beast with a stiff upper lip, feeling the immense pressure emanating from it.

This made March 7's legs tremble slightly, but the thought of the powerful Himeko and Dan Heng standing beside him brought him a sense of peace, and he was no longer so afraid.

Just then, the Doomsday Beast made the first move, channeling energy into its right hand through the core in its chest, where the energy gathered.

Although the group did not understand the Doomsday Beast's attack methods, they could sense that its right hand contained powerful energy, and if they were attacked by it, they would be seriously injured even if they did not die.

"That's a sweeping attack, dodge it!" Lin Qiong shouted from behind.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Doomsday Beast raised its right hand high and swept it towards Himeko and the others.

However, having been warned by Lin Qiong, the group was prepared and quickly leaped backward, dodging the attack of the Doomsday Beast.

The ground that the Doomsday Beast swept across with its right hand turned black, and the iron box piled up to the side turned into a puddle of liquid the moment it touched it.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. If they hadn't dodged in time, they might have turned into a pool of blood like that iron box.

"Well done! Qiong, that was a very timely reminder!" March 7th turned her head and gave Lin Qiong a thumbs up.

Seeing that March 7th could still praise himself even during the battle, Lin Qiong quickly continued:

"The Doomsday Beast's right hand glows when it sweeps horizontally, and its left hand glows when it slams down with one hand."

"If your hands emit light and converge towards the antimatter engine in the center, it will release a quantum shockwave that will imprison anyone nearby. You must be careful!"

After Lin Qiong explained the Doomsday Beast's attack methods to everyone, the pressure it brought to them immediately lessened. As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." This principle applies everywhere.

At this moment, Dan Heng took the initiative and used the Cloud Riding Spear Technique to unleash his ultimate skill.

Normally, there shouldn't be any wind on the space station platform, but at this moment, a cool breeze appeared because of Dan Heng's special skill.

At this moment, Dan Heng guided the gentle breeze, enveloping it entirely around Ji Yun, and with a low shout from Dan Heng:

"A magical realm transforms, a long dream ends in a single waking moment!"

Dan Heng instantly unleashed astonishing speed, thrusting his spear fiercely into the antimatter engine in front of the Doomsday Beast's chest.