Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 168 Silver Armor

In an instant, the elements of wind and rock burst forth from within the star.

The elemental force transformed into countless wind blades and rock spears, raining down on the Memory Domain Meme as if they were free.

At the same time, the baseball bat in her hand was replaced with a flame gun.

The flames leaping on the tip of the gun lengthened as it sped along, leaving a long trail of fire.

"Let her go!!"

Xing let out a roar, his whole body enveloped in flames, and charged toward the Memory Domain Meme at an astonishing speed.

"Click click".

The meme seemed to understand Xing's words, its single, dark purple eye flickering slightly, and it let out a roar that was neither a laugh nor a smile.

Its grotesque body began to writhe, pulling its blade-like arm from the firefly's body. Then, with a sudden burst of strength, it flung the girl in its hand violently toward the star.

After doing all this, it flipped over and rushed straight into the deep purple mist behind it, blending into its surroundings.

It perfectly avoided every wind blade and rock spear launched by the star.

"Fireflies!"

As the firefly flew toward him, Xing immediately turned his attention away from the meme and put away the fire spear in his hand.

At the same time, she slightly adjusted her posture, slowed down, opened her arms, and steadily caught the injured firefly.

"Firefly, wake up, are you alright?"

Xing half-squatted on the ground, gently shaking the unconscious girl in his arms, anxiously calling her name, trying to wake her up.

At the same time, Xing's gaze inadvertently swept over Liu Ying's pierced chest and discovered a shocking wound there.

Strangely, no blood flowed from the wound.

Instead, the wound was filled with a faintly glowing blue liquid.

Seeing this, Xing couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt: "...What is this?"

Just as Xing was staring at the glowing blue liquid on Liu Ying's wound, preparing to get closer to examine it.

A menacing shadow suddenly stretched out behind her, casting its shadow on the ground and gradually enveloping her, accompanied by a chilling growl.

"careful!"

The black swan cried out in alarm, warning the star that was in danger.

Upon hearing the warning, Xing was startled and instinctively tried to dodge to the side with Liuying.

Before her body could react in time, a "whoosh" sound of the blade slicing through the air rang out in her ears.

Something, seemingly heading towards death, suddenly appeared behind Xing, wielding a blade-like arm and hurtling straight at her.

Realizing there was no time to dodge, Xing resolutely bent down and tightly protected Liuying in her arms.

She was prepared to take the blow with her own body.

And at this critical moment.

A greatsword with a crimson blade, burning with flames, suddenly appeared between the two, deflecting whatever was about to attack with death.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed in the hotel lobby, and a string of dazzling sparks flew from the blade of the crimson greatsword.

"Ow!"

As the monster, facing death, came into contact with the crimson greatsword, it let out a painful roar, its grotesque body trembling uncontrollably from the unbearable heat.

Upon realizing that this was the very weapon that had severed one of its arms, it withdrew its arm without hesitation, twisted in place, and then disappeared back into the mist behind it.

"They run pretty fast." Lin Qiong smiled helplessly and sheathed the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand.

He looked at Xing, who was protecting Liuying, and said softly, "Get up quickly, that guy has run away."

Hearing that familiar voice, Xing sat up abruptly, looking up at Lin Qiong while grabbing the corner of his trench coat and anxiously calling out:

"Qiong! Quick...quickly save Liuying!"

Xing, her voice trembling, helped up Liuying in her arms and showed Lin Qiong the horrific wound on her chest.

She had witnessed Lin Qiong use his miraculous healing methods more than once; even General Jingyuan of the Immortal Ship and the Stormterror of Mondstadt could recover quickly under his treatment.

Therefore, Xing believes that Lin Qiong will be able to heal Liu Ying's injuries this time as well.

Lin Qiong's gaze lingered on Liu Ying's wound, which was filled with blue liquid. He then gently patted Xing's shoulder and reminded her, "Calm down. Do you remember this is a dream?"

Upon hearing this, Xing was slightly startled, and the anxious expression on her face gradually faded, replaced by a look of confusion.

Seeing this, Lin Qiong added, "Have you forgotten? Death in a dream doesn't affect reality; at most, you can feel the pain."

As soon as he finished speaking, just as Lin Qiong had said, Liu Ying's body suddenly began to emit a faint light.

Then, right in front of Xing, it turned into a pool of blue liquid.

Xing raised her hands, which were covered in blue liquid, stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief: "This...this is?"

"The little girl has returned to reality," the Black Swan explained as it slowly approached from the side.

"Back to reality?" Xing shifted his gaze to the black swan. "Is Liu Ying really alright?"

“Of course, memories don’t lie, and neither do we who remember,” the Black Swan nodded in confirmation.

After receiving a positive response from the black swan, Xing slowly stood up, and her tense face relaxed.

Then.

The group discussed the "Memory Realm Meme" they had just heard about for a while.

Just as they were discussing its origin, the black swan's expression hardened, and it interrupted, saying, "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm afraid I'll have to leave for a while."

"Death is still lurking nearby. I'm very worried about the safety of Ms. Himeko and Ms. Mitsukishiro. I must go and warn them."

Lin Qiong was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Then it dawned on me that besides Hoshino, Himeko and Mitsukishino also seemed to have arrived here through the code provided by Ginrou.

Lin Qiong originally planned to have the Black Swan take him back to the Golden Moment to experience the dream world of Pinocchio and taste the food there.

But now it seems that this plan will have to be put on hold for the time being.

After all, the safety of one's companions is clearly more important than pursuing personal pleasure.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong immediately said, "Then we'll leave them to you, Miss Black Swan. We'll be waiting for you here."

The black swan nodded, its body gradually becoming blurry, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight...

After a period of waiting.

The black swan's figure gradually materialized and returned to Lin Qiong and the others.

"Alright, I've confirmed that Ms. Himeko and Ms. Mitsuki are currently safe..."

Just as she was about to report the situation of the two people to everyone.

A huge cloud of purple mist appeared out of thin air, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

This was a sign when the memory realm meme appeared.

This time, it slowly emerged from the mist with a group of monsters from the Dream Theater Troupe, seemingly replicating its previous tactics when harassing Lin Qiong, using the monsters to deplete the strength of Lin Qiong and his group.

"Crackling." An eerie roar echoed in the hotel lobby.

The creature facing death was floating in the air, its single eye watching Lin Qiong and the others below as they confronted a group of monsters from the Dream Theater Troupe.

However, at that moment...

Lin Qiong heard an explosion in the distance, followed by a gradually increasing rumbling sound, as if something was approaching.

next second.

Suddenly, a dazzling red light shone directly above the object facing death, and the light was growing larger at an alarming rate.

Before Lin Qiong could even look up, a blazing fireball, carrying the Memory Domain Memento, crashed into the group of Dream Theater members in front of them.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a wave of scorching heat rushed towards Lin Qiong and his group.

Lin Qiong and the others were forced to lower their heads and protect their eyes from the raging heatwave.

When the firelight died down, the place that had once been filled with the Dream Interruption Troupe was now a scorched earth.

Meanwhile, the Memory Realm Memoir was being pinned to the ground by a figure clad in silver armor, struggling and twisting its body in agony.