Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 369 Bearing the Expectations of the Masses

A flash of red light appeared.

The black and white world, like glass, began to peel away piece by piece at a rapid pace.

Immediately afterwards, the black and white ocean beneath his feet swept in like a level six tsunami, instantly engulfing Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong felt himself sinking in the water, his consciousness drifting away, but he was quickly pulled back by some unknown force.

When he finally came to his senses and opened his eyes again, he found himself back in that crimson space.

The sky remains a shattered red cube, but the earth has been completely erased, losing its foothold.

Lin Qiong had just emerged from the "Horizon of Existence" when he found himself floating in an empty void.

However, describing it as completely empty is too absolute.

Actually, there is more than just this place.

Besides Lin Qiong himself, the enormous, unimaginably massive mechanical body of the "Iron Curtain" also exists here.

Although it's unclear how it managed to stand there motionless without any support.

But this was clearly not the issue Lin Qiong needed to consider at the moment.

Has it...disappeared?

Lin Qiong scanned his surroundings and searched carefully, but he couldn't find Ji Zi and the others.

What came into view were only countless scarlet particles drifting like ashes, and strings of data streams whose destinations were unknown.

Therefore, it seems that during the time he was pulled into the independent space by the Yellow Springs, Himeko and the others had already been completely deleted by the "Iron Curtain".

"Is it just you and me left?"

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong looked up at the "Iron Curtain," and a nameless rage rose in his heart.

"Since that's the case, let's have a one-on-one fight!" Lin Qiong's eyes narrowed, and he roared.

He suddenly stretched out his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and the calamity appeared in his hand as he moved.

This is not over yet!

As Lin Qiong gripped the hilt of the Annihilation Sword, he also summoned the Oath of Judah and the Black Abyss White Flower, two divine keys, to his front.

However, despite the summoning, Lin Qiong did not intend to use his other hand to grasp them.

He simply let the two Divine Keys float beside him.

Because his free left hand has something more important to do right now.

"Come on, Feather Dust!"

Lin Qiong gripped a crimson feather tightly in his left hand and roared at it, "It doesn't matter how many memories you burn, just find me someone you can beat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the red feather burst forth with dazzling light in Lin Qiong's palm.

A burst of flame shot out from the crimson feather, rushing straight into his brow and heading deep into his mind.

In an instant, Lin Qiong felt his head sink, as if thousands of ants were crawling and gnawing on the surface of his brain.

Each bite swallows a small piece of memory.

The sudden, sharp pain made his vision go black for a moment, and he almost lost consciousness.

But Lin Qiong gritted her teeth and persevered, struggling to look up at the "Iron Curtain" and managing to force a smile from the corner of her mouth.

"Next... it's a race against time."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone almost defiant: "Look at me, I'll tear you down into a pile of scrap metal first!"

"It was you who first used a digital virus to completely corrupt me!"

As he spoke, his body was gradually being digitized.

Under the erosion of the digital virus, Lin Qiong's skin has cracked, and the surface is covered with dense, scarlet cracks.

Compared to before, the data processing speed this time is noticeably slower.

This can be seen from the fact that his limbs are still intact.

It's unclear whether Huang Quan left something inside him, thus slowing down the rate of digital virus erosion.

But whether it is or isn't, it doesn't matter anymore.

The most important thing now is to dismantle the "Iron Curtain" into scrap metal!

Just as Lin Qiong's headache was slightly relieved, and Yu Duchen's radiance became even more dazzling.

The previously silent "Iron Curtain" suddenly emitted a muffled mechanical hum.

It seemed that they had noticed a huge energy reaction coming from Lin Qiong's side.

Sensing the threat, the "Iron Curtain" instantly emitted a crimson beam of light from its core.

Immediately afterwards, a giant in yellow and purple slowly emerged from the pillar of light.

It's a headless giant!

Upon seeing its appearance, Lin Qiong's pupils suddenly contracted.

He almost forgot about this guy's existence.

Ever since the Iron Curtain pierced Onpharos with its light spear, the headless giant vanished completely as if it had evaporated.

Lin Qiong originally thought that it too had been reduced to ashes in that earth-shattering attack.

But now it seems that the "Iron Curtain" did not destroy it, but only temporarily put it back into its core and sealed it away.

So that it can be summoned whenever needed.

"This is troublesome." Lin Qiong frowned unconsciously.

The appearance of the headless giant was undoubtedly extremely bad news for him.

"The difference in strength is too great..."

Lin Qiong gripped the Destruction Blade tightly, looked at the headless giant, and muttered to himself, "A direct confrontation is no different from suicide."

He was well aware that since his opponent could fight Huang Quan, who did not draw his sword, to a standstill, his strength was not to be underestimated.

On the other hand, he himself not only had to endure the pain of burning his memories, but also had to fight in this void where there was no foothold.

They could even lose their limbs at any time due to the erosion of digital viruses.

To fight under such a huge disadvantage.

Is there really any chance of winning?

"There's no other way but to stall for time as much as possible."

Lin Qiong stared at the Feather Dust that was emitting a strong light in his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly, "So that the Feather Dust can summon the person!"

However, his idea of ​​stalling for time had only just taken shape.

As if sensing something, the "Iron Curtain" gave Lin Qiong no chance at all.

Suddenly, a blinding red light shone from the core of the "Iron Curtain".

Immediately afterwards, as if receiving some kind of command, the headless giant took a step forward, its figure instantly turning into a blurry afterimage.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Qiong hadn't even had time to react.

He was completely gripped in the headless giant's hand.

"what happened?"

Lin Qiong stared blankly at the headless giant right in front of him.

That's too fast.

So much so that he only realized what was happening when the headless giant captured him.

At the same time, the headless giant gripped Lin Qiong tightly with one hand, while clenching his other hand into a fist and raising it high.

Lin Qiong's pupils contracted sharply as he watched the giant fist about to fall.

He struggled frantically, trying to break free from the headless giant's iron-like grip.

But the opponent's strength was beyond imagination, and no matter how much he struggled, it was to no avail.

He could even hear his bones cracking as they were being squeezed, as if they would be crushed in the next second.

However, just as the giant fist was about to smash into Lin Qiong's body...

The headless giant suddenly stopped.

At this moment, the headless giant's fist stopped only half a meter away from Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong could even feel the gust of wind that followed the fist as it rushed towards his face.

"what happened?"

Just as he was wondering why the headless giant had suddenly stopped.

A deep, yet incredibly familiar voice emanated from within the headless giant's body:

"Comrade!"

Upon hearing those two familiar words, Lin Qiong instantly realized that it was Bai E's voice!

"This is... the greatest resistance I can currently offer!"

Bai E spoke haltingly, as if he were struggling with the "Iron Curtain" to regain control of his body.

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