Star Train: Start with the Skyfire Sage

Chapter 505 Guonpharos, the Demigod Who Rules Over [Conflict]
Burning ruins, shattered ancient buildings, countless metal fragments scattered on the ground, and a wreckage that could barely be identified as a train stuck in the ground. The remaining pioneering power on the train formed a weak barrier, enveloping two figures beneath the wreckage.

Although Xing and Danheng were separated by the carriage and were not directly hit, the terrifying force still caused them to faint on the spot.

"Ugh, hiss..."

Dan Heng's dim consciousness barely shone a sliver of light. Subconsciously, he activated the Cloud Chant Technique to perceive his surroundings.

"I have to ensure the safety of the star..." With his consciousness almost completely blank, Dan Heng ignored the pain in his brain and the fractures in his body, and began to search for traces of breathing from the surrounding creatures.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The longer time passed, the more gloomy Dan Heng's heart became. A bad thought arose in his mind, but Dan Heng quickly suppressed it.

"Hopefully, the explosion has simply moved the stars further away from me..."

His eyelids felt as heavy as if a giant boulder was pressing down on him. The instinct of the immortal dragon descendant made Dan Heng close his eyes and enter a hibernation-like state to repair the injuries in his body. In the moment before his consciousness disappeared, Dan Heng's Cloud Chant Technique "saw" a blurry figure.

Just twenty meters away from Dan Heng, a body lay quietly. Bright red blood flowed like a stream from Xing's body, and the rise and fall of her chest had disappeared. It could be said that if this attack had been launched in space, it would have been enough to pierce through a star. It was already a miracle that her body had survived intact.

Just as Xing's breath was about to completely disappear, a wisp of light drifted out from the train ticket on Xing's body and transformed into a blurry human figure.

The figure seemed to be made of the purest glass in the world. Its face, devoid of features, quietly surveyed its surroundings. The moment the figure appeared, the environment around the ruins fell into an eerie silence.

The flames from the explosion ceased to burn, the falling debris remained suspended in mid-air, and everything around seemed to have been frozen in time, as if someone had pressed a freeze button, stagnating in the figure's single thought.

【Separated from the God】.

Without a doubt, this was Yao Luo's power. Yao Luo had left a backup plan on the tickets of everyone in the train crew, a backup plan that was comparable to a strike from an Envoy-level officer.

The glass figure waved its hand, and the surrounding buildings began to change dramatically under a strange pattern.

The dilapidated ruins began to rewind as if time were flowing backward, and Xing and Danheng's injuries disappeared in an instant. Even their clothes were carefully repaired by Yaoluo. The train beside them, which had been in half a piece, was revitalized and transformed into a complete carriage.

Having accomplished all this, Liuli's figure looked to the side, to a region that no one could observe. A message enveloped in memory began to shroud the entire galaxy.

Then, Liuli's figure turned into a phantom and disappeared from the spot.

…………

"Hey, wake up, wake up! If you don't wake up, we'll have to give you CPR."

Hearing the familiar wake-up call, Xing jumped up, startling the soldiers around her.

Xing opened her eyes and suddenly realized that she was no longer on a train.

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, resembling the desolate landscape of some old interstellar movies, dozens of soldiers dressed in Spartan-style uniforms were scattered across a war chariot that seemed out of place with its surroundings. In the distance, Dan Heng was conversing with someone who appeared to be an officer. Hearing Xing's movements, Dan Heng cast a reassuring glance at Xing and nodded.

Seeing that Danheng was still there, Xing felt much more at ease. He scratched his head and smiled apologetically to the soldier beside him, "Sorry, the child has never had a good sleeping posture since he was little."

"Well, it's good that you're alright. You have no idea, when our doctor saw you, he was so scared that he almost broke his stethoscope." A soldier looked Xing up and down, and seeing that Xing still had the spirit to joke, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your heart had already stopped beating, but you were still alive. An unknown energy seemed to be keeping you in a state of suspended animation, putting you in a strange state of being half-dead. Interesting. I never thought that besides Lord Wan Di and that 'demigod of life and death' far away in Aidiria, there would be someone else with this ability."

The soldier who spoke first sighed, then seemed to realize he had said too much, and turned back to continue his work.

"A thousand enemies? A demigod of life and death?"

Upon hearing the unfamiliar words, Xing was taken aback for a moment, but quickly calmed down. After all, she was a veteran who had gone through several expeditions. She didn't press for details. She knew that Dan Heng, who had woken up before her, would definitely not let go of this opportunity to obtain information. For them now, information was more important than anything else.

Xing approached Dan Heng's location, which was the central hub of the chariot. A phantom map was displayed on the table, and Dan Heng was standing with a burly officer. Xing vaguely sensed a sense of danger from the officer.

His bronze skin was healthy and full, and the simple standard armor could not conceal the murderous aura emanating from him, a blood-soaked presence. Countless scars on his face and body further confirmed this. The officer, seeing Xing arrive, didn't speak, only nodded in greeting, and then continued looking at the map on the table. "Are you alright?" Dan Heng gently grasped Xing's shoulder. Although he had sensed something ominous while unconscious, seeing Xing so lively and energetic, he figured his previous investigation must have been a mistake caused by his unconsciousness.

Dan Heng didn't have time to think much. He simply pulled Xing behind him and continued talking to the officer about the previous topic.

"Mr. Ptolemy, according to your country's plan for Suspended Peak City, how many more days will it take us to reach the capital?"

The officer, known as Ptolemy, pointed to a location marked with a giant sword on the map and replied in a deep voice, "According to the estimates of Lord Wan Di's think tank, it should be within three days. You woke up on the first day, and this... uh, lady woke up on the afternoon of the second day. If nothing unexpected happens, we only have half a day's journey left."

“Usually, at this time when nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will happen.” Xing thought to herself. Listening to Danheng and Ptolemy’s conversation, she could vaguely sense that the officer had not rescued the two of them on the way. According to the map, although Xing was not very clear about the coordinates on the map, she could tell from the layout of the mountains and rivers that the two of them were at least thousands of kilometers away.

"Beep, buzz."

Xing's phone vibrated subtly, receiving a message from Dan Heng. Although the Starry Sky Train's communication with the outside world had been cut off as expected, short-distance communication between the two was still possible.

Dan Heng: "Xing, don't underestimate this place. This chariot alone is anything but simple. The dozen or so people on it are all as strong as the elite Cloud Cavalry. Moreover, the standard equipment they wear is incredibly strong. Their forging, or rather, smelting technology has reached the level of interstellar civilization."

"Moreover, our train is being dragged behind."

Xing: "? (Raccoon question mark emoji) So powerful! This Onfaros is truly a place where hidden talents reside. So, have you found out any news about Yao Luo?"

Dan Heng: "No, our primary task right now is to meet with the person in charge of this place, and then make our move when the time is right, while ensuring our own safety."

Just as the two were exchanging information, suddenly, a strong tremor came from outside the chariot, causing the entire carriage to shake violently.

"Enemy attack! Be on alert!" Ptolemy, this Spartan-style officer, displayed extremely calm military skills. However, something unexpected happened to Danheng and Xing.

The moment the warning and combat orders were given, pieces of white and blue metal began to envelop the bodies of all the soldiers present. In less than a breath, each Spartan warrior transformed into a metal giant.

"What the heck? An ancient soldier instantly transforms into a futuristic warrior, and the ancient person is actually myself?"

A series of thoughts flashed through Xing's mind, but soon, the baseball bat appeared in her hand. She hadn't played for a long time and was itching to get back into the game.

In front of the chariot, in the howling desert, the yellow sand churned as if it had come alive, shaking violently over a large area. By visual estimation, what lay beneath the sand was at least fifty meters long, or the size of a ten-story building.

"Looks like it's going to be a tough battle." Xing looked around and saw that almost no one on the soldier's face showed any fear. Even the medic who had examined Xing earlier seemed eager to try and kill the giant beast in front of him with the thick needle in his hand.

"Roar---!"

First to appear were layers of steel teeth arranged like serrated teeth. Then, wrinkled skin, like camouflage, emerged from the sand. It was a colossal creature, like a desert worm. Judging from the size of the beast, Xing was not surprised at all; it could swallow the chariot and the Star Train carriages behind it whole.

Just as the tank's carriage was about to open, a blood-red light burst forth in the dim sky, instantly dissipating the thick clouds. A spear, moving at a speed beyond the reach of sight, pierced straight into the body of the desert worm. The massive body, comparable to a building, instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist, altering the surrounding terrain and causing ocean-like waves to rise from the ground.

Xing's pupils contracted. It was too fast. She only saw a blurry shadow of the shot. She asked herself honestly, if she hadn't been prepared beforehand, she wouldn't have been able to withstand that shot!

Dan Heng also showed a solemn expression. If the previous officer Ptolemy only made him wary, the strength of the spear thrower in front of him was enough to make him ashamed. If he did not use the primordial fetal sea water that Yao Luo had left him, he might not be able to face this unknown threat.

Unlike Dan Heng and Xing, the soldiers around them, upon seeing the blood-red spear, were consumed by fanaticism on their faces beneath their armor.

The soldiers opened the carriages, not to fight. They disembarked in an orderly fashion, stood on the sand dunes, and looked up at the sky.

Xing and Danheng got out of the car as well. As soon as they got out, countless blood-red crystals filled the huge crater on the ground. At the same time, a figure slowly descended from the sky, and a voice rang out beside them.

Under the dim sunlight, a blond man in armor stood in the sky, holding a spear larger than a mountain, looking at Xing and Danheng.

"Welcome, two travelers from beyond the world. I, Medemos, the demigod of Onpharos who governs 'Conflict,' salute you."

(End of this chapter)