Honkai Impact: Star Railway: I'm really not a Star God!

Jepard blinked, took a deep breath, and drank the energizing potion his adjutant had prepared for him on the table.

No, I can't go on... It seems that trying to figure out what these monsters' plot is... has taken too much of my energy...

Jepard... I never expected you to be such a fragile person. How could someone so fragile inherit Landau's will?!

Is it possible that such a short time and amount of energy has already caused you to hallucinate?!

In a daze, Jepard thought he saw Cocolia walking towards him.

Oh... my sister's best friend... the current Grand Guardian...

It seems I'm really exhausted.

I'm so tired I'm hallucinating.

Chapter 80 Cowardly Star Core

“Jepard, how is the situation on the front lines? You… have suffered. I, Cocolia Rand, am sorry for the soldiers on the front lines… You are all heroes.”

The sound he heard was so real, yet the real sensation gave him a hallucinatory feeling.

Cocolia...when did the way you speak change so much?

Her tone... gained a lot of warmth.

He quickly shook his head, inwardly scolding himself.

As a member of the Landau family, his mission was to protect the High Protector and the people of Beloborg. What was he thinking just now? He actually made a rash guess about the High Protector!

That's really disobedient!

But speaking of which... why are the High Guardians and Bronya with these wanted criminals? And who are that strangely dressed man and the blue-haired girl?

Didn't she personally order the arrest of the wanted criminal? How did they get mixed up?

“Jepard, what you are seeing is the reality.”

The group stood inside the tent, looking at Jepard thoughtfully. Bronya stepped forward and spoke to Jepard.

Bronya's words left Jepard in a daze.

After all, in broad daylight... a group of people suddenly appearing in front of you... what else could this be but a ghost?

Add to that the current situation is like your friend having a blood feud with someone yesterday, and the next day they're dating!

How is this possible?! This isn't a hallucination, what is it?!

"Who goes there?! It's... the Great Guardian! Forgive my rudeness!"

Just as the Silvermane adjutant was about to report on the further investigation, he lifted the tent flap and instinctively became wary when he saw a group of strangers. Then he saw Cocolia turn around.

He was so frightened that he almost knelt down on the spot.

"It's alright, we're here on important business. You can go out now."

"Yes, Great Guardian."

Jepard only recovered after the adjutant left.

He pondered for a moment and then asked a question that didn't quite fit the pattern of what others would ask.

"How...did you get here?"

Although...but...he really didn't know how to start the conversation to ease the awkwardness.

A slightly bewildered Jepard even forgot that he shouldn't have been sitting when he met Cocolia.

"Come here? Just like this, look, switch, switch, switch."

It was as if Jepard had actually asked a very strange question, and then demonstrated it in mid-air, opening and closing the tent several times.

Those wise eyes were just short of reaching out a hand.

Look, there it is.

Ignoring Ling Kong's solo performance, March 7th and Xing still said in surprise.

"Ling Kong! I didn't expect you to be so powerful! If I had known you were this good... why didn't you come to the lower level to pick us up? If someone had come, we could have made a tactical retreat."

"So... the skill I used to sneak into the Black Tower's office... can be used like this."

Xing's words surprised both March 7th and Dan Heng.

and many more...

It seems Xing just revealed some major news.

Recalling Black Tower's berserk state before boarding the train, March 7th's eyes conveyed only two words.

Deserve it.

"Cough cough cough...!"

Suddenly coughing up blood, Ling Kong's face turned pale. He trembled as he supported Dan Heng's back, as if he would fall to the ground if he didn't get any support.

"Oh no... this is... the price of power!"

While Jepard was still talking to Cocolia and Bronya, he saw this scene and finally remembered that he shouldn't be sitting. He immediately and skillfully took out a small bottle from the cabinet behind him.

This is a highly effective medicine that can relieve pain and replenish energy.

Just as he was about to hand it to Ling Kong, Xing intervened and stopped him.

"Don't worry about him, he won't die."

"Huh? You're just going to ignore whether I live or die."

"See? I knew Ling Kong was faking it."

"As expected of March, I had the same suspicion. How could we fall for the same trick twice?"

With a cold snort, Ling Kong turned his head away, pulled the train trio out of the tent, leaving the space to Cocolia and Bronya.

Stepping out of the command center, my gaze pierced through countless obstacles and buildings, landing on a massive crack, where ordinary sight was abruptly cut off.

He pointed ahead and said.

"Over there, at the location of Eternal Winter Ridge, the Star Core is most likely located at that summit."

Upon hearing this, March 7th exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow... Lingkong, how did you know?"

"I think... Ling Kong must have seen the very tip of that crack."

"Huh?! You can see it too?"

Pinching her chin, Xing looked through the top of the building, where she could see the top of a crack.

did not expect...

The massive rift phenomenon that Himeko and Mr. Welt mentioned... it really is true.

This scale... is indeed quite large.

I really don't know what kind of monster will eventually be born.

Even ordinary rifts spawning rift monsters can threaten Beloberg's defenses, but the rifts in Everwinter Ridge at this moment...

Its size is probably larger than the combined area of ​​all the previous cracks.

She even believed that she could summon a doomsday beast.

"Danheng, in March, what will you do with the star core then?"

Xing asked curiously.

"What to do with the star core? I think we should just smash it to pieces, right?"

Ling Kong said, seemingly confused.

"The Star Core... There have always been rumors that it was created by the destroyer of the Star God Nanuk. Since it is a creation of a god, how could it be so easily destroyed? Normally, we are responsible for confirming the location of the Star Core, stabilizing its state, and then Mr. Walter will seal it further."

Dan Heng explained calmly.

“Yes, yes, that’s right. Uncle Yang is really amazing! He’s the best on the train. He’s led the team to complete many missions. He’s also the longest-serving passenger on the Starry Sky Train, besides Pam and Himeko.”

He nodded and pondered for a moment.

To be honest, he really didn't realize that the Star Core was so powerful. Now that March 7th has said this, the Star Core does seem to be quite powerful.

He just felt... that the Star Core was inexplicably underperforming.

Don't think he didn't see it. Last time, Gluttony used his power to raise a girl. He didn't even use much power, just one hand, but it almost cracked the star core.

From then on, Ling Kong subconsciously believed that...

The Star Core is just a cowardly creature that has awakened its self-awareness. It sounds so cool, but it's just... after showing only one hand, it got scared and kept expanding the crack to protect itself. Who knows what it's planning to do?

Is this massive boundary-breaking phenomenon a prelude to a fight?

Who did you learn from?

Nanuk?

Chapter 81 The Road to the Summit

"It's no use...it's no use...no one will come to save us...hope...it's all fake..."

In some corner of some world, a ragged man with a weathered face leaned against a wall and slowly slumped to the ground, his face contorted with despair.

He stared blankly out the window, where a scene of war and chaos unfolded before his eyes.

The rubble piled up into a new urban landscape, the broken buildings still bear the marks of past prosperity, and the smoke that filled the air obscured the gray sky, as if foreshadowing the imminent arrival of endless demons.

The devastating consequences of war spread relentlessly, destroying people's homes and extinguishing their hopes. The streets were filled with the stench of death, and the remains of countless innocent lives were scattered among the ruins. The laughter of children no longer echoed through the streets and alleys; instead, there were cries and shouts.

The man's eyes had long lost their sparkle, replaced by despair and exhaustion. He eked out a living in the cruel choices of survival, unaware of what fate awaited him.

Every explosion made his heart race, and every gunshot filled them with terror; life seemed like an inescapable nightmare.

Without order and faith, everything is like a runaway horse, out of control.

The invasion of the antimatter legion has brought this world, already teetering on the brink of destruction due to civil war, to the brink of destruction.