Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

[Host's use of Star Core power detected; therefore, exit the passive state. Passive state will not grant any more Star Core experience for 8 hours.]

"Ha, so you've already quit the 'retreat' phase? I caught it barehanded, I didn't even make a move!"

Stepping on the corpses of the illusory soldiers, Yan Huan walked forward.

[Reporting to host, this is your first combat mission.]

[Therefore, the system automatically activated the star core just now, greatly enhancing your physical functions.]

"You mean that counts?" Yan Huan retorted.

No wonder I didn't feel anything when I blocked the knife with my bare hands; it turns out the automatic protection mechanism was triggered.

……

The dark passage was empty.

The once bright passageway now appears dilapidated.

The metal floor became pitted and dark.

When Yan Huan steps on it, it makes a "creaking" sound.

Besides the scattered remains of the Void Soldiers, there was also a lot of human blood on the ground, staining the area red.

Ahead, a young man, heavily wounded and covered in bandages, sat in a corner, panting and clutching his wounds. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing footsteps, he immediately tensed up, gritted his teeth against the pain, quickly grabbed his weapon, and stared straight ahead.

"Who?!" the young man shouted.

In the darkness, sensing Yan Huan's figure approaching, the young man gripped his spear tighter.

The young man only breathed a sigh of relief when the person got closer and closer and he could see his face clearly.

It turns out it was a human.

"It's dangerous here, please leave as soon as possible!"

The young man blocked Yan Huan's path, his tone very serious.

"Hey buddy, I'm here to help out. How's the situation here?"

"support?"

The young man looked Yan Huan up and down suspiciously. She wasn't wearing any protective gear, and she wasn't even carrying a weapon.

Are they here to provide support?

"It's really dangerous here, I'm not joking." The young man said seriously, looking at Yan Huan.

"I'm not joking."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Huan threw a punch straight behind her.

"Bam—!!"

This strike was powerful and heavy, unleashing a series of violent gusts of wind that made the young man's eyelids ache.

Behind Yan Huan, a creature from a rift was seen being knocked back dozens of meters, its body torn to pieces.

Like a set of building blocks falling apart, it collapsed in an instant.

It turned into a pile of wreckage.

The young man was stunned by what he saw and couldn't help but swallow hard.

Without any weapons, with just a simple punch, he can knock back the creature of the Rift dozens of meters and kill it instantly!

Even if Alan, the head of their security department, were here, he couldn't do it.

While the young man was still in shock, Yan Huan patted him on the shoulder and slowly stepped inside.

"Dude, I'm going in first, make yourself at home."

Only the young man from the security department was left standing alone, bewildered in the wind.

This man.

What's the origin?

The answer to this question remains unknown, but suddenly another figure appeared ahead.

The sound of footsteps startled the young man from the security department, who immediately gripped his weapon tightly: "Who is it now?!"

A small figure ran in.

The person who came was none other than Wen Shiling, who had just parted ways with Yan Huan.

The little girl asked anxiously:

"Where is Yan Huan? Is he inside? The stationmaster just contacted me saying there's been an incident on the platform, and Captain Alan's communications are down. He asked me to inform him that he hopes Captain Alan and I can resolve this here and then quickly head to the platform to provide support."

"Platform?" The young man from the security department was taken aback.

Is this a problem that even the site administrator can't solve?

"Wait, Xiaoling, how could you come in?!" The young security guard, his body wrapped in bandages, realized what was happening and shouted at Wen Shiling.

"This is within the Rift Realm, it's very dangerous! And it's very dark, the Void Soldiers and Rift Realm monsters are hiding in the shadows, it's impossible to defend against them!"

Wen Shiling, however, remained expressionless, much calmer than the young man.

"It doesn't matter." The little girl said calmly. "Everything on this path, both visible and invisible, was cleared away by that guy all by himself. It's cleaner than your plate now."

youth:"……"

What she said seems to make some sense.

The monster's growls can no longer be heard here.

When that rift creature approached earlier, the man didn't even glance at it and simply shattered it.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water.

"Wow, he's that good." The young man from the security department exclaimed.

The young man served on the Black Tower space station for many years and learned many techniques from Captain Alan.

I thought I was already outstanding among my peers, but I never expected there to be such exceptional people.

Wen Shiling remained noncommittal, then retorted with her hands on her hips:

"Hmph, it's just so-so. It's still a whole galaxy behind my young master Capote."

Security guard: "..."

Upon hearing Wen Shiling mention Capote, the young man couldn't help but purse his lips.

Honestly, even Captain Alan probably couldn't have withstood that punch from Yan Huan.

Capote?

Who does he think he is?

The young man had dealt with that "Bo Shao" before; he was just a motivational speaker who spouted empty rhetoric.

He has nothing to show for himself academically, and he is utterly incompetent in martial arts.

Its biggest function is simply to provide some inspirational messages to exhausted staff members.

……

Unlike the outside world, Yan Huan frowned as she looked at the scene deep within the rift.

The place is covered with rift crystals, and the ground is littered with monster remains, leaving no place to set foot.

Fighting directly ahead were a group of elite guards, each armed with the finest weapons, battling the monsters to the death.

"Damn antimatter legions, how can they be so tough!"

A security officer wielded a sledgehammer, repeatedly hammering the monster's body beneath him, but the metallic clanging filled him with a profound sense of despair.

"Get out of the way, he's about to regain his mobility."

A slightly short, white-haired boy quickly pulled the security officer away.

The boy's face was somewhat dark, but his eyes were filled with determination.

This person was none other than Alan, the captain of the security department.

"Captain Alan, what should we do?" The security officer behind him looked slightly anxious.

I thought the battle would end quickly, but I didn't expect these phantom soldiers to be so troublesome.

Their bodies are more robust, with human-shaped upper bodies and four legs, much like the legendary centaurs.

There were ten such monsters.

That's a very long time.

Alan fought alone and killed three, and the other security personnel worked together to kill two more.

Five more of these illusory trampling soldiers remained, eyeing them menacingly.

But they had very little energy left.

“It’s been dragging on for too long,” Alan said in a deep voice.

He looked at the security personnel behind him. Their armor was tattered and torn, and they were covered in blood. In some cases, you could even see a wisp of bone.

Alan himself was no less impressive.

His armor was long gone, and even his communication headset was destroyed, so he had no idea what was happening outside.

His body was covered in wounds, and a dull, sharp pain throbbed from them.

"No other troops have come to our aid yet, so they're probably in trouble outside as well," Alan said in a deep voice.

I wonder how things are going with the young lady.

"Dong, dong, dong——"

Just as Alan and the security personnel decided to fight to the death, footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Yan Huan's tall figure gradually came into view.