Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 225 Back to the Past?

"Let me see what's going on."

A look of surprise flashed in Lin Qiong's eyes, and then he turned around without hesitation to look behind him.

Apart from a slightly dilapidated staircase and a tightly closed door, there was nothing else particularly special about the place.

Forget about the pink puppy, you can't even see a single dog hair.

"Are you really hallucinating?" Lin Qiong turned to look at Xing, waving his hand quickly in front of her eyes a few times. "Can you see what number this is?"

"Hey, it's the number five!" Xing slapped Lin Qiong's hand away in annoyance, pointing to the door on the stairs. "I'm not hallucinating. You didn't see it because it slipped behind that door while you were turning your head!"

Seeing Xing's serious expression, Lin Qiong turned around again, and while looking at the door, gently nudged Dan Heng, who was fiddling with his phone beside him, and asked for confirmation:

"Danheng, did you see the pink puppy Xing mentioned just now?"

"No." Dan Heng didn't even look up, still focused on his phone. "I'm trying to contact the train."

"But it seems to have failed."

As he spoke, he held up his phone screen to the two of them, which was covered in red exclamation marks indicating that the message had failed to be sent.

Seeing this, Lin Qiong quickly took out his phone, and frowned as he looked at the empty signal bars.

Therefore, it seems that either the signal here is being deliberately blocked, or the technology here is not advanced enough to build facilities similar to a signal transmission station.

This makes it impossible for people to contact the outside world from here.

"How about we go behind the door and take a look?" Lin Qiong put away his phone, pointed to the large door not far away, "and while we're at it, we can look for that pink puppy."

“I have no objection,” Xing readily agreed.

"Well, there aren't any other alternatives for now." Dan Heng nodded slightly and reminded him, "Take your weapons with you before you leave, just in case of any unexpected situations."

After saying that, the three of them started walking, carrying their weapons, toward the direction of the gate.

......

Upon exiting the gate, the first thing that comes into view is the small hill of rubble piled up in the middle of the road due to damage and collapse.

A small hill of gravel lay across the middle of the road, completely blocking what was originally a wide passage, as if announcing to everyone who wanted to pass through – this road is impassable.

However, Lin Qiong discovered that on the right side of this small hill of rubble, there was a narrow gap that was just big enough for a person to squeeze through.

But to reach the crevice, one must find a way to leap over a section of land that has long since collapsed and is now a steep cliff.

Lin Qiong squinted and surveyed the distance on both sides, estimating it to be about fifteen meters wide.

The bottom of the cliff was unfathomable, its edges covered with slippery moss, and there were no particularly noticeable footholds on the other side of the crevice.

From this perspective, jumping directly from here to the other side is definitely not a wise choice.

"The road here seems to be blocked by rubble. What should we do next? Should we spend time clearing it, or... just cut a hole in the middle?"

Xing walked up to the small hill of pebbles, tapped one of the rocks twice with his baseball bat, and easily smashed it into fine chips.

“Agreed. I also think we should blast this pile of rocks away, since it’s the most time-efficient way,” Lin Qiong said, nodding.

“No,” Dan Heng objected solemnly. “Structurally, this should be a passageway built along the outer cliff face.”

"Without maintenance for a long time, this corridor has become extremely fragile. If we rashly use brute force to break through the pile of rubble in front, it is very likely to cause a secondary collapse."

As he spoke, Dan Heng bent down and picked up a stone from the ground. With a gentle squeeze, a large amount of stone powder slowly fell through his fingers.

Then, he sprinkled the remaining stone powder aside, dusted his hands, pointed to the floor beneath his feet, and said:

"Below is a bottomless abyss. If it collapses, we'll probably have to go down from here."

“Can’t we use brute force…” Lin Qiong pondered for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something and suddenly raised his head and said, “I’ve got it! I can use the Black Abyss White Flower to make some trees grow under the rubble.”

"Using the strength of the trees as they grow, these rubble stones are pushed aside, clearing a path large enough for people to pass through."

"If a collapse occurs during this time, we can climb up the tree in time to take shelter. What do you think of this method?"

Dan Heng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's worth a try."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong did not hesitate at all. He immediately summoned the Black Abyss White Flower and grabbed it with his right hand.

Just as Lin Qiong was about to plunge the pure white tip of the Black Abyss White Flower spear into the small hill made of piled-up rubble, a delicate pink shadow suddenly flashed past his eyes.

At the same time, he suddenly heard the cry of some unknown creature.

"Mi~"

"Holy crap, what the hell is that?"

Startled by the sudden shout, Lin Qiong trembled and instinctively took two steps back, his eyes filled with vigilance.

He quickly gripped the Black Abyss White Flower in his hand, held it horizontally in front of him, assumed a fighting stance, and swiftly surveyed his surroundings.

Dan Heng and Xing gripped their weapons tightly and hurried to Lin Qiong's side.

Dan Heng frowned and was the first to ask, "What was that just now? Was it an enemy?"

Clearly, the two of them had also seen that strange shadow.

Just as Lin Qiong was thinking about how to answer the question, that unique and mysterious cry rang out in everyone's ears once again.

"Mi~"

As the voice rang out, Lin Qiong felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and for a moment he was in a daze. The surrounding scenery gradually became unreal and illusory.

When he came to his senses again, the once dilapidated corridor, covered with rubble, had been transformed into a brand new space.

Even the sky, which was indistinguishable between night and being shrouded in dark clouds, now appeared as bright as day.

"...This is!?"

Lin Qiong was stunned by what he saw, his face filled with disbelief.

If he hadn't just come from Pinocchio, he would have wondered if he was still dreaming.

“Something’s not right.” Dan Heng squatted down and placed his palm on the smooth marble floor. “This floor is too new, it’s like… it was just laid.”

"If I'm not mistaken, this is what this place looked like before it was destroyed, which means... we may have traveled back in time."

"Go back to the past?" Lin Qiong repeated Dan Heng's words softly, his thoughts drifting away.

He found it hard to imagine that someone as powerful as God Sun, who was almost at the threshold of becoming a Star God, could make everyone in the entire galaxy fall asleep without them even realizing it.

What level of existence must that guy be, capable of reversing time and space in an instant and bringing the three Fate Walkers back to the past?

Is it the "memory" command?

Or is it the original form of the Star God Fu Li, the "Memory" star?

Lin Qiong was unable to draw a conclusion.

All he knew was that this trip to Onphalus was destined to be extraordinary...