Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 4 Defense Section Alan

"I don't know how to fix elevators." Dan Heng appeared behind March 7th without anyone noticing.

"Wow, what are you doing here?!" March 7th, who had just turned around, was startled by Dan Heng's sudden appearance. She patted her chest and said, "When did you get here? How come you got here faster than us?"

“I took a different route, coming from the upper level, and I happened to see you in the monitoring room,” Dan Heng explained. “Alan, whom Station Master Aistar asked us to find, is also in the monitoring room. He was slightly injured, but his life is not in danger.”

Upon hearing that Danheng had found Alan, March 7th immediately said, "Then Alan from the Defense Section should know how to start this elevator. Shall we go find him?"

Dan Heng nodded: "I'll lead the way."

After saying that, he led Lin Qiong and his group toward the monitoring room. Along the way, many illusory soldiers of the antimatter legion lay scattered about.

These were probably cleaned up by Dan Heng when he came to find Lin Qiong and the others.

A moment later, Lin Qiong and his group arrived at the monitoring room. As soon as they entered, they saw Alan sitting in a chair with several bandages wrapped around his right hand and left leg.

Alan saw Danheng leading a group of people into the monitoring room, and struggled to stand up, leaning on the table next to him: "Are you with Danheng?"

It can only be said that Alan is indeed a member of the defense department; even towards the people brought by Dan Heng who saved him, he still harbors a degree of wariness.

“Yes, he and I are both passengers on the Starry Sky Train.” March 7th pointed to Dan Heng beside him, and Dan Heng nodded in agreement with March 7th.

Danheng then told Alan that the Starry Sky Train was commissioned by Lady Black Tower to find the relics.

The return delivery happened to coincide with the invasion of the space station by the antimatter legion, and the entire crew of the train disembarked to support the space station.

On March 7th, he took the opportunity to ask them why they had come to the monitoring room: "Alan, do you know how to use that elevator? It seems to be unable to start; no matter how many times you press the buttons, nothing happens."

"To prevent the antimatter legion from attacking the main control module, access to the elevator has been temporarily blocked. To restore the elevator's operation, we need the unlocking key provided by Station Master Estádio."

“When Station Master Estella asked you to come to me, she should have given you the key.” Alan told March 7 and the others why the elevator was not working and how to fix it.

Speaking of the key, Dan Heng and Lin Qiong, who knew the key was on March 7, looked at March 7, while Xing, who was next to him, saw that everyone else was looking at March 7, and then looked over as well.

Seeing everyone looking at him, March 7th said uncertainly, "Why...why are you all looking at me? Station Master Estella seems to have given me a card..." March 7th struck a thoughtful pose, "But I don't seem to remember where I put it."

Seeing this, Lin Qiong, who was standing to the side, suggested, "Is it in your pocket? Why don't you check it?"

March 7th fumbled around on his clothes and found the key that Station Master Estella had given him in his pocket: "Ah, I found it!"

March 7th said with a smile, "Now that we've found the key, let's start the elevator quickly and not keep Himeko waiting."

Danheng sighed deeply: "March...you...sigh."

At this moment, Dan Heng secretly decided that he would never let San Yueqi handle any important items in the future, otherwise he might fail at a crucial moment.

"Alright, now that we've found the key, let's start the elevator quickly. We can unlock the elevator using the control panel over there," Alan said, pointing to a control panel.

After saying that, March 7th ran to the control panel that Alan pointed to and placed the key on it. The control panel, which was originally lit up with red light, turned blue after touching the key.

At the same time, through the glass of the monitoring room, one can clearly see that the elevator outside is also slowly descending from the upper floor.

"Let's hurry up and leave while there's no antimatter legion around the elevator," Dan Heng urged as he saw the elevator resume operation. "The commotion when the elevator started working again was quite loud; it might attract the enemy."

"What about Alan? We can't just leave Alan here, can we?" March 7th asked.

“I have mobility issues and might slow you down,” Alan paused before continuing, “I will stay here and lock the elevator access again once you reach the main control section.”

"Hmm... this won't do. If the Antimatter Legion's phantom soldiers get into the monitoring room, you'll be in danger, Alan."

It seems that March 7th doesn't like the old-fashioned plot of someone staying behind to cover the retreat, and still hopes to take Alan with him.

At this moment, Lin Qiong stepped forward and said to Alan, "Let me help you walk." Lin Qiong looked at the crowd and continued, "I don't have much fighting power. If you really want to count, I'm just a burden. Let them handle the fighting."

"Don't let their appearance fool you, they are all experts capable of taking on ten opponents at once. March 7th's arrows are always accurate, Danheng's spear technique is as swift as the wind, and Xing is a heavyweight who can easily blow up a dummy soldier with a casual swing. With them around, you can rest assured."

Hearing Lin Qiong's words, Alan stopped refusing and immediately agreed to Lin Qiong's suggestion. March 7th also gave Lin Qiong a thumbs up.

Lin Qiong then helped Alan, and under the cover of the others, they reached the elevator. Because they hadn't encountered many enemies along the way, March 7, who had been tense, relaxed and said:

"We've reached the elevator already? We haven't encountered many enemies along the way~"

"Pah, pah, pah, don't jinx it, March 7th!" Lin Qiong, who was supporting Alan from behind, knew that whatever was said by March 7th was bound to be bad news. March 7th was undoubtedly the great prophet of the Starry Sky Railway.

Just as Lin Qiong had predicted, an arrow tore through the air and flew rapidly toward him.

Dan Heng, who was holding the Strike Cloud Spear, was the fastest to react among the group. He raised the Strike Cloud Spear and met the incoming arrow head-on, using the spear shaft to strike the arrowhead and deflect it from its original path, sending it flying away from the crowd.

Following the arrow came a pair of legs like horseshoes, which kicked fiercely at Dan Heng. Dan Heng held the Ji Yun spear horizontally with both hands and used the shaft to block the attack.

However, he was also knocked back by the powerful impact of the kick, and the destructive force attached to his legs corroded most of Dan Heng's gauntlets.

Looking at the eroded gauntlets, Dan Heng couldn't help but feel a bit troubled. He looked up at the enemy who had attacked him earlier, a phantom soldier who looked like a centaur.

At this moment, the centaur-like phantom slowly retreated, then suddenly roared loudly to the sky.

The loud noise attracted all the nearby Void Soldiers, who then surrounded Lin Qiong and his group.

At this moment, Danheng, Sanyueqi, and Xing all took out their weapons and formed a triangular formation back to back.

They surrounded the incapacitated Lin Qiong and the wounded Alan, preparing to defend against the approaching enemy.

"Hey, hey, hey, if you've got the guts, let's have a one-on-one fight! What kind of heroes are you to gang up on others? Can't you handle this?"

She's still in the mood for banter even at this time of year, March 7th. That's so typical of her.

Just after March 7th finished speaking, a whooshing sound suddenly came from the direction of the elevator entrance.