Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 3: First Battle, Already a Social Death

Upon discovering the spurious enemy on March 7th, he immediately raised his longbow, ready to draw it and shoot. Lin Qiong, standing nearby, quickly stopped him, saying:

"There's only one enemy; let me practice against it."

After saying that, he walked in front of March 7th and Xing and gripped the baseball bat tightly in his hand.

Seeing Lin Qiong's confidence, March 7th stopped drawing her bow. She also wanted to see if Lin Qiong could deal with this illusory soldier of the antimatter legion on his own.

If Lin Qiong can defeat this illusory soldier on his own, then his return journey will be much easier.

Lin Qiong watched the approaching phantom soldiers, assumed a fighting stance, and began to gather his strength. At the same time, he recalled the actions of unleashing a powerful move when controlling the protagonist in Starry Sky Railway, and began to imitate them in a rather convincing manner.

Feeling the weight of the baseball bat tightly gripped in his right hand, Lin Qiong first held the bat horizontally in front of his chest, then rubbed the bat from right to left with his left hand. At this moment, Lin Qiong seemed to feel that the bat in his hand was full of power.

Then, Lin Qiong flipped his wrist, and the baseball bat seemed to come alive in his hand, swinging it in a smooth and flowing arc before resting it on his right shoulder in a cool pose.

Watching from the side, San Yueqi and Xing couldn't help but think that Lin Qiong was truly skilled; at least his smooth and flowing stick dance was something that no amateur could do.

Little did they know that this stick-twisting routine was actually something Lin Qiong had practiced specifically for cosplaying the main character from Starry Sky Railway at a comic convention; it was just for showing off.

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

Seeing the pawn about to rush towards him, Lin Qiong shouted, then stepped forward with his right foot, gripped the baseball bat with both hands, and started to exert force from his waist, hitting the pawn hard on the head.

Just as the bat touched the pawn's head, a powerful recoil made Lin Qiong's hands ache, and he sat down hard on the ground.

The baseball bat slipped from his hand and fell to the feet of March 7 and Xing. The dummy soldier was only knocked back a few steps, seemingly unharmed.

March 7 and Xing were stunned by what they saw. They originally thought that if Lin Qiong hit the antimatter legion's illusory soldier with his stick, the soldier would be badly injured even if he didn't die. However, Lin Qiong was the one who was shocked and sat down hard on his butt.

Xu Zu looked at Lin Qiong sitting on the ground and swung the blade on his arm at Lin Qiong, preparing to kill the man who had hit him.

Upon seeing this, March 7th quickly drew his bow, intending to save Lin Qiong. Xing, who was standing nearby, had already picked up the baseball bat from the ground and was preparing to go forward to help.

At this moment, Lin Qiong didn't care about his hands, which were aching from the recoil. He rolled backward on the ground to avoid the attack of the phantom soldier and scrambled back to March 7 and Xing's side.

"Seeing you pull off such cool moves and shout so loudly, I thought you could defeat it." March 7th said, drawing his bow and looking at Lin Qiong, who had returned to his side in a disheveled state, his tone tinged with teasing and mockery.

Lin Qiong felt like he was about to die, and awkwardly touched his head: "Hey, stop teasing me, I didn't expect this pawn to be so tough."

Lin Qiong said this, but in his heart he was thinking: What's going on? Didn't I transmigrate into the male protagonist of Starry Sky Railway? Given the protagonist's strength, how come I can't even beat a lowly soldier from the antimatter legion? Normally, shouldn't these little karami be taken down one by one?

Then, the illusory soldier realized that his attack had missed. Seeing that Lin Qiong had run to the side of March 7 and Xing, he once again brandished his double blades and charged towards Lin Qiong and his group. Seeing this, March 7 aimed at the illusory soldier and prepared to shoot.

Just then, Xing, who was originally next to March 7, accelerated and rushed to the front of the False Soldier. He did not use any fancy staff moves or any power techniques.

With just a simple, unadorned swing of the staff, the soldier was blasted apart, leaving only fragments scattered on the ground.

Seeing this scene, March 7 and Lin Qiong were stunned. March 7 was shocked, she did not expect that the taciturn Xing was so strong.

Lin Qiong, on the other hand, could not accept it. As one of the main characters of the Starry Sky Railway, how could there be such a big gap between him and Xing?

Is it because I don't have a stellar core inside me?

"You can't judge a book by its cover. I didn't expect you to be so amazing." March 7th walked quickly towards Xing and praised him.

"...I just picked up the stick from the ground and hit it once. I felt the enemy was too weak." Xing tilted her head and said expressionlessly, as if she wasn't the one who had just blown up that phantom soldier.

At this moment, Lin Qiong also walked to March 7 and Xing's side. Although he was speechless at Xing's Versailles speech, he also knew that she didn't remember anything now and was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, unlike the guy in the game who became particularly despicable after experiencing many people and things.

"Since you're so skilled, how about you lead the way for the rest of the journey, and I'll cover you with my bow from behind?" March 7 asked Xing, who was standing to the side.

Upon hearing this, Xing nodded in agreement, while Lin Qiong, feeling his presence was fading away, pointed to himself and asked, "What about me? What do I need to do?"

Upon hearing Lin Qiong's question, March 7 recalled Lin Qiong's poor performance earlier and said to Lin Qiong, "Well, you can't even beat the Void Soldiers of the Antimatter Legion right now, so just follow us for now. We'll safely send you back to the main control module."

Lin Qiong sighed inwardly, feeling a sore spot. Other people who transmigrate either find an old man or are born with a system, but I have nothing.

Although he was very annoyed, he had to admit that March 7th was right. He couldn't even beat the Void Soldier now, let alone the Doomsday Beast.

Moreover, I will definitely join the Star Train. Although the train welcomes anyone who wants to become a nameless passenger, if I don't have some skills, will they take me along when they carry out pioneering missions in the future?

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong said to March 7, "Although I can't participate in the battle, I know the Black Tower Space Station very well. How about I lead the way for you?"

Lin Qiong wanted to use his advantage as a transmigrator to demonstrate his value by slightly revealing the development of the later plot, so that he could also participate in the pioneering mission after joining the Starry Sky Train.

Even if someone asks, you can use the excuse that it's a divination performed by the immortal boat that can predict the secrets of heaven.

“Well, alright, since you put it that way, then you can lead the way. If you encounter the antimatter legion, come quickly to Xing and me.” After thinking for a moment, March 7th agreed to Lin Qiong’s suggestion, and Xing nodded in agreement.

Lin Qiong patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can walk through the Black Tower Space Station with my eyes closed. It's just like home here." He then took the lead and walked out of the artifact collection room. Seeing this, San Yueqi and Xing quickly followed.

And so, under Lin Qiong's leadership, they encountered almost no antimatter forces along the way, and Lin Qiong solved the puzzle in no time. Soon, Lin Qiong and his group arrived at the elevator leading to the main control module.

"I didn't expect you to be so amazing. You solved all the traps on the road in no time," March 7 praised Lin Qiong. "Even the antimatter legion didn't encounter many of them."

"Hmph~ Impressive, right? I'm not afraid to tell you, when it comes to familiarity with the entire space station, if I say I'm second, no one dares to say they're first." Lin Qiong said smugly, hands on his hips.

"Okay, okay, I know you're amazing. The most important thing now is to get back to the main control module." March 7 said as she walked to the control panel next to the elevator and put her hands on the control panel to operate it.

Suddenly, March 7's face fell: "Ugh, I knew it..." Seeing March 7's not-so-good expression, Xing, who was standing to the side, asked: "Did you break it?"

"No, it seems the elevator itself is broken; none of the buttons are working." March 7th spread her hands, looking helpless. "If only the all-knowing Mr. Danheng were here, he knows a ton of weird stuff, maybe he could even fix elevators..."

"I don't know how to do that." A voice suddenly came from beside me.