The Astral Express, struck by such misfortune?
They just arrived at Amphoreus, and it seems the locals aren't very friendly to outsiders!
Little Gui sighed while observing her surroundings.
The sight of Amphoreus had only been glimpsed briefly in the "Nameless Faces" PV; now she was truly witnessing the tip of the iceberg of this world.
The train seemed to have crashed inside an ancient structure, with intricate and orderly patterns still visible on the ground and walls.
On the other side, shattered stones lay scattered, and flames still burned on the ground.
"Thankfully, I'm tough as nails!"
Turning around.
She saw Dan Heng sitting in a corner of the ruins, his condition unknown.
"Dan Heng..."
"Teacher Dan Heng, what happened to you!"
She immediately rushed over to check!
As she approached,
Three dialogue options popped up.
[1: Dan Heng, time to wake up.]
[2: Pretty cool landing pose, buddy.]
[3: Time to name the third reincarnation...]
...
"How ruthless!"
"The Stellaron spirit is performing as usual."
"Sometimes I think she's too full of Elation..."
"Let's call the third one Dan Shu."
"What exactly attacked us just now? Did any experts notice?"
"It looked like a spear or a lance..."
...
First, she had to wake Dan Heng up.
Shaking him vigorously didn't work.
She had to try another method.
[1: Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation?]
[2: Slap him across the face!]
Little Gui's eyes lit up slightly.
Her S-attribute exploded!
[An impulse to give him a slap surged within you—no reason, no grudge. Some thoughts just emerge so suddenly.]
"...Sorry, Dan Heng."
Just as she was about to act.
Dan Heng woke up in time, preventing the birth of his own dark history.
"...Sorry for what?"
[—Sorry for failing to protect you.]
Fortunately, Dan Heng seemed unharmed.
He then said, "After the carriage was hit, you lost consciousness. I carried you out but also passed out. Thankfully, the carriage protected us, or we would've been shattered to pieces."
"...Let's try contacting the train first."
Opening "The Astral Express Family."
As expected, there was no signal.
"Failed, as expected... Now we can only rely on each other."
"We need to find a safe place to use as a base. Judging by the surrounding structures and this statue, Amphoreus definitely has a civilization..."
"The bad news is, they might be hostile toward outsiders."
[Just Trailblaze and get it done.]
...
On the train.
March 7th took another big bite of her snack.
In her heart, she sighed, "This Trailblazing journey is truly extraordinary—starting off with such a catastrophic opening..."
Both Dan Heng and Stelle were quite tough and resilient...
If she had been on the train too,
she might have been preparing for her own funeral by now.
Looking at it this way,
was it actually fortunate that she hadn't gone?
Just then.
A soft voice caught her attention!
"Mem..."
...
"Here it comes!"
"The local hiding a big secret!"
"The target of Prophet March 7th's prophecy—!!"
"The mastermind appears!"
"It's actually that?!"
"Isn't that the pet of the Remembrance Lord?!"
"Trailblazer, Dan Heng, and the pink cutie—perfect, the train trio is assembled."
...
"Here I come, little one~"
Little Gui immediately activated her speed boost, rushing forward in an attempt to catch the pink creature!
But she was blocked by a large door.
The mechanism on the door unlocked automatically, and the door swung open.
"It's a trap!"
Without hesitation,
Little Gui immediately switched to Acheron!
Her previous experience exploring the Seclusion Zone came in handy now.
It was highly likely that some monster would suddenly emerge from the void without warning!
Little Gui planned to use Acheron's Technique to bulldoze her way through!
"So dark, is it nighttime now..."
Sure enough!
The further she walked, the darker the surroundings became.
The aura of danger was so thick it felt like it could drip water!
"Whatever filthy thing you are! Even if the Insect King shows up, I'll still slash it once!"
"Hum!"
Suddenly,
the scene changed!
The previous darkness, desolation, and silence all vanished!
She found herself standing in a spacious corridor.
Judging by the architectural style around her, it seemed to be a corner of a palace.
Bright light poured in from beyond the railings.
In the distance, the playful laughter of children could be heard.
Little Gui's eyes widened instantly!
"What... what's going on here?!"
"It's haunted!"
She had expected hidden enemies lying in ambush, but now it seemed she had encountered something even more bizarre!
After taking a few steps forward, she approached the faint silhouettes of two children...
Suddenly, her perspective "snapped" back to the ruins at night!
And this time,
a voice resembling sleep-talking echoed in the background.
...
"Darn it, an illusion? Since when?!"
"It seems like two different timelines have overlapped..."
0 ...0
"As expected of a world where three Paths intertwine, it hits us with a massive shock right from the start!"
"This round is a high-level match."
"That ethereal voice seems to be saying: Ah, you're so flamboyant~"
...
Chasing the pink creature, she arrived at the edge of a cliff.
There was no path ahead.
Time and space shifted once again!
"Here it comes again. Did it cause this? This phenomenon... is hard to explain." Dan Heng's tone was grave.
The cliff seemed to have reverted to how it looked a long time ago.
Moving forward along the spacious corridor,
the phantom images of two children could be seen everywhere.
Soon!
Accompanied by another murmur, time and space shifted once more!
She was back in the ruins at night.
Little Gui pressed her ear against the speaker!
This time, she heard it clearly!
It was a woman's voice.
Mysterious and distant!
But if you misheard it, it really did sound like "Ah, you're so flamboyant~"...
All because of that earlier comment!
Now she couldn't unhear it!
What a waste of this mysterious and eerie atmosphere!
...
"Ah, you're so flamboyant~"
"Damn it, I thought it sounded really grand and had that kind of delirious, dreamlike quality when I first heard it. Now that you've done this, how am I supposed to look at Amphoreus the same way? [Smile]"
"Give me back my ears that haven't heard this!"
"Why did you plant this in my mind!"
"A suspense film turned into a comedy."
"Don't do this! I wanted to save the story for a quiet night to immerse myself in it, and you pull this stunt!"
...On...