Chapter 3: That Flaming Red

"Dan Heng, why are you here, and you're faster than us?" Although San Yue Qi had recovered from being frightened by Dan Heng, he was still puzzled as to why Dan Heng was here.

"I took another route and came from the upper floor. I happened to see you in the monitoring room." Dan Heng's expression was calm, and his eyes inadvertently swept over Xing and Yao Luo.

"Is he checking to see if we are injured?" Yao Luo pondered. Although Dan Heng's movements were covert, Yao Luo, who possessed the ability to perceive memory and emotions, seemed to be able to capture these subtle changes.

Dan Heng turned his head to the other side as he spoke, "Alan is also in the monitoring room. He was slightly injured, but his life is not in danger."

Hearing that Alan was fine, Sanyueqi's eyebrows curved at a beautiful angle, "You found him... Does Alan know what's going on with this elevator?" Sanyueqi thought that Alan was from the space station, so he asked.

Dan Heng held his chin with his hand, thought for a moment, and replied: "Since you are the head of the defense department, you should know."

"Then let's go meet him!" Sanyueqi turned and looked at Yaoluo and Xing, as if asking for their opinions.

Yao Luo nodded in agreement, and Xing naturally had no objection. He shrugged to show that he didn't care.

So several people set out immediately and headed towards the monitoring room on the upper floor.

Yao Luo finally had the opportunity to see the skills of Dan Heng, the so-called "train crew guard."

Dan Heng's weapon was a standard spear about seven feet and two inches long, made of bronze with a thick blade. There seemed to be ancient characters on the blade that Yao Luo did not recognize, but as Yao Luo's consciousness became more focused, the originally blurry characters appeared in his eyes.

"Strike the cloud."

Yao Luo's pupils suddenly dilated. He did not expect that the investment of his mental power would allow him to vaguely feel the "spiritual world" of this gun.

Dan Heng made a swift strike, aiming at the gap between Xu Zu's armor, and like a shooting star chasing the moon, he turned the seven-foot-long spear in his hand into a ray of green light and sent it into Xu Zu's vital point.

There was no big noise like Yao Luo. Dan Heng was like a quiet hunter, hunting everything in front of him.

San Yueqi's performance is also worth mentioning. He and Dan Heng showed a tacit cooperation that was not seen when they were together with Yao Luo and Xing before.

March Seventh would shoot an arrow from a distance to attract the enemy's attention, and then Dan Heng would charge forward. Sometimes March Seventh's arrow would freeze the enemy, and Dan Heng would then kill the defenseless enemy with one strike.

Sometimes when March 7th was unable to use his freezing power, Dan Heng did not panic at all. He would first attract the monster's attention. When the caster launched an attack on Dan Heng, strange light would appear on March 7th's hands. With a wave of his hand, Dan Heng's body seemed to be covered with light. Dan Heng would even ignore the monster's attack directly, and the light on his body would block it, indicating that Dan Heng was very confident in March 7th's ability.

Yao Luo and Xing didn't even have the chance to make a move, and they all made it smoothly to the monitoring room.

As they approached, the door of the monitoring room seemed to detect their identities and opened automatically.

As soon as Yao Luo entered the room, he saw a short boy sitting on the ground. He had dark skin, short white hair covering his right eye, black hair at the end, rare purple pupil, and two white X-shaped scars between his nose. He was very impressive at first sight. He was wearing the defense uniform of the Black Tower Space Station and had his ID card on his chest. He must be the "Alan" mentioned by Dan Heng.

When the boy saw several people coming, his body tensed up for a moment, until he saw Dan Heng, then his body slowly relaxed. Then he forced himself and seemed to want to get up.

Yao Luo saw that he was in trouble, took a few steps closer, stretched out his hand to support him, and said, "Don't force yourself."

He saw Yao Luo reaching out his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally held Yao Luo's hand. Yao Luo also saw his name tag clearly: Alan.

Alan looked at San Yue Qi and spoke first: "Are you guys together?"

Dan Heng glanced at Xing and Yao Luo briefly without saying anything.

San Yue Qi was very cheerful: "Yes, he and I are both members of the Starry Sky Train." He spread his hands in the direction of Dan Heng.

Alan then asked, "Ah, did Ms. Black Tower ask you to come and support us here?"

Dan Heng extended his hand and explained, "It was just a coincidence. We had already obtained the relic entrusted by the Black Tower, and we returned to deliver it according to the agreement...unfortunately, we happened to encounter the scene of the attack."

"Black tower, space station, attack, relics..." Yao Luo supported Alan while thinking about the information he had obtained so far.

"I was probably involved in an attack on this space station. Based on the little spoiler and secondary information I know, I can only confirm that Dan Heng and San Yue Qi are members of the Star Train. Xing Shen is the protagonist, and it is estimated that he joined the Star Train here. I can also say that my identity is unknown. The best choice is..."

Join the Star Train.

"Ah! I found it!" The sudden voice interrupted Yao Luo's thoughts.

Danheng held his forehead with a speechless look on his face, "I should..." Alan also looked helpless.

March 7 had an innocent look on his face, then he smiled happily.

Yao Luo, who didn't know what was going on, was full of doubt and could only look at Xing for help.

Xing immediately noticed Yao Luo's gaze, and his originally dull look immediately revealed an "interesting" look, obviously knowing that Yao Luo had missed a good show.

After Dan Heng's explanation, Yao Luo realized that the elevator key that they had been unable to enter was actually kept by San Yueqi!

"Uh... it's as difficult as when I used to find my glasses while wearing them." Yao Luo was also speechless. He couldn't say anything when he looked at San Yueqi's smiling face.

"What? Yao Luo, are you similar to me?" San Yue Qi seemed to be even happier after hearing Yao Luo's funny stories. He covered his mouth with one hand and laughed so hard that he couldn't stop.

"Ahem, ahem..." Alan interrupted the joyful atmosphere, "Now that we have found the key, let's get started. The elevator's permissions are unlocked by the control console over there."

When San Yueqi jumped to open the elevator, Alan supported Yao Luo's hand, with a look of gratitude in his purple eyes, and said, "Thank you, I can stand by myself now."

Yao Luo looked at Alan's expression carefully, and only let go of his hand after seeing that he was not reluctant.

"What's your name?" After Alan stood alone, he took a breath and asked Yao Luo.

"Yao Luo." Yao Luo told Alan. His intuition told him that the young man in front of him, although he didn't know it before, should be one of the automatic characters of Star Dome Railway.

If you ask why, Yao Luo can only say that based on his understanding of Mihoyo's aesthetics, it should be pretty close.

"Yao Luo?" Alan repeated the name silently and secretly memorized it in his heart.

While the two were talking, March 7 had already regained control of the elevator.

"Let's go." Dan Heng took the lead, intending to lead the way.

"Wait a minute!" Alan stretched out his hand to stop Dan Heng, "I only opened the elevator to the top floor, everyone please go up there."

After hearing that they had to take a detour, Xing spoke for the first time in a long time: "Is it so troublesome?" There was one word written in his big eyes: "Tired!"

Alan apologized, "I'm sorry, the space station was given to you by Ms. Heita, and I must prioritize the safety of the main control cabin and the staff. Please take a detour."

San Yue Qi heard the hidden meaning, "What are you guys talking about? Alan?" Alan looked a little gloomy and said, "I can't move around easily and will be a burden to you. I will stay here and block the elevator access again after you successfully arrive."

Dan Heng made a rational analysis: "You don't have to worry about holding us back. The elevator authority issue can also be controlled in the main control cabin, right?"

"That's right!" Sanyueqi obviously didn't plan to leave Alan here, "The two of them and I have also come here, plus Danheng, it shouldn't be that bad, not at all~" Sanyueqi was very confident in the fighting power of the four-man team.

"Indeed." Yao Luo analyzed in his mind. Judging from their performance along the way, Sanyueqi and Danheng worked in perfect harmony, and he and Xing were also in sync with each other. They could often understand each other with just a glance.

"Two melee and two ranged. Archer (Yao Luo), assassin (Dan Heng), warrior (Xing), support (San Yue Qi)." Yao Luo felt confident as soon as he thought about it.

"This lineup is so reasonable. Even if Alan is here, I am more than capable of protecting Alan and shooting at the same time as a defender. As long as we don't encounter a large number of enemies, there won't be any problems.

"Should? It's not that coincidental, right?" After finishing the analysis, Yao Luo felt a little uneasy. The fragments in his mind shook more and more, as if foreshadowing something.

"However, I still have countermeasures..." Yao Luo looked at the Skyfire Holy Judgment on his waist. The red light flowed through it, giving Yao Luo confidence.

While Yao Luo was thinking, several people decided that they could not just leave Alan here. They looked at Yao Luo, who nodded in response and extended his hand to Alan.

Alan looked at Yao Luo's hand. For some reason, Alan had a natural trust in this man whom he had just met.

"Thank you." Alan did not try to be brave and held Yao Luo's hand.

After making the decision, they set off quickly. The journey was smooth and unimpeded, and the lone soldier could barely survive a second in front of them.

Among the few people, except for Sanyueqi and Xing who had seen Yao Luo's performance, the two were surprised to a certain extent at the power of Yao Luo's Skyfire Judgment, although Yao Luo felt that Alan seemed to feel distressed about the walls and facilities that were melted by his double guns.

After walking across a repulsion bridge, everyone came to a place that should be an information room. On the table, a card floating in the air attracted Yao Luo's attention. He seemed to feel a breath of "same origin" from it.

"Hey, this shiny thing is... a [light cone], right? Isn't it a rare item only available within the Interstellar Peace Company?" March Seven was the first to exclaim.

"No," Dan Heng corrected San Yueqi's mistake first, "The light cone is the technology of [Liu Guang Yi Ting]. Since it can carry memories with you, it is a very powerful strengthening item. It is said that the company spent a lot of money to buy the right to use it... But how did the black tower get it, I don't know."

"I can only say that these light cones came from legitimate sources. You should take them with you. They will be helpful in the battle." Alan explained.

Sanyueqi and Danheng looked at Yaoluo and Xing. Yaoluo shook his head and explained: "My main place is in the back, leave it to Xing."

"Me?" Xing pointed at himself. After seeing Yao Luo's determined eyes, he was not a hesitant person and accepted the light cone.

The light cone turned into a beam of light and flowed into the star. After a moment, Yao Luo saw a little more light in Xing's eyes, and it seemed that he had gained something.

After walking this last section of the road, Yao Luo could already see the door leading to the exit elevator. He relaxed a little after being tense all the way.

Just as the few of them walked out the door, a needle-like sting of pure malice pierced directly into Yao Luo's perception.

"Be careful--" Before Yao Luo could finish his words, a sound of breaking through the air interrupted him.

"call out!"

Yao Luo and Alan stood in the middle of the team, San Yue Qi was beside Yao Luo, Dan Heng was at the end of the team, and the target of the arrow was the one in the front of the team:
"star!"

When the arrow was almost reaching Xing's head in Yao Luo's sight, Yao Luo could only stretch out his hand and was powerless to stop it.

A green shadow floated past Yao Luo's eyes.

Dan Heng!

At the critical moment, Dan Heng used ghostly speed and unimaginable accuracy to deflect the fatal arrow with the tip of his gun!

The arrow flew past Xing's face, and an oppressive roar rang out in front of everyone!

A pitch-black monster, resembling a centaur in mythology, with a human body and four legs, two meters tall, standing on nothingness and holding a strong bow in his hand, appeared in front of Yao Luo.

"Roar---!"

Black smoke came out of Dan Heng's right arm where he was holding the gun, and it seemed that he would have difficulty swinging the spear for a while.

Xing moved forward quickly with unimaginable reaction, and almost at the moment when Dan Heng deflected the arrow, he regained his composure and took on the responsibility of the front row.

The Centaur was indeed attracted by Xing's actions. He drew the bow with both hands, ready to repeat the same trick. At the moment the bowstring was fully drawn, the two attacks arrived almost at the same time.

One ice and one fire.

When Xing charged forward, Sanyueqi and Yaoluo's faces looked serious at the same time. At the first moment, the ice arrows and the fierce spears were ready at the same time, and Alan also left Yaoluo at the first moment to avoid affecting Yaoluo's aim.

Block arrows, charge, aim, and retreat.

The four steps were carried out in an orderly manner, and it was hard to tell that this was a team that had only known each other for a few hours.

The attack of the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire arrived first, engulfing everything in front of it with a ruthless attitude. The Centaur's fully charged bow was shattered by the huge force, and before he could react, March Seven's dazzling ice arrow froze him in the air again.

The poor centaur could only hear the last sound of his life, or rather the last sound of his horse's life.

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

Xing's baseball bat had been wrapped in white light containing the power of "destruction" at some point, making this ordinary baseball bat have the power to kill with one blow.

"jump!"

It was a sound that was hardly made by metal. The Centaur, whose armor was intertwined with the three forces of fire, ice, and destruction, instantly exploded and turned into pieces, without even having time to let out a howl.

After beating up the enemy, Xing stood up in the posture of a superhero, wrapped the baseball bat around his shoulders, and with his indifferent eyes, he was like a completely different person.

Xing also turned around to see what was happening to Yao Luo and everyone else, but she never expected that she would see an unexpected scene.

Yao Luo's eyes were determined, and he raised the Holy Judge of Skyfire high in his hand. The lava-like red light was shining brightly, and the target he aimed at was:

she?
Xing's brain felt frozen for a moment, as if the surrounding environment was changing very slowly, and it seemed that only Yao Luo and his gun were left among all things.

And in this one-thousandth of a second, Xing seemed to hear, or see, two words from Yao Luo's mouth...

At the same time, in another place of the Black Tower Space Station, a woman who looked like a flaming rose was staring nervously at the surveillance screen in front of her.

(End of this chapter)