Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 487 Shelter

That crack was the one Yun Shang made when he last came to the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden, and then he found Chang Yeyue underneath it.

—That's why I say they're the best players. Look, while Xing and Danheng are still sightseeing, Yunzhidu has already unearthed the core layer.

But are humans allowed to enter this place...?

Xing doesn't know.

But Yunzhi knew.

The Black Tide crashed into the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden. This city-state, known for its knowledge, was simply not up to par in terms of combat, and suffered heavy losses in the first wave of attacks.

Even though the Academy opened all the shelters and kept the doors tightly shut, it could not stop the overwhelming Black Tide creations.

So, from the outside, it looks really terrifying.

Even without entering the academy, Xia could guess what it was like inside.

Now he only hopes that his speculation is correct, and that there really is a shelter beneath that crack that can protect the students.

"Then, teacher, let's go down and take a look."

Xia Die was also curious about what was down there, since there really hadn't been this crack before.

Star stared at the bottomless crack, and a voice from an unknown place reached her ears—

A rift leading to the abyss, still exuding a chilling aura, but Xia Die said it didn't exist before, while Xia and Feng Jin both knew... So there's only one truth.

—And then, it's you again.

At that moment, Xia looked up and saw Cecily's face.

Admittedly, he neither believed in nor respected God, but the sudden fall of the Titans did indeed leave him with some mixed feelings.

But now he has no choice but to sigh.

He led the group down the path they had taken before.

The crevice was very deep, but this time, they didn't walk for long.

Because they quickly spotted a group of students on a platform not far from the ground.

There were very few of them, and they were all injured.

Standing at the intersection, a student with relatively minor injuries seemed to be on lookout duty. When they suddenly appeared, he gripped his weapon warily, but when he saw that they were people, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are... Teacher Xia?"

The students were both surprised and delighted.

Call me Professor Anaxagoras!

As if triggering some underlying code, Xia reflexively retorted.

Then I quickly realized that now was not the time to talk about these things.

The most important thing right now is to quickly confirm the number of survivors!

As a doctor, Feng Jin quickly stepped forward to examine the student's injuries and inquire about his current condition.

"The Black Tide came on strong, and those monsters broke through our defenses almost instantly. The teachers protected us and headed to the shelter, but they couldn't keep up with the speed at which the Black Tide spread."

The student seemed to have found a pillar of support after seeing that moment in summer; his voice was slightly choked with emotion.

"We thought that instead of running away, we might as well fight them, so some of us rushed out."

The result can be imagined.

Not everyone is like that Xia.

Feng Jin treated the wounded, but there wasn't enough medicine and gauze here, so it would be best to take the wounded back to the hospital in Ohm.

Xia asked, "Then how did you get here?"

"We couldn't defeat them and retreated step by step. We hid in this rift, but soon discovered that the Black Tide seemed unable to enter this rift."

It was as if there was something terrifying down there that was terrifying to them.

"But we couldn't go any further after we got here; it seemed like something was blocking our way."

The student looked inside.

Xing walked a short distance into the depths.

—As a pioneer who often travels alone to all sorts of places, she is fearless.

Besides, she was rarely stopped even when she went to those heavily guarded places.

Then, somewhere along the path, Xing saw a flash of light.

A trace of the power of the [Hunter] remains in the strange ruins.

This domineering power formed a defensive line, blocking the black tide and preventing those people from exploring deeper.

Xing blinked and lowered her head in thought.

Is this the power left behind?

It both blocks the Black Tide and prevents the Onfaros from exploring deeper into the rift.

But why?

Completely baffled, I simply stopped thinking about it.

Why don't you just ask directly?

She pressed the earpiece and sent out the raccoon's communication:

"Please answer this question."

She knew that Yunzhihui was concerned about their situation.

Unsurprisingly, Yun answered instantly:

"Below is the core layer of the scepter; their data, once it reaches that layer, will likely have an impact."

Even if the scepter's brain is gone, what if the core is still there? What if the data is formatted as soon as it enters the kernel layer?

The last time I took Na Ke Xia and Feng Jin down there, I was confident enough that as long as I was there, the scepter would definitely not dare to make any big moves.

After all, she had told him after returning on March 7 that when she first woke up in Onphalos, she was at the entrance of the Nameless Titan's Tomb and heard the sound of "formatting" coming from inside.

It's a bit scary.

"As for the forces that remain there..."

The reason is actually quite simple. Yun Zhi initially deployed the power of the "Hunting" on that road to prevent curious scholars from running down and causing tragic consequences.

Upon hearing that the Divine Tree Garden had been attacked, Yunzhi opened a passage, giving those who were blocking the Black Tide a glimmer of hope.

He himself never expected that someone would actually crawl inside.

"What's the situation for you guys right now?"

Yunzhi steered the conversation towards Xing.

Xing looked at his friends:

"We plan to take the wounded back to Ohmma first, but before that, we'd like to go inside the academy first."

Let's see if there are any people we can save, though the hope is slim.

After all, the entire Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden was far too quiet.

"Tian's Hundred Realms Gate is almost at its limit in terms of the number of times it can be opened. If none of you are critically injured, I will ask Lie to help you."

Yunzhi once said that even if you only grab one of Lie's tail hairs, Lie can safely deliver you to your destination. This is not to comfort anyone, nor is it an exaggeration.

Lie has that ability.

Xingxiang Fengjin confirmed it.

Feng Jin said that although there are many wounded, there are no seriously injured people whose lives are in danger for the time being.

That's not necessarily true within the academy.

In the end, it was decided that Feng Jin would stay here to take care of the wounded and wait for Yun Zhi's warhorse to come and provide support.

At that moment, Xia led Xia Die and Xing into the Tree Garden. Although they might not be able to find any living people, it was better than nothing. They still needed to confirm whether Cecis was alive or dead and whether her embers were still burning.