Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

Chapter 16 Rift Erosion Zone

Bang! !

Zhou Yuan landed in a superhero-like manner, creating a crater in the ground and kicking up a large amount of snow.

As expected, Zhou Yuan was unharmed. He stood up, brushed the snow off his trousers, and put his hat back on.

"It's best to avoid doing such inelegant things in the future."

He checked his phone for damage and found several unread messages from Xing.

Xing: "Help! We're surrounded by local forces!"

Xing: "Wait, it seems like we can beat them."

Xing: "Wait, another handsome blond guy! I can't beat this one!"

This is the last message, sent half an hour ago.

Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and replied:

"Where are you now?"

To his surprise, Xing replied immediately:

"We've entered the city and will be meeting the Great Guardian soon. The matter should be resolved quickly."

"It's not that simple..." Zhou Yuan thought to himself, while his hands kept moving. "Then good luck to you guys, I'm in too."

Putting his phone away, Zhou Yuan began to examine his surroundings.

He found himself standing in front of a coffee shop. The surrounding buildings, though exquisite, were dilapidated and desolate, clearly abandoned for a long time. Twisted figures could be seen peeking out from between the buildings; those were the creations of the Rift.

“The Rift... it’s a complete mess…” To be honest, Zhou Yuan is a “junk collector.” If he encountered such a large unclaimed complex on Earth, he would definitely go inside and take a look around.

Here, the monsters not only usurped other people's homes, but also attempted to destroy their last remaining homes, which was utterly outrageous.

Countless people lost their lives, and countless others were left destitute after the evacuation. Zhou Yuan sighed and saw a figure in azure blue walking up the steps in the distance.

It looked like it was beginning to take on a human form, holding a giant axe made of solidified ice in its hands. The changing light and shadow on its body made it look very much like the uniform of the Silver Mane Iron Guard that Zhou Yuan had seen outside the city.

"Tsk..." Zhou Yuan forgot its name, only knowing that it was faster than him and that he didn't have any ranged weapons. This battle was inevitable, and his clothes were probably going to be ruined.

Bang! Bang!

Upon discovering Zhou Yuan, the Creator of the Rift immediately rushed over with an ice axe in hand, knocking over tables and chairs along the way.

Zhou Yuan didn't back down and took the initiative to meet it. When he saw the ice axe coming straight down on his head, he immediately raised his hand.

Click! !

Zhou Yuan caught the ice axe unharmed, and even managed to break a hole in it.

Feeling the power coming from his hand, Zhou Yuan frowned and snatched the ice axe from the Creator's hand with a backhand tug.

"That's all the power?" The power of the Rift Creation was far less than Zhou Yuan had expected, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

He pondered for a moment and then swung his axe down, splitting the creation of the rift in half, causing it to disintegrate into a block of ice.

Zhou Yuan carefully sensed his own power and found that his power seemed to have increased.

"Aha, what's going on?" Zhou Yuan thought his power had been permanently confiscated, but he didn't expect it to grow back, although it was still far from his peak.

What had he done? Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and then focused his gaze on the Rift Creation.

Zhou Yuan explored the other buildings for a while and discovered another crimson-red Rift Creature. It looked similar to the previous Creature, except that it was holding a burning axe.

After killing him with a single axe blow, Zhou Yuan carefully sensed the changes within himself and discovered that the axe in his hand had become lighter.

"Killing beings from the Rift will make you stronger? Could it be because that would affect Nanuk's destruction plan?" Zhou Yuan could only make this connection.

His gaze fell on the strange, shadowy figures between the buildings, and a smile gradually crept onto his lips.

......

Clenching his fingers, Zhou Yuan crushed the bird-like creation surrounded by lightning in his palm. After carefully sensing it for a moment, he sighed.

His strength has not increased for a long time, and it seems that he has reached a bottleneck.

Zhou Yuan tossed aside the ice and fire axes in his hand, straightened the wrinkles in his clothes, and prepared to leave.

As Zhou Yuan reached a street corner, he noticed the towering fence outside and the soldiers standing beside it.

There were three soldiers in total. Two faced the administrative district where the crowd was gathered, preventing the crowd from getting closer, while the third observed the eroded streets from the front, on guard against the appearance of the Rift Creature.

"It seems that forcing our way in won't work." Zhou Yuan withdrew his gaze, his eyes scanning the surroundings for anything useful.

His gaze quickly settled on the Rift Creatures that were constantly emerging from the Rift, and he had an idea.

"Something's wrong! Rift Creatures have unexpectedly gathered at the entrance of the West District. We need backup!"

"The West District needs support!"

After being ordered by their superior, two soldiers were sent to the west district as reinforcements, leaving only one soldier at the entrance of the north district where Zhou Yuan was stationed. He faced the administrative district, warily watching for suspicious individuals.

"It's definitely those lunatics again! They have no idea how dangerous rift-created beings are!"

The soldier muttered curses under his breath.

This kind of situation has happened before. After investigation, it was found that a former tycoon was forced to evacuate and left most of his belongings in the eroded area. He caused this incident in order to sneak in and retrieve his money.

But what the soldiers didn't know was that this accident occurred within the eroded area.

Zhou Yuan squatted on the roof, observing the Silver Mane Iron Guard soldier.

The commotion was, of course, caused by him, and as he predicted, the two soldiers were successfully tricked away. Now he only needs to deal with the one below.

Zhou Yuan clenched his fingers together, sacrificing half of his own power to extract a red cone of light from behind his head.

Unlike before, this time Zhou Yuan added anger to it.

Zhou Yuan released his hand from the soldier, and the card floated down, successfully touching the soldier's body and merging into it before disappearing.

The soldier reacted immediately, becoming agitated. He began pacing back and forth, occasionally letting out loud gasps.

"Damn it, I can't stand it anymore!"

Suddenly, he shouted and swung his axe, breaking the lock on the fence.

"Creation of the Rift, I'll destroy you all!" he roared as he charged into the eroded zone.

"Hey, no!" Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded. His original intention in creating the Angry Light Cone was to have him go and cause trouble for those "instigators" madmen, but he didn't expect this hothead to go straight for the Rift!

He immediately jumped off the roof and stood in front of the man.

"Who are you? Get out of my way!" The soldier was blinded by rage and didn't think about why there were other people in the eroded area. He just raised his axe and threatened, "I'll chop you up too."

"I can't just watch you go to your death." Zhou Yuan shook his head helplessly. He was able to win easily because of the blessing of the Star God. These soldiers would have a hard time winning even if they encountered a Rift Creation, let alone being surrounded. What else would this be but sending them to their deaths?

He snatched the soldier's giant axe and threw it aside, then gently wrapped his arms around the soldier's neck: "Go to sleep, go to sleep."

The moment the soldier stopped struggling, Zhou Yuan released his grip, and the soldier immediately collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

After checking his breathing, Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. After clearing away the nearby Rift Creatures, he took advantage of the absence of anyone and carried the soldier to the gate of the erosion zone, finally managing to get out of the erosion zone successfully.

Once away from there, Zhou Yuan's demeanor became relaxed.

His suit was quite wrinkled from the battle, but it suited him even better and blended in more perfectly in the environment of Belleburg.

The air was no longer filled with the musty smell of the eroded zone, but rather a slightly chilly crispness. Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and noticed three figures emerging from the political center of Belobello – Kripper Castle.

"Not good." Zhou Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he strode quickly into the giant building next to him.

The train crew is currently surrounded by guards, and if it is discovered that they know each other, it will have a huge impact on the plan. Therefore, Zhou Yuan does not intend to join them now.

Zhou Yuan's phone vibrated, and when he opened it, he saw that Xing had sent him a message.

Xing: "It's all over. That lady was quite easy to talk to."

Xing: "We're on our way to the hotel. We've got you a room. Are you coming?"

Zhou Yuan: "???"

"No..." Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded, banging on the screen: "You guys exposed me?"