Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 28 Old Friends

Bronya struck first, quickly loading her rifle and pulling the trigger.

"boom--"

A bullet enveloped in wind element was fired from the gun barrel and flew straight toward Lin Qiong.

Seeing this, Lin Qiong swung his baseball bat in an attempt to knock the bullet down.

There was a "ding" sound.

The baseball bat collided with the bullet, which was imbued with wind element, and Lin Qiong could feel a powerful impact coming from the bat.

The powerful impact nearly caused the bat to slip from his hands, but Lin Qiong gritted his teeth and gripped the bat tightly with both hands.

After a while of this stalemate, the wind element enveloping the bullet disappeared completely over time.

Lin Qiong felt the bat in his hand suddenly become lighter, and then, as if hitting a baseball, he suddenly exerted force and sent the bullet flying.

At this moment, Bronya, who had already loaded her rifle, aimed at Lin Qiong and was preparing to fire a second shot.

Suddenly, several arrows formed from six-phase ice shot out from behind Lin Qiong, flying rapidly towards Bronya.

Seeing this, Bronya's expression remained unchanged as she turned the rifle she was aiming at Lin Qiong toward the arrow flying towards her.

"boom--"

After firing her second shot, Bronya did not pause at all, repeating the continuous action of pulling back the bolt and firing again, firing several bullets in a very short time.

They easily shot down all the arrows that were still flying in mid-air.

"No...no way? She doesn't even need to aim?" March 7th exclaimed, her eyes wide with surprise.

Bronya, having cocked her rifle again, glanced at March 7th and said coldly:

"I will aim carefully when I shoot at your non-vital parts in order to incapacitate you."

“But if you are willing to give up resistance and come back to Beloberg with me to accept your sentence, I can ensure that you receive a fair trial.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong shook his hand, which had gone numb from the shock, and said to Bronya with a displeased expression:

“If we go back with you and get a fair trial, that old woman Cocolia won’t issue an arrest warrant for us.”

"Yes, yes, and when we were in Kripper Castle, I sensed a very strange aura emanating from Cocolia."

Xing nodded and added to what Lin Qiong had said.

"It's as if she's possessed by something..."

"boom--"

As she was speaking, a sudden gunshot interrupted Xing, and a bullet flew straight toward her.

With quick reflexes, Xing swiftly raised his baseball bat and deflected the incoming bullet.

Everyone looked in the direction from which the gunshots came, and saw a Silvermane Iron Guard standing next to Bronya, holding a rifle with a wisp of black smoke rising from the barrel.

"No...you are not allowed to insult the Guardian!"

With all the Silvermane Iron Guards' eyes fixed on him, he shouted loudly with a hint of nervousness.

"Yes! You will not be allowed to insult the Guardian!"

"Arrest them!"

"The Guardian can never be wrong!"

Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, the Silvermane Iron Guard's words resonated with many of his fellow Silvermane Iron Guards.

They raised their weapons above their heads, loudly venting their dissatisfaction with Lin Qiong and the others.

Hearing the voice behind her, Bronya, who had been expressionless, frowned and snapped in displeasure:

"quiet!"

After the Silver Mane Iron Guards behind him quieted down.

Bronya turned to the Silvermane Iron Guard who had suddenly fired his gun with a serious expression: "Firing a gun without orders will result in a 72-hour confinement upon your return."

After speaking, Bronya turned to look at Lin Qiong and the others, her sharp gaze piercing through them like a sword.

"Publicly insulting the High Guardian will only make your crimes worse. If you lay down your weapons and surrender now, I can pretend I didn't hear what you just said."

Hearing this, Danheng shook his head helplessly and said coldly to Bronya:

"Further words are useless. One thing is very clear now—we will absolutely not go back with you."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a "bang" was heard, and a bullet whizzed past Dan Heng's ear.

A wisp of black smoke was rising from the barrel of the rifle in Bronya's hand, as if this shot was a warning to Lin Qiong and the others that what she said was not empty talk.

"This is your last chance. I'll count to three now, and you'd better drop your weapons and surrender immediately!"

"three--"

As Bronya began the countdown, March 7th nervously asked the others:

"She seems... a little too powerful, doesn't she?"

"Hey! Danheng, and Qiong! Quickly unleash your hidden power!"

"two--"

Upon hearing March 7's words, Lin Qiong, who knew the plot, joked with March 7 with a relaxed expression:

"I can't use my hidden power yet, because the time for the final battle hasn't come."

"...Hey, what kind of time is this to be joking!"

"one!"

Just as Bronya's countdown was about to end, a familiar voice rang out.

"Oh dear, I didn't mean to ruin this tense atmosphere!"

"who?"

Bronya, who heard the sound, tried to find its source, but only a few black spheres flew towards her in response.

Bronya looked at the black sphere that had rolled to her feet and noticed that a sparking fuse was attached to the sphere.

Oh no! It's a bomb!

Bronya was startled when she saw the shape of the sphere clearly, and quickly made a judgment.

Just as she was about to step back, the fuse on the sphere burned out at that very moment.

Instantly, a large amount of thick black smoke shot out from the sphere, enveloping the entire area.

Bronya, who had accidentally inhaled a small amount of thick black smoke, felt her vision gradually blurring.

She lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground shortly afterward.

Lin Qiong and the others were also enveloped in thick black smoke. They all felt weak and collapsed to the ground.

Before Xing completely lost consciousness, he saw a familiar figure walking towards them with outstretched arms, muttering:

"Oh dear, I, Sambo, would never let a friend who helped me suffer a loss!"

After he finished speaking, Sambo was the only person still standing near the exit of the "rift".

He glanced at Lin Qiong and the others, then looked at Bronya lying on the other side, and shook his head helplessly.

"Sigh, looks like I'll be busy again."