Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 303 A Heart of a Viper

The moment the words were spoken, Lin Qiong and Sai Feier looked up almost simultaneously, quickly turning their gazes toward the arena.

In the open space ahead, a woman dressed in fine clothes stood with an arrogant expression, looking smug.

In front of the woman, Aglaia was surrounded by dozens of Cleansers, and Danheng and Nakexia were also trapped among them.

“Using innocent civilians as hostages, Katniss, you’ve gone completely mad!”

Aglaia's face was icy, her eyes fixed on the woman outside the encirclement, her words filled with contempt and anger.

"Hmph, Aglaia, stop pretending to be righteous."

Upon hearing this, the woman named Katniss let out a sneer.

Then, she took a step forward, her face filled with venomous malice, "You Golden Descendants are no better."

She continued with a cold laugh, "A single divine decree can make you wholeheartedly hunt Titans and collect the spark, only to ultimately reap an unpredictable 're-creation'."

"Rather than believing in that illusory 'recreation,' let's return leadership to the Senate and lead the people of Ohma back to the era of eternal life."

"That era known as the 'Golden Age'."

"Kainese, you've already lost! This assembly was convened by your Senate, and the vote was based on the principle of voluntariness of all citizens..."

As soon as Kenneth finished speaking, Danheng, holding a long spear, while keeping a watchful eye on the Purifiers' movements, began to explain the fact that she had failed.

"Shut up!! What do you know, you outsider?"

Before Danheng could finish speaking, Katniss interrupted him with a dark expression, as if she had been hit where it hurt.

She shrieked, "I should have known. You Golden Descendants are nothing more than ants on a leaf."

"Not taking Xia's betrayal into account was indeed my biggest oversight."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Kenneth's gloomy face.

"But fortunately, the pawns that were supposed to be planted in the crowd in advance to win the vote have now become my backup plan."

"Although I didn't win the vote, the entire scene is now under my control, so I haven't lost yet!"

"Hmph, what an arrogant fellow. His short-sightedness is even worse than that of a land beast. I have no habit of working with fools."

No sooner had Kenneth finished speaking than Xia, who was surrounded, snorted coldly and mocked him.

Upon hearing this, Kenneth's face instantly turned ashen, and he immediately pointed at Cherish and roared:

"You traitor, how dare you insult me! I'll show you right now what the price of betraying me is!"

Having said that, Kenneth waved his hand and gave a stern order to the cleansers: "Attack!"

The moment the command was given, the six Cleansers inside the encirclement moved swiftly, raised their daggers, and charged straight at Xia.

"Watch out!" Dan Heng shouted and immediately stepped forward to meet the first cleaner who rushed at him.

With his hand, he drew a dark green arc in the air with his spear, the shaft of which swept straight toward the waist of the cleaner like a whip.

The cleaner reacted quickly, immediately raising his dagger to defend himself, but how could he be a match for Dan Heng?

"Clang!" The sword and the dagger clashed together, producing a crisp sound of metal striking metal.

Under Dan Heng's powerful force, the Cleanser didn't even have time to scream before he was sent flying backward like a spinning top.

However, seeing their companions defeated so quickly, the other five cleansers showed no sign of backing down.

With subtle movements, they skillfully dispersed, bypassing Dan Heng's obstruction from tricky angles, and continued their charge towards Na Ke Xia.

Although Danheng intercepted another Cleanser during this time, the remaining four Cleansers took the opportunity to break through his defenses.

Just as the four cleaners were about to close in on Xia Ke,

Two golden afterimages streaked past at lightning speed, whistling through the four Cleansers.

It's Aglaia! And her tailor!

Aglaia, wielding a golden rapier, worked seamlessly with the tailor, launching a coordinated attack.

A flash of golden light appeared, and two sword lights left countless golden trails in the void, enveloping the four Cleansers.

The next second, the four cleaners stopped abruptly, their bodies gushing blood like a showerhead, before collapsing helplessly to the ground.

Damn it!

Seeing her men defeated in an instant, Katniss gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath, then raised her hand again and commanded, "Keep going!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than several more Cleansers burst out from the encirclement, heading straight for Na Ke Xia like hungry wolves.

"Hmph, even the Earth Beast knows that in the face of overwhelming power, no matter how many insects there are, they will only be crushed!"

At that moment, Xia curled up a disdainful sneer, flicked her wrist, and an exquisitely designed antique shotgun instantly appeared in her palm.

Click!

At that moment, Xia cocked his gun quickly and decisively, and without even looking, casually pointed the muzzle at the cleaners in front of him.

It was as if they didn't take them seriously at all.

Seeing this, the cleaners immediately moved left and right, trying to distract Xia's aim.

Little did they know, Xia had no intention of aiming at all...

boom!

With a gunshot, Xia pulled the trigger without hesitation, and the emerald green bullet flew out of the muzzle, heading straight for the Cleansers.

Just as the bullet was about to hit, one of the cleaners running at the forefront simply tilted his head slightly and easily dodged the bullet that was hurtling through the air.

"That's it?"

After dodging the bullets, the cleaner immediately revealed a smug smile and made a sarcastic remark.

But the next second, the bullet that had been dodged exploded behind him like fireworks, scattering more and denser small bullets in all directions.

The projectiles that were sent flying collided and bounced in the air before raining down on the cleaners.

For a moment, screams of agony filled the air.

The purgers were horrified to discover that their prized dodging skills were utterly useless in the hail of bullets.

No matter how they dodged, the bullets that bounced back from all directions would always hit them accurately, leaving behind bloody holes.

Only when the last cleanup worker fell in a pool of blood did the raging hail of bullets gradually subside...

"A bunch of useless bastards!"

Seeing the cleansers she had just sent out defeated once again, Katniss clenched her fists and trembled with rage.

But soon, as if she had thought of something, the angry expression on her face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a vicious and cold smile.

Katniss raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the blood-stained ground and over the terrified, innocent residents around her. A vicious plan gradually took shape in her mind.

Thinking of this, a cold smile curled at the corner of her lips, and she slowly spoke:

"Aglaia, if any of you three dare to resist again, I will immediately kill all the residents here!"

"Did you...understand?"