Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 238 The Butterfly

In just twenty seconds, Lin Qiong and his group, along with Bai E, swiftly and decisively defeated the entire Heavenly Punishment Legion that had surrounded them.

However, perhaps because this place is not far from Nicardoli, the number of Scourge Legion roaming around Marble Market is more than expected.

Just a second ago, Lin Qiong and his team had cleared out a wave of Heavenly Punishment Legion. The ashes they left behind were still floating in the air, not yet blown away by the wind.

The next second, another wave of the Divine Punishment Legion followed the sounds of fighting and surrounded them from all directions.

"This isn't over yet!"

Lin Qiong brandished the Calamity Annihilation Blade, burning all the approaching Heavenly Punishment Legion to ashes, his face full of annoyance and impatience.

He had originally planned to end the battle sooner so that Danheng could cast the Cloud Chant spell to isolate the unpleasant odor in the vicinity.

However, it seems that this battle will not end anytime soon.

In other words, he and Xing would stay in that pungent smell for a while longer.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong couldn't help but sneeze, then rubbed his itchy nose, looking disgusted, and said:

"If this continues, I'll probably get pickled and turn into a human-shaped pickled vegetable."

Upon hearing this, Xing casually smashed away several Heavenly Punishment Warriors in front of him and then burst out laughing.

But soon, she inhaled several breaths of the pungent odor while laughing, and then coughed as she said:

"Ha, a human-shaped pickled vegetable? Or... cough cough... really, your description... cough... is quite apt."

"Still laughing? Now you've choked up pretty badly, haven't you?"

Lin Qiong teased Xing, and at the same time, he swung his sword, Jie Mie, and a blazing sword aura swept out, burning another wave of the Heavenly Punishment Legion that was surging towards them to ashes.

Xing's cheeks flushed red from the choking, and she glared at Lin Qiong before letting out a cold snort. She replaced her baseball bat with a flame gun, which had a wider attack range.

"Flame Spear Charge!"

Xing flashed, his body enveloped in flames, and charged into the Heavenly Punishment Legion, wreaking havoc wherever he went. The Heavenly Punishment Legion fell in large swathes, like harvested wheat.

Judging from her posture, she's planning to vent all the anger she felt from being choked on on these "unlucky" members of the Heavenly Punishment Legion...

However, at that moment...

Suddenly, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from afar.

"Tap, tap, tap—"

The knocking sound came from afar, unhurried and slow, as if someone in high heels was strolling leisurely through this dangerous area.

Especially with the Heavenly Punishment Legion surrounding them so tightly that the sound stood out all the more.

"Huh? What's that?"

Lin Qiong looked in the direction from which the sound came and saw dozens of beautifully shaped butterflies emitting an eerie purple light suddenly enter his field of vision.

The butterflies danced in the distance, slowly flying into the encirclement formed by the Heavenly Punishment Legion, accompanied by the increasingly clear tapping sound.

"This is!?"

Seeing the scene before him, Lin Qiong's pupils contracted sharply, his face filled with disbelief.

To his surprise, something strange happened after the purple butterflies flew into the enemy ranks—

Within a radius of about ten meters from the butterfly, all the Divine Punishment soldiers stood motionless, as if their souls had been ripped out, letting their weapons slip from their hands and fall to the ground.

As the butterflies passed by those soulless, divinely punished soldiers, they fell to their knees one after another, like dominoes.

In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Punishment Legion, which had surrounded Lin Qiong and his group like hungry wolves, instantly lost all ability to move.

"It seems our reinforcements have arrived."

Bai E abruptly stopped his downward slash and then swiftly sheathed his sword.

His gaze passed over the kneeling soldiers of divine punishment before him, and looked toward the direction where the purple butterflies were hovering, a smile playing on his lips.

"Reinforcements?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong frowned involuntarily and then looked in the direction Bai E was staring at.

Amidst the rows of soldiers prostrate on their knees, a purple-haired girl in a light purple dress walked towards them.

The young woman walked gracefully with light steps, her long skirt swaying slightly as she moved forward.

The butterflies, glowing with a purple light, danced around the girl, making her appear, along with the kneeling legions of the Heavenly Punishment, like a goddess who wields the laws of death.

"hiss--!"

When the elegant young woman slowly walked to within ten meters of Lin Qiong, a chilling aura, seemingly emanating from the underworld, immediately swept over them.

Lin Qiong gasped sharply, the hairs on his arms stood on end, alarm bells rang in his mind, and he instinctively took two steps back.

Lin Qiong had only sensed this eerie aura from Huang Quan when he drew his sword...

As the girl approached, Dan Heng and Xing, who were also affected by this aura, quickly returned to Lin Qiong's side.

The two men stared intently at the girl with grave expressions, their eyes filled with vigilance and wariness.

"Lord Bai'er, and... three other guests, welcome to Ohmar."

The purple-haired girl stopped five meters away from Lin Qiong and the others, then bowed slightly to them, giving an elegant greeting.

"Bai E... Your Excellency?"

Seeing that the purple-haired girl could accurately pronounce Bai E's name, and even add the respectful title "Your Excellency" at the end, one could see that...

Lin Qiong and the other two were stunned for a moment, then immediately turned to look at Bai E, waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation.

"Haha, it was my oversight; I forgot to inform everyone beforehand."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Bai E seemed to remember something, gave an apologetic smile, and introduced:

"This is Miss Xia Die, a member of the Golden Bloodline like myself, and also our Holy City's 'Embalmer'."

"Then... what's going on?"

Lin Qiong frowned slightly, looked Xia Die over, and then pointed to the group of Heavenly Punishment Legion kneeling on the ground.

"Ah! I'm so sorry, this might... have disturbed everyone." Xia Die quickly explained, "This is the price I have to pay as a Golden Blood."

"I am the shadow of 'death,' and any living being that touches me will fall into eternal slumber."

After hearing Xia Die recount her abilities, Lin Qiong's face was instantly filled with astonishment, and his eyes widened uncontrollably.

Good heavens, this ability to kill anyone upon contact is truly extraordinary.

But upon further reflection, Lin Qiong couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

For Xia Die, possessing such an uncontrollable ability, making friends would be harder than climbing to heaven.

"At the cost of loneliness... that's far too heavy a burden for a human being."

Lin Qiong glanced at Dan Heng and Xing beside him and sighed softly.

Then, he turned his gaze back to Xia Die, his eyes filled with complex emotions.