Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 300 Internal and External Troubles

"What? Something happened to Ohmma? You're not kidding, are you?"

Upon hearing this news, Lin Qiong's face darkened, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Wan Di; as a comrade who had once fought alongside him against Nicardoli, he knew Wan Di's character all too well.

However, the information Wan Di was telling was so outrageous that it was hard for anyone to believe it for a while.

It should be noted that Aglaia's golden threads are spread throughout every corner of Ohmari, and almost everyone's every move in the city is under her surveillance.

Under these circumstances, it would be virtually impossible for anyone to succeed in launching an attack in Ohmani.

At the slightest sign of trouble, Aglaia could immediately detect it through the golden threads.

Immediately afterwards, well-trained Holy City Guards or Golden Blood would arrive upon hearing the news and swiftly subdue the attackers.

Therefore, when Wan Di mentioned that something had happened to Ohmma, Lin Qiong thought he was joking.

But Wan Di slowly crossed his arms over his chest, staring intently at Lin Qiong, and asked in a serious, deep voice:

Do I look like I'm joking?

"Could something... really have happened?"

Feeling Wan Di's sharp gaze, Lin Qiong's heart tightened, and he subconsciously swallowed.

Wan Di nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "It was the Senate, they planned this attack!"

Mentioning the Senate, Wan Di's eyes immediately turned incredibly sharp, and he exuded suppressed anger, like a volcano about to erupt.

“The guys led by Kennis believe that the Fire Chase is just a lie fabricated by the Golden Blood in order to rule Ohma.”

"Therefore, they convened a general assembly of all the city's residents, citing the need to end the fire-chasing journey as the reason."

"That doesn't make sense," Lin Qiong said, puzzled. "It was just a conference, what does that have to do with the Senate's attack on Ohmma?"

"The problem lies in this conference," Wan Di continued to explain in a low voice.

"During the conference, Bai Er was entrusted by Aglaia to deliver a speech as a speaker."

"At that moment, Xia Ze, as a citizen, cast her final vote in the tie-breaker phase when both sides had the same number of votes."

"And then? Who won in the end?" Lin Qiong asked curiously.

“Bai E has won, and the journey to pursue fire will continue,” Wan Di replied without hesitation.

"Isn't that a good thing?"

Hearing Wan Di say this, Lin Qiong's doubts deepened.

Bai'er's victory at the conference meant that the journey to seek fire was not halted, and everything continued to proceed according to the original plan.

He still couldn't understand how the Senate had launched the attack.

"They are the cleaners."

Seemingly noticing Lin Qiong's confusion, Wan Di spoke up again to explain, "Kainese may have already prepared for failure. She had the Cleansers disguise themselves as residents and infiltrate the conference venue in advance."

"What? You resort to such despicable means when you can't win an argument?"

Lin Qiong's pupils contracted, and he instantly understood what Wan Di meant.

That guy named Kennis clearly intended to take innocent residents hostage to blackmail Aglaia and the others.

"Hmph, you think this is the end of it?"

Wan Di let out a cold snort. As someone who knew the situation, the anger in his eyes was no less than that in Lin Qiong's.

"What do you mean by that?" Lin Qiong was slightly taken aback, a hint of doubt appearing on his face.

"...Kuroshio Creation".

Wan Di's voice was as cold as ice. He clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth as he said, "Another team of Cleansers used their lives to attract a large number of Black Tide Creatures to the city gate."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Those beasts... no, have those guys gone mad?"

Immediately, he pressed Wan Di, "And then? What happened next?"

"Later, when I learned of this from Aglaia, Bai'er and I had to leave the city to fight, while she stayed at the conference."

"Later, a figure dressed in black robes appeared in the Black Tide Creation and sent me to the River Styx with just one sword."

As he spoke, Wan Di raised his hand and gently touched his chest, as if the pain from that sword strike still lingered there, even though he was currently only in spirit form.

"Wearing...a black robe?"

When those four words reached his ears, Lin Qiong felt as if his mind had exploded with a "boom," and he froze on the spot.

Without a doubt, the guy in the black robe that Wan Di mentioned is very likely the Fire Thief.

But... instead of stealing the fire, the Fire Thief went to great lengths to attack Ohma. Did he have some special plan?

The other party's unusual behavior made Lin Qiong fall into deep thought.

But the next second, as if remembering something more important, he suddenly raised his head and anxiously asked Wan Di:

"By the way, where are Danheng and Kevin? Where were they when this happened?"

At this moment, he was eager to know the situation of his other two companions.

"Danheng..." Wan Di thought for two seconds, then slowly spoke, "That black-haired guy, he chose to stay at the Citizens' Assembly to assist Aglaia."

He then mentioned Kevin, but with a hint of uncertainty in his tone:

"As for that guy who looks somewhat like Bai E, he went out of the city with us to fight the Black Tide Creatures, but we don't know how he is doing now."

"Damn it, this is troublesome."

Lin Qiong lowered his voice and, unusually, uttered a curse word. His brows furrowed tightly, and his face was full of worry.

He wasn't worried about Kevin; he knew Kevin's strength well enough that the Fire Thief would definitely be unable to do anything to him.

Moreover, with Bai Er present, Justice has no chance of losing in a two-on-one situation.

What truly worried him was Dan Heng's situation—

As mentioned earlier, the purgers have taken all the residents at the convention site hostage.

This kind of shameless behavior will inevitably prevent Dan Heng from fighting freely, leaving him only able to passively defend or evade.

If the other side goes further and threatens Dan Heng with the hostage's life, making even more outrageous demands, the situation will only get worse.

"Damn it! This is a double whammy!"

Thinking of this, Lin Qiong couldn't help but turn his head and cast his gaze toward the bright purple light gate in the distance.

Xing has not yet returned from the underworld, and Danheng has encountered this unexpected situation. What's worse, he is unable to provide any help.

Lin Qiong now wishes he could fly, so he could get back to Ohmma as quickly as possible to provide assistance to Danheng...

However, just as this thought crossed his mind, a very familiar voice came from above him.

"Oh dear, it seems our Gray Number Two is in trouble."

Along with this teasing remark, a slender figure gracefully leaped down from a collapsed stone pillar, landing steadily in front of Lin Qiong and Wan Di.

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