“Woo—woo—” In the endless universe, the Astral Express roared along Trailblaze’s star rails.
“Hey, hey, hey, Dan Heng, look over there, outside the window!!!” The pink-haired girl, March 7th, suddenly pointed outside the Astral Express window and shrieked.
“What is it, March 7th?” Dan Heng was immediately drawn over and looked in the direction March 7th was pointing.
“Oh my goodness?
Why is there a woman floating outside?
And she looks so beautiful, hehe.” March 7th was practically pressed against the window, her rear end sticking out, gazing with a lovesick expression.
Dan Heng said helplessly, “Sigh, this isn’t the time to be lovesick, March 7th.” “Oh, I know!” “Himeko Sis…
Sister, Uncle Welt, come over here quickly!!!” The red-haired older sister heard March 7th’s words and elegantly walked over.
She was the Navigator of this Astral Express, Himeko.
“What is it, Little March?” “Sister Himeko, there’s a person floating outside.” “A person?” A puzzled expression appeared on Himeko’s face.
She immediately looked out the window and indeed saw a woman floating in the universe outside.
The woman was dressed in white, with a head of white hair, and wore a leaf-shaped headdress.
Her eyes were tightly closed, and she looked somewhat weak.
Just as Himeko was about to say something, Pom-Pom’s voice suddenly came over the intercom above: “Attention, attention, Pom.
Space readings abnormal!
Star rail stability has dropped to 0%.” “Emergency stop now.
All passengers, please prepare, Pom!!!” Screech— The Astral Express suddenly came to an emergency halt, causing March 7th, who was already at the window, to face-plant against the glass.
“Emergency stop, docking plan changed.
Docking time is one day to…
indefinite, Pom.” Pom-Pom’s voice came again.
“Oh, Little March, are you alright?” Himeko was also jolted by the sudden stop, but she quickly steadied herself and looked at March 7th, who had crashed into the glass.
Dan Heng was also fine; he held onto a nearby pole, seemingly no stranger to emergency stops.
Just then, a flustered Little Rabbit, wearing a red outfit and a tall hat, ran out of the cockpit.
“What happened, Pom-Pom?” Himeko asked, puzzled.
“I don’t know, Pom.
An anomaly has been detected ahead.” Pom-Pom shook its head helplessly.
“And the star rail stability suddenly dropped to 0%.
This is too strange, Pom.” Although they often encountered such situations on their journeys, this time the drop in star rail stability was too significant.
It had never encountered a situation where stability dropped to 0%.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a brown suit, holding a cane, walked over.
“What happened?
What’s going on that requires an emergency stop of the Astral Express?” Welt Yang asked, puzzled.
“Could it be that another Stellaron has been discovered ahead?” “Oh, Uncle Welt, you’re finally here.
Any later and the yellow daylilies would be cold.” March 7th complained, puffing up her cheeks.
“I was just looking at some data in the Data Bank, so I’m a bit late,” Uncle Welt explained.
“Alright,” March 7th said, pouting.
“We can’t rule out that possibility,” Himeko said gravely.
“Also, March 7th discovered a woman floating in space.” “Floating in space?” Welt Yang found it a bit strange.
“Look.” March 7th pointed out the window again.
Welt Yang looked in the direction March 7th was pointing and indeed saw the white-clad woman floating outside the window.
“This…” Welt Yang seemed to feel a bad premonition.
This premonition was like the feeling of “Damn it, Honkai is still chasing me!” Welt Yang didn’t know what this feeling was about, but he still became wary of the woman floating outside the Astral Express.
He had a hunch that the star rail problem this time was related to her.
“Let’s put the star rail problem aside for now; finding the cause will take time.
Let’s proceed with the rescue operation first,” Himeko said.
“Mm-hmm, I think so too.” March 7th nodded vigorously.
“Rescue operation?” Pom-Pom scratched its head, puzzled.
“Pom-Pom, there’s a woman floating outside our Astral Express,” March 7th explained again.
“Hmm?” Pom-Pom immediately looked up and also spotted the white-clad woman floating outside.
“Oh my goodness, Pom!!!” Pom-Pom immediately raised its little hands.
“Then, it’s time to decide the members for this Trailblaze journey, Pom.” Pom-Pom immediately said.
“Uh, Pom-Pom, does this count as a Trailblaze journey?” March 7th asked timidly.
Pom-Pom nodded, its two large ears swaying up and down.
“Of course, as long as you leave the Astral Express, that’s Trailblaze, Pom!!!” “Alright.” March 7th spread her hands helplessly.
“For a rescue mission, one person should be enough,” Dan Heng said from the side.
Welt Yang shook his head.
“This woman outside gives me a bad feeling.
It’s better for more people to go together.” “I feel this anomaly is no small matter.” “Huh?
Uncle Welt, what did you feel?” March 7th asked, puzzled.
“Danger, yet it also reveals a hint of gentleness.
In short, it’s an indescribable feeling.” Welt Yang shook his head.
“Danger…
someone can still make you feel danger?” Himeko smiled slightly, her tone carrying a special meaning.
“Not an exaggeration, but danger in a physical sense.” Welt Yang adjusted his glasses.
“So, who’s going then?” March 7th raised her hand and asked.
“Me, Himeko, and the rest…” Welt Yang said, his gaze sweeping across the room.
“Me, me, me, me!!!” March 7th eagerly raised her hand.
“Alright, then it’s Dan Heng,” Welt Yang said directly.
“Uncle Welt!!!” March 7th stomped her foot, fuming.
Himeko couldn’t help but chuckle from the side.
At this moment, Dan Heng suddenly shook his head and said, “No, I won’t go.” “I’m feeling a bit unwell.” He clutched his head and winked at March 7th.
“Oh, right, right, right.
Dan Heng seems to have eaten something bad yesterday and isn’t feeling well,” March 7th immediately said.
Upon hearing this, Dan Heng looked at March 7th with extreme speechlessness and immediately moved his hand from his head to his stomach.
“Yes, my stomach feels a bit uncomfortable.” Himeko had already seen through them and smiled helplessly.
“Alright, then it’ll be me, Welt Yang, and Little March together.” Welt Yang also saw through it and nodded silently, feeling helpless.
“Then on the Astral Express…” March 7th hesitated.
“On the Astral Express, we’ll leave it to our Conductor.
I trust Pom-Pom, and besides, we still have Dan Heng,” Himeko looked at Pom-Pom.
“Of course, Pom.
Pom-Pom is very reliable.” Pom-Pom instantly put its small hands on its hips and puffed out its chest.
“See?
Little Pom-Pom is still as reassuring as ever,” Himeko said, smiling from the side.
“Hmm…
alright, then we’ll leave it to the Conductor.” March 7th also nodded.
“You can go with peace of mind, Pom.
Pom-Pom will take good care of passenger Dan Heng,” Pom-Pom said, waving its little hand.
Dan Heng still maintained the posture of clutching his stomach in pain.
It seemed that Pom-Pom was the only one who hadn’t seen through it.
A short while later, Himeko, March 7th, and Welt Yang were fully geared up and armed.
“Everyone, I just reviewed the Astral Express’s Data Bank.
Regarding the star field we are currently traversing, the Astral Express’s data, while not non-existent, is essentially blank,” Dan Heng said seriously from the side.
“Therefore, regarding the star rail stability dropping to 0%, please be extremely careful.” “Dan Heng, you’re being a bit redundant!” March 7th said.
“Cough…” Dan Heng glanced at March 7th.
“Eh heh, not redundant, not redundant,” March 7th immediately said.
Welt Yang then spoke, “Regardless, please everyone, be very careful.” “Dan Heng, is there really no, not even a tiny bit of data?” March asked, incredulously.
“No, the only record the Data Bank has for this place is a single sentence: ‘Land of Cracks and Fissures.’ Besides that, there’s no other information,” Dan Heng said helplessly.
“In short, it’s an unknown star field,” Himeko mused from the side.
“Land of Cracks and Fissures?
I don’t understand it, but I feel a bit fired up!” March 7th said excitedly.
“Every time it’s Trailblaze, you feel fired up,” Dan Heng said from the side.
“Cough cough, anyway, the unknown star field Trailblaze squad, let’s go now!” “Oh…” “Alright.” …Pfft— The last car of the Astral Express suddenly opened.
Immediately after, a small space probe flew out from it.
And the person driving it was Welt Yang.
Himeko was observing the data collected by the probe from the side.
In addition to the rescue mission, they also had to collect data from space, as the cause of the star rail anomaly had not yet been determined.
March 7th was pressed against the probe’s transparent canopy, her eyes wide.
The scenery of this unknown star field was simply too beautiful.
It was different from any other star field she had visited before.
“Little March, sit tight, the probe is about to accelerate,” Himeko said gently to March 7th.
Although the white-clad woman could be seen from inside the Astral Express, the actual distance in space was quite vast.
“Okay, Sister Himeko.” March 7th immediately sat back in her seat and obediently fastened her seatbelt.
“Acceleration initiated.
Speed accelerating to first cosmic velocity.” Uncle Welt’s voice rang out.
The probe immediately began to vibrate, and March 7th suddenly felt that the seatbelt wasn’t secure enough, so she grabbed the probe’s handles.
She remembered the last time it accelerated, she had slammed into the floor.
In the star field, the probe zipped by at a rapid speed, leaving a beautiful blue contrail.
About half an hour later, the probe began to decelerate.
Just as they were about to approach the white-clad woman, Welt Yang maneuvered the spacecraft to an emergency stop.
Clang— As expected, March 7th once again crashed into the canopy.
“Ah!!
So painful!
I’m not saying it, but Uncle Welt, your piloting skills need improvement,” March 7th said, clutching her head pitifully.
“Cough cough, check the situation around the probe,” Welt Yang said, changing the subject.
“There are no problems around the probe,” Himeko said from the side.
“But the data shows a large fluctuation in the surrounding energy field.” “Fluctuation…” Welt Yang frowned.
“What’s the danger level?” Welt Yang asked again.
“Data estimates the danger level as moderate; it won’t affect us too much,” Himeko explained.
Welt Yang nodded.
“Alright, now exit the cabin and proceed with the rescue operation.” “Also, be sure to pay attention to safety…
and don’t let Little March run off,” Welt Yang said after some thought.
“Hmph, Uncle Welt, when have I ever?” March 7th said, puffing out her cheeks.
“Last time on Kepler, who ran into the royal palace of their kingdom?” “And the time before that, on Cybertron, you directly ran into their prison,” Uncle Welt said, exasperated.
“What!
Clearly, that time on Cybertron, I was caught, alright!
It’s not like I just took the Spark to barbecue.” March 7th said, pouting…
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