Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

The figure stood suspended in mid-air, with the dissipating air currents and light reflecting behind him, as if a celestial being had descended to earth.

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Chapter 322 Shadow of the Swarm

Clear light shone down, illuminating the entire dim courtyard.

Lin Yuan was the one who appeared at the Oak Dream at that moment. After casually breaking open the closed building, his gaze fell downwards.

Beneath the dome, two figures, one tall and one short, faced each other. Seeing such a massive display, they both looked up at the sky.

"Got you."

Lin Yuan's gaze swept lightly over the fireflies and the Dream Master's avatar, then focused on the so-called Death Cocoon in the center.

As he surveyed the area below, Firefly and Gopher also felt extremely threatened by the sudden appearance of this figure.

"Who is this person with such astonishing power?"

Gopher Wood slowly lowered his head, his narrowed eyes opening to reveal a subtle glint behind his glasses.

His thoughts raced, and feeling the oppressive feeling coming from above, he withdrew his previous plan to confront Liu Ying.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after her eyes adjusted to the light, Liu Ying, who had been silently observing the figure, felt a strange sense of familiarity. But before she could make a closer look, Gopher's voice rang out:

"Ms. Firefly, be careful. The Dream Master's attack that unleashes the locust plague is about to strike. The person before you is very likely the Dream Master's hidden trump card, intending to eliminate all those who try to stop him."

"Dream Master Gofemu, your conspiracy has been exposed. Don't make a futile struggle."

Before she could continue to bewitch Liuying, she heard a booming voice coming from above.

Lin Yuan gradually withdrew his power, and the light dimmed, revealing his figure and face.

"Oh, it's you?"

A soft, surprised female voice rang out, and Liu Ying's eyes widened. She never expected that the person in front of her was the young man she had met in the Dream Hotel.

Back then, she met him along with the dahlia, and later stopped her from fighting against Huang Quan. Her origins are very mysterious.

But in an instant, she realized that the young man in front of her was not an enemy. Her brows, which had been furrowed with vigilance, relaxed unconsciously, and she felt a little lighter in her heart.

"Girl, we meet again." Lin Yuan's figure slowly descended.

"You look a little troubled. Have some of the dessert I brought you and smile."

Hearing Lin Yuan's smiling voice, Liu Ying's eyes sparkled, and her heart fluttered.

"He actually remembers all of that?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Liu Ying's face, and the smile that had just appeared on her face quickly turned into worry.

"...Sir, what are you doing here?"

“I saw a ray of light in the sky and followed it. I must thank you for guiding me, Miss Firefly. My name is Lin Yuan, no need to be so polite, just call me by my name.”

Lin Yuanping spoke calmly.

“Mr. Lin, you shouldn’t have come here with me. It’s very dangerous here. You should leave immediately.”

Liu Ying looked worried and tried to dissuade him.

You should know that in Elio's script, she will experience death here.

"Miss Firefly, there's no need to worry. My presence here has nothing to do with you; I'm here for the Dream Master..."

While the two were chatting, Gopher was not in a very good mood.

It's worth noting that luring the fireflies to this place was already a considerable challenge for him. Now, with another variable appearing, his plan might very well fall apart.

"We can't delay any longer."

Gopherwood made up his mind: if they couldn't be friends, then they would be enemies.

"My lord, I usually enjoy entertaining guests who have come from afar, but for the unjust who destroy other people's homes, only swords and bows await them."

Gopher's voice was no longer calm; it was now icy cold.

"Just as Miss Firefly said, there is a great calamity here. The decree of the Dream Lord is hidden in the stained-glass window behind me, waiting to puncture the pupa of death before me and once again manifest the locust plague of the world."

Seeing the wariness on Liu Ying's face, the avatar no longer bothered to conceal it and spoke indifferently:

"And I will settle everything for him. My thoughts, together with the power behind the stained glass window, will together construct that complete law."

"really."

Liu Ying stepped forward and shielded Lin Yuan behind her.

"From the very beginning, I never trusted you. You lured me here because you wanted to use me to accomplish something. Now that you've chosen to stop hiding, let's see what you've got!"

The girl's voice was high-spirited.

"Heh, there's no scheme involved. Luring you here was simply to seek justice for him and for your comrade-in-arms."

"Fairness? You call this fair?"

With a sharp cry, Liu Ying raised her eyebrows.

"If you're not satisfied with this title, you can call it fate. Ms. Firefly, do you believe in fate?" the Dream Master said calmly.

"The past we have forgotten and abandoned has already determined our future."

"No!"

Liu Ying placed her hand in front of her, her voice firm.

“Fate is never an excuse. Even if the ending is predetermined, I can choose how to reach that ending.”

"Hehe, what an exciting speech, I admire it." The Dream Master chuckled.

"Unfortunately, hunters, can you truly choose your own path when you live your entire lives under a script? Wasn't arriving here part of your script? I suspect..."

The dreamer slightly opened his eyes and said slowly and deliberately:

"The script says... you're going to die here, right?"

Even though Liu Ying reacted quickly, the dreamer still saw a hint of unease and anxiety in her eyes as soon as she finished speaking.

No one can remain indifferent when facing death.

"Hehe." The dreamer smiled, realizing that his guess was correct.

"Now that things have come to this, I will give you two a chance to retreat. You cannot stop that attack from coming. If you remain obstinate, you will only become sacrifices before that great undertaking."

"No, I will never run away. Even if that blow is inevitable, it must first get past me, even if the price is my life!"

A resolute look flashed across Liu Ying's face, but here...

She turned her head, forcing a smile, and her voice softened:

"Lin...Yuan, you should have already figured it out from our conversation just now. I am actually a member of the Star Core Hunters, and I am here to stop the arrival of the Universal Locust Plague."

This is my script, and my mission. If you too have come to stop the dream master, then please leave. My presence here is sufficient.

Seeing Liu Ying's reluctant expression, Lin Yuan simply shook his head.

"Neither of you chose to retreat? Such a righteous act, your courage shines like gold, it's just a pity..."

Gopher sighed, turned around, and began to recite the words of the law:

"Paradise will fall into a world of sorrow, once dawn breaks..."

Suddenly, Lin Yuan, who had been silent all along, interrupted him: "Dream Master Gofemu, let's stop with the bluster. Whether it's your so-called Lawful Strike or the Deathly Pupa before us."

The dreamer, whose back was to the two, paused, his expression suddenly changing. An unease flashed through his heart as he heard Lin Yuan continue:

"The so-called 'death pupa' of the global locust plague is nothing but a lie. Neither the family nor this Pinocone could possibly possess such a thing."

"Oh?"

Suppressing his shock, Gopher turned around, his expression calm:

"Your words are quite confident, but unfortunately, things may be impossible in this dream. Of course, seeing is believing. On the eve of the rebirth of this dead pupa, let the two of you witness firsthand the prelude to the global locust plague."

As soon as the dream master finished speaking, Lin Yuan and Liu Ying both looked up.

Above the sky, the once bright sky suddenly darkened, and the noisy chirping of insects filled the air. The dense shadows of the insect swarms obscured everything like a haze.

An endless swarm of insects, darkening the sky, appeared before my eyes.

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Chapter 323 Death and Rebirth

"The swarm... has really appeared."

Liu Ying clutched her chest, bit her lip, and her face turned extremely pale.

Looking at the insects of all sizes and kinds, all of which brought that familiar feeling of disgust, a heavy and oppressive shadow rose in her heart.

As a member of the Grammer Knights, she couldn't possibly mistake what was in front of her.

This is her past that she cannot escape, a shadow of bygone days that she cannot discard.

"Well, you two. Even if our ideologies differ, I have no reason to deceive you. The swarm of insects before us is merely the prelude to a locust plague. Once the pupae hatch, the swarm will once again devour everything, filling the hearts of all beings with fear."

"Descendants of the empire, and lost souls, since you refuse to retreat, then please create a divine master for me, and lay the foundation for order!"

As if in response to Gopher's voice, the crimson light on the Death Cocoon surged even more violently, writhing like it was breathing, as if yearning for birth.

"Paradise is about to fall into the sorrowful world; after the dawn rises, what is gold will not shine—"

The chanting of the law was repeated, but perhaps because the prelude was too long, the sound was once again drowned out by the surging noise.

A rare look of displeasure appeared on the Dream Master's face as he saw Lin Yuan surrounded by shimmering light, standing in the air.

"Gentlemen, sometimes what you see isn't necessarily the truth. The truth you see may just be what others want you to see."

As Lin Yuan spoke, he looked up at the swarm of insects that seemed to press down like dark clouds.

The grotesque limbs, the cacophony of insect chirps, the boundless clamor—everything in my eyes confirmed that what I was seeing was indeed the reappearance of that swarm of insects from the past.

But the next moment, a purple glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes.

A scene was unfolding in his mind. Amidst the swarm of insects, a great sun suddenly appeared in the sky, burning and refining everything. In an instant, the entire swarm of insects was wiped out.