Chapter 155: The Whistle is Roaring

"Give us back our compatriots!!"

"—Give us back our compatriots!!"

"Take back the Seven Districts!!"

"—Take back the Seven Districts!!"

"Give us back our compatriots!!"

"—Give us back our compatriots..."

“……”

"300,000 civilians in the Seven Districts! All perished in the Gray Realm because of Aurora City’s inaction!! Today they abandoned the Seven Districts, tomorrow they might abandon us!!"

"Deputy Chief Enforcer [Tan Xin]! Deliberately concealed the news of the disaster in the Seven Districts! Stood by and watched 300,000 compatriots die! It is a completely cowardly act! A cold-blooded and ruthless traitor to humanity!"

"Today! I hope he can give us! Give the 300,000 compatriots of the Seven Districts an explanation!!!"

"Give us back our compatriots!!"

"Take back the Seven Districts!!!"

"—Give us back our compatriots..."

At the very front of the crowd were a group of young people. They held flags with the words "300,000" outlined in blood. They roared, their veins bulging.

Driven by them, the people behind were also filled with righteous indignation, waving their fists and shouting along. Their voices reached the sky.

The anger and shouts of the crowd were captured in the viewfinder. As the reporter pressed the shutter, a spark flashed above the camera, and the scene was frozen on the film.

"I still can't believe they could be so indifferent to human life."

An Aurora City resident stood next to the reporter, earnestly expressing his point of view. "The Seven Districts are the factory cluster of the Aurora Realm, where hundreds of thousands of busy and hardworking people live. They used their blood and sweat to drive the progress of the entire Aurora City...

But now, Aurora City has abandoned them all without a sound. Although I don't understand the Gray Realm, this is too cold-blooded.

Humanity is a whole, isn't it? We should help each other, not push our compatriots out to die at a critical moment."

The surrounding streets were already in chaos. At this moment, on the nearest brown building, two figures were overlooking all of this.

"How ironic..." Bai Ye rested his head on one hand, leaning lazily against the railing, a pair of silver snake-shaped earrings swaying slightly in the sunlight. "The people Aurora City sacrificed the Seven Districts to protect have turned around and started accusing Aurora City of being cold-blooded and cowardly... Don't they know that they are the ultimate beneficiaries of all this?"

"Not everyone has the opportunity to see the situation clearly. They feel angry because of their compassion for their compatriots. I don't think there’s anything wrong with that." Chu Muyun wore a white coat, his hands in his pockets, and spoke flatly.

"Humans are inherently emotional creatures... As long as someone guides them slightly, they will be led astray. There must be someone fueling this behind the scenes."

"You say the people in these realms are truly boring. They fight back and forth, but can't distinguish right from wrong... Since that’s the case, why not all join the Twilight Society and embrace the restart of the world." Bai Ye yawned. "As long as everything returns to zero, all the problems will be solved."

"...It’s precisely because most people in the Twilight Society think like you that people treat us like lunatics."

Chu Muyun pushed up his glasses.

"What? Is our Dr. Chu starting to pretend to be a normal person?" Bai Ye chuckled.

Chu Muyun: ...

"Speaking of which, it’s been twenty hours, and that kid still hasn't entered the city..."

Bai Ye turned his head and looked at the tall city wall not far away and the tightly closed city gate, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Didn't you say he would definitely be able to come?" Chu Muyun spoke unhurriedly. "Now, you’re starting to panic again? Afraid of being blamed by the Red King?"

"Panic? What am I panicking about? At worst, I’ll take a trip outside the city and bring him back."

"It’s been so long, how can you be sure he’s still alive?"

"If he were dead, do you think Aurora City would still be safe and sound?"

"...That’s true."

Bai Ye looked at the noisy crowd below, but couldn't settle his mind. He sighed long and finally stood up and walked toward the city gate.

"Fine, I admit I’m a little panicked... I’m going to take a trip myself."

"Maybe you don't have to."

Bai Ye stopped.

A cold wind surged from outside Aurora City, blowing the hems of their coats up.

Chu Muyun pushed up his glasses, his azure eyes emitting a mysterious light. He spoke slowly,

"Can’t you hear it? That roaring whistle from the Gray Realm."

……

CLANG—CLANG—CLANG—!!

Under the leaden sky, a steam-roaring train was rushing forward at high speed!

Perhaps it was the steel wheels disturbing the sea surface beneath the ice field, countless black shadows began to surface, and dense ripples spread from the surface of the ice field, as if thousands of invisible flowers were competing to bloom!

Eels covered in runes leaped wildly from the reflections, chasing after the train. From a distance, it looked like a black tide surging forward with the carriages.

Runic eels were swept under the high-speed train, turning into rolling flames that wrapped around the wheels. The scorching high temperature licked the bottom of the carriages, scaring the huddled residents inside to stand up, and the sounds of terror were continuous.

They looked at the strange otherworld outside the carriage window and the runic eels chasing them madly, and the despair in their eyes deepened.

"It’s over... We’re dead for sure this time."

"So hot, really so hot, I feel like the whole carriage is about to melt!"

"At this rate, the train will definitely be caught... Heh, we won't be able to reach Aurora City at all."

"Daddy, I’m scared..."

“……”

Amidst countless terrified voices, the speed of the train didn't stop at all. It still moved like a black steel arrow, cutting through the shimmering reflection of the sea, rushing forward.

The rear carriages were scorched by the continuous high temperature and had begun to deform. The train, which was originally moving straight forward, began to sway uncontrollably. In the control room at the front, Zhao Yi was already covered in sweat.

"It’s no use... The train can’t hold on much longer!"

Chen Ling’s figure flickered, and he had already flashed to the top of the train engine. He raised his gun and fired continuously at the surging runic eels behind him. The power of deconstruction constantly opened gaps among them, but it had little effect given the terrifying numbers.

He looked back at the direction the train was heading. In the reflection at the end of the ice field, the outline of Aurora City seemed to have already been sketched out...

"Keep moving forward." Chen Ling spoke without hesitation. "Rush through the front, and that’s Aurora City!"

Zhao Yi gritted his teeth, his palm, locked with the withered hand, pushing forward frantically. The train accelerated again amidst a harsh hum, carrying the rolling runic tide behind it, desperately approaching that reflection!

VROOOOM—!!!

The roar of steam resounded through the sky. Just as the eels were about to melt the last carriage, the train smashed through the boundary of the Gray Realm and instantly disappeared from where it was. When it appeared again, it had already arrived on the frozen earth where the wind and snow howled!

The surging tide of eels behind didn't stop there, but followed closely out of the Gray Realm, as if they had locked onto the train, still following closely behind!

As that magnificent and massive city wall appeared at the end of the horizon, Chen Ling, in a blood-red trench coat, stood in the wind at the very front, the corners of his mouth slightly raised...

He bent down, his fingertips lightly kissing the cold train engine, muttering to himself:

"The performance... begins."