Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.152 第152章 双生之环
第152章 双生之环
Chapter 152: The Ring of Duality
呜呜—
Whoosh—
风声肆虐。
The wind howled fiercely.
车厢内，四人神情郑重。
Inside the train carriage, the four of them wore grave expressions.
隐隐威压已然充斥周围空间，仿佛山崩地裂般的气息在追赶著自己，随时都有毁灭的可能。
An invisible pressure filled the surrounding space, like the aura of a cataclysm chasing after them, threatening annihilation at any moment.
「很可能是遗失幻境公司的另一名干事！」
“It’s likely another executive from the Lost Mirage Corporation!”
「怎么办，靠近后我们必死无疑。」
“What do we do? If it gets any closer, we’ll be dead for sure.”
小刘转头看去，「更近了，天啊，他竟然这样大！」
Xiao Liu turned to look back, “It’s even closer—good heavens, it’s so huge!”
之前这人就已经如同远方人影般大小，几人还以为他已经距离自己很近，可后面他越来越大。
Before, this figure had appeared to be only as large as a distant silhouette, and they had thought it was already close. But then it just kept growing.
此刻那道身躯已经占据了后方大半的视线，仿佛巨大雕塑驰骋在空中。
Now, his massive frame occupied most of the view behind them, like a gigantic statue racing through the sky.
剧烈的轰鸣响彻四野震耳欲聋。
A thunderous roar shook the surroundings, deafening everyone.
滚滚雷声般的音浪卷来。
Waves of sound, like rolling thunder, swept toward them.
「交出那些岩石，赐予你们成为我奴隶的机会。」
“Surrender those rocks, and I’ll grant you the chance to become my slaves.”
他胸前暗金色Moexl光芒闪动，一道细线折射划向远方地面。
The dark-gold Moxel symbol on his chest flickered, as a thin beam arced toward the distant ground.
轰隆隆！
Boom, boom, boom!
列车前方的大地仿佛受到神灵召唤，轰然拔起一道尖锥般的山脉背脊，逐渐拔高延伸冲向急驰来的幽灵般的列车。
The ground ahead of the train suddenly rose up, as if called by a divine force, forming a mountain ridge shaped like a spire that extended and surged toward the ghostly, speeding train.
「靠啊！ 小马超，救命啊！」
“Holy crap! Little Matt Chao, save us!”
｛我… 已… 跑冒烟了。｝
{I…… am…… all smoked out.}
轰！
BOOM!
车厢一阵抖动。
The carriage shook violently.
顿时几人身躯晃动，列车身侧拔起道三四米高的「山脊」，它们追逐著改变轨迹的列车，在大地上留下绵延的尖墙。
Several figures swayed, and from the sides of the train, ridges three or four meters high rose, chasing the realigning train as they carved jagged walls into the earth.
｛给我替换九千年时序，我受伤了。｝
｛Give me a replacement Nine Thousand Years Chronos; I’m wounded.｝
杨子藏已经通过列车长身份感知到了刚才那一下的触碰抵消了一万多增幅时序，车厢内储存时序的傀儡死了至少一半。
Through his identity as the train conductor, Yang Zicang had sensed that the brief collision had nullified over ten thousand amplified Chronoses. At least half of the puppets storing Chronos inside the carriage were dead.
那还只是擦了个边而已。
And that was just a glancing blow.
忽地列车中的岩石发出肉眼可见的波动，仿佛高温附近的空气般。
Suddenly, the rocks within the train emitted visibly rippling waves, like air shimmering near scorching heat.
带著晦暗的能量波动弥漫开来。
A dense, dim energy fluctuation spread outward.
小马超的速度瞬间翻倍，众人感觉到一阵失聪感。
Little Matt Chao’s speed instantly doubled, and the group felt a sudden deafening silence.
「神秘存在在帮我们？」
“Is there a mysterious entity helping us?”
「是神石大人出手。」左非闲确定的道。
“It’s the divine rock master making a move,” Zuo Feixian confirmed.
列车高速划破长空，超越四倍音速的速度让它近乎于飘了起来，转瞬就已经到达了下一个棚区。
The train sliced through the sky at over four times the speed of sound, nearly floating as it traversed the distance, reaching the next Peng Zone in an instant.
此刻杨子藏终于有点空隙来分辨胸前不断闪过的Moexl链接，好些人在寻找自己。
At that moment, Yang Zicang finally found a fleeting chance to sort through the barrage of Moxel links flashing across his chest—many people were searching for him.
他首先连通了逐银。
He first connected to Ju Yin Chase.
｛什么东西在追你？｝
｛What’s chasing you?｝
「是失频幻境公司的干事，它已经出手攻击过我们好几次了。」
“It’s a director from the Frequency-Loss Illusory Realm Corporation. It’s attacked us several times already.”
那一边的逐银脸色一变。
On that side, Ju Yin Chase’s expression shifted dramatically.
他当然立即意识到这意味着什么，这代表那些存在能够主动影响失频之地了。
He naturally realized immediately what this meant—it signified that those entities could actively influence the Shibin Wastes.
而作为这片大地上的两座枢纽镇，必然会首当其冲受到其干涉，连同与之相接的三十五座城市也会受到影响。
And as the two Hubvilles situated on this stretch of land, they would inevitably bear the brunt of their interference, along with the thirty-five connected cities that would also be affected.
逐银还想问什么，杨子藏已经断掉了链接。
Ju Yin Chase had more questions, but Yang Zicang had already severed the link.
此刻他已经在与波波利对话，对方陆续转给了他接近三万的时序，此刻存在被拉进连接中的洛宾和小刘等人身上，用作之前消耗的补充。
At this moment, he was conversing with Boboli, who had been transferring nearly thirty thousand Chronos to him. The particles were now being channeled into Robin Lo and Xiao Liu, who were still connected mid-journey, to replenish what had been consumed earlier.
「莫里怎么样了。」
“How is Morris doing?”
｛面色和呼吸比较正常了，就像熟睡了一样，估计要不了多久就会好了吧。｝
{His complexion and breathing seem relatively normal, like he’s just in a deep sleep. It should probably be a while before he recovers.}
顶着卷发的男孩在心灵链接中起身去往莫里的房间，一位家庭医生给他挂着营养液，可以看到莫里除了身形消瘦了圈，其它倒是于平常人没两样。
The curly-haired boy got up from the Syn-Link and headed to Morris’s room, where a family doctor was hooking up a nutrient drip to him. Morris appeared thinner and gaunter, but otherwise he looked no different from an ordinary person.
此刻波波利满脸无奈，自己最重要的两名伙伴，一个陷入了莫名其妙的沉睡，另一个在荒野上正在被追杀，任谁心眼再大也开心不起来。
At this moment, Boboli wore a look of utter helplessness. Both of his most important companions—one had fallen into a mysterious slumber, while the other was being hunted down out in the wasteland. No matter how carefree someone might be, there was no way they could muster any joy.
「先就这样，我们到下一个棚区了。如果莫里醒来，记得第一时间告知我。」
“Just let it go for now. We’ve reached the next Peng Zone. If Morris wakes up, make sure to inform me as soon as possible.”
｛好，你千万小心，子藏哥。｝
{Alright, please be careful, Brother Zicang.}
棚区内，杨子藏二话没说直接让白影念龙将挡住神石之人的念力给叼了出来。
Inside the Peng Zone, Yang Zicang didn’t say a word; he directly had the Paleshade Wyrm yank out the psychic force of those who were blocking the Divine Stone.
这聚集地最强的两人瞬间倒地，周围还想进攻的人脸色唰地苍白。
The two strongest members in this haven instantly crumpled to the ground, and the faces of those still eyeing an attack turned pale with horror.
洛宾和小刘手脚麻利地跳下车将神石放倒，装向车里。
Robin Lo and Xiao Liu swiftly jumped out of the vehicle, knocked the Divine Stone down, and loaded it into the car.
轰轰！音爆声自后方传来，列车嗖地化为旋风消失在众人眼前。
Boom, boom! Sonic booms roared from behind as the train whistled past, vanishing into a whirlwind before everyone’s eyes.
它刚离去，棚区之人便瞧见黑夜中似有什么大东西咻地飞过，随后滚滚声浪席卷而下，让众人耳膜都似要被震碎。
The moment it left, those in the Peng Zone glimpsed something massive whizzing through the dark sky, followed by a rolling wave of sound that crashed down, as if it could shatter their eardrums.
还好它来得快去得也快，毫秒间已消失在空中。
Thankfully, it came and went in the blink of an eye, disappearing into the air within milliseconds.
「好可怕，这东西在追着大甲方货队的队长。」
“How terrifying. That thing is chasing the leader of the big shot Cargo Crew.”
「就这样他们还敢停留，操，要是再晚上几秒，我们都得上西天。」
“And they still dared to linger. Damn it, if we had been just a few seconds later, we’d all be halfway to heaven.”
「大甲方？这些混蛋死了才好。」
“Big shot? Those bastards deserve to die anyway.”
众人感觉是在鬼门关前转悠了圈，忽地，刚才倒地的两人神魂目眩地张开眼撑起了身子。
Everyone felt as though they had just brushed past the gates of hell. Suddenly, the two who had collapsed moments ago opened their eyes groggily and propped themselves up.
「我，像是做了个噩梦。」两人迷糊地道。
“I… feel like I had a nightmare,” they mumbled dazedly.
…….
「下一个目的地是赫山棚区。」
“The next destination is the Heshan Peng Zone.”
几十秒后。
A few dozen seconds later.
轰！赫山棚区内狂风席卷。
Boom! Violent winds swept through the Heshan Peng Zone.
阴森森的列车直接将几人撞进了车厢内，瞧见成员瞬间少了几个，这些人顿时不敢碰这石头。
The ghastly train directly slammed several people into the compartment. Seeing their numbers suddenly diminish, the others dared not touch the stone.
「听说玫瑰那娘们都没守住，给他吧！」
“I heard that even that Rose woman couldn’t hold onto it. Just give it to him!”
「好汉不吃眼前亏，保命要紧。」
“A wise man doesn’t court disaster. Staying alive is what matters.”
他们主动将本打算转移的神石放上车。
They voluntarily placed the sacred stone they had intended to relocate onto the train.
哗啦！后方一节车厢浮现，车门打开后，那几个被吞进鬼车的人全身发软地爬了出来滚在地上。
Splash! A rear compartment materialized. As the doors slid open, the individuals who had been swallowed by the ghost train crawled out, limp and rolling onto the ground.
列车正要离开，那不知与谁联系的红色Moexl环之人突然问道：「是不是主编在追杀你们？」
Just as the train was about to depart, the person from the Crimson Nexus Hub with the crimson gear suddenly asked, “Is it the Chief Editor who is hunting you down?”
杨子藏转头看去，点点头。
Yang Zicang turned his head to look and nodded.
列车消失在风中。
The train vanished into the wind.
通过询问得到确认信息的绯红枢纽镇内，徭桐脸色非常差。
Within the Crimson Hub, having received the confirmation through inquiry, Raoxiong wore an extremely grim expression.
今夜失频之地爆发了翻天覆地的影响力，他原本不想过多参与其中，只是静观其变，免得让枢纽镇干扰到失频之地。
Tonight, the Shibin Wastes had stirred up earth-shattering influence. Originally, he had been reluctant to interfere too much, preferring to watch from the sidelines to avoid Hub interference in the Wastes.
但没想到此刻实在忍不住来探寻结果后，却听到了令人心惊肉跳的情报。
But he never expected that when he could no longer hold back and came to probe for answers, he would hear such startling, hair-raising intelligence.
这突然冒出来的主编，原来已经能够突破限制，干扰失频之地的发展，这无异于跟创造这片世界之人在对着干。
This suddenly emerged Chief Editor had apparently already managed to break the limits and interfere with the development of the Wastes—a move he might as well set him in direct conflict against the very entity that had created this world.
「所有人，联系你们关系还算不错的棚区主和筑货队，有神石的都丢出去让杨子藏拿走。」
“Everyone, contact any Peng Zone leader and Cargo Crew you’re on decent terms with. Throw out whatever Divine Stones you have for Yang ZiCang to take.”
「副镇，你是不是受刺激了。」
“Futown, have you lost your mind?”
「具体情况你们不必管，反正照我说的做。」
“Don’t worry about the specifics. Just do as I say.”
徭桐将人驱使起来后，才心中细想着关于自己知晓的情报。
Only after driving his people into action did Yao Tong quietly ponder the intelligence he possessed.
似乎创造这片大地的那些异界存在，还有人怀念曾经的世界，他们希望新世界中依旧能够往旧世界上靠拢。
It seemed that among those otherworldly beings who created this land, some still yearned for the old world. They hoped the new one could still lean towards the old ways.
难道主编就是这些人角逐占据上风之后，所推出来的吗？
Could it be that the ‘Editor-in-Chief’ was brought forth after these people gained the upper hand in their contest?
徭桐和另一边的逐银都看向萤幕。
Yao Tong, along with Ju Yin Chase on the other side, both stared at the screens.
一个断掉信号的画面重新出现，但萤幕中，之前还喊打喊杀的棚区已经消失。
A screen with a severed signal flickered back to life, but the relentless Peng Zone that had been fighting moments ago was nowhere to be seen.
那片大地上，只有一片被巨力彻底摧毁的废墟。
On that land, only a stretch of ruins, utterly devastated by a colossal force, remained.
另一个萤幕中，争斗的众人齐齐一顿，大伙儿看去，那块小神石在众人眼皮地下消失了。
On another screen, the battling crowd came to a sudden halt. Everyone watched as the small Divine Stone vanished right before their eyes.
……
「这是第十五块神石。」
“That’s the fifteenth Divine Stone.”
一个中型棚区，当鬼影列车刚停下，白影念龙浮现而出的瞬间，那大汉已将手上的神石投掷到了车上。
At a mid-sized Peng Zone, the moment the Ghost Shadow Train screeched to a halt and the Paleshade Wyrm surfaced, a burly man hurled the Divine Stone in his hand onto the train.
「副镇长说了会给我们补偿，去往左边六十里外的凤凰大棚吧，他们在等你。」
“Boss Futown said he’d compensate us. Head for the Phoenix Canopy to the left, sixty li out—they’re waiting for you.”
「感谢了。」
“Thanks.”
几乎没有停留。
There was almost no hesitation.
列车调整方向瞬间冲向前方，消散空中，速度更快了几分。
The train immediately surged forward as it adjusted direction, vanishing into the air, its speed even greater by several fractions.
轰！ 天际巨大黑夜紧跟著一闪而逝。
Boom! A massive darkness in the sky flickered and disappeared just as rapidly.
即便这次列车只停留了三四秒，山干事就已经出现在了这儿，他的时间也比之前棚区的间隔缩短了很多。
Even though the train had only stopped for three to four seconds, the Mountain Executive had already appeared here, and his time interval was even shorter than in the previous Peng Zone instance.
凤凰大棚外，棚主正带领人将一块大神石给丢出来。
Outside the Phoenix Greenhouse, Penglord was leading a group to hurl a large divine stone out.
周围突然被照亮，只见几辆豪车停在不远处，灯光将众人眼睛射得无法睁开。
The surroundings were suddenly illuminated as several luxury cars came to a halt not far away, their headlights blinding everyone present.
体型小巧的少女下车走到车灯前，昏黄灯光将她衣群与优美身姿勾勒出金黄色的轮廓光。
A petite young girl stepped out of the car and walked in front of the headlights. The hazy golden glow outlined her skirt and graceful figure in a silhouette of light.
「你们是谁。」
“Who are you?”
这几人看著突然出现的车队，心中顿感不妙。
The group, looking at the suddenly appearing motorcade, felt an ominous foreboding in their hearts.
一人胸前Moexl的折线射出，还未进入空气中，嘭地声，他的身体爆成血雾。
One person’s Moxel fold-line shot outward from their chest, but before it could enter the air, there was a bang—their body burst into a mist of blood.
「啊！」
“Ahh!”
几人慌乱跑开，没人再敢发动Moexl。
Several panicked people scrambled away, none daring to activate their Moxel any longer.
长著小虎牙的双马尾少女往前走了几步，她从身旁侍者手上的圆形混沌镜子中抽出金色链条。
A twin-tailed girl with small fangs stepped forward a few paces and drew out a golden chain from the circular mirror of chaos held by a nearby attendant.
镜中混沌光线笼罩神石，她正要将链条缠绕在倒地的神石上，心念中传来极速靠近的风声。
As the chaotic light from the mirror enveloped the divine stone, she was about to wrap the chain around the fallen stone when her mind registered the swift approach of rushing wind.
「来了。」 虎干事转头看去。
“They’re here.” Director Hu turned to look.
在她感知中，远处的空中出现两道不同气息高速靠近。
In her perception, two distinct auras were rapidly approaching from the distant sky.
「山力士说那家伙的速度变得挺快，没想到这样快，才一分钟就到了。」
“Brother Shan said that guy’s speed had increased considerably, but I didn’t expect it to be this fast—he’s already here in just one minute.”
在列车第一次提速后，山干事就知道自己恐怕追不上那可恶的列车，于是给自己的同伴传递去消息，让她的车队在前方堵截。
After the train’s first acceleration, Director Shan realized that he probably couldn’t catch up to that damnable train, so he sent a message to his comrade, asking her convoy to intercept it up ahead.
而此刻，两位干事一前一后封锁了幽灵列车的前进与后退的道路。
And at this moment, the two directors blocked the Ghost Train’s advance and retreat from both ends, front and back.
忽地，众人转头望向远方的天边。
Suddenly, everyone turned their heads toward the distant horizon.
失频之地从未如此黑暗过的苍穹，似破开道小孔。 一束灰白模糊光线如探照灯般缓缓照射大地，几秒后消失不见。
The sky of the Shibin Wastes, which had never been so pitch black, seemed to crack open a tiny hole. A blurry, grayish-white beam of light slowly swept across the earth like a searchlight before vanishing a few seconds later.
「那道光…」
“That light…”
「不管它，小心前面棚区，有电灯光。」杨子藏凝重的道。
“Forget it. Watch out for the Peng Zone ahead—there’s an electric light.” Yang Zicang said gravely.
列车高速靠近棚区，当他们看清那抹怪异电灯光的时候已经晚了。
The train sped toward the Peng Zone at high velocity. By the time they caught sight of that eerie electric light, it was already too late.
杨子藏背脊瞬间如电流爬过。
An electric current of alarm shot down Yang Zicang’s spine.
「是车队！快逃！」
“It’s the convoy! Run!”
｛啊？｝
{Huh?}
车队前那明眸皓齿的少女举起嫩白手臂，上面托举着个小魔方。
In front of the convoy, a radiant young woman with gleaming eyes and pearly-white teeth raised her fair, tender arm, balancing a small Rubik’s cube upon it.
列车嗖地拐弯。
The train swerved sharply and made a turn.
轰隆！一节车厢凭空消失，整个列车极速闪动，它的速度忽快忽慢。
BOOM! A train car vanished into thin air, the entire train flickering violently as its speed lurched unevenly.
这一击无异于人类缺失了个身体部位。
This strike was akin to a human losing a body part.
狂躁的风声瞬间靠近，杨子藏刚一扭头，便瞧见车窗外的巨毯上出现道巨大的，充满压迫感的巨型身影。
A furious gale rushed in, and the moment Yang Zicang turned his head, he saw an colossal, oppressive silhouette emerging on the giant blanket outside the window.
他转过头来，磐石般的眼眸扫向车内，几人如同被群山力压而下，威势无双。
Turning his gaze inward, his boulder-like eyes swept across the carriage, pressing down on everyone like the weight of a mountain—an unparalleled, domineering presence.
「星渺大神！」 杨子藏下意识喊道。
“Master Xingmiao!” Yang Zicang blurted out instinctively.
车内十几块神石齐齐放出昏暗的星辰般的光明。
A dozen divine stones inside the carriage flickered in unison, emitting a dim, starlike glow.
左非闲不知何时已站起身悬浮，他双目散发著奇异的神光，抬起手臂指向外界，喃喃道：
Zuo Feixian had risen and was now floating off the ground, his eyes radiating a peculiar, divine light. He lifted an arm, pointing outward, and murmured:
「璨镜血脉第五环…」
“The fifth ring of the Canjing Bloodline…”
「… 双生之环。」
“…the Twin Ring.”