Ground Stars / 地上星 · Ch.155 第155章 昼与夜的互峙
第155章 昼与夜的互峙
Chapter 155: The Confrontation Between Day and Night
共计已经收集了三十五块神石，接下来不到半小时又解除封印了两块，已经是三十七块。
In total, thirty-five divine stones had already been collected. Within the next half hour, two more seals were broken, bringing the count to thirty-seven.
星渺转动虚无的头颅，望向身旁剩下的石头，开口道：
Xingmiao turned her ethereal head, gazing at the remaining stones nearby, and spoke.
「再有一小时，这些封印就能完全解除。」
“In another hour, these seals will be fully lifted.”
洛宾略有慌张的前伸著脑袋询问：
Robin Lo nervously stretched his head forward to inquire,
「主编实力很强吗，这些够不够。」
“Is the Editor-in-Chief that powerful? Is this enough?”
周围几人都牢牢注视著这到碎骨虚影。
The others around were all intently watching that fragmented, ghostly figure.
空气中无数道折线闪动著窜来。 星渺看著周围焦急的几人，以及这些如丝网波浪般翻滚的细微折线，抬手阻止杨子藏继续接通后，说道：
In the air, countless streaks of light flickered and converged. Xingmiao glanced at the anxious group and the shimmering lines curling like waves across silk threads. She raised a hand, stopping Yang Zicang from continuing the connection, then said,
「很久以前她初次来时，还不算很强。 现在或许更强了点吧，所以我多准备了点。」
“A long time ago, when she first came, she wasn’t that strong. Now, perhaps she has grown a little stronger, so I prepared a bit extra.”
突然，星渺朦胧的双目望向一个方向。
Suddenly, Xingmiao’s hazy eyes fixed on a certain direction.
「她来了。」
“She’s here.”
莫名的恐慌情绪萦绕著天地，遥远地平线上出现道雪白色身影。
An inexplicable wave of panic shrouded the heavens and earth, and on the distant horizon, a snow-white figure appeared.
呲——
Shriek—
列车极速停止在大地上，划出烟尘痕迹。
The train screeched to a violent halt, carving trails of dust and smoke into the ground.
小记者们纷纷下落，它们有的穿过车厢，有的在车厢之外。
The little reporters descended one after another, some slipping through the carriages while others remained outside.
枢纽镇内的萤幕上，无不显示著这里的情况，不过画面信号非常差，只能看到朦胧闪动的影像。
Every screen in Hubville was displaying the scene here, but the signal was extremely poor, showing only blurry and flickering images.
杨子藏忽然感觉两道如有实质的目光落下，它们扫过自己，又望向前方的黑暗大地。
Yang Zicang suddenly felt two palpable gazes fall upon him; they swept over him and then looked toward the dark land ahead.
前方朦胧的身影站在黑暗的地平线上，仿佛黑夜里摇曳的唯一光芒，为大地带来一抹扩散的白晕。
The blurry figure stood on the dark horizon ahead, like the only swaying light in the night, radiating a spreading pale halo across the earth.
像是画家在黑暗中用一道灰白笔触随意勾勒出的灵动身姿，卓绝非凡。
Like a painter’s casual stroke of gray-white on a dark canvas, it traced an agile silhouette, extraordinarily transcendent.
「你们就不要往前了。」 星渺站起身。
“You all should stop here.” Xingmiao stood up.
｛你是谁呀？｝
{Who are you?}
两个小记者凑到星渺身旁，一个拿小手抚摸著他脸上多出来的一块脸颊骨，随著它的小手抚摸，那里若影若现地亮起莹莹辉光。
Two little reporters huddled beside Xingmiao. One gently touched the extra cheekbone protruding from his face, and as its small hand stroked, a faint, shimmering glow flickered from that spot.
「我…我就是…」
“I… I am…”
几人吃惊的发现，星渺的声音竟然有些哽咽。但他到最后也未说出自己就是谁。
The group was shocked to find that Xingmiao’s voice actually choked up. But in the end, he never said who he was.
另一个飞到他的头上，好奇的左右打量，还拿小手敲了敲新进入头颅的骨片，发出「空空」声。
Another one flew to his head, curiously examining it this way and that, and even tapped the newly grafted bone plate on his skull with its little hand, which produced a hollow “knock-knock” sound.
啪啪，两声脆响，最后两块神石上的锁链也断裂掉。
Snap, snap—two crisp sounds, and the chains on the last two Divine Stones were broken.
「最后两块也一起解除封印了！」
“The last two seals have been lifted together!”
洛宾看着这两块碎骨融入破败身躯。
Robin Lo watched as the last two fragments of bone merged into the broken, ruined body.
「这么快？」
“That fast?”
忽地地上散裂开的金色链条迅速划破空间，出现在那道卓绝身姿旁，融入女人体内。
Suddenly, the golden chains scattered on the ground tore through space, appearing beside her towering figure and vanishing into the woman’s body.
小记者们突然往周边散去，下一秒星渺嗖地裹着毛毯冲出，那轻纱化为的巨毯宛若披风搭在它的肩上，浮空坠下十数米。
The young journalists abruptly scattered. The next moment, Xingmiao shot through the air, wrapped in a woolen blanket—the light veil turned into a massive cloak draping over its shoulders, descending dozens of meters from the sky.
它悬浮在前方高空，注视着下方的摇曳人影。
Hovering high above, it stared down at the wavering figure below.
「我等你很久了，你却一直不敢出现。如今，你终于来了。」
“I’ve waited for you so long, yet you never dared to show yourself. Now, you’ve finally come.”
女人脸上表情冷漠，「星渺，你真的要这样吗。」
The woman’s face was cold, expressionless. “Xingmiao, do you truly wish to take this path?”
她身上出现凌厉气息，宛如山岳直指苍穹，仅仅是站在那里，就仿佛自成一个世界。
A fierce aura burst from her, as boundless as a mountain piercing the heavens—standing there alone, she seemed to embody an entire world.
整个大地都仿佛在她足下臣服。
The entire earth, as if at her command, knelt under her feet.
「不错，比起曾经，你终于学会了融脉者们的秘技。作为契月使，真是难为你了。」
“Not bad. Compared to the past, you’ve finally mastered the secret techniques of the Vein-Mergers. As a Qiyue Envoy, it’s quite an achievement.”
女人嗓音突然变得嘶哑地道：
The woman’s voice suddenly turned hoarse as she uttered:
「你还知道提起曾经？若提曾经，你就该回到我的身边，为我们…」
“You still remember ‘the past’? If so, you should return to my side, for our—!”
「住嘴！」
“Silence!”
轰隆！
*Boom!*
杨子藏只觉得眼前一花，一声巨响，天空上前道能量团飞舞。
Yang Zicang only saw a blur before his eyes, a deafening roar, and in the sky, several massive energy clusters exploded into chaos.
天际，光团内的小记者们好奇的看向前方的身影。
In the sky, within the glowing orb, the curious young reporters stared at the silhouette ahead.
披风唰地冲向前方，那女人脚下地面鼓起让她瞬息间出现在高处，仿佛攀登到了能量山脉的高峰顶端。手指轻弹，一道笔锋划下，写出了个「死」字。
The cloak rushed forward with a swoosh; the ground beneath the woman’s feet swelled, propelling her aloft in an instant as if she had ascended to the peak summit of an energy-laced mountain range. With a flick of her finger, a brushstroke descended, forming the character “death.”
大字冲向星渺的身影，笔划痕迹如丝带缠绕向人。
The massive character surged toward Xingmiao’s figure, its brush strokes unraveling like ribbons, coiling around the person.
星渺轨迹灵动的出现在女人身后，她转头瞬间，星渺带着爆鸣的一记斜掌砍向了她的头颅。
Xingmiao’s trajectory flitted nimbly, instantly reappearing behind the woman. As she turned her head, Xingmiao delivered a diagonal palm strike, bursting with a resounding blast, aimed at her skull.
脸色冷漠的绝色美人冷漠看向这残破的骨骸。
The icy-faced peerless beauty cast an indifferent gaze upon the shattered remains.
[你真的背叛我了，你这个魔灵。]
[You truly have betrayed me, you demon spirit.]
嗡~
Hum~
天际扩散出圆形波纹，中心点那道如同天使般的身影再次坠下。
A circular ripple spread across the sky, and that angel-like figure at the center descended once more.
「你已能修出身外念身。唉…」
“You’ve already cultivated the ability to manifest your out-of-body projection. Sigh…”
嘭！随着星渺将女人的身躯爆裂，那自天际坠下的念力身躯缓缓张开双目。
Bang! As Xingmiao blasted apart the woman’s body, the descending mental-charge figure slowly opened its eyes.
目光中，金色闪光缓缓旋转，扩散处一道又一道光圈。
Within its gaze, golden light radiated outward in slow, swirling patterns, one ring after another forming.
｛哈——！｝
{Ha—!}
来自灵魂的翻滚爆鸣，整个失频之地所有人齐齐痛苦倒地。
A convulsive roar erupted from deep within their souls, sending everyone in the entire Shibin Wastes collapsing to the ground in agony.
星渺仰头怒视：「你敢！」
Xingmiao looked up with a fierce glare: “How dare you!”
｛这就是我们想要的新世界，这就是我的新世界，这里一切时序为我所用。｝
{This is the new world we wanted, this is my new world, where all Chronos serves me.}
数十道混白的光芒如同阳光刺破天际阴云。
Dozens of streaks of murky white light burst through the sky’s clouds like sunlight breaking through.
｛星渺，再给你一次机会，回归吾之怀抱，成为本人的月之天使！｝
{Xingmiao, I’ll give you one more chance—return to my embrace and become my Moon Angel!}
随后，更多的光线挣扎着划开苍穹。
Then, even more rays of light struggled to carve across the heavens.
砰砰砰！
Bang! Bang! Bang!
大地各处，无数小型生物与怪物的身躯爆裂，那些携带着7Y、1N、26R等数字的圆环齐齐浮空，化为流星瞬移至她身上。
All over the land, countless small creatures and monsters burst apart, their bodies exploding. Rings marked with numbers like 7Y, 1N, and 26R floated aloft in unison, turning into meteors that teleported to her.
星渺声音很沉重。
Xingmiao’s voice was heavy.
「曾经需要我保护的小女孩，原来能够独自成长为这样的强者，我很欣慰。」
“The little girl who once needed my protection has grown into such a powerful force on her own… I’m relieved.”
一时间大地哀鸿遍野。
For a moment, the land was filled with cries of anguish.
支离破碎漂浮的骸骨，用残破的头颅俯视大地，气息愈发阴沉。
Splintered, drifting skeletons, their broken skulls gazing down at the earth, their presence growing darker and heavier.
｛还是不愿意吗。｝
{Still unwilling, are you?}
「呵。」星渺冷冷一笑：「我从未失控，只是…你忘了。」
“Ha.” Xingmiao let out a cold laugh. “I’ve never lost control… It’s just that you’ve forgotten.”
它的手轻轻一抬，大地各处更多的岩石自然悬浮离地而起。砰砰砰砰，它们粉碎成了灰烬，化为能量聚合为碎骨，划过长空跨越数千里聚集而来。
With a slight lift of its hand, more rocks across the land naturally floated up from the ground. Boom, boom, boom, boom! They crumbled to dust, converged into energy, gathered into shards of bone, shot across the sky spanning thousands of leagues, and converged upon her.
失频之地开始震动，无数裂缝绵延出现，像是要碎裂成块。
The Shibin Wastes began to tremble, with countless fissures spreading like cracks in a breaking land.
主编冷漠的扫视下方：
The Editor-in-Chief’s cold gaze swept over them below:
｛你竟然不怕大地毁灭。｝
{Do you not fear the destruction of the land?}
「区区一隅之地，这里当然可以损毁。但‘未来‘不能成为过去。」
“This small patch of earth—yes, it can be destroyed. But the ‘future’ must not become the past.”
星渺携带披风带起炫目光芒直刺而上。
Xing Miao, with her cloak billowing, shot upward in a blaze of blinding light.
轰隆隆！
Rumble!
失去神石后，世界各地爆发剧烈地震，一道又一道鸿沟出现，一座又一座山脉崩塌。一时间，遍布大地的各个棚区如同在风浪中摇摆，房屋破碎，岩墙轰然倒塌。
After the Divine Stone was lost, violent earthquakes erupted across the world: one chasm after another gaped open, and one mountain after another crumbled. In that moment, every Peng Zone scattered across the land swayed like a ship in a storm—houses shattered, and rocky walls collapsed with a thunderous roar.
｛背叛主人的魔灵！去死！｝
{Traitor spirit to your master! Die!}
白色身影冲向下方，与星渺剧烈交战。
A white figure hurtled downward, engaging Xing Miao in fierce combat.
「快回王翀身边！」
“Hurry back to Wang Chong!”
幻影列车极速往回窜。
The Phantom Train tore backward at lightning speed.
它原本能直接到达，但大地各处地震，裂缝边缘的人不断往地下掉。
It could have gone straight there, but quakes raged across the land, and at the edges of every chasm, people kept plunging into the depths.
「救命啊。」
“Help me!”
「老公，你在哪儿？」撕心裂肺的喊声响彻荒原。
“Honey, where are you?” Heart-wrenching cries echoed across the wasteland.
「唉。」洛宾叹息，左非闲抬头道：「营地那边还算安稳，我们其实可以慢点。」
“Sigh,” Robin Lo let out a breath. Zuo Feixian looked up and said, “The camp is relatively stable over there. We could afford to slow down a little.”
杨子藏道：「能救就救吧。「
Yang Zi Cang replied, “If we can save someone, then let’s save them.”
前方出现道大裂缝，大地深处无数岩浆光芒隐隐映照至天上。刚刚垂落进深坑的人突然被一道幻影怪物吞入腹中，嗙嗙当当摔了一地。
A massive chasm appeared ahead, with countless glimmers of magma from deep within the earth faintly illuminating the sky. The man who had just fallen into the deep pit suddenly found himself swallowed into the belly of a phantom-like monster with a clattering and cacophonous crash.
「我在哪？」
“Where am I?”
「啊，我死了吗！」
“Ah, am I dead?!”
「咦？这好像是地铁！」
“Hey, this looks like the subway!”
车厢很快挤满了人，「这个是什么东西。」
The carriage was quickly packed with people. “What is this thing?”
「天啊，像是大甲方货队的专车。」
“Oh my god, it’s like the exclusive car of Cargo Crew, the big client.”
「他们应该是收集神石路过顺手救了我们。」
“They probably collected divine stones on the way and saved us as a passing favor.”
数百人闹哄哄的一片，有人找着自己的帽子，有人在人群中焦急叫着自己孩子或亲人的名字。
The crowd was a chaotic clamor, as some searched for their hats, while others frantically called out their children’s or relatives’ names in the throng.
「好恐怖的车，像回到了早八点上班的时候。」
“Such a terrifying carriage, so packed, it feels like commuting during the morning 8 a.m. rush.”
鬼影绰绰的列车很快回到营地。
The eerie, ghost-like train soon returned to the camp.
这里的房屋已经在不断的地震中成为危房，树木倒塌不少，还好这儿没有大裂缝，人员没有伤亡。
The houses here had become dangerous due to constant earthquakes, with many toppled trees. Thankfully, there were no major cracks here, and no casualties occurred.
「快上来。」
“Come up quickly.”
看着鬼气腾腾的列车，营地徐秀川等人不敢逗留，还是忍着阴森气息踏了上去。
Staring at the steam train exuding a ghostly aura, Shiu Siuchuan and others dare not linger. Suppressing their unease from its oppressive darkness, reluctantly climbed aboard.
这节车厢内，幻影绰绰的无数人抬头望向徐秀川与王翀等人，断肢已经结疤的吕志精神本就不佳，被这一刺激顿时昏了过去。
Inside this carriage, countless shadows swarmed as numerous gazes turned toward Shiu Siuchuan, Wang Chong, and companions. Lyu Zhi, already emotionally fragile with his severed limbs forming scabs, was jolted unconscious by this sight.
嗡隆隆隆！
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
地下剧烈抖动，似有裂缝在不断衍生撕裂。
The ground shook violently, as if countless fissures were continuously splitting and tearing apart.
天际两身影如同神魔交战，无数念力体出现在空中，骸骨军队铺天盖地。
Two figures in the sky clashed like gods and demons, while countless psychic manifestations appeared in the air, and armies of skeletons blanketed the earth.
它们覆灭后又生起，但每一次出现都会伴随地上数千人的身躯爆裂开，携带时序的光环飞上天际。
They were destroyed and then rose again, but each reappearance was accompanied by the explosive rupture of thousands of bodies on the ground, their halos ascending into the sky bearing the mark of Chronos.
大地各处，小记者们慌乱无比。
Across the lands, the little journalists scurried in utter panic.
｛怎么办呀，大地要毁灭了。｝
{What do we do? The world is about to end.}
｛主编姐姐坏！｝
{The chief editor sister is evil!}
有些小家伙已经急得哭了出来。
Some of the little ones had already broken into tears of desperation.
只要大地出现新鲜事就有它们的身影，它们一直无忧无虑。
Wherever fresh events unfolded on the earth, they would appear—carefree beings buzzing with endless joy.
哪怕一朵盛开的花儿，它们都会出现记录一番，能趴在软软的花瓣上睡一整天。
Even for a single blooming flower, they would appear to document it, spending entire days lounging atop the soft petals.
可此刻，它们喜欢的大地正在崩坏！
But now, the world they loved was crumbling before them!
无数珍贵的植物枯萎，弱小的生物正在死去，低时序人类也在交战中被当成时序储备而死亡。
Countless precious plants withered, weak creatures perished, and low-Chronos humans fell in battle, drained as resources of Chronos.
｛怎么办呀！｝
{What do we do?!}
｛怎么办呀，名人们，名人们想想办法呀！｝
{What shall we do? Renowned ones, please think of a way—please!}
各大筑货队自身难保，他们根本不知道怎么办。
The mighty Cargo Crews could barely defend themselves, utterly clueless as to what to do.
荒原各处烈火熊熊，无数人绝望的想到，今夜恐怕难以活命。
Fires raged across the wastelands; countless people in despair thought that tonight, salvation was hopeless.
忽地，两道浑厚气息的心念声传遍大地。
Suddenly, two deep, commanding telepathic voices resonated across the earth.
｛还有我们。｝
{There’s still us.}
两道目光的主人，两座枢纽镇内，无数扭曲的能量网络齐齐弥漫向大地各处，随处可见的忘川之溪与之相接，顿时流速变得加快。
The owners of the two gazes, within two Hubs of Hubville, countless twisted energy networks spread across the earth in unison, connecting with the ubiquitous streams of Lethe, causing their currents to quicken.
｛呀，两个大疙瘩还会说话。｝
{Ah, two big lumps can talk too.}
｛我们是镇长！记者们，请拿出你们的所有记录册！｝
{We are the mayors! Journalists, please produce all your records!}
随着两座枢纽镇的示意，小光团内精灵们刷刷掏出一叠叠皱巴巴的小纸张，它们好奇地拿着手中的白色碎屑们。
As the two Hubs of Hubville signaled, the spirits within the small orbs of light rummaged out stacks of crumpled paper sheets, curiously holding the white fragments in their hands.
｛然后呢？｝
{And then?}
小记者们疑惑道。
The little journalists asked in confusion.
两道目光注视向苍穹，星渺与主编的战斗在高空爆起道道波动，虽然人们看不清他们的战斗，但恐怖的气息一波接一波传遍地处。
The two gazes fixed upon the sky, where the battle between Xingmiao and the Editor-in-Chief sent ripples erupting at high altitudes. Though people couldn’t see their fight, waves of terrifying aura spread everywhere one after another.
｛把所有新闻稿纸给大明星，让他送给大地的稳定者，唯有这样才可能击败主编！｝
{Send all the newsprint to the Big Star, to give to the stabilizer of the earth—only this way can we defeat the Editor-in-Chief!}
声音传遍各地。
The voice echoed across the land.
｛痴心妄想！ 星渺，你以为我今日前来是送死的吗！ 除非你真的收拢全部身体，否则不可能击杀我。 我已不是曾经跟在你屁股后面的小女孩了！ 今日就是我回归新世界的第一步！｝
{Wishful thinking! Xingmiao, do you think I came here today to die? Unless you truly gather your entire body, there’s no way you can kill me. I’m no longer the little girl who used to tag along behind you! Today is the first step of my return to the new world!}
｛新世界的记者们全部行动起来！ 将基础稿件纸全部寄给大明星！｝
{All journalists of the new world, mobilize! Send every draft newspaper to the Big Star!}
绝望的人们迎来希望。
The despairing people welcomed hope.
他们看到无数光团飞过天际快速赶往某个地方。
They saw countless orbs of light streaking across the sky, rushing swiftly toward a certain place.
「大明星？」
“The Great Star?”
大地上仰头的各地之人心慌难耐：「但大明星是谁？」
People across the land, lifting their heads in restless anxiety, asked: “But who is the Great Star?”