The Xiongying Group members had already foreseen the possibility that Yang Zicang would come to the rescue aboard the “Train Ma Chao.”
雄英组众人已经预见到了杨子藏乘“列车马超”来救人的可能。
“Such speed means Yang Zicang had no time to bring in other experts.”
“如此迅速，代表着杨子藏没空带别的高手进来。”
“A mob of rabble—they’ll only fuel our Timeline when they arrive.” Lu Bu cast an indifferent glance toward the distorted air in the distance.
“乌合之众，来了也只是给我们补充时序而已。”吕布淡淡看向远处扭曲的空气道。
The air nearly two kilometers away was stirred by an invisible force, as if a giant hand were sweeping in from afar, compressing and twisting it.
近两千米外的空气被无形的力量扰动，像是有只大手从远方快速扫来将空气挤压扭曲。
Boom!
轰！
The train burst through the air pressure, manifesting with a single car thrust across the grassland ahead.
列车撞破风压现身而出，将一节车厢横衡于前方草原上。
Lu Bu exuded a dense, crimson blood mist around him. He raised his right palm, and faint red lines, like strands of hair, glowed between his index, thumb, and middle fingers. The light sketched shifting, changing quadrilateral shapes.
吕布周身散发着浓烈的猩红血雾，他抬起自己的右掌，食指、拇指、中指之间如发丝般的红线闪烁出光芒，光芒勾勒着变幻不定的四边形线条。
“Almost ready.”
“准备得差不多了。”
He tilted his head back, looking up at the sky.
他仰头看向天际。
……
……
The three figures from the Monster Hunter Alliance headquarters burst forth at high speed from their concealed positions, charging toward the train.
猎怪者联盟总部那三人的身影高速从藏匿的地形中冲出，向着列车而去。
“Zhou Heng.”
“周恒。”
Lu Bu’s voice, amplified by his inner energy, echoed across the field.
吕布的声音被内劲远远扩散回荡在原野上。
Zhou Heng, wearing glasses, turned his head to glance at the shadowy figure standing on the prairie beneath the overcast sky. He could almost sense the chilling, stern gaze emanating from that distant, tiny phantom.
戴着眼镜的周恒转头看了眼草原上矗立于阴云下的那道身影，仿佛能从渺小的虚像上感受到对方肃然冷酷的目光。
“Ignore him. Fast—don’t stop for anything.”
“不管他，快，绝不能停留。”
Yang Zicang’s train had appeared at the expected spot. Though it was still nearly two kilometers away, Tong Wenqi, Zhou Heng, and Su’e, who was with them, felt as if they had regained new life. This time, it had been a nail-biting ordeal.
杨子藏的列车在预计的地方出现，虽然还有接近两公里，但童文奇和周恒，以及他们身旁的素娥只觉得已经再次获得了新生，这一次真是惊险万分。
The train began to change direction, heading toward them; in just over ten seconds, the three of them would be saved.
列车开始调转方向，往这边而来，只要十几秒，自己三人就会得救。
“We’ve lost so many people this time.”
“这次折损了这么多人。”
Once the threat to his life was removed, Tong Wenqi couldn’t help but begin to harbor hatred toward the enemy.
一旦生命威胁解除，童文奇不免开始涌现出对敌人的恨意。
Su’e said, “After all, he had premeditated plans against our unpreparedness, and all advantages of timing and terrain were on his side. It’s already a hard-won feat that we managed to escape from the fully deployed Xiongying Team.”
素娥道：“毕竟是有心算无心，天时地利皆在对面，这次能从尽数出动的雄英组手上逃脱，也是艰难。”
The vermilion-yellow train doors opened automatically.
赤黄色的列车门自动打开。
Suddenly, all three of them looked up at the sky in unison.
忽地，三人不约而同看向天上。
“What is this!”
“这是什么！”
A trace of shock flickered in the woman’s eyes.
女人目中透露出几丝惊骇。
A distant voice echoed over.
远远的声音传来。
“You’ve always wanted to know what my ability is, haven’t you? Today, I’ll show you. If you can escape from its grasp, then this matter will end here.”
“你们不是一直想知道我的能力是什么吗，今次便让你们见识下。若你们能从它的手中逃离，这次便罢了。”
An indescribable aura of nothingness spread across the sky.
难以言喻的虚无气息自天际扩散。
A tiny point of light appeared on the horizon, and Zhou Heng spoke in alarm, “Su’e!”
天际出现道细小的光点，周恒惊骇地道：“素娥！”
A flashing triangle emerged from the woman’s chest; it expanded slightly to envelop an area two meters around her, with Zhou Heng and Tong Wenqi pressing closely against her side.
女人胸前展现出闪动的三角形，它略一扩大将身旁两米范围包裹，周恒和童文奇紧靠在她身旁。
“Its name is ‘Fangtian’!”
“它的名字，为‘方天’！”
The three of them were surrounded by an aura of timescale within temporal light.
三人周身布满时序的光芒。
Swish!
簌！
A beam of light fell from the sky like a stream of silk, cleaving through the clouds with a cold, bright flash, descending upon the earth at the speed of light!
天上垂落下一道匹练般的光柱，它带着清冷的闪亮划破云层，以光速降临大地！
[I offset 13332N!]
[我抵消13332N！]
[I offset 13332N.]
[我抵消了13332N.]
[I offset 13332N.]
[我抵消了13332N.]
The three vanished instantly, reappearing a kilometer away, as Yang Zicang’s controlled train, sensing the deadly threat, raced toward them.
三人瞬间消失，出现在一公里之外，杨子藏控制感受到死亡威慑的列车快速冲向他们。
“So the teleportation ability user on your side is that woman. It’s said there will be about ten seconds of confinement time, right?”
“原来你们那边瞬移能力的拥有者就是那个女人，据说，会有十来秒的禁锢时间对吧。”
That presence appeared in the sky once again!
天际再次出现那抹气息！
Zhou Heng, standing frozen in place, finally understood why this man had become the leader of the Xiongying Group.
矗立原地无法动弹的周恒终于知道，为什么这个男人会成为雄英组的首领了。
Why he was able to conceal his ultimate technique for a full three and a half years.
为什么他能够隐藏自己的绝技整整三年半的时间。
Why no one had ever disclosed his ability information, and no one had seen his matching demon!
为什么从未有任何人透露过他的能力资料，也没有人见过他的伴身魔！
Because every opponent who had witnessed his capabilities was dead—none survived!
因为所有见识过他能力的对手都死了，无一生还！
“YangZicang!”
“杨子藏！”
Zhou Heng shouted, his eyes bloodshot. His skin was tingling with numbness, as a thick aura of death loomed overhead.
周恒双目充血地喊道，他浑身皮肤发麻，浓烈的死亡危机悬浮在头顶。
Light flickered on Tong Wenqi’s chest.
童文奇胸前闪动出光线。
[Give each of us more time sequences—even ten thousand years would be fine, as long as we can get through this crisis…]
[给我们每人更多时序，超过一万年也无所谓，只要度过这难关…]
Boom! Light erupted from the earth.
轰！大地爆起光芒。
The high-speed train rolled and surged into the wind with a thunderous roar. It dared not face the beam of light head-on. Gusts of wind curled in an arc, closing in once more on the three standing in place.
高速前进的列车轰地翻滚般窜入风中，它不敢直面那道光芒匹练，狂风打着璇儿以弧线再次接近定在原地的三人。
Headquarters hesitated. Sending them all away meant disengaging from this situation entirely afterward.
总部在犹豫，同时送走三人，他们离开后基本就跟这里无关了。
Moreover, giving them time sequences now would not allow them to leave; they had to stabilize the warp before proceeding.
而且现在给他们时序，也无法让其离开，必须稳定交错地后才行。
“Ah!”
“啊！”
Rumble! Light flashed and descended.
轰隆！光芒闪动垂下。
If Ma Chao’s intimidation made it hard to sleep, leaving one afraid to be alone at night, then from this day onward, this man’s existence made others fear the sky at all times.
如果说马超的威慑让人难以入眠，不敢独自待在夜间，那么从今日开始，这个人的存在则让人无时无刻不恐惧天空。
Tong Wenqi, struck twice, murmured as he looked up at the sky, all pride in his ability vanishing in an instant.
挨了两下的童文奇口中喃喃，他抬头望向苍穹，对自己能力的所有骄傲在此刻荡然无存。
For this was the nightmare born from a laser satellite.
只因那是颗激光卫星所诞生的恶魇。
Such was the ability of the leader of the Xiongying Group.
这便是雄英组首领的能力。
{I am Fang Tian, and I am the light of heaven.}
{我名方天，我即是天光。}
The light flashed again!
光芒再次闪耀！
The light that touched the ground was like a spear stabbed down by a god.
垂落地面的光芒宛若神灵刺下的长矛。
In the blinding white light, Zhou Heng and his two companions felt as if their souls were detached from their bodies, painfully knocked out.
失聪的白光中，周恒三人只感觉自己的灵魂似乎脱离身体，痛苦地被撞击而出。
In the milliseconds before the light struck, the figure of the white monster came crashing in, tearing the three’s psi-bodies out with its bite.
在光芒垂落前的毫秒间，白色怪物的身影轰然撞来，将三人念力体撕咬而出。
[I have neutralized 10N.]
[我抵消了10N。]
The timing of the strike was almost ineffective against the White Shadow Thought-Dragon, but Yang Zicang was still drenched in cold sweat.
打击的时序对白影念龙几乎无效，但杨子藏依旧冷汗直流。
……
……
Morrie’s trembling voice spoke:
莫里哆哆嗦嗦的声音道：
{This is the ability of people from your side? No wonder your rankings are so low. In another hub town, probably your city ranks— wait you, Fang… extremely high, right?}
{这就是你们那边人的能力？难怪你们的排名那么靠后，在另一座枢纽镇，恐怕你们城市的排名极度靠前吧。}
Boppoli opened his mouth wide, eyes bulging, pulling his hair speechlessly with both hands.
波波利张大嘴，瞪着双眼，两手无言地扯着自己的头发。
“Replace them for me…”
“为我更换…”
[I invest 8152.3N for Morrie.]
[我为莫里投资8152.3N。]
[Morrie reinvests an additional 9999N for me.]
[莫里为我追加投资9999N。]
In the light, the figure of the White Shadow Thought-Dragon was nearly disintegrated and lost its form.
在光中，白影念龙的身影差点被荡得失去形状。
At this moment, with Yang Zicang’s full assistance in control, Nian Long flicked the three psionic bodies in the air, twisted its form, and charged once again toward the dusty ground, where three charred and bald bodies lay.
此刻在杨子藏的全力协助控制下，念龙叼着三个的念力体在空中一晃，扭转身形再次冲向烟尘四溢的地面，那里有三具烧得光秃秃的身体。
Just before approaching them, a swift silhouette dashed over from afar, and from its hand, a bladed shadow trailing red flames shot out even faster.
在靠近它们前，一道迅捷的身影自远方冲来，他手上更快的投出道带着红焰的虚影。
Bam!
碰！
Almost at the same moment the train made contact with the three coke-like bodies, the projectile slammed into one of the charred figures, shattering it into fragments!
几乎在列车与三具焦炭身躯接触的同时，那投掷物撞碎其中一道黑炭人身，将其打成了碎块！
Those at headquarters could no longer supplement the timeline, and could only watch helplessly through the final screen as a charcoal-black humanoid body turned into pieces amid the chaotic dust.
总部之人已经无法为其补充时序，只能通过最后的画面眼睁睁看着混乱烟尘中一具焦黑人形躯体成为碎片。
The fragments, along with the other two dark silhouettes, plunged into the train!
碎块与另外两道人形黑影落入列车！
Before that celestial light came crashing down again, the train slammed into the dispersing air and vanished without a trace.
在那道天光再次落下前，列车撞入扩散的空气消失无踪。
Lü Bu’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at the disappearing train.
吕布的眼睛眯了眯，看向消失的列车。
“That thing didn’t hesitate at all in choosing to become the enemy’s tool.”
“那东西竟然毫不犹豫就选择了成为敌人的工具。”
“After all, it’s not human — where’s the loyalty in that?”
“毕竟不是人类，哪有忠诚可言。”
Zhao Yun stepped up beside him. “But that guy’s pretty tough. Now we’ve finally got someone truly worthy of a match on the other side.”
赵云来到他身边，“不过那家伙挺厉害，这下对面终于有个像样的对手了。”
Zhou Yu, carrying an electric fan on his shoulder, jogged over with a grin: “What good does being tough do? Every time I think of our Furnace Sky, ready to drop a blade of light from above, I can’t help but feel safe.”
扛着电风扇的周瑜笑嘻嘻的跑过来：“厉害有什么用，每次一想到我们头顶上有个能降临光之打击的方天，就觉得安心。”
“Hey, sleeping beauty’s woke up, huh?” Old Wolf Grandma shot Zhou Yu a dismissive glare from the side.
“哟，蠢货睡醒了？”狼奶奶在一旁不屑地瞟了眼周瑜。
“I just got a little dizzy, all right? Damn it, who’s gonna sleep with me tonight?”
“我只是眩晕了下好不好，娘的，以后晚上谁跟我睡啊。”
“Who’d want to sleep with a guy like you? Get lost.”
“谁要跟你这家伙睡，滚一边去。”
Lü Bu turned his head to glance at them.
吕布转头看了眼他们。
“No kidding, this is indeed a problem that needs to be dealt with seriously. We’ll have to watch out every midnight from now on.”
“不开玩笑的说，这的确是个要好好应对的问题。以后的每个午夜我们都要注意这点了。”
……
……
Boom! Boom!
轰轰！
On the loose formation of rocks, the train burst through the violently twisting wind pressure and appeared before them.
略显松散的队列横立的岩石广场上，列车轰然撞破极速扭曲的风压出现在众人身前。
The spreading blast of air fluttered the hems of people’s coats, causing them to sway uncertainly.
扩散的气流将人群的大衣衣角掀得摇摆不定。
“This is the Yingxiong Group’s former number one, now number two, companion evil nightmare!”
“这就是雄英组曾经排名第一，现在排名第二的伴生恶魇！”
Though they had already learned that the group’s most miraculous nightmare monster had been taken, facing the subway train appearing right before them now, people couldn’t help but stir with unrest.
虽然已知晓雄英组最神奇的恶魇怪物已然异主，但面对真实出现在眼前的地铁，人们依旧不免骚动。
“The name we’ve heard so much about for two years—so that’s how easily he got taken down, and the train was captured too.”
“这两年听得耳朵起茧的人物，居然如此便被人给干掉了，还把列车给夺了过来。”
“Don’t you know those monsters have no sense of loyalty? As long as someone stronger comes along, the train will be taken away sooner or later.”
“你又不是不知道，那些怪物哪有什么忠诚可言，只要遇到更强的人，列车迟早会被夺走。”
Yang Zicang’s figure appeared at the open door of the carriage.
杨子藏的身影出现在打开的车厢门口。
“A terrifying newcomer—good thing he’s on our side.”
“很可怕的新人啊，还好他在我们这边。”
Several figures in high-collared trench coats stepped out from beside the queue and walked toward the middle of the train, which had come to a steady stop.
几道身穿高领风衣的人影从队列旁边走出，向稳稳停下的列车中段走去。
The group arrived by the train, stepped aside to let someone beside them move closer. The young man emerging from the train was taken aback when he saw this figure.
这队人来到车旁，侧开身让旁边的人靠前，从列车中出现的青年见到这身影后一愣。
“Aren’t you…”
“你不就是…”
A broad-faced man with eyes that were both warm and sharp, like a benevolent yet stern king who could see through everything, extended his hand: “That’s right, it’s me, Chen Yu.”
脸庞宽厚的男人目光温润又不失锐利，仿佛能洞察一切的慈严并重的君王，他伸出手掌：“没错，正是鄙人，晨御。”
Looking at this familiar face, a movie star he had only ever seen in films before, now standing right before him in the flesh.
看着眼前这熟悉的脸庞，以前只能从电影中见到的影视明星，此刻真实地站在自己面前。
Chen Yu spoke courteously, without any pretentiousness whatsoever.
晨御客气的开口道，丝毫没有任何架子。
“Are they okay?”
“他们还好吗？”
“After returning to the supernatural physique, only two still have faint signs of life.”
“赛回念力体后，只有两人有微弱的生命气息。”
Yang Zicang shook his hand. The waiting team quickly boarded the vehicle to carry away the wounded.
杨子藏跟他握了握手。早已等待的众人快速上车抬走伤员。