Lin Shuang: Why are You Taking Photos of Me?

Lin Shuang didn't know when.

Lin Shuang came back to her senses from her thoughts and found that Acheron had started taking pictures of her with her mobile phone.

"What's wrong with you? You started taking pictures all of a sudden."

After spending these days together, she found that Acheron, like herself, was not very fond of taking photos.

Even when she had nothing to do, Acheron often had a blank, faraway look on her face.

She could understand the last time Acheron took a photo—after all, her sense of taste had revived, and she must have been a little excited.

But why was this happening today?

"I just suddenly wanted to take some pictures."

"Yeah…"

Lin Shuang looked at the camera pointed at her in confusion, watching as Acheron took a few more photos, but didn't say anything.

The main reason was that she looked very beautiful now; even if she lay on the ground, she still looked very beautiful, so Lin Shuang didn't mind being photographed at all.

Besides, it was rare to see Acheron actually interested in something, so Lin Shuang wouldn't spoil her fun.

The two of them set off on their journey again.

…

After Acheron realized that the effectiveness of her teaching at this stage was compromised, she temporarily changed the teaching plan.

So now Lin Shuang had to fight the monsters while resisting Acheron's pressure.

Fortunately, Lin Shuang's progress was fast enough.

She just carried through.

However, Lin Shuang, who was leading the way ahead, did not notice.

Acheron, who was putting pressure on Lin Shuang from behind, was constantly holding up her mobile phone to take pictures of Lin Shuang.

Occasionally, Lin Shuang's words would be recorded on video as a memorandum of this encounter.

Even though it had been confirmed that her body, which was affected by Nihility, had improved, who could guarantee that her memory would not continue to be lost?

Who could guarantee that she could remember her encounters with Lin Shuang during these days?

She couldn't guarantee it, and neither could Lin Shuang.

So Acheron chose to record these fleeting moments.

This was something she rarely did in the past.

This happened a few days later.

Lin Shuang and Acheron stepped into a huge spaceport.

The damaged spacecraft, the empty field, and the massive equipment.

Everything told of the former prosperity of this place.

"I didn't expect that the location of the Stellaron would be an airport. This is troublesome. I wonder if I can find any usable spacecraft here."

Acheron looked around the spaceport that had been destroyed beyond recognition and could easily imagine what kind of battle had taken place here.

And beside Acheron—

Roar--!!

Hiss--!

The roars of monsters rose one after another, bird-like creatures of various attributes, virtual soldiers, virtual leaf weavers, wind raisers, and so on…

Both the Rift creations and the antimatter army were rushing toward the two women who had made the sound.

"It doesn't matter. I should be able to withstand the environment in the universe now."

Clang——!

As Lin Shuang spoke, she clenched her hand, and the rising flames brought up a hurricane, blowing her hair and cloak.

With the force of a prairie fire, the flames condensed into a big sword, and the falling sparks turned into a thin layer of flame, covering the blade.

Accompanied by the melodious song of "Da Capo."

Lin Shuang rushed into the enemy group like a hurricane.

Whether it was an ordinary pawn or a huge trampler,

Lin Shuang was like a phantom, dragging the blazing flames. The raging fire turned into the sickle of death, and her swaying cloak was like the falling curtain of destruction.

Lin Shuang danced to the singing; the huge sword blade was as light as a feather in the girl's hand.

The sharp blade cut through the monster's solid armor again and again, crushing the monster's core.

Acheron followed behind Lin Shuang, listening to the melodious singing and the monster's cries, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

"Without the power of a Path as a shield, you probably can't do it with your current level."

Acheron actually said this in a positive way. In fact, even for ordinary travelers, it was difficult to cross the deep space of the universe just using the physical body.

Lin Shuang's strength was indeed stronger than many Pathstriders, but if she was to be like Acheron—able to leave the planet without any protection and travel alone in the universe—

That was somewhat taken for granted.

"My fate… I'm totally——"

Lin Shuang gritted her teeth and responded to Acheron's words while quickly lowering her body and diving forward. The moment her legs exerted force, she rushed out like a cannonball. The sharp blade and flame turned into a harvester of death, cutting down dozens of monsters in one breath.

"…I have no idea."

Lin Shuang knew about the Paths, but it was somewhat difficult for her to have the pure desire to fulfill it.

Whether it was Preservation or Abundance, or Destruction and Nihility, it was difficult for Lin Shuang to be pure.

If she had to say, it might be easier to practice the Trailblaze; she just needed to find an opportunity to join the Astral Express, and she could be counted as a Nameless.

But to be honest, Lin Shuang didn't know where the Astral Express was now. If she had to guess, there might be news from the Herta Space Station.

After all, the train and the space station seemed to have some regular transactions, so she thought they must know the whereabouts of the Astral Express.

"Just take your time to find it. Destiny is the path that everyone takes to practice their own life. It's not something that can be achieved overnight."

Acheron flashed to Lin Shuang's side and hid her cell phone quietly in a corner where Lin Shuang couldn't see it.

"I know."

Lin Shuang glanced at Acheron. In recent days, Acheron almost didn't need to take any action. She just needed to point Lin Shuang in a direction.

"Go that way; the reaction of the Stellaron is still very strong."

Acheron pointed in a direction where there was a transmission tower, but it had collapsed long ago and was severely eroded by the rifts, so its original function could only be barely recognized from the wreckage.

"Where did the Stellaron fall?"

Seeing the target direction, Lin Shuang raised her eyebrows.

There must have been a lot of traffic in a spaceport, and it would be a bit tragic if the Stellaron had fallen here.

But there was no one on this planet anymore, so there was no point in talking about it.

"Tsk, the closer I get to the Stellaron, the more uncomfortable I feel. And I can feel that the Stellaron is bewitching me."

It was amazing that the Stellaron had the ability to bewitch people, which made it difficult for Lin Shuang to simply regard it as just a source of disaster.

"Are you okay?"

Acheron looked at her worriedly, while Lin Shuang waved her hand and continued to use the sword and fire in her hand to tear open the monsters' encirclement and approach the direction of the Stellaron.

While charging, Lin Shuang did not forget to make a joke.

"It's okay, just a little noisy, but it's much better than the dead silence of Nihility."

Looking at Lin Shuang dodging and advancing flexibly among the monsters, Acheron felt half relieved from her worries.

At least the tempering during this period had taken effect.

Lin Shuang had made obvious progress in both combat ability and willpower.

Of course, Lin Shuang's physical strength was not unlimited.

By the time Lin Shuang had rushed all the way to the launch tower, she had already become a little fatigued.

The light of the Stellaron enveloped the collapsed launch tower and was extremely dazzling.

As Lin Shuang got closer, the buzzing sound in her head became louder and louder.

Clang——

With the sound of the blade being unsheathed, Acheron killed the monster entrenched here in one breath and appeared beside Lin Shuang.

"What are you going to do?"

Lin Shuang blinked at Acheron, flipped her hand, and a card appeared between her index and middle fingers.

"Let me try something first."