But after that March didn't show any further abnormalities.
This involuntarily made the audience breathe a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, MiHoYo still had some conscience.
After confirming that March 7th couldn't follow them off the Express.
March 7th, not wanting her companions to worry, deliberately perked herself up and said, "Go on, go on, don't worry about me. Next time we meet, I'll be back to being that lively and adorable beautiful girl again. Remember to take lots of photos, I'll be checking your homework~."
After saying that, March added in a slightly dejected tone, "This time, I really can't go with you. You all have to be careful, okay?"
...
: Damn it, March looks so pitiful!
: But it should be fine if she stays on the Express!
: Believe in March 7th, when we see her next time, she'll definitely be a lively and adorable beautiful girl again!
: It's just that when you string those words together, the flag feels a bit too strong!
: Forget it, knives retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
...
Everyone left March 7th's room.
Himeko pulled everyone aside.
Regarding March 7th's condition.
Sunday proposed a new idea, "Everyone, do you think March 7th's past could be related to Amphoreus?"
Himeko shook her head.
"I don't think the timing is that coincidental. I haven't seen any clues related to the Six-Phase Ice. It's more likely that some kind of power from Amphoreus manifested in her first."
After saying that, she looked toward Stelle and Dan Heng.
"Stelle, for this Trailblazing journey, I want you and Dan Heng to take the lead. Is that alright?"
Stelle replied confidently, "Leave it to me."
Dan Heng merely nodded cautiously.
"I'll proceed carefully."
After that, under Himeko's guidance, the next phase of the Trailblazing plan was revealed.
To deal with Amphoreus' complex and unknown environment, and to ensure a safe landing, Pom-Pom had actually prepared an entire Express' compartment!
"Amphoreus is outside the Interastral Peace Corporation's communication service signal, and there are no long-distance warp routes available."
"To provide you with maximum support, we plan to detach one compartment of the Astral Express and use it as a landing capsule."
"After landing, it can also serve as a safe house."
Facing Stelle's astonishment, Himeko explained with a smile.
And that wasn't all. This compartment even had independent thrusters, capable of orbital adjustments, acceleration, deceleration, and other maneuvers in low orbit.
Pom-Pom proudly shook their big head and said, "In short, this compartment will definitely send you safely into Amphoreus and find a secure landing spot!"
Faced with such convenient measures, Stelle couldn't help but sigh, "Isn't this Express a little too useful?"
"Then why don't we just detach a few more compartments and send everyone down?"
Pom-Pom froze for a moment, then seemed to recall something unpleasant.
They jumped up and shouted, "No way, Pom! You can't just take the Express apart like building blocks!"
...
: Holy crap! Astral Express as building blocks?!
: Wait... the Express can even do this?!
: Well, even though it looks like a train, it does travel through space, using it like a detachable rocket actually makes sense!
: Akivili: How could the Express be such an inconvenient object?
: Then it's super safe now!
: Stelle always has wild ideas that make Pom-Pom lose it.
: But honestly, about dismantling the Express, Aha would like to have a word.
: Can't take it apart like blocks? Aha: I'm not so sure.
...
The comments flooded the screen.
Once both Stelle and Dan Heng were ready. They boarded the compartment.
At this moment, the camera pulled back to a wide shot, the Express hovered steadily in space, with Amphoreus directly ahead.
One of the compartments slowly detached. After creating some distance from the main train, its engines ignited.
It sped straight toward Amphoreus.
Soon, it vanished from the camera's view.
The next second, the scene switched again.
Directly into a thick, dense atmosphere. The compartment had already entered the planet's atmosphere.
The audience didn't immediately notice anything strange.
But logically speaking, after showing the two's departure, there should have been several atmospheric-entry shots.
Yet here with a single cut, the view had already entered Amphoreus' atmosphere.
To keep the audience from noticing this, during the black screen transition between departure and atmospheric entry, a loud and adorable voice suddenly rang out.
The audience's attention was instantly seized.
The next second. The Express appeared inside Amphoreus.
On screen. A colossal statue seen in the PV stood in the background, carrying a sphere of light on its back.
The compartment was speeding forward.
Everything looked extremely smooth.
Powerful music suddenly blared.
Amid violent shaking, Stelle opened her eyes, not yet able to clearly see the scene outside the window. A flash of light streaked past!
It directly pierced through the compartment!
Before the excited audience could even react.
In a flash, the compartment burst into flames!
A long, unknown object was embedded straight through it.
What the hell?! What is going on?!
...
: Wait, why the hell is there an RPG?! Where did this send us, is this really Amphoreus?!
: Oh no! The Express is crashing!
: They said it was absolutely safe just now! Why doesn't this train have anti-air defenses?!
: Akivili: I never thought I'd get shot down either!
: We're done for! Nothing bads going to happen, right?!
...
The comments went completely wild. The flaming train plunged straight into a mountain peak!
The screen shook violently! Everything fell into darkness.
After some time. The image finally lit up again.
Beside a rock, Stelle clutched her head and slowly opened her eyes.
The moment she regained consciousness, she realized, she wasn't inside the compartment, but outside?
Though she couldn't make sense of the situation, Stelle still pushed herself up to her feet.
As far as her eyes could see was a ruin steeped in a heavy, ancient atmosphere.
A crumbling stone-carved temple, along with murals on the surrounding walls.
All of it told her one thing, they had landed in Amphoreus.
The place she was standing in was a relatively open area of the temple.
Just beyond a stone barrier nearby, the compartment was still burning fiercely.
After calming herself slightly Stelle turned her head.
Against the wall to her right, Dan Heng was also slumped there weakly, covered in dust, his entire body in a sorry state.
Stelle swallowed and quickly walked toward Dan Heng. As she moved, she also took a glance at her own clothes.
To her surprise, they looked completely untouched, as if nothing that had just happened had ever occurred.
She reached Dan Heng's side and shook him hard.
"Wake up, Dan Heng." There was no response.
Stelle felt a bit guilty. She didn't know exactly what had happened.
And yet, her very first Trailblazing journey had been completely messed up, and now even Dan Heng wouldn't wake up.
"I'm sorry, Dan Heng." Stelle said apologetically, as if apologizing for not being able to save him.
"Sorry for what?"
At that moment, Dan Heng finally woke up. He raised his head slightly, looked at Stelle, and froze for a second.
"Hehe, it's nothing. As long as you're okay." Stelle gave an awkward laugh.
Then she helped Dan Heng to his feet.
From Dan Heng, she learned the full story of what had happened.
After the crash, Dan Heng had also been injured. Before losing consciousness, he had dragged Stelle away to safety.
At this point. Seeing that both of them were safe, the audience finally let out a sigh of relief.
....
: Damn, that scared me to death.
: I thought the story was going to end before it even began!
: Dan Heng really is reliable!
: But seriously, why are Stelle's clothes not dirty at all? They don't match what just happened.
: Probably protagonist halo, I guess!
: Still, the buildings and scenery in the background are insane!
: I wonder if MiHoYo shot this on set or if it's all special effects.
.....
The audience's attention was quickly drawn to the scenery unfolding behind Stelle and Dan Heng.
What shocked people the most was probably the level of detail.
The buildings that had been revealed for the first time on Amphoreus, upon closer inspection, were packed with astonishing details and fine carvings.
They didn't look like something hastily stacked together with ordinary visual effects.
For example, the stone pillars had clearly visible textures, and those textures showed varying degrees of erosion from weathering over time.
The murals were the same. The traces left behind by time were obvious, even without any explanation.
Perfect scenery. It made people feel as though they were truly standing in a world shaped by ancient Greek civilization.
While the audience was observing everything. Dan Heng and Stelle were also looking around at the surrounding landscape.
Dan Heng brushed his hand across a mural, then shook his head and said, "Let's find someplace safe to set up a base of operations first. This statue and the buildings we've seen so far point to a civilization here on Amphoreus..."
Otherwise, there was no way to explain the earlier attack.
"Hm?" While the two were talking. Behind them, on the other side of the ruins.
A pink unidentified creature quietly flew out, staring at their backs.
Stelle instantly became alert and informed Dan Heng.
Dan Heng gave an almost imperceptible nod and whispered, "...Someone's here? Ready your weapon and stay alert."
After that. The two moved forward, walking toward the entrance of the temple.
However, just as they approached the gate, the heavy door opened on its own!
"What?" Stelle froze.
But even stranger things followed immediately after.
A sound rang out, something only she could hear.
The ruined, eerie temple before Stelle's eyes instantly transformed into a pristine structure under a bright, clear sky.
She could even see faint white silhouettes playing and laughing along the road.
There was no trace of how it looked when they first arrived.
Yet strangely enough, Dan Heng was standing right beside her, as if he hadn't noticed anything at all.
Faced with Stelle's shocked and confused gaze, Dan Heng asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
....
: Huh?! Is time overlapping?
: Did the time Stelle is in change? Is it different from Dan Heng's time? But then why can they still see each other?!
: Holy hell, is Amphoreus this cool right from the start?
: From the looks of it, did Stelle arrive at a time when the temple wasn't destroyed yet?!
: Damn, let me sit up and watch this properly!
: The pacing really picked up the moment they landed.
....
The comments flooded the screen. The audience's curiosity and sense of danger were pushed to the limit.
On-screen. Although Dan Heng didn't understand Stelle's confusion, he realized that she was experiencing something strange.
So he remained calm, silently following behind her, always keeping her within his field of vision.
But from Stelle's perspective. The temple she saw kept shifting, sometimes ruined, sometimes intact.
With every change in scenery, indistinct whispers echoed in her ears.
As the strange phenomena continued to pile up.
"I can see it now." At that moment. Dan Heng suddenly spoke.
"You can see it too?!" Stelle finally let out a sigh of relief.
So it wasn't just her experiencing these strange events.
"Yeah." Dan Heng nodded. Not only was he now seeing the same things as Stelle, he had also noticed something in the distance.
"Over there."
Stelle noticed it, a pink figure in the distance, as if it were waiting for her.
The two began chasing after the pink creature.
Along the way, they were repeatedly caught in transitions caused by some unknown force.
But surprisingly. The other party didn't seem hostile. For example, when they were in the ruined version of the temple, fallen stone pillars blocked their path.
Then time would shift, returning them to the temple's past, where the road was clear, and they could actually walk through it!
This kind of perspective-switching.
When presented through visual effects, gave the audience an experience they had never felt before.
It was exhilarating! And because time kept shifting back and forth.
The contrast between the past and present versions of the temple made the audience truly feel the passage of time, the rise and fall of ages, and how nothing stays the same.
....
: Holy crap, switching between past and future like this is way too satisfying!
: The best part is how Stelle and Dan Heng's surroundings instantly feel like time itself is flowing.
: You can literally see time passing with your own eyes, this is so fun!
: There's such a desolate feeling to it, damn, this part is insanely well done!
: That pink creature doesn't seem bad, right? No villain would choose to be pink.
: Yeah, it actually looks kind of cute. Feels like it might end up helping Stelle and Dan Heng!
: Maybe it's the one that's in trouble?
....