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Chapter 244 - Chapter 243 Meeting Penglaiji Ryn, a Grand Failure of a Bluff

"The train is about to arrive at the station. All passengers, please gather your personal belongings..."

*Boom—*

"Warning, this train is under attack by Honkai creatures. All passengers, please remain calm and follow the train staff to evacuate."

"Ryn, please follow me this way for a safe evacuation."

Homu robot Guide No. 5, while directing Ryn to follow it, kept shouting loudly.

"Help, help, I'm going to die. Ryn, please come this way. Help, help, I'm going to die."

Ryn just looked at Guide No. 5, who was at one moment panicking and calling for help, and the next moment calmly giving him directions.

"Alright, alright, shut up. You won't die while I'm here." Ryn grabbed the Guide's two ears and lifted it up.

The train's alarm was blaring continuously, and combined with Guide No. 5's shouting, Ryn didn't feel any danger or tension, but it was certainly annoying.

However, as Ryn was following Guide No. 5 towards car one, the person from car six also caught up and met Ryn.

A young girl, Penglaiji Ryn, who was a carbon copy of him except for her height and build, was also rushing along, holding a Guide by its ears just like Ryn.

Upon seeing Ryn's back, Penglaiji Ryn paused for a moment, then hurried to catch up.

"Um... please wait, who are you...?"

Ryn stopped and turned around. The moment he saw Penglaiji Ryn, his thoughts were the same as hers, his brain short-circuiting a bit.

But thinking that Penglaiji Ryn had lost all her memories, Ryn thought for 0.003 seconds, and tears immediately welled up in his eyes. He rushed towards Penglaiji Ryn, wailing, and hugged her.

"My daughter, I've finally found you! I'm your father! Do you remember me?"

"Eh... huh?"

If seeing Ryn before had just been a little startling, Ryn's actions now made Penglaiji Ryn's brain go into overdrive.

"Um... have you mistaken me for someone else...?" Penglaiji Ryn was at a loss, letting Ryn hug her. Although Ryn gave her a sense of familiarity and trust, she would never believe that he was her father.

"Why, my precious daughter? Have you forgotten me too? No—Heavens, why are you doing this to me!" Ryn knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, as if the last line of defense in his heart had been completely shattered.

Penglaiji Ryn scratched her head, then pulled Ryn up and continued to run.

"Stop crying, I'm not your daughter. Although I've lost a lot of my memories, I can still vaguely remember that my dad definitely doesn't look like you. And... my hair is inherited from my mom, my dad doesn't have red hair..."

"Fine, no fun. A waste of my acting skills." Ryn wiped away his fake tears and ran along with Penglaiji Ryn.

"Let's talk about the details later. My name is Ryn, same as yours. But I don't have a last name. You can call me Ryn or Big Brother."

"Okay, then I'll call you Big Brother. Penglaiji Ryn, that's my name."

Ryn and Penglaiji Ryn continued on their way. On the road, Ryn shot a few glares at Guide No. 5 in his hand. Didn't it say she didn't remember anything? She still remembers some things!

Guide No. 5 spread its hands, indicating its innocence, then huddled together with Guide No. 6 in Penglaiji Ryn's hand, shivering.

*Boom—*

The train shook violently under the attack of the Honkai creatures.

Penglaiji Ryn grabbed the train's handrail to steady herself, then reached out to grab Ryn to help him stabilize as well, since Ryn was already floating in the air from the shaking.

"Wait... how are you floating in mid-air! You can fly?!" Penglaiji Ryn looked at Ryn in the air in astonishment.

"Yeah, who can't fly these days?" Ryn patted Penglaiji Ryn, altering her gravity and making her float as well.

"Wow, this is so cool..." Penglaiji Ryn floated around in the air, completely engrossed in the sensation of flying.

However, before she could enjoy the pleasure of flying for too long, a Honkai Zombie girl crashed through the window and landed in front of them.

The zombie's body was already rotten, revealing broken white bones, with maggots and rotting flesh mixed on her body.

Penglaiji Ryn took one look and lost all desire to continue experiencing the joy of weightlessness.

"What is this...? It's so disgusting..."

"A Honkai Zombie. If I'm not mistaken, we'll be seeing them often from now on."

Ryn's eyes glowed red, and a blast of heat vision incinerated the Honkai Zombie girl's body completely.

"...? Holy crap, Heat Vision! You're Superman!"

Ryn put his hands on his hips, puffed out his chest, and struck the classic Superman pose.

"That's right, I am Superman."

"Wow! Then... do you also have Super-Breath, the one where you can suck away all the heat with one deep breath and freeze the entire ocean!"

Ryn glanced awkwardly at the excited Penglaiji Ryn. "That effect is too exaggerated, I can't simulate it... Besides, aren't you supposed to have no memories? Why do you still remember all this?"

"I don't know, but it's probably like how an amnesiac doesn't forget how to eat, drink, or drive, right? Some things are just ingrained like instincts, you know them without thinking. Just like seeing a discharging yellow electric mouse and knowing it's Pikachu, that iconic Heat Vision makes it obvious he's Superman, right?"

Penglaiji Ryn scratched her head, she didn't know why she had such memories either. But some things did indeed come to mind like instincts, for example, when she just saw that Honkai Zombie girl, Penglaiji Ryn only felt disgusted, but her mind was thinking about what parts to hit to take it down...

"True... like Genshin, xx."

"What's that?"

*Boom—*

*Bang—*

"We can talk about that later. More and more Honkai creatures are surrounding us, let's get out of here first. By the way, this is for you."

Ryn materialized a Phased Weapon Array greatsword, dual daggers, and a heavy cannon, handing them all to Penglaiji Ryn.

"Use these weapons well and protect yourself. You know how to use them, right?"

"Yeah, although they look unfamiliar, the moment I touch them, it's like they were always meant to be my weapons." Penglaiji Ryn didn't stand on ceremony, accepting the weapons. After a few practice swings with the sword, she slung the heavy cannon and greatsword on her back and held the dual daggers in her hands.

"But if you give these to me, what about you?" Penglaiji Ryn asked with some concern.

"Remember what you just called me?"

"...Superman!"

"That's right, I'm Superman, the man of steel. Mere Honkai creatures, dare to think they can break through my defense?" Ryn proudly patted his firm chest.

The train had lost power under the attack of the Honkai creatures and was no longer safe. Ryn and Penglaiji Ryn chose to fight their way out directly and head to the resistance base the Guide had mentioned.

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