vrcanaries Chapter 340 is being cracked.
Chapter 340 is being cracked.
Inside the observation carriage of the Starry Sky Train.
"Gentlemen, I have brought him back."
I heard the Black Swan's voice in my ear.
At this moment, Lin Qiong, who was experiencing his consciousness being torn apart by the memory, suddenly "perceived" the existence of his own body again.
The feeling is subtle, like a faint light coming from outside the thick fog, making you want to chase after it, but you can never get closer.
Lin Qiong is currently in this hazy and confused state, trying hard to open his eyes, but unable to.
The situation only improved when a familiar voice called out to him.
"Qiong, are you alright?"
It's Himeko's voice!
Her call was like a fishhook cast into the water, precisely pulling Lin Qiong's hazy consciousness to the surface.
"Pfft!" Lin Qiong took a deep breath.
Although he couldn't feel the air filling his chest, his body still made the action subconsciously.
It looked as if a drowning person had just escaped from the water.
As the feeling of his consciousness being torn apart disappeared, Lin Qiong slowly opened his eyes, and the familiar observation car instantly came into view.
He is back!
We're back on the Star Train!
Lin Qiong subconsciously looked down at his hands and found that he could see the floor beneath his feet through his palms.
"Could this be... the state during mental warp-through?"
Seeing this, he suddenly remembered that he had not returned in physical form.
"Never mind, the most important thing now is to contact Shang Xing and Dan Heng as soon as possible."
Lin Qiong had no time to worry about his current state, after all, the black swan was unlikely to harm him, and he had just heard Himeko's voice.
This confirms that this is indeed the Star Train.
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Qiong hurriedly looked around, but gasped when he saw the scene before him.
The observation car was now packed with familiar faces—
Pam, Himeko, Walter Young, Screw Goom, Black Tower, Sunday, and Black Swan.
Everyone Lin Qiong could name was present.
The gazes of the seven people before him, fourteen eyes in total, were all focused on him.
At this moment, Lin Qiong felt that the pressure he was facing was even greater than that of the eerie eyeballs of the Titans in the sky.
"Oh, the little one's awake?"
Black Tower broke the silence first, his voice full of mockery, "How does the feeling of mental refraction feel? Not good, is it?"
Lin Qiong turned his head upon hearing the sound and found that Hei Ta was staring straight at him with a smile on his lips, as if he were observing some interesting scientific experiment up close.
"It seems... just so-so."
Lin Qiong paused for a moment, then shrugged and answered calmly.
Aside from not being able to perceive any physical entities, he doesn't have any particular feelings right now.
However, if I had to describe it, I felt a strong sense of suffocation just now.
Hearing this, Black Tower raised an eyebrow.
Then, she casually brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and continued, "The mental strength of an ordinary person cannot withstand the pain caused by mental refraction."
"To give you an analogy, it's like taking a perfectly good jigsaw puzzle apart, moving it to another place, and then putting it back together."
As he spoke, Hei Ta took a step forward, slowly walked up to Lin Qiong, leaned slightly forward, and said in a serious, low voice:
"And this whole process, without professional endurance training, can be incredibly painful!"
After saying that, she turned around and walked back to where she was, not forgetting to flip her hair as she walked.
"So I'm very curious..."
After returning to her original position, she faced Lin Qiong again, her tone more inquisitive, "How exactly did you manage to persevere?"
Feeling the gaze cast by the Black Tower, and seeing the way she looked at her as if she were examining a rare experimental sample.
Lin Qiong frowned, unsure how to answer the question for a moment.
After all, he only experienced two sensations throughout the entire mental transition.
One is a feeling of drowsiness, and the other is the suffocating feeling when consciousness returns.
Just as Lin Qiong fell silent.
Himeko suddenly walked over and stood between the two of them, holding a steaming cup of coffee in her hand.
"Lady Black Tower".
Himeko looked at the Black Tower, offered him the coffee, and her gentle voice carried a subtle hint of protection.
Would you like a freshly brewed coffee?
Upon hearing this, Black Tower instinctively took a half-step back, a flicker of panic crossing his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
She quickly shook her head: "No...no need, Himeko, I don't plan to refresh myself right now."
Himeko smiled, and instead of withdrawing her outstretched hand, she pushed it forward further, teasingly saying:
"Enjoying a cup of coffee occasionally isn't just about staying awake; it's more about relaxation, isn't it?"
"Alright, alright, I'm not going to mess with that little guy anymore. Stop handing me coffee."
Black Tower crossed his arms, then walked straight to a chair and sat down, muttering to himself:
"You nameless strangers are quite united, each of you only knows how to protect your own people."
Seeing this, Himeko chuckled and said nothing more. She simply took back the cup of coffee she had handed out and took a sip.
The next second, her expression changed, and she quickly walked to the table where the sugar was placed.
When she reached the table, she skillfully picked up two candies and put them into her coffee cup to stir.
After doing all this, Himeko took another sip of her coffee, and her expression softened.
Watching Himeko's brief interaction with the Black Tower, everyone present didn't dare to breathe, fearing it might affect them.
After all, nobody wants to be the next lucky one to taste the delicious coffee that Himeko personally brewed.
Even Lin Qiong, who has temporarily lost his physical body, is no exception.
He can hide for a while, but not forever; he'll eventually have to get back on the train.
Everyone on the train knew just how "powerful" Himeko's coffee was.
Didn't you see that even the so-called genius Black Tower had to back down when faced with Himeko's coffee?
Just as the atmosphere in the observation car was about to fall silent, Walter Young, standing in the crowd, suddenly spoke up and brought up another topic.
"Mr. Screw Gumm, how much more time is needed to crack the Scepter Firewall?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's attention immediately focused on the man with the cane and the elegant mechanical gentleman.
"Based on the current parsing rate..."
A glint of azure light flashed in Screw Gum's eyes, and then he gave an accurate answer: "Estimated remaining time is 5 minutes and 42 seconds."
But before it could finish speaking, it quickly raised a new question:
"However, we just detected that a new encryption protocol is being generated inside the firewall, which may prolong the time required to crack it."