Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

Li Aozi nodded and shook hands with Cumin Powder:

"Hello, Miss Cumin Powder, I've long admired your reputation. I never expected to be playing alongside the champion of the national FPS shooting skills competition, known for inventively pulling off moves like 'Throw Gun Block Bullets,' 'Unpack in the Fire,' and 'Through Smoke Triple Kill.' It's truly an honor."

"—Oh, I almost forgot how awesome I used to be."

Cumin Powder scratched her head. After the version update, she changed her green-dyed hair to a pink-purple gradient, making her look as neon-lit as a cyberpunk setting:

"Just call me Azi. You're playing a [Martial Artist] too, don't worry about us in the back row; our survival skills are quite strong."

"And these two are newcomers."

Caramel Snail pulled over a medium-haired female [Spirit Medium] and a laid-back [Doctor], introducing them:

"This is Snow Moon Flower, a foreigner. We call her Yueyue. She's the team's Spellcaster and information position, also our only guerrilla soldier. Even though she's new, her skills are quite remarkable."

"My ID was chosen randomly."

The girl summoned a character that looked like an ordinary Frost Plated girl, not very tall, only about 1.7 meters. She had black hair and silver eyes. Smiling at Li Aozi, she extended her hand:

"Lanan. Just call me that."

"Truly—nice to meet you."

Li Aozi shook the other's hand, gently shaking it, and as he was about to let go, he felt a faint resistance in his palm.

"Hmm?"

Li Aozi paused and immediately realized that Lanan was slightly pulling him.

He lowered his gaze, meeting Lanan's silver eyes, which were as clear as snow-covered white moons.

"10752…"

Lanan muttered, looking at the Qiqiao Network number above his head:

"Truely#10752."

"Is there a problem?"

Li Aozi asked.

"...No."

Lanan released her hand, lightly brushing back her hair to reveal a clear side profile, then smiled gently with a uniquely soft voice:

"It's just a very classic number, reminding one of some nostalgic works."

"Is that so." Li Aozi shrugged: "People have to look forward, I'm not very interested in past history."

"True as well."

Lanan clasped her hands behind her back, gracefully retreating into the team. Her watery silver eyes swept around as if surveying the surroundings, but no matter how many circles she made, her gaze always returned to Li Aozi.

"This is Brother Bai Heshun, don't mind his age; he's our squad's most important healer!"

Caramel Snail patted Bai Heshun—who lazily walked forward, looking at Li Aozi:

"Yo, hello, streamer. I'm a failed old eSports player. Let me know if you need healing, probably won't heal the wrong person."

"..."

Li Aozi stared at the other, saying nothing.

"What?"

Bai Heshun—Severston slightly raised an eyebrow, instantly lowering his mind, his amber-hued eyes quietly meeting Li Aozi's gaze.

Li Aozi folded his arms, Severston put his hands on his hips. Others didn't know why, but when these two chose to confront each other, an invisible aura instantly emanated, freezing everyone in place.

The two silently faced off for a minute, Caramel Snail standing in the icy snow, almost sticking her soles to the iron plate. Suddenly, Severston burst into laughter:

"Hahahahaha!"

Li Aozi immediately smiled and laughed together:

"Hahahahaha!"

Their abrupt, unexplainable laughter was almost like they were under some evil spell, leaving Caramel Snail baffled. He exchanged a glance with Azi and discreetly pulled the well-behaved Lanan away from the two lunatics.

Luckily, their laughter didn't last too long. A few seconds later, they shook hands dismissively and returned to the team.

Severston took the opportunity to immediately add True General as a friend, privately messaging:

"Could this be fate? You're still alive, Lord Leoz."

"Severston... right?"

When they fused again, Li Aozi inherited quite a bit of memory from Leoz, including about this unlucky guy:

"What on earth happened to you? Didn't you install a Cognition Filter?"

"That thing clearly has no effect on us Chief Gods—as the filter is something [Society] developed to counter those three Destroyers."

Severston typed rapidly:

"Leoz, your situation looks worse than mine. Did you completely reincarnate in the game?"

"...More or less."

Li Aozi deliberately kept vague, not using Leoz's usual concise, efficient syntax, as he was currently portraying a summoned mortal form.

At this time, showing divinity would only expose the fact that 'Leoz is strong, almost restored strength.'

Then, further tracing by Starry Abyss would easily uncover the incident of Li Aozi killing Xides.

In contrast, shifting all the blame onto True General is clearly the best option.

"Truly tragic, since you're not a complete Chief God."

Severston comforted:

"But I'm not much better—as you can see, although I also signed the 'Lai Anding Medical Protocol,' I reincarnated into Starry Abyss as my main body—ah, maybe if I'm not careful and get [Society] contaminated, I'm doomed."

"Even knowing it could lead to eternal damnation, you're still descending into Starry Abyss?"