Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

The blinding fire meteor streaked across the shroud of the Dark Star Domain like a prominent scar, etched upon the starry sky.

The Dark Star Domain, compared to the ordinary starry sky, is more distorted. Due to uneven mass distribution, even without the frequent occurrence of mysterious phenomena and chaotic magnetic fields, the insidious and deadly 'star tides' alone make it completely unsuitable for any living being.

Uneven mass disrupts the curtain of the starry sky, and from a distance, the trajectory of the fire meteor appears to zigzag in chaotic motions throughout the universe, darting south, east, north, up, down, and all around.

However, for those involved, they are merely doing one thing repeatedly:

Falling!

"Warning! Warning! Warning! Machine power output is declining, reactor output insufficient, return immediately, return immediately!"

Bang!

Kadun hit the panel, clicking his tongue.

——Miscalculated.

"The machine is caught in a gravity vortex, current power is insufficient to break free meow…"

Miao Zi's reminder made Kadun grit his teeth:

"Why does gravity still exist in the universe? Damn it, does even the universe want to restrict freedom!"

No, it's not like that.

Colonel Kadun quickly realized:

Everyone knows that the Dark Star Domain is fraught with dangers, but the hazards of different Dark Star Domains are basically fixed.

In other words, that guy already knew in advance that there were gravitational anomalies here and deliberately lured me in.

The evidence is clear—ever since he entered, that fellow called Leoz completely disappeared.

Obviously a trap.

But there was one thing Kadun couldn't figure out.

The Dark Star Domain isn't a public restroom, you can't just come and go, not to mention the Golden Dragon Monk, revered as Kappa (10), who couldn't come and go as they pleased.

Leoz is an elite of the Iota Rank (9) independent civilization, yet not a death warrior of the Crystal Tower Civilization. Successful, powerful, and wealthy, why would he go to die for the Crystal Tower?

There is a possibility, but Kadun believes Leoz must know a lot about this Dark Star Domain.

Even if he couldn't escape alive, Leoz was surely confident he could survive here.

"Never mind Leoz… even with full power, I can't break out now."

He kept stepping on the accelerator, praying devoutly, but in the Dark Star Domain, a certain twisted force blocked his communication with the Night Mother Goddess. The vacuum had never felt so unsettling; the radar couldn't detect a hint of a signal, he was like a rubber dinghy sliding off the top of a waterfall, constantly succumbing to the gravitational tide, falling into the abyss.

In the face of cosmic nature, the machine lost all control; both technology and deities could do nothing to help.

"There's no way, Miao Zi—shut off the main engine, activate all buffering modules, abandon auxiliary thrusters and excess weapons, retaining only the minimum armament for the body."

Colonel Kadun filled his mechanic's suit with cushioning gas, preparing for the impact.

"Leoz—I will find you for sure! Just wait for me!"

Then, he tightly protected his chest and abdomen, his eyeballs almost pressed into his sockets by negative G-force, he opened his mouth, roaring with difficulty:

"Ugh ahhhhh!"

As Colonel Kadun turned into a meteor, falling into the abyss of the gravity waterfall, Li Aozi slowly tore open the spacetime dimension, standing amidst the gravitational slide, allowing the powerful gravity to pass by him, untouched.

"A truly religious fool who's gotten himself into trouble by believing in a silly religion."

Li Aozi crossed his arms, clicking his tongue in wonder:

"I'm a manipulator of gravity; even if a black hole came, I could walk out, how could gravity drag me away?"

Has this kid seen so many miracle manifestations that he's forgotten the basic common sense?

All thanks to believing in the Night Mother Goddess.

Li Aozi shook his head; anyhow, his goal was already accomplished.

"With this, the pressure on the front line should ease considerably; once I get out, the ensuing situation will change entirely. Both sides will most likely alter their battle strategy due to my presence—hmm, likely turning into a frontline stalemate cold war."

Li Aozi pondered.

Ceasing the war is impossible; things have come to this point, both sides have fought through five generations at least, just retreating like this cannot be answered to their citizens.

And there's a critical point—the Narrative Civilization has started intervening in this war.

Thus, the only option left for them is to continue fighting, a victory or defeat must be determined.

"The Eye of the Galaxy does not need a second civilization; whether it's the victory of materialistic maniacs or the rise of the idealistic madmen—who knows, anyway, this war has already deviated from its original goal."

Li Aozi dismissed his thoughts, no longer caring about these matters.

To put it bluntly, in this war, he's just a mercenary cultivated by the Crystal Tower Civilization. Regardless of who wins or loses, Li Aozi would make a huge profit.

As for the right and wrong of the war—both sides have accumulated over four hundred million Zeta Rank soldiers lost, and professional soldiers totaling over a billion.

And as for civilian casualties, those cannot even be calculated—even if creatures like Alpha and Beta, deemed unworthy as beings, are excluded from the bottom of the Star Abyss, using Gamma (3) as the standard for mortals.

Then, the number of refugees drawn into war, people forced to leave their homes, reached over 1300 billion.

The number of destroyed planets already reached as high as 2809, the cumulative asset loss, even with the most conservative estimates, totals 98 trillion Ammonium Gold.

And countless cultural treasures, ethnic cleansing, bombarding civilians, plundering merchant ships, detonating spaceports, dispatching agents to assassinate officials—the crimes in this area are countless.

The Night Butterfly and the Crystal Tower have already become mortal enemies, something the Narrative Civilization has noticed and exploited.

From now on, the fate of the Night Butterfly and Crystal will no longer be in the hands of their own people—no, perhaps this war could never have been altered by individual will from the start.

——Whether you are a fresh graduate joining the military to make a living.

Li Aozi raised his hands high, starlight blossomed, converging into a shining sword millions of kilometers long, illuminating the dark starry sky.

——Or an already famous, venerated person enjoying immense wealth and power, capable of shattering stardust with a single punch, like a Kappa (10) Ascender.

Boom! The blade descended, sealing the dark star domain completely with a radiance of a million-mile-long sword, locking it down.

"Now, besides me, no one can set foot here again."

Li Aozi shrugged and turned to leave.

When he first entered the Dark Star Domain, he felt a familiar aura.

——The Golden Dragon Monk.

Li Aozi had to admire the Dragon Race's formidable life force, just as he sensed the aura minutes into the Dark Star Domain; it was quite substantial.

This is in the Dark Star Domain... Even Xides would be dumbfounded if he came.

Not only that, the evil and twisted Divine Power from the "From Star Abyss" prophecy is clearly present as well.

Let's just say, Colonel Kadun came just in time to scout the way for him.

Marshal Dufen Herman's divine abilities are impressive, with precise micro-management — but in front of Li Aozi with Clairvoyance, these are nothing.

He has plenty of time, cautiously exploring step by step in the Dark Star Domain, searching for a way out.

Two natural days later, a glorious and pure moonlight shone in the Dark Star Domain.

"It's over."

Seeing the familiar starry sky in the distance, Li Aozi sighed in relief internally.

Next, he opened the task list:

[Side Task — "Mother of Salvation"]

[Type]: Eliminate/Support

[Time Limit]: 30 hours

[Mission Difficulty]: Sorry

[Settlement Conditions]:

A. "Glory Bows Only To Me" — Eliminate all hostile targets in the domain;

Completed: The enemies have been annihilated, attacking targets are now irrelevant

B. "The Blade of Merciful Salvation" — Complete rescue and assist the target.

Completed: You have annihilated all capable enemy forces, no need to concern yourself with assisting others

[You have completed all task objectives]

[Scoring in progress]:

None of your team members died √

Enemy ships completely destroyed √

Hidden condition: repelled 'Primitive' Colonel Kadun √

Night Butterfly is without available troops √

Failed to save allied units ×

[Scoring calculation completed]

[Task Assessment]: Slaughter Champion (You shouldn't choose the Dominator System, let me tell you, go to [Destruction Universe], find Gio Zieou, have him introduce you to Shura Divine Kingdom, there's an Annihilation Throne there, let that Chief God Dumfis come down, and you sit on it.)

[Your task assessment is quite high, you will receive 3 random rewards.]

[Would you like to open the random rewards?]

[Roulette selection will commence shortly, pray for good luck!]

"Roulette..."

Li Aozi twitched at the corner of his eye.

Although rationality tells him that luck declines after contacting a Mechanic, it's pure nonsense, a superstition of the Night Butterfly Man.

What's more, he still has the blessing of Wealth Luck, so there's no way he'd roll something cheap.

But for some reason, he just felt that the two unlucky mountains, Du Zexin and Colonel Kadun, were weighing down on him.

"Never mind, how much worse can my luck get!"

Li Aozi patted his face and started the roulette.

"I'm willing to trade ten thousand years of Leoz's life for something good!"

[Ding ding]

[You have received a Super-Large Experience Pack *1 (enough for you to level up at any stage)]

When the first reward appeared, Li Aozi was half-frozen.

Not that the item was bad, but as the possessor of the [Suffering] Divinity and with the Little Piggies about to go live, Li Aozi really didn't lack experience.

He was already maxed in level and couldn't breakthrough without descending into the lower Starry Abyss.

Moreover... Just one level? What's the use of that!

"Damn it, is this bad luck common to all Mechanics?"

Li Aozi gritted his teeth and spun the roulette again.

"I don't believe it — once more! Give me a Class Promotion Voucher!"

[You have received Arcane Sublimation Liquid *1 (upgrade any chosen Arcane Energy to Omega Tier)]

Bang bang bang!

Li Aozi clutched his chest, laughing angrily.

"Right now I barely even care for Sequential Arcane Energy, what use is Omega? The `Lunar String Archbishop` can't micro-manage Arcane Energy — uh, wait a minute, this might actually be useful."

Li Aozi recalled an old acquaintance.

Sky Ring Prime Minister, 'Black Knight' Gretto Yegg, his partner and leader of the Red Squad — Narrow Space Mirror, who possessed a Special Ability.

A fragmented Special Ability, placing a significant burden on his body, directly impacting Gretto's life.

Ever since the closed beta period, Li Aozi had always wanted to entice Gretto away.

After all, the 'Black Knight' was a C3 Luca Type Alien, seemingly held in high regard by the Secret. Bringing him along might attract more Secret Citizens to perish.

Even ignoring that, Gretto himself is a highly talented individual in politics, propaganda, and medicine, with top-level talent in the [Redemption] Pathway among the Layer Abyss.

If the Narrow Space Mirror issue is resolved, Gretto might be willing to let go of politics and join his team.

"Unlike in the Layer Abyss where solo play is possible — in the Border Abyss, you must have [Redemption] and [Architect]. In that Great Plains area, without a healer and terraformers, you're nothing but a sitting duck."

Speaking of which, I even recruited the future Grand Architect Banam."

Hope the guy hasn't become addicted to being a civil servant in Grante, turning himself into a couch potato.

Li Aozi nodded.

"The revelation from the Starry Abyss was right, no matter what, I must return to the Azure Star to solve everything."