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Chapter 690 - 212: General of The Broken Star! (Game storyline content, can be skipped)_7

Chapter 690: Chapter 212: General of The Broken Star! (Game storyline content, can be skipped)_7

With the Golden King Gedwin stabbed by a black blade, the Magic Ring also shattered at this moment.

The borderlands began to turn into a breeding ground of chaos, where all living beings suffered immensely.

Whether it was for the hot blood of war in their hearts or for the sake of providing the people of Geelyede a sanctuary where they could live in peace.

Ratan led his troops on the offensive, attacking King City proactively to snatch the remaining fragments of the Broken Magic Ring.

However, even in its shattered state, King City remained King City.

After Gedwin’s death, his brother Menggete took a stand, desperately defending King City from being conquered.

For a time, even Ratan could only barely hold his ground against him.

Thus, he retreated, deciding to regroup, rest, and gather strength for another attempt later.

But it was during this time that an unforeseen change took place.

Valkyrie Malenia, originally allied in the attack on King City.

Turned her forces southward, cutting a bloody path towards Geelyede after Ratan turned his horse’s head back.

Insisting that Ratan had captured her brother Mikaila, she demanded the return of the hostage, else she would unleash a bloodbath upon Geelyede.

The bewildered General of The Broken Star had no clue what had transpired.

Yet facing the murderous aura of the Valkyrie, Ratan held no fear.

Soon, an epic war broke out between the two sides.

The Valkyrie, who could demolish Stonewell city without a scratch and pass through it unharmed, could not gain any advantage against Broken Star and the Red Lion Knight Corps under his command.

Seeing defeat imminent, the Valkyrie activated her forbidden power.

She thrust her long blade into her own body, forcing out the Golden Needle that calmed the crimson rot within her.

From then on, the Valkyrie transformed into a blood-red, bewitching lotus, beginning to bloom in madness!

The air of crimson rot spread rapidly, staining the entire region of Geelyede.

This was a lethal toxin.

Not only did it corrupt and harm all living creatures, but even the lifeless ground and buildings, even the sky, were dyed a crimson hue.

It was the prime cause behind the desolate, ruinous scene that players first saw upon arriving in Geelyede.

However, even after unleashing the power of the crimson rot within her,

The Valkyrie could only fight Ratan to a standstill,

And was even near to passing out.

Nonetheless, she was carried off by her own soldiers, who cut a bloody path with their sheer force, rescuing the Valkyrie and escaping from Geelyede.

After the great battle, however,

Ratan’s condition was not much better.

In this war, there were no winners.

Having absorbed a massive amount of the crimson rot toxin, Ratan’s mind also began to slip into madness.

He witnessed the land he ruled over become desolate, and tens of thousands of living beings twisted and corrupted.

Yet he was powerless to stop it.

To avoid acting uncontrollably after completely losing his sanity,

In the end, Ratan broke his own legs and imprisoned himself on this battlefield, spread with the crimson rot.

Before losing control, he entrusted his old friend Jelien.

To give a proper burial to all, whether it be his own soldier brothers or the Honourable rotten knights who fell in battle in Geelyede on behalf of the Valkyrie.

And he entrusted Jelien with one last wish.

To recruit heroes from all over, to start a war festival.

Their quarry would be—"Broken Star" Ratan.

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After watching the storyline of the final BOSS, Geelyede.

The usually short-tempered and foul-mouthed Eggplant fell into a long-lost silence.

Meanwhile, the water friends who always enjoyed teasing and trash-talking, at this moment, unanimously spammed comments like ’Tearing up’ and ’Broken Star, a true man’ in the barrage, with no one joking anymore.

After a moment of silence, Eggplant finally spoke in a softened voice.

"Really... the number-one player has narrated this epic tale too well."

"If I cannot live as an honorable warrior, then please let me die with the honor of a warrior."

"Ratan truly left an extremely deep impression on me and moved me profoundly."

"The charm of Elden Ring, the more you play, the richer it becomes; it has a lingering pull."

"I really recommend those who are able to give this game a try; it can help a person grow a lot."

No sooner had he finished speaking,

than an abrupt change occurred in the sky above the Frontier.

Huge swathes of meteors began to move from a standstill, vying to streak across the night sky.

The largest and brightest meteor of them all shot across the sky above the players.

Then, it plummeted down near the east of Nimgreifu—close to Heide Fortress.

A blinding white flash burst forth as it hit the ground!

The earth trembled violently too!

Thus, the passage to the underground world of Eternal City was officially opened by a meteor creating a hole in the ground.

Eggplant then snapped back to reality.

Ratan had previously drawn upon a portion of his strength to seal the stars overhead to prevent their fall from bringing disaster to the natives of Geelyede.

This power kept all the stars at bay, immobilizing them in mid-air.

One can imagine how formidable this power was.

But this seal of power... it seems it hadn’t been lifted until the very last moments before Ratan’s death in battle.

The movement of the stars resumed only after his death.

This meant.

In that tragic battle of Geelyede,

even when facing Valkyrie using the Scarlet Rot, Ratan didn’t unseal his power to retrieve his full might and fight in his prime.

He can well be called the foremost man of honor in the Frontier, seeking a fair and square battle from the beginning to the end.

After a sigh, Eggplant noticed something beside Ratan’s body.

The "Warrior Jar" Alexander, who had just assisted the player in battle, approached Ratan’s side, dragging his cracked body from the aftermath of the fight, and squatted down.

He slowly began to pull the corpse into himself in silence.

In the Frontier, Warrior Jars hold a very special existence.

They are not an incarnation of a specific life.

Instead, they are born from the souls of warriors upon their death.

Inheriting those powerful wills, Warrior Jars too seek the ultimate battle, and from the moment of their inception, they have but one goal—to fight until death!

For a Warrior Jar, bringing the bodies of fallen distinguished warriors into themselves enables their own growth and replenishment of vitality.

This is also deemed by Warrior Jars as a heartfelt recognition of a warrior and an act of giving the highest honor.

The Fading One is not a Warrior Jar and cannot consume the bodies of others to express respect.

Yet, players have their own ways of showing respect.

Eggplant summoned the menu, and from the list of poses, selected the ’Salute’ gesture.

The Fading One stepped forward, placed the left hand over the heart, and with a slight bend and bow to Ratan’s body, performed a standard Knight’s salute.

Then, with a determined look, Eggplant turned toward the area where the meteor had created a large crater.

"Brothers, let’s continue our journey!"