Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 549 - 183. Beautiful Campus

Chapter 549: 183. Beautiful Campus

Squish!

Modote swung the butt of his gun steadily, smashing the head of a Growth-armored Vanguard instantly. He kicked away the body and didn’t forget to turn back and tell his team,

"These Growth-armored Vanguards have bombs in their hearts. We must completely shatter their heads to prevent them from exploding. Also, avoid using guns whenever possible. There are at least two thousand vanguards in the school. Their senses are sharp and their strength formidable. Once they form a group, we’ll be at a disadvantage."

"As expected of Senior Modote, he fights while explaining to us." Fangirl Sylia timely praised.

"It’s nothing," Modote said calmly, "I just want more people to survive."

The calmer and more composed he was, the more Sylia admired his carefree and unrestrained manner.

"Senior is truly, so handsome."

"Thanks to Senior Modote, we’ve survived until now."

"Senior is so amazing, he took out seven Growth-armored Vanguards on his own."

"Keep moving forward."

Modote paid no attention to the praises of others. His gaze was straight ahead, his goal seemed very clear.

"The library is already surrounded by Growth-armored Vanguards. We need stronger weapons and supplies. We can only go to the workshop and produce them ourselves."

Hobbs and Lucite were in the middle of the team, staying with the survivors they rescued along the way, with members of the Inspectorate guarding the head, tail, and both sides.

"Hobbs, we’re pretty lucky. The Inspectorate is the school’s disciplinary and security organization. They are among the students who are better at fighting."

Lucite said to Hobbs,

"They’ve also placed us in the center. If we face a firepower attack, we are the safest."

"Mm, mm, got it." Hobbs had been checking the Information Runes, frowning, "Still no signal. Could the entire Trevela be under attack?"

Lucite speculated, "Maybe it’s the Dimensional Barrier cutting us off."

"No, I’m connecting to the Mitra Net, developed based on the quantum effect. It’s unaffected by distance and obstacles unless the terminal server has been destroyed..."

Hobbs’s eyes flickered.

If the entire Trevela really had been attacked, and with the absence of the leading strongmen, they might truly have to struggle for four to five days to survive in the city with the capabilities of Canyue.

This was not good... A big city like Trevela was certainly not like the countryside. The self-sufficient resources were simply not enough to feed the whole city. Usually, it relied on the resources from the whole planet to maintain such prosperity.

Don’t even think about four to five days, they might not even last a single day.

When resources were insufficient, people would take desperate risks, band together, and walk the path of crime.

One could foresee what Trevela would look like by then.

The conversation between Lucite and Hobbs seemed to be overheard by someone. Members of the Inspectorate whispered a few words in Modote’s ear, and Modote nodded slightly, specifically turning around to say,

"Rest assured, our school actually has a trump card. It won’t drag on for too long. As soon as we find the opportunity, we can end the current situation."

Sylia’s eyes lit up immediately and she said,

"Senior, could the trump card you are referring to be—"

"Yes, it’s her." Modote nodded, "The President of the Student Union, Colina Ebris. A veteran of Zeta Rank, probably one of the very few Zeta Rank individuals on the entire planet."

A veteran of Zeta Rank!

And at this time point, a veteran who returned might very well be a participant from the Galactic Eye Campaign ten years ago. Their strength and awareness were certainly stronger than the average Zeta Rank.

Even if they couldn’t deal with Canyue... they could at least protect them.

This sentence served as an effective morale booster, and the students immediately became excited.

"Great, we’re saved!"

"It’s really horrifying. Once this is over, I must contact the embassy of my country."

"My father didn’t mention such dangers when he sent me to study abroad..."

The sounds of celebration filled the air. Lucite and Hobbs exchanged a glance, seeing what each other was thinking.

Except for the two of them, all the other rescued survivors were without exception, prestigious foreign exchange students.

’They speak nicely, saying they want more people to live, but in reality, they saved the dignitaries first.’

’Don’t be like this, Hobbs, the Inspectorate is also afraid of causing diplomatic disputes...’

’So our Tanas Clan compatriots must lag behind the outsiders, huh, compatriots?’

’Hobbs!’

Hobbs squinted his eyes and began rubbing his ring. He always did so whenever he was in a bad mood or agitated.

’I understand the situation, Lucite. Just be prepared, they might not completely care about our lives.’

Lucite was speechless.

Ever since discussing the ring, Hobbs no longer concealed his true nature, letting out his grievances freely, whether it was towards others, Night Butterfly Man, Arcane Users, or even himself. He would equally send out his sarcastic and biting remarks.

Lucite was an honest person. Seeing his friend become like this, he didn’t know how to face Hobbs now.

’Let’s leave it to Leoz. He is better at communication.’

Lucite shook his head. Seeing Hobbs calm down, he followed the Inspectorate members and continued moving forward.

’I wonder how Leoz is doing now?’

——————Clang!

The head of a Growth-armored Vanguard was smoothly sliced off, the body falling swiftly. Zaniya reported the number in time,

"Twenty-seventh one."

The Growth-armored Vanguards didn’t give experience. Li Aozi didn’t care much about these numbers. He instinctively cradled the baby-state Dialan in his arms, checked her status to confirm safety, and continued forward.

Going up to the second floor, Li Aozi headed straight for a table by the window, only to see a dissected Growth-armored Vanguard on it.

Li Aozi raised his hand and picked up two cups from the table’s edge: one with a little white bear pattern and the other with a little catfish pattern.

"These are Hobbs’s and Lucite’s cups... Have the people from the library evacuated?"

Because he had to take care of Dialan, he arrived a step late.

Before Li Aozi came, the Growth-armored Vanguards had already attacked and occupied the place.

He searched the library but didn’t find any trace of the two. Perhaps they left in a hurry, Hobbs and Lucite didn’t leave any message behind.

Hobbs and Lucite were his friends... Li Aozi still didn’t want to expose his identity as an "Echoer." At that point, who knew if they could still be friends?

But Li Aozi still had a way to track them—he raised his hand, letting the Atmospheric Element bring him the scent and information.

"They went south... Over there is the Graduate School? Why did they go there?"

Li Aozi didn’t bother thinking too much. Walking and chatting with Zaniya,

"About Haines, and the Falysia Civilization, do you remember anything else?"

"Haines was the last line of defense of Starry Abyss, where the court of the ’God of Reality’ Leoz and the Spiritual Warrior troops were deployed. Many deities, even in Starry Abyss, are well-known. For example, the ’Goddess of Truth’ Charlgarnia, the ’Soul of Bravery’ Tuvahala, the ’God of Deep Waters’ Oshen..."

Maybe because of Dialan, Zaniya was more willing to talk and didn’t mess around, answering Li Aozi’s questions seriously,

"I’ve already explained Falysia clearly: the ’Secret Society’ Gaia, leading the society to kill Leoz and break through Haines. The citizens of the Falysia Republic began fleeing before that. Fortunately, Starry Abyss sheltered the descendants of these warriors who fought bravely for the people of the Abyss, allowing us to come in."

"Starry Abyss was quite decent then." Li Aozi teased, "When ascending the Pathway, it wasn’t that kind."

Zaniya continued,

"Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. The people of the ’Secret Society’ still had their eyes on us. In their view, we Falysia refugees were excellent citizen material. But for some reason, they didn’t send out their powerful three Speakers to crush us; instead, they sent a few Senators and Citizens to infiltrate us. The Falysia people did not surrender. We kept fighting, and there were even Secret Society traitors willing to help us."

At this point, she looked at Dialan with tender eyes.

"Her name is Dialan, right? I can feel a familiar aura from her. His... let’s just say father’s presence helped us a lot. Though a noble Senator, he always played the role of the ’Doctor.’ When he was around, our warriors almost never died."

"But in the end, you still lost," Li Aozi said.

"Indeed!" Zaniya sighed softly, "If it weren’t for that damned Li Deweidens, unwilling to take me from Lichi Peak... we would certainly have won."

Li Aozi raised an eyebrow,

"Zaniya, I remember you said that Lichi Peak was also of demigod status back then. What about Li Deweidens at that time?"

"According to current terms, he was already at Sigma Rank (∑, the eighteenth Greek letter, around levels 360-380) then."

Zaniya shook her head,

"So long and I haven’t heard his legends. He must be hiding somewhere or barely holding on in the deeper parts of Starry Abyss—a coward is always a coward, no matter how long he survives."

Li Deweidens had already died in battle.

Li Aozi didn’t tell Zaniya the truth.

It was better for Zaniya to meet Li Deweidens herself and clarify the misunderstanding.

"Zaniya, do you still remember the Secret Councilor who attacked you and the traitors who helped you?"

"Ha, how could I forget? Many helped us—the ’Doctor’ Leverkusen Dokete, the ’Saintess,’ the ’Adventurer,’ oh, and their two daughters—Vellia. They are warriors who fought to the end for us strangers."

Zaniya replied with one hand on her hip,

"The invading Secret Councilor was the ’Engineer’ Engenie Bilgo, the ’Farmer’ Farmar Springfield, and the ’Tailor’ Yavin Heskixin."

Click.

Li Aozi stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head to look at Zaniya,

"Say that again, what was the ’Tailor’s’ name?"