Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 558 - 187. Echo of the Moon

Chapter 558: 187. Echo of the Moon

"Maybe... that was a bit too much."

Li Aozi looked at the mostly destroyed city he had caused and sheepishly scratched his head.

Having not used gravity for so long and after consecutive hierarchical ascensions, he momentarily forgot that he was no longer a Gamma Rank mortal.

The subconscious application of gravity compression, combined with the ripples of Echo Force, unleashed destructive power that was difficult to imagine.

The epicenter of the ground, as if struck by a meteor, sank into a gigantic pit with a radius of 12 kilometers; buried gas pipelines exploded and ignited, and the mushroom clouds that rose into the sky didn’t shrink at all for thirty minutes.

Rows of continuous buildings collapsed, winds swept through, and an abnormal vortex dragged half the city into the abyss. Air pressure, too, was affected by gravity, becoming dense and tight. When gravity was withdrawn in an instant, the air released a shockwave that swept across the land.

Steel shattered, buildings were severed in half, bridges collapsed, and the ground was torn open by the fierce wind, creating terrifying cracks.

Even though he had experienced it countless times in the game, the destructive power truly displayed by a Zeta Rank, or even just barely reaching Zeta Rank in terms of hierarchical position with Sequential Arcane Energy, still took Li Aozi’s breath away.

Because such an attack was a mere flick of his hand, and his mana bar barely decreased.

Zeta Rank was known as the Earthbound Deities of Primitive Civilization, and the reason was clear as day.

Possessing multiple Sequential Arcane Energies, Li Aozi utterly crushed these Implant Gears of Delta Rank level—it couldn’t even be called a slaughter, for all he needed was a thought, and the ground would tremble and sway for him. The fluctuations produced, along with the Echo Force, could reduce a city to ruins.

Li Aozi even felt that, if he wished, he could uproot an island and lift it into the sky.

He even gave up using swordplay, for compared to the destruction of his Power of Catastrophe, wielding a sword was simply too slow.

Li Aozi used gravity to lift high-rise buildings from the ground, gathering them beside him to form towering floating islands. This kind of consumption was negligible to him, and he charged straight ahead. The implant-geared vanguards on the ground were crushed by the cyclones brought about by his high-speed movement even before they could get close.

People called Sequential Arcane Energy the Power of Catastrophe, and a Zeta Rank possessing it was truly a moving disaster.

The most fatal was the strange resonance formed between Li Aozi as a Star Realm Echoer and his devastation. The transmission wave of his destruction and the resonance with gravity were a perfect match, making the area of his destruction especially terrifying.

If an ordinary Echoer was a killer of battleships and other large targets, then Li Aozi’s existence was a nightmare for any clustered army.

If not for the dimensional barrier slightly hindering him, he would have nearly torn down the entire city.

Now, Li Aozi couldn’t easily say whether he or Canyue had caused more damage.

He tracked the scent of Lucite and others, but once he reached a shopping mall, the scent disappeared.

"Could it be due to the crustal vibrations I caused?"

Li Aozi was momentarily speechless. Even communicating with elements, he couldn’t find the scent anymore. The disaster he had just caused made the Atmospheric Element in this area too active, resulting in the Atmospheric Element being completely unable to track and bring back scent information.

Having no other choice, Li Aozi had to descend with his group of floating islands and begin his ground search. Fortunately, the implant-geared vanguards in this area had all been wiped out by him, so his search was swift.

Rubble couldn’t hinder Li Aozi from continuing his exploration. With a mere thought, a subway tube was pulled from the ground. His precise control made gravity perform with an effect akin to psychokinesis. His high Charm endowed him with better adaptability to the environment. Heading underground, Li Aozi explored near the bomb shelters, where many student and implant-geared vanguard corpses appeared.

Going deeper into the bomb shelter, it was completely flooded, forcing him to tear open a fissure to drain the accumulated water. However, the complex terrain and broken ruins still obstructed his path.

"This won’t do—better ask someone for directions."

Li Aozi looked around and found the corpse of a Patrol Member. He lifted his hand and placed it on the corpse’s head, his eyes lighting up with dark Magic Light:

"Rise, my corpse."

The divinity of Prison of Death gave him the ability to resurrect the dead as corpses. There was no limit to this power, but Li Aozi could not enhance or upgrade the corpses. In this regard, he was clearly not as good as Canyue’s divinity—certainly, that guy must have chosen the Source of Calamity divinity to control so many implant-geared vanguards.

Li Aozi was too familiar with it. The Implanted Sea Typhoon Soldier zerg rush was unique to Psychics, because only this Occupation could develop Arcane Energy to the Control Level at Zeta Rank, implanting Arcane Energy Seeds into implant gears indiscriminately.

Even Li Aozi, relying on lending money for players to power level, couldn’t upgrade that quickly. This was the impact of different pathways.

Similarly, Psychics wouldn’t have the terrifying large-area destruction capability like the Echoers.

A corpse immediately took shape, with its body rapidly withering and decaying, skin turning a bluish-gray. Although there was no rot, an unpleasant chill of death emanated from it.

"Kurt Rixen, at your service, Your Excellency."

The revival of the corpse, transformed from the Inspectorate, was instant, as it immediately knelt on one knee before Li Aozi. Its eyes burned with blue-green flames, signifying that its thoughts and soul had begun to ignite, no longer possessing a consciousness of its own. When the flames would be extinguished, it would die completely.

Even so, it still retained a certain ability to communicate, which was what Li Aozi valued.

"Did you see an Armored Breed Xilus Catfish Person and a man from the Tanas Clan with curly hair, wearing a faded ring?"

The corpse reported stiffly and respectfully:

"When the earthquake struck, they followed Modote’s team and proceeded in the bomb shelter. Then the cave collapsed on us, I was crushed, but they had a high probability of escaping alive."

Modote’s team, huh?" Li Aozi nodded, "Where were you heading?"

"We were going to the Graduate Academy, to meet the President of the Student Union, the retired veteran of Zeta Rank—Colina Ebris." The tone of the corpse was utterly flat.

Seemed reasonable, to seek out a Zeta Rank to deal with Canyue was a wise choice.

But for some reason, Li Aozi felt something was amiss.

"Earlier in the Magic Tower Library, I sensed your presence. What were you doing there?"

"Modote claimed he needed to replenish weapons and strength, so he led us into the Forbidden Library to copy a large number of Magic Scrolls."

The Forbidden Library?

Li Aozi frowned.

Others might not be aware, but Li Aozi was very clear on the matter.

Inside the Baizhu Interstellar University’s Magic Tower Library... that’s where the fragments of the Eye of Discernment are imprisoned.

Was it a coincidence? Li Aozi didn’t think so.

"Tell me everything that happened along the way."

He pulled the other, quickening his pace, and flew directly towards the Graduate Academy.

If Modote and his associates were heading to the Graduate Academy, it would be best to meet directly at the destination. Even if there were problems, by that time, he would have already made contact with the Zeta Rank veteran, Colina, taking the initiative into his hands.

"After Modote entered the Forbidden Library, he suddenly wanted to find a very powerful Magic Book, claiming it was something his mentor had told him about, to be used when necessary."

"What was the book called?"

Li Aozi accelerated his flight, testing and hitting the limits of the dimensional barrier with the cluster of Floating Islands.

As the Graduate Academy loomed close, the corpse answered:

"The Card of Destiny by Lyle Sventler."

Li Aozi halted in his tracks, immediately turning around.

"Damn it, that’s one of the fragments of the Eye of Discernment!"

The Inspectorate had been deceived, and Modote’s goal was to take possession of forbidden knowledge.

No wonder so many students had died along the way—they must have been deliberately killed off by Modote.

Was his goal to monopolize the fragments of the Eye of Discernment? Or was there an unclear and unspeakable connection with Canyue, which was attacking Trevela at this very moment? Li Aozi had no way of knowing.

The only thing he knew for certain was that Lucite and Hobbs, following that man, were definitely in danger.