Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 572 - 198. Gio Zieou

Chapter 572: 198. Gio Zieou

A strong hatred burned lonely in his heart, Jiaozi Niu held his chest, not knowing where this hatred came from but was all too aware—it was directed at the Tailor.

The Poet’s song was long, and Caramel Snail listened quietly, sunlight falling on his shoulders, his face hidden in shadows, his hands already clenched into fists.

His originally clear brown eyes gradually lit up with green as the song’s soft tune played, a vivid green invaded his irises, and Caramel Snail’s demeanor grew increasingly profound.

At this moment, he was like gunpowder, ready to explode with a spark.

"The white of peace is the Saintess’ shroud, in that forgotten future, no one will remember the warrior’s demise..."

The Poet gently pressed the strings of his instrument, letting out the last note, and then removed his hat to salute the other.

"Thank you very much for listening, Descender sir."

"Good song."

Caramel Snail nodded slightly, lips sealed, his voice coming directly into the Poet’s mind from nowhere:

"The people of peaceful times often question the warrior’s sacrifice; your theme is good, the rhymes excellent, but the words are not beautiful enough. As for the story—I really like it."

He gently tapped the table, a deep gleam in his eyes, thoughtful.

"This kind of song reminds me of an old friend... Nodiya. If you get the chance to meet Him, try giving Him daffodils. Generally speaking, He will happily teach you some poetry skills."

He looked at the Poet and suddenly remembered something:

"Well, I almost forgot, I think I can give you a reward. Though I don’t have anything on hand to give you—how about this? If He is unwilling, you can give Him my name: Gio Zieou, and He will agree."

The Bard seemed surprised, looking at the other’s lion-like green eyes, his knees uncontrollably trembling.

It was as if standing before him was not those weak Alpha Stage Descenders, but the big figures, the Ascenders he only glimpsed in the news.

No, not just the Ascenders.

This feeling—

[BUG_#2403: Cognition Filter malfunction, reinforce shield.]

[Shielding failed—initiating overwrite.]

[Executing Lai Anding Medical Protocol Article 4: When cognition filter shielding fails, use overwrite, to backtrack conscripted bodies.]

[Unknown error detected: Enforce logout and re-connect]

A faint white light appeared in Caramel Snail’s eyes, a vast stream of data flashing before him.

"This aura, Redemption Sprite Lai Anding. Ah... I see, you’ve found a real opportunity for counterattack."

He did not resist, quietly awaiting the power to wash over his body.

"Descender—I understand it all now. Not just me, every one of us came this way..."

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[Network connection not responding]

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[Re-connecting.]

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[Re-connected successfully]

[Descender #2403 ’Caramel Snail’, welcome back to Starry Abyss.]

Caramel Snail blinked and looked up, his brown eyes focusing on the Poet in front of him, asking in confusion:

"Big brother, why are you kneeling?"

He scratched his head, looking bewildered, then glanced at the food in front of him, muttering:

"This game’s conscripted bodies are so unruly, they wander around as soon as I’m offline, too free."

With that, he opened the game interface, checking the information by himself, operating it skillfully.

The Bard stood beside him, in a daze.

The Descender before him... it seemed like he’d never met him.

Caramel Snail opened the quest interface, an eye-catching red prompt immediately appeared.

"Oh! Li Aozi sent a quest? Let me have a look!"

Li Meimo hadn’t sent a quest in a long time, but the rewards were always substantial when she did, and Caramel Snail had always wanted to raise his Arcane Energy for Inscription Saint Swordmaster, maybe this time he could.

With such thoughts, Caramel Snail clicked on the quest details:

[Your lord has issued the Main Quest to all members of Newbie Village—’Saving Lord Aozi’]

[Type]: Support/Transport

[Time Limit]: 12 hours (6 hours remaining)

[Mission Difficulty]: S

[Introduction]:

"A Zeta Rank thug named Canyue has raided the capital city Trevela on Baizhu Star; your lord Li Aozi is going to confront the enemy and needs all the assistance possible. As warriors of the territory, Descenders, take action!"

[Settlement Conditions]:

A. ’Death Stranding’—Go to the following target locations, retrieve items, and transport more supplies to Trevela City;

Go to the Heroes of Falysia Tombs: Retrieve Li Aozi’s weapon

Go to Newbie Village Biochemical Center: Transport Li Aozi’s Implant Gear body to Trevela

Go to more areas, inform them of the situation, and get more humanitarian supplies to Trevela.

Reward: 1,000,000 Experience

B. ’Call of Duty’—In the current situation, Canyue cannot be left behind. The thug who has committed heinous crimes must atone with death; find a Zeta Rank strongman to come to Trevela.

Reward: Specialty ’Perpetual· Willful’

Special note: This concerns the survival crisis of the territory, please respond actively

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"Wow, S-rank... and so many tasks."

Though the rewards were extremely generous, the mission difficulty was also very high, clearly requiring cooperation.

He definitely couldn’t do it alone, and time was running out.

"What to do, I can’t just watch the S-rank quest slip away?"

Caramel Snail felt troubled, opening his friends list to try his luck.

Looking at a row of gray avatars, Caramel Snail held his head, nearly letting out a wail.

Damn! Now he would really watch the S-rank quest slip away!

And what else? The mission concerned the survival crisis of the territory?

"My house!"

Just as Caramel Snail was in utter dismay, a message suddenly popped up in his friends list.

[Your friend [XXG] Cumin Powder has come online.]

[XXG] Cumin Powder: Whoa? Kiddo, why aren’t you sleeping? Still playing games this late, I have training. What are you doing here?—Just now (Read)

Reply: Cumin Powder! You are my god!

Caramel Snail quickly sent the quest content screenshot to her, then connected to voice chat, reminding her:

"Cumin Powder, Azi, sister, you are a professional player, can you call more colleagues? We’re about to be raided!"

"Hmm... It’s quite tricky, and it’s late at night, not easy to gather." Cumin Powder pondered for a moment:

"At this time, everyone is asleep, the original members of Newbie Village probably can’t come together. After all, I don’t have that many contacts."

"How could it be..." Caramel Snail instantly felt down.

"But the accounts of pro players from studios and big guilds are usually shared within the team. I’ve sent the message to them, they’re contacting replacements for the match." Cumin Powder said:

"I can’t gather the 25 original members, but I can still get 25 professional players."