Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 596 - 215. Emblem of the Hunter

Chapter 596: 215. Emblem of the Hunter

The two Star Realm destroyers collided repeatedly. Though they had not yet ascended to godhood, they already possessed the form of deities—unseeable, untouchable, incomprehensible.

Only distortion and madness.

Eternal life itself was already a twisted and maddening thing!

If everyone accepted this fact so calmly, then madness was trivial.

The staff officer glanced at the battlefield and realized he couldn’t comprehend the level of the two’s confrontation. He turned and focused on his task instead.

Coincidentally, his subordinate brought news:

"Governor, the informant on Baizhu Star has confirmed: Bravo Squad has been annihilated. He observed some of Canyue’s subordinates being captured, and our transmission tower has also fallen into enemy hands. The Mages are working hard to decode it."

"It seems the ’Card of Destiny’ is beyond our reach," the staff officer mused for a moment, then said: "Since we can’t obtain it, forget it. What we have is enough to please the Mother of the Night. Inform our people to retreat immediately."

"About the transmission tower..." the subordinate expressed concern, "if the enemy deciphers our coordinates and technology in reverse, it could be a big issue."

"That’s unlikely. The molecular transporter technology isn’t that sophisticated; it’s really the Mother of the Night’s blessing that makes it work."

The staff officer waved his hand:

"Previous intelligence indicated: 38 hours later, the Mechanical World Society’s Mashigang will descend here. The Governor is delaying them—Baizhu Star’s fall is inevitable. Our goal has been achieved. Since we can’t get the ’Card of Destiny’..."

He let out a cold laugh:

"Then those ignorant materialist bugs can forget about it too."

"But, there are some powerhouses in Trevela City now. If concentrated, they might be able to destroy the councilors..."

"No one can oppose a councilor from a well-formed society."

The staff officer shook his head:

"No one, not even deities, can do that."

Zing!

Li Aozi slashed Watt Torque’s shoulder with his sword. The high amount of true damage caused by the "Master of Metal and Gold," combined with the suppressing effect of his "Strength," knocked Watt Torque to the ground instantly.

"The eighth time."

Li Aozi’s hand tingled, his mana nearly depleted. He stood in place and took a deep breath.

"You have a good Society, Councilor Watt Torque. If it were an ordinary councilor, being targeted by a Copper Hunter like me, they’d collapse after five kills."

The Mechanical World Society was, after all, one of the stronger Societies in the Layer Abyss. The councilor’s mental resistance was absurdly high.

But Li Aozi had killed too many Predators from such Societies in his past life.

"Copper Hunter—your attacks deal an additional 6% true damage to ’Society-type’ enemies."

Wearing this title, combined with the War Maniac’s 300% output increase.

The fact was, the Secret Society was perhaps a unique exception. For other Societies’ members, facing the experienced Li Aozi—they were just sour fish: sour, weak, and unnecessary.

He saw through their attack patterns.

Familiar with their skill templates.

Knew their tactical skills clearly.

Crushed them with attribute values.

"You’re out of numbers, lagging in tactics, outdated in thinking, unorganized—how do you plan to fight me?"

But unfortunately...

Li Aozi’s eyes narrowed.

—After all, he was not a complete Zeta Rank.

"If only I had another Zeta Rank, I could end this battle immediately!"

Even though he had killed Watt Torque several times, he couldn’t fully harness the power of Zeta Rank, and couldn’t defeat him at the core.

On the surface, Li Aozi seemed to be playing and crushing his opponent, but deep inside, he was very anxious.

His mana bar was limited.

His player had to log off.

The Society’s citizens produced endlessly, supported by infinite energy, and Li Aozi really couldn’t hold up.

As an individual, he could never be the opponent of a Society and often, even the Speaker of the Society could drain a deity from a narrative-level civilization to death.

He had already extended the cooldown period of his Dictator Form to six months, heavily burdening his genes.

He couldn’t transform anymore, or else Li Aozi’s implant gear would be in jeopardy.

If it went wrong, the four sequences of arcane energy in his body would go berserk, causing more destruction than Canyue.

Another Zeta Rank would do...

Just one would be enough.

But as a Sovereign Path’s identity, he didn’t dare to call for help—if someone came, they would catch Li Aozi first and implicate Dean Nastisha, who spoke good words for him.

He could only hope that Caramel Snail and the others could find Zeta Rank powerhouses through the network of the Aid Study Society he left behind.

It was the only option.

If not, he and his players would eventually be exhausted to death here.

"Who... who the hell are you?!"

Watt Torque’s body sank into the snow. Bursting sparks and scorching circuits melted and evaporated the surrounding snow. His electronic eyes were filled with shock:

"Two—no, three! No, four! Four arcane sequences! No native of the Starry Abyss has ever achieved this—who the hell are you?"

"Me?"

Li Aozi walked forward calmly. Watt Torque, relying on the council, was practically unkillable. Even if knocked into the second dimension, he could jump back from the Quantum Domain.

On the one hand, Canyue’s development level had far surpassed his.

On the other hand... well, it just proved—trash, second dimension!

Li Aozi was already pondering where to get some string theory or quantum physics knowledge. Watt Torque’s question veered his thoughts in another direction.

[Just right, it’s almost time to showcase my brand.]

"I am nobody important."

He dragged his sword, its blade sparking against the ground as he spoke slowly:

"I, Li Aozi, also known as Li Zi, Leo, or Leoz."

He lifted his blade and placed it against Watt Torque’s neck:

"The Executer of the God of Reality and Sovereign Path’s Main God Morphydelia, the last of the Abyssal Spiritual Warriors—Leoz reincarnated."

With a flick of his wrist, the blade swiftly sliced, beheading Watt Torque instantly.

"To fall at my hands, you are not wronged at all."

Clank...

Watt Torque’s corpse fell to the ground, the cut surface sparking and crackling.

’Hehehe...’

Yet, laughter echoed all around:

’Leoz? You claim to be Leoz reincarnated? Hahaha...’

Li Aozi stood his ground. An invisible stream of electrified particles coursed through the sky, lifting Watt Torque and all the fallen Citizens of the Mechanical World into the air, rapidly reassembling them.

’If you hadn’t said that, I might have doubted—but since you say such things, you absolutely cannot be Leoz!’

Watt Torque’s form reassembled immediately. He placed his face armor back on his mechanical skull, his eyes glowing with green light, his synthetic voice laden with ridicule:

"Leoz could never reincarnate."