Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

Colytuson and Shalon are undoubtedly tough characters in the Layer Abyss.

Not only are they young, but they also have rich combat experience, unlike those Ascenders who become complacent after advancing in rank. Both are the type who live for excitement.

One is the Galaxy Eye Meat Grinder, flawlessly untouched from start to finish, displaying pure masculinity.

The other is the mastermind behind coups, a rhythm master, and demonstrated espionage prowess in the Spring of Nations.

Apart from their formidable strength and their impressive battle achievements, Land Loyd chose them also for their powerful death warning abilities.

This death warning, stemming from biological instinct, is ineffective even against prophecy spells because it actually belongs to a biological reflex, governed by the Biochemist, and the Biochemist's detection capabilities can't track others' information panels.

This highly efficient and useful ability is something Land Loyd wishes to acquire.

Now he can still mingle with ordinary players in the team, but the case of Xides's entity descending and then disappearing is still fresh, and no one dares to say whether the Primordial Abyss might one day whimsically send him on a similar mission.

Unlike his ostentatious demeanor, Land Loyd's origin dictates that he can only choose the Pathway of Redemption. Additionally, to succeed Lai Anding Your Excellency, it's naturally impossible for him to freely choose his development direction like ordinary people.

He's basically a healer.

Unlike other Ascenders of the Redemption Pathway, Land Loyd lacks offensive skills and couldn't become a battlefield medic like Severston, who always follows the principle of killing everyone first and then healing teammates.

As a result, it makes sense for the defenseless Land Loyd to choose a Light Armor Cleaver, a sustained-output Mechanic.

Spending a little more money ensures a bit more safety. Sign the contract in advance, and after descending the Starry Abyss, he can bring him along for growth and upgrades.

And facts have proven, his money was not spent in vain.

When the voice outside the door claiming to be the Mingji Professor was heard, the two legendary mercenaries had no doubts and immediately demonstrated their strong business capabilities:

As a Fighter of the Destroyer Pathway, Colytuson immediately flipped the table as cover, crouching down, and unfolded a light foam alloy shield on his hand.

Tiger School - Beast Mode Ambience

The faint shadow of a tiger reappeared, but its aura was almost entirely restrained. This highly refined Qi Energy stance didn't require a second look to know it was an expert. The radiant heat from the Qi Energy was very slow, forming a sticky and solidified atmosphere.

As long as one stepped into this domain, even light would come to a halt.

Shalon said nothing, slightly lowering his head, as the quantum lines on his body began to flicker with blue-green light.

Quantum Tidal Detection

A surging yet unseen wave reverberated in quantum space, and everything outside and inside the walls unfolded before Shalon's vision.

Causal Teleportation

Rapid Assembly

The surge of mechanical force flowed rampantly, as mechanical constructs were observed and promptly erupted from the quantum gap, assembled exactly according to Shalon's will.

It was a Pale Silver hand cannon.

Snowflakes swiftly drifted through the room as the core twisted and accelerated, absorbing heat from the surroundings, the barrel blossoming outward like a flower, swirling akin to a Snow Moon Flower in a frenzied dance.

Temple Blueprint Armament: Winter's Sacred Ark!

The hand cannon required no class, activated by Spiritual Energy, something only the Resentful Spirit's citizens of Oblivion could achieve, and the most orthodox weapon of a Narrative Citizen.

In the culture of the Temple, the word gun didn't exist. They first invented the laser matrix and then the bow and crossbow, so no matter the kind of ranged weapon, it's uniformly suffixed as 'Sacred Ark' in the Temple.

The combat instincts of the two mercenaries promptly issued warnings, their bodies moving even faster than their minds.

Whether it's the extremely condensed Qi Energy, affecting even the flow of spacetime, if condensed too long, this level of Qi Energy compression release could instantly create a massive sound of 200 decibels.

Even kindergarten seniors know that the atmospheric pressure limit within the atmosphere is at this level. An explosion at such close range has energy sufficient to flatten a continent.

On the other side, the anti-heat energy weapon was even more exaggerated because only a solipsistic civilization could develop such a defiant weapon against the laws of thermodynamics.

Zero Point Engine - First Stage Energy Storage

When the arrow was about to be released, Shalon suddenly realized the entire Underwater Abyss Bureau was so silent.

"What's going on?" Land Loyd was dumbfounded: "Who are you fighting with? Why did you suddenly enter combat mode?"

"That guy is obviously coming for us, little boss."

Colytuson scoffed:

"Didn't you notice when he started speaking, all those voices cursing you and telling you to get out of the Empire disappeared?"

"We've been surrounded."

Shalon said calmly:

"The opponent placed a barrier with a Mysterious Pathway practitioner, likely a Soul Capturer... 'Silent Evil Spirit' or 'City of Immersion,' probably one of these two sorcery and secret arts. They're here for you, little boss."

The feedback from Quantum Tidal brought clarity. There was no noise, as quiet as a dead city, with absolutely no flaws.

But being overly clean is, in itself, a flaw.

"Here for me?" Land Loyd was puzzled: "Even in the Empire, someone dares to make a move in the face of the Empire, who could it be? What do they want?"

"Unsure, maybe their target is also the few cards you have in hand?"

Colytuson maintained the Delayed Field:

"We have the advantage. Although the enemy has set up an Evil Spirit, it's not a wide-range Resentful Spirit space. Its attack strength isn't high."

"Nonsense, if it were the 'Slaughterhouse No. 55' or 'Silver Princess Ghost Route,' we'd be dead as soon as we were captured."

Shalon didn't miss a chance to chime in with trash talk:

"The opponent is a team, my mechanical sentry intercepted their code transmissions. Some of them might have swapped prosthetic bodies, huh, as if they don't know who they're up against, daring to activate prosthetics in front of a Mechanic."

"Let's not talk about this—Shalon, where is the man who called himself the 'Mingji Professor'?"

"I'm searching, let me track this signal first. There's no way to orient in the Evil Spirit, I need to pull out their to fight effectively."

Shalon's eyes burst into green ripples, and he directly activated the talent of quantum vision. As long as it can still be analyzed by physics, it's impossible to escape this peering through quantum slits.

"This kid, hides well, his prosthetics aren't impressive, only at a third-rate civilization level. I'm hacking into the bio-microbial system to take a look, steal his gene sequence."

"Alright."

Colytuson smiled:

"You attack, I'll defend. This place is a building made by the Empire, as long as we don't leave this interrogation room, their level is just a few Zeta (6), can't break through this place."

"That's what I'm saying... Hey, there's a genetic signal here, quite clear. Looks like it is the commander."

Shalon's fingers moved rapidly, constantly deciphering that suddenly emerged gene sequence. He was quick, and soon he could track the location where the gene stayed.

Meanwhile, Colytuson also deployed the defense field, deflection shield, and light armored fortress seamlessly, not a crack to be seen.

"—Found it!"

Shalon smiled, exhaled a breath, and said to Colytuson:

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"Haha, it doesn't matter."

Colytuson laughed and patted his chest:

"My shield, as thick as a star wall, solid as a fortress, those terrorists are completely like a python swallowing a durian, unable to swallow or bite through."

"Indeed."

Shalon glanced at the other's protection, couldn't help but sweat a bit:

"Man, you even have the GXTP soul reflection shield, what weapon in the Layer Abyss can possibly penetrate it?"

"This is a group product, the configuration of elite personalities in the Narrative Civilization."

Colytuson proudly said:

"In the Layer Abyss, certainly, there's nothing that can break through it face-to-face—"

Boom!

Before he finished speaking, fire suddenly erupted under Colytuson's feet, and immediately, the weapons and equipment in the hands of both of them detached like frantic snake swarms, swiftly peeling away and piercing into their bodies.

A white mist unknowingly enveloped the entire room.

Shalon was stunned, his body responded and started applying shields to himself, summoning the mechanical units to approach him. Once his body finished its tasks, he didn't forget to shout:

"Colytuson! Where did this fire come from—"

Swoosh!

Through the smoke, Leoz walked over unhurriedly.

He raised his hand and cleanly severed his head, blood pooling on the blade, then gently turned on Colytuson's neck, and just like that, two heads fell to the ground with a thud.

Clang!

Land Loyd didn't even have time to react as Leoz thrust his sword between his legs and lifted him up, calmly saying:

"Hello, I am the leader of the Mingji Humanitarian Rescue Organization under Azure Star - Frost Plating Federation. You can call me Mingji Professor."

"Land Loyd fellow, don't be afraid, I am actually a genuine Azure Star person. Our Azure Star hasn't forgotten you—let's go, let's try to get home for New Year's and make dumplings."

At this moment, Land Loyd was still in a confused state.

Where was he?

Why did they suddenly start fighting?

It seemed like they were the first to react and make defenses?

Who exactly attacked him?

His two fierce bodyguards had their background stories hyped by many big V self-media.

Just like that, killed by two strikes?

—Two strikes.

Land Loyd thought:

Just two strikes!

He didn't even bother to use a teleportation, walked up like shopping in a supermarket, really a couple of normal attacks, chopping at the neck.

One was an indomitable man clearing the Galactic Eye Campaign without injury, another a proper Narrative Civilization operative.

These two were not cheap!

Too fast, too fast...

Before Land Loyd could sort out the timeline, the next moment, he was staring into the eyes of the True General.

Because of using the professional ability, the silver glimmer in the pupil grew even brighter.

That silver glimmer…

Land Loyd exclaimed:

"Endless Starry Abyss ah! has attacked!"