Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

"Hmph—sentimental? No, this is the real Oshen, the real me. I have been suppressed by that bastard Leoz for too long, and even I've begun to demand extreme efficiency."

However, while Yutianxiao wasn't very disciplined and Xia Yubing was overly so, at least both of their qualities were very much on point.

Once this hidden task concludes, we'll defeat the Apostle of Entropy and liberate Zhengxu, making the entire process extremely easy.

After that, I will dive into the Boundary Abyss with Li Aozi's main forces, and when the time is ripe, I'll take him down directly.

Everything is going very smoothly; Lai Anding has a knack for selecting people. Following the plan step by step is clearly more suitable than choosing someone overconfident in their strength like Gio Zieou, especially when compared to the cunning and mature old deity Oshen.

Whether in terms of strength or intellect, I am more in tune, more aligned with the needs of Starry Abyss.

Compared to Leoz, I am the true heir of the Starry Abyss.

"This was how Long Yuqiong thought."

A weak voice sounded.

Long Yuqiong blinked and only then noticed that his body had become incredibly light. When he looked down, he discovered that his body was standing upright on the ground.

Drip, drip, drip...

Blood continuously splattered onto Yubing's face, waking Xia Yubing from her unconsciousness. She lifted her head in confusion.

What she saw were corpses with their heads and bodies separated, their scalps neatly sliced, fluttering through the air like snowflakes.

There was no time to react, not even for the system to issue a message alert.

[Qiongyu] Professional Team—Annihilated.

"You people really are quite special, aren't you?"

Xia Yubing turned her head to look at the pale-haired boy squatting on a street lamp.

Even from hundreds of meters away, his appearance was strikingly clear. His features were like a delicate porcelain doll's, showing no imperfections; the {Charm} attribute was likely terrifyingly high.

[Eye of Truth]

[Target has been obscured, unable to discern status]

He turned his scarlet eyes, carefully examining the head of Long Yuqiong in his hand. His attire resembled the "Victorian Era" style from English works, adorned with intricate lace, and his peculiar accent fit the speech patterns of English people.

According to the information she gathered, if there were no surprises, this morbidly beautiful youth should be—

"Son of Earth."

Xia Yubing's perfect English immediately caught the attention of the morbid youth. He turned his head and, with a strange expression, lifted Xia Yubing's chin:

"You're not one of Gaia's children, how can you understand English?"

"I—"

Before Xia Yubing could recover from the shock of his instantaneous, silent crossing of 637 meters, the scattered mirror fragments on the ground suddenly drew her attention.

—In those mirror shards, she could only see her own elevated reflection.

The morbidly beautiful youth was nonexistent in the mirror.

'Could this be...'

Before Xia Yubing could think further, the youth flicked his hand, a crimson dagger condensing in his palm:

"Forget it, peeling off the scalp and consuming brain blood will reveal everything."

He shyly smiled, an invisible force holding Xia Yubing completely in place. He twisted the dagger in his palm, suddenly slashing towards Xia Yubing's scalp.

Bang!

The overhead barrier generator shattered instantly, countless Ersha Sky Curtains pouring down like a waterfall.

"Tsk—"

The youth clicked his tongue, immediately submerged by the red-black torrent.

Xia Yubing stood dazed in place, the whole process unfolding too fast, far beyond her non-combat role's capacity to react. Even if the account owner could control it, the summoned character couldn't keep up.

'The proficiency is too low, the body delay is so slow—'

She could only watch herself being engulfed by the Ersha.

Long Yuqiong gave up struggling on the brink of death, resurrected directly, advancing continuously to the front, drawing the warblade with a backhand, instantly cloaking it with silver-red combat power for reinforcement.

[Dragon School: Ripple Vacuum Slash]

With a flick of the sword forward, the earth split open, and the vacated zone blasted by qi energy suddenly blocked the Ersha wave.

"Go!"

Xia Yubing, still recovering from the shock, was gripped by Yutianxiao's large hand on her shoulder, activating the teleportation technique with a tap of his magic wand on the ground, instantly transporting everyone back to camp.

"Ugh!"

Xia Yubing was unceremoniously thrown to the ground, her summoned character Qiu Yun couldn't help but complain:

"Guardian God Minister, why can't you, like the other Descenders, fight?"

"I'm not portraying some competitive gaming girl character who only plays idle roles—I'm truly not good at games!"

Clutching her forehead, Xia Yubing got up from the ground. She glanced around, even the camp had been heavily eroded by Ersha. Everyone was busy filling gaps, Ersha sparing no bodies, all polluting and corrupting them, turning them into Apostles of Entropy, launching attacks upon them.

"You look okay."

Yutianxiao walked over, his expression grim, his character's state not well either, having teleported away first yet still losing half his body, exposing his still-beating heart. Fortunately, there were enough healers in the team continuously restoring his health.

"Mr. Yutianxiao—"

Xia Yubing exclaimed in surprise:

"Not even you are a match?"

"My proficiency is top-level among players, specially tailored for PVE skill construction."

Yutianxiao shook his head:

"Yet with such proficiency, the opponent, even if they're also Gamma level, simply overpowers us."

"Senators are like that."

Long Yuqiong, having done some healing, walked over and said:

"That fast-moving Poisoned Blood guy was the [Hairdresser], likely a Senator of [Society]. Otherwise, there's no way to explain such terrifying power."

"Their speed is absurd, there's nothing on Azure Star that can contain them."

Yutianxiao spat:

"This hidden task can't be done, such enemies might only be feasible to tackle a few versions later, once we've power-creeped them. Or maybe, it's a bug by the Qiqiao Network programmers..."

"What programmers, it's just one person over there..."

"Ah Long?"

"Hm? Oh, nothing, was just cursing the developers."

Long Yuqiong brushed it off, looking at Xia Yubing:

"Teacher Xia, that guy just talked to you, did you gather any useful information?"

"...Though the observation time was short, I did collect a bit."

Xia Yubing steadied herself, closed her eyes, and started reporting:

"The target is 167 centimeters tall, with a notably slender fibula given that he's male, maybe try using blunt objects like stakes to attack the leg bones. White hair, scarlet pupils, unable to constrict when stimulated by strong light, and his skin is translucent. Moreover, his reflection doesn't appear in mirrors, he moves silently, and can manipulate blood as a weapon…"

"These features match the records of a 'vampire'—having a pale, sickly complexion, weak voice, and only attacking exposed skin suggesting weak armor-piercing ability. Wearing heavy armor might be a good defense, because he might be purposely exposing his skin to draw attacks, suggesting he needs excessive bleeding to display combat abilities—Additionally, since he can manipulate blood as a weapon, we must be prepared for his blood possibly being corrosive or toxic."

Yutianxiao turned to Long Yuqiong:

"Next time, we should be ready for that."

"You're the real vampire."

Long Yuqiong said, looking up at the shattered barrier generator:

"The real Sun has emerged. Is Lord Entropy going to lose? Looks like there's really nothing to worry about for the main quest."

Yutianxiao laughed: "I told you, didn't I? You have to trust Li Aozi—oh, now it's Leoz Dominet."

Long Yuqiong replied:

"Leoz Dominet seems much better than Leoz."