Chapter 10: The Night of the Star Disaster (Part 1)
A completely different atmosphere than when we entered the city yesterday permeated the sky over the town of Wilvis.
That morning, people from the guild came and went, seemingly trading large quantities of a certain type of stone. After asking Xiang Ying, I learned that it was a consumable item produced by a special type of weapon—staff-like weapons: spirit crystals. These small stones stored various elemental powers, unrestricted by their user. In a crucial moment, they could turn the tide of battle or even save lives.
Seeing Beichen curiously listening to Xiang Ying's explanation, Uncle Allen smiled and handed over three level nine spirit crystal "wind cannons". Pinhua immediately stuffed over a dozen large recovery spirit crystals as if to take credit, and proudly said that she made them - it turned out that Pinhua was a staff-type weapon.
At noon, many Lingwu Divisions were gathering in groups on the street with their weapons. Beichen saw Gu Yinyue in the crowd, and immediately explained to Xiang Ying through telepathy: that was a temporary sales point sent from the Royal Capital Chamber of Commerce, selling Star Spirit Ore Solution. Star Spirit Ore Solution was the second method of repairing weapons, and it was also the most efficient and effective method. However, Star Spirit Ore Solution was very expensive. One gold coin (more than 1,000 riyals) could only buy a small bottle the size of a finger. For a giant sword like Longyun, at least dozens of bottles had to be bought to complete a full body care.
Beichen looked at the small bag where he kept his coins - there was only one gold coin and two copper coins left in it, the rest had been used to buy daily necessities and clothes.
But in the end, she ignored Xiang Ying's objection and used her last belongings to buy a small bottle. Although the sword body could be repaired by the method of promotion, it was better to prepare such a key prop just in case. But she did not dare to give it to Xiang Ying now, otherwise if something happened on the night of the star disaster, it would be too late to save the situation.
In the evening, the crowd began to gradually move towards the north of the city - the direction of Lasha Forest. Beichen followed several seniors from the union to the large square near the city gate. He hadn't noticed it when he came in, but now it seems that this fan-shaped square might be used to fight against star disasters.
The air around them was getting thicker and thicker. With every inch the sun sank in the west, the murderous aura grew stronger. The crowd maintained a low noise. Some were discussing wartime action plans with their weapons, some were asking about their weapons' physical condition, some were drinking with others to encourage themselves, and some simply picked up their weapons and fought a few times with their partners as a warm-up exercise.
Soon, the sun had set behind the mountains adjacent to the Lasha Forest, and the orange sunset glow shrouded the black mountains - it was a scene that we saw every day, but it was particularly creepy today.
Although Beichen had not experienced the night of the star disaster, he was still deeply affected by the atmosphere. His whole body trembled slightly, and he didn't know whether he was afraid or excited. Xiang Ying frowned when he noticed her abnormality, but he didn't know how to comfort her - he was too weak. Once he opened his mouth, not only could it not comfort her, but it would only make her feel more stressed.
Pop.
Gu Yinyue patted Beichen's shoulder from behind, neither too hard nor too lightly. Beichen, who was extremely nervous, was so scared that he jumped up on the spot.
"No, it's too stiff."
Gu Yinyue shook his head: "Relax, you are so nervous before the enemy comes, you will be unable to move at all when they come."
Beichen swallowed his saliva:
"but……"
"Haven't you ever fought the possessed Moon Envoy? I heard you sold Celestial Cores."
"Yes, but only level three, the wolf type."
"Oh, how many have you hunted?"
"580."
Gu Yinyue showed a faint surprise: "No wonder you have a good foundation. Then there is no need to worry."
“…Huh?”
Long Yun leaned over and said:
"The rank of a Possessed Moon Messenger is determined by its size, the power of its Spirit Cannon, and its vitality. A Level 3 Wolf-type has very weak stamina, a limited range of its Spirit Cannon, and is also small, but its agility and mobility are among the best among Possessed Moon Messengers. Since you can hunt over 500 of them, it won't be easy for a regular Possessed Moon Messenger to hit you, so just be careful not to lose your composure and get surrounded or ambushed."
After Longyun said this, Beichen's ugly expression finally improved a little. Seeing this, Gu Yinyue said:
"She doesn't seem to have experienced a star disaster before. You two should give her some basic advice. I'll go talk to the mayor. I'll command the counterattack this time."
Longyun and the crossbow boy named Naraka nodded, and then Gu Yinyue walked away.
Then the two Yeyue seeds looked at each other and exchanged glances. Naraka pulled his hair impatiently and spoke.
"First, obey the commander's orders, but when your life is in danger, run away decisively."
After Naraka finished speaking, Longyun immediately added:
"The trick to escaping is to stay calm and pay attention to your back. Try to retreat to a deserted place. Don't panic and choose the wrong path. You must learn to use obstacles to avoid the Moon Envoy's sight."
Nodding, Naraka took over.
"When engaging in an attack, you must cooperate with those around you to encircle and suppress the enemy, pin down the strong ones, prioritize eliminating the weak, and finally join forces with your partners to eliminate the Disaster Emperor."
"Who is the Disaster Emperor?"
Naraka looked at Beichen in surprise:
"How did you manage to survive until now without knowing anything? Don't tell me you're some kind of boudoir girl."
"Uh... no..."
"Alright, alright," Longyun said, smoothing things over. "We don't have much time, so let's get on with it. The Disaster Emperor is the center of the Star Disaster, akin to the leader of a possessed Moon Envoy. Generally speaking, he's quite powerful. ...So when killing an enemy, don't let your guard down, even if the chances of victory are great. And don't be greedy and rush to kill the Disaster Emperor before others. I've seen at least 50 people die trying to get the Disaster Emperor's Star Core. Remember, life is always more important than anything else. Don't put the cart before the horse."
At this moment, Longyun had completely gotten rid of the frivolous look he had in the morning. Beichen was touched to see that he reminded him so carefully, so he nodded vigorously to show that he remembered it.
Naraka snorted softly. "Finally, let's assess the Possessed Moon Envoys. You just said you only focused on hunting level three wolf-types, right? Remember, generally speaking, the larger the Possessed Moon Envoy, the higher its level, the harder it is to kill, and the wider the range of the Protoss Cannon. Try not to stand directly in front of them, but this rule isn't absolute. The higher the level of the Possessed Moon Envoy, the larger it gets, but at the highest level, the reverse is true."
“…The other way around?”
"...The highest-level possessed Moon Envoy takes human form and generally doesn't appear in ordinary star disasters. But if you're unlucky enough to encounter one, forget about everything else and do your best to escape. If you can't escape, fight to the death until dawn. That's how you survive."
Beichen tried hard to remember every word Naraka said, then nodded and smiled at the two weapons in front of him.
"This information is extremely important. Thank you, Longyun and Naraka."
"Forget about thanking me. Why don't you come and sharpen my blade for me one day? Okay, I'm just kidding. Don't glare at me, little swordsman."
Longyun laughed and gently pushed Xiang Ying, who was glaring at him. There was no trace of contempt in his words for Xiang Ying, a low-level fighter.
"Humph, if it weren't for the dead monk's order, who would be willing to waste their saliva on you?"
Naraka turned up his nose, tilted his head, and walked away.
"That kid is just shy, don't worry about it. It's almost time for us to meet up with the boss. See you tomorrow morning."
Longyun said this, waved to Beichen and Xiangying, and took a few steps back.
"Well, see you tomorrow morning, Longyun."
"...See you tomorrow morning, Longyun-senpai."
As if they quickly understood the true meaning of "See you tomorrow morning", Beichen and Xiangying answered Longyun seriously and sincerely.
The sky grew darker, and half of the sky was dyed with a light blue-purple color.
"Everyone assemble!!"
Gu Yinyue's low and solemn voice rang out above the square.
"Twenty lire (equivalent to minutes) remain until the Star Disaster begins. I am Gu Yinyue, a Level 3 Phantom Warrior, serving as the commander-in-chief of the northern theater of this Star Disaster. Now, begin your battle formation!"
The noisy crowd immediately quieted down.
On the high platform in front of the square, Naraka stood beside Gu Yinyue, and Longyun disappeared. Instead, Gu Yinyue was covered with a set of extremely gorgeous blood-red battle armor, and behind him was a giant sword that was two heads taller than Gu Yinyue.
"That armor—"
The red fluorescence flowed as if it had life, pulsating along the armor composed of complex bone spurs and hard scales. There was a helmet decorated like sharp horns on the ear part, skull-shaped shoulder armor, and the chest, abdomen and arms were wrapped like a dragon body covered with dragon scales. Around his waist was a long, torn cloth with evil patterns that was extremely rebellious. Combined with the huge horse-slaying sword behind him that exuded a murderous aura visible to the naked eye, Gu Yinyue was like a demon descended from the sky. On the high platform at night, with that flashing light, he attracted everyone's attention.
"Master, that should be Longyun's full-body combat weapon form. This is an ability only possessed by combat weapons with seven scars or higher."
It turns out that when it reaches level seven, the weapon can be transformed into full body armor. Beichen couldn't help but look forward to it: I wonder what Xiang Ying's full body weapon form will look like.
But immediately, Beichen's attention was drawn back to Gu Yinyue.
"Is there a Phantom Spirit Martial Division?"
No one answered in the square.
"Does the Holy Spirit Martial Division have it?"
"have!"
A brown-haired young man took three steps forward.
"Is there a ninth-level spiritual weapon division?!"
"have!"
A red-haired girl took two steps forward.
"Is there an eighth-level spiritual weapon division?!"
"have!"
Beichen, a bearded man, and a beautiful woman shouted loudly and took a step forward with their weapons.
Gu Yinyue glanced at Beichen and nodded to her - although his face was expressionless, she realized that he was encouraging her.
But just as he was about to continue speaking, an old man behind Gu Yinyue stood up and stared at Beichen.
"The eighth-level Lingwu Division's weapons are not strong enough. Is there any high-level ownerless weapons that you would like this young lady to use temporarily?"
Beichen smacked his lips when he heard this and held Xiang Ying's hand. Immediately, several voices sounded behind him, and then several people walked to Beichen's side.
"Long stick, Hongye, six stars, quantitative species." A man who looked very gentle and kind walked up to Beichen and gave her a simple smile.
"Shortbow·Fire Rose·August·Quantitative Seed. ...I have no problem using your contract power across levels." The elder sister in sexy leather jacket lifted Beichen's chin and blinked gently and seductively.
"Long Spear, Lingshuang, Four Wheels, Yeyue Seed."
In Beichen's surprised eyes, Ling Shuang whispered her name and stood beside Beichen a little shyly.
Beichen looked around at the warriors standing beside him, then turned to stare at the old man on the platform:
“Do I have to use them?”
"Now it's a star disaster, and the holders of the weapons must be distributed in the best way. Please consider the overall situation. Since you are an eighth-level spiritual warrior, please show the same level of damage in battle."
The old man's eyes flashed with coldness as he stared at Beichen without compromise.
"Of course, if you can deal the same damage with your own sword, you don't necessarily need to use other weapons. After all, no matter how powerful a weapon is, it won't be effective if you're not used to it."
Gu Yinyue on the side spoke in the face of Beichen's grateful eyes.
"However, you three ownerless weapons will just follow Xiang Beichen in the upcoming operation and follow her instructions."
Giving a look that said "work hard", Gu Yinyue turned his gaze back to the people in the square.
"Levels 76, 543, line up!"
Looking at the Lingwu Division below, which was clearly divided into several teams, Gu Yinyue nodded.
"Remember, this is the melee formation, now we'll switch to the counterattack formation!!"
Gu Yinyue's command was clear and efficient. After the attacking formation was completed, the square waited in silence for five minutes.
Welcomed, the strange and dazzling blue-purple full moon hanging high above our heads,
And in the moonlight, a rumbling sound like a landslide—
"The star disaster is coming!! The attack begins!"
At Gu Yinyue's steady shout, the Spiritual Martial Division members calmly entered a state of combat readiness. War weapons transformed into weapons in the hands of their masters, or transformed into armor and weapons to surround their masters. For a moment, lights of various colors illuminated the entire square.
At the same time, in the direction of the Lasha Forest, a dense mass of blue-purple bright spots appeared, some large, some small, wriggling, almost like a moving galaxy, accompanied by the roar of thousands of beasts galloping, pouring down from the top of the mountains!
Beichen's breath got stuck in her throat. She was very familiar with that bluish-purple light; it was the light emitted by the bluish-purple crystals on the "Possessed Moon Envoys"—but how many Possessed Moon Envoys were heading this way with this bluish-purple color all over the mountains?!
It was not until this moment that she fully understood the true meaning of the star disaster. She also understood why people were so solemnly preparing to fight it. Seeing this scene, she realized that no preparation was excessive!
The rumbling sound of the earth became louder and louder, and the blue-purple light spots gradually arranged into an inverted fan shape, with the tip at the end and the fan-shaped part facing forward - perhaps the Disaster Emperor was at the tip.
As they got closer, they could vaguely see the group rushing in the front - they were level two and three dog-type and wolf-type creatures, and there were also cow-like monsters among them that Beichen had never seen before.
"Ninth-level Spirit Crystal 'Fire Dragon', ready!!"
Lingwu Si, who was at the front of the formation, immediately raised the spirit crystal in his hand. In the night, a blood-red light kept flashing.
"Fire Dragon Launch!!"
Gu Yinyue shouted loudly, and in an instant, countless huge dragons made of fire roared like dragons, rushed into the air, and then swooped down towards the group of star disasters, bringing with them a series of screams. In the bursts of flames, many blue and purple bright spots dimmed.
The fire dragon's attack continued, but Gu Yinyue opened his mouth and issued a second order:
"Level 9 Spirit Crystal 'Wind Cannon', ready!!"
Upon hearing this, Beichen and the people around him holding wind cannons immediately aimed their spirit crystals at the star disaster group.
"'Wind Cannon' fire!"
Without thinking too much, Beichen crushed the spirit crystal in his hand with force. Suddenly, his arm felt numb, and a strong green light lit up. A hurricane-like block that distorted the air gathered at the front of his arm. Then, in the next second, together with the surrounding strong light, it turned into a huge straight high-pressure wind column half a person's height, whistling straight towards the star disaster group!
After using up all three spirit crystals in succession, his arms were almost numb and he temporarily lost his intuition. The sound of explosions that made his scalp tighten kept coming. When he looked closely, he found that the star disaster group on the opposite side had been blasted with several gaps by the wind cannon, and the blue-purple fan shape was no longer complete.
Beichen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: It seems that the fighting power of humans is not bad either.
But at this moment, the blue-purple light spot opposite suddenly began to flash violently!
"It's the Star Spirit Cannon! Everyone get down!"
Beichen was startled and fell to the ground along with the surrounding weapons. The next second, there was a whistling sound above his head, accompanied by a continuous roar and a dazzling blue-purple light.
Looking up cautiously, Beichen took a deep breath and covered his mouth. The dense, sweeping blue-purple beams of light, so numerous that they formed a vast fan-shaped expanse, practically covering the entire northern square! Several Lingwu officers who didn't have time to lay down were blasted to the point where only their legs remained, leaving the rest of them with nothing left, not even a speck of dust!
Immediately, Beichen deeply regretted his previous thoughts.
Wait, where's Gu Yinyue on the platform?! She nervously turned her head to look at the platform—but Gu Yinyue was just holding up Longyun in front of him, shielding himself. The massive blade of Longyun actually blocked countless oncoming star cannons, leaving only blue and purple sparks!
It's really too tough!
The Protoss cannon on the opposite side lasted for nearly half a minute before it finally quieted down. The firing of the Protoss cannon requires preparation time, so there is no need to worry about the attack of the Protoss cannon for the time being.
Gu Yinyue's voice rang out again:
"Those with high-level spirit crystals, step forward! Those with long-range weapons, step forward! — Attack!!"
For a moment, the bright light from the fire dragon and wind cannon once again made it impossible for people to open their eyes, and some people holding long-range weapons also began to attack - a dense rain of arrows rushed straight towards the star disaster group, and once again raised a blue-purple blood rain!
By the way, speaking of long-range attack weapons, the young man named Naraka next to Gu Yinyue seems to be using a crossbow?
Beichen looked up and saw, as expected, Gu Yinyue, standing on the platform in a bow stance. He held a massive silver-white weapon, almost as large as a small chariot. Its long, barrel-like structure was pointed directly at the star calamity swarm, and purple light flickered from the muzzle, as if it were gathering power. —Is this the crossbow of this world?!
Then, a thin streak of purple light shot out from the muzzle - right in the center of the star disaster group, and then dimmed.
Huh?
Just when Beichen was wondering if it was a dud,
Boom!!
An earth-shaking cracking sound rang out, and dozens of lavender balls of light, like a chain reaction, exploded in the star disaster group with a roar! The screams of countless beasts almost broke a person's eardrums!
This shot was so beautiful that the crowd shouted like cheers and celebrations. After that shot, only half of the light spots in the star disaster group were left!
"Quiet! My crossbow has a long cooldown! It'll take three minutes before it can fire again! They're moving faster, prepare your mid-range weapons!"
Shortbow Fire Rose beside Beichen immediately patted Beichen on the shoulder.
"It's our turn now."
"Okay, but I don't know how to use a bow..."
"It's okay, just leave it to me. After all, we need humans to operate us to unleash our true strength, but it doesn't matter who's operating us."
Huomei giggled and turned into a fiery red short bow in Beichen's hand. Beichen followed the surrounding Lingwusi and came forward. Huomei immediately led Beichen to draw the bow. After a while, five arrows made of flames condensed from her fingertips. Then, under the command of Gu Yinyue, they shot out continuously, rushed into the star disaster group, and then exploded several large fireballs!
"Good, that's awesome, Fire Rose!"
Beichen kept drawing the bow and exclaimed in admiration.
"Thank you for the compliment, come again!"
"good!"
Five waves of arrows were fired in succession, and the number of possessed Moon Envoys on the opposite side was reduced again. In contrast, the roars became louder and louder, and the speed of their charge became faster and faster. The first few were only a few dozen meters away from the formation in the square.
At this moment, Gu Yinyue jumped off the platform and stood at the front of the queue, then pointed the Longyun in his hand towards the sky:
"Mid-range and long-range weapons and spiritual weapons are pushed back, close-range weapons and spiritual weapons are on standby, forming a close combat formation. Only the last and strongest enemy group remains. Bring out your full strength to meet them!"
"oh oh!!"
Amidst the roar of the crowd's encouragement, Beichen stared intently at the herd of giant beasts approaching from the front and stretched out his hand:
"Towards the Shadow!!"
"yes!"
Following Gu Yinyue's figure in front, Beichen and the two eighth-level Lingwu Si nearby rushed towards the dense blue-purple light spots.
The decisive battle of this night has begun.
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