Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 888 - 589: Legend of Shattered Star
A brand new image appeared before Fanen’s eyes.
Under a magnificent and strange night sky, meteors scattered.
"So beautiful..."
He saw a city standing under what seemed like an eternal night sky, a cluster of meteors trailing long lights across the sky, the scenery magnificent as an epic.
This city, which stretches beyond sight and whose architectural style is entirely different from the outside world, flickers with mysterious lights everywhere. Its design seems more suited to the night, as if built in the very style of darkness, and its uniquely clothed residents draped in white fabric gaze up at the meteors.
Merely watching as an observer, Fanen felt as though he could imagine the various histories within this city—this is the mental strength a qualified adventurer must possess.
A magnificent and mysterious city, a meteor-adorned night sky; if he could see such a scene every day, he would even agree to live in this city.
The people of ancient times really had it too good, even the views they saw were so beautiful!
Fanen’s heart was filled with envy as he recalled the few ’fantasy-like’ scenes he had witnessed, which were apparently all in Sain Dungeon. He couldn’t tell if this was lucky or unlucky.
Though he could appreciate the past glory through various images, just watching images becomes less and less satisfying.
He felt an intense, intense, intense envy towards those living in this nameless city, if only—
"Boom!"
A meteor crashed to the ground, and nearby buildings were instantly crushed into ruins, with the engulfed residents naturally being mangled beyond recognition, leaving hardly any complete corpses.
Whether it was debris, meteor fragments, or splattering blood, all flew past Fanen, and he could even smell the pungent stench of blood, the immersion reaching its peak at that moment.
"Eh?"
He was stunned, his envious mood shattered by the abrupt shift.
What was going on... did the meteors fall?
It felt like a computer wallpaper suddenly punched him in the face.
The first meteor to fall seemed like a battle horn.
In mid-air, a light saying emerged with purple, flickering starlight, and a shower of meteors like a torrential storm were cast to the ground.
The beautiful meteor previously passing over the horizon seemed forcibly drawn by this power, instantly shifting position and striking the nameless city.
"Boom, boom, boom—"
A torrential rain mercilessly fell, leaving devastation everywhere it went.
City destroyed, citizens perished, civilization dissolved....
Roars, screams, earthquakes, a cacophony of sounds mingled to form an apocalyptic tune.
If this were the world’s end, it would probably be like this.
Fanen was dumbfounded.
Where’s the promised super-ancient beauty?
The good mood changed in an instant!
Like a scientist painstakingly reviving an ancient plant hoping to recreate an ancient spectacle only to find the revived flower to be Chiraj.
He suddenly realized, those meteors weren’t a natural scene of beauty but harbingers of destruction!
Amidst this city suffering a catastrophe, some unusually determined individuals tried to stand up to stop the disaster, drawing even Fanen’s attention.
However, they did not succeed, because along with the falling meteors came something else.
In the fantasy night, a giant skeleton hand suddenly appeared, grabbing the individuals attempting to stop the disaster.
Instantaneously, the owner of the giant hand emerged amidst flickering starlight.
It was a humanoid skeleton that could only be described using the word "giant," pale, silent, terrifying, with insect-like mandibles extending from its mouth adding a non-human eeriness.
The shattered forehead revealed a hidden solitary eye, within which countless cosmic colors seemed to gather, conveying all sensations belonging to the cosmic space—grand, chilling, spectacular, grotesque—all could be found in that single eye.
For Fanen, who had supplemented his knowledge of the outside world, he naturally recognized this Monster’s name.
[Dark Meteor] Esti!
This was a Monster that once appeared in Sain Dungeon, leaving a deep impression on people despite only appearing for a few weeks.
Because this thing was never defeated by anyone!
Fanen had seen footage of others challenging Esti; from his own feeling, this Esti before his eyes seemed even stronger than the one previously appeared!
When the individual grabbed by the giant hand locked eyes with Esti’s "eye," they let out a dreadful scream, and their fate was such that Fanen couldn’t bear to watch.
The moment Esti appeared, the disaster’s conclusion was already determined. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
The nameless city did resist, and it wasn’t without strength.
But the dark meteor brought total destruction, with no means working before this mysterious Monster.
Esti summoned more meteors; it turned out that the previous attack was its handiwork.
Wherever the meteors passed, they rendered all into wasteland.
"What a scene straight from Hell..."
Having experienced the Hidden Blood Parasite upheaval, Fanen’s mental resilience was stronger than most, yet witnessing this scene still made him close his eyes like a Buddha.
Even with his eyes closed, the oppressively intense Horror brought by Esti clung to his mind relentlessly.
The despair even seeped into his body through the cries of the city’s residents.
But he believed the emotion he felt now was nothing compared to what the people at the time experienced.
It felt like being trapped in a heavy, stagnant swamp or falling into an endless abyss of the deep sea, unable to alter the inevitable death.
It was at this moment that a question suddenly arose in Fanen’s mind.
The Legend of Shattered Star... Shouldn’t the protagonist be the Shattered Star General Latan?
Why am I seeing the scene of Esti destroying an ancient city?
Wait, Esti, meteor, starfall, shattered star...
Could it be?
In the instant a guess surfaced in his mind, the horror emanating from Esti suddenly vanished.
Instead, what replaced it was an indescribable sense of security wrapping his entire body tightly!
Fanen quickly opened his eyes, and the scene before him instantly changed, no longer an unnamed city but a plain reminiscent of Galide, just without the Crimson Corruption.
And in front of him, a tall and imposing figure clad in a lion-shaped armor stood firm and erect.
The mane-like red hair seemed to be burning like a blaze, the overly wide and heavy dual blades flickering with purple fluctuations, and the lean horse beneath forming a stark contrast with its owner’s physique.
Even from just a silhouette, those distinctive traits were enough to identify him—
"Latan!" Fanen instinctively shouted out the name.
The silhouette standing on the ground was indeed the "Shattered Star General" Latan!
He now emanated an almost tangible and grand fighting aura, his red hair flaring like a raging fire, surging with battle intent!
And in front of Latan, amidst the night sky with drifting stars, a dark meteor cutting across the sky, revealing a grotesque and fantastic alien form.
It is Esti!
Watching both sides with undying hostility towards each other, Fanen immediately understood the true meaning of "Shattered Star."
The barren land trembled.
Esti’s skeletal jaw gaped silently open, unleashing a roar inaudible to the senses.
The figure of a scorpion formed by resplendent stars emitted a strange radiance, with an enchanting cosmic nebula appearing beside it.
One by one, the destructive [Esti Meteors] emerged from within the nebula!
In that moment, the mysterious depths of the universe unveiled a part of its secrets before the world!
And in the next moment, a rain of meteors, aptly described as a downpour, relentlessly crashed to the ground, its momentum surpassing even the catastrophe that destroyed the unnamed city!
The target was unmistakably the lone Latan!
No matter what others thought, this time Fanen genuinely trembled.
But he glanced at the steadfast Latan standing in front of him.
The towering silhouette amidst the meteor shower stood like an unyielding mountain, bringing an unspeakable sense of security just by standing there.
Strong individuals always bring a sense of security, and Latan even more so!
"Right, the legend says he challenged and defeated the stars alone, so this time the result is—"
Fanen gazed at Latan’s back, with a gaze full of anticipation.
And when those meteors were about to hit the ground, Esti’s giant claw near to reaching Latan, he moved.
It was a step powerful enough to trigger an earthquake.
The dual blades deeply embedded in the ground quivered, then were drawn by a strong suction force, automatically flying into his hands.
Following that, a battle cry erupted from Latan’s mouth, making one’s body tense involuntarily!
The deep purple Gravity Magic, honed to perfection, expanded outward from this demigod, instantly covering the entire plain!
Such an intimidating coverage range, Fanen didn’t believe many forbidden curses could compare to it.
Fortunately, he was merely watching a projection. If he were truly on this battlefield...
He might have been crushed instantly by the gravity!
Esti and the numerous meteors, ensnared by the gravity, suddenly became extremely slow, the strong gravitational pull dragging them toward the ground. Though it resisted with all its might, it couldn’t escape being slowly pulled towards the ground.
Like a beast slowly falling into a hunter’s mouth.
And on the ground, Latan had already raised his dual blades high—his [Shattered Star Greatsword].
When the fighting qi and magic power broke through the Skyrim, even the starlit night sky was brought to a halt at that moment.
Those special large swords descended without restraint.
"————!!!"
Stars shattered.
The earth cracked.
Stars stopped spinning.
Destiny came to a standstill.
The scene froze at this moment.
The projection receded like a tide, all the extraordinary scenes vanished, and the blood-colored sky of Galide reappeared.
But Fanen stood there motionless.
His spirit seemed to have been taken by the strike that shattered the stars, staring blankly at the protective amulet in his hand.
The amulet [Legend of Shattered Star] engraved with the image of Latan confronting the star, flickered faintly.
After an unknown period, Fanen seemingly regained his senses, staring at the amulet for a long time, recalling the scene he just witnessed and the scene of people eagerly heading to Red Lion City for the battle festival, especially Uffie’s confident demeanour.
His expression changed immediately, involuntarily exclaiming:
"Me, fight Latan???"
