Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1303 - 277: Void Route: Toward the [White Wolf] Ending (2)_4

"How should I even say this?"

The envoy from the Empire of Heralds gave a wry smile:

"Things that were set in stone have fallen apart; the cooked duck has flown away, and no one would believe it if you said it out loud. Hey, speaking of which, Miss Dialan, why didn't you try to persuade him to stay? You are acquaintances, right? The Crown Prince even specifically sent you to carry out this mission, claiming it would be helpful. Yet, when you came, you kept chanting about Li Aozi without an end, but when you met, you said nothing?"

"... I don't know."

As she watched Li Aozi and the others leaving, Miss Dialan touched her chest and said strangely:

"That fire I couldn't get enough of seems to have been extinguished, as if the initial feeling is lost."

"What do you mean?"

"I feel like, compared to falling in love, getting married, and having children with a man—even someone like Li Aozi, whom I admire—there seems to be nothing particularly special or remarkable about it."

Dialan said this as she untied her uniform tie, took out the pendant relic of a [Doctor], gently rubbing it as a silver-white light gleamed in her eyes:

"I would rather accomplish my own mission; that's my reason for existing."

The envoy from the Empire of Heralds didn't understand her meaning yet, but then watched Dialan open the administrative system on her terminal. After a flurry of operations, a line of text appeared on the screen:

[Esteemed citizen, have you thought carefully and maturely to choose to renounce your nationality?]

[You have confirmed, countdown 10 seconds, you can still retract before the countdown ends, 10, 9, 8...]

[You have permanently renounced your 'Empire of Heralds' nationality.]

Snap.

Under the horrified gaze of the empire's envoy, Dialan undid the hairpin on her head, and her golden hair fluttered in the wind like a butterfly reborn from its cocoon.

Her gaze moved away from the backs of Li Aozi and the others, not lingering on the people of the Empire of Heralds but rather casting towards the distant horizon of the Border Abyss. It was as if she had crossed over towering mountains and ridges and landed directly on the secret battlefield where Poison Blood People clashed with the Border Abyss's military and civilians.

She smelled Ether in the air and saw the creatures ravaged by Earth's invaders; the land and rivers lamented the deep sins of the enemies.

Someone must stand up.

Dialan was silent for a moment, then suddenly had an epiphany.

'Yes, this is truly my life!'

As a Dragon Mortality Weapon, what harm is there in emotionlessly slaughtering invaders?

That is the dying wish of the [Doctor] who created her, and also the reason for her existence.

Marriage, love, welfare benefits—those are not what she truly needs.

The shackles on her body seemed to open, and Dialan rubbed her hands together, her eyes growing colder and clearer, as she walked toward the other side of the mountain.

It was a path that diverged from Li Aozi's, yet ultimately led to the same destination.

"Wait a minute, Miss Dialan, where are you going?"

"Someone cried out for help, so I chose to respond."

Dialan said lightly, leaving the envoy from the Empire of Heralds looking frustrated.

"How do I report this... not only didn't bring someone back, but also lost one."

.........

Li Aozi and Oshen, along with others, didn't leave directly but instead circled around, confirming they had exited the narrative's range before returning to the First Sequence Town.

Severston waited outside his studio for a long time. When he saw Li Aozi return, he didn't ask about the specific process but said:

"Lai Anding hasn't found out yet that Land Loyd is dead, but it's only a matter of time."

Li Aozi said, "If the First Sequence Town operates at full capacity, generating a spacetime cutoff, how long can we delay detection?"

"96 hours, but doing so would expose the existence of the First Sequence Town, so I will go with you to avoid falling into Lai Anding's hands. I descended to the Starry Abyss using a body shaped by Lai Anding, so by then, I can only be at anyone's mercy."

Severston rubbed his wrist and said:

"Of course, to be safe, we still need to find a way to get the latest version equipped with the official Qiqiao Network plugin system, to ensure we aren't scattered when diving into Zhou Yuan."

"There are people from Lai Anding nearby."

Oshen checked a forum post and said:

"It's Xu Kefu's three-man team... newly appointed enforcers under Lai Anding."

"Xu Kefu? This guy is like Xides, a fourth-generation Spiritual Warrior. Since he's Lai Anding's enforcer, he must be equipped with hacks."

Severston touched his chin and looked at Oshen:

"Are you confident?"

"Many players on the forum complain that these hack dogs have infinite energy, can self-increase damage multipliers, severely disturbing the correct gameplay environment... but I'm more afraid of being forcibly kicked offline by him."

Oshen frowned:

"The rest doesn't matter. Lord Leoz once managed to seize Xides's system; as long as we can hold them off and create an opportunity for Your Excellency, it's fine, but if it's a forced disconnect, we won't even get a chance to make contact."

Li Aozi, however, calmly said:

"Since you ask, Severston, you've made some preparations against those players using hacks, haven't you?"

"Indeed, I have; however, these little inventions aren't just for fighting the hack players."

Severston smiled faintly, and behind him, the door of the studio swung open by itself. A refreshing breeze came in, and in an instant, the compacted ground was quickly covered with thick grass. Microorganisms rapidly grew and flourished, wild vegetation sprang up aggressively, and endless Life Force nearly overflowed.

"This is... the Life Origin Force of [Redemption] Pathway? No, it's more pure, more fundamental than that."

Oshen lightly brushed through the spring breeze with his fingers and said in surprise:

"No—this is damn it, could it be the Mandate of [Redemption]?"