Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'-Chapter 1349 - 282: Void Route: Toward the [White Wolf] Ending (7)_3

Just like that, in the beginning, the Imperial Monarch started as the weakest fragment of power. Having only Divinity, it took Him several centuries, supported by the followers of Spikect, to inherit part of Spikect’s legacy. Yet, His forces were so weak that they dared not cross the battlefield of the Mass Abyss, completely blocked by Piarinus’s army, halting at the Border Abyss.

Piarinus believed that no one could survive in the Border Abyss and planned to wait quietly for Volodyd to perish there, intending to enter afterward, retrieve the Divinity, and finally focus power to contend with the [Master of Souls] Gloster.

In this way, Piarinus Solorao could, with the aid of the Divinity, preserve his own Will while completing the return of the [Mysterious Chief God] Spikect, and Gloster’s hesitation to act was because he knew Sorao Piarinus feared losing his consciousness.

Neither party truly considered Volodyd, who possessed Divinity, and this seemed to be the unique Arrogance of the Primordial God Clan.

Yet, none anticipated that Volodyd, trapped in a dead end, would not only find a way to survive but also uncover the secret of the Border Abyss.

And this secret, as it turns out, was plainly displayed all along.

"...What exactly is the secret of the Border Abyss?"

Curator Raguel Traiki inquired out of curiosity.

Leoz paused his narration, remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised his hand, flicking his fingers back and forth.

——The curse has already descended.

In the next moment, the System notification appeared:

[Noble Excellency: You have arrived at the Border Abyss]

[Welcome to the Border Abyss]

[Distortion, confusion, dreamlike, anxiety, unease.]

[Only after passing such a trial can you truly be reborn.]

[The curse of the Border Abyss has descended: Distortion]

[You have received the curse of the Border Abyss: Seizure——Something within your body has been taken by the Border Abyss. The less you can integrate into the environment of the Starry Abyss, the more apparent the curse becomes. At the same time, your Will and emotions tend toward emptiness and anxiety, making you more aggressive, willing to achieve hollow goals at any cost.]

[The curse will affect all Attributes upon you. You can reduce the curse’s Effect by completing commissions in this Starry Abyss——but, it seems the Will of the Border Abyss does not intend to communicate with you.]

[Congratulations on truly stepping into the Border Abyss, blessings to the Heroes and Ascenders!]

[You have received the blessing of the Border Abyss: Immortal Soul Spirit]

["Immortal Soul Spirit": Eternally effective - unique passive——Your soul remains immortal, your thoughts endure forever. When facing the threat of Death, you can be killed and destroyed, but you can never cease to exist.]

[Effect①: When you are thoroughly dead, you can observe history in the ’Observer’ mode, waiting perpetually without being observed, and choose to intervene at certain stages.]

[Effect②: Now you can cross the Nether River to the Primordial Abyss. The Nether River cannot erase your memories and history. When facing cross-timeline (from past/future/parallel spacetime) attacks, you can sacrifice one timeline’s direction to exempt the attack’s impact on your primary body. You are unique, you shall never perish!]

[Effect③: [Society] corrosion speed -200% from the original base; you will have more judgment space, any determination project weight +10.]

[Submergence Starry Abyss——Potential limit released] 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

[Current potential cap: Lv.380. Ceramic Stage (Ξ, the 19th Greek letter)]

Leoz clenched his hand, feeling as though he hadn’t lost anything particularly important. He looked at the system’s specifics, where it simply noted: loss of taste.

Taste.

For him, this was inconsequential.

Compared to those pitiful people he encountered with "Hydra Syndrome" back in Valenkov, who lost their "Temporal Effect," causing their body’s time to become completely disordered, growing younger as they aged, unable to benefit from medication, relying entirely on Magic and blessings to barely sustain life.

This was much better.

Of course, this depended on the individual. After all, losing taste can completely ruin an Ascender in pharmacy and culinary arts, as this is a curse, not a disease, incurable and worsening as you continue to dive and surface.

The loss of taste trivialized for Leoz, but not everyone was like him in the Starry Abyss.

He checked on the Expeditionary Army’s situation. Through the understanding shared by the True Martial Partisans and the various Player guilds, the curse’s impact was quickly brought to his attention.

"Of the 1.29 million Expeditionary Army, 40,000 were rendered useless, having essential organs, efficacy, concepts, or even Pathways seized by the Border Abyss. 170,000 suffered negative impacts, and 2,391 directly lost Life..."

Elevent lost an eye, Oshen lost the Deities’ porcelain skin, leaving only the void flowing energy beneath the Armor, and Night Fighting Sword——they lost their name.

Yes, even the names of Deities can be seized.

The name Atreya Nightwind was erased by the curse of the Border Abyss, leading to the loss of numerous titles and units formerly held by Night Fighting Sword, now solely upheld by the prestige of advanced Player professionals.

Curator and White Knight, these Earthlings, remained fortunate, having lost minor elements like colds, epidemics, and appendixes.

Charlgarnia sat obediently next to Leoz, dressed completely, appearing entirely Mortal.

——She lost [Goddess of Truth].