The Clockmaker Girl

"Suspicious, dangerous monsters have appeared nearby lately. Be very careful, and don't go out unless you have to."

A sorrowful look appeared on Lord Yang "Star-Gazing Marquis's" pale face, worry written all over it.

Its broad, soft body floated in midair as it cautioned Nicole on its palm, "That kind of monster looks like some sort of star. It gives off an evil, bewitching flash that can confuse the mind, and it can use Mind Reading. It comes and goes without a trace."

"The Star-Shaped Monster has been watching from afar. Although the Void Fish issued a stern warning, it doesn't seem to have any intention of giving up. If you get caught, you might be eaten."

Nicole was curious. "Even the Eight-Eyed Leader can't drive them away?"

"The Star-Shaped Monster is very strong. If they attack rashly, the Void Fish will suffer terrible casualties, so the Eight-Eyed Leader has taken a conservative defensive stance. The two sides are still in a standoff for now."

That surprised Nicole a little.

The vast area around the [Astrolabe Clock] was all Void Fish territory, the domain of the school led by Eight-Eyed.

Other races, whether other schools of fish or Shadow Demons, Feathered Ones leading Curse Worms, Demons, or those revived Star Lords, all feared the Eight-Eyed Leader and kept their distance.

War and conflict were memories from very long ago.

The last time a battle with the outside broke out, as Nicole remembered it, had been when Mars secretly drew near, trying to cause chaos and disaster here.

That had brought the [Astrolabe Clock] a flood of faults and error reports, keeping Nicole, the clockmaker, run off her feet.

But Mars was soon wounded by the Eight-Eyed Leader and fled.

As for a Star-Shaped Monster that came to challenge them of