187 Moon's Echo

"It's a little... a bit too much."

Looking at the large part of the city he had destroyed, Li Aoz scratched his head sheepishly.

Having not used gravity for so long, and with the continuous leaps in social classes, he momentarily forgot that he was no longer a mortal of the Gamma-rank.

The subconscious gravitational pressure, combined with the ripples of Echo Power, unleashed a destructive force that is hard to imagine.

As if struck by a meteorite, the Earth's center was deeply cratered, creating a giant crater with a radius of 12 kilometers. Underground gas pipelines exploded and caught fire, and the mushroom cloud that rose into the air did not dissipate for a full thirty minutes.

Rows of buildings collapsed, and as the gale swept through, a grotesque vortex dragged half the city into the abyss. The air pressure was also affected by gravity, becoming thick and dense. The heavy air pressure compressed a massive amount of air together, and the moment the gravity was removed, it quickly released a shock wave that swept across the earth.

Steel shattered, buildings were snapped in half, bridges collapsed, and the ground was torn open with terrifying cracks by the gale.

Although he had experienced it countless times in the game, the destructive power of Zeta-rank, or even just a Zeta-rank Sequence Aura, when it was truly displayed, still made Li Aoz feel suffocated.

Because he did this attack casually, his mana bar didn't even drop much.

The Zeta-rank are known as the earthly deities of the primitive civilization, and the reason is obvious.

Possessing multiple Sequence Aura, Li Aoz completely and overwhelmingly crushed these colonies that were only at the Delta-rank level—it couldn't even be called a massacre, because all he needed to do was have a thought, and the earth would tremble and sway left and right. The resulting fluctuations, combined with the Echo Power, were enough to turn a city into ruins.

Li Aoz even had the feeling that if he wanted, he could immediately lift an island up from the ground and send it soaring into the sky.

He even gave up using swordsmanship, as swinging a sword was far too slow compared to the destructive power of his natural calamities.

Li Aoz used gravity to grab skyscrapers from the ground and gather them around him, forming magnificent floating islands in the sky. These consumptions were nothing to him. He just charged forward, and the Implant Equipment Vanguard on the ground were crushed by the cyclones and storms created by his high-speed movement as soon as they got close.

People refer to Sequence Aura as the power of natural disasters, and Zeta-rank who possess Sequence Aura are essentially mobile disasters.

The most deadly thing is that Li Aoz's [Astral Echoer] formed a strange resonance with it. The transmission of his destructive waves and the resonance of gravity were perfectly matched, making his destructive area particularly terrifying.

If ordinary Echoers are killers of large targets like warships, then Li Aoz's existence is a nightmare for any cluster of legions.

If it weren't for the Dimensional Barrier slightly hindering him, he would have almost demolished the entire city.

Now, Li Aoz couldn't say whether he or Canyue had caused more damage.

He followed the scent of Lucite and his group, but the scent disappeared when he reached a shopping mall.

"Could it be due to the tectonic shock I caused?"

Li Aoz was speechless. Even with the ability to communicate with the elements, he couldn't find any scent. The disaster that had just occurred had made the Earth Element in this area too strong, resulting in the Atmospheric Element being completely unable to track back any scent information.

Left with no other choice, Li Aoz had to descend his floating island group and resume the ground search. Fortunately, he had cleared out Implant Equipment Vanguard in this area, so his search speed was still quite fast.

The ruins did not deter Li Aoz from continuing his exploration. With a thought, a subway tunnel immediately rose from the ground. His precise control made gravity exhibit effects comparable to telekinesis. His extremely high [charisma] gave him better adaptability to the environment. Li Aoz explored underground and approached the air-raid shelter, where he found the corpses of many students and Implant Equipment Vanguard.

Continuing deeper into the air-raid shelter, which was completely flooded, Li Aoz had to tear open a crack to drain the water. However, the complex terrain and dilapidated ruins still blocked his way.

"This can't go on forever—let's ask someone for directions."

Li Aoz looked around and found the corpse of a Enforcement Team officer. He raised his hand and placed it on the officer's head, his eyes gleaming with a dark, demonic light.

"Rise up, my dead body."

The divine power of [Death Prison] grants him the ability to resurrect the undead. This ability has no upper limit, but Li Aoz cannot provide any buffs or upgrades to the undead. In this respect, he is clearly inferior to the divine power of Crescent Moon—that guy must have activated the divine power of [Origin of Chaos] to be able to control so many Implant Equipment Vanguard.

Li Aoz very familiar with it. The one-shot kill of the bio-armored swarm was a tactic unique to the [Ability User] class, because only this class could develop Aoneng to the Control-rank at the Zeta-rank and freely implant Aoneng seeds into bio-armored clones.

Even if Li Aoz relied on lending money to players to level up, he couldn't level up that fast. This is the effect of different paths.

Similarly, the "Ability User" will not possess such terrifying large-scale destructive power as the "Echoer".

A corpse instantly took shape, its body rapidly withering and decaying, its skin turning bluish-gray. Although it did not rot, it exuded an unpleasant chill of death.

"Kute Ricksen, greetings Your Majesty."

The moment the undead transformed from the Enforcement Team were resurrected, he immediately knelt down on one knee before Li Aoz. His eyes burned with Cyan Flame, which meant that his mind and soul had begun to ignite and he no longer possessed self-awareness. When the flames were destroyed, he would die completely.

Even so, he still retained some communication skills, which was something that Li Aoz valued.

"Did you see an Armored Species Silus Catfish People, and a Tanas Race man with curly hair, the latter wearing a faded ring?"

The corpse reported in a rigid yet respectful manner:

"When the earthquake struck, they followed Mordot's team through the air-raid shelter. Then the shelter collapsed, crushing me, while they had a high probability of escaping."

"Mordot's team?" Li Aoz. "Where are you headed?"

"We're going to the Graduate School to meet the Student Union, who is also a retired veteran of the Zeta-rank — Koreina·Ibilis." The corpse's tone was flat.

It seems there are no problems. It's a wise choice to send Zeta-rank to deal with Crescent Moon.

But for some reason, Li Aoz felt something was off.

"I sensed your presence in the Magic Tower Library earlier. What were you doing there?"

"Mordot claimed that he needed to replenish his weapons and strength, so he led everyone into the Forbidden Library and copied a large number of Magic Scroll."

Forbidden Library? Li Aoz frowned.

Others may not know, but Li Aoz knows very well.

The Magic Tower Library of White Candle Star Interstellar University... contains the fragments of the Eye of Discernment.

Is it a coincidence? Li Aoz doesn't think so.

Tell me about your experiences along the way.

He grabbed the other person and quickened his pace, heading straight for the Graduate School.

Since Mordot and the others are going to the Graduate School, it would be best to meet them at their destination. Even if there are any problems, by then, he will have already contacted the Zeta-rank veteran Koreina, and the initiative will be in his hands.

"After entering the Forbidden Library, Mordot suddenly wanted to find a very powerful magic book, claiming that it was told to him by his mentor and that he could use it if necessary."

What's the name of that book?

Li Aoz his flight, probing and crashing into the boundaries of the Dimensional Barrier with the floating islands.

With the Graduate School just around the corner, the corpse replied:

"Lyle Swindler's Destiny Card".

Li Aoz stopped and immediately turned around.

"Damn it, that's a fragment of the Eye of Discernment!"

The Enforcement Team line was fooled; Mordot's goal was to take away the Forbidden Knowledge.

No wonder so many students died along the way; they must have been deliberately killed by Mordot.

Was his aim to monopolize the Eye of Discernment fragments? Or was it somehow connected to the Crescent Moon attacking Trivella at this moment? Li Aoz had no idea.

All he knew was that Lucite and Hobbes were definitely in danger following that guy.