"Whew—"
In an open area near the east gate of Duel Star Tower, Bang suddenly appeared amid starlight.
Ignoring those still waiting in line, he raised his head to look at the galaxy-filled sky.
His face was already covered in exhaustion.
He had fought inside for nearly ten hours, from yesterday evening until late tonight.
The earlier floors had been incredibly easy; he had defeated his opponents in seconds every time.
It was not until the seventy-sixth floor that he began encountering projections capable of giving him a proper fight.
Cato, an S-rank mage capable of casting Transcendent Magic.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha Ninja Village during the Shinobi World era.
Yami Tsukahara, the Sword Saint of Divine Harmony from those days.
And Sanemi Shinazugawa, the current Vice Admiral of Army Headquarters.
These were all spacetime projections that had left a deep impression on Bang and cost him considerable stamina.
Then, during his first attempt at the eighty-sixth floor.
After a grueling battle, he ultimately lost due to exhaustion to Nekomamushi, said to be the Night King of the Mokomo Dukedom in the future of a parallel Sea Star world.
That Sulong form was truly unbelievably powerful.
Bang felt that even at full strength, defeating him would be no easy task.
"Sea Star really is full of powerful people."
"Hm?"
Just as he gazed up at the stars in the night sky, filled with emotion.
Several beams of different colors suddenly appeared in his vision, each with an unfathomable aura that instinctively made him tense.
"What are those?!"
"Meteors?"
"No, they look like people—they're people!"
"T-That presence... they must be incredible figures!"
The many duelists around the Star Tower also noticed the scene overhead.
Those beams of light were descending toward their area.
And they were headed straight