Unknown Entity Beyond the Heavens

"Meteor Shower, huh? It's been so long since I've seen one."

The Royal Palace remains dark today, with no need for lights, as the only person living here does not require any.

The current King Anzi III stood by the window, gazing at the setting sun. After the sun went down, night would fall, and the night would bring shooting stars.

Meteors bring sounds from beyond the heavens.

He stroked his hairy, unruly hand, a touch that caused large patches of hair to fall out, but this was not a good thing, because the hair Guild Master back after his next outburst.

At this moment, Anzi III's face was full of vicissitudes. Although he was only middle-aged, he looked as old as sixty or seventy years old.

Regret suddenly welled up in his eyes. He clutched his head tightly, choking back sobs as he said, "What have I done these past few days? My country, my people."

Anzi III has recently found that he is more lucid than before, but this makes him more miserable because it allows him to see the awful things he has been doing these days.

That day, he heard a voice from beyond the heavens. He couldn't understand the babbling, but his mind became clear.

At first he thought it was the gods helping him, but he soon realized he was wrong.

Because he discovered something in his blood—or rather, something in his blood related to bestiality.

It has become infectious.

When Anzi III saw the little mouse that had bitten his ankle and drunk his blood turn into a crazed demon rat and escape, he became terrified.

But then, the voice from beyond the sky appeared again, and he instantly lost consciousness. When he woke up again, his mind was filled with memories that were even more devastating.

Controlled by an unknown entity, he spread his blood to the servants.

People who come into contact with his blood will become infectious, and these new sources of infection will create new sources of infection after coming into contact with the outside world.

So far, how many infected people are there in the Leyndell? They haven't shown symptoms yet, but what kind of hell will it lead to once they do?

Anzi III was devastated. It seemed that the unknown being from beyond the heavens was deliberately trying to torment him, sending a message out of thin air into his mind, which was the cause of everything.

It turns out that an unknown entity had been eyeing him and his country for a long time, but hadn't figured out the best way to deal with it.

Iliphis brought about a turning point.

"Iliphis".

This terrifying man, who possesses the ability to manipulate minds, brought something from the demon race, intending to use the Fallen Devil Egg to control Anzi III.

After discovering Iliphis's scheme, the unknown being had a good idea.

He interfered with the operation of the Fallen Devil Egg, causing Anzi III to be in a state of repeated beast-like transformations. He did this to make him an excellent source of infection, and the modification is now complete.

He named it "Beastification Syndrome".

Since the Beastification Syndrome originate from the Fallen Devil Egg and are caused by the will of an unknown being, it is very simple to trigger the Beastification Syndrome; all that is needed is extreme negative emotions.

Eliminating the Beastification Syndrome would be simple: just eradicate negative emotions. But even gods have negative emotions, so how could human negative emotions be completely eradicated? This was an extremely hopeless situation in Anzi III's eyes.

As the second person being watched by an unknown entity, Iliphis, who possesses the ability to manipulate minds, would be the best detonator.

The unknown entity has waited a long time for this dish of the Leyndell, and no longer wants to wait.

This once-in-a-century Meteor Shower will strengthen His connection with the world as the final day of the Meteor Shower arrives.

He will use Iliphis to detonate the Leyndell.

Why did He do that? What benefit did it bring Him?

But how could a human possibly fathom the will of "God"? As the only person in the entire world who knew this terrible truth, Anzi III only wanted to end everything by committing suicide.

An unknown entity granted him this brief period of lucidity to torment him; whenever he wanted to commit suicide, he would lose his mind again. Although he was clearly conscious, he was unable to ask for help from others or send messages to the outside world.

He could only watch helplessly as his beloved country was destroyed.

"Iliphis! It's all because of you, without you!"

Anzi III started smashing things around him, but after breaking a few items, he collapsed to the ground, powerless.

Blaming Iliphis is useless; he was the one who brought the wolf into the house. Even without Iliphis, the unknown entity would have caused trouble sooner or later.

So there's only one option left.

"Please, whoever it is, just kill me."

"Save my country, save my people!"

Meanwhile, Fingel was still watching the game.

He watched as Falling Star NiuNiu, carrying the unresponsive Iliphis like a puppet, rampaged through the streets with an imposing and domineering air. He also watched as the captains of the Light Eagle Legion transformed into bullfighters, taking turns jumping onto Falling Star Beast's back to try and rescue their captain. In the blink of an eye, Captain Gers disappeared from the crowd, presumably running off to catch Small Falling Star.

How should I put it? In his opinion, the atmosphere at the scene was joyful.

If it weren't for the fact that the group fighting the Falling Star Beast was the Light Eagle Legion, Fingel would probably be laughing heartily right now and stirring up the atmosphere.

But this time, he happened to run into the Light Eagle Legion.

Upon seeing Iliphis's face, he couldn't help but recall the massacre that had taken place in his hometown.

It's impossible for him to feel nothing about it, because the Hell March summons the phantoms of all the villagers before him each time, meaning these phantoms can still plunge Fingel's mind into hell.

His feelings for Iliphis were complex.

On one hand, he felt a vague dislike for the other party because they had killed the mutated villagers with the Light Eagle Legion, but he knew it was just his own willfulness.

On the other hand, the other party brought peace to the villagers and later took care of him, for which he felt mostly gratitude.

Later, Iliphis rose to prominence and entered the upper echelons of the kingdom, Fingel also developed respect and admiration for him.

"I just don't know when he'll fulfill his promise to help me find the culprit."

Fingel clenched his fists, if he really found the "evil sorcerer" who caused his entire family to mutate.

He might do something extremely irrational on the spot, something that no one could stop, and he would probably be called "brainless" by others.

Even if the real culprit is a high-ranking minister, he still dares to storm into the Royal Palace!

"Never mind, I'd better leave."

After thinking for a while, Fingel ultimately decided not to help. He didn't know why, even though Iliphis could be considered his benefactor.

But there was an unsettling feeling that was drawing him away from this person.

He was about to leave, taking off his hood to get some fresh air, when he suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned around—

Elsa, cradling the Small Falling Star, stared intently at him from behind.

"Uh, hello?" Fingel felt a little awkward, but looking at Elsa up close, he suddenly remembered that the person in front of him seemed to have been hanging out with the Skyrim Strategy Team recently.

Oh, she's from the Light Eagle Legion. I thought she was from the Skyrim Strategy Team.

Fingel and Lu Lu Wo knew each other. He met Lu Lu Wo when he and Leon were speculating that the hundred ways the little boy could die were wrong and that the real way to save him was to find a way to save him. He quickly came to appreciate this woman who always managed to come up with ingenious solutions to problems.

Lu Lu Wo also appreciates Fingel's personality, which can be serious at times and funny at others, so the relationship between the two can be described as that of friends, and recently it has been developing into a trend of being close friends who are also rivals.

"Well, you might not believe it, but I'm actually leaving. I don't want to fight anymore."

As Fingel was saying this, a Small Falling Star suddenly streaked past her. Elsa's eyes sharpened instantly, and she reached out to grab the Small Falling Star. However, she used too much force, causing the meteorite's outer shell to shatter, and the Small Falling Star's core, its true form, fled towards Fingel.

"Gotcha!"

Fingel casually grabbed the Small Falling Star and examined it for a moment.

"Strange, why is the inside of this one red? I remember seeing yellow ones before."

These monsters have almost identical outer shells, but their inner colors are all different, which is really strange.

"Do you want this?" Noticing that the girl was staring at him, Fingel couldn't help but admire how perceptive she was. He then tossed the Small Falling Star over, Elsa quickly caught it. Now she had two Small Falling Star in her arms.

"Thank you!"

The girl's words of thanks made Fingel even happier. He decided to chat with her, so he tossed his hair, struck a cool pose, and leaned against the wall, about to say something.

The next second, he was frozen by the icy wall and jumped up, his body trembling uncontrollably, declaring his attempt to look cool a failure.

"Ouch, it's so cold. Ah, don't mind the little incident just now," he said, patting the arm he had been leaning against the wall. "By the way, you're Lu Lu Wo's friend, right? I've seen you a few times. Coincidentally, I'm also her good friend, and we get along quite well."

Elsa's gaze softened a little, whether because of Lu Lu Wo or because her failed attempt to show off was hilarious.

"You really like this kind of creature?" He was referring to the Small Falling Star, deliberately not calling it a monster.

Elsa nodded and said, "Because I think they're cute."

Suddenly, Fingel thought of something and enthusiastically invited, "My team is going to the Gourmet Area tomorrow, where there are even more adorable little creatures. Would you like to come along?"

Matilda's been giving me the cold shoulder lately because I've wasted so many days on the little boy. If I could explore the dungeon with a stranger, Matilda wouldn't be so rude to me in front of others, right? That's what Fingel was thinking, but he felt Elsa might not agree.

"Okay, where should we meet tomorrow?"

Elsa readily agreed!

"Huh?"

The next day, at Lake Liurnia.

Fingel led Matilda and Aleya to the huge bonfire in Academy Gate Town, only to find Elsa already waiting there.

They're really proactive. Aren't they afraid I'll kidnap her?

"Let me introduce you," Fingel introduced his companion to Elsa, and that was how they got to know each other.

Let's go.

Elsa was about to walk towards the campfire when Fingel called her back.

"Please wait a moment. Actually, I have some junior colleagues who haven't arrived yet. Could you wait for them?"

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry." She found a place to sit down and looked quite well-behaved.

In fact, she had secretly run away from the Light Eagle Legion. After returning yesterday Iliphis locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone. She didn't know what was going on, and she didn't want to stay in the camp, so she simply ran away.

What happened that day seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to Iliphis, even more so than when he faced the Overlord Wolnir, leaving him in a completely off-putting mental state.

Unfortunately, no one knows why he turned out this way, since people are unaware that he was subjected to the ultimate humiliation.

If it weren't for the Brain Control ability, some people would probably already be dissatisfied with this captain who frequently breaks down. In fact, Elsa is one such person, which is why she ran away.

After waiting and waiting, the members of the Guzha Squad finally rushed over in a panic, with the adventurers among them constantly apologizing.

"Sorry, Brother Fingel! We're late because of an unexpected incident!"

"It's alright, since we're here, let's set off—wait, where did Tus go?" Fingel was about to call everyone to leave when he realized that the Guzha Squad seemed to be missing someone, the Bearded Tus.

"The accident we're talking about is Brother Tus," people sighed and said. "It seems someone in his family is sick, and he has to stay home to take care of them, so he can't come over."

"Yes, yes, it seems his sister is sick. That's strange. His sister is a maid in the Royal Palace, right? Isn't there a doctor in the Royal Palace to treat her?"

"Let's bring him some gifts when we get back."

Fingel offered a concerned comment, waved, and headed towards the campfire.

"Set off!"