Lord of Fear · Reversal · Counterattack · Anti-Transcendence · Anti-Boundless · Anti-Court
The Endless Abyss, the thirty-second abyssal ring.
A three-headed, imp-like creature carried a trident as it made its way through the darkness.
Roughly every light-year, it aimed the trident in its hands at the darkness and stabbed down hard.
This was its daily work, and also the skill it depended on for survival.
As a "Star Abyss Ghost" guarding the frontiers of the "Endless Abyss," its duty was to guard the boundary between the "Endless Abyss" and the "Boundless Starsea."
Of course, "guarding" was a prettified way of putting it.
The real purpose was to check for abnormalities in the crystalline boundary wall between the "Endless Abyss" and the "Boundless Starsea."
For instance, if a thrust of its trident left only darkness, that meant the crystalline boundary wall between the "Endless Abyss" and the "Boundless Starsea" was as solid as ever.
But if threads of light seeped through when it stabbed, that meant this node was a weak point in the crystalline boundary wall between the "Endless Abyss" and the "Boundless Starsea," a region where an anchor could be established.
"Sigh..."
"Who knows when this frontier duty will ever end."
"I really want to eat some Human Kind. That taste was unforgettable..."
The Star Abyss Ghost licked its shriveled, ugly lips and, for no particular reason, thought of Zhou Heng, who had appeared in the "Boundless Endless World Announcement."
Although it was a unit of the "Endless Abyss," a "Boundless Endless"-level World Announcement could be received even within the "Endless Abyss," provided one was not in a special region.
"I wonder how far that Human Kind named Zhou Heng has developed, and whether he can break through the Boundless Court's blockade..."
As the Star Abyss Ghost entertained itself, it traveled another light-year.
Then, as usual, it gripped its trident, aimed