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Chapter 704 The Place Where Stars Fell
The place where stars fell—a simple name, but it evokes a sense of something far from simple.

The fantastical atmosphere is almost palpable.

Since the first clear of the Battle Festival finally appeared, people have begun to pay widespread attention to one thing.

That is, when the participants of the original battle festival chose to enter the memories of King Elden with Rataen, they would find random meteorite craters appearing on their map.

These meteorites were undoubtedly created by the meteors that fell from the sky.

The craters vary in depth and size, and even the contents inside are different, including monsters and materials. For adventurers, these randomly appearing craters on the map have become like airdrop supply points. No matter how far away they are, they have to run over to take a look when they see a meteorite fall.

Then, most of the time, they are either hit by a giant wound from a falling star beast that ran out of the meteorite crater and sent flying into the sky, or they are surrounded and beaten by other strange monsters related to meteorites.

However, given that those who were able to participate in the Battle Festival were all quite strong, they generally wouldn't end up in a very bad situation.

Yes, generally speaking.

In addition to these randomly landed craters, there is also a permanent giant crater.

That is the true "place where stars fell," the masterpiece of the largest meteor that fell to earth, observed by people at the end of the battle festival.

This giant crater can be seen from anywhere in Nymgford because it is so conspicuous.

The vicinity of the meteorite crater is permeated by undying gravity magic, which carries various boulders and rock fragments into the sky, creating a unique landscape. It is practically a giant landmark, capable of attracting the attention of adventurers at any moment.

To be honest, after this giant pit appeared, quite a few adventurers who had never been to this place before were attracted to it. Along the way, they discovered Hyde Castle, which was full of demi-humans and Grik soldiers fighting each other. However, the castle's design was ordinary, and the monsters didn't seem strong, so it didn't generate any buzz at all.

No, it's not entirely without buzz, because people discovered half of the [Dicos Scepter] inside.

[A scepter depicting a golden tree, with its left half made of metal.]

By combining the two scepters and raising them overhead, the Dikedas Elevator can be activated, connecting the Altan Plateau with Lienia.

It is said that the right half of the talisman is kept in the Dragon Tomb in the far east.

The news of the talisman did attract many people to explore the Dragon Tomb, but the map was too large, and no results were circulated for a while.

The adventurers had long wanted to explore new areas and were all drawn to the Yatan Plateau.

It's strange that most people haven't explored all the current areas of the Sien Dungeon, yet they still want to find more new places to explore. Some areas are just old stuff that they've heard about from others without ever exploring them themselves, and they think those areas are not worth wasting time on.

It's like trying to bite off more than you can chew.

"I think the current area is enough. I can stay in the Sien Dungeon for a long time."

Leon looked at the huge crater in front of him and said to his companions.

“Whatever the boss says is right.” Maru seemed bored and played with cutting a stone with a knife; the stone broke as soon as the dagger touched it.

This wasn't because her dagger was some kind of divine weapon, but simply because Maru's strength had increased.

In other words, her stats unexpectedly saw a surge.

Rocks that used to require a lot of effort to break can now be shredded with a flick of the wrist. Coupled with her increasingly adept mercenary sword fighting skills, she felt that she could easily take down the Forge Knights, the very group that had nearly wiped them out, by simply adding a companion.

The power was accumulated little by little during the exploration of the Sien dungeon, and by the time she came to her senses, it had already reached this level, and the others felt the same way.

Maru has become accustomed to her current power and can't even recall how she used to explore dungeons when she couldn't even crush rocks with ease.

Was I too weak before?
She looked at Leon, who was walking towards the giant pit.

As the fastest-improving member of the strategy team, just how much has Leon's strength increased? Maru couldn't tell either; she only knew that he hadn't used the Ring for a long time.

The main reason is that there are very few opponents worthy of him taking out his Ring, and normally a Swift Slash is enough to conquer the world.

Monsters that used to require a lot of fighting can now be dealt with easily.

Maru now feels that the future is full of uncertainty. If their strength continues to improve at the current rate—no, if everyone's strength continues to grow at this rate—what if...
"That's a bit scary."

I feel that the power level of the entire world will one day be elevated.

"Forget it, why think about that, meow." She shook her head, returning to her carefree state.

Meanwhile, Leon, gazing at the bottomless pit, muttered to himself:
"Why haven't we heard anything since Teacher Japar jumped?"

Teaming up with Japal this time was purely by chance. It just so happens that Japal is very strong, so we can jump down first to scout the way and give people a heads-up later.

The plan was to launch a firework signal flare into the sky immediately after he jumped, but there has been no response for a long time. What's going on?

"Do you want to go down? I'll cast flight on you," Drew said, holding his magic wand.

The control over flight magic in the Sien Dungeon has recently become much more relaxed, and he has gradually become bolder.

"I'll go down and see. Please cast Flight and Levitation on me."

Leon looked around. The only option in front of him was to jump straight into the giant pit. There was nowhere around him to put down for the time being.

Then let's jump!

The light representing flight and levitation flashed across his body. Leon adjusted his breathing and, instead of jumping down from the spot where Japal had jumped down earlier, chose a place that looked more auspicious.

"Drink!" He leaped into the giant pit and landed in perfect form!
Just as he jumped above the giant pit, before gravity pulled him down, he suddenly heard an urgent voice.

"Don't jump, it's a trap!"

It's Japar! He's running towards us from a distance!
"Huh?" Leon's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. Didn't the other person jump down? Why is he back on the ground?

and many more!

There's a blessing ceremony at Heidegger Castle, and Japar ran over from there.
So, did the teacher die after he jumped?

Leon's intuition immediately triggered a strong warning, and he was just about to use his flight spell to levitate into the air and fly to the land.

But the next second, a powerful gravity magic suddenly erupted from the giant pit, and the suddenly increased gravity pulled his body down!

"Ahhhh!"

Leon rediscovered the feeling of being tricked by all sorts of underworld schemes here, a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.

This feeling is indeed still...
Scary!
He's falling at breakneck speed!
Darkness quickly enveloped him, the light from the pit ceiling receded rapidly, and he plummeted into what seemed to be an endless abyss.

Flying and levitation spells are also failing!

At that height and speed, he could probably be smashed to pieces by just crashing into anything in mid-air!

Leon struggled to control his body, trying to pry open the rock walls of the giant pit, but it was pitch black all around and he couldn't see anything—

A faint starlight suddenly appeared before my eyes.

"what?"

The stars and the night sky appeared before my eyes.

"Is this...an illusion?"

He seemed to see the night sky from underground? But how could that be!

The speed of his fall seemed to slow down in his senses, and his attention was completely drawn to the night sky.

The countless stars transformed into numerous illusions.

A race resembling minotaurs pounded the ground rhythmically to the sound of strange horns, as if echoing with primal energy.

The rotten insects knelt on the ground, praying devoutly to a god whose face was unknown.

The enormous corpse sat atop a throne made of colossal stone, its empty eye sockets gazing down upon all things in the world.

Like a phantom spirit, the giant deer leaped through the spiritual realm, with various spiritual animals floating around it.

“What is this?”

Leon instinctively felt that he had discovered something extraordinary.

The scene before me felt different from what I had experienced in the Sien Dungeon.

It gives the feeling of being closer to nature?

Could it be that there's a primeval forest teeming with all sorts of animals at the bottom of this giant pit?
Leon immediately imagined a scene where rune bears were everywhere, and he instantly felt like he was having a heart attack. No, that scene was too terrifying; just thinking about it made his heart ache.

But soon, the image of primeval forests and the like disappeared from his mind.

Because he saw something completely different.

"City?"

His eyes lit up as if he had seen something incredible.

What he saw reflected in his eyes was a cluster of ancient cities lying silently beneath the starry sky below the earth!
The architectural style, unlike anything seen before, shimmered with a chilling mystery under the night sky, giving rise to a cold feeling in the hearts of those who witnessed it.

This scene looks absolutely magnificent!

Even though he had been through all sorts of scenes in the Sien Dungeon, Leon couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw this mysterious city.

As the memories of the city were etched into his mind, a line of magical runes appeared before his eyes.

Nokron, the Eternal City

What a evocative name!

Leon hadn't even had a chance to express his feelings of amazement.

"Plop!"

He fell into a pile of rubble.

died.

There were also some terrible landing marks left by a sword saint nearby.

(End of this chapter)