Poverty makes me capable of anything.

a moment.

A bolt of jet-black lightning fell from the crack, like a greatsword thrusting downwards in the hand of a demon, causing the air to boil.

Boom! The black lightning struck the tallest observation tower.

In just a moment, the entire observation tower seemed to be infected, turning completely black.

Immediately afterwards, the black tower collapsed like melting ice.

The black liquid surged in all directions, like a galloping army of armored warriors.

The people standing in the square screamed and started running away.

However, under the pursuit of the black waves, the speed of ordinary people is simply not enough.

wow-

The black wave knocked the pedestrian to the ground, and the person was melted away before he could even utter a word.

Such scenes are constantly unfolding.

The more it devours, the more turbulent the black tide becomes.

The star field ruler standing high in the sky saw it clearly.

This is not a trivial matter concerning a single city or region; it is a calamity that the entire planet cannot avoid.

Cities, plains, mountains, basins, oceans...

Until the black waves are about to converge near the North Pole.

"We can't keep watching."

The Star Domain Ruler faced the black crack and threw a fierce punch.

A fiery red burst of energy erupted, carrying immense power capable of tearing apart the starry sky as it slammed into the crack.

"!"

To the surprise of the star field ruler, his punch, which he hadn't held back at all, didn't cause any ripples; the crack continued to expand at a leisurely pace.

The Star Domain Ruler's heart sank.

No wonder he felt the threat of death just now; what was lurking behind the crack was something he couldn't afford to mess with.

Just as he was about to run away, a fiery red light suddenly appeared from the crack.

A sense of foreboding flashed through the Star Domain Ruler's mind.

Before he could react, a fiery red fist strike ripped through the sky and landed on the sightseeing boat he was on.

It's a rebound!

The spaceship instantly exploded into dust, causing the planet below to tremble violently. The black waves clinging to it surged wildly, like a dancer who had gone mad with rage.

The next second, the black wave suddenly sank.

The planet began to collapse.

Boom—

The devastating force blasted the entire planet into fragments; there were no meteorites, only the shockwaves of the explosion continuously washing over the surrounding starry sky.

After a long while, as the dazzling flames gradually subsided, the extremely disheveled Star Domain Ruler was finally revealed.

"cough--"

He made a coughing motion, his face revealing unconcealed terror.

"We can't stay here any longer."

In just a moment, he was the only living person left on the entire planet. If he continued to stay there, he would probably be the last living person to perish.

The Star Domain Overlord turned and ran.

He had lost all interest in exploring the details of that crack.

He never expected that whether or not to leave was no longer a decision he could make alone.

At that moment, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the crack and enveloped the star field ruler with incredible speed.

The firelight flashed, but ultimately failed to pierce the shadow.

Seconds later, the shadow dragged the star field overlord back into the rift.

The battle continues, but from the outside, nothing seems out of the ordinary.

……

"They are higher-dimensional beings."

An Ran spoke up.

The regicide pulled a bizarre, life-like creature from the crack.

Level 221.

The health bar is extremely long.

Its special feature is that it can copy the opponent's attacks.

This guy is probably invincible among his peers, but unfortunately, he encountered a level 237 Kingslayer as his opponent.

A whole 16 levels apart!

The gap was already huge, but Anran still had a path to the legendary title.

It reduced its base attributes by a full 54%.

After a series of maneuvers, the psionic beam copied by the higher-dimensional life form was unable to even penetrate the shield that had been erected on the Kingslayer.

When the Kingslayer got serious, the high-dimensional being, powerless to resist, was pulled out of the black rift.

An Ran shook her head.

There's no research value in it, just kill it.

The regicide raised the Instructor's Spear high, and after a few stabs, the higher-dimensional being's health bar was emptied.

That's when the anomaly occurred!

A white light emanated from the body of the deceased higher-dimensional being.

The light merged into one, shining into the slowly opening Gate of Ending within the colored area.

"?"

An Ran was startled.

As time passed, the distorted, tangled corpse of the higher-dimensional life form shriveled up.

With a flick of the regicide's wrist, higher-dimensional life forms turned to ashes and vanished into the starry sky.

Devouring life force!

The thought suddenly flashed through An Ran's mind.

Her eyes widened.

The gate to the end was already more than half open.

Behind the dark door was a soft white light, but this softness could not calm anyone down.

Behind the gentle facade lies a knife!

My hair stood on end.

At that moment, An Ran saw an arm slowly emerge from the white light.

Then came the head, then the body, then the feet...

Finally, the person who crawled out of the Gate of Ending floated silently in front of it, like an emotionless sculpture.

The space stopped trembling, the light stopped flowing, and the Gate of Ending seemed to stop expanding.

The starry sky was deathly silent.

No one moved, including Lumina.

Anran calmly cast a reconnaissance spell over.

The moment she cast the scout spell, she received a game notification.

The first part of the "Gate of the End" quest has been completed. Since Anran failed to prevent the Gate of the End from opening, she only gained 1000 million free experience points.

An Ran then triggered the second part of the [Gate of Ending] quest.

This is also a main quest with optional branches.

To kill or not to kill.

The kill rewards are exceptionally generous, making this a challenging path.

Once the guy who crawled out of the Gate of Ending is killed, it means the Gate of Ending mission is completely over.

If you choose not to kill, the third stage of the [Gate of Termination] will be automatically unlocked after the conditions set for the mission are met.

Anran closed the mission panel and first looked at the intelligence returned by the reconnaissance skill.

"emmm..."

Fine.

What met An Ran's eyes was a large number of question marks.

It has no name, no level, no attributes, let alone any way to see through its skills.

The game explains that this guy's rank is too high, and Anran's Dominator-level reconnaissance skills are insufficient to obtain information from him.

The only thing you could see was the health bar floating above that guy's head—

A long tube.

Anran compared it to the length of her own health bar.

No better than not knowing, one is scared.

If this health bar length is not faked, it means his total health is over 200 million.