novelraw Chapter 142-2: Legendary Skill Falling Starlight, Starborn Being Monsters (2)
Chapter 142-2: Legendary Skill Falling Starlight, Starborn Being Monsters (2)
[The elevator reaches the third floor of the tower and comes to a slow stop…]
[Like the second floor, this hall is filled with many desks and small astrolabes, but the black-robed figure who resided here is now nowhere to be seen.]
He frowned.
The Librarian ran off?
“That can’t be right.”
According to the Apostle Forum, during game chapters, the administrators apostles encountered were all avatars of the true Librarian.
These avatars weren’t very strong, and their memories didn’t connect, they were entirely different individuals, with differing personalities.
One couldn’t assume that an administrator’s attitude in a previous world would match their attitude in the current one.
But there was one thing consistent across all administrators: as long as you completed a task issued by them, they would reward you accordingly, even if they did so begrudgingly.
They absolutely wouldn’t go back on their word or ghost you after the mission was done.Lin Xun had followed the administrator’s instructions, opened the treasure chest, and explored the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars. The administrator should have appeared to reward him.
After a brief thought, he returned to the first basement level of the Astrologer Tower.
[You arrive at the first basement level of the Astrologer Tower…]
[The hall is illuminated by the glow of kerosene lamps. Among the neatly arranged desks, a waist-high, gleaming golden treasure chest sits tightly shut.]
[You approach slowly. The treasure chest is engraved with countless twinkling stars. The chest alone looks incredibly valuable, to say nothing of the treasures it may contain.]
[Do you want to open the treasure chest?]
Lin Xun wore a classic question mark expression.
Hadn’t he already opened this chest before? Why was it shut again?
Would opening it again spray out some unknown substance and teleport him away…?
He opened his inventory and summoned the Valkyrie.
[You pull out the Refined Copper Sand Maraca and give it a gentle shake…]
[With the pleasant rhythm of the soft rustling sound, you summon the Watcher Battle Angel – Valkyrie.]
[A beautiful long-haired girl steps forth from the void, wearing a light purple short kimono, with a pair of massive refined copper wings extending from her back…]
During the teleportation to the Temple of Knowledge from the prison, the Valkyrie’s summon had been canceled automatically. She hadn’t died in the prison.
He checked the Valkyrie’s combat commands and confirmed again, there was no combat directive related to opening treasure chests.
Lin Xun directly clicked ‘Open Chest.’
The Celestial Prison of Captive Stars had already collapsed and vanished. The chest probably had nowhere left to teleport him even if it tried.
[You open the treasure chest…]
[From below, faint gear-grinding sounds can be heard. The giant chest is empty, and as the sound continues, its bottom retracts and disappears, revealing a staircase descending underground.]
[You step into the chest and begin walking down the stone staircase…]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie follows closely behind, longbow in hand…]
[You soon reach the Second Basement Level of the Astrologer Tower.]
[Along the walls of the hall are over a dozen refined copper cages, inside which only long-decayed skeletal remains remain.]
[In the center of the hall, the ground is painted with massive symbols. These symbols are not white, but a deep crimson blood-red, evoking a chilling sense of dread.]
[An elderly man in black robes leans against one of the refined copper cages, holding a book in hand. As he reads, he huffs and glares impatiently, frequently pushing up the monocle on his nose. He seems to have been waiting here for some time.]
[When the Librarian sees you, he glares and loudly scolds you for your stupidity. The hidden area of the Astrologer Tower is clearly in the shaft beneath the elevator, yet you were confused by such a simple problem for so long.]
[He’s tired of waiting. If you still want to undertake a special task, then hurry up and get on with it. Don’t waste his time.]
Lin Xun furrowed his brow.
It seemed the Librarian didn’t know he had been teleported to the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars.
His dialogue was still stuck on the process of finding the hidden area in the Astrologer Tower, opening the treasure chest, and receiving the special mission.
“Is this old man pretending, or does he really not know?”
He thought deeply.
According to the Astrologer’s memories, Shamara had indeed glimpsed the true stars in the end, whether the Child of the Stars or other deities among the radiant stars.
But given Shamara’s power, she shouldn’t have been able to link the chest’s teleportation array to the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars.
Moreover, it seemed the teleportation array in the chest only affected him. The Librarian could freely pass through the chest to reach the second basement level and wait for him to undertake the special mission.
So who had sent him to the Celestial Prison of Captive Stars? Was it the administrator, the Radiant Stars, or the Omniscient True Knowledge…?
Lin Xun couldn’t figure it out for now, but at least he could eliminate one wrong answer.
[You stride forward to receive the special mission. The Librarian’s expression softens slightly. He tells you that the characters engraved on the floor in the center of the hall are a magic array used by the tower’s master to imprison starborn beings.]
[If you can defeat the starborn being released after he activates the array, the special task will be considered complete.]
[Do you want to accept the Librarian Avatar’s special task?]
Why not? There was a reward on the line.
At the moment, Lin Xun was possessing the Earth Giant and had the high-damage Valkyrie by his side. A mere starborn being monster wouldn’t be any trouble.
Without hesitation, he clicked ‘Yes.’
[The Librarian pushes up his monocle with a sneer, his eyes brimming with mockery. He sets his book aside and begins chanting…]
[The crimson light of the symbol array in the center of the hall pulses brightly. As the chanting continues, blood-colored light floods the entire hall…]
[The bloodlight intensifies. The Librarian stops chanting and vanishes into a corner, beginning a new incantation. His form gradually becomes translucent…]
[The bloodlight fills the hall. In the center, it is especially concentrated, as if something within the symbols is about to burst forth!]
[A grotesque monster appears in the center of the array. It has massive horns, chewing mandibles, a black carapace with a raised ridge, and its body is covered in twinkling stars.]
[The monstrous creature lets out a sky-shaking roar, as if even the stars above were shaken…]
[This is your first time seeing the form of a Starhorn Rhinogold. Its twisted shape sends chills down your spine. You feel dizzy, and your soul is infused with a surge of disordered Knowledge.]
[You have acquired Knowledge. Knowledge increased by 500! Current Knowledge: 500/2700]
[Beneath his monocle, the Librarian’s eyes sparkle with excitement, gaze fixed intently on the starborn being…]
[You raise your Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub, muscles bulging and knotted…]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie nocks an arrow, closes her dark golden eyes, and tilts her head slightly, as if listening to the whispers of the wind…]
[The Starhorn Rhinogold lets out another skyward roar, then crashes to the ground with a thud, the light in its eyes vanishing, its body instantly lifeless…]
[The Starhorn Rhinogold is dead. You have not received any experience points.]
[You have obtained Indomitable Fading Chunk of Spirit Essence *1]
[You have obtained Star-Embellished Carapace (Material)]
[You have obtained Verdant Biological Fluid (Item)]
Lin Xun: ?
Valkyrie: ??
Librarian: ???
Why did the monster die before they even attacked?