Chapter 186: The End of the Star Cluster Line

I didn’t pay attention to anything else. My focus was solely on one sentence—the Star Cluster Line was about to reach its end.

Recalling the words of Leturas and Ivan—the vow to never betray the Star Cluster—I couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency and a hint of anxiety.

The Star Cluster Line. We were most likely the Star Cluster Line.

If the Star Cluster Line was about to end, did that mean our golden ticket was about to leave us?

Although I didn’t think this would stop our progress, everything would become much more troublesome. We would have to rely on ourselves, and I had no idea what fate would befall Alekxia and Shirley.

Well, I had to admit that I had started to care about those NPCs I once regarded as mere data. It was all thanks to the game company’s incredibly advanced AI technology, which had made Alekxia and Shirley so real.

“Regrettably, the Star Cluster Line was never meant to start this early. It involves too many secrets and intersects with almost all the main storylines of the continent. Starting it so early was something even the gods couldn’t predict. They are deeply regretful… This was the line they looked forward to the most, the hardest and most splendid of all historical processes. But with the current strength of adventurers, it’s simply impossible to complete the Star Cluster Line quest.”

“That the Star Cluster Line has lasted this long is already beyond everyone’s expectations. But unfortunately, the Star Cluster ends here. The plan has deviated too far from reality, and this line has completely slipped out of the gods’ control, jumping out of the chess game they had drawn.”

“Above is the intelligence report on the gods’ game. Thanks to the technical support of the Milac Theological Academy.”

With that, the elf researcher directly turned into white light and dissipated into the air.

If our characters were indeed the Star Cluster Line, then the officials themselves had spoken.

Declaring the mission’s end—there was no blow more heart-wrenching than this.

I refused to accept it!

From fifty, take forty-nine; there is always a glimmer of hope left. I had always believed that, because in the past, I had always been able to seize that glimmer. But this time, I felt a bit powerless, because what the elf said was true. Our opponent might very well be a high-level existence far beyond our current capabilities.

If they didn’t play by the rules, there was nothing I could do. The technique of dismantling an aircraft carrier with bare hands was useless against them.

I saw worry in Yingning’s brows. I kept my expression unchanged, pretending to be oblivious, but deep down, I also felt a trace of anxiety.

The specifics still depended on how the in-game quest developed. We had to understand what the goal of this mission really was before we could come up with a countermeasure based on the actual situation.

Next, there were no other big news at the Carnival. The great musician chatted with us quite happily, expressing her delight and looking forward to our next meeting.

“If you run into any trouble in real life, just come to me. With my, Yang Ye’s, fresh face, I can definitely solve all problems perfectly.”

Yang Ye patted her flat chest.

So flat… a disgrace to fox girls…

“Don’t worry, I definitely won’t hold back.” I smiled, noting down the private phone number Yang Ye sent me.

“In a while, I’d like to drop by your place and bother you. I don’t know if you two sisters would welcome a troublemaker like me…”

“Of course you’re welcome!” Yingning replied cheerfully, jumping ahead. Seeing the little girl’s eager look, I smiled and rubbed her head.

So, to avoid exposing our identities, I would have to start wearing female clothes as daily attire in a while… No wonder the little girl was so happy.

“Thank you so much! I have no choice. I need to hide from two people, two terrifying individuals…” As Yang Ye spoke, her eyes widened with lingering fear, and she cautiously scanned the area. “I hope we’re not in their surveillance range here…”

“What kind of people could be so terrifying that someone of your status has to hide from them?”

I frowned. Although I wasn’t afraid of trouble, I really didn’t want to invite problems because of this. An enemy that someone of Yang Ye’s status had to flee from would likely easily disrupt the peaceful daily life Yingning and I had.

“Don’t worry, they’re just my two… um… friends. One of my friends has a strange disease. Every full moon night, when the yin energy is strongest, she transforms from yin to yang, and her IQ skyrockets three thousand times! My other friend takes that opportunity to team up with her and bully me…”

But rest assured, they will never affect you because of me. In fact, even if they search the entire world, they won’t be able to find me! Ehehehehe…

Looking at this adorable creature lost in her fantasies, with drool hanging from the corner of her mouth, I found it hard to believe she was the legendary musical genius.

Still, we soon parted ways with her, as we had our own things to do.

“See you~”

“See you~” x2

After leaving the VIP room, we headed straight for the tree hollow we had come from. I clearly remembered that two elves were there discussing the city of Saint Cruz.

Fortunately, they were still there, and not many players were paying attention to them.

“Praise Losh.” Yingning and I bowed slightly, greeting the two elves with the standard elven salute.

“Praise Losh.” The two elves smiled and returned the salute. One of them, the taller one, spoke up, “What an observant adventurer. Other adventurers who approached us never observed elven etiquette. Unfortunately, I still have to tell you that we really have no quests here. If you want to accept Carnival event commissions, please go to the commission area outside the Sylph Memorial Hall.”

“Excuse me, we are not here to seek quests,” I replied.

“Oh?” The elf perked up her ears curiously.

“We wanted to ask, has any major event occurred recently in the human royal city of Saint Cruz? Or is something big about to happen? Something related to the Saint rank masters or the Tribunal?” I asked respectfully.

“Saint rank masters? Tribunal? You mean…” The elf glanced at me in surprise, as if hesitating whether to say it.

Yingning and I waited quietly.

“Well, it’s only a matter of time before you find out anyway. This news will soon spread across the continent—after all, it’s a major event like the fall of a Saint rank.”

“The fall of a Saint rank?!” My heart skipped a beat, sensing something ominous.

“Not yet, but it won’t be long. The Tribunal hasn’t announced the exact execution time yet, but it’s certain that with such a grave crime, even Lady Alekxia, the Sword Goddess, cannot be pardoned…”

“…You mean Lady Alekxia has committed some serious crime?” I quickly pressed.

I could feel Yingning’s hand gripping mine suddenly tighten.

“Yes, I can hardly believe it either! The crime of mass slaughter! Five Saint ranks have jointly accused Alekxia of massacring the entire S-class border city of Minos to test her sword!”

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