Stars Fall

Perspective back to the arena. Once the preparation time was over, two pillars of light appeared above the stage.

"Third bounty match, Heterogeneous Front | Colorado vs Light-Chaser Garden | Starry Blue Iris!"

"What?"

A clamor broke out in the spectator stands as the audience erupted in surprise.

The analysts even stood up; not long ago, they had made a bet that Dark Gold Rose would definitely send Bai Youyou for the third battle.

In the first match, they had sent out a buffer to trade for Light-Chaser Garden's guerrilla, Su Sui.

After swapping main attackers in the second match, whether it was for the support, commander, or guerrilla position, Light-Chaser Garden's winning probability should have been higher by sending out Bai Youyou.

Who could have guessed that Dark Gold Rose would assign a buffer to the arena?

The entire venue was stunned; no one could figure out Xu Xiaoyou's thought process.

"Little Blue Bird?"

Standing across the stage, the support for Heterogeneous Front was equally dumbfounded, his tactical plan instantly thrown into disarray as he stared blankly at the blue-haired girl approaching him.

"It seems Miss Dark Gold Rose is very confident in Light-Chaser Garden's strength," an orc analyst remarked.

"To try and turn this bounty match into a showcase for Light-Chaser Garden... isn't that a bit too dismissive of Heterogeneous Front?"

"After all, Heterogeneous Front is an established powerhouse; they certainly aren't weak. People only know about the 'four-protect-one' strategy, but they overlook the fact that the other four members of the starting team are also experts in their respective classes."

"With such underestimation, I suspect Dark Gold Rose is going to stumble this time."

"Not necessarily. It's still unknown who is stronger between Miss Dark Gold Rose and the chairman of Heterogeneous Front, Clotho-Lan. The latter has been at grade 5 for a long time with solid skill proficiency and extremely rich arena experience; the savador are also a race that fought their way out of the coliseum."

"Furthermore, it's common knowledge that Light-Chaser Garden's support is a monster. I don't believe Heterogeneous Front's guerrilla, Arizona, could take her down."

"Let's wait and see."

"Miss Tang, I'm a fan of yours!" Colorado shouted excitedly across the stage.

"I've loved listening to your songs since your time at the Star of Art."

The feeling of facing his idol made the youth feel a bit lightheaded. That pure and moving face, the girl who was always under the spotlight, was someone he had admired countless times.

"What a disgrace," the members of Heterogeneous Front covered their faces.

Chairman Clotho-Lan even fired a shot directly into the sky. The woman's valiant roar accompanied the booming explosion of the shell right next to Colorado's ear, making the youth flinch.

"If you can't even beat a buffer, you can get out of Heterogeneous Front yourself and don't come back!"

"It's not about being a fan or not. Perhaps you simply like my voice or the light I project; that doesn't make me more noble than anyone else. Please don't look at me through an idol filter." Tang Xin raised the conductor's string sword in her hand. "Instead of 'fan,' I prefer the term 'song-friend.'"

"Since we are on this stage, we should give it our all."

"Little Blue Bird! Little Blue Bird! Little Blue Bird!"

As the girl's words fell, waves of cheers erupted from below the stage.

"She really can treat any place she stands as her own stage at any moment," Bai Youyou said.

"Should I say she's truly a female star?" Angelina chuckled. "She cares so much about her persona no matter where she goes."

"Perhaps what she said is her true feeling?" Xu Xiaoyou said. "What she likes is the feeling of being loved, not the nobility and privilege that comes with it."

"At least, it's true that she prefers the term song-friend. In private, she never calls the people who like her songs fans, and she always responds to netizens' comments as song-friends."

"Understood, Miss Tang, I will give it my all!" Colorado said with a serious expression.

Tang Xin nodded with satisfaction.

She had originally been thinking about whether to hold back, but now she could use her full strength.

As the burning countdown on the large screen hit zero, the third arena battle officially began!

In an almost instantaneous motion, Colorado's figure vanished from his spot, turning into a bolt of lightning as he charged toward Tang Xin at high speed.

As a support, speed was naturally one of his specialties.

Tang Xin raised her hand and began to chant softly. Gentle rings of water expanded around her, and then, one after another, glowing rings slowly unfolded beneath her feet.

One, two, three, four...

The analysts, who had previously been uninterested in this seemingly lopsided battle, noticed the activity and their eyes slowly widened.

Five!

Six!

Seven!

A total of seven endowment rings!

No, there was more.

As the seven rings fully expanded, ripples appeared on the ground the girl stood upon. A starry sea unfolded beneath her feet, and the final runic star ring began to spin at high speed. An ancient and profound aura flowed slowly through the air, and the quiet scales instantly tipped, turning into an invisible storm that swept across the entire venue!

Strength, agility, constitution, psyche boost, priority boost, skill power enhancement, super ultimate skill 300% boost, multiple support abilities 100% fusion—the Starry Endowment Rings were fully expanded!

"What the hell is that!?" someone exclaimed.

"Something's wrong! She's about to release a super ultimate skill! Colorado, interrupt her chant quickly!" Clotho-Lan shouted.

The ancient aura from above the stars was still brewing. Beneath the girl's feet, the dark starry sea flowed across the arena, with countless stars flickering and dying within it.

"Mysterious existence above the starry sky, may my song resonate with your rhythm, may your light pierce the long night, may your will echo between the ice and the stars, may your gaze forever be deep and pure, shining like the twelve constellations, may your inspiration never run dry, may your love never be betrayed, may art forever be glorious."

Colorado was stunned. He hadn't expected that after her talk about song-friends and giving it her all, she would use the grade 4 super ultimate skill of a Starry Singer right from the start, not even giving him a chance to prepare.

What kind of buffer throws an ultimate move the second they step up?

An unprecedented sense of crisis exploded in his heart. He tried desperately to dodge, but his high-speed body felt as if it had been put into slow motion, his legs sinking deep into the quagmire of the starry sea, making it difficult to move.

"May you always love me; embrace me, and grant your protection and strength to me."

As the chant concluded, Tang Xin's body glowed with the brilliance of stars. A giant starry ring formation used Colorado as its center, expanding and changing above his head, its edges rapidly spreading until it covered the entire arena.

"Stars, fall!"

The runic star ring suddenly contracted, and a starry curtain descended from the heavens.

A blinding pillar of stars crashed down, striking the ground directly from above. The long-brewing starry aura erupted in an instant, carrying a tide of ancient power that surged outward.

The star pillar expanded rapidly, incinerating even the dust to nothingness, as a blinding white light swallowed the entire arena!