"Friends, the game has begun. You cannot refuse—"
Thunder rumbled in the sky, as if cheering for his words.
"There's no reason, and no room."
The area suddenly plunged into darkness. The Yan Gun in Star's hand was already lit, and the few members of the Trailblaze Crew and Old Woman who were originally moving forward, due to this sudden change, all raised their weapons, preparing to deal with the upcoming anomaly.
[March 7th: Wow! Star, when did you change your baseball bat? That Yan Gun is so cool!]
[Bronya: Isn't that the Great Guardian's Yan Gun, a symbol in my mother's hand? Why is it in your hand? Did you take it with you when you left?]
[Star: I don't know, but... yay!]
The five of them vigilantly observed everything around them, not daring to relax in the slightest. Just then, Aventurine's voice rang out again, a clear and teasing voice that echoed between heaven and earth.
"The dice have been cast—"
"Everyone, are you ready to open your cards?"
Star raised the Yan Gun in her hand without hesitation, aiming the muzzle at Aventurine on the screen. Her eyes were firm and resolute, as if she wanted to tear the enemy in front of her to shreds.
"The Builder's Inferior Stone... Hahahahaha, worthless!" Aventurine's voice was cold and mocking, revealing disdain and contempt for the Yan Gun.
Along with these words, Aventurine casually threw down three dice. They seemed to be endowed with life, falling rapidly from a high altitude, landing directly in front of Star.
"I'll place my bet!" When the dice stopped rolling, a spade pattern was clearly displayed on them.
"I'll gamble!" The second die also quickly stopped, also a spade. Star's heart began to race; she felt an inexplicable tension and excitement.
"I'll win!" The last die stopped as expected, still the familiar spade. On the screen, Aventurine's original appearance disappeared, replaced by three neatly arranged spades.
"I let fate turn the roulette, risking everything, passing through death to find life." In the high sky, Aventurine slowly descended, his body gradually enveloped by a mysterious light. Looking closely, one could see a layer of armor-like hard substance appearing on his body. And in his hand, he tightly held a broken but cleverly pieced-together gem.
"Everything for—the Amber Lord!" Aventurine spread his arms and shouted loudly.
[Topaz: Everything for the Amber Lord!]
[Company Employee A: Everything for the Amber Lord!]
[Company Employee B: Everything for the Amber Lord!]
In an instant, a powerful light and aura erupted from him, forming a violent storm that swept towards the five people below. This power was so strong that the surrounding air seemed to twist and deform, making it impossible to breathe.
Star, holding the blazing Yan Gun, rushed towards Aventurine like a shooting star streaking across the sky.
However, when she tried to break through Aventurine's defense with the Yan Gun, she found that her attack could not penetrate him at all. A solid barrier formed in front of Aventurine, easily blocking Star's attack and throwing her far away.
Seeing this, Himeko immediately focused, controlling the railgun, aiming at Aventurine's direction, and launched an attack without hesitation. With a loud bang, a violent explosion raised thick smoke, which quickly spread. The dense smoke filled the air, covering the sky, as if to swallow the entire world.
Aventurine, at the center of the explosion, appeared exceptionally calm. He gently waved his hands, easily dispersing the smoke that enveloped him. Looking at the unharmed Aventurine, Himeko's eyes showed a never-before-seen solemnity. Although the previous blow was only to buy Star time, seeing Aventurine's powerful strength, her heart couldn't help but sink.
At this moment, Aventurine finally spoke. He slowly raised his finger, pointing at the crowd in front of him, while his true face hidden behind the mask made it impossible to discern his expression. Accompanied by rumbling thunder, his voice sounded exceptionally solemn:
"Slow-playing a strong hand, putting on an act, you're making me a little impatient."
Immediately after, the thunder became even more intense.
Under the pale lightning, Aventurine was laughing wildly and slowly ascending into the sky.
Facing this situation, Welt and Himeko did not act rashly, because they really couldn't figure out what Aventurine wanted to do. As for Star and March 7th, seeing that their two seniors had not made any moves, they could only stare at Aventurine with vigilant expressions.
"To have fun, everyone, I'll bet all my chips."
"Only by abandoning rationality is it true gambling..." Aventurine muttered to himself. As soon as he finished speaking, he shot a dazzling golden chip into the sky.
Accompanied by the rumbling thunder, the terrifying storm caused by the surging energy made March 7th unable to even open her eyes.
Gold—instantly covered the sky above everyone's heads; everything visible was golden light.
In an instant, like a huge curtain being unfurled, the entire sky was covered by a layer of golden flowing light, forming a spectacular scene.
Suddenly, in the golden light curtain, white holes quietly appeared.
As the white light slowly condensed, like pillars supporting the sky, the chip columns formed by imaginary energy slowly extended towards the ground.
[Jing Yuan: The power of the Ten Stonehearts is truly extraordinary. This strength looks quite exaggerated.]
[Kekeliya: The power of Preservation... is it that strong?]
Kekeliya, who was watching the movie, suddenly felt a hint of regret welling up in her heart. If time could flow backward, she would definitely not choose to cooperate with the Stellaron. However, it was too late; everything was irreversible. Just then, a mysterious and blurry voice entered Kekeliya's ears.
"Kekeliya... Kekeliya... It's too late, it's too late!" The voice seemed to come from afar, yet also close at hand, making it difficult to pinpoint its true location. Kekeliya couldn't help but frown, trying to hear what the other party was saying.
"Now only I... can save... this crumbling world..." As the voice gradually became clearer, the spark of resistance that had just ignited in Kekeliya's heart was extinguished by the Stellaron again.
Yes... that's right, I am correct, only the Stellaron can bring salvation to Belobog.
Yes, it must be so!
[March 7th: What terrifying power, can we really handle this!]
[Himeko: Don't panic, little March. There's no point in worrying about things that haven't happened yet.]
[March 7th: Oh... that's true, so who has hidden power? Dan Heng? Star?]
[Dan Heng: March, I'm not here.]
[March 7th: Oh, right...]