………… Fallen leaves bring a message: on the other side of the fog, the Golden Tree is a thing of the past.

The bounty of the gods was far away from the land, and the long dark night was coming to an end, and the remnants of the people were out of the ruins and out of the jungle. They will usher in a new era in a land deprived of the blessings and guidance of gold.

And that's it......... Age of the Stars.

[Shard quest Elden Ring completed]

【Obtain World Fragments——— Junction Lands】

【Gain Special Abilities——— Law of Death】

[Law of Death (born from Death Rune, new law): You can restore HP by attacking enemies, increase the maximum HP, increase all ability values by 5%, and grant the ability to summon Soul Black Flame]

"Whew............... It's finally done. ”

Looking at the map in front of him, Duanmu Huai also sighed, after obtaining the world fragments of the junction land, Duanmu Huai's first headache was where to put it. In the end, Duanmu Huai thought about it and decided to place the junction above the Holy City.

In other words, if the current map is considered as a planet, then the area where the Holy City is located is located in the middle of the Tropic of Cancer, and Manalia and Regnes are on the right side of the Holy City.........

The order of the Borderlands has now returned to nature, and the power of Death Rune has erased everything that had previously been distorted by the Golden Law, including the Crimson Curse on Galid. Right now, Mistrina and Meelfi are leading the people of the forest back to the Borderlands, rebuilding their world and hometown with the remaining people of the Borderlands.

Lorena also returned to the Holy City to report to the archbishop, who also promised to send people to the junction to help Mistrina and the others build together. Of course, after that, the problem of the junction was resolved by Mysterina and the Order on the Holy City. As for Duanmu Huai——— although he is indeed the titular king of Elden at present, Duanmu Huai is not interested in doing this, and professional things should be left to professional talents.

At least for now, if the junction wants to recover, it will be impossible for decades.

Now that Duanmu Huai has obtained the ownership of the junction land, he can naturally open the door and return to his battleship, so Duanmu Huai also kept his promise and brought Lani to his warship.

When Lani crossed the portal and came to the battleship, she was really shocked by what she saw, and then Duanmu Huai gave her a brief explanation of the concepts of the universe, the galaxy, and the stars, which surprised Lani even more.

“…………… You mean, those stars that shine in the night sky, each of them is a planet, a world? ”

"Not all planets have life, after all, life comes from water, air......... Well, I'll ask Ann for a couple of Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy for you to do your literacy, just remember to bring your own towel. ”

“？？？”

"Nothing, just kidding."

It was obvious that Lani didn't understand Duanmuhuai's joke, but that didn't stop her from coming to a conclusion.

"So, if you're right......... Is the supreme will to rule the Junction is the cosmic civilization you are talking about? ”

Although Lani doesn't particularly understand the concept of the universe and the stars, Duanmu Huai has already told her that every world is a star, and there are some powerful forces that can even cross the sea of stars and rule over several planets.

"Ah......... It's a little different, but it's pretty much the same, in fact, I know what that supreme will is in your mouth. ”

"Huh? You know? ”

"Well, I prefer I didn't know ........."

Speaking of this, a bitterness appeared on Duanmu Huai's face, as if he had found half a worm halfway through eating an apple.

"Anyway, that's not you, it's not the one we can deal with right now, it's a dangerous thing, and frankly, I'm not going to deal with it for the rest of my life......... If I could, I'd like to stay away from it. ”

"What the hell is that?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai say it so seriously, Lani also stared at him with a serious expression, but Duanmu Huai just shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I can't even tell you its name, in fact, just knowing its name can make it aware and noticed, and trust me, it's definitely not something you want to touch, especially your current form, which is too easily affected......... All in all, it's better to know nothing, at least for now. ”

“…………… All right. ”

Lani is not stupid, since Duanmu Huai has said it so seriously, she is naturally not so stupid that she can't understand the meaning of Duanmu Huai's words, so she nodded and obediently went to look at the stars with the jellyfish sisters.

"Hoo ..............."

Watching Lani leave, Duanmu Huai also breathed a sigh of relief, to be honest, this time he gained a lot in the junction, but being concerned by that thing was much more dangerous than being followed by the Chaos Evil God. But fortunately, that guy shouldn't have any special interest in a small reptile like himself, as long as he doesn't take the initiative to provoke the other party——— well, it should be fine?

Forget it, I'll talk about that later.

Duanmu Huai shook his head, and then he left the combat command room and came to the Void Barracks, where he saw the blonde girl buried in the drawings.

"Ah, Lord Knight!"

Seeing the appearance of Duanmu Huai, Kurala looked up from the drawing room and saluted him.

"It's okay, no need to be polite, I'm here for you this time......... Got it? ”

"It's done, theoretically there won't be a problem, but we haven't done more precise tests yet........."

"It doesn't need to be that precise, are you sure it's going to work for what I'm looking for?"

"Absolutely."

"Good."

After that, Duanmu Huai returned to the junction through the portal again, and then he followed the map to a cemetery near the royal city, and then Duanmu Huai opened the door............ Walked in.

"Poof."

A flying mouse was trampled into meat sauce at the feet of Duanmu Huai, Duanmu Huai raised his head, only to see that the originally flat cemetery had now turned into a huge hollow, full of rotten, dilapidated ruins, and the torches around him were burning with a faint green glow.

A huge statue of the god stood in it, with several long, curved horns, and an ugly and hideous face. Duanmu Huai just glanced at it, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Alright, let's get to work."

While speaking, Duanmu Huai hummed a song, and then unloaded a huge iron box almost as high as him from his back, only to see him reach out and put the iron box on the ground, then release the restraints, place the bracket, and then debug the equipment in front of him, while humming a song.

"The sun shines on my head, the flowers smile at me, and the bird says, Early, why are you carrying a bag of explosives........."

In the silent and empty underground hall, only the monotonous sound of steel crashing echoed. Black shadows silently emerged from all around, their eyes flashing with scarlet light, staring at the guy who was fiddling with something unknown in front of the idol.

"Hiss ........."

Duanmu Huai didn't seem to know anything about it, he just continued to hum the song while continuing to fix the things in front of him on the ground.

"Shhh......... Intruder! Bad! Intruder! Bad! Kill the bad invaders! ”

A series of whispers rang out, and immediately after, an arrow smeared with poison flew out silently, shooting directly at Duanmu Huai's head. Then the "bell" bounced off the helmet, and seeing this scene, those existences that were originally hidden in the shadows quickly retreated, but Duanmu Huai just stretched out his hand and touched the helmet, without even raising his head.

"Bold! Daring! Daring! ”

Seeing that the other party actually didn't take himself in his eyes, the figure in the darkness became more and more angry, it jumped while making a sharp roar, and soon the next moment, along with the roar of filial piety, hundreds of thousands of rat people suddenly rushed out of the shadows, rushing towards Duanmu Huai from all directions!

At this time, Duanmu Huai also finished humming the song.

“……… As soon as I pulled the rope, I ran, and with a bang, all of them blew up ............! ”

As the words fell, Duanmu Huai slapped the button on the steel box in front of him hard, and at the same time, the portal opened from behind him again, and Duanmu Huai took a step back and disappeared directly into the portal.

Immediately after, a dazzling white light filled the entire space.

“—————————！

！

”

No one knows what happened.

Those who were lucky enough to witness all this saw only one thing——— the notorious and cursed and terrible city of Skaven on the continent——— Demon City of Skaven completely exploded at this moment. The ground swelled upwards with the force of the impact, and everything that was on the land of Skaven was blown to pieces, and they flew into the sky with a huge air current, and then fell down——— into the dark, barely visible cavern.

The deafening roar almost swept half the world, and even the distant imperial capital Aldolph could hear the thunderous roar, and the earth around him trembled incessantly, and the houses under the violent shaking also collapsed. In just a few moments, the huge magic city that had been cursed in the legend and became the city of nezumi had completely disappeared from the surface of the earth, and all that remained was a huge, pitch-black crater.

"Nasty! Nasty!

”

A nezumi screamed out of the rubble, covered in wounds and looked almost dying, but even so, it still struggled to climb outward, and the hall that was once sacred to the nezumi was completely destroyed, except for the huge nezumi statue, which still stood intact. It seemed as if the explosion that could destroy an entire city meant nothing to it.

"Help me! Help me! ”

The nezumi crawled desperately towards the statue, and it raised its hand and made a heart-rending prayer to the statue in front of it, perhaps because it was so focused that the nezumi did not notice some kind of terrible scream and roar coming from the ground at this moment.

The temperature of the earth began to rise, and the nezumi was scorched with its fur against the ground, and even it let out a terrible scream, rolling its body desperately. Everywhere the nezumi rolled, however, it felt like the ground beneath it was like a hot iron pot, scorching its body.

"It's hot! It's hot! It's hot! It's going to be roasted! It's going to be roasted!

”

The nezumi almost lost consciousness under the heat, and it rolled aimlessly while rolling, and then the nezumi suddenly felt a light on his back, and the feeling that he was almost burning himself disappeared in an instant. At the same time, gravity restrained the nezumi's body, and it screamed and waved its limbs, falling into the dark ground——— before being completely swallowed by the huge magma that emerged from it.

"Boom—————!

！ ”

Like a volcanic eruption, hot magma erupted from the ground, spreading out in all directions, flowing into every passage, and in the blink of an eye, the entire huge nezumi city below the Skaven Demon City was completely plunged into a sea of fire.

The rats screamed and ran, but they had nowhere to go, and the magma rushing through the tunnels flowed slowly and unwaveringly, nothing to stop this terrible existence. Many rat people even fell directly to the ground while running, and then the whole person was completely devoured by the flames that came out of thin air.

In the underworld, there is no way for these rat people to escape.

They screamed, wailed, cried out in pain for help and prayed. And these voices ——— of course heard by their gods.

"Roar—————!

”

The giant statue shattered with a roar, and then a huge nezumi strode out of it, staring at the magma that was spreading in front of it, drowning the nezumi underground city, its eyes red, and let out an angry roar. However, just as the nezumi raised his hand, intending to do something, a black flame suddenly fell from the sky!

"Die! Great Horned Rat!

”

Duanmu Huai held the war hammer in his hand, his whole body was wrapped in black flames, and he fell from the sky like a meteor, and pounced straight towards the big horned rat in front of him!