The Land of Spiritbound Stars, to be precise, should be considered one of the late-game maps.
It carries the vast land at the deepest part of the Endless Prison, where layers of dreamlike stars hang beneath the night sky.
The silver light embedded in the night is a symbol of the power of those heroes from the Star Nation.
As the game chapters progress, a large number of NPCs reach their level cap, marking a major version update of the game.
Aside from the Calencia Empire, players can travel across the world to find those Star Heroes who have received blessings.
By interacting with or defeating them, they can unlock clues about the mystery behind the fall of the Star Nation and activate new chapters.
At that time, the player level cap will also increase to level sixty.
Correspondingly, most NPCs will also reach this level or even higher.
And now, Viktor, through Vega, has activated the stars in advance and caused the Meteor General to appear in the depths of this prison.
To be precise, this is the soul of the Meteor General.
Its heroic body had already fallen into slumber along with the collapse of the Star Nation. What has been awakened now is only the undying soul that coexists with the Meteor Fortress.
So, it is not in its prime.
Even so, it is still incomparably powerful.
The Meteor General raised all six arms high and swung them toward the dark night sky.
The stars scattered like flurries, and dark tides collided high above, creating wave after wave of ripples.
Quietly, six patches of nebula drifted down from the hazy sky, settling into its palms and rapidly taking shape.
The dense nebula formed heavy rapiers, halberds, warhammers, and whips, spinning and soaring.
At its chest, two massive axes formed from starlight were tightly gripped in its firm hands.
BOOM!
A boundless roar burst out from beneath its armor, as if it wanted to burn the collapsing universe to ashes.
The night sky seemed to tear open with a massive rift, and countless purple stars fell from above.
They slammed into the bone-filled sand, kicking up waves of sand hundreds of meters high.
The ghostly green flames ignited once more.
Within the shockwaves, the skeleton legs of the undead warriors began to move, their bones tightly wrapped in ghostly green fire.
Their bodies became covered in sturdy armor or elegant shadow garments.
The flames covering them flared up again, burning even more fiercely than before.
The Meteor General swung its battle axe like the final judge of the world.
The flowing nebula axe slashed down violently on both sides, tearing a deep trench into the earth.
Many archers in the back lost their footing and fell into the trench.
Those charging at the front were completely overwhelmed by the weapons.
The massive warhammer slammed down fiercely in front, and the ghostly green flames only burned for a few seconds before being buried beneath the falling hammer.
The axe lifted, and within just a few seconds, sand surged into the deep trench.
But soon, ghostly green flames rose again from afar.
A wave of spectral energy circled around the Meteor General.
In the next moment, countless bone fragments slowly floated up under the influence of soul power.
The fragments reassembled, and undead warriors appeared on the ground once more, their bones igniting with flames as they charged forward again.
The army of souls surged forward as well, letting out hoarse and hollow roars as they rushed ahead.
A steel whip swept across the ground, and countless warriors shattered again in an instant.
The undead warriors broke apart into fine particles, dispersing from the ground and rising into the sky.
Immediately after, a ghostly green flame descended from above.
Like a raging storm, scorching magma carved across the iron body of the Meteor General.
The dragon in the sky clutched flames like a mad artist, wildly pouring them down and engulfing everything.
The Meteor General moved within the blaze. A thread like a blue star flowed out from its chest, and one arm instantly swung out a massive blade.
In an instant, the blade severed the dragon's spine.
Its enormous head traced an arc in the air, and its massive body crashed uncontrollably to the ground like a kite with a snapped string, shattering apart.
But in that brief moment of stillness, countless undead warriors rebuilt their bodies from bone powder.
The undead soldiers picked up their unyielding weapons and charged once more at the iron-like armor.
Aurelian stood frozen, like a statue, unable to say a word.
Even though these undead soldiers were extremely weak compared to the Meteor General, almost shattering on contact, undead magic granted them endless resurrection.
Simple collisions alone could never truly eliminate these undead and soul soldiers.
And…
Aurelian lowered her head and looked not far ahead.
Countless necromancers were focused on driving their magic, constantly reviving wave after wave of undead soldiers.
The towering dragon rose again, entangling itself with the Meteor General.
Aurelian's inner trembling finally surfaced.
'So this is the true power of a necromancer?'
Nebula and ghostly flames intertwined like sworn enemies, locked in an endless struggle.
The Meteor General cut off the dragon's head with one axe, and with another, like a mad woodcutter, drove the massive axe deep into the earth.
The undead army collapsed step by step, turning into a torrential rain of bone fragments.
The Meteor General slammed down a steel-like leg, cracking the ground and scattering sand everywhere.
A wave of force like a raging tide tore through the earth and shot into the sky.
Seizing the moment, it pointed the halberd in one hand forward like a fang.
Then, where the stars had fallen, a hazy yet resolute nebula magic began to gather.
Soon, along with the dense nebula, one after another, burly knights clad in steel armor clawed their way out of the sand.
Their faces were filled with endless galaxies, and the blades they held were like winter frost, reflecting the dim starry sky.
Seeing these nebula knights appear, Aurelian and the others were completely stunned.
In an instant, the battlefield shifted, and the balance tipped heavily toward the Meteor General.
The knights wrapped in nebula charged at the undead soldiers, swinging their dreamlike blades.
Just touching them was enough to shatter the soul soldiers.
The ghostly green flames ignited briefly on their star-like faces before quickly fading away.
When the soul soldiers' blades struck the knights, they couldn't even break through their defenses.
Only those death row prisoners who had been summoned could barely hold their ground against the knights.
They clashed, leaving marks of battle on each other's bodies.
The undead commander swung his blade, viciously stabbing into the faces of the starry knights.
Flames splashed, and the starry reflections twisted.
The necromancers worked like endless machines, the fire from their skin-bound grimoires never stopping.
The dragon in the sky kept dying, reviving, and spewing flames again and again.
At that moment, the Meteor General's gaze suddenly fell on Viktor.
It realized something.
As long as the necromancer controlling everything did not die, these souls would never dissipate.
Viktor felt that gaze and slowly raised his head, meeting the Meteor General's star-filled eyes.
In that moment, he saw the extreme will to fight within them.
Feeling a surge of flames rising within his body, Viktor gave Aurelian one final piece of advice.
"Aurelian."
Aurelian had been watching in a daze. Hearing Viktor's voice, she suddenly froze.
Then she heard him say calmly, "If I disappear, these death row prisoners will break free from control."
"They might escape, or they might return to the soil, disappearing along with the souls."
Hearing this, her brows tightened, confusion clouding her mind.
'Teacher Viktor, why are you suddenly saying this?'
A bad feeling rose in her heart.
And what Viktor said next confirmed it, "Next, I want you to take control of them."
Viktor's calm command made Aurelian's eyes widen, as if she had just heard something unbelievable.
Her mouth opened, about to speak, "Teacher, I…"
At that moment, the Meteor General slowly raised one of its axes and pointed it directly at Viktor.
Behind it, a black hole began to swirl, endless darkness rising from afar.
The massive fortress shone with a blue-purple barrier, standing at the center of the black hole like an isolated island in the depths of the universe.
A terrifying purple aura tore through space, making hearts tremble before it even arrived.
In an instant, chains like restraints wrapped around Viktor's body.
Vega on his shoulder felt the restraint and opened its deep single eye.
"Viktor, do you need me to go with you?"
"No need.", Viktor left behind a calm reply.
Vega was always his final safeguard. As long as it remained outside, everyone else would be safe.
The expanding black hole rapidly approached Viktor.
Seeing it coming, Vega flapped its wings and separated from Viktor's shoulder.
The moment it left, the endless, pitch-black void swallowed Viktor whole.
As the terrifying and mysterious black hole vanished, everyone present held their breath.
The massive Meteor General and Viktor disappeared together from where they stood.
Only the enormous floating fortress remained, emerging from the void and crashing down onto the ground.
Aurelian stood stiff, her face filled with shock.
Karin's jaw dropped to the ground once again, and a hollow voice came from its empty mouth, "Viktor… dis… disappeared!?"
In an instant, the ghostly green flames on the ground suddenly faded.
Countless bones and souls turned into drifting dust.
The dragon in the sky fell back to the ground, breaking into endless fragments and scattering into the air.
As for the undead mercenary group, as their bodies began to dissipate, a group of necromancers flipping through their grimoires released ghostly green magic, stabilizing their crumbling forms.
A few remaining undead turned their burning ghostly eyes toward Aurelian and the others.
It felt like something dangerous was approaching.
Karin was so scared it burrowed straight into the sand, not even bothering to look for its jaw.
In the next moment, the star knights still standing on the ground pulled nebula from their chests, wrapping it around their silver blades.
The knights swung their star-like arms and hurled their spears toward the sky.
The nebula traced a hazy river through the air, piercing through space and rushing toward Aurelian.
But Aurelian was still immersed in Viktor's sudden disappearance, unable to react.
Clang!
In an instant, a flesh wing appeared in front of her, blocking the spear.
There wasn't even a scratch on it.
Aurelian finally snapped back to her senses, but at that moment, the death row prisoners turned undead also rushed toward them.
Priscilla spread her flesh bat wings, grabbed Aurelian by the shoulders, and lifted her off the ground, soaring high into the air.
On the ground, only the soul flames and nebula remained tangled together in complete chaos.
Vega stood atop a massive tombstone, its single eye reflecting a sky filled with ghostly flames and dense stars.
With interest, it watched the two flying figures.
"What a strict test, Viktor."
———
Viktor opened his eyes. The sky around him had turned into a vast field of stars, endlessly deep.
Broken shadows encircled the land, and black fragments drifted through the air.
Viktor stood still, checking the items in his inventory.
The staff was still there. He had enough mana potions.
His equipment stats were acceptable, though his level was a bit low.
But fifth tier was enough.
Health potions?
Using even one would be an insult to himself.
"Then, that's about it."
"Let's make a bet."
As Viktor's cold voice sounded, the Meteor General stepped out of the black hole.
Its steel armor clashed, producing deep, heavy sounds.
Its massive body towered over the land, its feet rooted in the void-like starfield, its head reaching beyond the unseen universe.
Countless dense stars flowed within its chaotic form, clearly visible in Viktor's eyes.
[Saint Gali Samuel's Soul: Meteor General]
[LV60]
Viktor looked at the health bar stretching into the void, so long he couldn't even see its end.
This was probably his first time challenging a boss ten levels higher than himself without Vega's help.
Thinking of this, a surge of excitement rose within him.
The windbreaker behind him surged with various powerful elements, covered in multicolored patterns.
Countless streams of elemental power flowed through his eyes, merging with the reflected starry sky, mysterious and profound.
"If you can hit me even once..."
"I lose."