Chapter 1443: Wengfalusi 3.5 (473)

Boom—!

Zuguoren's Mach 3 flight speed collided head-on with the shockwave from the exploding sky, and everyone only heard a huge roar from midair; they saw Zuguoren's signature blue uniform arc through the air and slam straight into the granite ground at the center of Times Square, blasting out a crater probably five or six meters in diameter.

My… eyes…

Cough cough…

Zuguoren's limbs were twisted at an extremely abnormal angle; he tried to stand up, but his whole body was covered in blood—blood kept pouring from every orifice on his head: nose, eyes, ears, throat. He struggled to keep his eyes open, but all he could see was a sea of red.

Zan, zan…

Before he could finish speaking, he could no longer hold himself up, and amid the terrified shouts of the surrounding crowd he completely passed out.

——

Before Star's eyes there was only white—pure, unblemished white.

Her consciousness was like paper scraps in a storm, being torn and blown apart by that white light, but she could only grit her teeth and grip the flame spear in her hand, desperately resisting the impact of 'Destruction'.

"Hold on… I'll do my best to block this 'Destruction' tsunami for you!"

Hearing Haiseyin's voice in his ear, the pressure on Haiseyin's hand suddenly eased, and he saw countless fish simultaneously attacking the pipelines connected behind Laigushi.

Haiseyin had no intention of engaging in long-range attrition with him; she swung both swords straight at the pipelines behind him.

"Clang—!"

Accompanied by the uniform sound of metal breaking, Laigushi also had no choice but to disengage from high altitude, abruptly falling back to the ground.

He could barely stand when Haiseyin's voice rang out from above: "I see it! Aim at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae! Destroy that spot——"

Laigushi raised his head, when suddenly a flash of red light streaked past behind him——

A huge whale surged up behind Haiseyin, opened its massive mouth and lunged at him; accompanied by Star's Flame Spear charging forward, it struck his weak point precisely, Laigushi instantly lost his footing, was flung backward, and in midair the whale swallowed him whole, dragging him into the depths of the Genesis Vortex.

"Huh——"

Star let out a long breath, then suddenly felt something; the 'Burdened World' seed in her hand began to glow.

The crisis was finally over; Star carried the seed and slowly walked toward the sacrificial basin, but just as she was about to place it inside——

"Everything is in vain."

The Burdened World seed suddenly flared with a red light!

A translucent barrier locked the seed in place, suspending it midair above the basin. Haiseyin instantly sensed something was wrong, quickly turned her head, and saw Laigushi preparing to repeat his old trick, about to unleash another wave of 'Destruction'.

"The epic's conclusion is merely a line in the 'Knowledge' calculation— a comment awaiting deletion."

——

Dungeon Meal.

"Again?!"

A few seconds after Zandalar released that shockwave, Marlsil could clearly feel a distinct tremor coming from the dungeon beneath their feet.

Dust sifted down into the pot before them, also heavily seasoning their dinner.

Laigushi's move took a few seconds to charge, which actually gave them all time to prepare. However, the strike's weight was extreme—like someone slamming an iron hammer onto the ground, especially that blinding light… Even with countermeasures and healing magic, they couldn't rule out injuries to the dungeon delvers.

Nowadays, who knows what the surface is like? Since arriving in Wengfalusi, first there was Nicadoli, then the Sky Titan Aigle, and now Laigushi… Surface survival is precarious, far less safe and free than in the dungeon.

Although the sky canopy reduces most of the power, even so the aftershocks can still cause considerable damage to buildings, and Laigushi this time… probably will knock down quite a few houses, right?

"Wait… Marlsil, if Laigushi can revive infinitely…… does that mean this move can be used countless times?!" Qierchak's face turned pale instantly, realizing the gravity of the situation.

Hiding deep in the dungeon, they weren't much affected, but what about the surface? Will surface buildings be completely destroyed?!

——

"Haiseyin swung her longsword, trying to summon fish swarms to attack again, but in this light of destruction, a familiar voice suddenly rang out."

"Such a cold way of speaking— I don't like it."

"If a string of numbers could decide the story's ending……"

"Star suddenly felt an embrace."

"In that vast whiteness, Xilian reached out to take her hand, placing her right hand on the back of Star's hand, and a feather pen floated up from Star's hand."

"Then we naturally can…… rewrite the beginning."

"……"

"In the year 3960 of the Light Calendar, after the banquet."

"Luosi, what do you think?" said the Black Tower gravely.

"If your speculation about Laigushi's identity is correct, even if we can lift the restrictions of the Ultimate Agreement, the probability of defeating him outright remains below the acceptable threshold. Therefore, the key to victory still lies with Miss Star……"

Luosigu lowered their head, looking at the pink-haired girl beside them.

"... as well as Miss Xilian."

The Black Tower nodded: "Go on, maybe we're thinking of the same thing."

"Laigushi's thoughts reside outside 'Myth'. He is both an internal driver of the experiment and an external observer. Logic: his inspiration loop can simultaneously process different time flows inside and outside the world."

The Black Tower agreed: "This is the tricky part: he exists simultaneously in two timelines, and their internal clocks are worlds apart. Over the long course of the experiment, Gear Brother's nerves have fully adapted to this state, giving him the home-field advantage."

"If we had more time, you and I could do it too. Too bad there are no 'ifs' and no time now." The Black Tower shifted gears: "——So we must reverse our thinking, turning his advantage into a 'weakness'."

"The key lies in 'memory,' right? Xilian suddenly said."

"Oh, you understood that quickly?" The Black Tower was somewhat surprised.

"Since Star and I were mentioned, it's easy to guess, right? Her intuition is always spot-on."

"Not bad, then I'll get straight to the point: since in Wengfalusi his thought speed far exceeds ordinary people, what we need to do is, through external force, implant a segment of 'memory' into his inspiration loop—then press the single-cycle repeat until he yields."