Chapter 1446

Although the Iron Tomb will certainly be born, this 'memory' should be able to help Xing gain a long stretch of time within Wengfalusuo, until the Laigushi outside the myth realize this, by which point Xing will probably have entered the next reincarnation.

"The next reincarnation……" Miseda let out a reluctant sigh, "Feeling like I've just given myself another lease on life… Right now I'm truly racing against time with the Laigushi, snatching every second, ah."

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"'Pa—!'"

A crisp finger snap, and everything paused.

Zandare abruptly lifted their head, finally realizing something was off.

A playful laugh sounded beside his ear.

"'Any performance is like this…'"

Xilian placed her hands behind her back, her body continually shifting position outside the myth.

"'Once you step onto the stage…… it's hard to retreat back to the audience.'"

"Welcome to 'our' story……" Xilian winked mischievously at Laigushi, "…How does it feel?"

""Even the power of the 'ages' cannot mobilize the entire scepter, causing Wengfalusuo's computation to fall into a loop……" Zandare almost instantly realized the crux of the problem, "This isn't a system malfunction, but rather I've been implanted with a 'memory' meme, right?"

""You were seen through in an instant! No wonder you're everyone's so-called 'first genius'. If you continue to act recklessly, that scene from just now will keep playing over and over. No matter what, I and Xing won't let you leave this 'memory'…""

Xilian put her hands on her hips triumphantly: "'Zandare', sir, you're already trapped, huh?"

""An elegant conception, exquisite execution. Unfortunately, it's not me who's hampered by time, but you." Zandare remained unfazed, their tone as calm as ever, "You should understand that patience is my strongest weapon. To me, 'waiting' and 'victory' are the same concept."

""Like Kaserslan, in that near-eternal instant, the first to collapse will be you. I only need to wait—wait for another futile worm to fall off the cliff, plummet into the abyss.""

Xilian puffed out her cheeks: "Is it the 'pink little worm' again? Their image is too changeable…… but you're right. If we're just building another prison, the essence of the problem won't be solved."

""So, we weren't actually planning to do this, huh?""

Before Xilian's words even faded, two geniuses' figures had already appeared behind her.

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Luoxiaohei War Chronicle

"Is this…… temporarily restraining that 'first genius'?" Chinian asked somewhat anxiously.

"Probably can buy us some time, huh." the Chief Librarian said softly.

Since Zandare's purpose was revealed in the heavenly curtain, the atmosphere inside the hall grew grim. Previously, Chinian and Luoye could still snipe at each other, but this time…… faced with the shared crisis of the Iron Tomb, Chinian fell silent.

"Stalling……" Chinian lifted their teacup, gazing at the face reflected in the green tea, "Hey, do you know what Zandare means by 'random function'? I don't understand the words that guy spouts, I just feel something's off."

We consulted humanity, and according to them…… you can understand it as 'extinction'—all organic and inorganic life in the universe would succumb to extinction." Ximuzi slowly closed the red fan in their hand, those narrowed eyes opening a little, "That is an act that directly targets life, likely indiscriminately killing all humans and yokai on Earth."

"What's the humans' reaction then?" Chinian raised their voice, "They wouldn't just stand by and watch themselves be killed by whatever Iron Tomb, then do nothing to prepare, would they?"

"Humanity's attitude…… is quite pessimistic." Ximuzi stated frankly, "You also know that humanity's strength mostly rests on 'technology', but the Iron Tomb's 'annihilation' equation would directly destroy human technological civilization—back when the simulated universe was mimicking the Imperial War period, the anti-organic equation once briefly affected humanity, but they were helpless against such equations, and even now they have no countermeasure."

This time the Iron Tomb's impact isn't as simple as just an equation. I'm not sure whether humanity is hiding anything from us yokai, but even if they truly are hiding something…… I don't think they can handle this Iron Tomb crisis.

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"'……'"

Zandare let out an astonished "oh," sizing up the two geniuses behind Xilian.

""As a token of respect to the pioneers, let me answer your confusion: Have you heard of the 'synesthetic dream' of the Asdena star system? It's quite fascinating—long ago, that place also housed a prison." Luosigumu explained proactively."

""In an environment rich in memory essence, living beings have a certain probability of forming some kind of connection. Even if separated by vast distances in space, they can sense each other's state changes. I call this phenomenon 'memory field entanglement.'""

""In Asdena, people harnessed this phenomenon—adding 'harmony' and 'memory' as mediators—to construct a dreamland.""

Zandare asked calmly: ""Just like right now, you're using the same principle to step into my prison?""

""I'd prefer to call it the 'negotiation seat', Zandare sir. But your understanding is correct. We happen to have an ally skilled in 'tuning', and Xing and Miss Xilian…… as you can see, their resolve is admirable. With such steadfast 'memory spirits' assisting us, our dialogue——will also last a long time.""

""Just 'listening to a story', that's what they're best at." Xilian chuckled, "Then, please leave the thrilling 'intellectual' showdown to the two geniuses?""

"The Black Tower is quite satisfied with the current situation: "Brainstorming—I like it. Or rather, two against one—I like it even more.""

""Let's talk, Zandare—guess how much we can dig out of your brain before the pointer moves to the next second, and how many ways we can come up with to solve you?""

""What's more, you as you are now——have no chance to pull away our 'trump card'.""