Chapter 1553

"He severed part of the neural circuit, breaking free from Lord Anakesagoras's imprisonment… but also triggered my pre-installed fuse mechanism. Conclusion: 'Zandal' has lost combat functionality and can no longer act."

The Black Tower felt very satisfied: "So he has become a true 'spectator'."

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Electro Blade Person.

"Zandal just died like that? Unable to fight?" Denki drooped his eyebrows in disappointment.

"How come your tone sounds like you're still hoping he could keep fighting?" Aki Hayakawa looked at him strangely, "This guy can't move—perfect, it gives us one more edge in the Iron Tomb battle; otherwise we'd have to divert manpower to guard against Zandal…"

"Not really hoping, just…" Denki scratched his head, straining to squeeze out the last bit of ink in his stomach, giving an analogy: "It's like… you chased an anime all season, and the arrogant villain who dominated ninety-nine episodes gets his ending explained by a single line of subtitles in the finale—don't you think that's rushed?"

Aki Hayakawa calmly shook her head: "I don't think so. This is the result of the geniuses' joint effort. Moreover, Zandal now seems to feel 'mission accomplished'. He was already dead to begin with; after fulfilling his purpose, this intelligent machinery body means nothing to him."

"But he is also a Knowledge Path Envoy. Besides seeing him fight inside Wufaluo Interior, we haven't witnessed his methods in reality yet!"

"And you claim you're not expecting anything." Aki Hayakawa looked at the somewhat childish big guy before her, sighing helplessly, "If you're hoping Zandal fights side by side with Iron Tomb, you're wrong. No matter what, Zandal will never intervene in Iron Tomb's battle—whenever he acts, it's a desecration of his own experimental results."

"What if Iron Tomb fails?" Denki scratched his head, "Took so long to build Iron Tomb—if the goal isn't met… if it were me, I'd be furious."

"He probably doesn't have the function 'anger'. Secondly…" Aki Hayakawa slowly raised her second finger, "Time means nothing to Zandal. To a scientist, failure is daily bread. If Iron Tomb fails this time, Zandal will summarize the experience and wait for the next chance to build a more perfect 'God-Slaying' machine."

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"Screw, can you open a path? Just in case, I want to see with my own eyes—by the way, meet him in reality."

"Logic: Scanning his inspiration circuit helps track De Miu Ge's whereabouts."

"Yes. His brain is the crime scene—I don't believe there's no trace left inside."

Screw Gum reminded from the side: "This could also be a trap."

The Black Tower slightly turned her face: "Aren't you still here? Two against one—when have we ever lost?"

"I'm honored." Screw Gum positioned the Identification Anchor at the entrance, bowed gentlemanly, "Identification Anchor is in place. Please."

Passing through that layer of black data curtain, inside lay the familiar scenery of Beyond Mythology. But unusually, it was empty—aside from countless monitors hanging in the air, no one was present.

"I knew it—fear what comes, and it comes." The Black Tower scanned the surroundings, "He's not here."

""

Screw Gum lowered his head and checked again.

"Positioning won't fail—Zandal is still here. But his coordinates are rapidly and irregularly fluctuating, which doesn't match any shielding technique."

"This is his turf—stay alert."

The Black Tower stepped forward, but after just a few steps she was suddenly shoved back to her original spot. She frowned slightly, let out a soft "tsk": "Boring trick."

"Space is resetting itself. I'll reverse-engineer the interference source. Please try again."

The Black Tower did as told—unsurprisingly, she was shoved back to the original spot again.

The Black Tower rolled her eyes: "Back again."

"Reverse engineering complete. Result… unexpected. The log shows: 'Lu Kuer Egos' revoked admin privileges, so the Identification Anchor can't locate him—because, at the system level, 'Laigushi' no longer exists. Navigation target… is an 'empty set'."

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One Punch Man.

"Does this count as him being thoroughly dead?"

Upon hearing the news of Zandal's death, S-Class Heroes in the Hero Association unanimously let out a long sigh of relief.

Although this guy's stash of unrevealed big news is unknown, dying like this is a pity—but considering the threat he posed to the Huazuo… it's still better he disappears sooner.

After all, this Zandal is truly terrifying—last time his image appeared on every screen on Earth, it caused mass panic. Everyone blamed the Hero Association for failing to protect civilians, but even the Child Emperor was helpless, and even Stellar Peace Company couldn't stop Zandal's hacking—this is truly beyond his strength.

"Of course it counts—he revoked his admin privileges, meaning he can no longer threaten them from within Wufaluo Interior." Drive Knight's signal light on his face flickered slightly, "This might be the best news recently, but if Iron Tomb's birth still risks being restricted by the masses, Laigushi would never take such a risk."

Tornado leaned back in her chair, shoulders visibly relaxing: "Good news is, this Zandal is the most obsessive among the nine bodies he left behind, and the most ruthless, sparing no cost for 'Fou Ding Bo Zhi Zun'. As long as he's dead, at least the other 'Zandals' won't produce another Iron Tomb in the short term."

"But we must admit: the other eight Zandals remain a threat not to be underestimated in the Galaxy. As long as 'Fou Ding Bo Zhi Zun' remains their consensus, the Zandals will each seek different paths." Saying this, Bang deeply sighed: "……The 'Knowledge' geniuses' technology is too unfathomable—thinking there are still eight Zandals and an Original Doctor blocking the Train Society ahead, I can't help but worry for them."

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"Is he… giving up resistance?"

"Before leaving, he submitted a final line of comment—seems to be left for us."

Screw Gum played that last audio: ">>>> To respected successors: Proven. Come find me at the tombstone."